2018 Jesus-5 Connecting toThe Living Eternal Word

When you wake and start your day you take care of your body's needs. 

The routines require little thought because you follow your established pattern everyday; where is your mind during this time?

Probably on what to have to eat with that cup of coffee or tea. To maintain good health requires adequate rest, adequate nourishment, and adequate hydration. If you miss any of these three items your day just won't be as good as it could be. 

Humans are created in God's image; God is Tribune = the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, three yet one. 

Humans consist of three parts in God's image, they are:

All three parts of the human being need nourishment to grow and survive. 
Your spirit and soul are eternal. Your body may give you 70-100 years and then it's used up and returns to dust.

What parts are the most important? I think the spirit and soul are, they live forever, eternally, and should get the most of our focus and attention. When we are born again our spirit is filled when the Holy Ghost/Spirit moves in and puts us in direct constant contact with our Creator and Savior.

Your body needs food and essential care every day as does your soul and spirit. The more you nourish your spirit the more it brings your soul in line with Gods direction for your life. Spiritual nourishment comes from the living eternal Word, the Bible.

John 1:1 [ The Eternal Word ] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

If you don't care for your spirit on a daily basis you'll soon be off into the dark corners of the world enjoying the lusts of the body.

The Soul:

Your soul is your mind, your will and your emotions. What do you nourish it with? God's Word, or Rap music, horror films, romance novels, daily news, and work projects?

Your soul/mind thinks like the world instead of like God. This is true because your soul/will also determines your actions. We have all heard the saying that we are what we eat when it comes to the body. The same principal applies to our mind, we are what we fill it with or at the very least our thoughts and actions are determined by our mind. 

We react to situations based on what we know as determined by our mind. In the natural you would never ask yourself 'what would Jesus do' before making a decision.

Your Spirit:

Nothing is wrong with your spirit if you are born again; the life of God is in there. You are indwelt by the Holy Ghost. But you are hindered from living a spiritual life by the soul/mind that thinks like the world instead of like God.

Spiritual growth is determined by how much your soul has been changed by the Word of God.

Your soul is changed by what? The Word of God. Do you attend church once a week for an hour? This would be like a weekly snack on God's Word unless you read it every day in addition. 

By reading God's Word on a daily basis it gradually brings your mind into Gods realm and out the worlds view when it comes to dealing with situations. 

God's Word is the Bread of Life and the Water of Life and that is eternal.

Bread of Life

John 6:33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

John 6:48 I am the bread of life.

John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.

Water of Life

John 4:14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

Revelation 21:6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.

Revelation 22 [ The River of Life ] And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Connect with Him daily and get to know Him who gives you every breath and wants to be your friend. Yes friend.

John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.

2018 Jesus-4 Activation of the Abundant Life

Those who accepted His invitation to abundant life completed the first step of three.

The steps to Activation - The links below give you a road map to full activation/empowerment.

Step 1 When a person realizes they fall short of salvation because all have sinned, they cry out to the Lord in repentance/confession of that sin asking forgiveness and He forgives their sin. Why? Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Jesus sees and knows everyone's heart, those who believe with their heart He forgives and they are born again. What does born again really mean?

Step 2 (Water Baptism) This person who believed in his heart is now Dead to Sin, Alive to God; 

John the Baptist speaking in:

Matthew 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Step 3 (Baptism with Holy Ghost, and with fire completes the activation) Full details to empowerment by the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Pentecost

Coming of the Holy Spirit

Acts 2 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

2018 Jesus-3 An Invitation to Abundant Life

An Invitation to Abundant Life

Isaiah 55:1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live;

Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; can you hear Him calling your name? Why don't you answer Him and see what He wants?

He wants to share the Gospel with you, listen here.

Did Jesus really come and walk among men? Did He lay down His life for you and rise from the dead three days later? Look at the Eye witness accounts here.

But I'm a good person why do I need Jesus?

Romans 3:22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, (Bold text my emphasis)  

The Philippian Jailer shouts what must I do to be saved? Acts 16

Acts 16:29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

The invitation

2018 Jesus-2 His first activities as recorded in the Biblical account

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Jesus

Genesis 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 

Genesis 1:6 Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters

Genesis 1:9 Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”

Genesis 1:11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;

Genesis 1:20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.”

Genesis 1:24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. The whole chapter can be read here.

When you think about Jesus how do you picture Him?

• as a baby in the manger?
• as our Savior?
• as a King coming in glory
• as the Lion of Judah?

Do you think of Jesus as being:

• I AM - John 8:58
• Alpha and Omega - Revelation 1:8
• Captain of our Salvation - Hebrews 2:10
• Immanuel - Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23

Other names that reference Jesus can be found here.

Jesus is God and He is the Creator of all things and in Him all things consist.

The Eternal Word

John 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Jesus is the Word beginning at Genesis 1:1 through the Revelation of Jesus Christ. His activities fill the Bible from beginning to end. It is the greatest love story ever written, have you read it? Do you really know Him well enough not be deceived? 

2018 Jesus-1 - His Identity

One God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is a Tribune God. 

God the Father is Spirit and must be worshiped in the Spirit

God the Son is the exact representation of the Father (He is the Eternal Word, Jesus the Christ, our Creator, and Savior) in Him all life exists!

God the Holy Spirit is God in us

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The Eternal Word

John 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

God’s Supreme Revelation

Hebrews 1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Colossians:

Preeminence of Christ

Colossians 1:9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Reconciled in Christ

19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

2.42 billion people in our world call themselves Christian but when you observe the world there is a noticeable lack of love of one another.  During Jesus's First Advent He gave us a new commandment which is:

John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

It is this love that makes Christians stand apart from the world and it is how the world knows who we are and will ask us what is the secret to our joy; hopefully our answer will lead the questioners to salvation.

The obvious lack of love in our world leads me to question whether all those claiming to be Christian have an understanding of the basis of their proclaimed faith.

Dark times of deception are coming in 2018 and if you do not understand who you are in Christ you will be deceived and possibly lost during the forthcoming events.

It is my prayer and hope that this series of posts beginning with Jesus-1 will enable all to avoid the deception coming on the world.

2 Thessalonians 2:9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

Mark 13:22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;

2018 Where has love gone?

The Revelation 12 sign in the heavens on September 23, 2017 was a huge heads up from our Lord as to what time it is; have we entered the time of the end?

As I look around going here and there in the business of life what I see is alarming.

Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Has your love waxed cold? During our Lord's first advent He taught us a new commandment; as I go about my daily routines it appears to be absent from our society and many churches.

John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Has the church miss-placed it's first love? 'Jesus', did He get lost in the various doctrines? According to Wiki there are 2.42 billion Christians listed by Christian denomination along with the number of members in each. The list can be seen here. We should be seeing a whole lot of love instead of wars and rumors of wars. Even online we see many Christian groups pointing fingers and calling out other groups with claimed false teachings. 

Is any among us perfect? None of us have all the right answers because our Lord tells us that as humans we only see in part through a glass darkly.

1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

2018 will be a year of favor for the remnant and a year of judgment for the wicked. I think it will also be a year of deception for those who are without a strong foundation. 

In the days ahead I will attempt to get back to Bible basics setting doctrine aside and discovering through Scripture who Christ really is and why you need to be absolutely sure of your relationship with Him. 

Psalm 146 The Happiness of Those Whose Help Is the Lord

146 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.
5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
10 The Lord shall reign forever—Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!

Amen

A short video about LOVE

The Sun is scorching men with lethal ultraviolet radiation

Have you noticed the sunshine has a sting to it when it touches your skin?

This past summer many discovered they had been badly sunburned during outdoor activities much quicker than normal.

The Bible speaks of a day in Revelation 16 when men would be scorched with great heat and we are now getting a preview of what that may be like when it fully arrives.

Revelation 16:7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

The Bible also speaks of a time coming in Matthew and Mark when the days will be shortened for the elects sake or NO FLESH should be saved. This time may be much closer than any of us realize.

Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.


Mark 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

The sun has become very dangerous to our health and well being with it's Ultraviolet rays. Ultraviolet radiation (UVA, UVB, and UVC) is now hitting the surface of the earth and that is why the sun stings your skin. Eye and clothing protection from UV rays is almost an imperative unless you are a night person. 

UVA rays penetrate deep into the dermis, the skin's thickest layer. Unprotected exposure can lead to premature skin aging and wrinkling (photo-aging), and suppression of the immune system. UVB rays will usually burn the superficial layers of your skin. It plays a key role in the development of skin cancer.

What is the difference between UVA, UVB and UVC? The three types of UV radiation are classified according to their wavelength. They differ in their biological activity and the extent to which they can penetrate the skin. ... Short-wavelength UVC is the most damaging type of UV radiation. UVC is DNA damaging and the fact that it is reaching the surface of earth is not being acknowledged or reported by the agencies tracking and posting Ultraviolet radiation alerts. Please see Geoengineering Is Causing Lethal UV Radiation Exposure

The earths ozone layer provides protection for UV radiation but the ozone layer is being destroyed by the Geoengineering of our climate systems; Geoengineering of our climate is why we no longer have blue sky's and have seen an increase in off the chart storms.

As I write this post we are in the midst of two extinction level events (ELE), one set in motion by Fukushima nuclear meltdown in March 2011 and the other being caused by the Geoengineering of our climate systems. For information details of these events click here. Please go here and get informed if you are not familiar with geoengineering; it is going to take all of our combined effort to get this program stopped before it kills all life on earth! 

Geoengineering of our climate is a threat to all life and it is as serious as it gets with very little time left for us to stop it! They are poisoning our earths biosphere which is collapsing at an ALARMING RATE!

Word of encouragement

For true Christians we have a shield around us giving us an advantage others do not have. The Lord is faithful willing and able to protect those who seek Him and ask for His protection.

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 

Note verse 18

Remember the story of Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego in the fiery furnace?

Daniel 3:22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.


27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.