"You shall know the truth and the Truth shall set you free."
"God's word is Truth."
"I am the way, the Truth, and the life."
Scripture never contradicts itself. Ever!
"Let God be True and every man a liar."
All the time, period!
Seeing that the Scriptures say that "I am (Jesus speaking) the way, the truth and the life, Then anywhere the Word Truth is written/spoken we can substitute the name Jesus in it's stead.
"You shall know Jesus and Jesus shall set you free."
"God's Word is Jesus."
"I am the way, the Jesus (Savior) and the life."
"Let God be Jesus and every man a liar."
I have made it a habit to glorify God every time I post to make sure that every Word that is used to describe Jesus is always started with a capitalized letter.
Why?
Because the Word (written and spoken, Old and New Testament) became flesh and "dwelt among us". Did you see the depth of the meaning of the "Word" here. The written Word, the spoken Word, every Word that proceeded out of the mouth of God, took on human form and became Man, Man of the earth (flesh), and Man of God (heavenly, Divine).
Herein is a powerful Truth (Jesus) to consider: What part of the Truth (Jesus the Word) is missing out of "your" Bible because you decided to eliminate, dispensate, or evacuate it out of the written Word that became flesh?
And what is your excuse for His missing parts? "That's what I was taught?" Or "that's all that I have experienced?"
Again we have to consider, of the Scripture that we don't believe exists today for "whatever reason", what have we lost of the blessings and promises of Christ? Have we lost the "gifts" such as healing, raising the dead, speaking in tongues, signs and wonders, or miracles? How about this one: Discernment of spirit? The one gift that trumps them all is, with it's loss, the compromise of our testimony and the allowance of all the debauchery that we live with as normal in the church.
Having eliminated "any" Scripture at all, any verse, what body part of Jesus have we eliminated in our revelation of Christ? When He walked the earth He was perfect as a man and every way, body, Spirit, heart and mind. So what gives us the right to leave out verses or chapters that would change His Divine humanness to being a misfit?
"We see as through a glass darkly!"
When we see "the Word (Jesus)" as He really is as shown in His Word, then we receive all the Truth He would have us to experience through blessings and promises. His Word is complete, He is complete, and if He is in us, we are complete. Life is complete and because God is Love, and Christ is God in the flesh (He also is Love), we are Loved, we live in Love, and we "Love others as we are Loved. " Sometimes we can't Love because we haven't received the "Love of God that's shed from abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit" through revelation. And if we don't have that we really only have the law and human works to maintain what we call a relationship with Christ. "So having begun by faith now have we fallen into dead works."
The truth will set us free.
Love will set us free because Love and Truth are the same person Jesus Christ.
It's time we are weaned from milk and start eating real meat. Strong meat. Meat (the written Word) that sets us free to be powerful in Word (Jesus) and deed.
Anointed Truth. Full complete Truth. Nothing missing. Life changing Truth (Jesus).
Personally I believe every Word in Scripture is Truth. Not changing one Word or dismissing any Chapter or Verse. I believe by faith that the God of Creation has implemented with staying power His Word yesterday, today and forever to be unchangeable.
All that we can be can only be by faith that God cannot change and by making that a practice I know that my salvation in Christ will never change either.
"The Truth can set you free."
The question is: "Do you really want to be free?"
"Do you really want to follow the Truth?"
If so "lay aside every temptation that so easily besets", "know the Truth and it shall set you free"
stop believing a lie and believe the Truth. God's Word is Truth.
Read is and rejoice in it's life giving power.
Love
In Christ
Jerrold Cavasin
Sunday, November 17, 2013
What will it take for God to "heal our land?"
2 Chronicles 7:14
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
What have we as Western Christians forsaken that need addressing to have our land healed by our Savior?
Here are a couple of things to prayerfully consider:
Our salvation is "by grace through faith" in the finished sacrifice of Jesus Christ................so we can serve!
Do we seek "with all our heart, mind and strength" so we can find God's purpose for us in His Kingdom while on earth?
Are His precious commands and promises valid for us and today?
Do His gifts function is us according to Scripture?
Is obedience to Scripture a choice or a mandate?
Have we sought beyond "milk" the "mature" meat of our faith?
Do others see "God with us the hope of Glory" in us?
Can our salvation be "comfortable but without cause?"
Are we being "conformed to the image and likeness of Jesus Christ?"
Do we pray in accordance with His will?
How about "loving His commands which are not grievous?
Are all things to us possible by man or by God alone?
If nothing is impossible with God, and asking in Jesus name procures the answer to our prayers in accordance with His will, then why don't we see more manifestation of His promises by miracles and wonders?
To the above I ask: Do we not know how to pray? Do we not know His will in Scripture? Do we not believe in miracles? Or is God just the God of salvation and all the precious promises in scripture mute and dispensated?
Following the above thought I have to ask: If the promises/commands have been dispensated then is salvation still sure? Surely if a dot on the I and the cross on the T has been left off then the Word which became flesh has changed and God's unchanging Word has failed, so salvation is just another straw to grasp at to keep us out of hell.
What about "our testimony"? As lightly touched on above:
Our lives (if Christ be in us) has a dramatic "proof of life" for a testimony. I often am amazed by Christians that know their favorite sports team and all the players standing up at games and lifting arms and voices like people with a purpose, but in church during worship they count those that "do so" foolish.
When in conversation with others saved or unsaved Christ is never mentioned because the "Love of God" isn't "shed abroad in their hearts by the Holy Spirit" and other "more important" conversations take the lead.
I am not as big on a presentation of the Gospel by the memorization of "the Romans Road" or some other "way" as I am on "opening my mouth wide as the Holy Spirit fills it at that time" and speaking out of the Love in my heart for the "one who saved me and bought me with a price."
Because of my Love and revelation of what He did for me I can't help but speak about the one I Love naturally.
What about our intimate connection with God through Christ?
Have we failed the "grace of God?"
Is there ever any real revelation in us? Do we "hunger and thirst after righteousness" as if it is "real meat and real drink?"
Do we partake of the bread of life daily? Are we the "dogs at the foot of the Masters table that eat the crumbs?" Or as many past and present "sit at the Masters table and complain about the "same fare" (His Word, Scripture) that we are bored with it?
If we were truly "walking in the Spirit" and our faith had "opened up the eyes of our understanding" we would be passionate about His word and in wonderment of what He is manifesting in our lives. No boredom for the one who "walk in His ways" because "these things I do you also will do and greater things."
We have lost the "practice" that Christianity is an experiencing of the Word of God by faith: DAILY!
This is a sin, I repeat a sin, not to grow in grace and faith daily, not to bear the continuing revelation of Jesus Christ in our spirit, mind and flesh, DAILY.
When scripture doesn't "live in us" then we are publicly denying Christ and making/proving that the Gospel of "Power" is of none effect.
I could go on but this will be enough food for thought for now.
Prayerfully consider that which is written, first in Scripture then here by Scripture. Having done that and putting these things into practice we can "expect" God to "heal our land."
Love to all
In Christ
Jerrold Cavasin
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
What have we as Western Christians forsaken that need addressing to have our land healed by our Savior?
Here are a couple of things to prayerfully consider:
Our salvation is "by grace through faith" in the finished sacrifice of Jesus Christ................so we can serve!
Do we seek "with all our heart, mind and strength" so we can find God's purpose for us in His Kingdom while on earth?
Are His precious commands and promises valid for us and today?
Do His gifts function is us according to Scripture?
Is obedience to Scripture a choice or a mandate?
Have we sought beyond "milk" the "mature" meat of our faith?
Do others see "God with us the hope of Glory" in us?
Can our salvation be "comfortable but without cause?"
Are we being "conformed to the image and likeness of Jesus Christ?"
Do we pray in accordance with His will?
How about "loving His commands which are not grievous?
Are all things to us possible by man or by God alone?
If nothing is impossible with God, and asking in Jesus name procures the answer to our prayers in accordance with His will, then why don't we see more manifestation of His promises by miracles and wonders?
To the above I ask: Do we not know how to pray? Do we not know His will in Scripture? Do we not believe in miracles? Or is God just the God of salvation and all the precious promises in scripture mute and dispensated?
Following the above thought I have to ask: If the promises/commands have been dispensated then is salvation still sure? Surely if a dot on the I and the cross on the T has been left off then the Word which became flesh has changed and God's unchanging Word has failed, so salvation is just another straw to grasp at to keep us out of hell.
What about "our testimony"? As lightly touched on above:
Our lives (if Christ be in us) has a dramatic "proof of life" for a testimony. I often am amazed by Christians that know their favorite sports team and all the players standing up at games and lifting arms and voices like people with a purpose, but in church during worship they count those that "do so" foolish.
When in conversation with others saved or unsaved Christ is never mentioned because the "Love of God" isn't "shed abroad in their hearts by the Holy Spirit" and other "more important" conversations take the lead.
I am not as big on a presentation of the Gospel by the memorization of "the Romans Road" or some other "way" as I am on "opening my mouth wide as the Holy Spirit fills it at that time" and speaking out of the Love in my heart for the "one who saved me and bought me with a price."
Because of my Love and revelation of what He did for me I can't help but speak about the one I Love naturally.
What about our intimate connection with God through Christ?
Have we failed the "grace of God?"
Is there ever any real revelation in us? Do we "hunger and thirst after righteousness" as if it is "real meat and real drink?"
Do we partake of the bread of life daily? Are we the "dogs at the foot of the Masters table that eat the crumbs?" Or as many past and present "sit at the Masters table and complain about the "same fare" (His Word, Scripture) that we are bored with it?
If we were truly "walking in the Spirit" and our faith had "opened up the eyes of our understanding" we would be passionate about His word and in wonderment of what He is manifesting in our lives. No boredom for the one who "walk in His ways" because "these things I do you also will do and greater things."
We have lost the "practice" that Christianity is an experiencing of the Word of God by faith: DAILY!
This is a sin, I repeat a sin, not to grow in grace and faith daily, not to bear the continuing revelation of Jesus Christ in our spirit, mind and flesh, DAILY.
When scripture doesn't "live in us" then we are publicly denying Christ and making/proving that the Gospel of "Power" is of none effect.
I could go on but this will be enough food for thought for now.
Prayerfully consider that which is written, first in Scripture then here by Scripture. Having done that and putting these things into practice we can "expect" God to "heal our land."
Love to all
In Christ
Jerrold Cavasin
Take advantage of "now".
Doing good is a time sensitive matter, seeing that the only time we are assured of is right now!
Love
J&E in Tn
Love
J&E in Tn
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
A petition to save this Nation
We have embraced the "sciences" of man so long and so deeply that they have became our new "moral" guides and have replaced God.
Biological and psychological excuses, full of leniency's, with satisfaction only found in the flesh, have replaced the 10 Commandments.
Christ who used to lead this Nation, by His people, now weeps over it as he did stubborn and unrepentant Israel.
He, who has never failed us, now watches as we "His people" sow seeds of compromise and reap 30, 60, or 100 fold our sowing.
It's not the Nation that needs to fall on it's knees and repent, but His (God's) people, so that our repentance will lead the revival that will cause change.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Take a moment to consider this and lets bring hope again to this divided and deceived Nation.
Love in Christ
Jerrold Cavasin
Biological and psychological excuses, full of leniency's, with satisfaction only found in the flesh, have replaced the 10 Commandments.
Christ who used to lead this Nation, by His people, now weeps over it as he did stubborn and unrepentant Israel.
He, who has never failed us, now watches as we "His people" sow seeds of compromise and reap 30, 60, or 100 fold our sowing.
It's not the Nation that needs to fall on it's knees and repent, but His (God's) people, so that our repentance will lead the revival that will cause change.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Take a moment to consider this and lets bring hope again to this divided and deceived Nation.
Love in Christ
Jerrold Cavasin
Saturday, November 2, 2013
More thoughts on Love "From my life's experiences and practices"
When your in Love it is a small effort to express Love.
Whatever sacrifice of time or self falls away under the wonderment of it's expression.
It is easy to say and show "I Love You" because you always do the things you Love, and speak about the things you Love.
A person who is Loved never doubts their Lover's expressions are true, because "consistency" proves it, and dispels all doubts.
Even amid the rare occasion when differences occur Love's past performance is the balm that quickens the recovery process.
Love forgives and forgets.
You can live life.
You can Love life.
Or you can Love throughout life.
The choice is yours and all those around you will know your decision.
Loving Life,
Living Life,
Expressing Love
In Tn
J&E
Whatever sacrifice of time or self falls away under the wonderment of it's expression.
It is easy to say and show "I Love You" because you always do the things you Love, and speak about the things you Love.
A person who is Loved never doubts their Lover's expressions are true, because "consistency" proves it, and dispels all doubts.
Even amid the rare occasion when differences occur Love's past performance is the balm that quickens the recovery process.
Love forgives and forgets.
You can live life.
You can Love life.
Or you can Love throughout life.
The choice is yours and all those around you will know your decision.
Loving Life,
Living Life,
Expressing Love
In Tn
J&E
Sunday, October 27, 2013
My promise, thoughts
Well it's been almost a moth since the last post. There is a reason for this:
When I started this blog I pledged that I would not write anything that I didn't know for sure had the Hand of God on or in it, and to this day it has been so. The last month has been a sabbatical for me, not that I thought I needed one but who knows better than God. Weddings in the family, traveling for hospital visits of our last remaining parent and a long list of unfinished outdoors chores has become "time that the locust have devoured."
Still personal Revelation and Intimacy with the Holy Spirit has been rich and full, just nothing that could be pressed onto this blog with His leading. Many things that I thought should be written "had not the witness" that I demand to have when transcribing prophesy (preaching, teaching) on this blog. Taking a warning from James 3:1, I take great care as to what is written having to do with the Truth. God is good and His mercy's endure forever. He will always use those who wait on Him. I would rather wait on Him for 10 anointed Words of Truth then to babble on whole speeches, relying only on "His word will not come back void" because there was no anointing on the preaching thereof.
During this past month prayer has been passionate at time even to tears for our children and family. An Anointed "calling apart" as it could be said. Not always on knees but sometimes working, resting, meditating, wherever the Spirit would call to intimacy. Precious are those times of Blessed Assurance when God meets man and His Glory both touches and inspires our spirits. I long for those moments with expectation and passion, a longing of a Divine nature.
Today is Sunday and services are not far off, minutes away. So I will end this now and join with fellow believers to "lift up holy hand unto the Lord" and "lift up mine eyes to the hill from whence my strength/help comes from."
God Bless and keep in His Holiness.
More later.
Love
J&E
When I started this blog I pledged that I would not write anything that I didn't know for sure had the Hand of God on or in it, and to this day it has been so. The last month has been a sabbatical for me, not that I thought I needed one but who knows better than God. Weddings in the family, traveling for hospital visits of our last remaining parent and a long list of unfinished outdoors chores has become "time that the locust have devoured."
Still personal Revelation and Intimacy with the Holy Spirit has been rich and full, just nothing that could be pressed onto this blog with His leading. Many things that I thought should be written "had not the witness" that I demand to have when transcribing prophesy (preaching, teaching) on this blog. Taking a warning from James 3:1, I take great care as to what is written having to do with the Truth. God is good and His mercy's endure forever. He will always use those who wait on Him. I would rather wait on Him for 10 anointed Words of Truth then to babble on whole speeches, relying only on "His word will not come back void" because there was no anointing on the preaching thereof.
During this past month prayer has been passionate at time even to tears for our children and family. An Anointed "calling apart" as it could be said. Not always on knees but sometimes working, resting, meditating, wherever the Spirit would call to intimacy. Precious are those times of Blessed Assurance when God meets man and His Glory both touches and inspires our spirits. I long for those moments with expectation and passion, a longing of a Divine nature.
Today is Sunday and services are not far off, minutes away. So I will end this now and join with fellow believers to "lift up holy hand unto the Lord" and "lift up mine eyes to the hill from whence my strength/help comes from."
God Bless and keep in His Holiness.
More later.
Love
J&E
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Another thought on Love
Living life to the fullest has nothing to do with self indulgence but everything to do with enjoying the fruits of "proper decisions".
Probably the first "proper decision" we have to make is to Love Unconditionally which includes the mature practice of "forgiveness". True Love is made manifest by the act of forgiving, real forgiving, the type that forgives and forgets.
If love never fails then forgiveness never fails either. If love fails then forgiveness is only words spoken while hearts remain broken.
The most damage in life one can give or receive is carnal love that bases itself on lust or emotions.
Attraction has a part in starting a relationship that could ascend to the higher plane of True Love but attraction is of the flesh which can never be satisfied. A love based on attraction will never go the distance because the one using attraction as a motivation will always be attracted to the "next attractive one".
This is more so in marriage.
Love is the decision to "Love the entire person" exclusively with singularity and no matter what. The decision to "find every part of them" Lovable. Personality, expression, conversation, body, individualism, every thing about them. Love never compares it rests in what is loved.
True Love gives the confidence to the people involved that they are completely acceptable to each other "while" differences are worked out. Not an "agreement to disagree" but a practice of Unconditional Love until they become one.
TRUE LOVE TAKES TIME to manifest it's maturity that keeps on maturing until "death do us part." How long this takes depends on how deep the decision/commitment to Love Unconditionally.
Dying to oneself is part of Maturing in True Love. Not the complete giving over of oneself but the "not demanding" everything your way type of "dying to ones self".
A person who has Unconditional Love must be a praying person in order to trust that things will "come together" in Love on both sides. We have God (who first Loved us when we were yet in our sin), as an example of Unconditional Love to a rebellious recipient. His Love was timeless and not effected by our rebellion to His Word even when He knew before we were born all our sin against Him.
If we want to see the fruits of Love in our lives and marriages we must "decide to" and "continue in" Love. Unconditional Love, Christ's Love. Without God, (for God is Love), Love will only be a practice of "tolerance" and will not incorporate longevity or maturity. Maturing Love is like Excellence: "a journey not a destination."
As a couple traveling the road of Love and Life
Love
J&E in Tn
Probably the first "proper decision" we have to make is to Love Unconditionally which includes the mature practice of "forgiveness". True Love is made manifest by the act of forgiving, real forgiving, the type that forgives and forgets.
If love never fails then forgiveness never fails either. If love fails then forgiveness is only words spoken while hearts remain broken.
The most damage in life one can give or receive is carnal love that bases itself on lust or emotions.
Attraction has a part in starting a relationship that could ascend to the higher plane of True Love but attraction is of the flesh which can never be satisfied. A love based on attraction will never go the distance because the one using attraction as a motivation will always be attracted to the "next attractive one".
This is more so in marriage.
Love is the decision to "Love the entire person" exclusively with singularity and no matter what. The decision to "find every part of them" Lovable. Personality, expression, conversation, body, individualism, every thing about them. Love never compares it rests in what is loved.
True Love gives the confidence to the people involved that they are completely acceptable to each other "while" differences are worked out. Not an "agreement to disagree" but a practice of Unconditional Love until they become one.
TRUE LOVE TAKES TIME to manifest it's maturity that keeps on maturing until "death do us part." How long this takes depends on how deep the decision/commitment to Love Unconditionally.
Dying to oneself is part of Maturing in True Love. Not the complete giving over of oneself but the "not demanding" everything your way type of "dying to ones self".
A person who has Unconditional Love must be a praying person in order to trust that things will "come together" in Love on both sides. We have God (who first Loved us when we were yet in our sin), as an example of Unconditional Love to a rebellious recipient. His Love was timeless and not effected by our rebellion to His Word even when He knew before we were born all our sin against Him.
If we want to see the fruits of Love in our lives and marriages we must "decide to" and "continue in" Love. Unconditional Love, Christ's Love. Without God, (for God is Love), Love will only be a practice of "tolerance" and will not incorporate longevity or maturity. Maturing Love is like Excellence: "a journey not a destination."
As a couple traveling the road of Love and Life
Love
J&E in Tn
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