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2 Corinthians, 2022, From the Quietness of the War Room, It's a Bonus Post

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This brings us to prayer; for ourselves and our families.
It is natural; it does not go against the natural flow of breathing to concentrate on temporary things – things of this earth that will not, do not last.

Things that are necessary to live here but even so are temporary.
And so we are instructed with this verse to
FIX.
We are instructed to Fix our eyes, our focus, attention, affection, direction, on The Eternal.

This does not naturally occur – it takes an earnest, dedicated decision and FEW make that decision.

So if you have fixed your eyes on The Eternal, it is imperative and it is love to pray for your family and friends that are still focused on the temporary to turn from the temporal to GOD permanently.

1 Kings, 2022, Christian Living, It's a Bonus Post, Questions

Feed Me First

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1 Kings 17

Perhaps it’s just me but I think it would be hard to do what Elijah did. 
I think it would be hard to ask the Widow of Zarephath to feed me first. 
Feed me before you feed your son or yourself. 
I just think that was not an easy request to make. 
I think he had to have a sure Word from The LORD to come up with such a thought as that!

You see I think speaking the Truth of GOD to the people of the world can look like hate to them. 

But he was not talking to a woman of the world, he was talking to a woman who believed GOD. 
What do you think? 

She obeyed. 
She cooked what looked to be the last of her meal and her oil, but it wasn’t. 
The Bible tells us 

15 She went and acted according to what Eliyahu had said; and she, he and her household had food to eat for a long time.
16 The pot of meal did not get used up, nor did there fail to be oil in the jug, in fulfillment of the word of Adonai spoken through Eliyahu.
Source 

Would you think with me how amazing this is? 
This Widow from Zarephath likely did not have her own set of Old Testament Scrolls and neither did she have the indwelling Holy Spirit but she obeyed GOD in the face of not only her death but the death of her son. 
I have to ask — what excuse do we have for disobedience?

But I can’t leave us here just yet; one more thing. 

Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of GOD. 
Do you know that Scripture? Romans 10:17 

It worked that way in Zarephath too. 
Here’s how I know. 

13 Eliyahu said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go; and do what you said; but first, use a little of it to make me a small loaf of bread; and bring it out to me. After that, make food for yourself and your son.
14 For this is what Adonai the God of Isra’el, says: ‘The pot of meal will not get used up, nor will there fail to be oil in the jug, until the day Adonai sends rain down on the land.’” 
source 

Faith (trust) cometh by hearing and hearing by the WORD of GOD. 
He spoke the WORD of GOD to her; she heard and she acted in faith – she trusted the WORD of GOD she heard. 

So I have to ask again.
What excuse do we have? 

2022, Gospel of Matthew, It's a Bonus Post, Questions, Repentance, Salvation

What Do You See?

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I think if I could convince you of one thing; if I could encourage you, 
prompt you, get your interest piqued in one thing it would be 
reading Scripture.  
Even just a chapter a day. I would surely do that! 

The LORD YESHUA spoke the Truth Period.
He just spoke the Truth to whoever was standing by, whoever was listening. 

Listen in as we read this portion of Matthew 8.
You may have deciphered that I prefer in most cases for myself the Complete Jewish Bible for reading and studying.
I use others as well.
The New American Standard would be my next choice; I also like the New Living Translation for easy, pleasure reading; and, of course, The King James is never too far away from picking up.
For this time with you and this particular passage, I offer you a combination of CJB and NLT.

5 As Yeshua entered K’far-Nachum, a Roman army officer came up and pleaded for help.
6 “Sir, my orderly is lying at home paralyzed and suffering terribly!”
7 Yeshua said, “I will go and heal him.”
8 But the officer answered, “Sir, I am unfit to have you come into my home. Rather, if you will only give the command, my orderly will recover.
9 For I too am a man under authority. I have soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! 
11 And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven. 
12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

 13 Then Yeshua said to the officer, “Go; let it be for you as you have trusted.” And his orderly was healed at that very moment. source 

Yeshua – Jesus
K’far-Nachum – Capernaum

What do you see? 
A Roman Official. 
We understand Jews did not like Romans (and in the natural, they had reasons not to like them); they were Gentiles, you know. 
Now, imagine how that must have stung those hearing The LORD’s words. 

Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! 

Ouch! 
But notice JESUS said it anyway. 
Why? 
Because Truth hurts sometimes but Truth is what heals — when accepted! 
Did these? I don’t know. Perhaps we will find out in Heaven. 

Authority matters!
This Roman Official understood authority. 
He appreciated authority.
And this Roman Official recognized JESUS’s Authority! 

Not all standing there did.
Not all standing today do either. 

What else do you see in this passage?

East and West.
From all over the world people can and some have and some will yet come into the Kingdom of GOD, and they and we will be at that feast in the Kingdom of Heaven. 
How?
Same as the Roman Official.

TRUSTING JESUS. 

I hope this has helped you.
And if you have been helped  — honor JESUS and help others. 

Thank you for visiting with me today.