THE LIVING GOD – HEART

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Barbara Jones

#HEARTS are displayed all around us in February. #Mojis depict all manner of ways to immediately display heart felt emotions to loved ones with one touch on your #IPhone. While our #technology has surged forward, has it improved our communication skills? I observe that the IPhone truly has emboldened the magnitude of “I”. Self centeredness is sooo apparent today. Notice your conversations or communications that start with “I”. Can you remember the last time that you actually put someone else’s needs before your own wants? Acquiring abundance seems to me to be evident on TV all the while setting life style examples for excessiveness. “Jesus said, ‘Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is there will your heart be also‘ Matt.6:20,21″ What does that have to do with my heart, you ask? I attribute this attitude to a hardened heart. “If you hear God’s voice, do not harden your hearts.” Heb.4:7 What happens to a hard heart? It turns black because their is no life blood flowing through it. “May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.” 11Thess.3:5 Now we were made in the image of God; so does GOD have a heart? Psalm 33:11 says “The COUNSEL and PLANS of the LORD’S HEART STANDS FOREVER FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION” May we ask the Lord for a red, red flowing beating heart not hardened with the burdens of sin by claiming Psalm 51 as our own. “Deliver me from blood guiltiness O God, my salvation. Purify me, wash me, and CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART” !! ALERT!! – You have a message..Direct from GOD …*Father, God is sharing from His Heart His Undying Love for YOU by giving you ‘the gift’ of eternal life via the sacrificial, substitutional death on the cross of His Only Son, Jesus Christ *… ACCEPTANCE REQUIRED…

THE LIVING GOD – JUSTICE

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Barbara Jones

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Have you ever heard so many #controversial #opinions by supposedly intelligent people who are filling our #phones, #computers, #radios, and #televisions with their agenda! I don’t know about you, but I am tired of ‘their opinion’. “Just give me the facts, Mame!” Truth via 2018 communication seems hard to attain. One would think with all our technology that truth could be acquired. Is it man or machine or GOD that holds the key to justice? Jesus tells a parable to show that at all times we ought to pray and not lose heart which is recorded in Luke 18:2-8 “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God, and did not respect man. There was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent’ For awhile he was unwilling, but afterward, he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection, lest by continually coming she wear me out’ Lord said, ‘Hear what the unrighteous judge said: now shall not God bring about justice for His elect, who cry to Him day and night and will He delay long over them? I TELL YOU THAT HE WILL BRING ABOUT JUSTICE FOR THEM SPEEDILY” God has no need for our lie detectors to know if someone is telling the truth. Ps.89:14 “Righteousness and JUSTICE are the foundation of the Lord’s throne: lovingkindness and truth go before Thee. ” I want to read and listen to God’s Word as He sheds light on the many worldly words spoken today. John 8:31,21 Jesus said, “If you abide in My word, then you are truly my disciples, and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free!”

THE LIVING GOD HEALED

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Barbara Jones

#Flu has been rampant everywhere this year! I had to get it too…and it does not want to leave the premises. With all of our modern #medicine , #physicians, and #facilities the #viruses and #bacteria are still rampant. I have had all the warm soups, teas, salt and water gargles, nose drops, aspirin and decongestants, but this ‘bug’ lingers on. I can only image how anxious the Centurion was when he approached Jesus in Capernaum, beseeching him, saying,”Lord, my servant lies at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.. Jesus said unto him, ‘I WILL COME AND HEAL HIM'” Matthew 8:5-7,13 “the servant was healed in the selfsame hour.” Then it is recorded that Jesus went into Peter’s house where He saw the mother of Peter’s wife who was sick and lying down with a fever. Matt. 8:14-17 “Jesus touched her hand and the fever left her: she arose, and waited on them. With evening they brought unto Him many that were possessed with devils: and He cast out spirits with His Word, and HE HEALED ALL THAT WERE SICK: that it might be fulfilled (come true) that spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself (Jesus) took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” In the book of James 5:13-16 it states: “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray…the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins they will be be forgiven…confess your faults.. pray for one another that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.” May I just say thank you LORD for hearing my prayers, for forgiving my trespasses, and for performing miraculous healings this very hour ! I believe the WORD OF THE LORD.

THE LIVING GOD – REASONS

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Barbara Jones

Do you #talk to God? With whom do you #converse? I recently answered my #phone and I heard … “Hi, Grams!” I was surprised and said, “Well, Hello, Gabe” I was thrilled to be speaking to my 2 year old great grandson so I immediately spoke out ” I love you!” He then said, “Bye, Grams” I immediately called back to see if everyone was ok and learned he had gotten his grandfather’s phone, gone to the corner of the room and called me. Sometimes you just need to hear that you are loved! Do you have REASONS to call someone today? How long has it been since you called on our Heavenly Father to communicate and just hear His voice of reason, wisdom, compassion, and unfailing love! As I was reading Isaiah 1:17,18 His Word so clearly expounds His willingness to listen to our short comings! “Learn to do well; seek judgment, deal righteously with the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together, said the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” Here in the south we just had a blanket of snow covering our landscape, but today it is disappearing. God’s word is everlasting His words never evaporate. When we follow God’s reason and call on Him to ask His forgiveness He hears our call through every storm of life….”in Christ Jesus our Lord: we have boldness and access with confidence Eph.3:12″ “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Heb.4:16″ Call the LORD, ….I know you will hear, “I AM LOVES YOU“

THE LIVING GOD – STEDFAST

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Barbara Jones

While watching the #History Channel’s series on the #Curse of #Oak #Island, in one episode the Lagina brothers discovered a map through an archival search on the island which had old #French writings with the name of a wealthy French nobleman, Rochefoucauld. The Laginas went to France to see his castle and talk with the 42nd generation about the family connection to Oak Island. (that’s another mystery) When Sonja Mastossian, the curator & decedent examined the writing on the map she observed one word that had been interpreted to mean ‘drink’ that in the old French dialect would be said for ‘West’. Now that changed the usefulness and direction 180 degrees! You say, “what is that to me?” I say, “that looks like a picture of our culture today.” How? – Words, words, words are being flipped upside down as far as east is from west. Society is policing speech by changing words to fit their own meaning and agenda! Just look in your older dictionary for word clarification and then the new definitions on the internet. Websters defines stedfast as”firmly in place – unchanging“. With that meaning of the word stedfast, the Bible attributes it to God by recording words spoken by king Darius in the book of Daniel chapter 6 verses 25,27-“king wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace ..unto you. .. I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the GOD of Daniel: for HE is the LIVING GOD AND STEDFAST FOR EVER, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivers and rescues and He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, Who has delivered Daniel from the power (paw) of the lions.” The WORD matters yesterday, today, and forever!

THE LIVING GOD – IMMUTABLE

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Barbara Jones

Have you made a New Years #Resolution? What #change are you wanting to make in your life? As a child I always had a new #challenge -such as jacks, marbles, yo yo, jump rope, skates, baseball, tennis, bicycle, swimming, ballet, piano, horseback riding and then there was reading, writing, and arithmetic! It seems just as I was getting the right tempo that it was time to switch to the next challenge in my life. Yes, I still have the old cracked tennis racket, worn toe ballet shoes, catcher mitt & bat, ice skates; however, time has taken its tole on each. Even the marked white Bible I carried to Sunday School barely stays together after all the years. I looked in my annual from college and read comments which classmates wrote that they hoped I would always share God’s love with others. While I was looking back in time (feeling my age), God was bringing me up to date through His Word that HE is always the SAME, HE is UNCHANGING, He is IMMUTABLE The ONE that has not deteriorated in my life is Jesus Christ, the son of the Father, and the Holy Spirit – THE LIVNG GOD. “Wherein GOD, willingly showed unto the heirs of promise the IMMUTABILITY (permanent character of His word) that by two IMMUTABLE (unchanging) things it was impossible for God to lie, so we have strong consolation to have refuge by holding upon the hope set for us (which is in Jesus Christ) Heb.6:17-20 “JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY, AND TODAY, AND FOREVER.” Heb13:8 Hold on to the Lord in times like these when everything seems out of date and disposable. “Know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of GOD.“ Eph.3:19 May you be filled this year.

THE LIVING GOD – GOOD PLEASURE

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Barbara Jones

What brings pleasure to you? Do you enjoy: controlling a robot, driving a new car, climbing a mountain, eating a fabulous meal, reading a good book, watching movies, playing games, being in a crowd, or just having solitude? It seems to me that I am living in a pleasure seeking society that wants “anything” that will let them escape reality. In Jonathan Cahn’s – The Book Of Mysteries , he writes in The Mind Binders “since the head is what rules your life….The secret is to take the Word of God and bind it to your mind, to your thoughts, to your emotions, and to your will.” Now what does that have to do with God’s good pleasure? Have you ever even thought that God could have delight or is He always consumed with ruling, punishing, and controlling? The Living God has infinite authority and enjoyment forever more. Miracle of miracles, He has pleasure in you and me and He is going to share His kingdom with us. How do I know..the Bible tells me so! Luke 12:23,31,32 “Life is more than food, and the body is more that clothes..seek not what you eat, drink nor be doubtful minded..but rather seek the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you..Fear not, …IT IS YOUR FATHER’S GOOD PLEASURE TO GIVE YOU THE KINGDOM.” With our mind we make choices. Choose Christ..”Let this MIND be in YOU which was also in CHRIST JESUS. that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. FOR IT IS GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU BOTH TO WILL AND TO DO OF HIS GOOD PLEASURE.” Philippians 2 Are you bringing pleasure to GOD?

THE LIVING GOD – IMMANUEL

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Barbara Jones

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As I opened my Christmas cards this year, I was amazed. Each of them had #Peace or #Rest or #Calm with a blue and white template. Very telling about this year’s #need. Through the years I have observed jingle bells, santa, snow scenes with churches. warm fireplaces and even Xmas on cards, but the manager scenes were the main spotlight on the cards which I received. Today fewer people even send cards in this email – text society; however, I do enjoy a beautiful hand picked card thoughtfully chosen by a friend which has been delivered to me personally. You know God has written each of us a personal message through His Word which was delivered in person by His Son – IMMANUEL – JESUS. Isaiah, the prophet, first foretold us in Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign -Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name IMMANUEL.” Matthew 1:22-23 “Now all this took place that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet (Isaiah) might be fulfilled, saying..BEHOLD THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME ‘IMMANUEL’ which translated means ‘GOD WITH US‘.” Send a card, send a text, shout it out – Jesus, son of God, Immanuel, is GOD WITH US who is the prince of peace!