Preachr34
  • Preachr34
    • Blog
  • Free Offer
  • Ministry Links
    • Other links
    • Other Bloggers
  • Contact me
  • BTCfP/L
  • About me
  • Chaplain's Corner

He wist not that the LORD was departed

1/26/2016

0 Comments

 
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto GOD from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. (Jdg 16:16-19)
     Samson's problem with women led to confrontations with the Philistines, but this final relationship would be his undoing. Delilah caught his eye and captured his heart, so that after many attempts to discover his secret and overcome Samson, she finally wore him down, and he shared his understanding of the Spirit of GOD upon him. Since to some extent his faith was in his hair, and not in GOD who commanded his nazarite vows, when his hair was gone, so was his faith. On the other hand, he broke the vow, even if Delilah had a hand in it, and the Spirit left him when his hair was shaved. Either way, his desire for her, and her incessant driving for the information, led to his being weakened and vulnerable, so that he was captured and imprisoned by the Philistines.

      So often, our earthly desires, which are of the flesh, can trip us up, if we are not careful to seek GOD and rely on Him to meet our needs. And if our faith is not exactly focused on Him and His Word, whether in the church, or the pastor, or a faulty idea of what GOD should do for us, when whatever our faith is in falters, or doesn't come to pass as we want it to, we stumble or our faith is shaken, because it was not built upon the Solid Rock of Jesus Christ and His Word. Our Salvation may have been real, built upon our repentance and faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary, but our continued walk with Him can get sidelined and sidetracked if our faith is redirected away from our Lord.

      However, when we stumble, we have a GOD that is faithful. He has given us the ministry of reconciliation and we are to minister to those around us who are hurting and in need. Those who stumble, or lose their way for a season, can come back and be restored to the Father by repentance of sin and faith in Him. Those in Christ are to be loved and discipled, that their faith may be sure and focused on our Lord as we become more like Him and serve one another. We are to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those who don't know Him, that they hear and believe the Good News of a secure and loving relationship with their Creator through repentance and faith in Him that 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 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, forgiveness from GOD, 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
0 Comments

They shall be snares and traps unto you

12/17/2015

0 Comments

 
As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out. (Jos 15:63, 16:10, 17:12-13)
      Joshua and the Israelites failed to remove some of the enemies of GOD that abided in Canaan, either because of sIn which caused them to falter before their foes, or a lack of faith, which led to them being overcome or not even attempting to drive them out, or because they were deceived and made a league with them and allowed them to stay in the land. These inhabitants, which GOD had already judged, but Israel couldn't or wouldn't remove, would make both political and spiritual trouble for the Israelites the rest of their days, and some of their descendants still oppose GOD and the Jews today.

      Those that oppose GOD, many not even realizing the war they are in, are not to be left thinking there is a neutral position. Every person is born a sinner, and therefore the enemy of GOD, but GOD gave Himself for our sins, that we might be reconciled to GOD, and no more strangers and enemies, but adopted into the family of faith, and restored to a right relationship to GOD through repentance and faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. GOD loves all, even His enemies, because He is our Creator, and is not willing that any should depart this world without Him and be destined to a devil's Hell. We are not to compromise with those who are enemies of GOD or with their doctrine, but proclaim the Truth in love and stand strong in the Lord, with the victory that He has already won.

       He wants His people to share Him with all we meet, in missions, ministry, and discipleship with the Good News of Salvation and the Word of reconciliation. We are His ambassadors, called to minister to those around us who are hurting and in need, that they may come to know Him through us. We are His disciples, commanded to disciple one another in the Word of GOD that we may all grow into the full measure of Him, conformed to the image of His Son. We are His witnesses, commissioned to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Word of GOD to this lost and dying world, and as we go, telling all who will hear of forgiveness of sin through repentance, and reconciliation with GOD through faith in Him and Him alone that those who believe 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 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, forgiveness from GOD, 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
0 Comments

For when I am weak, then am I strong.

5/8/2015

0 Comments

 
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities. For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2Co 12:4-9)
    We are not to promote or glory in ourselves, for without Christ we are nothing. Our weaknesses show the power of GOD in us, when He works in and through us to accomplish His will. We must surrender ourselves to Him, just as we did for Salvation, in faith and on His terms, that He may be glorified. Whatever we are must be given to Him, as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto GOD, which is our reasonable service. Complete and total surrender and offering of ourselves so that He is the one doing the work, and all glory goes to Him.

    In the flesh, it is too easy for us to attempt to boast, or glorify ourselves, or think of our accomplishments, but for those in Christ, we must remember that it is all about Him. We must decrease and He must increase. As we grow in Him, that which is of this world must fade and pass away, and that which is of our Father must increase in us through the power and work of the Holy Spirit which we have of GOD.

    Even in our service to Him and for Him as His ambassadors, we are to show Him to those we serve who are hurting and in need. We are to become more like Him as we grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, through His Word. We are to love one another as Christ loves us, for we are members one of another. We are to take Christ and His Gospel with us, and as we go, proclaim the Good News of Salvation by grace through faith to all those who repent of their sIn and receive Him by trusting in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary that 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
0 Comments

That ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

5/7/2015

0 Comments

 
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2Co 11:3-4, 13-15)
    The enemy of our souls, the father of lies, is not outright and forthcoming, but very subtle. He works against GOD through lies couched in truth, and devious deceptions that seem harmless and legitimate on the surface. His ministers, whether they realize their service to him or not, are equally sublime. Even Christians can fall into his trap, speaking out of tradition, or opinion, or that which isn't true but sounds right, but is not of GOD or His Word. All to corrupt the Word and keep the lost from the Truth of the Gospel.

    The most damaging to the Gospel, is when GOD's people look to other sources for their theology instead of GOD's Word. We are to know it and Him so well, we can see these attacks for what they are. The accuser of the brethren has been doing this since the Garden of Eden, and we ought not to be ignorant of his devices, attacking GOD's Word with doubt and misdirection, a lie wrapped up in dishonest questions and distractions about what he is really up to. We are to stay true to the Word of GOD and resist the devil in the strength of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Satan may want to devour us, but our Lord has already bought us with His own blood and so we look to Him for deliverance.

    Deliverance, not only from our sins, which happened the moment we repented of them and turned to GOD, trusting in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary for forgiveness and Salvation, but also from the fiery darts of the wicked. We put on His Armour, and rest in Him, even while doing His work. Knowing the enemy will come, and the deceptions he will bring, we study the Word of GOD that we may grow thereby and stand strong against those who persecute us, and love one another that we may uphold one another in Him. We minister to those who are hurting and in need that they may see Jesus in us, the Hope of Glory, and those who don't know Him may hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We proclaim the Good News as we go, that those who hear and believe may acknowledge their sin, forsaking it while trusting in GOD alone, and receiving by faith eternal 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
0 Comments

The second man is the Lord from Heaven.

4/15/2015

0 Comments

 
All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. (1Co 15:39-45)
    Man is not an animal, he is the crowning achievement of creation. Created in the image of GOD, Adam was mature and complete, and yet he chose to rebel against GOD and since we were in Adam, all are now under the curse of sIn. But Christ came to deliver those that believe from the penalty of sIn. He took our place that we would have the righteousness of Him through repentance and faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary and receive eternal life that we might be with Him.

    Those who have received Jesus Christ by faith and are accepted into the Beloved, are made holy, and we are now all awaiting that blessed hope and the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Should we die before that event, we will be with Him where He is, and awaiting the resurrection and our new glorified bodies. Those who are alive when He returns for His own, will be caught up to meet those who are asleep in Christ and join the Lord in the air for the marriage supper of the Lamb, and the Judgment seat of Christ.

    Until that day, when we get new glorified bodies to replace these tabernacles we are in now, we are here as His ambassadors and ministers of reconciliation. We are commissioned and commanded by the Lord of Glory and the Commander of the Lord's Army to do His will and work in this lost and dying world, in the world but not of it. We are to minister to those who are hurting and in need, on mission for Him as He directs and provides. We are to disciple one another in the Word of GOD that we all may grow thereby and become conformed to the image of His dear Son. We are to love one another as Christ loved us, that all may know that we are His disciples. We are to take the Gospel with us and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ as we go, teaching all nations all that He has commanded that they might hear 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 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
 
  
0 Comments

Receive with meekness the engrafted Word which saves

12/12/2014

0 Comments

 
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the Word of the Kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the Word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the Word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the Word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the Word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the Word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. (Mat 13:18-23)

    Jesus explained the battle in the hearts of men, hearts that are desperately wicked, and only through the Spirit and the engrafted Word can be redeemed. Those that hear and believe are born again, those that reject, ignore, scoff, or walk away from GOD and His Word, were never in the Kingdom, no matter their outward appearance or behaviour. The forces of darkness and evil, which oppose GOD and the things of GOD, seek to keep people from hearing and beliving GOD's Word. They do and will use any means to distract, discredit, detract, and dispute the Holy Word of GOD. But GOD will prevail, and in those that hear and believe, His Word has power, and will produce fruit in and from the believer who observes to do all that GOD has commanded.

    We are to take in GOD's Word, through hearing, not only with the ears, but with the spirit, that it might bless us and take root. We are to read, that we might know what it says. We are to study to shew ourselves approved unto GOD, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly divinding the Word of Truth. We are to memorize, hiding GOD's Word in our heart, that we might not sIn against GOD. We are to meditate, thinking on these things, that we might observe to do all that is written therein, and then we may make our way prosperous and then we shall have good success. We are to apply GOD's Word, living the Gospel we preach, and knowing its Doctrines, learning from its reproofs, changing our behaviour because of its corrections, and obeying its instructions in righteousness, that we might be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

    The work that GOD has for us to do as His ambassadors, is to minister to the hurting and those in need. We are ministers of reconciliation, pointing others to Christ and His Word. We are to disciple one another in His Word, speaking the Truth in love, that others may know that we are His disciples. We are to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, through His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary, 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
0 Comments

If Thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence

10/24/2014

0 Comments

 
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
0 Comments

I the LORD thy GOD am a jealous GOD and I will not share my Glory

10/21/2014

0 Comments

 
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
0 Comments

Who is like unto Thee O LORD

9/22/2014

 
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God: And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them. And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly He was above them. (Exo 18:5-11)

    Jethro brings Moses his wife and kids, and Moses rehearses all the events of the Exodus in his hearing. His response is worship of  the one true GOD for His victory and deliverance of the people of Israel. He also acknowledges that GOD alone is above all false gods which are made by men's hands and their vain imaginations. The God of Victory, who vanquished Egypt because of their sIn and oppression of Israel has vanquished the sins of the whole world. Our response is to turn from our sIn, and receive Him by faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary, that we might be delivered just as Israel was.

    The pride of people that refuse to repent and turn from their sIn, themselves, their false imagined gods will lead to judgment and destruction. Only those that surrender to GOD and submit to His way, through faith in Jesus Christ, will be delivered and redeemed. We rejoice in the GOD of our Salvation, and praise Him for His deliverance. We who are truly born again, are safe and secure in His arms, not as a license to sIn, but the freedom to live in, through, and for Him and accomplish His work in us. Work to conform us to the image of His dear Son, and work He wants us to do that others might be saved.

    While we praise Him and Him alone, for being the GOD that He is, we also acknowledge that He has work for us to do, while we are ambassadors in this lost and dying world. The GOD of all the Universe, who became a man and took our place on that cruel Roman cross, calls us to minister to others that they might see Jesus in us, the Hope of Glory. The Master, who is both GOD and Man, commands us to disciple one another in love and in His Word, as committed followers of Him. The Word made Flesh, who spoke the worlds into being, has commissioned us to go and tell of the Good News of Salvation through faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. As we go, we are to proclaim His message of mercy and grace that those who hear 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 calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. Just as He provided victory over Egypt, 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, and let Him reign victorious in you, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet

The Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a Standard 

9/19/2014

 
And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. (Exo 17:9-16)

    When the Amalekites fought with Israel, Israel prevailed as long as Moses could keep his hand, with the rod of the Lord in it, raised up as a standard. When Moses got tired, Aaron and Hur stood by and supported him. The Lord gave them victory, not only because of their obedience, but because of the strength and support they provided Moses to accomplish his task.

    God called for a memorial, that Israel might remember, when the Amalekites had passed from history, what the Lord had done for Israel. Moses built an alter of remembrance, and dedicated it to The LORD our Banner, for GOD was their Standard.

    We who are under the banner of GOD our Saviour by faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary, are called and commanded to help one another. We are to especially lift up those who are doing the work of the ministry, our leaders and pastors, both in prayer and in physical assistance to get the work done. We all have work to do because of what GOD has called us to do, and we need one another to accomplish the work of GOD. We need to pray for one another, we need to come along side and work together so that the burden is shared.

    God has called His own to minisry and missions, of which all are to be a part of and support. He has called us to disciple one another through the teaching of the Word and fellowship with one another. He has commissioned us to the work of evangelism, sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ as we go, and telling those who will hear of the Good News of forgiveness and reconciliation with GOD, that they may 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 calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. Just as He provided victory for Israel, 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, and come under His banner, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
<<Previous


    My Blog:

    Comments on the Scriptures, book by book. Working our way through the Scriptures with commentary, encouragement, and equipping. Feel free to add your own comments, or to send me a message concerning what GOD is saying through His Word.

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012

    Categories

    All
    Angel
    Antichrist
    Authority
    Birth
    Blessing
    Calamity
    Charity
    Cherub
    Christ
    Comfort
    Commandment
    Confession
    Confusion
    Contentment
    Counsel
    Covenant
    Creation
    Death
    Deliver
    Delusion
    Destruction
    Devil
    Faith
    Faithfulness
    Father
    Fear
    Fellowship
    Fool
    Forgive
    Glory
    GOD
    Godliness
    Gospel
    Grace
    Heal
    Heaven
    Hell
    Holiness
    Hope
    Idols
    Inheritance
    Joy
    Judge
    Judgement
    Kingdom
    Knowledge
    Law
    Liberty
    Life
    Light
    Lord
    Love
    Marriage
    Memorial
    Mercy
    Morning
    Mystery
    Nations
    Obedience
    Offering
    Pastor
    Peace
    People
    Power
    Praise
    Prayer
    Pride
    Priest
    Promise
    Prophet
    Provision
    Refuge
    Religion
    Resolved
    Rest
    Restore
    Reward
    Righteous
    Sacrifice
    Salvation
    Scriptures
    Service
    Sheep
    Shepherd
    Sin
    Spirit
    Strength
    Submission
    Suffering
    Testify
    Thanksgiving
    Tradition
    Treachery
    Trial
    Truth
    Understanding
    Victory
    Way
    Weakness
    Will
    Wisdom
    Witness
    Wonderful
    Word
    Work
    World
    Worship
    Wrath


Engaging and Enabling People to Enjoy Jesus Christ.