Archives for March 2013

march 31, 2013

PROVERBS 27:6&17
         Pro 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
         Pro 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

I like these verses, a true friend will wound you for your good, we all have blind spots in our lives that we don’t see. Those of you that have friends if you dare ask them what they see in you whether good or bad if they truly care they will tell you. Others will tell you what you want to hear they are kisses that are deceitful, have you believing a lie. Everybody is chicken today and won’t tell anybody anything, the one thing I miss about being up north, (Yankee) at least they tell it bluntly and you know how they feel about you.

           Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
           Mat 26:48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
           Mat 26:49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
           Mat 26:50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

Verse 17 is why we need life groups so we can sharpen someone’s iron or we can get ours sharpened. Just like the first verse and this one we need to have Christian friends for that reason. This is why life groups would do wonders for our walk and our growth. Life groups are a biblical principle going to church one day a week is not going to weave everybody together.

          Job 4:3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
          Job 4:4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
          2Ti 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;


 

march 30, 2013

  PROVERBS 26:4-5
        Pro 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
        Pro 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

I have read these verse many times and try to keep them in my heart. We all have probably been here and GOD is telling us that fools will start being foolish by enticing you to fight or argue with them and the best thing to do is let it go. This is hard to do sometimes depends on the situation but what happens is we tend to fight back or argue with them and we act just like the fool.

         1Pe 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

The second verse JESUS shows us with the Pharisees how to answer a fool according to their folly, JESUS would always answer with scripture to them and it would call out their sin. Then the Pharisees could not be wise in their sin. I must confess that I have not been good at this but I have changed some in this area, I refuse to argue with the jw’s that come to the house I just keep pointing out JESUS is GOD to them but they never get it. Last time they brought up I AM that I AM and I told them that is JESUS, they asked how is that and I told them

           Joh 18:5  They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
Joh 18:6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

The he is in italicized which means they added that so what is JESUS saying:  I AM THAT I AM.   They left after that and have not been back. Finally answered the fool according to their folly.  GLORY TO THE GREAT I AM!!!


 

march 29, 2013

                             PROVERBS 25:14
        Pro 25:14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

This verse stood out to me because in Sunday school we are studying the motivational gifts I was curious if this was the same but on the opposite side of things. It is amazing no matter how many times we read this book verses like this one just pop out like I had never seen it before that’s why I love this book never gets old. We see this all the time just watch some of the preachers on TV. They boast how they can heal, a smack to the forehead and presto you can walk again, you know, never read about JESUS walking up smacking them on their forehead and say “be healed”. I do believe JESUS heals not saying He doesn’t. JESUS just didn’t even have to speak and they were healed. I think the verse is saying these false men are all show and no JESUS! Just mail the money and you shall be healed, get real. Don’t remember that in the scripture.

         2Co 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
         2Co 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
         2Co 11:15 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 11:16  I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.
         2Co 11:17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

Just like in the summer off in the distance you see that storm coming and it finally gets to you hoping it will cool off and nothing happens the same with these false men. The only difference is that the people under these guys end up in hell.

         2Pe 2:15  Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
         2Pe 2:16  But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
         2Pe 2:17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
         2Pe 2:18  For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
         2Pe 2:19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

How messed up do you have to be that GOD sends a donkey to rebuke you. The other thing is GOD doesn’t need us He could have donkeys get the gospel out. We need to see that and see what a privilege we have here to worship JESUS and have the fellowship that we do. Sometimes we take that for granite and act like we have to. We don’t have to do anything, if we are truly sold out to JESUS we should want to worship, study, and read about JESUS, not have some check list of have to dos. THANK YOU GOD for this awesome privilege we have today.


 

march 28, 2013

   PROVERBS 24:1-3
        Pro 24:1  Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
        Pro 24:2  For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
        Pro 24:3  Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
        Pro 24:4  And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

I chose this because we all probably have done this, the word envious means jealous, you can get angry jealous. Have you ever got angry because someone got a new car and it was what you wanted? Have you ever wanted to be with someone because they are cool this is common in our age look at hollywood,  we say man if I could just hang out with _________ you fill in the blank. GOD tells us this, they study destruction, they always try to get more money, women, cars, homes, or whatever their heart desires, but they never desire GOD. That is what makes them wicked.

       Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
       Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
       Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
       Act 13:10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

These verses pretty much tell us everything about hollywood. Not trying to call them out but that’s all we ever hear about from that place. God tells us through wisdom we can build our house, JESUS said on the ROCK we build our house. JESUS is the foundation which wisdom builds the house by us understanding that it is established which means our house is stable in the faith of JESUS.

         Col 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Then by the knowledge GOD fills us with grace and comfort of precious and pleasant riches. The chamber being our souls. You can apply it to your life physically that as long as you work for what you got and did it honestly and don’t forget GOD in your wealth that GOD will bless us and some will be able to give to their children’s children.
Remember JESUS is the foundation wisdom, knowledge, and understanding in the chamber and JESUS is the cap stone to.


 

march 27, 2013

PROVERBS 23:6
        Pro 23:6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

It doesn’t take long these days that evil eye is everywhere it is on our money it is all over TV, just about all the now day pop music, they call it the all seeing eye, really it is nothing more than satan. It is even big trend right now to get it tattooed. In scripture we see the LORD has eyes meaning more than one. I think that one reason for not eating dainty meats is it was well know in the Old Testament they would sacrifice the animals to false gods then eat the meat. We can also see that evil eye refers to

           Mar 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

Looking at the scripture in Daniel they would not eat the kings meat that’s what makes me think that it might have been sacrificed to demons.

          Dan 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
         Dan 1:9  Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
          Dan 1:10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.

Daniel says that he would not defile himself so that could be why or it is pork. Then we know that wine give us red eyes.

        Pro 23:29  Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
        Pro 23:30  They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

We also see how we need to watch who we hang out with make sure they don’t practice wickedness

         Psa 141:4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

The good thing about today is we can ask JESUS to bless our food I believe in Him and believe He does bless it for us.
They have done study’s at restaurants that have had food poison and found that people that bless their food did not get food poisoning and everyone else did. So be sure to ask GOD to bless your food before you eat and BELIEVE.


 

march 26, 2013

 

                          PROVERBS 22:6
        Pro 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

I chose this verse because this is a good principle but it is not a promise. I look at people in the bible like Able and Cain, Japheth, Shem, Ham, Isaac, Ishmael just to name a few. We still see it today a lot of Christians have raised their children with the word of GOD but for some reason they still go astray. All we can do is try to raise them with GOD’s word and GOD’s knowledge and pray for our kids but in the end it is up to them to accept JESUS just like we had to do.

        Psa 78:3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
        Psa 78:4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
        Psa 78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
        Psa 78:6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
        Psa 78:7  That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:


 

march 25,2013

                               PROVERBS 21:30-31
        Pro 21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

I love this verse there is nothing that can be used against GOD, this verse makes me think of the great white throne judgment, no one will have excuses, GOD knows all!!


        Isa 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
        Isa 46:11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
        Isaiah 14:27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

        Pro 21:31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

Seems that the world wants this day to come always harassing Israel and Christians all over the globe, I know it is the sign of the times, but how do they think that GOD will not win is beyond me. They can send every nuclear bomb at him and The LAMB is just going to laugh at them!! Then they will experience how grapes feel in the wine press, smashed, don’t that just sound like fun. I will take safety of the LORD.


        Rev 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
        Rev 14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
        Rev 14:20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
        Psa 140:7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.


 

march 24, 2013

   PROVERBS 20:30
        Pro 20:30  The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Chose this verse cause wasn’t sure what it meant, just looking at it the blueness reminds me of the word of GOD, that would cleanseth away evil, the stripes remind me of that rod to the back side, so I will have to put that KJV to work and it will tell us what it means. Blue is symbol of deity. The first part cleanseth away evil: Hebrew meaning is a purging medicine against evil. Also GOD tell us in numbers to:

         Num 15:38  Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
         Num 15:39  And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:
         Num 15:40  That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

Blue reminds me of Moses when he was up on Sinai

         Exo 24:10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

The second half of the verse is the rod on our back sides

        Pro 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
        Pro 19:25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
         Heb 12:10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Remember how our parents would tell us that the spanking hurt them more than us, we see that GOD spanks our rears wonder if it hurts GOD like it does when we spank our kids?


 

march 23, 2013

  PROVERBS 19:2
        Pro 19:2  Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

It was not long ago that I was that soul and it was not good seemed that I was always looking for that one thing to make me whole and no matter what I did I was never satisfied. I walked around in ignorance, I was like a dog they have no soul. The whole time never thought about my soul.

          Psa 49:20  Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
          Hos 4:6  My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

This verse is the truth I had rejected knowledge, Glory to GOD, He gave me a chance to receive His knowledge, all I had to do was put down that pride and surrender to JESUS.

             Ecc 12:9  And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Never payed attention to my feet always made rash decisions did not care about the penalty, was inconsiderate of others all I cared about was myself. Then JESUS changed all that!!!   I believe these next verses with all my heart!

             Eze 36:26  A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
             Psa 57:7  My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

march 22, 2013

                              PROVERBS 18:22
         Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

This verse I have chose because it amazes me what the Bible says about the wife. A good wife is a blessing to us men, some might not see it that way but when I was lost I had no idea of how important a wife is. What was cool is the fact that my wife was a gift from GOD and I was lost, I know this cause my wife is my best friend and as the years go by it keeps getting better. She has always been there never wants to be without me that’s crazy all by itself there are times I can’t stand myself. I never prayed for her because I was lost GOD just put her in my life, right after my vacation in Cobb county detention facility otherwise I’d probably be in Alabama now. Now that I study GODs word I find verses like these and see GOD has always been there some people think that GOD doesn’t help the lost then what is this. I thank GOD for the blessing of a virtuous woman.

         Ecc 9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.