PRIDE

We are enjoying observing the progressive development of our precious grandchild. Even before she could stand steadily, she attempted climbing! Isn't that a natural instinct every human being is born with? I suppose it is the fallen nature of man that pushes from within to lift himself up.

Don't we take every precaution to prevent our kids from climbing dangerous heights in order to protect them from falling and hurting themselves? The greater the height we climb, the greater the fall and greater the injury! The up-ride is exciting. It seems to put us above our rightful level of authority. From such a height we can look down on others and oh, the thrill of having others look up to us!

"Don't climb there!" Get down before you fall!!" As parents urgently warn their kids, so our Heavenly Father warns us. He brings us down graciously to protect us from a disastrous spiritual downfall. He lifts us up in His way in His time.

Knowing that our natural tendency is to go up, we need to diligently make every effort to come down humbling ourselves. The right way up goes down!

The proud heart is an abomination to the LORD. GOD resists the proud and destroys his house. The pride of life, wine and riches are of this world and cause strife and envy. Pride lifts up the heart and hardens the spirit and brings destruction. It is the attitude and way of Satan. It is totally contrary to the way of the LORD.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man." Mark 7:21-23

Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished. Proverbs 16:5

A man's pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. Proverbs 29:23

Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18

The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow. Proverbs 15:25

By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. Proverbs 13:10

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. Proverbs 8:13

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:1-15-17

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 5:26

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Isaiah 14:12-15

"How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.

' Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.

GOD humbles us if necessary through affliction to draw us to Himself and to give us victory over the enemy who is the king of all the children of pride!

 And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD. Deuteronomy 8:2-3

Destiny of Homosexual Lifestyle

Such a person is like a vehicle out of control in the wrong direction on the wrong road. Not only is he/ she heading towards death but is also putting many other lives in danger. Although you may not see the end of the road you are travelling on, you can check on the destiny of those who have gone on the same path before you.

 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. And he said, "Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant's house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way." And they said, "No, but we will spend the night in the open square." But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally."  Genesis 19:1-5 

 Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens. So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD. Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace. Genesis 19:24-28

 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:7 


 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." Revelation 21:7-8

 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. Luke 17:28-30


Such a path may seem right to men. It may even be approved by authorities and governments because they do not know the end of that path. Man does not have authority over death and after death. GOD has. The LORD JESUS holds the keys as He said, " I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death." Revelation 1:18 

Would you excuse a glutton, a rapist, a pedophile or a murderer saying "Oh, he can't help being that because he feels that way?"

The moment you recognize you are on the wrong road, you need to turn. The end of that road, that is death, may be just around the corner.

 Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded, Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. Proverbs 1:23-27 

 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

The easy path is not necessarily the right path.

The fallen carnal nature in every individual desires to do things that are not right. Therefore we should not walk according to our feelings. Imagine a child who is not disciplined and instructed or an adult who does not exercise self control.

Teen age boys and girls naturally display affinity towards those of the same sex. Although this is a passing emotional stage, during this time some of them are deceived by suggestions put into their minds that they are gay or lesbians. This makes them progress in this wrong mindset and if opportunity permits, to form such wrong relationships. They are even more prone to walk that path if they have had relationship problems with one or more of the opposite sex. Correction of the mindset is necessary to get such a person on the right path.

 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him. Proverbs 22:15


GOD'S GRACE IS AVAILABLE TO YOU NOW. 
  GOD'S JUDGEMENT IS COMING. 
    WILL YOU RECEIVE THIS GRACE AND TURN FROM THE WRONG PATH?
      WILL YOU MAKE KNOWN THE TRUTH TO OTHERS AND HELP THEM ESCAPE THE IMMINENT JUDGEMENT?

KJV and KFC

KJV and KFC

If you want chicken for dinner, it can be cooked in many different ways and set on your table as KFC, roast chicken, BBQ chicken, curried chicken and so on. Each preparation may look, smell and taste different but the nutrients and essence of all of these is the same chicken protein.

The Bible also is now available in many different versions and languages, but the essence of the Word of GOD that is translated by Godly people is the same.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

..and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, 

which are able to make you wise for salvation 

through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, 

for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Galatians 1:6-12

 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you 

in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,

 which is not another; but there are some who trouble you 

and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you 

than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.

 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches 

any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.

 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? 

For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me 

is not according to man.

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, 

but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. 

Your choice of the chicken preparation will depend on the flavors you are used to and the condition of your taste buds and digestive system. So it is also with your choice of the language and version of the Bible.

2 Timothy 2:14-17

 Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord 

not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, 

a worker who does not need to be ashamed, 

rightly dividing the word of truth.

But shun profane and idle babblings, 

for they will increase to more ungodliness.

And their message will spread like cancer. 

Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,

As long as your digestive system is healthy, you should be able to enjoy most of the versions and benefit by them. The GOD of the Word will teach you His Word and the Holy Spirit in you will guide you into all truth.

2 Timothy 2:23-25 

 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.

And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel 

but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, 

if God perhaps will grant them repentance, 

so that they may know the truth,

 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, 

look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, 

be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 

and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation-

-as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, 

has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, 

which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, 

as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. 

You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, 

beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, 

being led away with the error of the wicked; 

but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

2 Peter 3:13-18

When you sit at the table for a chicken feast, first make sure that the chicken itself is not bad. For example, the Bibles of the Mormons and of the Jehovah's witnesses are perverted and do not portray the truth of the Word of GOD.

2 Timothy 4:3-5 

 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, 

but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, 

they will heap up for themselves teachers;

and they will turn their ears away from the truth, 

and be turned aside to fables.

 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, 

do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 

2 Peter 2:18-19 

 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, 

they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, 

the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error.

 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. 

A rich man will have many preparations of chicken on his table and will pick and choose and be fussy. A poor man will value whatever portion of Scripture he may possess and will eagerly study the Word, be it KJV, NIV, ESV or NLT. GOD will speak to him through it.

The nourishment the body receives with the chicken is more important than the smell of the roast, the appearance of the stir fry or the taste of the KFC. Whenever you read the Bible, whether it is the KJV, RSV, NIV or NASB, allow the Word Of GOD to nourish your soul through the revelation of the truth by the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 4:12-13 

 For the word of God is living and powerful, 

and sharper than any two-edged sword, 

piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, 

and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, 

but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him 

to whom we must give account.

Let not knowledge puff our soul but let us allow GOD'S Spirit to change our heart with His love through His Word. Thus we will avoid arguments and rifts that arise from differences in preferences of the versions of the Bible.

2 Corinthians 3:1-6 

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? 

Or do we need, as some others, 

epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you?

You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, 

written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, 

not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.

And we have such trust through Christ toward God.

 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves 

to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, 

not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

1 Corinthians 8:1 

 Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. 

Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. 

If the preparation of chicken is not digesting well in you or is causing you to be sick, you will need to look for another preparation. It does not mean that you start condemning that particular preparation of chicken because it might still work well for others!

 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; 

only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, 

but through love serve one another. 

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: 

"You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 

But if you bite and devour one another, 

beware lest you be consumed by one another! 

Galatians 5:13-15 

Let us enjoy a good fellowship while we enjoy a chicken treat together! 

Let us devour the chicken and not each other!!

Are we mature enough to sit around a table and joyously with love

discuss the Scriptures with brethren whose interpretation of certain parts of the word may be different to ours?

The heart is a more important organ than the brain. Therefore let us keep our heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.

 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, 

you need someone to teach you again the first principles 

of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 

For everyone who partakes only of milk 

is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 

But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, 

those who by reason of use have their senses exercised 

to discern both good and evil. 

Hebrews 5:12-14 

When you observe an individual's attitude and his ways while discussing Bible versions, you will be able to discern whether he is reading and studying the correct version! The one who is listening to others' views, displaying patience, speaking with wisdom and love, is for sure being well nourished in his soul with the correct version of Scripture! Therefore the Bible you read with humility and spiritual hunger will nourish your soul through the Holy Spirit.

 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, 

slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, 

and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, 

he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 

for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets 

what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty 

and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, 

this one will be blessed in what he does. 

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue 

but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless.

James 1:19-26

The best interpretation of the Bible that others around me read, is my life as a Christian. I should therefore allow the word of GOD to nourish my soul to the extent that it become flesh and blood in me.

I should ask myself, "Is the 'Rebecca Version' of the Bible, effectively revealing the truth of the word of GOD to others?"

JESUS was the Word of GOD that was made flesh and blood!

 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, 

and we beheld His glory, 

the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, 

full of grace and truth.
John 1:14

 I am the vine, you are the branches. 

He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; 

for without Me you can do nothing.
John 15:5

The LORD JESUS has now asked us to live in union with Him that we may display His glory and be His witnesses in this world of darkness.

The Gospel Of Grace

Sin separates us from GOD. However grave the sin and however far the separation, GOD'S grace reaches us where we are. This gap is bridged by the LORD JESUS CHRIST Who came down to earth, suffered and died for the sin of mankind and rose again.
Once we experience GOD'S grace revealed through the LORD JESUS, we are saved from sin. We are saved from the guilt of sin and the power of sin to live a victorious life in JESUS CHRIST.
The LORD abides in us as we love Him and meditate on His word. We abide in Him as we walk in obedience to Him by loving others according to His word. Thus we grow in the grace of GOD and progress toward GOD in the knowledge of Him.

GOD -------> SIN-------->MAN 
GOD ---> ---------- GRACE )
         ---<-----------------MAN )        sin-->judgement
       

 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23 

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:4-7 

 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. Romans 6:11-14 

 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John 15:9-12 

Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 
 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:14,17-18 

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
Hebrews 10:26-27 

  

                        

HOMOSEXUALITY

                                                         Homosexuality


Do these work together?
  Ball & socket, hook & loop, padlock & key, nut & bolt, plug & plug-point, knife & fork, bread & butter, bulb & holder, salt & pepper, cup & saucer, paper & pen, male & female --
Of course they do work together beautifully complementing each other!

Now how about the following sets? Do they work together?
-- male & male, plug & plug, pen & pen, paper & paper, female & female...--
Of course they don't. How absolutely absurd would it be to imagine that they could work together?

And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?  Matthew 19:4-5



It is possible to pretend and live in a make-believe situation of lies and deception.
There is no truth and there can be no fruit in such a situation.

there has to be a male and a female and contribution from a male and a female for children to form. Any intelligent person would understand that two individuals of the same sex cannot bring forth children. Therefore children who are adopted and brought up by such couples are in an environment of deception, falsehood and pretense. Putting a child in such a situation is a great offence and sin that displeases GOD.

 Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. "But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes! If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire. "Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.  Matthew 18:5-10 


Every male who holds another male and every female who holds another female in a carnal sexual relationship causes offence and sins against that partner, keeping him/her from GOD'S plan of marriage and relationship with one of the opposite sex.

 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4 

 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 




The people and animals that entered Noah's ark were male and female.

 And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark--you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.  Genesis 6:17-19

So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.
So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.  
So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.  Genesis 7:7,16,23

What is your image?

What is your image?

In the beginning, GOD, the original artistic Creator, fashioned and made all the galaxies and the earth. In the process of creation He made light, the firmament, the seas and the dry land; the plants, trees and all vegetation, the sun, moon and the stars; the birds, living creatures in the seas and waters, creeping things, cattle and beasts.

 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:26-27

After finishing a painting or a work of art, the artist would complete it with his own signature! That is exactly what GOD did when He created mankind - you and me!! 

What is GOD'S image?

 It is impossible for us to comprehend the image of the Triune GOD with our puny minds. Since we are created in GOD'S own image, we can understand GOD'S image as a reflection of our image. In the Holy Scriptures we see references to GOD the Father, GOD the Son and GOD the Holy Spirit. This we refer to as the Holy Trinity. There seems to be a basic family unit of father, mother and child within the image of GOD.

What is our image?

We reflect GOD'S image. Looking back to our origin, He created us male and female in His image, according to His likeness. Therefore we reflect the image of GOD in a complete union as male and female.

What is our place in creation?
GOD has given mankind dominion over all living things.

What is our purpose?
Having been made in GOD'S image, we can have a relationship with Him. GOD wants us to worship Him and Him alone so that we may reflect His glory.

You shall have no other gods before Me. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Exodus 20:3-5

What is our inheritance?
After making man in His own image as male and female, GOD blessed them. We are blessed by GOD and walk in His favor when we submit to His purpose and plan in our lives as male and female.

 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Genesis 1:28

What is the command?


GOD commanded Adam and Eve in such a state as man and wife to be fruitful and to multiply. The family unit as father, mother and child once again is a reflection of the image of the Triune GOD.

Are you reflecting the glory of your Creator by worshiping Him alone?

Are you reflecting the glory of GOD as a male and a female in a marriage relationship as husband and wife?

If so, GOD'S favor and blessing will be on you.

He will make your union fruitful and bless you with children who are the fruit of the womb. As a family unit you will reflect GOD'S glory and enjoy His Presence in your lives and His blessings.

Any other lifestyle that deviates from GOD'S plan is a curse.

 Blessed is every one who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the LORD. Psalm 128:1-4 

                            BE BLESSED!!

HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!!

Today we celebrate Easter, remembering the resurrection of our LORD JESUS from the dead. JESUS is the First Fruit and when we see Him we shall be like Him. Easter gives us the hope of new spiritual life on earth in CHRIST JESUS and eternal life in Heaven in a new resurrected celestial body!

 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.' " ( Luke 24:6-7 )

 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.  (Romans 6:4-11)  

 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. (Romans 8:11)  

 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.  Colossians 3:1-4 

So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." "O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?" The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 
 (1 Corinthians 15:54-58)   

Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:23-25)

Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can declare all His praise? ( Psalm 106:1-2)

    

ENJOY A MEANINGFUL BLESSED EASTER!