The Last Days Monday, Feb 24 2014

Acts 2: ¹⁶ But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

¹⁷ And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

¹⁸ And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

Hebrews 1: 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

² Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

³ Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

⁴ Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

2 Peter 3: ² That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

³ Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

⁴ And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

2 Timothy 3:  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

² For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

³ Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

⁴ Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

⁵ Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

⁶ For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

⁷ Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth

James 5: ⁷ Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

⁸ Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

⁹ Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

¹⁰ Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

¹¹ Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

¹² But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

¹³ Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

¹⁴ Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

¹⁵ And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

¹⁷ Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

¹⁸ And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

¹⁹ Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

²⁰ Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

 

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Every Good and Perfect Gift Comes from Above Sunday, Feb 23 2014

 

James 1: ¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

¹⁸ Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Firstfruits are the very best, set apart for God, holy, and consecrated. They are reserved for God.

Exodus 23: ¹⁸ Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.

¹⁹ The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

²⁰ Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

Father of lights, You delight in Your children
Father of lights, You delight in Your children

Every good and perfect gift comes from You
Every good and perfect gift comes from You
Every good and perfect gift comes from You
Father of lights

Father of lights, You never change, You have no turning
Father of lights, You never change, You have no turning.

Vineyard

 

1 Cor 12: ⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

¹⁰ To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

For some reason when I think of God’s perfect gifts I think of sons. His son He gave for us. My son He gave to me. My grandson. These are God’s perfect gifts. Thank-you Jesus!

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How Big is God? Saturday, Feb 22 2014

Job 22:

¹² Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

If you were to use deductive reason God would be very big indeed.

^{Ezekiel 43:5} So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.

⁶ And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.

⁷ And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever

Now assuming the soles of his feet took up the whole court.

Ezekiel 42:

¹⁵ Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.

¹⁶ He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

¹⁷ He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

¹⁸ He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

¹⁹ He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

²⁰ He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

A reed is approximately 11 feet. So that would mean his feet were 5500 feet long. If we are created in his image then we are but gnats since he would have to be 34, 222 feet tall.

I’d say that reached to the heavens alright.

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A Call to Prayer Thursday, Feb 20 2014

I have a friend whose son was in an auto accident with multiple injuries. Please pray with me for him.

LORD, we pray for her son to be healed. Be with the doctors and nurses and guide them in their duty of care. Give them all they need to heal him. Post your guardian angels at his bedside. Dear God, we pray your hand be on the hand of all in charge of him now. In Jesus’ name.

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Who Do You Love? Wednesday, Feb 19 2014

It’s time to address the issue that is at the core of our faith which is love. Christ calls us to love our enemies. John says love one another as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it. God loved the world so much he gave his only son. The question begs a response. A man is called to love his wife like he loves his own body.

You might be asking, “What’s the problem?” Just love everybody and you’ll be covered.

The bible tells us in Deuteronomy 6:  ⁵ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

We can show we love God by keeping his commandments.

Deuteronomy 6:

²⁵ And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

God’s promise in Deuteronomy 7:

⁹ Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

¹⁰ And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.

A thousand generations of benefit from loving God. Is that awesome or what?

In Hebrews we find: ¹² Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

And also: ³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

We are called to love the brethren in 1 John:

¹⁴ We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

¹⁵ Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

And in 1 John 4:

¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

¹² No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

The bible holds a warning against those who would love themselves in 1 Timothy:

3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

² For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

³ Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

So those who despise or hate those who are good cause the perilous times in these last days.

As Christians we are held to a higher standard. In the old testament it says Thou shalt not kill but Jesus said in Matthew:

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

⁴⁴ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

⁴⁵ That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Just hating someone makes you a murderer.

We can show love for our enemies by:

³¹ And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

For in Luke 6 it goes on to say:

³² For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

³³ And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

³⁴ And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

³⁵ But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

³⁶ Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

³⁷ Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

³⁸ Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

We will be held accountable:

³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

³⁶ But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

And in Romans it says:

⁷ Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

⁸ Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

⁹ For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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Praises Tuesday, Feb 18 2014

I know that you are the LORD my God, Creator of Heaven and Earth.  I know that you are the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I know that you and only you are worthy of praise. There is no God like you. You are Wonderful, Counsellor, and Prince of Peace. Holy, Holy, Holy, LORD God Almighty. The Great Physician, My Shepherd, and King. My heart delights in you and you are ever present with me. I see the stars and know your hand ordained praise from the children of men. The rocks sing out your praises, LORD. I adore You. I know that yours are the cattle on a thousand hills. As far as the east is from the west you have removed our transgressions from us. There is none like you. Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth goodwill toward men. From everlasting to everlasting You are worthy. Worthy is the Lamb of God. Jesus, name above all names. My deliverer is He. The crickets chirp their song of praise. Even the trees bow down to honor you. My Redeemer lives. All of Heaven sings for joy at your throne, O GOD. I worship You. Glory and Honor are yours. You are the Righteous One, Holy, and True. Blessed be the name of the LORD. Merciful King, glorious one. I praise your holy name. Virtue and Honor and Praise are yours. You are the King of kings and LORD of lords. There is none like you. I exalt You. Healer, Divine, my God, and my Savior. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD. I accept your free gift of Salvation. Blessed be the name of the LORD. I love you LORD and I seek your face to worship you. Draw me close to you. Never let me go. Keep me as the apple of your eye. Strength and Power and Honor are yours. I know that you are Jehovah. You are my God.

Psalm 51:¹⁵ O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

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Shepherds Monday, Feb 17 2014

1 Peter 5:1-4

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

² Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

³ Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock.

⁴ And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Shepherds take the flock to feeding places that are safe from predators and thorny plants that could hurt the sheep. This is too what it is like for a pastor. They lead their flock to the rich pastures. And they see to it that they are watered, wormed, and fed each day.

By night they sleep across the gate so that the sheep are safe from predators. Pastors are available for counsel. The guidance he gives is used in the perfecting of the saints. It is used to establish them in the Word. To strengthen them against temptations. And to settle them.

1 Peter 5: 10-11

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

¹¹ To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Remember how Jesus said in John 21:

¹⁵ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

¹⁶ He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

¹⁷ He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

In each instance Christ admonishes Peter to feed his sheep. This feeding is a calling. There are so many things to teach. Each morsel is for admonition in the LORD. Jesus was calling Peter to be a shepherd of His flock along with all the duties, including feeding, health issues, getting them ready for market, and sheering. The pastor teaches scripture, prays for the sick, gets his flock ready for heaven and helps them to remove sin from their lives. By the time the sheep are shorn many have long wool that is taken off in one complete piece. This is symbolic of the fact that we are a new creature in Christ and the old has passed away.

See how Christ repeatedly asks, “Do you love me?” It is important for pastors to work out of love. This love permeates the heart. It is love for Christ and love for His sheep. It is love from a pure heart. The pastor’s motives are sincere.

Remember in the book of Jude:

²⁰ But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

²¹ Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

²² And of some have compassion, making a difference:

²³ And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

²⁴ Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

²⁵ To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Pastors are called to have compassion and make a difference. They are called to assist Christ. But it is He who keeps us from falling into sin. Just like a shepherd would pull a sheep out of harm’s way so a pastor is called to save the sheep. This may mean long hours of counselling and picking up the children when a parent is unable.

1. James 1:27     

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Pastors are “religious” in the way the bible describes religion.

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Nightwatch Sunday, Feb 16 2014

The rules for the nightwatch are fairly simple. Pray. Listen. Wait. Be still.

Pray:

Almost always a list of people will come to mind but it is good to begin with the big picture. So at the beginning of the nightwatch the LORD’s Prayer will set the mood and bring your focus to the tasks at hand. It is like priming a pump. Then beginning with those closest to your heart pray for well-being, health, specific needs, and prayer requests. Then pray for those you have authority over. Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide and direct them in their daily duties, for Him to direct you in leading them and helping them in their tasks. Pray for those who have authority over you. Include the president and governor. Pray for God to grant them wisdom in their roles as leaders, to walk with them, and guide them in their important decisions. Pray to keep them safe from harm. Then pray for your community, friends, and church. Pray for your pastor specifically and his family. Pray that God inspires his message, meets his every need, and keeps him safe and well. Pray for the needs of friends both the prayer requests they have given you and also for needs you see that they may not ask about. Pray for their health, their families, and their safety. Finally, pray for your own needs, safety, and wisdom.

Take it to the LORD in prayer. Don’t be afraid to tell Him everything even though you know he already knows. Tell Him how you feel, your hearts desires, confess and pray forgiveness.

Listen:

During the listening time you are listening for specific answers to prayers you have just prayed. Perhaps there is something you can do to help a situation. Listen for specific guidance and instruction on what God wants you to do with your day ahead. Respond quickly with action. This is your opportunity to live your faith. Be a blessing. Help someone. Listen for encouragement and comfort from the Holy Spirit. Listen for answers to problems, solutions that you may not have thought of before. Prayer is a two way conversation. God cares for you. He has a lot to say about your life. His input is invaluable. Ask God to open your spiritual ears to hear what the Spirit says.

 

Wait:

The bible tells us to wait upon the LORD. This can be hard to do sometimes. Answers to prayers may not come right away. It may take some time. The wait may be for His timing of an issue. The wait may be so that others can come into line with God’s plan. Those that wait upon the LORD renew their strength.

¹³ I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

¹⁴ Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

I have times that my waiting period is just a few minutes then it feels like hopping a train as I align my speed with the task at hand. Other times, the wait is longer and I even wonder if the train has already left the station without me. The strength that the LORD gives is not like the world sees strength. It is an inner peace, conviction, and power that grows as you wait. When you leave this step out of your prayer time you miss, God’s plan for this time. His plan is that you know He is in on it. His hand is the hand that heals. His time is the right time. His will on earth as it is in heaven. So we wait.

Be Still:

⁹ He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

¹⁰ Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

¹¹ The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

³ But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.

⁴ Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

⁵ Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

This is a time that God may reason with you. And you may worship Him.

³ Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

Over and over in the bible we are admonished to “be still”. We can’t hear God if we are always moving about and busy doing something. This stillness goes beyond the physical stillness and includes quieting your mind. Stop thinking, worrying, fretting, and surmising. Stop putting words into God’s mouth and expecting Him to answer what you want to hear. Be in awe at an awesome GOD. Praise His holy name.

Often times during this part of the prayer time, I fall asleep with a deep and restful sleep. I count it an honor to be called to the “Nightwatch”.

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Hands Saturday, Feb 15 2014

I’d like to write about a process I’ve been going through for about 6 weeks. Back in early October,  I went to the Naturally Supernatural Conference with Gary Best. Ever since that time, when I hold my hands out in front of me like receiving a gift, I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit. It starts off with a tingling in my fingertips and then I begin to feel a resistance between my hands like negative magnetism.  It happens every time and it doesn’t matter if I hold my hands up, out, in front of me, to the side, facing down or facing up. I feel it. After a few minutes, it feels like something is moving in my hand like a quickening that you feel when you are pregnant. My left hand quivers more than my right but it quivers a little too. Sometimes it feels as though something is touching my right thumb. Sometimes it feels as if there is something heavy in my hands and I can feel the weight of it even though there is nothing there. Sometimes, my hands feel frozen in space like I cannot move them. I am able to do this anywhere anytime.

More recently, I started to feel pains around my body, in my ear, my chest, my back, my shoulder, my knee, my stomach, my wrist, etc. I believe that it is a form of “empathic healing prayer”. I don’t know what else to call it. I pray for people that I know of with issues with those body parts and ask God to heal them. I truly believe in the power of prayer to heal.

When this happens large amounts of time go by and I look up at the clock and I am amazed at how much time has passed.

I feel the desire to pass this on to someone else. But it is a difficult thing to talk about to people. They don’t seem very receptive. I think they think I’ve gone coo coo.

I believe that when people feel stigmatized by sharing things then abilities of the human mind are curtailed and not developed or used.  I believe that I am fearfully and wonderfully made and that God can do whatever he wants to do to make himself known to me.

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Heaven Friday, Feb 14 2014

Psalm 73:25-26

King James Version (KJV)

²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

²⁶ My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

 

John 14:2-3

King James Version (KJV)

² In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

 

1 Corinthians 2:9

King James Version (KJV)

⁹ But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Expectancy

Lev 16:1-17:16 No sin in heaven. No death in heaven. Romans 4:25 1 Cor 15:3 1 Peter 2:24 1 John 2:2, 3:5,

Deuteronomy 10:1-11:32 We will praise Him in heaven. Psalm 138:146-150 Philippians 4:8 Colossians 3:16-17 James 5:13

1 Sam 4:1-5:12 We will see Jesus in heaven. “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.” Deuteronomy 5:7, Judges 17:6 2 Kings 18:4 2 Chronicles 4:11-16.

Psalms 60:1-62:12 Unhappiness on earth creates a hunger for heaven. The earth is not our home, heaven is our home. 1 Peter 2:11 “like foreigners and strangers in this world”. Memory Verse:

 

Psalm 62:1-2

King James Version (KJV)

62 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

² He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

Psalm 55:22; 91:1; 116:7; Jeremiah 6:16; Matthew 6:25-34 Hebrews 4:9 1 Peter 5:7 1 John 3:19-20.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-5:17 “God has set eternity in the hearts of men.” Eccl 3:11 Do not quench but stir this longing for heaven.  Psalm 23:6 “And I will live in the house of the LORD forever.” Flesh and blood cannot have a port in the kingdom of God.1 Corinthians 15:50. Psalm 89:47 139:24; Isaiah 26:4; John 5:39; Galatians 6:8; 1 Timothy 6:12

Galatians 2:1-21 We will have a crown of glory. We will wear garments of glory and beauty. Psalms 130:3 Romans 3:19-24; Ephesians 1:3-14.

Revelations 16:1-21. Expect the coming of Christ at any time. Genesis 18:20-33; 19:24; Romans 1:24-32.

Goodness

2 Corinthians 4:16-6:13 We will have a resurrected body. We will live in a city not made with hands. We have the hope of heaven now. Job 19:25-27 Psalm 73:24-26; John 15:1-4; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 21:27; 22:14.

1 John 3:1-24 Rejoicing in heaven over one saved sinner. We will receive our final transformation when we become like Jesus. 1 John 3:2 “We have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again we will be like him.” We will love with a perfect love and worship with a radiant face. We will hear each word God speaks. Our hearts will be pure. Our words will be like jewels. Our thoughts will be like treasures. We will be guiltless, fearless, thrilled, joyous, tirelessly worshipping, flawlessly discerning just like Jesus. No arguments, no jealousy, no suspicions, and no secrets. There will be no insecurities. Heaven is the perfect place for people made perfect by God through Christ. Romans 8:18-25;2 Corinthians 3:18; 4:16-18; 2 Peter 1:3-4.

Reality

Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 Moses’ mourning time of 30 days exceeded the normal time of 7 days. Moses’ is the only man God buried. There will be no pain and no struggles. God wants us to be prepared for death. We have victory over death through Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:24-26; 54-57; 2 Timothy 1:10; Hebrews 2:14; Revelation 1:18.

Psalm 90:1-91:16 Psalm of Moses.

 

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