Prophecy : A ruined Dwelling Place

 

Mic 2:7  But people of Jacob, I must say these things. The LORD is losing his patience because of the bad things you did. If you lived right, I could say nice words to you. 

Mic 2:8  But you attack my people like enemies. You steal the clothes off the backs of people walking by. They think they are safe, but you are there to treat them like prisoners of war. 

Mic 2:9  You have taken nice houses away from the women of my people. You have taken my wealth away from their small children forever. 

Mic 2:10  Get up and leave! This will not be your place of rest, because you ruined it. You made it unclean, so it will be destroyed! It will be a terrible destruction! 

Mic 2:11  These people don't want to listen to me. But if a man comes telling lies, they will accept him. They would accept a false prophet if he comes and says, "There will be good times in the future, with plenty of wine and beer." 

This prophesy was given to Israel before the Assyrian invasion. It may well be applied to some of our large cities who are being governed poorly, making the citizens unsafe and insecure. Is the LORD loosing his patience? Do you see him warning us in the things that are happening? Come to Jesus, he will save you now.

Only Trust Him

2Ti 3:16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 

2Ti 3:17  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 

Being United

 

Gal 3:26  For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 

Gal 3:27  For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 

Gal 3:28  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 

We are all become one in Christ. We are become spiritual creations, the children of God.  You can see how well this worked with Christian America?  By being one people in God we are better citizens and more united in the United States of America.  Communism, under the title of socialism seeks to divide people by their differences and pit them against one another. They say they seek diversity, but really their goal is to remove the cultural values founded on the idea of a society that believes in the God of the Bible. They want big government in control of everything.  They seek to remove our guns and to weaken and remove the police. There would then be a government controlled "Gestapo", that will seek to remove the undesirables, the deplorable's. They will come after the people of God.  Is this going to happen?  Not if we can help it. Let us be united in the founding values of our nation. In God We Trust, together and forever.

When Suffering Comes

Today is 911, and as we remember that date in 2001, many were killed and many suffered unjustly. I am sure that God was there giving grace to the innocent. Even atheists call out to God when there is tragedy.

 1Pe 2:19  For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 

1Pe 2:20  For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 

1Pe 2:21  For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 

1Pe 2:22  He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 

1Pe 2:23  When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 

In every life there will be a time of suffering. In the context of these scriptures there is more grace given when we suffer unjustly.  If we receive punishment for wrong doing, there is no credit.  God is very familiar with suffering, for His son suffered the most excruciating pain at the hands of demonic men. He suffered for us; can we suffer for him, giving all glory to our Lord to the very end? In our weakness he gives more grace.

LORD God if I forget to thank you and praise you in the midst of suffering and in my final days in this life I want you to know that you are my great hope, I love you and delight in you and thank you for this life and I am so grateful to be with Jesus in eternity. His suffering and blood paid for my salvation and he has made me acceptable by his grace. Thank you so much for choosing me.

The Law of the LORD

 

Psa 19:7  The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 

Psa 19:8  the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 

Psa 19:9  the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. 

Psa 19:10  More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. 

Psa 19:11  Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. 

Psa 19:12  Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults. 

Psa 19:13  Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. 

Psa 19:14  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. 

Everything about the LORD is perfect. His law is perfect and Jesus kept the law perfectly. In Christ Jesus we are free from the penalty of not keeping the laws perfectly. I thank the LORD for this and I want to be like Jesus so I do seek to obey him in all things. We need the laws of God to bring order in a nation and because our nation has removed them from schools and public life we are reaping the results. Where there is no law there is rebellion, chaos and destruction. Their values are not our values.

Gal 3:24  So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 

Gal 3:25  But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 

Gal 3:26  for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 

So, an important step to receiving Christ Jesus is an understanding of the law. The law gives boundaries and shows the right way to live. Oh how we need this in our schools and our nation. People are happier when they know right from wrong. They respect authority and try to get along with others.

Mat 5:9  Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 

Justified

Gal 2:16  yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. 

Gal 2:20  I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 
Gal 2:21  I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. 

The world needs Jesus. Through faith in Jesus we receive grace and salvation. We are saved from hell and justified, declared not guilty of our sins. Galatians is the book of grace, God's unearned favor, by faith in Jesus Christ.

My first book to teach from was Galatians. The former teacher was a truck driver and he was called away, so I was given his position to continue teaching at our church. The year was 1981. Rodger is a kind hearted Vietnam vet, who  just pitched in and helped wherever he was needed. He definitely has the gift of helps. When he taught Galatians he repeated over and over that Galatians was about grace.  Only in the sacrifice of Jesus do we receive justification and enter into God's eternal life.  Apart from grace we are judged by the law and just one sin can keep you from heaven. The world needs Jesus, our nation needs Jesus, we all need Jesus and his grace.

Tempted

Mar 1:12  The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 
Mar 1:13  And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him. 

This is the shortest version of the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. Jesus was tempted by the devil, he was exposed to wild animals, and at the end he was ministered to by good angels. Satan has his fallen angels, demons that oppose us too. He may use wild animals and out of control mobs against the people of God but Jesus is greater, his Father is greater and the angels minister to the people of God.

Heb 1:13  And to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? 
Heb 1:14  Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? 

God does not tempt us, but he may test us. Fallen human nature can be tempted.

Jas 1:13  Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 
Jas 1:14  But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 

For the Christians God has promised that we may escape temptation and trials.

1Co 10:12  Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 
1Co 10:13  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 
1Co 10:14  Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 

God cannot be tempted. The Son of God had no sin, but we have sins and are being tempted in our thoughts and from the world and the devil's demons. God has promised that we may escape temptation.  It is important to fill our minds and hearts with the word of God. Jesus overcame the devil by speaking the word of God.

Jas 4:6  But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 
Jas 4:7  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 
Jas 4:8  Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 

It is so sad to hear of leaders in the faith who have fallen because of temptations. We must pray that God's people and our nation be faithful to God and receive his protection. LORD have mercy.

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Sack Cloth

Mar 1:4  John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 
Mar 1:5  And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 
Mar 1:6  Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.

In Bible times when people repented, they wore sack cloth that was made from goat hair.  John was wearing repentance garments when he baptized others to prepare them to meet the Messiah. He was called of God and God fed him naturally until his ministry was over. Jesus highly regarded John.  When Messiah Jesus died and had paid for all sins of those who believe in him, I believe that John received the good news and was ushered up to Paradise with the saints.  

I remember seeing sacks filled with flour or grain that were of colorful patterns. During the depression people used the sacks to make their clothes. Girls wore sack cloth dresses and boys wore sack cloth shirts. My mom would make herself dresses from sack cloth.

 My Jeans were handed down from two older brothers. Some had holes in the knees, that made me feel kind of ashamed.  Now this is how they come new.  Another sign of a crazy mixed up world. There are a lot more choices now in clothing. Perhaps the holes in Jeans is a reminder of those who worked and sacrificed to bring us a better life, maybe? Think so? May we love one another and repent of sins, and believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, so that we will be in God's family forever.