Sabbath, March 6, 2010

            I have watched people come and go for over 53 years; when they are confronted with the truth, the Parable of the Sower comes into play; those who first hear it receive it with joy, but as Jesus said their families would be their enemy, so it happens and they fall away; then some come who pass through the first but then are confronted with persecution from brethren and friends, and they fall away; then comes the third group; they are those who hear the Word but fall away when they learn that they must give up their wealth to become disciples of Jesus Christ, THEN there is the last group who are willing to pay the prince who are willing to give their all as Jesus sais:

 ³⁶Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? ³⁷And he said unto 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 great and first commandment.   (Mt.22.36-38)

There are so many things to keep people out of the laceType w:st="on">KingdomlaceType> of laceName w:st="on">GodlaceName> because folks just will not go all the way…as Jesus said again:

¹³Enter you in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. ¹⁴For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leads unto life, and few are they that find it.   (Mt.7.13,14)

Question is, which are you?

Elijah

Monday, March 01, 2010

            Folks look at the destruction in Haiti and Chili with no fear at all even thought they know they are not where they should be with God.   The people in Haiti and Chili were feeling just as secure before disaster struck them…so what am I trying to say?  

            It is like pulling teeth to get people to study their Bibles; they have so many things in their lives distracting them, but the important things they do not care about, and seeking God now is just about the most important thing there is.  Nevertheless, complacency and lethargy takes its toll…reminds me of this”

       ²⁴    The sluggard buries his hand in the dish,

    And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again

     (Pro.19.24)

So folks, you might wonder where the next earthquake will strike…somebody said they come in threes…we will see.

Elijah

Thursday, February 25, 2010

        I had a swarm of critics come today, it just ticks them off that I have such confidence when they do not see me bringing down fire from heaven...they are as so many wanting signs for proof, so let's have a little study; let's start here:

        ¹⁵Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. ¹⁶By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? ¹⁷Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. ¹⁸A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. ¹⁹Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ²⁰Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them. ²¹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²²Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? ²³And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.  Mt.7.15-23

        Jesus is going to tell us how to discern false propets, then in verse says has many will come to him telling him that they worked miracles, and cast out demons, and prophesied, but Jesus answers, 'I never knew you, depart from me, you that work iniquity.'   He did not give them one bit of credit for working all those signs and miracles, then we go here:  

           ³³Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. ³⁴Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. ³⁵The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. ³⁶And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. ³⁷For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.  
(Mt.12.33ff) 

        You see, working signs and miracles does not prove ANYTHING; it is what comes out of your mouth that matters...so you critics, find something I have said that is in error if you want proof that I am not Elijah.