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2022, Gospel of Luke

DeepWater

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Luke 5

Crowds. Everywhere. 
Sickness.
Disease. 
Needy people everywhere.

16. However, He made a practice of withdrawing to remote places in order to pray.   source

Have you noticed what I have noticed? 
When a man or woman’s ministry takes off – they often spend less and less time in prayer?
Why? Because there is so much to do. 
JESUS didn’t do it that way.
And who of us has more to do than JESUS did?!!

Peter.
At the beginning of the chapter, he and others had been fishing — all night. 
And they had not caught a single fish! When YESHUA walked up they were cleaning their nets. 

And what does JESUS say to them? 

Put out into deep water, and let down your nets for a catch.”  Verse 4. 

Deepwater.
More rowing for tired men.

But hear Peter: “We’ve worked hard all night long, Rabbi, and haven’t caught a thing! 
But if you say, so, I’ll let down the nets.”

And he did. 
And they filled up TWO boats to almost sinking.

Obedience!
Even when we are tired. Even when it seems not so smart – cause we have already done that. 
Obedience. 
Obedience to JESUS always brings results! Good results. 

This happening actually frightened the men.  BUT
They left EVERYTHING and followed JESUS.

Good move, Guys! 

2022, Daniel, Gospel of Luke, Revelation

Ownership?

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Question.
Have you read Luke 4 lately?
Did you read it yesterday?

Luke 4 

5 The Adversary took him up, showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world,
6 and said to him, “I will give you all this power and glory. It has been handed over to me, and I can give it to whomever I choose.
7 So if you will worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 Yeshua answered him, “The Tanakh says, ‘Worship Adonai your God and serve him only.’”  source 

Did you notice, YESHUA did not dispute Satan’s ownership? 

When Satan makes this offer to the antichrist, he will not answer the way YESHUA did.
He will drop to his knees and worship that evil being. 
The antichrist with full knowledge and undeceived will worship satan for power and stuff he will only get to keep for a very few short years. 
And thereafter — well, let’s see his fate. 

(KJV) Revelation 20:10  “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”  

And this one:

Revelation 19: 20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire, which burns with brimstone.  source 

Did you catch that? 
THROWN ALIVE into the lake of fire. 

They will not have company in that fire like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had when they were thrown into the king’s fiery furnace for their refusal to bow to any god but THE GOD.
Check out Daniel 3, particularly verses 25 and 26. 

Loving JESUS here is costly but eternity is forever.
2022, Acts, Christian Living

Table Round

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Friday.
I was about to type good morning but it’s beyond morning now! 
Good afternoon this fine day of Friday from LA.

Friends. Sisters (or Brothers) by JESUS.
If you have friends who are family by JESUS who you can talk with for hours and pray with for hours too, you are blessed and highly favored. 

As the days grow darker give attention to your family and your friends. Make time for them. 

Let me sketch for you an experience that I covet for the Body of CHRIST.
A group (3, 4, 6 or so) seated at a table round or tucked feet in comfy chairs or temples scattered near on a pillowed floor — sharing, talking, laughing, crying as the need may be.
Then with opened Bibles in every pair of hands, READING.
One reading aloud, the others watching each word, and as Holy Spirit prompts insights, questions, answers are spoken all around.
Each expressing, learning, teaching, and basking in GOD our Savior. 
It’s the sweetest family communion on earth. 
I want this for the CHURCH.
It’s the sure way to maturing in Trust and learning JESUS and His ways. 

Again, I urge you to read the Scripture – at least a chapter a day. And if you can find a sister (or brothers, find a brother) to read with you, do it.
Read and share with each other what Holy Spirit reveals to you as you read GOD’s WORD.
It works via phone, email, text, and face-to-face at that table round.

You need this my Friends. You need it more than you know you need it. 
I’m not kidding. 

 11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. 
12 As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.  source Acts 17 

2022, Christian Living, Gospel of Matthew

Quote It!

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Matthew 15

YESHUA didn’t mince words; He told the Pharisees and the Scribes the TRUTH. 
He even quoted Isaiah — they were well familiar with Isaiah. 

They did not like what He said. They didn’t like what He quoted to them.

He also quoted Exodus and Deuteronomy at the time recorded for us in Matthew 15. 

JESUS knew all the Scrolls of what we call the Old Testament and He quoted passages often. 

I think we His followers should too. 
Like we should get to know Scripture so well we can bring It into a conversation just like JESUS did. 

Verse 12. Do you know what we read there?
The Disciples went to YESHUA and said: 

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?” source NLT

Can you imagine the scene? 

We are so like them, aren’t we? 
Well, some of us are. 
I am privileged to be acquainted with a few who are not intimidated if the TRUTH offends. 
I think all GOD’s Children should grow into this great LOVE. 

Yes. LOVE.
It takes LOVE to tell the TRUTH — especially when you know it’s going to sting, even flat-out hurt. 
But you know what?
HELL hurts, burns, and stings forever.