Sin in the Camp!

In reading Isaiah 58-59 today, I see some vivid similarities to the state of many who call themselves of God’s people today.

“Sin” the nasty little word no one wants to speak of these days. Evidently everybody partakes in it, so why even mention it.

“It’s not our job“, say some, “to even give it a thought“. “God will take care of it”, they say, “He is the judge.”

“We are saved, God gave us the world and everything in it to enjoy to the fullest.”

And oh, “We have the blood of Jesus Christ to cover our sins, so we can “sin” and we’re covered ok!”

Personally to treat the blood of Christ so lightly, I believe is like playing Russian Roulette. God is not mocked!

Well it is written, that God’s people have always had a problem with “sin“, and it’s more than obvious to the astute, the observant, that we still do today. Unfortunately people have changed little over the centuries, we think we are better than the children of Israel in the Old testament, but we are not.

God’s people as it is written, were lazy, greedy, boastful, angry, selfish, amongst other things, and filled with blood guilt. They turned their backs while the innocent were being led to the slaughter, and pretended like nothing was happening, and pretended that they knew nothing, but God knew! None called for justice, nor pleaded for truth, none cared for his brother, it was all about pleasing ones self, elevating oneself, while still appearing Religious.

Now it is written, that these people of God sought Him daily, they fasted, they delighted in knowing the ways of God, yet they did not follow His ways, they delighted in their ability to approach God. Religious Pride was their thing, it was all about the public perception. They even dared to complain when God did not hear their fast backed petitions to Him. Religious arrogance, sound familiar?

Truth is a rare commodity today in this hour, for many seek to pervert it, mask it, cover it, hide it. The truth is God’s people are expert at smoke and mirrors. God told His people what He delighted in, and that was to show the people their "sins", and to loose the bands of wickedness, and undo the heavy burdens, and let the oppressed go free, and break every yoke, to feed the hungry amongst them, and house the poor. To rend their hearts and not their garments. So many today are hard of heart. If we have no love for our brothers how can we say we love God?

Now we know that it is written, that in Jesus day, he spoke to the Religious who did all things well, as far as the outward appearance. They even preached well, and taught well, but they did not live well. Although to all outward appearances they seemed like Godly people, God said their hearts were far from Him, and they were white washed dead men. God does not look upon your facade, He looks upon your heart saint of God. You can fool everyone on this earth, but woe to you who attempt to fool God!

He delights in us, when our hearts go out to the poor, and the needy amongst our brethren, and when we minister to the afflicted in soul, when we care for the things of others, when we bare the fruit of our Father.
Blessings to you all!

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A Personal Reflection-for your edification saints of God

I was talking with the Lord this morning, and He reminded me of some people in my early life, and where everything they were, and everything they had, is now, and of what little eternal benefit it all was for them, because they lacked Him.

In retrospect of my early life, I can see that all those who treated me cruelly, those who refused me love and care, also those who I was envious of at the time, those who had families, who had each other, who had all that I did not have.

Many now are dead, and they died never knowing Jesus Christ, and all their education, and all their money, did them no good at all in the day of their deaths. Now they await judgment day, and I know on that day, God will let them know that although to them I was worthless, He loved me.

And then He pointed to the Miracles that He has done for me, even when I thought I was so alone, so insignificant to those of the world, so worthless, so wicked, so helpless, and hopeless. He reminded me of whom He comes after, the lost sheep, the wounded sheep, the needy sheep, the weak, those who have no strength, the hopeless, He comes after those considered “the black sheep” of their earthly families, those in need of Him.

I was the black sheep of my earthly family, I was lost and floundering and wicked and needy, but He found me, He drew me unto Himself and He washed me as white as snow in His precious blood... He created a new heart in me, He gave me of His strength, He gave me Hope, He gave me a future, He gave me Life, and He loves me.

Wind and Fire

This is a word I received from my son in law who is behind bars yet more free than most:
Quote:
Wind and Fire ..
1 Peter 2:9-17
^{9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul
12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well
15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God
17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king}
Sometimes when I want to start a fire, the wind puts it out .

But when I try to keep a fire burning, wind keeps it going.

So, in the first instance, I label wind bad, because it thwarts my plans, in the second instance, I label it good, because it helps me accomplish what I want to get done.

This paradox illustrates how we judge things by the way they effect us. We declare circumstances or people ''bad'' if they thwart our plans, or cause us inconvenience. We judge circumstances or people ''good'' if we agree with them and they support our cause.

But God is the One who determines what is good or bad, and He does so, not by how it effects our plans, but by whether or not it accomplishes His plan.

His plan is that we be a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people. His purpose for us, is to proclaim the praises of Him who called [us] out of darkness into His marvelous light. (v9)

To accomplish God's purpose, we are to respect all people, love other believers, fear God, and honor those who rule over us, even when some things don't seem good to us. (v17)

These kinds of actions, may fan a spark of belief, in those who observe our responses to bad circumstances, and most of all bring praise to God. When things look bad, remember God is good.

Your son in Christ - End quote

Weary Not In Well Doing

12/29/1012

First of all, I have 9 pages of records of what God has performed for us this last year or so, in ways we could not have perceived, (no I am not speaking of myself in the 3rd person, I am referring to myself and my 3 grandsons and my daughter) but I want to use a different side of our situation to exhort you all saints.

We must be doers of the word, and not hearers only, we must not shut off our bowels of compassion and mercy towards our brethren. We must be longsuffering, which means we are in for the long haul, with the patience that the Lord displays towards each and every one of us. We must be willing to suffer and bear long with each other as Christ does with us. For we are exhorted to not weary in well doing.

I received a “Christmas” card from a lady who attends a “Church” directly opposite my house, she acknowledged that she was aware of our “hard” circumstance this past year or so. Now I know this lady has a computer, and a phone, and is in the direct area of my house at least 2-3 times a week, yet I have not once seen her, not once has she sent me and e-mail, not once has she picked up a phone, even to give me a word of encouragement.

Now I say this not because this is a source of discomfort, or distress for me, because you see the Lord is my all sufficiency in every way, but I say this because this is a prime example of the apostate church system, if you don’t “go” to “their church“, then they are not obligated to minister to you in any fashion, period. So everything the Lord moved me to do in that church, and for her, and what at the time I thought were my brothers and sisters in Christ, became nil and void once I left their fellowship, so sad.

Another day I was struggling in my rather large front yard, to mow it with the small hand mower, because the riding mower broke down, while a young fellow at the church across the street joyfully mowed the church yard, on his high tec riding mower, he could see me struggling...yet just kept on mowing the church yard.  Saints don’t be like that, when you see a need, when you know of a need, be used of God. The Lord moved on another neighbor to fix my riding mower (2 1/2 acres is a lot to mow-and yes I thank God for the 2 1/2 acres and the riding mower, bear with me just trying to make a greater point here.)

I have also had the odd, "Job’s comforter" pop up, as we all do in our times of trial, but I am not going there...lol

I had another friend in town call me the other day, and tell me she was sorry for being such a bad friend to me in my time of need. She said, “I remember down through the years when ever I had a crisis, you always dropped everything and came running right over to help me.” I told her I understood, we all get busy with life.

We have had yet other saints who we barley know, reach out to us in love, and with compassion, and who have been an untold blessing, all in anonymity sounding no trumpet before themselves, nor in their own wake...I have had phone calls from dear precious saints, with words of encouragement, or ears to hear and understand. I have had Skype sessions and IM’s on face book and e-mails from saints who have been used of God to minister to us. We have seen the love of God in action, for love is an action, not a word. We have one friend in our area, who is always a blessing and calls at least once a month to see how we are all doing, she has brought us food at different times, and blessed us in other ways, and saints this is how it should be amongst the brethren.

I know it is hard to bear with those in time of trial, because at times the trial can last a long time, but the Lord said, that we should not grow weary in well doing, for we shall reap if we faint not. We need to look to Him to sustain us, as we suffer long with a brother or a sister. We need not to be weary in well doing. We also need to remember that perhaps at some point we ourselves will be placed into a time of trial, and the same Mercy and compassion that we have shown will be returned to us. For in as much as we do it unto the least of His brethren, we do it unto Him.
Blessings
Helen/aka a seed sower! 

　　　

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