Less Stuff, Less Baggage - pt 1

Matthew 6:19  "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:"

Matthew 6:20  "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:"

Matthew 6:21  "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

You and I both own nothing but our love and service to ALMIGHTY GOD.  Even your talents and gifts belong to GOD as well as your very soul (Eze 18:4).  It's only satan's world system that has people believing they own stuff.  We are just stewards of GOD's gifts and blessings.  He's entrusted you with the responsibility to care over a portion of His wealth and assets, to be used in His service.

We develop and use the gifts and estates to serve our FATHER, to give Him the glory, honour and praise that He rightfully deserves.  GOD is the Original and Inalienable Owner of everything.  And once you fully understand this truth, a nice thick layer of scales will fall from your eyes.

If you take pride in yourself, or what you think you've accomplished with your own hands, you're taking away the glory and credit that belongs to our FATHER.  The more that is given to you, the more is expected from you.  That's the way it works, so don't bother comparing with others, over what you have or don't have.  If anything, the more that you have, the more humble you need to be. 

While you're an administrator of all that GOD has loaned to you for His service, in the flesh life, you're also building up spiritual treasures with good works.  Keep your eyes on the prize, for good works are the treasures that go with you into the eternity.  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 

When you understand stewardship and apply it in your life, you'll be rich, indeed.  Being rich and successful in GOD's blessings and having godliness with contentment are admirable aspirations, that should not be measured using carnal measurements and worldly standards. 

Ecclesiastes 12:6  "Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern."

Ecclesiastes 12:7  "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto GOD who gave it."

When the silver cord is loosed, or the fragile jar, or golden bowl, is broken, your soul departs from the flesh life, and body, and returns unto GOD, who made it.  The flesh body is done away with and returns back to dust, the earth, from whence it came.  All flesh, food and material possessions come from the dust of the earth. 

Keeping up with the Joneses is comparing your empire of dirt with their empire of dirt.  Hoarding dirt is accumulating baggage.  Worldly and self pride will weigh you down, so get rid of it.  You and I live in a rigged system.  When we have the money, we don't seem to have the time, and when we have the time, we often don't have the extra money.  Godliness with contentment is truly great gain. 

1 Timothy 6:6  "But godliness with contentment is great gain."

1 Timothy 6:7  "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out."

1 Timothy 6:8  "And having food and raiment let us be therewith content." 

Travel light in the world and be mobile for the LORD.  Don't waste all of your mental and physical efforts on material possessions.  There's nothing wrong in having things, but don't put those things above GOD.    

Hebrews 13:5  "Set your way of life without money-loving, being satisfied with present things; for He has said, 'Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you,' never!"

Believe it... it's GOD's promise. 

Acts 4:32  "And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common."

Acts 4:33  "And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the LORD Jesus: and great grace was upon them all."

Acts 4:34  "Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,"

Acts 4:35  "And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need."

A man that has great wealth and only spends it on himself and his immediate family, is a selfish man.  There's nothing cool about him.  In Acts, the multitude of Christians unloaded their baggage to help fellow brothers and sisters.  They all gained mobility, while still living in this world system, to live Christ-centered lives and share the WORD.  None of them lacked.  Some 40 years later, the siege of Jerusalem took place, and the Roman army sacked the city, killing more than a million people (estimated by the historian, josephus).  There was no loss to those that carried light, picked up their cross and followed Jesus. 

Peace in CHRIST JESUS,

Spread-the-Truth

Mr baptist.

Feed your Hunger with the Living WORD

Amos 8:11  "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:"

Amos 8:12  "And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the Word of the LORD, and shall not find it."

The famine is going on now.  It's not a physical one for food but a spiritual one for the Word of GOD.  Thirst for the Living Water and hunger for the Bread of Life, Jesus CHRIST.  Men will wander, or stagger, intoxicated from the cup of devils, with satan's false doctrines and hypocrisies.  They will not find truth, because Truth isn't a respecter of persons.  For GOD has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty (1 Cor 1:27). 

Mark 13:8  "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows."

Verse by verse studies of our FATHER's WORD are available today at the touch of a finger, yet troubles, hunger signals and famines are increasing in the world.  These sorrows are the birth pangs occurring in this final generation.  However, the truth is always available for the asking, so there's no lack of knowledge for those who truly seek Christ.

Hosea 4:6  "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to Me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy GOD, I will also forget thy children."

If you continue to play church, following the precepts of men, the true knowledge from GOD's WORD will not pass onto your children.  Keep turning to the wrong shepherds, who feed their flocks with opiate-laced renditions of the Bible, and your children will understand nothing but fables and the doctrines of devils.

Claiming ignorance is no longer a valid excuse in this final generation, because ignorance has turned into the ignoring of truth.  Of course, this logic applies only to those who live in developed nations, and who also do not lack literacy and digital literacy skills.  The understanding of truth is available, even in the palm of your hand, as long as you turn to GOD and seek Him for it as for hidden treasures.  Literacy, print and internet are widely available in advanced countries.  There are Bibles in just about every hotel room in America.

Amos 8:14  "They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again."

Dan and Beersheba were two places where golden calves were set up (1 Kings 12:28).  Today, men swear by the wall street bull, or money.  "Manner" means their mode, or course, of worship.  All earthly systems, forms and religions of men will fail you.  Truth isn't served on the fabricated tables of men and devils.  Instead of partaking from the LORD's table and drinking from the cup of the LORD, the world will turn to a carnal savior, a substitute and counterfeit, offering temporal things and a different gospel.

Denominationalism is division; a house divided within itself will not stand (Mark 3:25).  It's when men follow the doctrines of other men, instead of GOD's precepts, that divisions occur.  Teaching under the banner, or doctrines, of a demonination is sticking to a system of men.  Those who are respecters of persons believe the words of men, and their systems, over GOD'S WORD.  They're the same people who are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Isaiah 29:11-12  "And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned."

The spiritually blind lead the spiritually blind.  With their narrow minds dialed in on respect of persons, they bring the book to "one that is learned", with religious credentials from men, but he cannot understand it.  Then they take the book to another, e.g. a wealthy man of stature or an educator.  He cannot understand it, either, because he's void of true knowledge.

The worldly believers turn to the wrong shepherds and leaders to feed them the WORD.  Truth has an origin.  Therefore, all beliefs, values and doctrines contrary to Truth produce double-mindedness.  Nature and common sense make it very easy to distinguish between right and wrong.  Mix right and wrong together in one package and the product is double-mindedness.  A double-minded individual is unstable (James 1:8) and cannot see clearly, because he holds multiple contrary beliefs, in his mind, simultaneously.  Ask yourself, have you been eating from the LORD's Table?  Eat from the LORD'S Table and partake of the unleavened Bread of Life.

Amos 8:13  "In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst."

The foolish virgins are without oil, or truth, in their lamps.  They went out seeking to purchase truth, but truth cannot be bought.  The young men are hungry and thirsty, despite feasting and drinking all day and night.  Why?  They were binging from the table and cup of devils.

Psalms 22:26  "The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek Him: your heart shall live for ever."

The humble and patient before ALMIGHTY GOD, and those that have been persecuted for Christ's sake, shall have eternal life and praise the LORD.  They will take a stand for Him.  You can't take a stand without a foundation built on the Rock.  It starts with building your spiritual health by learning our FATHER's Word and promises.

Many people have trouble enough staying focused and dialed-in on physical health, let alone spiritual health.  While you remember to feed your physical body everyday, don't neglect feeding your spirit.  Emptiness in your heart cannot be filled with worldly pursuits or by the doctrines of men.  Your spirit will wither and die of starvation without the Living WORD.

Your body is like a furnace, so you need to keep it burning with the right foods.  You cannot defeat hunger by fighting it, because hunger will eventually win.  You maintain healthy body fat levels (long-term) by feeding your hunger.  That means you feed it properly, with the right foods and adequate nutrition.  When you feed your body with the optimal balance of fiber, protein, fats, carbohydrates, etc, your body will stop feeling hungry.  To lose body fat, you do the same, just with a little less food.  It only takes several calories a day to feed one pound of fat.  GOD designed it that way as an efficient energy reserve.

Therefore, you gain mastery over hunger by feeding it correctly on a daily basis.  You gain mastery over your spiritual hunger through Jesus CHRIST, the Living WORD, by eating, and living by, every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of GOD.

The precepts of men are prepackaged, processed doctrines that are void of nutrition, or truth.  Many Christians are too lazy to study for themselves and turn to "convenience" spiritual foods, in the forms of organized religion and the doctrines of men.  What they're essentially doing, is replacing the True WORD of GOD, CHRIST, with a subtitute, another gospel, another jesus.

When you fast, you're spending time disciplining the mind and physical body.  For a Christian, fasting is a discipline that helps you to differentiate between what's carnal and what's spiritual.  It's a spiritual/mental/physical operation for subduing the flesh, and being humbled in the process.  It's also a good detox for your body.  Of course, if you have a medical condition, where fasting is dangerous for you, don't fast.  But remember to always keep your spiritual stomach fuller than your physical one.   

Isaiah 58:6  "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?" 

You fast from the words of men and you eat the WORD of GOD.  You unplug from satan's system and come out of indoctrination, and come into the Light, which is the True Light, that lighteth every man that cometh through the matrix.  These are the simple truths that the world and 99% percent of churches won't teach you.  Satan's world system is rigged and is set up to pull you away from GOD's WORD and your destiny.  Be wise as a serpent, yet peaceful as a dove.  Feed your hunger with the Living Word.

Isaiah 58:7  "Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?"

Feed your hunger with the Living WORD.  Then you'll be armed and equipped to share the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ, with the spiritually poor and hungry.  Sow the seeds of His truths in the minds of those that are outcasts, lost and feel forsaken.  Christ didn't come for the self-righteous, He came for sinners, like us.  You will help cover the spiritually naked by clothing them with the Gospel.

Isaiah 58:8  "Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward." 

Peace in CHRIST JESUS,
Spread-the-Truth
Mr baptist. 

Order My Steps in Thy WORD

Psalms 37:23  "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and He delighteth in his way."

The steps of a valiant warrior of GOD are made firm, or prepared, by the LORD.  The LORD will delight when you take the strait gate and narrow path, leading unto everlasting life.  It's an amazing journey and you'll have the time of your life serving Jesus CHRIST.  Every day is a good day, even with trouble, when you're in His WORD.  GOD will take you off satan's "small world" dark ride, unplug you from indoctrination, and fill you up with Living Water and the Bread of Life.

Psalms 37:24  "Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with His hand."

The right hand of the LORD is exalted: The right of the LORD doeth valiantly.  You shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD (Ps 118:16-17).  Have confidence in GOD's promises, because there is no doubt or fear in the Spirit of GOD.

Psalms 119:104  "Through Thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way."

Wisdom is true understanding and comes from above, from ALMIGHTY GOD.  It brings peace, not confusion, for GOD is the Author of Peace (1Co 14:33) and Jesus CHRIST became the Author of Eternal Salvation, unto all that believe and doeth His Word (Heb 5:9).  Once you gain understanding of the precepts (laws; commandments; statutes; judgments), you'll hate every false way of the world.  The traditions of men make void the WORD of GOD.  Follow the precepts of GOD's WORD and live. 

Psalms 119:105  "NUN [Ps 119 is an acrostic psalm]. Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."

 

You'll need fuel on this journey and the true light, Jesus.  YAHVEH's Word is your candle, the source of light and joy.  The Word is the light for the path of your entire life.  If you're truly happy, and filled with the love of Christ, you'll smile a lot more.  But if you forget to tell your face about your happiness, nobody will know.  Unlike the man beholding his face in the mirror, and forgetting what manner of man he is when he turns away, your faith must transfer into your works.  The hearer only crowd wear "Christianity" on the outside only, as if it were a piece of clothing.  They never get to the doing and being a doer of Truth.  Happiness will transfer into a smile and into your actions.  Love thy neighbor as thyself; start with a smile and be a performer of the Word.

Psalms 119:106  "I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep Thy righteous judgments."

There are many laws, commandments, judgments and statutes written in the WORD of GOD.  Think of judgments as blessings and cursings.  You do good and you'll receive rewards; do wrong and you'll receive punishments.  Many of the old statutes, such as blood sacrifices and rituals, were done away with and nailed to the cross.  Jesus fulfilled the Word of both the law and the prophets.  As a Christian, you must perform the conditions and precepts of GOD, not of men.

Enoch 5:7-9  "The elect shall possess light, joy, and peace; and they shall inherit the earth. Then shall wisdom be given to the elect, all of whom shall live, and not again transgress by impiety or pride; but shall humble themselves, possessing prudence, and shall not repeat transgression."

Wisdom is the understanding of spiritual truths in GOD's WORD.  Prudence is the ability to apply that wisdom from our FATHER, as well as spiritual discernment, which is a higher level of common sense, in your life.  Wisdom from above will comfort your soul and influence the folks around you.  It doesn't tear down, but builds others up and encourages them in the WORD.  True wisdom from GOD makes sense and it's solid and sure as a rock.  For the LORD is our Rock, our Fortress and our Deliverer.  The Holy Spirit does not share space with worldy pride, so humble yourself and possess prudence.

You lay up GOD's WORD in your heart by building up a spiritual library (Scripture; knowledge; wisdom; understanding) in your mind.  You engrave His WORD into your being.  Becoming a hearer and doer of Truth is a process, and discipline, that takes work on your part.  It's not much different than learning something new and becoming really good at it.  For example, you'll never forget how to swim or ride a bike, once you've learned.  Abilities such as treading water, or balancing on two wheels, become instant reactions.

Matthew 10:27  "What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops."

When Jesus said, "Preach ye upon the housetops", He means to spread the WORD, or Truth.  When your cup runneth over with truth, share it or risk losing it.  The world sits in darkness, or spiritual death, in the shadow of death, which is satan.  The valley is the devil's world system of the spiritually dead and asleep.  This world is backwards, friend.  The counterfeit potter molds the world through traditions, indoctrination and conditioning.  Things aren't true just because they're promoted in the media, in your schools, or even inside your churches.  Watch the people in mainstream media and entertainment, with spiritual discernment, and you'll see worldly pride written on their faces.  It's not of GOD, believe that.  If your life is all about how great your idols, friends or family are, or if it's all about yourself, you're not a vessel molded by the Hand of GOD. 

What you learn in the "WORD" is totally different than what you learn in the "world".  The world is robbing you of truth and feeding you something different and contrary to the WORD of GOD.  It's like eating instant oatmeal, or fast food, your entire life and never enjoying a homemade meal made from scratch.  The world cheats you out of a good meal and health for the sake of gain.  When you're physically sick, you might head first to the "pharm-acy", but real health starts at the "farm-acy" with Christ.  If you think you've been lied to over your physical diet and health, imagine what you're allowing the world to do to your spiritual health.  Everything being promoted in-the-know has pretty much been bought and paid for.  The love of money, not money in itself, is the root of all evil in the hearts of men and satan's world system.

Those that are respecters of men and their systems will never understand the deeper truths of GOD's WORD.  They will never understand the Holy Bible as one unit.  And if Jesus Christ lived in the flesh, in our time, they would be the same folks that saw His miracles, even believed, but never truly repented.  GOD's teachers and prophets were never popular amongst the masses and religious.  There is nothing new under the sun.  If you put your trust and confidence in any part of this world system, you'll be deceived.

Real knowledge and wisdom comes from ALMIGHTY GOD.  Worldly wisdom might get you ahead in the illusion, but you never really leave satan's ride ("dark ride 13").

Jesus is the Living WORD and the Bread of Life.  He was born in Bethlehem, meaning the "house of bread" in Hebrew, or "meat" in Arabic.  You eat the WORD.  It's so good that all you want to do is share it.  Christ is the Light and that's what you preach.  He's the Bread that feeds and nourishes the spiritually poor and hungry.

Psalms 119:103  "How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"

Proverbs 24:13  "My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:"

Proverbs 24:14  "So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off."

Honey makes meat more tender and sweet.  Think of Truth as honey and meat for your spirit, the intellect of your soul.  Remember, Jesus Christ is the Living Water and Bread of Life.  He was born in Bethlehem, the House of Bread.  The opening of GOD's Word to your spiritual eyes gives them light and sight.  Ask Him to give you the bread and hidden manna of understanding and light in His Word.

Psalms 119:130  "The entrance of Thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple."

Psalms 119:131  "I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for Thy commandments."

Psalms 119:132  "Look Thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as Thou usest to do unto those that love Thy name."

Psalms 119:133  "Order my steps in Thy WORD: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me."

Peace in CHRIST JESUS,
Spread-the-Truth
Mr baptist. 

The Trinity and the Simple Threes - pt 1

The first and primary lesson of the "simple three" is the Trinity.  The number "3" symbolizes Divine perfection.  Three is the number associated with the Trinity, the Original Triad, or the GODhead, which is ALMIGHTY GOD in three separate offices: The FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT.

A family starts with three... a man, a woman and a child.  Parenthood in the flesh is a way of experiencing the love of our FATHER for His children.  For all the sons, or children, of GOD were created and not birthed in the First World Age.  Spiritual bodies don't marry, nor do they have any offspring.  In Heaven, we're all His children and we have one FATHER, ALMIGHTY GOD.

Parenthood can only be experienced by us in the flesh life, where we can also fill two roles, one as a parent and one as a child.  You're a father to your son and you're also a son to your own father.  Your mutual love for one another (father, mother, child) helps in holding together a nuclear family.  It forms a small triad bound by love, and GOD is Love.

Jesus is the only begotten Son of GOD.  He's the only one to be birthed through the matrix, or womb, by divine conception, born of a virgin.  So GOD is the FATHER and a triad, with CHRIST made flesh, was still complete.

1 John 5:6  "This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus CHRIST; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth."

Acts 17:28  "For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring."

Acts 17:29  "Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of GOD, we ought not to think that the GODhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device."

Through Christ, the only begotten SON, we live; through the HOLY SPIRIT, we move; and through our FATHER, we have our being.  For we are His children.  Gold (1), silver (2), and stone (3) aren't living.  In Numbers Ch 6, GOD gives the following blessings to the children of Israel:

Numbers 6:24  "The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:"

Numbers 6:25  "The LORD make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:"

Numbers 6:26  "The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace."

Numbers 6:27  "And they shall put My name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them."

The LORD appears three times and the blessings are two-fold, with each tying to an office of the Trinity.  GOD is the source of all creation and of all blessing (love).  Christ is the door of the sheep; He's the bridge, or channel, to all blessing.  The Holy Spirit is peace and the witness of all blessing.

Isaiah 6:3  "And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory."

GOD is Holy and it's proclaimed three times by the seraphims, in the Book of Isaiah, to signify the Triune GODhead.  For there are three persons in one GOD.  The FATHER is the Creator and He that generates; the Son is the Savior and He who is begotten; and the Holy Spirit is He who moves and proceeds.  GOD is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent (The Three "O"s).

In the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32), our FATHER declares:

Deuteronomy 32:39  "See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god with Me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand."

Deuteronomy 32:40  "For I lift up My hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever." 

There is no oath greater than ALMIGHTY GOD taking an oath by His own name.  It is the greatest oath there is.  I AM THAT I AM, the LORD GOD of your fathers, is the GOD of Abraham, the GOD of Isaac and the GOD of Jacob.  "I AM THAT I AM" in Hebrew is "'ehyeh asher 'ehyeh" or "I will be what I will be".  I AM makes alive; I AM heals and saves; I AM delivers.  The Three Persons, of the Triune GODhead, appear to Abraham.

Genesis 18:1  "And the LORD appeared unto him [Abraham] in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;"

Genesis 18:2  "And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,"

Genesis 18:3  "And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in Thy sight, pass not away, I pray Thee, from Thy servant:"

In Genesis 18, it states in verse 1 that the LORD appeared unto Abraham in Mamre.  But in verse 2, Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw three men standing by him.  He ran to greet at the door, because in the Hebrew, the word "them" is not written.  In verse 3, Abraham says, "My Lord, if now I have found favour in Thy sight..."  When we reach the last verse of the chapter, it states that "the LORD went His way". 

Genesis 18:33  "And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place."

to be continued...


Peace in CHRIST JESUS,
Spread-the-Truth
Mr baptist.

Strait is the Gate and Works along the Way

In this flesh life, you're going to get your feet dirty.  We're all sinners and we live in satan's world system, which is filled to the brim with unrighteousness and unrepentant sinners.  The spirit of antichrist, or another jesus (a counterfeit - satan), is in the world.  Carnal men are of the world, thus they speak of the world, and the world heareth them.  You see, feel and experience this everyday and, sometimes, it feels as if the backward ways of this world is surrounding you from all sides, like a tidal wave that's ready to engulf you. 

When you feel overwhelmed, you need to stop relying on your own strength, and find the perfect strength in the power of Jesus Christ.  For Christ said, "My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9).  It's in our weakness, when we can fully feel His power.  His strength is perfect; ours is not.  Only His strength and His Word will fuel you on your journey as a Christian.  It's a journey that's impossible to complete without Him.  You would have never seen the destination, or the way, without Him.  You didn't even know such a path existed, or that the mountain to climb, was ever even there, until He showed you.  It's an amazing journey and you don't even have to physically travel to experience it. 

Matthew 7:14  "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life [eternal], and few there be that find it."

Matthew 7:15  "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."

Christ's way is strait, it's narrow, and leads to Eternal Life.  But there are few that truly seek or find it.  The lukewarm or carnal path, filled with man's traditions, often turns into a substitute for many believers' first love, Jesus Christ.  Instead of following the True Christ and His WORD, they turn to organized religion and the precepts of men, which lead them astray into another gospel, another jesus.  Christ's door is narrow, so there's no room for the traditions of men or other doctrines.  Wolves in sheep's clothing will lead you to another door, to a different feeding trough, and onto satan's "dark ride no. 13".  In the devil's carnal and material world, the laws of reversal, confusion and abominations rule.  You shall know the wolves by their fruits, because they will reek of blood, hypocrisy, vomit and regurgitation.

Matthew 7:16  "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"

Matthew 7:17  "Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit."

Matthew 7:18  "A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit."

Matthew 7:19  "Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire."

Matthew 7:20  "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."

The lukewarm believer says he wealthy, increased with goods, and has need of nothing.  He's the "well-adjusted" man to society, career and even family.  Yet, he doesn't recognize that he's spiritually poor, blind, miserable, wretched and naked.  He has followed the "way of cain", the ways of this world, and the ways of the false chosen people.  If you seek Christ for worldly riches, status and comfort, how do you know it's Him that you actually follow?  Because satan, the prince of the power of the air, tried to offer the very same things to Jesus.  When a person's fruit is based on the outward appearance of righteousness, it has no value in service of GOD.

The grape is used in remembrance of Christ in communion.  The figs represent the children of cain, or kenites, and the fig leaf is symbolic of things that are hidden.  This goes back to the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve tried to cover their shame, the body parts involved in their sin, with fig leaves.  They weren't in an apple orchard, but a fig orchard.  The verses also relate to Mark 8:24, "I see men as trees, walking" in the Garden of Eden.  A good tree, or person, does not bring forth evil fruit, or works, and vice versa.  Can you tell the difference?  Because the lukewarm believer cannot; he's more indoctrinated than the heathen.  Fruit is also connected with seed.  There are seeds for sowing (in your mind), seeds for eating (for your physical body) and seeds for procreation. 

Matthew 7:13  "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:"

wide = G4116. πλατύς - platus (plat-oos'). From G4111; spread out “flat” (“plot”), that is, broad: - wide.

G4111. πλάσσω - plassō (plas'-so). A primary verb; to mould, that is, shape or fabricate: - form.

The substitute journey on the wide path, or wayside, is just a fabricated ride, made up of lies and illusions.  The serpent's system of indoctrination will make you see things, like Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Garden of Eden, when it's simply not there in Genesis.  Most people are conditioned to think it, through media, illustrations, stories and the doctrines of men.  The world is backwards, friend.  The majority of things that mankind tends to value highly are the least important and most fleeting.  The carnal and temporal are all the devil can offer.  

Satan's dark ride "13" is the wide path, the way side or well-trodden road, to destruction and the lake of fire.  You don't want a ticket on the devil's small world ride, even if it's first class, with it's temporary perks and bargains.  The devil's children and agents are just spiritually dead actors in the antichrist's world stage.  Inside, they're ravening wolves disguised in sheep's clothing, and pretending to be the children of Light.  The wolf is at the door.  What are you going to do?  You put on the whole armour of GOD, Jesus CHRIST, the Living WORD.

Revelation 14:13  "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the LORD from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."

The works that you do, in serving GOD, on this short trip will affect you for an eternity.  Your works do follow you.  If you think that there's no rank in heaven, think again.  The only difference is that all rankings in heaven are fair, unlike in this world, where servants ride upon horses, and princes walk as servants upon the earth (Eccl 10:6-7).  Even in the First Earth Age, lucifer worked his way up to become a protecting cherub of the Mercy Seat, the very throne, of ALMIGHTY GOD. 

Revelation 3:5  "He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of Life, but I will confess his name before My FATHER, and before His angels."

Revelation 19:8  "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for a fine linen is the righteousness of saints."

Saints are holy, or separated, ones, which means they have a different ranking, or position, than those that aren't.  Those that overcome have victory and success through Christ.  You have to work to have success; that means no works, no success.  The pure and bright fine linen are the righteousness of your acts, which must occur in your flesh life.  In the military, the various ranks for soldiers are displayed using different uniforms, hats and medals earned.  The flesh world mirrors the spiritual world in many ways, so there are positions and titles in Heaven.  If you have a major disability, you're already an overcomer.  Your brothers and sisters in Christ will do the fighting with and for you. 

Getting into the Kingdom of GOD on bare minimum, and naked as a jaybird, is your decision and what you have to deal with for all eternity.  Don't think that you'll make five talents into ten by just doing nothing.  Telling everyone you're a Christian, pointing out every person's flaws, and flaunting self-righteousness is not works.  

If you've seen more than a few sunrises and sunsets, since becoming a Christian, you have no excuses.  If GOD has given you much, He'll expect much.  That's the way it goes.  The works that count towards your fine linen are the ones done for our LORD, representing no gain to self in the flesh life.  If you really see the world for what it is, you wouldn't want the worldly fame, fortune and status, anyway.  The wicked have no works as well as no place in the eternity.

Isaiah 59:6  "Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands."

To conclude this study, let's go to a short essay titled, "Others May, You Cannot", written by G.D. Watson.  If you're on the Right Path and doing your best as a CHRISTman, or woman, this should help to encourage you in the WORD and on the Strait Path.  Aim for the high calling of our FATHER.  That's how the blessings roll on high.  Stay in His WORD.

Matthew 16:23  "But He [CHRIST] turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind Me, satan: thou art an offence unto Me: for thou savourest not the things that be of GOD, but those that be of men."

Carnal men put their hearts into worldly rewards, and satan's real good at offering them.  Sometimes, when you get exactly what you want, you need to stay sharp by checking if it aligns with the WORD.  Selling out is a subtle process. 

Matthew 16:24  "Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me."

Titus 3:8  "This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in GOD might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men."

Others May, You Cannot

By G.D. Watson

If GOD has called you to be truly like Jesus in all your spirit, He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility. He will put on you such demands of obedience that you will not be allowed to follow other CHRISTians. In many ways, He seems to let other good people do things which He will not let you do.

Others who seem to be very religious and useful may push themselves, pull wires, and scheme to carry out their plans, but you cannot. If you attempt it, you will meet with such failure and rebuke from the LORD as to make you sorely penitent.

Others can brag about themselves, their work, their successes, their writings, but the Holy Spirit will not allow you to do any such thing. If you begin to do so, He will lead you into some deep mortification that will make you despise yourself and all your good works.

Others will be allowed to succeed in making great sums of money, or having a legacy left to them, or in having luxuries, but GOD may supply you only on a day-to-day basis, because He wants you to have something far better than gold, a helpless dependence on Him and His unseen treasury.

The LORD may let others be honored and put forward while keeping you hidden in obscurity because He wants to produce some choice, fragrant fruit for His coming glory, which can only be produced in the shade.

GOD may let others be great, but keep you small. He will let others do a work for Him and get the credit, but He will make you work and toil without knowing how much you are doing. Then, to make your work still more precious, He will let others get the credit for the work which you have done; this to teach you the message of the Cross, humility, and something of the value of being cloaked with His nature.

The Holy Spirit will put a strict watch on you, and with a jealous love rebuke you for careless words and feelings, or for wasting your time, which other CHRISTians never seem distressed over.

So make up your mind that GOD is an infinite Sovereign and has a right to do as He pleases with His own, and that He may not explain to you a thousand things which may puzzle your reason in His dealings with you.

GOD will take you at your word. If you absolutely sell yourself to be His slave, He will wrap you up in a jealous love and let other people say and do many things that you cannot. Settle it forever; you are to deal directly with the Holy Spirit, He is to have the privilege of tying your tongue or chaining your hand or closing your eyes in ways which others are not dealt with. However, know this great secret of the Kingdom: When you are so completely possessed with the Living GOD that you are, in your secret heart, pleased and delighted over this peculiar, personal, private, jealous guardianship and management of the Holy Spirit over your life, you will have found the vestibule of heaven, the high calling of GOD.

Peace in CHRIST JESUS,
Spread-the-Truth
Mr baptist.

The House of Bread

Bethlehem = Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶם‎ Bēṯ Leḥem, Modern: Bet Leḥem [bet ˈleχem], lit. "House of Bread"; Arabic: بيت لحم‎ About this sound Bayt Laḥm, lit. "House of Meat.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, meaning the "house of bread" (in hebrew), or the "house of meat" (in arabic).  So the Bread of Life, CHRIST, was born in the House of Bread.  Pay attention to details, because GOD's WORD is precise and detailed.

Psalm 50:16  "But unto the wicked GOD saith, What hast thou to do to declare My statutes, or that thou shouldest take My covenant in thy mouth?"

Psalm 50:17  "Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words behind thee."

If GOD is Number 1 in your life, you will eat the WORD.  You'll fill up on the WORD, and it's so good, that all you want to do is share it.  Christ is the Light and that's what you share.  What He tells you in the darkness of this world, you speak it in light.  You feed your spirit with the Living WORD, Jesus CHRIST.  For in The Beginning was the WORD (JESUS) and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD. 

Your daily bread is the Bread the Life, the WORD of GOD, which feeds and nourishes the spiritually meek and hungry.  So sit down to meat at the LORD's table, and drink from the cup of the LORD, that runneth over with Truth.  Be generous with sharing His WORD.  Generosity should not be limited to yourself and your immediate family, because that would be selfish, cliquish, even greedy.  Jesus said to love thy neighbor as thyself.

Matthew 4:3  "And when the tempter [satan] came to Him [CHRIST], he said, If Thou be the SON of GOD, command that these stones be made bread."

Matthew 4:4  "But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of GOD."

The temptation in the wilderness occurred at the very beginning of Christ's ministry and our LORD fasted for forty (the number "40" represents probation) days and nights.  You spent approximately 40 weeks inside your mother's womb, in the water sac, upon being birthed as a crying baby into this flesh world.  The system that you're born into is called the matrix, which means womb (rechem), for that's where conception takes place.  This first probationary period is outside of your control, but the second probation, as a Christ man in the wilderness is based on your faith, decisions and actions.  

Your biggest trials happen in the beginning of your journey as a CHRISTian, just like the temptation in the wilderness occurred at the beginning of CHRIST's ministry.  Jesus showed us how to get things done our FATHER's way.  So the very first lesson CHRIST teaches during His ministry is to eat and live the WORD.  Just like eating... studying our FATHER's Letter to You should occur daily.

Christ cannot be tempted.  The trial in the wilderness was an ensample of what to do and expect, as a Christian, living in satan's world system.  Satan knew who CHRIST was (YAHVEH'S SAVIOR THE ANOINTED ONE) and so do all of the fallen watchers and evil spirits.  Satan also knew that CHRIST's physical body was hungry after fasting.  

In Matthew 4:3, the devil's saying, "You're the SON of GOD.  Make these stones into loaves of bread."  Satan is the prince of the power of the air, or of this material world.  As the counterfeit christ, the devil promotes everything carnal and flesh as being more important than what's spiritual.  The temptation in the wilderness, with Christ, happened because the Israelites couldn't pass the test, coming out of Egypt.  They were fed by GOD, yet disobedient to Him, but Christ hungered and was obedient, doing everything perfectly.  The tempter, satan, wanted to know if Christ would put carnal health before spiritual health.  If Christ did, which of course he didn't, it would have been contrary to the WORD of GOD.

1 John  2:15  "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the FATHER is not in him."

1 John 2:16  "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the FATHER, but is of the world."

1 John 2:17  "And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of GOD abideth for ever."

Did you get that?  He that doeth the will of the FATHER abideth forever.  Being a hearer only doesn't cut it.  You must apply what you've learned.  Many Christians fail to even learn the meat of the WORD, because they allow themselves to be bottle-fed with fables and watered down doctrines, processed by the hands of men.  If you don't care enough to want to know what was the real sin in the Garden of Eden, then you don't care about Truth as much as you think or claim.  It's the first major story in the Bible and if you can't get it right, you won't understand the rest of it as a unit.

Mark 4:18  "And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the Word,"

Mark 4:19  "And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the Word, and it becometh unfruitful."

When a person puts himself, or the world first, he becomes deluded by the very things that he cherishes or places before ALMIGHTY GOD.  The hearer only crowd becomes double-minded, when they accept the precepts of men and the knowledge of the world over GOD's WORD.  Their works become reprobate, meaning rejected by GOD. 

The devil will try to take you through the wide, or fabricated, path, which is filled with the carnal cares and ways of this world.  The double-minded, lukewarm believers never pass probation.  They just accepted satan's bargains during their trial in the wilderness.  They call evil good and good evil, choosing the way of cain, and praising satan's children as the chosen people.  The blind and indoctrinated believe that these khazars, kagans (cai-gans - kings of khazars), and fake israelites are God's chosen.  But their god is satan, a counterfeit, who runs this world system through his seedline, a secret cabal (from the word "cabala") that follows the tradition of the elders.

Deuteronomy 8:2  "And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy GOD led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep His commandments, or no."

1 Peter 4:12  "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:"

Pass probation.  The fiery trial will refine you and try you like gold, if you're of the third part, or remnant and elect of GOD.  If you're going to be a servant of our Heavenly FATHER for eternity, He's going to prove thee, so that He knows you can be counted on.

Deuteronomy 8:3  "And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every WORD that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live."

The ensample and lesson that Christ taught, in the temptation in the wilderness, was for you to live His WORD.  It's your owner's, or instruction, manual for Life.  Christ cannot be tempted; he was showing you how to get things done.

John 6:48  "I Am that Bread of Life."

John 6:49  "Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead."

John 6:50  "This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die."

John 6:51  "I am the Living Bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

Angel's food can sustain an angelic body, and even a flesh body.  Yet, the ancient fathers ate manna in the wilderness and died.  The flesh body will fade like a flower and wither like the grass.  Eat the Bread of Life and you will live forever.  The WORD was made flesh and dwelt amongst, and He gave His flesh, meaning Himself, to bring salvation to the world.  When you partake of that flesh, the WORD, you'll never die.  The WORD will give you the answers, wisdom and knowledge to serve the Living GOD, and to become successful with His blessings.  The WORD teaches you how to please Him and to live life with purpose. 

The hidden manna, or meat, is within the WORD of GOD and it's the key of David (the master key from the master key holder, Christ) that opens all doors to truth, unlocks the parables, and understanding of the two genealogies, or seedlines.

Deuteronomy 11:18  "Therefore shall ye lay up these My words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes."

You lay up His words by being both a hearer and doer of the WORD.  There's no other way, unless you have a disability that keeps you from performing those tasks.  You don't do as some religious pigeons do and take these words in the carnal sense, meaning literally.  What's behind the eyes and forehead?  Your mind.  Your hand represents your actions. 

Deuteronomy 11:19  "And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."

This means to live and apply the WORD in all that you think and do, all day, everyday.  Regardless of a good or tough day, do you still eat, sleep and brush your teeth?  If you do, than you certainly have time to talk to your FATHER and spend time in His Letter.  You're to also teach your children about Passover and holidays such as Thanksgiving and CHRISTmas.  Not halloween, easter or other pagan traditions.

Isaiah 50:4  "The LORD GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned."

To be spiritually awakened, morning by morning, takes study, discipline, practice and consistency on your part.  You need to feed your spirit, because focusing on the ways and cares of this world will dim your spiritual eyes.  In the hebrew language, the word for "in season" is "ooth", which means to hasten, or to apply and deliver the WORD on time.  When you lay up His WORD in your heart and soul, you can react to situations instantly.   

For example, a professional fighter doesn't have the time to go back into an instruction manual, in the middle of a fight, when he forgets a move or technique.  It just doesn't work that way.  The devil's not stupid.  To you, the devil's style of assault may appear chaotic, but it's not.  His style is very calculated and technical, brutal and cunning.  He has many methods of attack.  The hearer only believer never fights.  He's only well-read in fighting, and has heard multiple stories, from fake fighters out to make a name for themselves.  Many things are easier said than done.  You may know or memorize a technique, but if you never get to practicing and doing it, you won't be able to execute it properly and at the right moment.  And so, today, we have many pretend Christians that just sit, and listen, but never do.  Real fighters are humble, because the entire process is a humbling experience.  Yet, there are no supermen and without Christ, the devil will beat you every time.  So who do you want on your side? 


Peace in CHRIST JESUS,
Spread-the-Truth
Mr baptist.

You are the Light of the World - pt 2

Zechariah 13:9  "And I [LORD GOD] will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on My name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people: and they shall say, The LORD is my GOD."

The remnant and elect comprise the third part of GOD's children that stood with Him, during satan's rebellion, in the First Earth Age.  This third part has been "tested" and "proved" through their loyalty and obedience to ALMIGHTY GOD.  The devil, or lucifer, drew a third part of the stars of heaven (Rev 12:4), which represent the sons (or children) of GOD, in his first rebellion.  Another third were "lukewarm" or too selfish to stand for anything but themselves.  They are the stiff necked sheeple of our day under the sun.

The good sheep know their Shepherd's voice and follow Him.  GOD's sheep come in different colors, shapes, sizes and so forth.  There are no alphas in our FATHER's sheepfold, because He is not a respecter of persons.  The greatest amongst them will do the serving.  If you want to be somebody in heaven, for a certainty, you'll be unpopular and the least in this flesh world.  GOD rewards those who love and serve Him.  The devil can only offer temporal, or material, things and illusions.  The carnal mind cannot be satisfied and lives only for the things which can be seen.

2 Corinthians 4:18  "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."

Satan's world is backwards, where the strong are selfish, carnal rich and prideful men.  Try spending a day in the shoes of someone with a major disability, and then, tell me who are the strongest souls.

With the Holy Spirit within you, GOD will change your habits and give you new goals, according to His will and purpose for you.  Christ's University doesn't issue paper certificates, or degrees, of men.  If you're pliable for Him, He will teach you, through His Spirit and WORD, and help transform your physical, mental and spiritual health.  If you want His Light to shine through you and unto others, first repent, rid yourself of pride, and put in some work towards positive change.  Indoctrination and pride will stunt your spiritual growth and render you useless to ALMIGHTY GOD.  You cannot teach a man who thinks he knows it all.

Proverbs 1:7  "The fear [reverence] of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Fear is better translated as "reverence", for we reverence the LORD and not man.  Fear is reserved for the non-believers, which haven't even started gaining true knowledge.

Proverbs 22:4  "By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."

Any man who doesn't revere the LORD is a fool.  No amount of worldly riches can compare to loving and serving the Living GOD through His Son and Savior, Jesus Christ.  To know His promises, and calling for you, and to live your life with purpose is more than what any man or system can ever offer.  Men and their systems will fail you.  There's no one thing, quick fix, or the next thing that will bring you true happiness or contentment.  Peace of mind comes from the Living WORD, Jesus CHRIST.

Wisdom dwells with prudence and the Holy Spirit with patience and meekness.  By humility and reverencing of the LORD, riches, honor and eternal life are yours, because He promised them in His WORD.  Have the faith, put in the study and work, to know and claim His promises.  With the LORD on your side, you'll always be content, knowing that you're standing on the greenest pasture, and have the blessings and gifts that can only come from Him.

1 Corinthians 7:20  "Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called."

Never walk away from your calling.  You'll end up spinning your wheels, coming full circle, or falling flat on your face.  You cannot become whatever you want to become.  If that were the case, everyone would be 10x more successful than they are now.  There are no supermen, only unworthy men that need a Savior, and that Savior is Jesus.

1 Corinthians 7:21  "Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather."

The modern day equivalent of a servant is an employee.  The difference is the boss gives your a paycheck, for your work, instead of directly covering your food, shelter and health care expenses, etc.  Yes, masters did care for the health of their servants, because a sick servant leads to a loss in profits. 

There's nothing wrong with having an employer or having employees.  You can share the Light and lead by example, whether you're employed or operate a business.  Caring for family is also a full-time job.  If GOD has given you stewardship over a business, make the best use of it, by serving our FATHER, all the more, and giving Him the glory.  There's nothing like having ALMIGHTY GOD as your Boss.

1 Corinthians 7:22  "For he that is called in the LORD, being a servant, is the LORD's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant."

1 Corinthians 7:23  "Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men."

I'm a slave for CHRIST.  Who's slave are you?  Everyone worships, but all too often, people worship everything else besides the Creator.  You don't have to live off-grid to have mobility within the matrix.  Being a slave for CHRIST, sets you free from satan's system.  Salvation is free to you, if you believe upon Jesus and doeth Truth, which means to be a doer of His WORD.  But Christ paid an awesome price, with His shed blood on the cross, to give you eternal life and forgiveness of sins.  The most important ministering happens in your everyday life.  The little moments and actions add up to the big picture.  GOD is in the details, so make the small details in your life godly, like a smile, or a helping hand, to lift someone up and encourage them in the WORD.  You use your GOD-given gifts.  Serve and give glory to our FATHER in all that you do.  Live the WORD.

Isaiah 64:8  "But now, O LORD, thou art our FATHER; we are the clay, and Thou our Potter; and we all are the work of Thy hand."

Our LORD is the Potter; we're just clay.  As clay, you need to be pliable and that's starts with water, or the Living Water, Jesus Christ.  It starts with the WORD of GOD.  Infants start on a liquid diet, such as milk, and eventually get weaned and introduced to meat.  The same goes with the WORD.  You start off with liquid truths and as you mature, you move into absorbing solid truth, or the meat of the WORD.

For the potter to begin molding and shaping clay, the piece must be properly centered in the middle of the potter's wheel.  Centering the clay is a primary step in throwing pottery.  Clay that is not centered will be off balance.  As a result, when the thrower begins pulling up the piece, he will end up fighting it the whole time.  GOD won't work on you if you're resistant or stubborn. 

Psalm 32:8  "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye."

Psalm 32:9  "Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee." 

He is not going to use a horse's bit, either, in order for you to follow Him.  He will only gently lead you in the right direction.  A disciple is disciplined, obedient and humble.

Matthew 10:24  "The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord."

The potter makes the center of the clay by moving his thumb(s) across the lump, until no further friction is felt.  That friction is resistance.  We have to be properly centered in Jesus Christ, before GOD can start to mold and shape us.  If you follow the ways of the world and the traditions of men, your mind and heart will be molded by a counterfeit potter.  In ancient egyptian mythology, the false deity, known as khnum, was portrayed as a potter, forming the first humans on a potter's wheel.  The myth goes that khnum made children from clay and placed them inside mothers' wombs, or matrices.  Khnum is a counterfeit potter and just another name of the devil.  The counterfeit potter molds vessels that give off false light.  Only the True Light, Jesus CHRIST, can light every man that cometh through the matrix.


To be continued...

Peace in CHRIST JESUS,
Spread-the-Truth
Mr baptist.