Salvations provision

Because of "Our Father in Heaven's Unconditional Love" we have Salvation through Jesus Christ.

What did that salvation include?

A guarantee of eternal life,

The Holy Spirit,

Provision of food and clothing,

Healing,

Deliverance from oppression,

Power over the devil, and sin,

The ability to meet the needs of others,

To be an "Ambassador of Jesus Christ to this present generation,

And most of all: the ability to preach the Gospel of Christ with power,

Luke 12:48b: "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required"

We have been given much..........in fact "all."

Humility of this knowledge demands our most aggressive action.

Love

J&E in Tn

Thought on Jesus

If Jesus Christ has shown us anything it has been the "sacrifice of humility through Unconditional Love."

Think on that for a moment.

Then glorify your Father in Heaven by living it.

Love

J&E in Tn

Mothers Day 2016 A salute to my wife

Happy Mothers Day!

All of us no doubt will confess that we have/had amazing mothers.

My Mother was a great cook, she could make a succulent meal out of just about anything that my Dad dragged into the house. She could bake goodies and made bread like no other that I have ever known. Having 7 children she still kept the house immaculate and we never lacked for clean, ironed (yes ironed) clothes. She comforted us when we hurt and disciplined us when we needed it.

Being a stay at home Mom she was always there for us.

Thank you Mom.

She was singularly the example of what I have today and what to expect out of a "till death do us part" marriage.

She set the bar so high that only one person in God's creation could not only meet it but surpass it with Love, honor, dignity, humility and the statement "that's what Mom's/wife's do! Period.

But I would like to take that one step further.

I not only had an amazing Mother but also have been twice blessed with a most amazing wife, who not only is the mother of our children, but my best Friend, Soul Mate, Love of my life, and since my Mom passed in 1999, my surrogate Mother.

Her laughter brightened our home, Her tears proved Her passion, Her prayers safeguarded our children, Her dedication was implicit, Her love was and Is "UNCONDITIONAL."

Anyone who has spent any time with Her has been blessed, (I having been with Her the most am "very blessed indeed.)

She has always been hospitable and every one that enters into our house is treated with grace and kindness. She not only has completed me but has helped to give direction to many who was seeking completeness by word and example.

In my opinion she is a true Biblical Mother.

She not only worked hard in the hearts of our children but also in the field (gardens and animals), not suffering the household chores to lack at the same time.

Of all the things in the world that can fascinate or amaze she (to me) is the most amazing. No invention, discovery, or product of man's cunning can meet the depth or provision of her personality, comfort, provision, or ingenuity. As it should be in the eyes of every husband toward his wife by God's design.

Today is the day the we "celebrate Her" but everyday is the day that we have the opportunity to show Her how "priceless", valuable, extraordinary, and "loved" she is.

Elise A. Cavasin, aside from Jesus Christ you are the most precious gift that God has ever given me, but not only me, but our progeny also.

Because of you I have been blessed with good: health, unmeasurable wealth, an abundance of children/grandchildren, joy, laughter, humility, sensitivity, hope, and above all "Unconditional Love."

May God our Father bless and keep you through many more years letting the light He gave you shine a good while more.

God bless and keep...........

Love you Dear

Always & All Ways

Mio.

Faith and Eternity for service

Ever wonder why it's so hard to "do the things that Jesus did and greater things?"

Here is a hint: "We must decrease, He must increase."

The hardest thing that a person can do is to "die to themselves so that Christ can live through them."

Love of self is the biggest barrier to decreasing so that Christ can live His life in us.

That's why we are to "love our neighbors as ourselves".

Anyone who wants to be a successful Christian must follow Christ's example and "do the works." Both you and Christ cannot "fill" the same space in your heart one must give place to the other, and the ultimate victor must be Christ.

Reality is where we get confused.................

We think that because we have been born, raised and live in this present world that we cannot imagine or give place to what is actually real. Real things "don't" pass away! Real thing are eternal! This present life is likened unto a "vapor" that exists for a short time only, eternity is real because it never ends. Our lives are just a short spot on the "timeline" of creation for in God there is no time to exist in. When you experience "eternity" it will be easily recognized giving the knowledge that it will never end as it has never started.

This is a problem for those who "practice" the miracle of Salvation and Christianity "in their heads and not their hearts."

The mind cannot comprehend eternity because it is a Spiritual state, a promise, a reward from God the Father through Jesus His Son. Those that have the Holy Spirit should "ponder these things in their hearts." He will lead into all Truth and remind us always of those things.

For me eternity is real and God proves that continually, sometimes daily, by the miracles that He works through answering prayer and fulfilling His promises.

I add this notation here knowing that it will distress some but nothing can be taken away from me that has been or stop that which will be.

As Paul the Apostle has written:

2 Corinthians 12:2-4 "I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago-- whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows-- such a man was caught up to the third heaven. And I know how such a man-- whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows-- was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.…"

These several events in my life have given me the opportunity to experience eternity as it will be when the reward is reaped upon my crossing. Even though everyday I war with "decreasing" so that Christ can manifest Himself in Me, the hope of glory."

Anyone who would walk Godly in Christ Jesus must die to himself daily, as long as it is called today" so that Christ can work in us to glorify His/our Father in Heaven.

I said that this notation would distress some of you. And I'm sure now it has. But here is my heart on that: I am at times not only distressed but distraught to see how lightly "the redeemed" take to the commands of Christ and God our Father. The church has many excuses to "cast a shadow" on the precious promises that were made by God and sealed with the price of His Son's blood. He made us a covenant in blood, all we have to do is be obedient, not discuss or philosophize "does it" or "doesn't it." If God said it that ends it!

God will preform all things, even the impossible to those that believe, by faith, without question that "every Word of God is True."

Now and forever Amen.

So:

What are you calling real?

As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.

Love

J&E in Tn

It's Sunday again.........

Well the week has gone full circle and we are once again back at Sunday. Did the "walk through" the week prepare you for this day or did it drain you of all energy and excitement? Are you able to rally up with expectation for an inspiring church service, or are you just going to "pack a pew" today and let everyone else around you respond.

The difference between "faith" and "religion" is simple:

With faith we can "gain the promises of God" which are without limit.

With religion we only try to meet the minimal guideline to achieve the perceived needed participation to be acceptable.

Here are the true definitions of both these words:

Hebrews 11:1 "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen."

James 1:27 "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."

Both Faith and Religion in the scriptural sense are verbs; action words, words of "application" not meditation, or mediation, verbs. Faith like religion is useless unless "well exercised", put to use, practiced! Not self seeking but "seeking the betterment of others."

Today, Sunday, is both a day of faith and religion with gladness and great joy as we will be doing service to others for their good and for their edification.

So lets enter into the gates with thanksgiving and praise so that we may leave this communal gathering having laid hold of eternal life and a glimpse of "our reward."

God bless and keep

Love

J&E in Tn

Blessings

We bless to:

Manifest the Love of God to others,

To humble ourselves by sharing our blessings with others,

Meet the needs of those around us,

To receive joy in our hearts from acts of kindness,

Imitate our Father in Heaven's blessing us,

Experience the power and freedom of giving.

We do not bless to "be blessed."

Blessing is an act of faith and fellowship with Christ from whom all blessings flow, without cost, effort, qualification, or earning.

Blessing others shows them their value to God and to you when done with a pure heart, without expectation.

Today is a good day to "bless" some one.........

God bless and keep.

J&E in Tn

Again "Biblical Faith"

Faith..............

What does it take to have "great faith?"

Did you every really look at it from a Biblical perspective?

Did someone ever try to explain it to you?

If so then let me give it a shot.

First we all have a portion of faith given to us by God for salvation in Jesus Christ. Everyone has it, the Bible says it's like a seed that the sower casts upon ground. Some bad, some mediocre, some shallow and some good.

It comes by hearing the Word, the Truth that sets free from the bondage to sin that we are all born into.

Then depending on the hearts (grounds) condition it can take root and grow or die with or without germinating.

So for our purpose here it germinated and grew. Salvation was established and we are now growing in Christ.

That was personal faith, in Christ for salvation but not the end game of faith, which is to grow into "one of the largest herbs that the fowls of the air come to "rest" in. That is healthy faith, mature faith, powerful faith.

So how do we get from "mustard seed faith" to "God honoring, manifesting faith?"

Scripture is simple on this part, so much so that most of us will never be completed (to the tree size faith) in it because we go outside of scripture to "learn more."

The disciples came back from "being sent" out by Jesus and returned full of joy for all the miracles that they worked in His name by the authority He had given them.

When they returned they hit a stumbling block with the demon possessed and Jesus rebukes them. In His explanation about the event He told them that if they had "mustard seed faith" they could cast mountains into the sea.

Rewind here: they just came back from working powerful miracles and now they are told that "if they had the faith like a mustard seed" they could cast mountains into the sea.

So what kind of faith did they possess?

The faith that comes with "OBEDIENCE!" Take the point here that the faith of just obedience to the commands of Jesus, wasn't even considered "mustard seed faith" by Jesus.

So what kind of faith would you say it was? It was obedience to His Word that what He said He would do.

That's odd..........Jesus speaks and we just listen then act on His commands and "that's faith?"

Yes...........

God's Word above our own thoughts is faith. Acting on them because He says to is FAITH!

So then the opposite of faith is "questioning His commands." Right?

Or being "disobedient" is "faithlessness" is it not?

We have an annointing to "walk in faith" by the Holy Spirit when we are "believing believers" and we can expect to have no annointing if we believe not.

Why?

Believing not is "sin!" Believing not is calling God a liar about His promises. Believing not is saying that God doesn't have the authority to prove His Word.

So lets compare our two sources here: Believing God's Word=Faith, or not believing God's Word is "faithlessness" a sin and a slight to God who promises to be able to "do all things."

We hold on to the "blood of Jesus" (salvation) but we can't "hold on to His Word" (oh I mean Jesus again) for faith that He can carry out His promises and commands.

Just try to wrap our head around that!!!!!!

He is the same "yesterday, today and forever", that's a promise of His "unchanging" nature but a hard one for us to just trust Him for.

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for", (that God would perform His commands), "and evidence of things unseen" (the fulfilling of His promises), that He gave us through Jesus.

So faith is the heart-set of not "questioning" His Word and just doing it what it commands without excuse while "living" (walking) in the promises that He gave us to "prove" His Word is Truth.

Remember "let the little children come unto me", also "child like faith?"

So why do we get discouraged?

Simply that either we don't know His Word, commands, and promises, or we walk by faith and get tired of waiting for "His will to be done," we have our own timing.

Some of the most prominent miracles we have witnessed has taken decades to happen. If they had been earlier we wouldn't of seen there full potential and may of even missed them. "In the appointed time" is used in scripture to reinforce the fact that God's timing is perfect to gain the most glory for Himself and provision for you.

Faith also has the function of "factoring." Are you going to do what is needed because you can, or are you going to trust God for His answer because you know it will be better than yours? Which factor will you "implement" on every aspect of faith?

For me and my house we will wait upon the Lord, His timing, His answer, our blessing. Believing on His Word and walking in His ways.

We want to go out being the tree of faith that "gives rest" to others by strength and example. Our hope is for growth of our mustard seed that will Glorify my Father in Heaven.

Love

J&E