Know this:
I love my wife Elise A. Cavasin
I love all my family,
I love a good salami,
I love a challenge,
I love hard work,
I love good food,
I love a busy day followed by a nap,
But don't ever perceive that I love any of these things above God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, faith, hope and joy.
These last are the foundation that my "heart" is built on and all the rest find place (with passion) after the "first" foundation is built and made sure. Because of Christ as a foundation; wife, and all that compose my application of life have order and precedent with an excellent application for success.
If what drives your life is not Christ and His Word then you are driven by uncharted winds, and, at best, your destination is unknown.
Those that journey with Christ as their "tillerman" travel a known course with a sure destination.
Love
J&E in Tn
My fb page is open to the public.
You can find all these applications mentioned on there at random times.
You might also find practices that would offend some Christians, such as the mention or picture of a glass of wine. If so don't be offended, don't go there.
Some of my friends will use foul language in their posts, but on my site but I believe that "the whole need not a doctor."
Some of my posts have nothing to do with God, Christ or the Holy Spirit but have to do with making salami, capicola or sausage, possible some project that I am currently trying to get done. If that offends: don't go there. I have preached the gospel without cost for as many years as I have been saved with signs and wonders following. I boast not but would encourage all that God is still the same as He was in the Book of Acts. Sinful Apostles and disciples were obedient to God's voice and calling and had the same results. So can you!
I am a sojourner in a strange land looking for a city whose builder and maker is God.
I posses the land that I am given until a new and better land is acquired by the hand of God.
I am not so "spiritually minded that I can't be of any earthly good." In all I do I lift up Christ so that He can call all people unto Himself.
I make no excuse for my current state for "I am a work in progress." Being conformed into the image and likeness of Christ.
Life is good..........because "GOD IS BETTER" for in Him is Life Eternal.
Because God is "most excellent" my life shall reflect excellence in all practices there of.
Everything in Christ should be done excellently..............He is worthy of the effort. He told Moses: "what do you have in your hand", even a staff used by God becomes excellent for His purpose.
You are who you are today because He is molding you for His purpose for tomorrow. "Today is the day", if you hear His voice today and obey, then "If the Lord wills" that you are here tomorrow, you will be meet for His use.
Take this all in and "let go and let God."
Love
J&E
Monday, August 11, 2014
Preaching
There are two types of preaching the way I see it:
1. Prophetic........which is the Word of God uninterpreted, pure, undefiled.
2. Cosmetic........which is the Word of God for a personal following. Basic Truth without real meat. Milk that never allows for responsibility on the part of the believer, never challenging, without spirit. Relying on the promise that "My words shall not come back void" as an only hope, not the "promises" of Christ that come with preaching the Word.........
You are what you eat:
1. My flesh is real meat, or: Christ without "being made in His image and likeness."
2. My blood is real drink, or: ''never hungering and thirsting after righteousness.''
You are what you believe by faith. "Faith without deeds is dead".
Run from "old wives tails and endless arguments" and "sciences", but become simple and teachable by the Holy Spirit. "He will teach you and remind you all things that I (Jesus) have said." You can't go wrong with that.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, spirit, and soul and then be set free by Truth.
Love
J&E
1. Prophetic........which is the Word of God uninterpreted, pure, undefiled.
2. Cosmetic........which is the Word of God for a personal following. Basic Truth without real meat. Milk that never allows for responsibility on the part of the believer, never challenging, without spirit. Relying on the promise that "My words shall not come back void" as an only hope, not the "promises" of Christ that come with preaching the Word.........
You are what you eat:
1. My flesh is real meat, or: Christ without "being made in His image and likeness."
2. My blood is real drink, or: ''never hungering and thirsting after righteousness.''
You are what you believe by faith. "Faith without deeds is dead".
Run from "old wives tails and endless arguments" and "sciences", but become simple and teachable by the Holy Spirit. "He will teach you and remind you all things that I (Jesus) have said." You can't go wrong with that.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, spirit, and soul and then be set free by Truth.
Love
J&E
Sunday, August 3, 2014
More on faith............
Most people would claim some association with religion, The strength of their commitment will be rated on the scale of faith with which they practice.
To some it's just the hope of "escaping eternal damnation", not really sure but hoping that what they believe and practice will get them a "fire pass." All the while living life like there were no tomorrow or judgement for their actions.
Some have a literal faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ, His blood, His death and Resurrection which "promises" eternal life after death in a place prepared for "all who believe" in heaven. Because of this promise many who believe on this scale actually hold precious the practice of worship. Daily thankful for all the blessings God (Our Father) has bestowed on them both seen and unseen.
But what about this third group? Who believe on the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ, enter into not only the profession of that work, but also into the worship that it inspires, while praying all the time that He would manifest His promises through them and "Glorify His Name."
Matthew 17:20 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.
Faith in what? Faith in Who?
All the above questions can be answered in this one name: Jesus Christ. Why? Because He is the "what", "the Word" (who became flesh), He is the "Who", because He gave us precious promises while He was alive on several occasions: "Ye shall do these things I do and greater", and "these signs shall follow those who believe."
James said that "Faith without works is dead".
Many "believers" look for the church to "manifest" the works of God not realizing that "they" make up the church body that they look to for these things to take place.
Here is a clue to the question "why"? What you don't do in your personal, private walk you cannot add to the manifestation of God in the service. If all in the church do "nothing" in the preaching of the Gospel and performance of the promises, then when all come together the whole body will be weak and unable to encourage the "babes" in Christ as to inspiring growth and maturity.
"According to thy faith" is the defining command here.
Does your faith follow Scripture? Or does it follow "what you believe?" And that of what? Your own carnal practices or thoughts unsupported by the Scriptures. Or there is always the "do as I say not as I do" philosophy.
Most of us readily see where we are at and whether we add to the church. it's gathering together as a service, or it's personal representation of strength and truth in the public eye. Must we be reminded that all the miracles of Jesus and His followers were public or at least before multiple members of His disciples.
Faith is a mustard seed (that can move mountains), to start with, then grows into a tree that "the fowl of the air can rest in." That means that if our faith produces "nothing" it is smaller than a mustard seed and we are at best "worshipers with lips as our hearts are far from Him."
God meant for the church to be a grove of trees that give hope and deliverance to the "lost and dying", as we have claimed it to be for us.
Have a "worshipful" Sunday and enjoy the Word and presence of God.
God bless and keep.
Love
J&E
To some it's just the hope of "escaping eternal damnation", not really sure but hoping that what they believe and practice will get them a "fire pass." All the while living life like there were no tomorrow or judgement for their actions.
Some have a literal faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ, His blood, His death and Resurrection which "promises" eternal life after death in a place prepared for "all who believe" in heaven. Because of this promise many who believe on this scale actually hold precious the practice of worship. Daily thankful for all the blessings God (Our Father) has bestowed on them both seen and unseen.
But what about this third group? Who believe on the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ, enter into not only the profession of that work, but also into the worship that it inspires, while praying all the time that He would manifest His promises through them and "Glorify His Name."
Matthew 17:20 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.
Faith in what? Faith in Who?
All the above questions can be answered in this one name: Jesus Christ. Why? Because He is the "what", "the Word" (who became flesh), He is the "Who", because He gave us precious promises while He was alive on several occasions: "Ye shall do these things I do and greater", and "these signs shall follow those who believe."
James said that "Faith without works is dead".
Many "believers" look for the church to "manifest" the works of God not realizing that "they" make up the church body that they look to for these things to take place.
Here is a clue to the question "why"? What you don't do in your personal, private walk you cannot add to the manifestation of God in the service. If all in the church do "nothing" in the preaching of the Gospel and performance of the promises, then when all come together the whole body will be weak and unable to encourage the "babes" in Christ as to inspiring growth and maturity.
"According to thy faith" is the defining command here.
Does your faith follow Scripture? Or does it follow "what you believe?" And that of what? Your own carnal practices or thoughts unsupported by the Scriptures. Or there is always the "do as I say not as I do" philosophy.
Most of us readily see where we are at and whether we add to the church. it's gathering together as a service, or it's personal representation of strength and truth in the public eye. Must we be reminded that all the miracles of Jesus and His followers were public or at least before multiple members of His disciples.
Faith is a mustard seed (that can move mountains), to start with, then grows into a tree that "the fowl of the air can rest in." That means that if our faith produces "nothing" it is smaller than a mustard seed and we are at best "worshipers with lips as our hearts are far from Him."
God meant for the church to be a grove of trees that give hope and deliverance to the "lost and dying", as we have claimed it to be for us.
Have a "worshipful" Sunday and enjoy the Word and presence of God.
God bless and keep.
Love
J&E
Thursday, July 17, 2014
An experience of the moment
Just a post from fb that had me in tears:
This evening:
Great dinner of cheesy potato's and exquisitely seasoned pork cutlets.
Accompanying music:
Travis Cottrell's "Jesus Saves Live"
I wept, literally wept.
What can be better than Great Worship and good food with family?
Life is good.
Love of Christ is better.
Tears while Worshiping of God is best.
Love
J&E in Tn
Comment:
Me:
Hands and heart lifted up, grace flowing down, spirit nourished, intimacy with Christ renewed, life fulfilled. Inspired to wait on His coming, unworthy but ready to arise and meet with Him in the air. My hope, my King.
God is good, all the time.
This evening:
Great dinner of cheesy potato's and exquisitely seasoned pork cutlets.
Accompanying music:
Travis Cottrell's "Jesus Saves Live"
I wept, literally wept.
What can be better than Great Worship and good food with family?
Life is good.
Love of Christ is better.
Tears while Worshiping of God is best.
Love
J&E in Tn
Comment:
Me:
Hands and heart lifted up, grace flowing down, spirit nourished, intimacy with Christ renewed, life fulfilled. Inspired to wait on His coming, unworthy but ready to arise and meet with Him in the air. My hope, my King.
God is good, all the time.
Friday, July 4, 2014
Sunday June 29, 2014: A vision in the morning, twice.
You will experience of God the things that you have set free in your heart for Him to do in your life according to the Scriptures. Scriptural faith is the conduit to bring about the "manifestations and promises" of God in accordance with His will, and convenient for that day.
He is ever present to facilitate His will in our life through the "Name of Jesus" only needing that we ask in faith, believing as already having received. How can you "believe as though having already receive?" By knowing the will of God for that time, day, and hour. Many times that comes by a "word of wisdom. word of faith, word of knowledge," but for sure it is part of "today is the day if you hear My voice harden not your hearts."
So what does that boil down to in everyday practice on the hearts of Christians?
Reading Scripture, Prayer in the Holy Spirit, Divine Revelation, and waiting on the Word of God continually whether active or at rest. With such daily practices one can do anything and still be in tune with his Father in Heaven, seeing Him doing His works and doing them also, enjoying His presence, and apt to "speak as though speaking the very Word of God" every time he opens his mouth.
Mine is such a practice. Encouraged by God and honed over the years of Intimacy we share as Father and son.
This brings me to my "expectations" of God in my life on a daily basis and His "cooperation" with His promises and interactions "as is meet for that day and time."
If you pray for God's will in your life and then in your heart don't believe that He will "preform" His promises, then you pray outside of faith, and that is an abomination, sin, because everything done outside of faith is sin.
It is always safe to say that we can believe, trust and expect, that all promises in Scripture are true, and that God Our Father is poised to manifest them "according to His will" at the moment of asking.
Thus is my practice of nightly prayer, (and a never ending daily looking for), that God will "meet" me through out the day and in the night "watches", as He sees fit to continue my revelation of Him (and I might add all of yours as well as you seek Him,) in His time.
Such it was on the morning of Sunday, June 29, 2014:
I awoke at approx 6:28 am and as I lay there I closed my eyes for prayer and rejoicing that a new day had been granted me, with mercies new every morning and grace convenient for that day.
That's when the vision was given.
As I laid there I could see the ceiling, the fan, and the upper room that I was in but as I closed my eyes I began to see "another place", a field set in sharp contrast of objects, at dusk, in a mid darkness. As I stood in the field I noticed that the grass was tall and very wide bladed, almost like a cartoon overlay on a field of darkness. As I looked upon this scene a large black wolf came out from behind me and leaped into the field as though attacking something in the tall grass. I could not tell what he was attacking because of the high grass, but he was furious in the attack and meant for slaughter. Soon after him another wolf came out followed by others and started attacking on the same wise. Soon in the fury of the attacks the wolves started tossing up the objects of there frenzy and they were lambs. So here in the dark silhouettes lambs were being destroyed mercilessly.
I opened my eyes and again the sight of the upper part of our bedroom. I closed them again and again the vision the same as the first.
I pondered the meaning of the vision and prayed for understanding but could only muster "my own interpretation" of the matter. Either an attack on my family (for the devil wonders about seeking whom he may destroy) of having to do with the church or God's people in general as we can all agree that we are fully entrenched in the beginning of the end times. So I prayed for family, church and Faithful of God that He would "deliver from evil for thine is the Kingdom, Power and Glory." Then I had breakfast and went on to church for worship.
During the service, as it was upon the time to preach the Pastor announced that he had put aside his message and decided to take time for an invitation for salvation. He wept with passion as he said "the Holy Spirit is thick here, now."
After the invitation the service ended and I approached the Pastor to share the vision with him. He spoke these words as I discussed the vision: "there are a lot of lambs being devoured here".
So I cannot put just a single application on this vision but I thought to let the Holy Spirit work His interpretation in your hearts as He sees fit.
I know that I have a lot of praying to do for the proper action to take on my part.
May the Lord Jesus Christ be with you and give you wisdom, meeting all your needs and granting His manifestation of the promises in your life for His Glory.
Love
J&E
He is ever present to facilitate His will in our life through the "Name of Jesus" only needing that we ask in faith, believing as already having received. How can you "believe as though having already receive?" By knowing the will of God for that time, day, and hour. Many times that comes by a "word of wisdom. word of faith, word of knowledge," but for sure it is part of "today is the day if you hear My voice harden not your hearts."
So what does that boil down to in everyday practice on the hearts of Christians?
Reading Scripture, Prayer in the Holy Spirit, Divine Revelation, and waiting on the Word of God continually whether active or at rest. With such daily practices one can do anything and still be in tune with his Father in Heaven, seeing Him doing His works and doing them also, enjoying His presence, and apt to "speak as though speaking the very Word of God" every time he opens his mouth.
Mine is such a practice. Encouraged by God and honed over the years of Intimacy we share as Father and son.
This brings me to my "expectations" of God in my life on a daily basis and His "cooperation" with His promises and interactions "as is meet for that day and time."
If you pray for God's will in your life and then in your heart don't believe that He will "preform" His promises, then you pray outside of faith, and that is an abomination, sin, because everything done outside of faith is sin.
It is always safe to say that we can believe, trust and expect, that all promises in Scripture are true, and that God Our Father is poised to manifest them "according to His will" at the moment of asking.
Thus is my practice of nightly prayer, (and a never ending daily looking for), that God will "meet" me through out the day and in the night "watches", as He sees fit to continue my revelation of Him (and I might add all of yours as well as you seek Him,) in His time.
Such it was on the morning of Sunday, June 29, 2014:
I awoke at approx 6:28 am and as I lay there I closed my eyes for prayer and rejoicing that a new day had been granted me, with mercies new every morning and grace convenient for that day.
That's when the vision was given.
As I laid there I could see the ceiling, the fan, and the upper room that I was in but as I closed my eyes I began to see "another place", a field set in sharp contrast of objects, at dusk, in a mid darkness. As I stood in the field I noticed that the grass was tall and very wide bladed, almost like a cartoon overlay on a field of darkness. As I looked upon this scene a large black wolf came out from behind me and leaped into the field as though attacking something in the tall grass. I could not tell what he was attacking because of the high grass, but he was furious in the attack and meant for slaughter. Soon after him another wolf came out followed by others and started attacking on the same wise. Soon in the fury of the attacks the wolves started tossing up the objects of there frenzy and they were lambs. So here in the dark silhouettes lambs were being destroyed mercilessly.
I opened my eyes and again the sight of the upper part of our bedroom. I closed them again and again the vision the same as the first.
I pondered the meaning of the vision and prayed for understanding but could only muster "my own interpretation" of the matter. Either an attack on my family (for the devil wonders about seeking whom he may destroy) of having to do with the church or God's people in general as we can all agree that we are fully entrenched in the beginning of the end times. So I prayed for family, church and Faithful of God that He would "deliver from evil for thine is the Kingdom, Power and Glory." Then I had breakfast and went on to church for worship.
During the service, as it was upon the time to preach the Pastor announced that he had put aside his message and decided to take time for an invitation for salvation. He wept with passion as he said "the Holy Spirit is thick here, now."
After the invitation the service ended and I approached the Pastor to share the vision with him. He spoke these words as I discussed the vision: "there are a lot of lambs being devoured here".
So I cannot put just a single application on this vision but I thought to let the Holy Spirit work His interpretation in your hearts as He sees fit.
I know that I have a lot of praying to do for the proper action to take on my part.
May the Lord Jesus Christ be with you and give you wisdom, meeting all your needs and granting His manifestation of the promises in your life for His Glory.
Love
J&E
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Marriage and a prayer experience...........complete.
A story about "What Christ in a marriage can do through real intimacy."
"And they shall become one flesh"..........
Yesterday Elise A. Cavasin and I finished up a particularly grueling stint on the retaining wall project and were both exhausted beyond words. As we looked for a way to relax a cold drink and pool side chair came to mind. Elise set up the chairs and I readied the beverages. Soon we were pool side cooling down and chatting about what we could do next. We fell upon the idea of pulling back the pool cover and taking a dip to assuage our tired bodies, maybe a few laps or just some float time. We chose both and soon we were chasing each end of the pool then floating in the sun talking about how blessed we have been and the many Divine interventions we have had in our lives especially the past few years. The hour and a half soon past and we needed some nourishment so dinner was next at hand.
Having prepared some salad and left overs we held hands and bowed to "pray a blessing on the fare."
That's when the beginning of this post became "a Divine Intervention."
We had just finished talking about all the blessings we have received and I started offering the blessing prayer for the food and "it happened."
I started out praising God and Thanking Him for His immeasurable blessings, Elise joined in and soon we were overcome by "His presence." As prayer was to be made "in the name of Jesus" I began to weep in my spirit "praying quietly to God in the Holy Ghost", words not being found to speak and express the gratitude we had in our hearts for all His goodness to us. As the verbal pause became longer Elise took over and started to pray and finished the prayer, "help meet" becomes comforter, man and woman become one in the flesh and in the spirit, prayer offered completed by both husband, wife and Holy Spirit, Gods perfect design blessed beyond measure, completed in prayer, "God in us the hope of Glory."
I truly believe that this was God's intentioned plan for man and woman in the union of marriage made complete in Him.
This "Divine intervention" was no less powerful than the most beautiful of all the miracles that we have seen to date.
Where God is there is Love, Joy and Peace in the Holy Spirit, whether at service, in your prayer closet, blessing a meal, or any time He meets you where you are.
Have a blessed day.
Love
J&E in Tn
"And they shall become one flesh"..........
Yesterday Elise A. Cavasin and I finished up a particularly grueling stint on the retaining wall project and were both exhausted beyond words. As we looked for a way to relax a cold drink and pool side chair came to mind. Elise set up the chairs and I readied the beverages. Soon we were pool side cooling down and chatting about what we could do next. We fell upon the idea of pulling back the pool cover and taking a dip to assuage our tired bodies, maybe a few laps or just some float time. We chose both and soon we were chasing each end of the pool then floating in the sun talking about how blessed we have been and the many Divine interventions we have had in our lives especially the past few years. The hour and a half soon past and we needed some nourishment so dinner was next at hand.
Having prepared some salad and left overs we held hands and bowed to "pray a blessing on the fare."
That's when the beginning of this post became "a Divine Intervention."
We had just finished talking about all the blessings we have received and I started offering the blessing prayer for the food and "it happened."
I started out praising God and Thanking Him for His immeasurable blessings, Elise joined in and soon we were overcome by "His presence." As prayer was to be made "in the name of Jesus" I began to weep in my spirit "praying quietly to God in the Holy Ghost", words not being found to speak and express the gratitude we had in our hearts for all His goodness to us. As the verbal pause became longer Elise took over and started to pray and finished the prayer, "help meet" becomes comforter, man and woman become one in the flesh and in the spirit, prayer offered completed by both husband, wife and Holy Spirit, Gods perfect design blessed beyond measure, completed in prayer, "God in us the hope of Glory."
I truly believe that this was God's intentioned plan for man and woman in the union of marriage made complete in Him.
This "Divine intervention" was no less powerful than the most beautiful of all the miracles that we have seen to date.
Where God is there is Love, Joy and Peace in the Holy Spirit, whether at service, in your prayer closet, blessing a meal, or any time He meets you where you are.
Have a blessed day.
Love
J&E in Tn
Sunday, May 4, 2014
New week how are we going to start?
To all those who are reading this here is something to think about:
You just made it through another week O'Life, and in your reflections back over that week you need to ask yourself "did I make a difference this week?"
This could be to others, could be in offering something that helped out materially, could be an attitude?
What ever you did or didn't do, willingly or not, is now set in the concrete of time and cannot be taken back or changed in its original format.
So?
Today starts another "week" anew.
Whats it going to be?
Positive? Negative? Loving? Rude? Self seeking? Seeking to help others by thought, word, or deed?
Now is a good time to make the resolution to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Your week starts here and "today is the day if you hear My voice harden not your hearts." If we listen to God daily we will have a "productive week" both physically and spiritually and "be a blessing to many." Your wife or husband will appreciate it, your children will run to see you, your co-workers will admire your attitude, and your boss will find you an invaluable asset to the work field.
Yes today is the day lets start this week anew full of faith that we can make a difference. Remember that the world changes one person at a time and you can only effect "those whom God has put around you". If you are not responsible in the little things who will entrust unto you greater things?
Responsibility resides in the moment but is shown effective over a lifetime.
"Love one another, for love covers a multitude of sins and never fails."
Today your feet are in the starting blocks to do good this week and "redeem the time for the days are evil".
The starting gun is in the air and the shot ready to go off.
My starting blocks are pointed toward starting this week with church serves's. That way I know that I am starting off on the right foot and in the right direction.
You?
Love in Christ
J&E in Tn
You just made it through another week O'Life, and in your reflections back over that week you need to ask yourself "did I make a difference this week?"
This could be to others, could be in offering something that helped out materially, could be an attitude?
What ever you did or didn't do, willingly or not, is now set in the concrete of time and cannot be taken back or changed in its original format.
So?
Today starts another "week" anew.
Whats it going to be?
Positive? Negative? Loving? Rude? Self seeking? Seeking to help others by thought, word, or deed?
Now is a good time to make the resolution to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Your week starts here and "today is the day if you hear My voice harden not your hearts." If we listen to God daily we will have a "productive week" both physically and spiritually and "be a blessing to many." Your wife or husband will appreciate it, your children will run to see you, your co-workers will admire your attitude, and your boss will find you an invaluable asset to the work field.
Yes today is the day lets start this week anew full of faith that we can make a difference. Remember that the world changes one person at a time and you can only effect "those whom God has put around you". If you are not responsible in the little things who will entrust unto you greater things?
Responsibility resides in the moment but is shown effective over a lifetime.
"Love one another, for love covers a multitude of sins and never fails."
Today your feet are in the starting blocks to do good this week and "redeem the time for the days are evil".
The starting gun is in the air and the shot ready to go off.
My starting blocks are pointed toward starting this week with church serves's. That way I know that I am starting off on the right foot and in the right direction.
You?
Love in Christ
J&E in Tn
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