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Every man according as he purposeth in his heart

10/31/2014

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And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning. And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. (Exo 36:2-7)

    The crafters and artisans assigned to build the Tabernacle began to collect the offerings that the people brought in and soon realized that the people had brought in more than enough for the work that was to be done. Moses finally had to put an end to the free-will offering for the Tabernacle, for their was sufficient goods and materials for the work and construction of the place of Worship.

    When GOD's people see a need and respond willingly and cheerful to a call from GOD to give, there is abundance and sufficiency. GOD provides, many times through His people, and is always on time. This work was for His Tabernacle, where He would meet the people, through the priests and their offerings. He moved all the people to contribute to the work. Even in the offering for the construction He is glorified and worshipped.

    Today, GOD meets with His people in their spirit, for the Spirit of GOD dwells within because of our faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. GOD's people meet in fellowship and worship in congregations that perform the work of GOD as He gives the increase. Because of what GOD has given us, in Salvation through Jesus Christ, and blessings besides, we bring our offerings willingly and cheerfully to the storehouse where GOD can and does bless us to the work of the ministry.

    GOD's people are to come together for worship, for fellowship, and for ministry. We also come together for encouragement, discipleship in His Word, equipping for the battles we are in, and correction and consolation when that is needed also. We work together to minister to the hurting and in need. We disciple one another in love so that we might grow in grace and the knowledge of Him. We go out from the fellowship, and as we go, we proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all who will hear, that in hearing the Gospel, they may believe and in believing have life in His Name.

    For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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GOD loveth a cheerful giver

10/30/2014

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And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying, Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass, And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate. And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded; (Exo 35:4-10)

    Moses comes down from the mountain and gives the Commandments and all the Instructions of the Lord to the people. GOD calls for His people to give of their substance willingly, with a cheerful heart to the Lord, for it all belongs to Him. He has the right and Authority to demand it all, but He wanted the offering to be willingly not forced. This was not a tax or a fee, but a joyous occasion to provide for the place of worship that GOD commanded to be built.

    GOD wants our worship, our praise, our giving, and our offering of ourselves to be of a willing heart. We worship Him not only because He alone is GOD, but because we love Him. We praise Him for all His mighty works, especially His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. We give, with a cheerful heart as He leads, willingly and abundantly, because of His blessings. We offer ourselves, not only because He directs us, but because we are His, bought with a price, redeemed and forgiven, and we owe Him everything.

    Because of who Jesus is and what He has done for us, we offer ourselves in ministry to those who are hurting and in need, that they may see Jesus in us, the hope of Glory. We learn of Him and grow to be more like Him as we are discipled in His Word. Because of what He has done for us, we go and tell the Good News of Jesus Christ to all we meet. As we go, we share the Gospel that those who hear may believe, and in believing have life in His Name.

    For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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Observe thou that which I command thee

10/29/2014

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And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name of the LORD. And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD GOD, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. (Exo 34:4-8)

    Moses cuts two more tablets to replace the broken Commandments, that Moses threw down when Israel committed idolatry at the golden calf. GOD wrote the Commandments on these new stones as Moses comes up on the mountain and meets GOD. Being in the awesome and Holy presence of the Lord GOD, all Moses can do is worship the Lord, who is both a righteous judge and a merciful saviour.

    GOD is Truth, who forgives us our sIn, because of our faith in the finished and perfect work of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary. GOD is also just, and knowing that the effects of some sins extend beyond the sinner, He is right to punish the guilty. We have all sinned and come short of the Glory of GOD, and we are all guilty before the Judge of the quick and the dead. His justice is perfect, and His mercy endureth to all generations.

    GOD's people, with His Law and Commandments written on our hearts, now take His message of Hope and Peace to this lost and dying world. We are to leave our comfortable pews and go and tell, and as we go, we are to make disciples. Not just converts, but committed and disciplined followers of the Master who also go out and make disciples, and GOD's Church will grow to the Glory of GOD.

    He has called us to minister to the hurting and in need that they might see Jesus in us. He has commanded us to disciple one another in love and in His Word that we might grow thereby. He has commissioned us to take the Good News to this lost and dying world that they may hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ and believe, and in believing have life in His Name.

   
For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD is Holy and must punish sIn, but in His mercy GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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Thou hast found grace in My sight and I know thee by name

10/28/2014

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And he said, I beseech thee, shew me Thy Glory. And He said, I will make all My goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the Name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. And He said, Thou canst not see My face: for there shall no man see Me, and live. And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by Me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with My hand while I pass by: And I will take away Mmine hand, and thou shalt see My back parts: but My face shall not be seen. (Exo 33:18-23)

    To see the full Glory of our GOD would slay us. Moses could not stand in the presence of the Holy GOD face to face because of his sIn and because of his natural state. GOD protected Moses, but granted him this much, that he could hide in the cleft of the rock, and be covered by the Lord as He passed by, and GOD would reveal a portion of Himself to Moses. The Lord is gracious, and allowed Moses to see only that which he could handle.

    In Christ, we are hidden in the Rock, and our sIn is not just covered but taken away so that we can see GOD. We do not see with our eyes, for that would not be faith, but we see Him through His Word and through the Spirit which reveals Truth to all who seek Him. Those who receive Him by faith and trust His finished and perfect work of redemption on the Cross of Calvary have found grace in His sight and are forgiven: not by our works, but by His grace and power. Not to sIn anymore, but to live a life of Holiness to the Lord, as He lives in us and accomplishes His work of grace in us.

    The people of GOD are now to take His message of Hope to those that are without. We are not to hangout at the "hospital" but go out into the fields which are white unto harvest. We are not to relax in the "rec room", but go and tell of His mercy and forgiveness. We are not to congregate on a "cruise ship", but answer the battle stations call on GOD's battleship. GOD calls us to ministry, to be His ambassadors. GOD commands us to discipleship, that we may grow in Him. GOD commissions us to, as we go, take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who do not know GOD, that they may hear the Good News, and believe, and in believing might have life in His Name.

   
For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD is Holy and must punish sIn, but in His mercy GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet

   
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We shall see Him face to face

10/27/2014

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And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy Pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. And all the people saw the cloudy Pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. And Moses said unto the LORD, See, Thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and Thou hast not let me know whom Thou wilt send with me. Yet Thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in My sight. Now therefore, I pray Thee, if I have found grace in Thy sight, shew me now Thy way, that I may know Thee, that I may find grace in Thy sight: and consider that this nation is Thy people. (Exo 33:8-13)

    Moses meets with GOD in the Tabernacle of His presence, and there communes with GOD as a friend. Because Moses had found grace in the sight of the Lord, GOD met him face to face. While there, Moses questioned the plan the GOD had for him, and the faithfulness of the people of GOD. The Lord let him know, that there were people obedient to God that would go with Moses, but even better, that He would go with Moses and it would be sufficient.

    GOD's grace is sufficient for us, and He will supply all our needs through Jesus Christ. Our Lord has redeemed us out of darkness into His marvelous light, and we are to trust His provision for His people. He knows the plans He has for us, and there is nothing that surprises Him. His ways and thoughts are above ours and yet He tells us of Himself through His Word, so we who have trusted His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary can know Him as our friend.

    He goes with us, and before us, and has work for us to do. The tabernacle of God is now with those who receive Him by faith, and receive His forgiveness and reconciliation with God through the blood of Jesus Christ. That is our message of hope and mercy. That is our song of grace that we are to sing in praise and to draw people to GOD as we lift Him up in worship.

    He has called us to minister to the hurting and those in need as He provides, so people see Jesus in us, the hope of Glory. We are commanded to disciple one another in love and in His Word, so we may grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord. He has commissioned us, with His gifts, to go and make disciples, taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to this lost and dying world. As we go, we are to tell the Good News to all who will hear, and believe, that in believing on Him they might have life in His Name.

   
For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD is Holy and must punish sIn, but in His mercy GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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If Thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence

10/24/2014

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And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: And I will send an Angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way. And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments. For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb. (Exo 33:1-6)

    As we continue the account of the Israelites sIn with the golden calf and its aftermath, GOD tells them to go up and take the land, that He will drive out all the people before them, but He will not go with them, because of their sIn. They realize the folly of going anywhere without GOD, even if He clears the way, and cry out and mourn. They have begun to repent and to realize how great their sIn is, and how much more it will still cost them to be restored to their relationship with GOD.

    GOD is serious about sIn. It is an affront to His Holiness, and His character. He, as a just and righteous GOD must punish sIn. Since He is also merciful and loving, He has provided the only possible payment for sIn, in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. Those of us who have received Him by faith have been justified and forgiven, not to sIn more, but to glorify our GOD and to do the work which He has called us to.

    For our GOD has not taken us Home right away, but has left us here on this earth as His ambassadors, to do His will and accomplish His work in and for this lost and dying world. We are to minister to the hurting, that they might see Jesus in us, the Hope of Glory. We are to disciple one another through His Word and in love, so that all men may know we are His disciples. We are to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and the reconciliation that is available to all who repent and believe on Him, that in believing the Gospel they might have life in His Name.

   
For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD is Holy and must punish sIn, but in His mercy GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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Who is on the LORD's side?

10/23/2014

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For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book. Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, Mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. (Exo 32:29-35)

    Moses, acting as GOD's agent, with just and righteous indignation, begins to exact justice and punishment upon Israel for their sin against the Lord. After the slaughter of about 3000 men, Moses entreats the Lord for mercy and forgiveness. GOD tells him that sIn is sIn, and must be accounted for. Moses is to lead the people, but he cannot die for them, nor pay for their sIn. GOD plagues the people because of their sIn, but does not destroy all of them as they deserve.

    However, there is one that is greater than Moses, who did come and die for His people, and for the sins of the whole world. Jesus Christ, GOD in the flesh, gave His life a ransom for many, for we all have sinned and come short of the Glory of GOD. The wages of sIn is death, so GOD would be right to destroy us all, but in His mercy, and because of His love, He sent His only begotten Son that we might have life. We who are His, have received Jesus Christ by faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. Now He lives in us to continue and accomplish His work of our redemption and reconciliation with GOD.

    Now, His people are to be about the Father's business. We are to love one another and minister to the hurting and in need, as GOD gives the increase. We are to disciple one another in love and in His Word, that we might grow thereby. We are to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and His payment for our sIn. As we go, we are to tell others of His judgments, mercy, and love, so that those who hear the Gospel might believe, and believing have life in His Name.

   
For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD is Holy and must punish sIn, but in His mercy GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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Be ye Holy for I AM Holy

10/22/2014

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And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Now therefore let Me alone, that My wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. (Exo 32:9-10, 17-20, 25-26)

    GOD is angry, His righteous anger is stirred for this cause of egregious sIn against His Holiness and His character. The people have made an idol, called it God, and worshipped it, taking His Name in vain, and then committed all sorts of sins against one another. They have not kept themselves Holy before the Lord, and He is ready to destroy them. Even though GOD is right to, and has the authority to, Judge the people of Israel, Moses pleads with GOD for mercy. Then he goes down from the mountain, and Joshua joins him, they see all that is going on, and Moses gets angry. There's a whole lot of sinnin' goin' on, and Moses destroys the calf, punishes the people then calls for those who will stand with GOD, for righteousness, and for judgment.

    GOD is serious about sIn. He is serious about the character and behaviour of His people. Those called by His Name, are to be Holy, for He is Holy. In all things, we are to exemplify Christ, to live the Gospel we preach, and to lift Him up. We are to worship GOD alone, for He is GOD. We are to remember the Name of the Lord for there is no other Name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. We act according to His instructions in righteousness, so that others will see Jesus in us, the hope of Glory, and come to faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary.

    GOD has a plan and purpose for His children. We are left here as His ambassadors. We are called to be His disciples. We are commanded to be His messengers. We are commissioned as the people of GOD to minister to the hurting and in need as GOD gives the increase. We are to discipline one another in love and in His Word that we might grow thereby. We are to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all who will hear. As we go, we are to take His message of love, mercy, and judgment to this lost and dying world, that they might believe, and believing have life in His Name.

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or GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD is Holy and Judges sIn, but in His mercy GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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I the LORD thy GOD am a jealous GOD and I will not share my Glory

10/21/2014

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And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: (Exo 32:1-7)

    How quickly the children of Israel forgot GOD, and His deliverance. How quickly they forgot His Holiness, and His commands that the Lord Himself had preached to them a short time ago. To them, Moses is gone, and GOD is busy, so they needed a god they could see, despite the command against idolatry and graven images. Aaron bowed to the majority, even though they were wrong, and made a god for them to worship. But what a worship and display of depravity. Debauchery, idolatry, and even taking His Name in vain, as they declared a statue to be GOD, and committed both spiritual and physical adultery while offering sacrifices to 'the Lord'.

    But, at times we are no better, though we should be, for we have the Holy Spirit within to convict and correct, even chastise when needed. We who know Christ, and have received Him by faith, know His Holiness, and His Word. We have doctrine to teach, reproof to speak in love, correction to apply, and instructions to heed from GOD's Word. We have Truth to live, and a Gospel to preach and proclaim, that tells us of His love and His Judgments on sIn, worldliness, and our life in Him.

    We are here not to be apart of the world, but as ambassadors of the Kingdom to this lost and dying world. We are here to minister to the hurting and in need that they may see Jesus in us, the hope of Glory. We are here to disciple one another in Truth and in Love, that others may know we are His disciples. We are here to proclaim the Good News of forgiveness and mercy because of our faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. As we go, we are to live the Gospel we preach, and share His love and mercy with all who will hear and believe, that in believing they may have life in His Name.

   
For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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Remember the Sabbath and the Lord of the Sabbath

10/20/2014

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily My Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I AM the LORD that doth sanctify you. Ye shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested, and was refreshed. And He gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of Testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of GOD. (Exo 31:12-18)

    Here GOD reminds the people of Israel, that as good as the Tabernacle is, as the work and will of GOD, they are still to rest in obedience to GOD and His Word. Rest because their bodies need it. Rest in worship of GOD, as Creator, Redeemer, and Lord. GOD is serious about His Character, His Holiness, and His Word. Here He ties the civil penal law for Israel to the Moral Law for everyone, just as He will later add the ceremonial law for the Jews, and connect them all.

    GOD created us and designed us, and because that creation is now marred by sIn, it is even more important to rest our bodies. But, it's not about the day we rest, but about the rest we do during the day. GOD created all things in six 24 hour days, just as He said, and we remember that, every time we worship and rest on the seventh. We worship Him and remember His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary, every time we rest in Him any day. We worship and praise Him for He is Lord and worthy of all praise.
   
    We worship and rest in Him in fellowship, and when we give attention to the hearing and reading of His Word. When His servant, breaks the Bread of Life for our edification. When he reads the Word of God distinctly, and gives the sense, and causes us to understand the reading that we grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord.

    In rest and worship and from GOD's Word, we are refreshed and prepared to do the work of the ministry. We are thoroughly equipped to all good works; to minister to those around us who are hurting and in need as GOD gives the increase. We are taught Doctrine, reproved, corrected, and instructed in righteousness, so we may be perfect, grown up in the Lord and committed, disciplined followers of the Master, the Lord Jesus Christ. We are called, challenged, commissioned, and commanded to take His Gospel to everyone. As we go, we are to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all who will hear and believe, that in believing they might have life in His Name.

   
For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD with forgiveness and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet

   


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