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Christian Living, Forgiveness, Holy Soap Box, Repentance

Solving the World’s Ills

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Sharing in the pain of a friend today, I came to this conclusion about the ills of the world, families and even churches:

What a mess! And you know what, all the world’s relationship breaches could be resolved if ALL the people would just continually practice Ephesians 4:32.
ABBA, is so SMART and we the people in our unrepentant states are too evil and stupid to listen to Him. And there you have it, my summary of the world’s plight!

In King James English:

Ephesians 4:32

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Or Complete Jewish Bible; the command is the same:

Ephesians 4:32

32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.

Woe be unto us if we continue the path of waiting for the other person to forgive first; if our hearts were right with GOD we would be in a race to see who could forgive first.

ABBA, please forgive me when I am stubborn and stiff-necked and mold me into a person who races to forgive.

Kathie

Christian Living, Foundation

Feet

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How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! [source]
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; [source]

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Yesterday we looked at the word foundation. And today, ABBA, has us looking at feet. And perhaps asking are our feet taking us to places of peace? Are our feet taking us to places to deliver His Gospel of Good News to all Peoples? 

ABBA, thank You for precious feet. Thank You for The Sure Foundation You laid from before the foundation of the world. Thank You, LORD YESHUA, for being our Foundation upon which You build beautiful lives. HOLY SPIRIT, help us yield to You for the building of our lives. And help us take responsibility for making sure our feet are shod with the preparation of Your Gospel and that we carry Your GOOD NEWS to all the people.
Again this morning I am remembering Leslie and asking that You reveal the cause and give the doctors a remedy for her pain. Terri and her family – I pray for healing; for lives to be made whole. And Others. Many Others. Emotional wounds – those inflicted with malice and those by neglect and preoccupation with other matters.  Chaotic lives that need the Gospel of Peace. Right decisions that are hard decisions. And thank You(s) for jobs well done. And Praise for abundant blessings. Praises that You work all things for good for those who love You and are called according to Your purposes.  Ray – grieving, not to circumvent his grief, ABBA, but that his grieving will bring his focus to You and what is his remaining mission; I pray he come to see that before too long. And for each Reader here I pray we all will take note of our feet today; that we choose carefully where we walk. And all this we bring in JESUS name. Amen and amen.

Christian Living, Guests, Political awareness, Soul Detox

Stop It!

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Day 12 – Soul Detox

Ephesians 4:17-32

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God’s Word gives us a very important instruction that we must all take to heart and obey. That instruction is to speak life-giving words to others every chance we get.

Who do you need to start speaking life-giving words to? How will you go about doing it?

via Soul Detox | YouVersion.com.

18 Their intelligence has been shrouded in darkness, and they are estranged from the life of God, because of the ignorance in them, which in turn comes from resisting God’s will.

via Ephesians 4:17-32 CJB – Therefore I say this — indeed, in – Bible Gateway.

And there we have it! A Word to all humans: Resisting JESUS makes us STUPID!

Recently I read it has been a ‘doctrine’ of some for some time now that GOD accepts us all as we are; we can become a Christian and continue to live in the same way as we did prior to our conversion.  NOT SO!

28 The thief must stop stealing; instead, he should make an honest living by his own efforts. This way he will be able to share with those in need.

via Ephesians 4:17-32 CJB – Therefore I say this — indeed, in – Bible Gateway.

Read that verse substituting thief for . . . Drunkard, drug addict, homosexual, adulterer, fornicator, abortionists, liar, gossip, murderer, rapist, slanderer, etc. — you call it.  Yeshua said STOP IT!

How’s that for plain and easy to understand?

And to sum it up for today:

29 Let no harmful language come from your mouth, only good words that are helpful in meeting the need, words that will benefit those who hear them.
30 Don’t cause grief to God’s Ruach HaKodesh, for he has stamped you as his property until the day of final redemption.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, violent assertiveness and slander, along with all spitefulness.
32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.

via Ephesians 4:17-32 CJB – Therefore I say this — indeed, in – Bible Gateway.

A Victorious Friday, my Friends!

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