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. ● Gen 49:1-4 . . And Jacob summoned his sons and said: Come together that I may tell you what is to befall you in days to come. Assemble and hearken, O sons of Jacob; hearken to Israel your father: . . . Reuben, you are my first-born, my might and first fruit of my vigor, exceeding in rank and exceeding in honor. Unstable as water, you shall excel no longer; for when you mounted your father's bed, you brought disgrace-- my couch he mounted! Reuben was clearly a reckless, impetuous...

The Apostle John wrote of Jesus, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). The Lord Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, remains an everlasting navigator for all who have become citizens of heaven through spiritual rebirth making them sons and daughters of God. Once a believer becomes born-again, the Holy Spirit comes to indwell them and to guide them through the darkness of this world. In the...

Deuteronomy 7 ESV Life Application (vv. 1-5) When the Lord Jesus saves us by his grace, through God-given faith in him, and he gives us eternal life in him, and deliverance from our addiction to sin, and freedom from eternal condemnation, and we die with Christ to sin that we might live with him to righteousness, then we must complete the process of death to sin and to our idols, i.e. we must allow Jesus to carry it on to completion in our lives via our surrender to him until he returns...

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the most High' (Psalm 82:5). This scripture captures the original essence and intent of God for man: to rule and dominate his world. From the day God created man He spoke out his intent for man's dominion in Genesis 1:26, "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion...

An Original Work / March 10, 2019 Days of Wine and Roses, Watching all the poses. Underneath our noses, Nothing left supposes. Nothing left for guessing. They are now undressing. Rid of all the besting, Now their sins are nesting. Talk of tribulation Coming to our nation. No more on vacation; Only devastation. Breaking through our borders, All of them are hoarders Coming to our quarters. They are now our boarders. Beastly now invasion, We can now envision. They are on a mission, Causing...

. ● Gen 48:17-19a . .When Joseph saw that his father was placing his right hand on Ephraim's head, he thought it an error; so he took hold of his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's. Not so, Father; Joseph said to his father; for the other is the firstborn; place your right hand on his head. But his father objected, saying: I know, my son, I know. Joseph himself was an inspired man; so you'd think he'd instantly perceive that Jacob's prioritizing Ephraim over Manasseh...

Many people talk of the need to be saved, but it seems they rarely say or clearly define saved from what? Instead they expound endlessly on how to be saved or what salvation is. Reverse the process by asking and answering the question 'saved from what?'. The answer to that question would clearly show them why they will then need to have a change in attitude procuring a new way of life. A changed outlook firmly planted in the new faith opposite to what it is they find out they needed saving...

The true followers of Christ are called to live their lives according to the teachings of Jesus. Throughout Jesus' ministry He made it a point to set His own will aside to do the will of the heavenly Father. He did this in spite of the fact He had the same human nature we have; a nature that cries out for us to do our own will out of our selfish desires. The bible tells us of how Satan appealed to Eve's selfish desire to trick her to eat the fruit in the garden. "You will not surely die,"...

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are not strictly defined by what is in the bible, but two things remain consistent with all gifts of the Holy Spirit: 1) All gifts operate by faith or trust in God, both doing the work together. If you do not believe a gift exists, you will only see foolishness when it manifests if you see anything at all. 2) All gifts of the Holy Spirit display a character of the fruit of the Holy Spirit. You may have one group desperately trying to prove their gift exists...

Jesus and the Way were once seen as a cult simply because His teachings conflicted with the status quo, much in the same way the early Gentile state church in their own struggle, called opponents heretics. What we today would call a cult is a person or group that personally benefits in some way by promoting anything, misplaced or otherwise, that will cause others to follow or support them. We know of the notorious ones and we won't get into the political cults or free lance evangelical types...

. ● Gen 48:15a . .Then he blessed Joseph All three men there that day were "Joseph" so the blessing wasn't really directed to Mr. Joseph himself alone but rather to his tribe as a unity. ● Gen 48:15b . . saying: The god in whose ways my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the god who has been my shepherd from my birth to this day-- On the surface it might appear that God was Jacob's shepherd beginning at chapter 28, when he was on the lamb from Esau; but in truth, God was Jacob's shepherd...

Jesus made it very clear that after He departed this world the Father would be sending an advocate, the Holy Spirit, to continue His work in the lives of all who are spiritually reborn by surrendering citizenship in this world. Therefore, He promised that every true believer can experience a Spirit-filled life. This advocate, the Spirit of God, indwells all those who live to serve the kingdom of heaven to teach, guide, and comfort them while here on earth. Therefore, once the Spirit indwells...

Why My Church is NOT Growing – Part 21 - Disunity Disunity the greatest hindrance to the power and anointing of The Body of Christ. Can we reclaim the unity, power, and anointing of God at this point? We address this in this week’s posting. Check it out @ GodsTruthInLove.org

2 Timothy 1:8-12 ESV Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the...

2Co 12:9 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. For some reason boasting of our weaknesses results in the power of Christ resting on us. Then why isn't this a focus in terms of application? I see a lot of focus on obedience, and law following, but this seems to be something that results in people hiding their weaknesses, and...