Your Spirit and Scripture

[Reborn1977]

Your Spirit and Scripture


The Lord Jesus put on heart a few days ago to prayerfully share on a Scripture each day and ask others of you to do likewise by sharing what God speaks to your heart regarding the same portion of Scripture that day. Try to be as open and as transparent as possible. God works through transparency of spirit.


I will post new Scripture each day, along with what speaks to my heart regarding that Scripture.


Then I ask that those who desire prayerfully comment on the same Scripture as The Spirit of the Lord leads you, but only that Scripture, then the next day we will repeat the same with the new Scripture God gives me each day.


Please try to stay on topic, the specific Scripture, and please keep it simple, short, and your thought concise.


During a tough time in our world, this will be a way to connect to both God and each other daily.

 

[Reborn1977]

Thursday, March 26, 2020 – Scripture of the Day



Ephesians 6:6–7 (NKJV)

6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,





As a minister and counselor, I need to keep in mind daily that my service though given to men and women is more about God than it is about them. What does want for them, for their lives? What is His Will and Purpose in a situation.



My heart is always to do His Will, but in this profession, it is sometimes hard to give people what they need instead of what they want. Yet, I know their spirit is edified by giving them what God wants them to have. After all, I am bound to Christ, His Service, His Will. May I daily be reminded of that by The Spirit of God.

 

[Reborn1977]

Friday, March 27, 2020 - Scripture of the Day


Obadiah 3–5 (NKJV)

3 The pride of your heart has deceived you,

You who dwell in the clefts of the rock,

Whose habitation is high;

You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’

4 Though you ascend as high as the eagle,

And though you set your nest among the stars,

From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.

5 “If thieves had come to you,

If robbers by night—

Oh, how you will be cut off!—

Would they not have stolen till they had enough?

If grape-gatherers had come to you,

Would they not have left some gleanings?



I was a bit shocked to read these verses, but it is what God instructed for today.



I must remember I will never reach a place from which God cannot bring me down.

As a group, congregation, town, county, state, nation - world - we have never and will never reach a place from which God cannot bring us down. We will never be completely independent from God.

We cannot even turn our backs on God without God’s permission to do so.



Let us not think now or ever that we have secured our way, our path, or our future – for in a moment it can all be gone.

 

[Martyr's Crown]

This reminds me of when they were building the tower of Babel. They thought they would reach the heavens and wanted to become famous. This must have been rooted from pride. And then we see how God saw this and tore it down! As well as splitting them with different languages.

I saw an interview of one of the survivors of Titanic, with a part which also got my attention. This was back then a child travelling with her parents, and when her mother thought of the title that Titanic was unsinkable, she said; "It is like spitting God into the face!" By saying such like this. And she decided sleeping during the day and being awake in the night, as she didn't feel safe because of this. And she was the one waking up her daughter when they hit the iceberg.

Pride is something which is so easy to build up, even when one doesn't want it! And the more you build it up, at some point it will break you down! In truth; Pride creates more conflicts and pain than any given peace and joy! Yet once one is bound by it, it is difficult getting out of it! Except for when one decides humbling one self's down and crying out for help to God! Which is very hard to do, as then you admit how weak you are! Which isn't very comfortable to do in this world.

But we know that it is the right thing to do! And the best choice made! To humble ourselves before God and to be submitting ourselves to Him!

 

[Little Lantern]

What I see in this this passage is that the pride of self-sufficiency is deception because there is no self-sufficiency; there is only God-sufficiency. Good food for thought and self-examination.

 

[Reborn1977]

Saturday, March 28, 2020 - Scripture of the Day


John 7:9–10 (NKJV)

9 When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.

10 But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.



I was reminded yesterday that there is time to sit and wait, a time to stay in place and a time to go and act, even if we must act without fanfare, either due to the need for our own security and safety or due to the need for humility and not to seek recognition before God’s time.



Jesus clearly knew, understood, and modeled these differences.



If go the “feast” before Jesus tells us it is time His Will cannot be accomplished.

 

[Reborn1977]

Sunday, March 29, 2020 - Scripture of the Day


Psalm 88 (NKJV)

Psalm 88

A Prayer for Help in Despondency

A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” a Contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite.

1 O Lord, God of my salvation,

I have cried out day and night before You.

2 Let my prayer come before You;

Incline Your ear to my cry.

3 For my soul is full of troubles,

And my life draws near to the grave.

4 I am counted with those who go down to the pit;

I am like a man who has no strength,

5 Adrift among the dead,

Like the slain who lie in the grave,

Whom You remember no more,

And who are cut off from Your hand.

6 You have laid me in the lowest pit,

In darkness, in the depths.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,

And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.

Selah

8 You have put away my acquaintances far from me;

You have made me an abomination to them;

I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

9 My eye wastes away because of affliction.

Lord, I have called daily upon You;

I have stretched out my hands to You.

10 Will You work wonders for the dead?

Shall the dead arise and praise You?

Selah

11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?

Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?

12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?

And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But to You I have cried out, O Lord,

And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

14 Lord, why do You cast off my soul?

Why do You hide Your face from me?

15 I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;

I suffer Your terrors;

I am distraught.

16 Your fierce wrath has gone over me;

Your terrors have cut me off.

17 They came around me all day long like water;

They engulfed me altogether.

18 Loved one and friend You have put far from me,

And my acquaintances into darkness.



God says His wonders will be known during the dark times.



This prayer for any person who needs it…cry out to the Lord and He shall answer.

 

[K2K]

Sunday, March 29, 2020 - Scripture of the Day


Psalm 88 (NKJV)

Psalm 88

A Prayer for Help in Despondency

A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” a Contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite.

1 O Lord, God of my salvation,

I have cried out day and night before You.

2 Let my prayer come before You;

Incline Your ear to my cry.

3 For my soul is full of troubles,

And my life draws near to the grave.

4 I am counted with those who go down to the pit;

I am like a man who has no strength,

5 Adrift among the dead,

Like the slain who lie in the grave,

Whom You remember no more,

And who are cut off from Your hand.

6 You have laid me in the lowest pit,

In darkness, in the depths.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,

And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.

Selah

8 You have put away my acquaintances far from me;

You have made me an abomination to them;

I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

9 My eye wastes away because of affliction.

Lord, I have called daily upon You;

I have stretched out my hands to You.

10 Will You work wonders for the dead?

Shall the dead arise and praise You?

Selah

11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?

Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?

12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?

And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But to You I have cried out, O Lord,

And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

14 Lord, why do You cast off my soul?

Why do You hide Your face from me?

15 I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;

I suffer Your terrors;

I am distraught.

16 Your fierce wrath has gone over me;

Your terrors have cut me off.

17 They came around me all day long like water;

They engulfed me altogether.

18 Loved one and friend You have put far from me,

And my acquaintances into darkness.



God says His wonders will be known during the dark times.



This prayer for any person who needs it…cry out to the Lord and He shall answer.

We get like the person in this prayer when we forget on thing - that the words is near us!

The Lord our God has to be God and He will be because He is God. Yet He wants to be our friend and He is near us at all times. But do we believe that?

He once talked to me about seeking His face. He asked me what was on a face? Some eyes, a noise and a mouth but explained that His ears were on the side of His head. In the above Psalms we see a person crying out to the ears of the Lord, because of the troubles they are in. They wonder why the Lord is not answering them, and all they see is trouble.

The Psalmist, even a Psalmist, had concluded that "Loved one and friend" has been put far from them. So was Moses wrong ? Or perhaps this psalms serves as an example of who we are when we don't look to the Lord as a "Loved one and friend"

I was in the shower this morning and He was telling me, "Karl, I have to be God but I really want to be your friend." He has told me that before. Then during my sat aside time for Him this morning He asked me to go to Malachi and read.

Mal 3:13 "Your words have been arrogant against Me," says the Lord. "Yet you say, 'What have we spoken against You?' You have said, 'It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of hosts?

So the Psalm is kept to show how we are with the Lord.

We say "You have put away my acquaintances far from me."

Yet the Lord is near you, so we testify that you do not think of the Lord as an acquaintance. Is that ok by Him who is our Lord and wants to be our friend?

We ask "Why do You hide Your face from me? "​

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We but we are not looking to His face but to His ears which are on the side of His head! That is to say we ask the Lord rhetorical questions which are arrogant against Him, and we say that we have not spoken against Him!

Indeed, there is a reason for this Psalm, yet sadly the reason will get missed unless you stop asking rhetorical questions and realize that He, the One who loves you and wants to be your friend, is near you. He wants your questions but not your rhetorical questions, because He wants to be your acquaintance, your Loved One, and your friend! It is not so much that He has hidden His face from us but that we are not seeking His face but His ears.

My friends, try seek the face of the Lord - That is to say try to make your prayers about listening to Him who is near you!!!! Then you won't be in the sad situation of this Psalmist. That doesn't mean you won't have trails and tribulations in this world, but it does mean that you will have learn how to have peace in all situations

Frankly, the Psalmist should have been praying something like 'Ok Lord, what do you need me to do or learn next, and then listened'. And his prayer in his heart should have been about wanting to be the friend of God because he counted the Lord as a loved one. So it was a great piece of writing about how not to go about seeking the Lord. We saw that, right?

 

[Reborn1977]

"Karl, I have to be God but I really want to be your friend."

'Ok Lord, what do you need me to do or learn next, and then listened'.

I like what you shared, thank you.

We all need to keep in mind that God must be our GOD first and our friend second. His love helps us to experience Him as a friend and obey Him as God.

We should all be praying and asking God at all times in our life...your second quote....What do I need to do, learn, or listen to; for none of us ever stop growing in the Lord as long as we are on this earth.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

 

[K2K]

I like what you shared, thank you.

We all need to keep in mind that God must be our GOD first and our friend second. His love helps us to experience Him as a friend and obey Him as God.

We should all be praying and asking God at all times in our life...your second quote....What do I need to do, learn, or listen to; for none of us ever stop growing in the Lord as long as we are on this earth.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Thank you for writing. It is important that we all listen to the Lord just like what you wrote in the OP:

The Lord Jesus put on heart a few days ago to prayerfully share on a Scripture each day and ask others of you to do likewise by sharing what God speaks to your heart

The Word of God we preach is found on our lips and in our heart, just like is written in the above from the OP.

Rom 10:8 But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, in your mouth and in your heart" -- that is, the word of faith which we are preaching.

The OP and actions that followed did a nice job of preaching the word correctly.

 

[xxkingskidlmxx]

Thank you for writing. It is important that we all listen to the Lord just like what you wrote in the OP:
The OP and actions that followed did a nice job of preaching the word correctly.

Let me get it straight, I say “thus sayeth God, do this, this and this and everyone is to obey?

 

[K2K]

Let me get it straight, I say “thus sayeth God, do this, this and this and everyone is to obey?

No - you have it all wrong. You listen to the Lord for yourself and do what He asks. The problem is that we don't listen to Him, just like it is written, with their ears they don't hear. So it has nothing to do with us listening to people but everything to do with us listening to out Lord Jesus Christ. We find the word of God on our lips and in our heart, but God is spirit. So we hear the Spirit of God with our spirit. The Spirit of God of course is not the only spirit, so discernment of spirits is important. But it is also written that all those who seek find, and if you ask for something good are you going to get something bad? And the first words that snake said in the garden were 'Did God really say...?" So what is this question about, really. Are we trying to ask, "Did God really say...?"

The testimony in the OP is that "The Lord Jesus put it on my heart". God really did say, but who believes?

 

[robinriley]

1:18 For, the word of~the stake unto~the [ones], unto~themselves~being away-destroyed, indeed, the [word] be a~stupidity; yet, unto~the [ones] being saved, unto~us, it be a~power of~God.
....

I find this very comforting because I realize that we, too, were nailed to that stake with our Lord ... and that we died with Him ... yet, we were roused with Him. Roused to life in God's eyes, and someday, at our Lord's presence we will, in actual fact, spiritual fact, in-slip into that new, qualitatively new, spiritual human being ...


2:20 With~[the]~Anointed I have had been together-staked; yet, I live. Yet not-still I, [the] Anointed lives in with~me. Yet now, to~which~a [thing] I live, in with~flesh, in with~trust I live (with~the [trust] of~the Son of~the God; the [Son] to~me having loved, and Himself having beside-given over me.) (Galatians)

 

[Minister Monardo]

He asked me what was on a face?

I am glad that you mention the aspect of the face. We can discern much from someone's face, particularly the "countenance", which is most expressed from the forehead, above and around the eyes.
Poets may say that the eyes are the window of the soul, but the state of one's spirit is expressed in the countenance.
Revelation 22:4. And they shall see his face and His Name in their foreheads. [King James, with insertions and punctuation removed.]
Ezekiel 3:8 & 9. Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Psalm 17:15. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

 

[Reborn1977]

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - Scripture of the Day


Romans 7:15–20 (NKJV)

15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.



Precious Lord Jesus gently and quickly remove all sin from my dwelling, me, your temple, from my heart, soul, mind, emotions, body, from my will, and replace it all with the Fruit of Your Spirit, the love of Your heart, the understanding of Your mind, and the strength and power of Your blood. Forgive me for all I have done against Your Will and cleanse me from all unrighteousness.

Thank you for doing what only You, Your blood, Your sacrifice and Your resurrection can do for me.

It is in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen and Amen.

 

[K2K]

I am glad that you mention the aspect of the face. We can discern much from someone's face, particularly the "countenance", which is most expressed from the forehead, above and around the eyes.
Poets may say that the eyes are the window of the soul, but the state of one's spirit is expressed in the countenance.
Revelation 22:4. And they shall see his face and His Name in their foreheads. [King James, with insertions and punctuation removed.]
Ezekiel 3:8 & 9. Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Psalm 17:15. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Yes, you can tell a lot about someone by looking at their face. In this case I was particularly I was talking about the face of God. What you might find interesting is the connection between looking to God's face, or specifically the eyes of God, and finding the grace (unmerited favor) of God.

That is to say - go to a place like blue letter Bible, and do a search on Grace (some translations will have favor) and count the number of times looking to the face (eyes, sight) of God gets you His grace (unmerited favor). Would you be surprised to find out that perhaps the first 25 times grace is mentioned in the Bible it is directly connected with the eye or sight of God?

My friends - if you are looking for the grace or unmerited favor of God - look to His face. Get His eyes, not His ears, focused on you. Ask Him to look at you and what you are doing so He might help you, and I then suggest listening to Him so you will know what you need to do. That is making Him Lord. Trying to seek His ears to get what you want is trying to make you lord of Him.

 

[K2K]

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - Scripture of the Day


Romans 7:15–20 (NKJV)

15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.



Precious Lord Jesus gently and quickly remove all sin from my dwelling, me, your temple, from my heart, soul, mind, emotions, body, from my will, and replace it all with the Fruit of Your Spirit, the love of Your heart, the understanding of Your mind, and the strength and power of Your blood. Forgive me for all I have done against Your Will and cleanse me from all unrighteousness.

Thank you for doing what only You, Your blood, Your sacrifice and Your resurrection can do for me.

It is in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen and Amen.

Yes - I love the understanding that comes from the above verses. They go with our battle and struggle with forces of darkness, not flesh and blood. (Eph 6:12) That battle is within us. Too often I see people looking to others, like 'Oh those chineses (or whatever group of people you are currently thinking bad about). It is not about others, it is about us. We personally need the Lord Jesus Christ in our lives because we have battles and struggles inside us.

1 Jn 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.

Some "Christians" that I have met tend to think that knowing the means they now don't do anything wrong. The truth is that He shows you what you are doing wrong and helps you correct it. The truth is that we have battles inside us with sin (the dark forces of this world), and He reveals that struggle to us so we (Him and I) can work on that. That is why He is called the truth because He shows you what is really going on. The verses above cover that. The verses that follow have the question and the answer.

Rom 7:24 Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free...?
Rom 7:25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord

We need to set our mind on the Spirit of God and listen to Him. The Spirit brings the words of our Lord Jesus Christ to our spirit, so we can know what the right thing to do is. Yes, we would like to have Him remove all the sin (evil) from our lives, but we might need to consider that the battle we have has a purpose in making us better. Remember that Paul asked the Lord to remove a messager of satan but the Lord did not do it and told Paul that His grace and mercy was enough.

I once talked to the Lord about this and He brought up my son's soccer team. My son was on a very very good team and played in elite competitions. It was tough compitition, but the Lord pointed out that playing against the other tough teams was what made them better.

Each day has enough struggles and the Lord has a plan. We don't so much need Him to remove the struggles as we need Him to overcome the struggles. So we should be learning to let Him into our lives and follow Him, which is how we overcome. We might want the easy life and one day we will have it, won't we, but for now we press on for the prize. We do that by including our Lord Jesus Christ on our team, not by having the battle simply removed. What fun would that be?

My friends - if you are having troubles in your life like depression, anger, discouragement, and such, seek our Lord Jesus Christ who just happens to be the King of kings! There are more with you than against you. You can have the Joy of the Lord, and what a powerful spirit the Joy that serves the Lord is. You can have the Peace from the Prince of peace, and what a powerful spirit Peace is. Do you need Focus. The Lord can help you focus. He has those who will be glade to minister to you in that regard. There are more with your and the King of our Lord is a kingdom of power. Maybe you just need some comfort. The Holy Spirit is the Comforter.

So seek the Lord and listen. You'll get victory over that sin which you find in you!!!

 

[Minister Monardo]

In this case I was particularly I was talking about the face of God. What you might find interesting is the connection between looking to God's face, or specifically the eyes of God, and finding the grace (unmerited favor) of God.

Of course, this is stated in the priest's blessing.
Aaron's Blessing Numbers 6:22-27.

22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, Thus ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying to them,
24 The Lord bless thee and keep thee;
25the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee;
King James: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee
26the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I the Lord will bless them.
Also, two of the scripture references pertain to the face of God evidenced in our countenance.
Revelation 22:4. And they shall see his face and His Name in their foreheads. [King James, with insertions and punctuation removed.]
Psalm 17:15. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
All very consistent with what you wrote! Good Study!

 

[robinriley]

It is in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen and Amen.

Good Morning Reborn1977 ... that was a good year.
I looked at your profile, and if I'm reading it correctly, you haven't posted in awhile ... hope all is well.

I also noted that you use (sometimes?), the NKJV ... I like that one,
but what I did want to ask about is the information you list at the bottom of your "signature" ...

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"I'm a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I'm on your side, right beside you."...(Colossians 2:5 Message - Paul)
Always Seeking Truth with God's People,
Reborn 1977
Please see my profile page for a link to my God's Truth in Love blog.

***

That is, what translation of Col 2:5 are you using, here ...

"I'm a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I'm on your side, right beside you."

I'm asking because here is my own translation, from the Byzantine Greek to English ... as you can see, they are just a little different ... in length, if nothing else.

2:5 For also, if with~the flesh I away-be,
but with~the spirit I be rejoicing together with~you;
and to~the arrangement of~yours,
and the solidness of~the trust of~yours for’ [the] Anointed, observing.

 

[Reborn1977]

Good Morning Reborn1977 ... that was a good year.
I looked at your profile, and if I'm reading it correctly, you haven't posted in awhile ... hope all is well.

I also noted that you use (sometimes?), the NKJV ... I like that one,
but what I did want to ask about is the information you list at the bottom of your "signature" ...

***
"I'm a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I'm on your side, right beside you."...(Colossians 2:5 Message - Paul)
Always Seeking Truth with God's People,
Reborn 1977
Please see my profile page for a link to my God's Truth in Love blog.

***

That is, what translation of Col 2:5 are you using, here ...

"I'm a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I'm on your side, right beside you."

I'm asking because here is my own translation, from the Byzantine Greek to English ... as you can see, they are just a little different ... in length, if nothing else.

2:5 For also, if with~the flesh I away-be,
but with~the spirit I be rejoicing together with~you;
and to~the arrangement of~yours,
and the solidness of~the trust of~yours for’ [the] Anointed, observing.

I will be happy to address that. On my signature line, you will note the Scripture notation then you see the words "Message - Paul" that means it comes from the Message paraphrase of the bible, which is just that a paraphrase and not a translation, also I am also noting that it was the words of the Apostle Paul.

Secondly, no it has not been a while since I was here, you are looking at the wrong section of my profile page, that notation was from ages ago. If you go to the section of my profile that lists my most recent post, you will see I have been very active.
Reborn1977