All posts by Kathie Whitestone Thompson

Follower of Yeshua. Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother. Some call me a teacher. Some say I'm a prayer warrior. A few accredit me with some writing skills. Me? I say I'm a work in slow progress, looking for perfection in eternity and until then having all the holy fun I know how.
2024, Forgiveness, Gospel of Mark, Isaiah, James, Judges, Questions, Repentance, Romans, Salvation

Forty Years

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I don’t think a majority of people (especially here in America) are afraid to do evil.
But we should be, don’t you think?
Don’t you think we should be afraid to sin against GOD?
Shouldn’t we fear the consequences of doing evil?

1 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.  source Judges 13

Forty years.
For forty years the Israelites were slaves to the Philistines. Why? Because they did evil in the sight of the LORD.

What is evil?
The simple answer — sin.

Romans 6:23“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  (KJV)

James 4:4“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”   (KJV)

Adultery.  Just one of the evils men/women practice. Are they afraid?
They should be.
What else is evil?

Mark 7: 20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.  21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,  22 Thefts,  covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.  (KJV)

Are we getting the picture?
ALL sin is evil and we should be deathly afraid of committing evil against the LORD GOD.  And yet unregenerate men and women cannot help themselves – You see we are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners.

Have we listed all the evils mankind commits?
Not even close.

So now what?
Back to Romans 6:23“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  (KJV)

It’s a fine place to start.

Isaiah 55:6 “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:” (KJV)

Is HE near you?
Do you sense you need a Savior?
Then agree with Him and believe Him now, while you can.

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Until next time .  .  .  Kathie

In the meantime, if you would like more information, please contact me and I will seek The LORD with you.

2024, A Quick Hello, For What It's Worth To You, Just a Short Pop-In

Maps

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Even though I am no further along than this img_1814(see the pic) I cannot recall enjoying reading my Bible more than these first five months of 2024.

I am reading for the pleasure of spending time with the LORD and I think it shall take way more than 7 more months for me to get to Maps.
But you know what?
That’s well okay with me. I am thrilled with the journey!  
So may I encourage you? Pick up your Bible and read. 
Read and fellowship with the GOD who wrote it for you. 

Today is not too late to start.  

Until Next time, with holy hugs, Kathie 

2024, Forgiveness, Hebrews, Leviticus, Repentance, Salvation

Glory on a Page

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I am eager to share this with you.

Leviticus 5

This Old Testament depiction of New Testament deliverance is glory on a page. 

The early verses of the Chapter set some groundwork. 
We are born guilty but without knowledge of it; as we age it gnaws at us that we are not RIGHT with GOD.  See verse 4 

At the time of this passage, sin offerings were brought and the priest would offer the sacrifice and make atonement for the sinner. 

5 If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,  6 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.  source

And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin. 

23 The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing, 24 but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. 25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7 source 

Guilt is established. The need for forgiveness is established. Our need for a priest, a mediator between us and God is established.  Our need to be forgiven is established. 

And here on an Old Testament page is glory for me. 

Verses 10, 13, 16, and 18. Four times we read these glorious words:

you will be forgiven

You will be forgiven! 

When the BLOOD of JESUS the CHRIST is applied to our sin account, we are forgiven! 

WE ARE FORGIVEN! 
The sinners part? 
Come.
When you are made aware of your sin by HOLY SPIRIT, don’t run from the Priest, run to HIM and accept HIS offer and You Will Be Forgiven!

Glory on a Page!!

Until Next Time, with Holy hugs, Kathie