The Wisdom of Elihu
Currently in our reading through the Bible we are in the latter chapters of Job. All of the miserable comforters are now silent and a younger and wiser man named Elihu - addresses Job. As he addresses Job, he does so on the premise of what he has heard in the dialogue between Job and his "friends". In the next 5 chapters he dresses down Job and his friends for their assuming and presumptive diatribe. He does this by pointing to the character and nature of God compared to their spiritual arrogance and self righteousness. If you have the time read through these chapters and notice how it compares to the attitude of many in the church today, who think they are smarter and wiser than the Lord God Almighty.

OK so I haven't again posted to the blog since the first of august, a lot has been going on, we had our P.A.L. (pastors and leaders conf) the second weekend in Aug. Great time in the word with Pastor Xavier Ries and Dr Ken Johnson, will be up loading the conf soon at the web site.(calvarychapeljoco.com)
We have had our grandchildren for the last month, quite exciting and challenging, many examples and stories to follow in the months to come.
I was in Emporia last night to hear Victor Mordicai, he was speaking on the US and Israel, and islam.
Church I pray that you are ready for the days that lay ahead. One thing he mentioned is the onslaught of islamics coming to America, and their desire to change America into an islamic country. Church there will be be some huge witnessing opportunities in the future, know the gospel and know the truth, islam is a very wicked religion. It is anti Jew and anti Christian, study it and find out for yourself. Second part of the teaching tonight stay tuned

Back at it

It's been quite a while since my last post. So rather than go back over old territory, I chose to press on.
We have our grandchildren with us, the oldest age 7 is a very sensitive quite smart young lady who is a pleaser, she loves to please you and avoid conflict. The youngest is 4 never agrees with anything you say and refuses to be instructed or take orders or requests. This has made life quite challenging. And then I think about how we must appear to the Lord, when Jesus spoke to Peter and said "Peter do you love me" Peter responded and we all do the same for the most part; where there should be agape, there is phileo.
Oh to have our whole hearts given to God in obedience, to submit to Him without hesitation yeilded to His will and desire.
It is something we need to pray for and ask the Holy Spirit to empower us to this end.

Follow the Instructions

In reading through the Bible I am in the book of Leviticus. In the early chapters it strikes me that;
God is very precise in the offering of the sacrifice, instruction were very through. I would ask you to ponder your own life how precise are you, do you follow directions as stated when instructed.
When wee are exhorted to not be conformed to this world, do we follow that instruction, or do we fall prey to the worldly designs set about by a carnal culture.
It is so very hard at times to remain free from the ties traps and pitfalls of the world today.

Jer 51:6 Flee from the midst of Babylon, And every one save his life! Do not be cut off in her iniquity, For this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; He shall recompense her.

The God of scripture

26 January 2012

Found this, it really sums up today.

The God of Scripture

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. (Galatians 6:7-8)

And we now declare that the God of Holy Scripture is a God of inflexible justice, He is not the God Whom some of you adore.

You adore a god who winks at great sins; you believe in a god who calls your crimes peccadillos and little faults. Some of you worship a god who does not punish sin but who is so weakly merciful, and mercilessly weak, that he passes by transgressions and iniquity and never enacts a punishment.

You believe in a god who, if man sins, does not demand punishment for his offense. You think that a few good works of your own will pacify him, that he is so weak a ruler that a few good words uttered before him in prayer will win sufficient merit to reverse the sentence, if indeed you think he ever passes a sentence at all.

Your god is no God; he is as much a false god of the Greeks or of ancient Nineveh. The God of Scripture is one who is inflexibly severe in justice and will by no means clear the guilty. “The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked” (Nahum 1:3).

The God of Scripture is a Ruler who, when His subjects rebel, marks their crime and never forgives them until He has punished it, either upon them or upon their Substitute.

Charles Spurgeon

Time

Luke 10:39-42 YLT 39 and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word, 40 and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, `Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.' 41 And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things, 42 but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

Church

Could today's church be compared to a Synagogue in the days of our Lord?  In those days the local house of prayer and study was just that, study the writings of the Law and Prophets, and have some rabbinical commentary. No lattes in the sanctuary please... today the church appears to be a place of social interaction not instruction and worship. To many church is just an alternative to a bad line-up of NFL games on TV...

Getting started

Here we go. I am untaking a blog, to share the things that my Lord and Savior has put on my heart, could be long could be short, but there are things that I just want to share in a way to encourage others to grow in faith, committment and fruit.