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Month: February 2016

The Letter of Life

Here we are making another attempt to write this post. My first attempt was deleted while I was still writing it. So this post is important for someone or some people. There was too much happening during the first attempt to say that it was an error by me. So God be glorified in this post and have it reach those people you intend to reach. Thank you God and Amen.

A couple of Sundays ago the Lord spoke through me a message that we all need to hear. It went ” I see the dancing. I hear the singing. I see the joy. I hear the praise and worship. But I ask that if your life were a letter how does it read? Is it fiction or something that I would want to read. This letter should bring joy. This letter should bring love. Come to me and start this letter. Make it a letter that I would want to read all the days of your life.” The beginning starts with God telling us that He knows what is going on. We can’t fool Him. He sees and hears all that we say and speak and do. That is why He said this. Knowing all this He goes on to ask us a question. Are we living a life that speaks of Him? What a great question this is. Makes me take the time to stop and think about it. Am I living His kind of life? What does it say? Is it about me or Him? I honestly want to say that it talks of Him. Although I know the answer is ” not totally.” That being said, I (we) need to ask where does it need to change? If we spend the time praying and resting in His presence we will get an answer.

The answer is about what is standing in the way of His joy and love. What needs to go and what needs to altered. Is it pleasing in His sight? Are we going to settle for good or pleasing? Or are we going to strive for perfect? Do we talk about that which is good and building up one another? Or is it fiction in His sight? God’s joy and love are what people need and want today. This is what He wants our lives to speak clearly. Remember the great commandment is about loving God first and then your neighbor. Nowhere does it talk about me first and everything else follows after it. Our lives should be a gospel of Jesus Christ. His word. His truth. His love and grace.

To get this He tells us to go to Him and get started on this letter of life. He will make it a letter that He wants to read. We just need to let Him. If we do He will read it all the days of our lives. God doesn’t say things just to hear His own words being spoken. This is what He wants of us now. The time is coming of Jesus’ return. Are we doing all that we can to spread His gospel? Our neighbor may not actually read the bible, but they do pay attention to how we live our lives. Looking for an opportunity to tear us down. Remember that Jesus is the way the truth and the life. No one goes to the Father except by Jesus.

Thanks for reading this and please spend time going over your life. Let it speak clearly of Jesus. Share this post with others and have an outstanding day.

Be blessed, Ken

 

Jacob’s Ladder

Yesterday was a great day to be in church. Our service was really, really good. The worship allowed you to go to a fresh place with God. Being in His presence was more than refreshing. I feel that as of this moment I am at the end of a season and being prepared for a new one. God in His great plan is showing me some examples of what and where He wants me to be. My last posting about the turnbuckle was one of them. Giving me a little  (real little) insight into how He works things out. Now I have been given another example. This time its where He wants me to be during prayer.

I’ll start this in Gen. 28:12 “He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” God brought me to this verse and showed me a ladder at which point He said to me this. “A ladder is here. How high do you want to go?” As I was writing down the scripture reference He said “Go to the foot of the ladder. Release your petition. An angel will take it forth. Wait for your answer . An angel will bring you word sent from Heaven above. Jacob wrestled with God and wouldn’t let go until he was blessed. Don’t let go, don’t give up. Wait for your answer. Persevere.” In Gen.32:24-32 you can read the story of Jacob wrestling with a man. By the actions of this man it is believed to be our Lord who was wrestling with Jacob.

In this vision of the ladder we see angels going up and down the ladder. Angels are messengers of God. They carry His word to and fro. They do His bidding when called upon. He told me to go to the ladder and give my petition to an angel. Then wait for an angel to bring back the answer. In the mean time I was just to wait in His presence. Sitting there enjoying and be refreshed by Him. My impression of this time waiting was so that I will be in a better place to receive His answer.

So, to answer His question mentioned in the beginning I will say. All the way to the top. I don’t want to fall short of everything He has for me. How will you answer this question? Are you willing to go to the ladder and wait. Its not about what we want, but what He wants for us. Take the time to go to the ladder and release your petition and wait. See what great and wonderful things God will do.

Be blessed, Ken

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