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The LIVING GOD #WILL

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#I seems to me the most used word in our vocabulary today.  Have #you noticed that most conversations start with “I”?   Even most of  the church praise songs begin with “I”.  Do you think we are a self-centered society that no longer cares what GOD thinks?  While reading Ezekiel 36, I am brought to my knees before the Lord God..v.22 LORD GOD SAID; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for MINE HOLY NAMES’S  SAKE, which you have profaned among the heathen whither you went.  v.23 I WILL SANCTIFY MY GREAT NAME which was profaned among the the heathen…and the heathen shall know that I AM LORD, says the LORD GOD, when I WILL BE HONORED IN YOU before their eyes. v.25 I WILL …CLEANSE YOU from all your idols. v.26 I WILL...GIVE YOU A NEW HEART AND A NEW SPIRIT  v.27 I WILL put MY spirit within you and CAUSE YOU to walk in my statutes and keep my judgments and do them.  v.28 You will dwell in the land I gave to your fathers and you shall be my people and I WILL BE YOUR GOD  v.29 I WILL SAVE YOU from all your uncleannesses  v.33 Lord God said, In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities, I WILL cause you to dwell in cities, and the wastes shall be builded from the desolate land…and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced and are inhabited. v.36 then the heathen left round about shall know that I THE LORD  build the ruined places and plant that which was barren; I the LORD have spoken it and I WILL DO IT...v.38 As the holy flock, .of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.  

The LIVING GOD #I AM

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We hear what all the #politicians say about their abilities to #govern, but what does the #Bible say about ultimate #authority?  Ezekiel 20:19,20,33 “I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD walk in MY STATUTES and keep MY JUDGMENTS, and DO THEM; sanctify MY SABBATHS; and they shall be a sign between ME and YOU that you may know that I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD.  AS I LIVE, says the LORD GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, WILL I RULE OVER YOU”  Col.2:8 “Beware that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.  For in Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority...3:17 “whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him. . .3;23 .. knowing that of the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.  But he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done; and there is no respect of persons with GOD.”  Choices  –  Words  –  Actions –  Recorded   by the GREAT  I  AM  are only erased by the precious blood of the lamb, Jesus!  How long since you walked in God’s statutes? kept His judgments? and sanctified His Sabbath? by worshiping the LORD GOD, who is the LIVING I AM with final authority!  

The LIVING GOD #JESUS CHRIST

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What’s in a #name?  – #Family -#Heritage -#Popularity?  You may or may not like your name and some of you may have changed yours to suit yourself.  As I read the names of many in the book of 11 Chronicles such as Jehoshaphat, Mattaniah, Dodavah, and Shephatiah, I am thankful I do not have to spell that everyday.  We name our children after careful consideration, yet GOD gave a name to His Son which is triumphant.  Phil.2:5-11 “Christ Jesus being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: made himself …in likeness of men..humbled himself, became obedient unto death on the cross.. where GOD HAS HIGHLY EXALTED HIM, AND GIVEN HIM A NAME WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY NAME: that at the NAME OF JESUS  every knee should bow of things in heaven and earth and under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD,  to the glory of GOD THE FATHER.”  Job 1:21 “Blessed be the name of the Lord”  Ps.72:17 “His name endures forever”  What about you and your name; is it written in the book of life mentioned in Luke 10:20 and Phil. 4:3 “..labor with me in the gospel….whose NAMES are in the book of life.    Rejoice because YOUR NAMES are written in heaven.”  God knows your name, but do you know HIM?  May I introduce to you, JESUS CHRIST, MY LORD AND SAVIOR.  “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make shall remain before me, declares the LORD, so shall your offspring and YOUR NAME ENDURE.  It shall come to pass from one new moon to another, from one sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before me, says the LORD”  Isaiah 66:22,23

The LIVING GOD #STRONG

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Do you watch #power #contests?  Seems we all root for the #strongest athlete, team,or politician of our choice;  however, we are sometimes fooled by appearances or loyalties.  The same thing happens in our daily walk as we make decisions about life choices based on the flavor of the day.  We need to find strength from the strong!  How? You say..  Turn to the Living God – the Strong Source!  Ps.24:8 “The LORD STRONG and MIGHTY in BATTLE”  Ps.93:1 “LORD is clothed with STRENGTH”  Ps.68:35 “GOD of Israel Himself gives STRENGTH and POWER to the people”  Isaiah 26:4 “Lord Jehovah is everlasting STRENGTH” (that’s not the energizer bunny)  Prov. 10:15 “a rich man’s wealth is his strong city”  1Cor.1:25  “GOD is STRONGER than MAN” Ps. 27:1 “the LORD is the STRENGTH OF MY LIFE”   Ps.140:7 “LORD IS THE STRENGTH OF MY SALVATION”

The LIVING GOD #PROMISED

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Do you #tell others, “Sure I’ll do a certain thing with or for you.”  Yet, it never happens!  Are you a#procrastinator, people #pleaser, #liar or just a self-centered #opportunist?  Does your #word reflect your #performance?   My mother left an indelible imprint on me by her promise keeping actions.  When I was in the second grade, Mother promised me that we would go to the Rex Theatre for a Friday night movie with popcorn! (there was no tv or video)  In my young mind that week seemed like a month waiting for showtime.  Wouldn’t you know something would come along to shadder my dream …It started to snow and it would not stop!  We did not have a car and were planning to walk.  Mother being a practical mother said we would have to postpone.  I was heartbroken then she said, “Get your snowboots and bundle up!  I promised and we will go together hand in hand through the snow to the show.”   We were the only people in the theatre that night, and while popcorn has never smelled better, the love of my mother is the warmth that I remember, because she chose to keep a promise in spite of the circumstances.   The Bible tells us over and over how God keeps His Promises.  11Chronicles 6:4 “Blessed be the LORD GOD of Israel who has with His hands fulfilled that which He spoke with His mouth…” 10 “The LORD has performed His word that He has spoken …as the LORD PROMISED”  Heb. 10:23 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for the LORD who PROMISED IS FAITHFUL.”      Heb.12:1-15

The LIVING GOD #WITNESS

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#You #Count!  Do you ever feel no one notices you?  Are you isolated?  Feel trapped?  Well, God is witnessing your life!  When my precious family developed #Find Bible Truth, I thought that it was a wonderful way to share the Bible.  We live in separate cities; yet God is witnessing our combined desire to serve Him by proclaiming the truth of the Bible.  Because of God’s Grace and all of their conscientious devotion to His Word, FBT is being viewed around the world in over 54 countries.  Praise the Lord. Wherever you are in this world today – You Count!  I remember back in the 1960’s when my sister and bother-in-law went to Kenya as missionaries.  She was a concert pianist, beauty queen, honors student – he was graduated from Rice with honors and both graduates of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  Their first year was spent living in a tent – (no cell phones)  When they returned home on furlough after four years, I asked them have you seen many accept Christ as their Savior?  She said hopefully, “Not Yet”  At the end of another four years, the seed of God’s word, their witness, and the Holy Spirit brought hundreds in Kenya to accept Christ as Lord and Savior providing a new everlasting life.  I can shout for joy that some of the strong Christian people that meet our president this week in Kenya have been touched by God’s Word living among them.  You Count!  “Behold, I the LORD have given him for a WITNESS to the people, a leader and commander.  You shall call a nation that you do not know and nations that do not know you shall run to you because of the LORD thy GOD .” Isaiah 55:4,5  “now in Christ Jesus you who were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.  He is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of division between us.  He came and preached peace to you which were far off for through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.  Now we are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints and of the household of God.” Eph.2:13-19   YOU COUNT    

The LIVING GOD #LIBERTY

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The power of #choice is #liberating.  As a six year old during WWll, I walked alone to and from school each day.  I was empowered by my freedom to walk, skip, jump or dawdle; however, I had to be on time for school and home.  At an early age, I learned that with liberty came responsibility to myself and others, but I found some scary scenarios along the way which brought me to depend on God.  Paul gives us sound advice in Galatians about LIBERTY IN CHRIST JESUS…”because of false brethren secretly brought in who came in privily to spy out our LIBERTY WHICH WE HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS, that they might bring us into bondage: to whom we gave no place that the truth of the gospel might continue with you”Gal.2:4,5  “Is the law then against the promises of God?  God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.  But scripture has shut up all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.” 3:21,22  “STAND FAST IN THE LIBERTY WHEREWITH CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE, and do not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage.  . .For you have been called unto LIBERTY; only do not use LIBERTY as an opportunity for the flesh, but by love serve one another.  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, ..You shall LOVE your neighbor as yourself, but if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another…Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” 5:1,13-16

The LIVING GOD #FAINTS NOT

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This heat and humidity of the South makes me want to sit inside with air conditioning not outside under a shady magnolia sipping iced tea.    Reminds me of the Southern Ladies of the past – no wonder they had swooning (fainting) couches.  I start to feel faint when the temp is 99 with relative humidity 77 per cent.  Yesterday as I was driving on a two lane country road, the sensor light appeared on the dashboard so I immediately turned off the air conditioner and opened the windows – that will make you feel faint!  The whole time, the Lord and I talked while I claimed His Word and strength.  “Do you not know; Have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, FAINTS NOT, neither is He weary.  There is no searching of His understanding.  He gives power to the FAINT; and to  them that have no might he increases strength.  Even youths shall FAINT and be weary, and young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and NOT FAINT.”  Isaiah 40:28-31  (p.s. The car ran until I got to the service department of the dealership…..now that’s another blog)