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Neither chasing after the world's goods nor the unethical pursuit of victory is favored by God. For such is but greedy gain. GREED IS IDOLATRY Luke 12 (NLT) ¹³Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.” ¹⁴Jesus replied, “Friend, who made Me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” ¹⁵Then He said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” ¹⁶Then He told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ ¹⁸Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat...
Worse than giving to be seen is giving only because you want something in return. For such giving is rooted in selfish greed. GREED IS IDOLATRY Giving must first be simply because God commands it. After all, all things are freely given of Him. Indeed, we would have nothing to give had not God first given it. Secondly, giving is unto those who are in need, and there is no favoritism in it. Remember, God places some people before you specifically to test your obedience to Him. Giving is the only area in where man is specifically invited to test God: Malachi 3:10 (NIV) Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates...
GLORIOUS SABBATH DAY PEOPLE OF GOD: Before I continue to share the knowledge that is being imparted to me, I must first pass along this little gem. 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 New King James Version ¹⁴ But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them,, because they are spiritually discerned. ¹⁵ But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. ¹⁶ For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. I can understand why people are so quick to call believers "Self Righteous." The afore penned scripture doesn't necessarily make it any easier for us. But, when you're willing to truly...
Neither the devil nor anyone else has stolen anything from my hometown. My hometown has simply been misled by those who twist the scriptures to gain followers for themselves. Therefore, I will go over the following scripture again. Matthew 10:42 (NIV) "And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I tell you, he will not lose his reward." The most important part of this scripture is that the spirit of belief is required: first in Jesus; then, in that the one being served is Jesus's disciple. There must also be an attitude of compassion, hospitality, and cheerfulness. Humility, which seeks nothing in return. The reward is something that you already have, but because of...
Whether individual, corporate, or community, we all face vulnerabilities from time to time. But, because you wouldn't want anyone to prey on your vulnerabilities, you don't exploit or prey on the vulnerabilities of others: And certainly we must never seek to exploit the Holy Spirit. Even so, sometimes what is perceived as a vulnerability, God has allowed in a city's midst to test her response. Isaiah 66:5 (NLT) Hear this message from the lord, all you who tremble at his words: “Your own people hate you and throw you out for being loyal to my name. ‘Let the lord be honored!’ they scoff. ‘Be joyful in him!’ But they will be put to shame. Your turn will come. Isaiah 33:1 (NLT) What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed...
```markdown Who are these Jerusalem Prophets whom God accuses of defiling His Temple, abusing His messengers, and misleading His people? They're Temple Leaders (pastors, preachers, and teachers). I have chosen to use the Message Bible to impart this entry because it divides this text perfectly. "True wisdom comes from God." Jeremiah 23:10-24 (MSG) ¹⁰Now for what GOD says regarding the lying prophets: "Can you believe it? A country teeming with adulterers! faithless, promiscuous idolater-adulterers! They're a curse on the land. The land's a wasteland. Their unfaithfulness is turning the country into a cesspool, ¹¹Prophets and priests devoted to desecration. They have nothing to do with me as their God. My very own Temple, mind...
Can you imagine a whole city being so ungodly that they would gather themselves against one person, simply because of something that was said? Particularly when that something was truth? Well, that's exactly what happened to Jesus. All He did was quote a few scriptures, prophesy, and attempted to open His hometown's understanding when He said: ²⁵But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; ²⁶but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. ²⁷And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed...
To God Be The Glory: ⁹“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” The Holy Spirit, who leads us into all truth, continues to connect the proverbial dots in my assignment. It is no secret that my favorite scripture is 1 Corinthians 2:9. As my spirituality continues to evolve, the fact that this my favorite scripture makes all the more sense within the full context of Chapter 2 of 1 Corinthians. It coincides perfectly with my gift and calling. ¹⁰But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. ¹¹No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s...
```markdown THE SUN vs THE SON Solomon, notably the wisest man in the Bible, said it best: What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. [Ecclessiastes 1:9] Therefore, the instructions of false prophets will always be consistent with what has been done before: But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. [Zechariah 7:11] Unfortunately, to turn their backs and stop up their ears was the first thing that many in this city, and even now, on the worldwide web, were encouraged to do. Certainly, we must be discerning regarding what we listen to, but the scriptures instructs us to "guard our hearts." That is, test...
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