ISOLATE

Since covid began, this word has become very common. We constantly hear 'isolate', 'isolation' and 'self isolation'.

Although for most people it is not a pleasant situation, it can be a very treasured time if taken positively.

I

  Submit to authority

   Obey GOD

    Listen to GOD

     Ask GOD to reveal Himself to me

      Thank GOD

       Endure hardship

It is easy to connect with GOD without distractions.

Being alone in the presence of GOD is an unforgettable experience.

It is like a Wi-Fi connection that comes easy and quick with amazing download of Heavenly information that changes your mindset.

When you purposefully set time aside to seek GOD sincerely, you will find Him. He will begin to reveal Himself to you in ways that you will understand. When that happens, you will begin to change because you are connecting with your Creator! He makes and molds you in preparation for eternity with Him.

You wait on the LORD, opening your mind and heart to Him, not knowing how He is going to show up. You think He is late. Then when He shows up, you realize, He has been waiting for you all along! You say to yourself "I (am) so late! I had to come into isolation to set myself to meet my GOD!"

GOD is waiting to meet with you. Make time for Him. Self isolate yourself and seek Him. You will never be disappointed.

He will take you high above the chaos of the world to give you a different perception of the things happening here. This will give you great peace. Your heart will fill with His tender, precious love and you will experience a joy that can never be found in the things of the world.

Then when you come down from the mountain, you will be a different person! Your look will be different. Your attitude will be different. Your speech will be different.

 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.
(Exodus 34:30)

The knowledge we put in enters our mind.

The things we meditate on, enter our hearts.

They govern the attitude of our heart and fill our heart with love and peace or hatred and sadness.

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth will then speak, revealing what has been put in.

By observing our own attitude and words we can check and correct the kind and amount of input into our mind. What am I filling my mind with? Is it copious information and opinions of people? Is it with the truth of GOD'S word and His promises? Your output will depend on what you put in.

When the apostles of the LORD were warned not to preach the Gospel, their response was, "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." (Acts 4:20)

We cannot but see and hear the things of the world, but we can choose what we put into our mind and meditate on.

Once you have tasted the goodness of GOD you will desire to ISOLATE with Him often! He is waiting for you. Run to Him saying, "I so late!"

 

😒 CONTENTIONS 😠

Dictionary:  heated disagreements.

 A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows.
Proverbs 18:6

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
Proverbs 22:10

Casting lots causes contentions to cease, And keeps the mighty apart.
Proverbs 18:18

Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:24

 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; 

and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, 

lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, 

jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,

Galatians 5:16-20

 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, 

to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, 

to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. 

For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, 

deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, 

living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. 

But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 

not by works of righteousness which we have done, 

but according to His mercy He saved us, 

through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 

whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 

that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs 

according to the hope of eternal life. 

This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, 

that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. 

These things are good and profitable to men. 

But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, 

nd strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. 

Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 

knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.

Titus 3:1-11

RESET

 RESET TO REST MODE!

 So God created man in His own image;

 in the image of God He created him; 

male and female He created them. 

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." 

And God said, "See, I have given you every herb 

that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, 

and every tree whose fruit yields seed; 

to you it shall be for food. 

Also, to every beast of the earth, 

to every bird of the air, 

and to everything that creeps on the earth, 

in which there is life, 

I have given every green herb for food"; 

and it was so. 

Then God saw everything that He had made, 

and indeed it was very good. 

So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. 

Thus the heavens and the earth, 

and all the host of them, were finished. 

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, 

and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Genesis 1:27-2:2

 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, 

let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 

For he who has entered His rest has himself 

also ceased from his works as God did from His.

Hebrews 4:1, 9-10

LORD, reset me as I return to You and to my first love for You.

Let me enter into Your rest and receive Your love.

Let me first BE whom You want me to BE.

Then I can do those things that You want me to do - 

 Things that would be profitable for Your Kingdom.

STOP!

CONNECT with the LORD.

START your work IN HIM.

CONTINUE IN HIM.

DON'T go BEYOND HIM.

WAIT to be FILLED with Him, Who IS LOVE.

Then, you will BE LOVE, as HE IS!

BEING is more important than DOING.

Let your DOING be through your BEING.

The whole world including the Church, have allowed themselves 

to be reset to a FAST MODE by the devil, so that the most important thing is lost.

LORD, renew and reset my mind this day, to REST mode 

so that I may be effective in my work. Amen

Intercession ..

 Intercession 

... is not the end. It is the means to the  end which is GOD'S love.

I should not live to intercede.

I should live to love.

Intercession makes it possible.

The LORD'S intercession on my behalf makes it possible for me to release that love to others.

Thank you, JESUS!

 Create in me a clean heart, O God, 

And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 

Do not cast me away from Your presence, 

And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, 

And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. 

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, 

And sinners shall be converted to You.

Psalm 51:10-13

 OFFENSES

When you are offended, you are going ‘Off the End’ and are in danger of falling off the end of the path.

When you offend another, you are causing him to go ‘Off the End’ of the path, causing him to fall.

Causing offense to another is an offense. 

 Then He said to the disciples,

 "It is impossible that no offenses should come,

 but woe to him through whom they do come!

 It would be better for him

 if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea,

 than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Luke 17:1-2

It would be better for such a person to be completely off the path forever!!

 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine

 nor do anything by which your brother stumbles 

or is offended or is made weak.

 Romans 14:21 

Give no offense,

 either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,

 1 Corinthians 10:32 

It is a narrow path that we are asked to walk, not causing offense to anyone.

If you get offended by one who desires to purposefully offend you, you have given into your enemy’s desire and he has won over you.

When someone offends you, the natural reaction is to offend him or hit back at him in some way. Imagine a person coming alongside you on a narrow path and trying to push you off the edge. Your immediate reaction would be to push him off the edge so that you do not fall. But when such an offence is caused against you, humble yourself and willingly get on the lower pathway which is the highway of holiness. Thus you overcome offenses.

The way up goes down!

 Do not be overcome by evil,

 but overcome evil with good.

Romans 12:21

That is what JESUS did. Although He did not need to pay the temple tax,

He got Peter to pay it, so that He did not cause an offense. Not fighting for our rights, but giving up our rights in order to not offend another is GOD’S rule!

 Nevertheless, lest we offend them,

 go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. 

And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money;

 take that and give it to them for Me and you." 

Matthew 17:27

The LORD JESUS, was destined to take up all the offences of the world upon Himself.

He paid the price for all our offenses and symbolically paid the temple tax which He did not owe!

who was delivered up because of our offenses,

 and was raised because of our justification.

 Romans 4:25

that you may approve the things that are excellent,

 that you may be sincere and without offense 

till the day of Christ,

 Philippians 1:10

Matthew 5:21-48

Don’t offend others. 

Don’t get offended by others.

Let us learn to live our lives without offense.

May the LORD give us grace to overcome all offenses!

You cannot help offending those who are against the Truth.

JESUS was an offense to the religious leaders of His day.

 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" 

And they were offended at Him.

 But Jesus said to them,

 "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country,

 among his own relatives,

 and in his own house."

Mark 6:3-4

 Jesus answered and said to them,

 "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

 The blind see and the lame walk;

 the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear;

 the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 

And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me."

Matthew 11:4-6

The message of CHRIST constantly made the religious leaders become offended.

The message of the cross causes offense to some.

And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision,

 why do I still suffer persecution?

 Then the offense of the cross has ceased.

 Galatians 5:11

But He turned and said to Peter,

 "Get behind Me, Satan!

 You are an offense to Me,

 for you are not mindful of the things of God,

 but the things of men." 

Matthew 16:23 

JESUS’ talk about going to the cross was an offense to Peter. When he tried to rebuke JESUS, Peter became an offense to the LORD by being an agent of Satan.

The blood of JESUS offends many.

 When Jesus knew in Himself

 that His disciples complained about this,

 He said to them,

 "Does this offend you? 

John 6:61

JESUS is the Truth.

Does He offend you?

Do His teachings offend you?

Does the message of the cross offend you?

Does the preaching about the blood of JESUS offend you?

JESUS is the Way!

JESUS is the Life!!

He paid for all your offenses on the cross.

Now He offers you forgiveness and salvation.

He calls you to take up your cross and follow Him.

He is the way to Father GOD!

He is the way to Heaven!!

 DECEPTION 

 JESUS is the Truth

 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6

 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
John 8:12

 unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
2 Corinthians 3:13-16

GOD'S Kingdom is built with truth, love and light.

GOD gives revelation to His people.

The devil's kingdom is built on lies, hatred and darkness.

The devil deceives people.

How do we know what is truth and what is a lie?

If you are searching for the truth in a certain specific matter, you will find it in the written word of GOD. If not, you will find it in your heart, if the Spirit of Truth is in you.

 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
Psalm 51:6

Everything GOD says is truth. Every word that came out of the mouth of the LORD JESUS was truth. whatever the Holy Spirit speaks and reveals to us is truth because He is the Spirit of Truth. GOD'S word is the plumb line and anything that does not align with the word of GOD is a lie. JESUS is the Truth manifested in the flesh.

And they made His grave with the wicked-- But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Isaiah 53:9

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"
John 1:47

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Psalm 32:2

The devil is the father of lies

 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
John 8:44

Lies and deception originate from the devil.

The twisted serpent twists even the word of GOD with his lying ability to deceive people.

And the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Genesis 3:13

Since that day, every human being on earth is born in sin.

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

Falling short of GOD'S glory is sin and sin is deceitful because it keeps us in darkness. While living in this world, all of us have various areas of darkness. This darkness leaves as we have revelation of the word of GOD and walk in His light.

 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15

Do not deceive yourself

  Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.

James 1:12-16

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 1:26

Outward religious rituals and repetitive words recited meaninglessly, will deceive one's heart.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 1:22

 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For each one shall bear his own load.
Galatians 6:1-5

The fact is that my goodness is nothing apart from the LORD.

Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. O my soul, you have said to the Lord, "You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You."
Psalm 16:1-2

speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,

1 Timothy 4:2

When we lie, our conscience is disturbed but if we choose to ignore that conviction and keep lying, it becomes a habit. Then it becomes easy to lie with a straight face and an unmoved conscience!

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:8

 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
John 16:13

 Do not deceive others 

Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.
Psalm 34:13

 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,
Colossians 3:9

Do not be deceived

Sin is deceitful

but exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Hebrews 3:13

 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God." And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time. But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done. Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit." But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity." Then Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me."
Acts 8:9-24

Bitterness and iniquity are poison to the soul. It may be hidden deep within and seem harmless. You could justify yourself for holding bitterness, hurt, anger and unforgiveness against GOD and or others. The longer you hold it, the greater the effects of the poison. You might be hiding your guilt, shame and fear not knowing how to be rid of it. You may not even be aware that it is these effects of sin that are tormenting you! 

The LORD JESUS suffered and died on that cruel cross two thousand years ago, to make a way for all of mankind to be relieved of the burden of sin. You can come to the cross and pour out your heart and be rid of all your burden, for the blood of JESUS covers all sin, never to be remembered anymore!

 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:5-9

It is for this very purpose that GOD sent His only Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST into this world, to bring conviction of sin and to  release us from the bondage and power of sin.

 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23

Carnality is deceitful

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

Galatians 6:7-8

 Riches are deceitful 

 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Matthew 13:22

Principles of the World, Traditions of Men and Philosophy; any of these that are not according to CHRIST, are deceitful

Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:8

 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4

 Deceived People deceive others

And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.
Matthew 24:4

 Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, "O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord? And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time." And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
Acts 13:6-11

The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth exposes every lie and fraud.

For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Matthew 24:24

For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
2 John 1:7

By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.
2 Peter 2:3

We must arise beyond the darkness and deception of this world, if we are to see Heaven!

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
1 John 5:19

 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 60:1-3

But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Revelation 21:27

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HOLY COMMUNION

As humans, we have a spirit and a soul and we live in a physical body.

The food we eat benefits our physical body by nourishing it. The Holy Spirit gives us spiritual life and the word of GOD nourishes our soul.

At the LORD’S table as we call it, or the Eucharist or the Holy Communion, we eat a tiny piece of bread and a tiny cup of wine. This feeds our body a little, but more importantly, it is food to our soul, because we do it in remembrance of the new covenant in the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

1 Corinthians 10:14-17

The Jews ate the passover meal as families. The LORD shared the meal with His disciples, His spiritual family. So today we acknowledge that we are one family in CHRIST under the new covenant. If we are taking part in this meal, we should be willing to obey the LORD’S command to “Love one another as I have loved you.” Therefore let us make sure we have put right our relationships before we partake of this, because, together we represent CHRIST in this world. As He is, so are we in this world. So it is very important to release and receive forgiveness and have clean hearts towards each other if we are to participate in this meal. Then, it will be a blessing to our soul. He poured out His soul unto death in grief and sorrow so that our souls may be saved and healed. The well being of our soul is a reflection of healthy relationships. Let us be blessed with good mental health - healthy emotions and a sound mind.

We must also understand that there is a spiritual aspect to this institution and that is our connection with the Almighty GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST. We are made alive spiritually through the death and resurrection of Him. He took the punishment of our sin on His body.

 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

Matthew 10:38-39

Therefore those who partake of this should be those who have decided to follow JESUS, willing to die to self and to live for Him.

Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:53-54

This speaks of our life in CHRIST. This further shows us the seriousness of this commitment. It is a life and death matter. When we do this with such a heart, it is a blessing and brings healing and wholeness to us. On the other hand when we do this carelessly, it will bring GOD’S judgment upon us.

 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

1 Corinthians 11:27-31

I had this impression of a father working with an electric saw. When his disobedient rebellious son wanted to use it, he hastened to put the switch off and unplug the saw. On this Fathers’ day, it is even more pertinent to remember our Heavenly Father Who deals so wisely with us. No obedience, no power so that there is no judgment , but sadly, there is no blessing as well!

So let us examine our own hearts. Let parents take the responsibility to decide whether their children understand and have the fear of the LORD to partake in this.