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Meditations
on His Word, December, 2013
Luke 13:17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Jesus had just chastened the rulers of the synagogue about healing a woman in an eighteen year bondage by Satan. There is no greater feeling than to be set free from a bondage of illness of the flesh or ignorance of the Truth of our Father God.
It is amazing to read that ALL His adversaries were ashamed at His chastisement and instruction. In the face of Truth (Jesus) even those who opposed Him could not deny His Truth, His love and compassion. The fact that they could feel shame at their lack of compassion and love is encouraging that we all can come out of doctrinal obedience set up by self-righteous, ignorant religious leaders and organizations. Today, we are seeing such lack of empathy and compassion because too many are following angry religious leaders being led by their emotions and not by the nature of our Lord and Savior. These leaders are filled with such blind self-righteousness that they cannot see that they are exemplifying the world’s attitudes and not Christ’s. They have no spiritual eyes and ears to see and hear the Truth and repent of their unGodly teachings and actions. You may think you have all the Truth and knowledge, but without love and compassion for all people, you have nothing.
I Corinthians 13:1- 4
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels (languages and messages of Truth, and have not charity (LOVE), I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy (teaching), and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity (LOVE), I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity (LOVE), it profiteth me nothing.
Charity (LOVE) suffereth long, and is kind; charity (LOVE) envieth not; charity (LOVE) vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, ...
It is wonderful to read that ALL the people rejoiced at the glorious things He did and taught. We are promised that if we are teaching His Truth that even the gainsayers will be convinced. And once they are convinced they will spiritually rejoice and rest in that Truth.
Luke 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Titus 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
We can testify that in the seven years we have been teaching as our Master leads, we can count on one hand the times that someone has wanted to debate or attack our teachings. We peacefully and politely tell them that we will not debate with them and that it is their prerogative to disagree. We then tell them that we have been instructed to sow and water His seeds of Truth, but it is up to the Father to increase those seeds in the minds of others. We never received another comment from them. What pressure it takes off of us to know that our Father will open the minds of His children when they are ready to hear the Truth and it is not our job to try to make someone hear what we are saying. His yoke is truly light to bear!
I Corinthians 3:7&8
So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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Meditations on His Word, November, 2013
John 1:37-39 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
Came across a well-known, very wealthy TV evangelist teaching that Jesus our Christ was also a very wealthy man, a multi-millionaire just like this evangelist. Dumbfounded, I couldn’t believe it when he said he had verses to back it up! “OK, I’ve got to see this!” He then sent his congregation of thousands to the above verses. The TV evangelist never mentioned in his teaching that there were only two of John the Baptist’s disciples that followed Jesus and yet it clearly says so! One of the two was Andrew who first went to get his brother, Simon, and brought him to Jesus’ house, that makes four. The TV evangelist said that Jesus must have had a grand house to put up these disciples. First, it is not difficult to arrange food and shelter in even a one room building for just four people, but the Bible does not say how many rooms Jesus lived in. Second, the two disciples “abode with him that day”, not forever.
The only reason I can assume this evangelist would twist the scripture on this point is to deflect guilt and accusation of him being self-indulgent about his own expensive tastes. It is a mystery why so many continue to support prosperity teachers. These teachers tell them they are to take care of the pastors and preachers, they neglect to teach them “freely we have received, freely give”. They tell them that they are getting their blessings, but the givers are not receiving their blessings because they are not giving enough to them (of course, they say to God).
Our Father’s Word covers this in II Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;. Our Lord also addresses it when he calls those lazy and slothful whom will not search and seek Him as Truth, but allow pastors and denominations to tell them what to believe. Christ calls them lazy servants who will not work to sow and water the Truth instead of false teachings.
We must remember that we are not to try to change Jesus into our likeness, but that He is changing us into His likeness with each awakening of Truth and chastening trial.
II Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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Meditations
on His Word, October, 2013
John 7:12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
It has always seemed more disconcerting to hear someone say that Jesus was just a good man and a good teacher or prophet than to hear them deny believing in Him at all. There are religions and denominations that teach that Jesus did exist, but he was just a good man and teacher or prophet. This is a sly and cunning way to dismiss him as the only begotten son of God and our Christ. And if it is done deliberately or in ignorance, we will leave that judgment for our Lord to decide.
These religions and denominations go so far as to say Jesus was a holy man, maybe even the holiest man who lived. They say that he did some great teachings such as the Sermon on the Mount, but that’s where they stop. They are not willing to declare that Jesus was the divine Son of God, who was the very nature of God who came to earth in the body of a man.
If we take them at their patronizing words about whom Jesus was then we will have to concede some pretty awful and unholy character attributes about him. First and foremost would be that he is a liar because he taught that he and the Father are one. John 10:30 I and my Father are one. How can anyone be a holy person and be a liar before our Father who hates liars. Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. If Jesus lied about that then he must also have lied about all his healings, his forgiving of sins, his teachings and that he was sent into the world by the Father to save the world that mankind might become one with the Father as he and the Father are one. The book from which these other religions and denominations even know of Jesus’ existence would all be lies and made up stories because that book is the testimony of Jesus as our Christ.
So why would they call someone like that a good man and a good teacher/prophet? Why would you want to perpetuate such a contradicting explanation of who Jesus was and is? They believe if they acknowledge that he did exist then they can negate his teachings and create their own, which is exactly what they have done, again, either in ignorance or direct rebellion against God. It is lack of submission to God that keeps them from seeing their disavowing version of Jesus. James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
We must all make our own choice of whether to call Jesus a madman or demon who lied, called himself God and deceived many people or we can believe that Jesus left no doubt in His Word as to who He was and is: the only begotten divine Son of God and the Savior of all mankind!
One thing is for sure; we will call him Lord now or we will call him Lord later!
Romans 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Philippians 2:10 & 11 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Meditations
on His Word, September, 2013
Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Christians have allowed themselves to be silenced on
teaching and standing for Truth with the above verse in Matthew about
judging. If anything this verse is
instructing us clearly on the fact that we are to judge sin but not the
sinner. Christ is telling us that we had
better check ourselves before we think that we have the right to judge
another’s condition with our Father. He
did not mean for us to not judge which thoughts and actions are sinful and must
be repented.
In the Old Testament the book of Judges tells us our
Heavenly Father appointed people to be judges over Israel. Today, the followers of Christ are Israel and
the judges are those who teach and stand for His Truth. A judge must represent the Truth among any
and all who would misrepresent it deliberately or in ignorance. That is the duty of a judge in our Father’s
Kingdom here on earth. Within that duty
we are not to judge people as to their salvation nor condemn them, but we are
to judge the Truth that is being taught or distorted by those people.
Today the Catholic Church has a new pope who is quoted as
saying, “…who am I to judge.” This set
off excitement throughout the world among people who so much want a religious
icon to condone their sins. How sad that
anyone would look to another person’s opinion instead of looking to the Truth
of our Father and His Son, our Teacher, about what is a sin. Romans 1:25 Who
changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature
(man’s opinion) more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. The exact quote from the pope was,” "If
someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to
judge?" The answer to this
question is we, as followers of our Christ, are to teach and
represent the Truth about homosexuality or any other sin as stated in our
Father’s Holy Word, but we are not to judge the person committing it. If we condone or applaud anyone’s sin then we
are sinning ourselves. So many are misguided about the difference of showing
love to others or judging and teaching what are sins. Romans
1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. “If someone is gay and he searches for
the Lord and has good will”, how is he going to find the Lord if no
one is teaching and standing for the Truth to share with him? To find the Lord is to find the Truth because
he is the Truth. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
We are to judge sins solely by God’s Holy Word and not by
our opinions or anyone else’s. We are
not to judge with our emotions or our respect for others. Proverbs 24: 23 These things also belong to the wise. It is
not good to have respect of persons in judgment. There are many who judge their own kin
or close friends much more leniently than they do strangers. Brings
to mind Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain
strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. What a beautiful way to teach us with
His angels/messengers as strangers and may be at the mercy of our judgment. A Christ-led judge will always judge
his or her's own sins before passing judgment on another's sin. The Holy Spirit of
our Teacher will bring to mind our own sins to teach us to be merciful in our
judgment of others. I Corinthians 11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we
should not be judged.
In Revelation 2:2 Christ is pleased with those who
try/judge those who say they are sent from God to teach/apostles, but are
liars. May He be well
pleased with us also as we judge actions, teachings and thoughts by His Holy
Word.
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Meditations
on His Word, August 2013
“Sorceries”
There seems to be a great deal of confusion about the meaning of the word sorceries in the Holy Bible. The Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible gives the definition in Hebrew as: to whisper a spell; to enchant; magic; witchcraft. In Greek: pharmakeia; druggist; drug poisoner; medication.
Some religious teachers get upset because they think others are saying we should not go to doctors/pharmacies when we are in need of medications due to illness. There are some preachers and sects who do teach this.
Because of sensational movies and books we are inclined to think of witches, warlocks, ghosts, demons and evil spirits when we hear the word sorceries. Although these beings are talked about in the Bible, we must put them into perspective so that we may gain knowledge of them and always be prepared to recognize when we are under their spells (influence, tutelage, dominance or impression).
Let us see if we can put our spirits at peace about the instruction we are receiving from our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ in His Holy Word. The word sorceries is used to symbolize those who would seduce you away from following the Truth/Jesus and try to destroy any credibility one may have to share the Truth. These people have always used charisma to entrance and deceive people, but they also have used drugs to make people of no avail for the Kingdom of God here on earth. It is how they do this in a realistic way that we must confront, especially in today’s epidemic of drug abuse. All we have to do is look around to see the Truth of us being warned about those using sorcery to keep us outside of the Kingdom of God. Revelation 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
When one is abusing prescription or illegal drugs, they are outside the City or Kingdom of God. (Let us not lose sight of all the others who are listed in the verse above as also outside the Kingdom, but for this teaching we will concentrate on sorcerers and sorcery.) We are told what the Kingdom of God is in Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. When one is tormented by drug induced hallucinations, unable to lift their heads from their chests, unable to function in their day-to-day activities, unable to form coherent thoughts then of course they have no peace, joy or righteousness in their lives. Of course, they are being deprived of the greatest gift our Savior brought down to earth for us. This is what is so evil about sorcery. It covers the Truth with lies, deception, torment, bondage and making those involved feel that they are useless to serve in the Kingdom of God for which we were created.
As we witness today, sorcery/pharmakeia has taken so many into bondage of drug addiction and we must stay on watch and use Godly wisdom that we, too, are not enchanted into the seduction of sorcery/pharmakeia. Beware of the motives of those who would prosper from their victims’ addictions. We see the advertisements every day on TV and in magazines seducing people into every drug they can manufacture. Financial prosperity is their motive and it is evil. I Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Pray for all those who are caught in this bondage to be set free and experience the righteousness, peace and joy we have been promised by our Heavenly Father and His Son, our Savior, Jesus. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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Meditations
on His Word, July, 2013
Matthew 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Many churches and ministries take this verse literally and visit their local prisons to show Jesus’ love and compassion. Now, while there is nothing intrinsically wrong about this, it should convict us to remember to show that same love and compassion for those who are in bonds in a spiritual prison.
This spiritual prison of being in sin is what is being talked about in I Peter 3:18-20. Jesus had always taught to all He encountered about being set free from the prison of sin.
Our Master, Jesus, showed us by example that those imprisoned in sin are just as in need of visiting from loving, understanding and forgiving representatives of Christ. It may be more exalted and applauded to go to those in literal prisons, but those in your everyday lives and your own relatives are also in need of some love and understanding. Ironically, those in literal prisons may be there for the very same sins that those in your family or environment are also in bondage. Sharing some time with them or breaking bread with them may be the time they feel God’s love through you and break free from whatever sin has them in bondage.
Jesus shocked his followers and the Pharisee legalists of the time by going into the houses of sinners and dining with them. It was one thing to minister to them in public arenas, but to go into their homes and share time and a meal with them?!! Matthew 9:9 & 10 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Jesus did not fear their sins would rub off on Him, but reached out to them that they would feel His love and compassion. We must not condemn them in their sins as unworthy to even share a meal with them. Sharing a meal at a family gathering does not mean you have to share their drug or alcohol addictions, join them in their adultery or fornication, applaud their lying or stealing, etc. It is a time to show we are all children of God and that He loves us all. It is a time to show that we are not self-righteous and that we do not think more highly of ourselves than we ought. Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Sowing the fruits of the Holy Spirit/Jesus, into the lives of others will produce wonderful fruits of the Spirit to manifest in the spirits of those on the receiving end and also in those who are sowing.
Galatians 5:22 & 23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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Meditations
on His Word, June, 2013
John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
There are teachings by, hopefully, well-meaning people using the above verse to say that if we worship the Holy Bible/Scriptures as the Word of God we are committing blasphemy against our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. They teach that Jesus is chastising the Pharisees with this verse and therefore; we should stop worshipfully searching the scriptures or we are in need of chastisement, also. They say we are not giving Jesus His due glory and honor if we teach, quote, search and rely on the Bible/Scriptures. How can this be if the Scriptures are the testimony of others of our Christ and His own testimony? Is not Jesus and His testimony one and the same? Why would anyone want to separate them? The colon in the above verse explains the phrase “Search the Scriptures” with Christ’s words, “and they are they which testify of me.” Pretty clear what He thought of the Scriptures! His chastisement in this verse was not that they were worship-fully searching the scriptures, but that they were still looking for their Savior as it says in the scriptures, although He was standing right before them.
We know from John 1:1-18 that Jesus is the Word sent from God to bring grace and truth to the world. Jesus is truth, He spoke and taught truth while he walked the earth and His truth was written down in the Scriptures/Bible for us to search and study today. At what point could anyone think that Jesus, truth, scriptures and the Bible should be considered separate and not worthy of love, worship and glorifying?
A few reasons come to mind. When some become intimidated by their lack of understanding of the The Word of God, they begin to negate that source of knowledge.
Some abuse the Scriptures/Bible in their ignorance and turn others off on the written word. Their abuse for notoriety and financial gain is a very sad thing, but you don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater just because some are misinformed! We are to come out of their abusive false teachings and search the scriptures for the Truth.
Another reason is that some believe they are so righteous that God speaks directly to them, therefore; you do not need the Bible/Scriptures. If we turn away from the written Word, how can we test every spirit as we are instructed to, in that very written word? How could we test the spirit of anti-christs? We would be at the mercy of every misinformed, charismatic, ignorant, abusive and self-righteous false teacher.
Read all the beautiful verses about the scriptures in the Bible and you will be at peace about worshiping not only our Savior, the Word made flesh, but also worshiping His testimony that was scribed to be read, searched and studied by all who are seeking His Truth.
Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Revelation 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (teaching, sharing and sowing His Truth from His Word.)
Only evil and confusion would benefit by the belittling, negating and forbidding of%2
Meditations
on His Word, March 2013
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Just heard this verse being taught again the other day and the teacher was teaching it literally. He was saying that the serpent was literally a snake that was used to seduce Eve into disobeying our Father’s instructions. These teachings show us clearly how much we all need to mature in our Father’s Holy Word and his knowledge for us so that we can help each other to grow.
The definition of serpent: to hiss, to whisper
The definition of subtil: crafty, cunning
Beast of the field: a living creature of the world
Eat: to partake, consume, ingest or acquire (knowledge) of whatever is being offered.
Fruit: knowledge
Tree: Man or mankind. God’s created beings.
Now, what does all this mean in this verse? In this case, whispering, crafty, cunning lies that the serpent (a created being who could talk, think, deduce and choose to rebel against his creator) used to seduce Eve to disobey God. A created being was offering Eve knowledge of good and evil that would make her responsible for the use of that knowledge and now knowing right from wrong. That created being was Satan, the Devil, the serpent and the great dragon. Revelation 12:9 and 20:2.
This preacher was teaching that the snake walked upright and that God cursed the serpent/snake to crawl on his belly and eat dust all the days of his life. A snake is one of God’s creations that has its purpose like any other animal He created to be under man’s dominion. Phrases such as, “upon thy belly shalt thou go” and “dust shalt thou eat” are idioms meaning Satan would be lower than Mankind. He would be able to “bruise the heel” of mankind (causing man to stumble and disobey because of his false teachings), but Mankind, (Because of our partaking of the Tree of Life/Jesus Christ) would “bruise his head” (power of deception/rebellion). We bruise his head/power every time we come out from under false teachings and sow and water Truth.
We should be able to clearly see the cunning, crafty and subtil plan of Satan’s about this misunderstood teaching. If we never encounter a walking talking snake then we must have nothing to worry about being seduced with false teachings and therefore; never recognize the many serpents Satan has fathered with his seductive false teachings. His subtil ways are still being used by ignorant people to teach falsely.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
We must be knowledgeable about the “serpents” of which we are told to “be wise as” by our Master. We must be able to “take up serpents” (take on or stand up to with Truth).
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Mark 16:18 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.
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Meditations on His Word, February 2013
“Symbolism of the story of Samson”
Judges Chapters 13-16
For there to be symbolism there has to be something literal to have taken place. Thus is the story of Samson. As with other Old Testament teachable accountings, the story of Samson seems unbelievably sensational and intriguing, but our faith in our Heavenly Father leads us to peacefully accept it as His truth.
Samson was a judge for 20 years. A judge was a military leader. The symbolism for us to take from this is that we, as the believers that Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God and our Savior, are Israel today, and are called to be the military leaders in the spiritual war that we are told about in Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. We are to be that great army that we are told about in Ezekiel chapter 37:that had the spirit of Truth spoken and taught to them and they arose to go forth into spiritual battle for our Heavenly Father.
One of the first beautiful aspects of Samson’s life is in Judges 14:4 where it says that his parents did not know that Samson was being led by the Holy Spirit to pick a wife of the Philistines. We must be careful to respect the guidance and instruction of the Holy Spirit of our Savior in others’ lives. We may think they have left the path of God, when they may very well are being used in one of God’s mysterious ways to bring about His Kingdom here on Earth. Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
The symbolism of the number 20 means redemption. Samson was a judge for 20 years as part of God’s plan of redemption for Israel then and now. His life was to teach us that we, too, will be attacked by the enemy and what will take place if we come out from under the covering of Christ. We, who have been redeemed, must represent that redemption to all.
The symbolism of Philistines is those who oppose God and His Son, Jesus. They represent all who are disobedient, unrepentant and defiant of our Heavenly Father. They will always fight against those standing for God until they are cast into the Lake of Fire for awakening, repentance and instruction.
The symbolism of hair means a covering or protection. As our Bridegroom, Jesus is our covering and we are protected and led by His Holy Spirit when we are under His covering, but without His Holy Spirit of Truth we are susceptible to false teachings, false beliefs and attacks from those who would destroy His Kingdom, which is within us.
The symbolism of the number 7 means Spiritual completeness and perfection (Spiritual Maturity). In verse 19 of chapter 16 they shaved off seven locks of his head. Samson had the completeness and maturity of God’s covering upon him. It was taken from him and he was without God’s covering and vulnerable to the enemy’s attacks.
As we strive to become more mature Christians we must be as wise as the serpent that would seduce us and lead us to stray from under the covering of our Father and Savior. Even to our deaths.
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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Meditations on His Word, January 2013
“Jesus Wept.” John 11:35
Until our hearts are broken by what broke Jesus’ heart and brought him to tears, we will never truly understand this verse in God’s Word. Until we have experienced the truth of another of our Master’s instruction for us, Mark 6:4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet (a sower or waterer of Truth) is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house., and felt the frustration and hurt of not being able to share revelations of Truth with the ones you love the most, we will not understand why Jesus wept.
We weep because we can’t seem to reach our closest loved ones, friends and neighbors, but He wept for ALL mankind because He loves ALL. Therefore; by His glorious example we are being taught to love ALL mankind as much as we love our closest kin. When we experience the pain and then the acceptance of not being able to reach our loved ones, we will finally come to the realization that this is the best way to teach us to love ALL. We know in our hearts if our loved ones accepted our sharing of knowledge of the Truth with open arms and minds we would never be as committed to sharing His Truth with others.
We come to the understanding of our Master’s teaching that a prophet is not accepted by his own kin, his own country and in his own house as we mature in God’s Holy Word. We come to peace with the fact that it will take someone else to reach your kin, country and those in your own house. We dry our tears, pull ourselves up and march forward to teach the Truth, knowing that as we sow and water our Heavenly Father will cause it to grow and increase. The Truth WILL be taught to our loved ones by another prophet of Truth to whom they will give heed and honor.
Jesus wept because he knew he was sent to teach and share our Father’s plan of salvation in a limited time before His loving sacrifice on the cross, but were His brothers and sisters really hearing what He was saying? Jesus also was in great torment in the Garden of Gethsemane because the plan was about to be completed with His death and resurrection, but was mankind willing to hear, accept it and carry it on for all generations yet to come? This is the love for others that our Savior had for mankind and this is the love He expects us to have for each other.
We may think it is easier to love those of the same blood and therein is why Christ shed His blood for ALL mankind. ALL Mankind is of one blood. Acts 17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Just heard this verse being taught again the other day and the teacher was teaching it literally. He was saying that the serpent was literally a snake that was used to seduce Eve into disobeying our Father’s instructions. These teachings show us clearly how much we all need to mature in our Father’s Holy Word and his knowledge for us so that we can help each other to grow.
The definition of serpent: to hiss, to whisper
The definition of subtil: crafty, cunning
Beast of the field: a living creature of the world
Eat: to partake, consume, ingest or acquire (knowledge) of whatever is being offered.
Fruit: knowledge
Tree: Man or mankind. God’s created beings.
Now, what does all this mean in this verse? In this case, whispering, crafty, cunning lies that the serpent (a created being who could talk, think, deduce and choose to rebel against his creator) used to seduce Eve to disobey God. A created being was offering Eve knowledge of good and evil that would make her responsible for the use of that knowledge and now knowing right from wrong. That created being was Satan, the Devil, the serpent and the great dragon. Revelation 12:9 and 20:2.
This preacher was teaching that the snake walked upright and that God cursed the serpent/snake to crawl on his belly and eat dust all the days of his life. A snake is one of God’s creations that has its purpose like any other animal He created to be under man’s dominion. Phrases such as, “upon thy belly shalt thou go” and “dust shalt thou eat” are idioms meaning Satan would be lower than Mankind. He would be able to “bruise the heel” of mankind (causing man to stumble and disobey because of his false teachings), but Mankind, (Because of our partaking of the Tree of Life/Jesus Christ) would “bruise his head” (power of deception/rebellion). We bruise his head/power every time we come out from under false teachings and sow and water Truth.
We should be able to clearly see the cunning, crafty and subtil plan of Satan’s about this misunderstood teaching. If we never encounter a walking talking snake then we must have nothing to worry about being seduced with false teachings and therefore; never recognize the many serpents Satan has fathered with his seductive false teachings. His subtil ways are still being used by ignorant people to teach falsely.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
We must be knowledgeable about the “serpents” of which we are told to “be wise as” by our Master. We must be able to “take up serpents” (take on or stand up to with Truth).
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Mark 16:18 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.
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Meditations on His Word, February 2013
“Symbolism of the story of Samson”
Judges Chapters 13-16
For there to be symbolism there has to be something literal to have taken place. Thus is the story of Samson. As with other Old Testament teachable accountings, the story of Samson seems unbelievably sensational and intriguing, but our faith in our Heavenly Father leads us to peacefully accept it as His truth.
Samson was a judge for 20 years. A judge was a military leader. The symbolism for us to take from this is that we, as the believers that Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God and our Savior, are Israel today, and are called to be the military leaders in the spiritual war that we are told about in Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. We are to be that great army that we are told about in Ezekiel chapter 37:that had the spirit of Truth spoken and taught to them and they arose to go forth into spiritual battle for our Heavenly Father.
One of the first beautiful aspects of Samson’s life is in Judges 14:4 where it says that his parents did not know that Samson was being led by the Holy Spirit to pick a wife of the Philistines. We must be careful to respect the guidance and instruction of the Holy Spirit of our Savior in others’ lives. We may think they have left the path of God, when they may very well are being used in one of God’s mysterious ways to bring about His Kingdom here on Earth. Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
The symbolism of the number 20 means redemption. Samson was a judge for 20 years as part of God’s plan of redemption for Israel then and now. His life was to teach us that we, too, will be attacked by the enemy and what will take place if we come out from under the covering of Christ. We, who have been redeemed, must represent that redemption to all.
The symbolism of Philistines is those who oppose God and His Son, Jesus. They represent all who are disobedient, unrepentant and defiant of our Heavenly Father. They will always fight against those standing for God until they are cast into the Lake of Fire for awakening, repentance and instruction.
The symbolism of hair means a covering or protection. As our Bridegroom, Jesus is our covering and we are protected and led by His Holy Spirit when we are under His covering, but without His Holy Spirit of Truth we are susceptible to false teachings, false beliefs and attacks from those who would destroy His Kingdom, which is within us.
The symbolism of the number 7 means Spiritual completeness and perfection (Spiritual Maturity). In verse 19 of chapter 16 they shaved off seven locks of his head. Samson had the completeness and maturity of God’s covering upon him. It was taken from him and he was without God’s covering and vulnerable to the enemy’s attacks.
As we strive to become more mature Christians we must be as wise as the serpent that would seduce us and lead us to stray from under the covering of our Father and Savior. Even to our deaths.
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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Meditations on His Word, January 2013
“Jesus Wept.” John 11:35
Until our hearts are broken by what broke Jesus’ heart and brought him to tears, we will never truly understand this verse in God’s Word. Until we have experienced the truth of another of our Master’s instruction for us, Mark 6:4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet (a sower or waterer of Truth) is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house., and felt the frustration and hurt of not being able to share revelations of Truth with the ones you love the most, we will not understand why Jesus wept.
We weep because we can’t seem to reach our closest loved ones, friends and neighbors, but He wept for ALL mankind because He loves ALL. Therefore; by His glorious example we are being taught to love ALL mankind as much as we love our closest kin. When we experience the pain and then the acceptance of not being able to reach our loved ones, we will finally come to the realization that this is the best way to teach us to love ALL. We know in our hearts if our loved ones accepted our sharing of knowledge of the Truth with open arms and minds we would never be as committed to sharing His Truth with others.
We come to the understanding of our Master’s teaching that a prophet is not accepted by his own kin, his own country and in his own house as we mature in God’s Holy Word. We come to peace with the fact that it will take someone else to reach your kin, country and those in your own house. We dry our tears, pull ourselves up and march forward to teach the Truth, knowing that as we sow and water our Heavenly Father will cause it to grow and increase. The Truth WILL be taught to our loved ones by another prophet of Truth to whom they will give heed and honor.
Jesus wept because he knew he was sent to teach and share our Father’s plan of salvation in a limited time before His loving sacrifice on the cross, but were His brothers and sisters really hearing what He was saying? Jesus also was in great torment in the Garden of Gethsemane because the plan was about to be completed with His death and resurrection, but was mankind willing to hear, accept it and carry it on for all generations yet to come? This is the love for others that our Savior had for mankind and this is the love He expects us to have for each other.
We may think it is easier to love those of the same blood and therein is why Christ shed His blood for ALL mankind. ALL Mankind is of one blood. Acts 17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;