http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php Website of Unity Gospel Tabernacle en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:58:12 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.unitygospel.net/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=19 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:48:16 GMT When you do something that is against what God expects you to do or be, how do you handle it? 1. By thinking it over, asking for forgiveness to... When you do something that is against what God expects you to do or be, how do you handle it?

1. By thinking it over, asking for forgiveness to God only and your done?

2. By thinking it over and asking forgiveness from God and from the person you have wronged (if available)?

3. By not asking forgiveness and just realizing God has it all under control?

4. Don't really think much about it because you are who you are?

What does God say about it? ]]> Rev. Richie Neese http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=19 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=18 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:54:56 GMT When a Word comes from the Lord, do we immediately say God is this Word for me? OR Do we immediately assume that it is for someone else. I noticed... When a Word comes from the Lord, do we immediately say God is this Word for me? OR Do we immediately assume that it is for someone else. I noticed a sign the other day that said, "It is hard to stumble when you are on your knees". How true this is!! I would hope that when God gives a Word, that we would immediately get on our knees and seek God for the answers to whom he chooses that Word for. ]]> Rev. Richie Neese http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=18 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=17 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:13:46 GMT "Church people" are the people that come to church each Sunday and warm the pews of the church without a real commitment to Jesus.

Christians are the ones who live out what they have learned in church on Sunday and they live it out from Sunday to Sunday.

The question we should ask is "Which one am I?" Not which one is he or she, but "I". I am not asking that people be perfect, but we should all be reaching for the perfection we can have through Jesus.

Questions? Don't hesitate to ask. ]]> Rev. Richie Neese http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=17 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=16 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:38:52 GMT I know I usually try to share a message, or happy events on my blog, but sorry to say sometimes, I just feel blah. Ever get that feeling that you... I know I usually try to share a message, or happy events on my blog, but sorry to say sometimes, I just feel blah. Ever get that feeling that you are just tired and useless, and everything you are doing in your life is just a bunch of stuff that doesn't matter? Ever wonder where you are, where you are going, or even if it matters where you go? I know these are not good Christian thoughts, but I am being honest now. I feel this way quite often. I know that I matter to my family, but am still left with a vague sense of sadness, like is this all there is in my life? I mean, I am saved, I am married, I have a career, a home, a family, even a stupid cat! I have done everything that a person is supposed to do in life. Am I just waiting for death, or is there something more for me? What am I supposed to be doing? Watching the wrinkles grow on my face? I guess everyone wants to be special. I just happen to know that I am not. I am a little bit good at a lot of things, but not a lot good at anything. I just cant figure out why I am so dissatisfied. I love my life! I love my God, my husband, my church, my children, my family. What more could I want? I never feel like I belong anywhere. Like when I go to church. If I go sit on my pew, noone will speak to me. I have to seek others out if I want to talk. Noone is looking for me. I know this sounds like a pity party, but I know there is nothing to pity. I have it good. I am just trying to say I'm...sad. Sad for no reason sad. ]]> Ghostfan http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=16 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=15 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:09:40 GMT Hey All. Worked twelve hours for the second day in a row. My feet Hurt. Gotta go now. Gonna watch a movie with my peeps. Hey All.
Worked twelve hours for the second day in a row. My feet Hurt. Gotta go now. Gonna watch a movie with my peeps. ]]> Ghostfan http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=15 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=14 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:35:03 GMT I havent been on here in a long time. I am so busy, it is incredible. I wanted to update everyone who prayed for me to get a day shift job. I... I havent been on here in a long time. I am so busy, it is incredible. I wanted to update everyone who prayed for me to get a day shift job. I started to work at memorial hospital in chattanooga on September eighth, 2009. I got a job that was supposed to be part time. I hadnt applied for it. My friend Fallon texted me and said there was a part time job on her floor that had the potential to turn into a full time job. I told her I needed full time. She texted me back to call the Boss. I called, and left her a message. She, Carmen-the boss, called me back within seven minutes. She asked me if I had to have full time, and I told her yes. She asked if I wanted dayshift anywhere, or if I wanted her floor. I told her I would prefer her floor. She informed me that she had already called her boss and gotten permission to turn the job into full time, since it was me, you see I had worked on this floor on second shift right out of nursing school. She told me to go online and apply for the job, then come for an interview the next day. She hired me, and I love her for it. I love my job, and my friend who told me about it. I love everyone who prayed for me. Your prayers helped me get a day shift job that didnt exist, which I hadnt applied for. That, my friends, is the power of righteous prayer. More later. ]]> Ghostfan http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=14 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=13 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:21:45 GMT “Worthy is the Lamb” Text: Revelation 5:1-9 • 1. • Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides... “Worthy is the Lamb”
Text: Revelation 5:1-9
• 1.
• Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
• 2.
• And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?"
• 3.
• But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it.
• 4.
• I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.
• 5.
• Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
• 6.
• Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
• 7.
• He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
• 8.
• And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• 9.
• And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.”
Intro.
Satan has tried to shroud the understanding of the book of Revelation for it is this book that describes his doom and reveals his obituary.
It was never meant for this book to be confusing. Its very name means “an unveiling.”
The key to understanding Revelation is found in Chapter 1:19 where John is instructed to write “…. Those things which thou has seen, the things which are and the things which shall be hereafter.”
John is invited to enter through an open door, and he sees the GLORIOUS throne and hears the THUNDEROUS worship.
John looks at the right hand of God and notices a SCROLL. This SCROLL is like a title or deed to the earth. Something similar is seen in Jeremiah 32:9-15. It is here that God had spoken to Jeremiah about Israel’s bondage and how that in 70 years they would be free to go home. God instructed Jeremiah to purchase some land as a testimony of his belief in God’s word. Take the deed claimed by Jeremiah’s descendants and whoever presented the deed had the right to claim the land. So it is in heaven in chapter 5, whoever can claim the deed or (the SCROLL) can claim the earth.
A cry goes forth “Who is worthy to open the SCROLL and loose the seven seals thereof?”
There is obviously no immediate response because John falls down and begins to weep because it would seem that no one will emerge from the crowd.
Why does John weep?
Because John understood that the entire program of God and Hid plan for the ages is about to SHUT DOWN unless someone steps forward. John has seen the Christ of chapter 1 and he has written to the seven churches in chapter 2 and 3. He’s seen the glorious throne and everything is building to the tribulation on earth and the coronation in heaven, yet it all will come to a halt unless something happens here.
SUDDENLY, one of the elders says, “weep not: behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the SCROLL and to lose the seven seals thereof.”
Then John lifted his head in time to see the Lamb of God grasp the SCROLL, turn and raise it high over His head to signal that “all is well.”
LOOK AT THIS,
Then worship that exceeds all other previous efforts begins as every class of creation cries, “Worthy is the Lamb! Worthy is the Lamb! WORTHY IS THE LAMB!!!!
Some key things to notice here are:
1. The tragic weakness of civilization
A. At the question, “Who is worthy to open the SCROLL?”
The response came back, “No man in heaven; no man on earth; no man under the earth is worthy.”
*NOT a military hero.
*NOT a political figure.
*NOT even a biblical patriarch.
B. The question was not,
“Who is willing?”
But,
“Who is worthy?”
1) Hitler, Napoleon and Alexander the Great were all willing to conquer and lay claim to the earth. BUT THEY WERE NOT WORTHY!!!!!
Civilization has yet to produce anyone worthy to open the SCROLL. The great culture centers and educational institutions have fallen short in their productions of mankind.
“WE CONFISCATE BIBLES FROM OUR SCHOOL KIDS AND PASS OUT CONDOMS!”
“WE DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF RODENTS, INSECTS AND WHALES AND TURN AROUND AND SUPPORT ABORTION ON DEMAND!!!!”
No wonder that out of this civilization there is NO one who can step forward to take the SCROLL out of the right hand of God! All saints and heroes pale in the light of the one who is worthy, JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!
2. The triumphant worthiness of Christ
A. The power of the Lamb, it says in verse 6 that the Lamb had the sevenfold spirit upon it and how the horns are the symbol of God’s power and strength. He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah and the Root of David! HE HATH PREVAILED!!!!!!
B. His position as the Lamb is really something! He was in the MIDST of the throne.

Now, why had John not seen Him before? Because of the same reason or reasons that some of us have failed to see Him. We’re too busy with what’s going on around us to notice that He is still in the midst of it all.

NOW, why was Jesus worthy when nobody else was?
First is because of Creation,

Revelation 4:11
11.Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created .
John 1:1-3
1.In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. The same was in the beginning with God.
3.All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made .

Colossians 1:16
16.For by him were all things created , that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:


And now the second reason of Christ‘s worth, because of Conquest.
Revelation 5:5
5.And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold , the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to lose the seven seals thereof.

Colossians 2:15
15.And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly , triumphing over them in it.

Romans 5:19
19.For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.



Isaiah 53:5
5.But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed .

The Lamb conquered Satan, sin and sickness!!!

The third reason that Jesus is worthy and it is because of Calvary!
John 19:30
30.When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said , It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Who else could have died for us?
3. The thrilling worship of creation.
Revelation 5:11 states that “Worthy is the Lamb”
1. He is not unaccustomed to Worship.
2. He was worshipped at creation.
3. He was worshipped at His birth.
4. He was worshipped at His triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
5. But none of these instances compare to what we hear in Revelation 5. THUNDEROUS WORSHIP is presented by every category of creation. All of the saints, sages and singers cry out,
“Worthy is the Lamb!!!”
So, may we all begin even now to worship the WORTHY LAMB?
No matter what we may be in need of, worthy is the Lamb. Like stepping out in life, or when we are sick, or when we are facing death (ours or a loved one’s), and when we need money or when we have lost loved ones, worthy is the Lamb! You may even be lost yourself and I’m here to tell you worthy is the Lamb!!!! No matter how bad you think you are He is worthy to take away all of your sins. Amen!!!! ]]> Bro. Scott http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=13 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=12 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:14:40 GMT “A study on praying God’s will” I want to start from where I started this study and that was in Daniel 4:34-35. “34.And at the end of the days I... “A study on praying God’s will”

I want to start from where I started this study and that was in Daniel 4:34-35. “34.And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: 35.And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?”
There are a few things that I get from these verses,
1) God is in control
2) There is no dualism
3) God is not in one corner and the devil in the other
4) There is no war between the devil and God
Let’s use job as an example (Job 1:6-12)
God is sovereign, He rules over all!!


The Psalmist said in Psalms 23:4, “Though I walk through the valley,” we are going through. But, one thing to remember is that we still got in a valley. That even though God is with us and we are going through the valley, it does not stop us from getting put in the valley in the first place. In 1 Corinthians 10:13, God said, “that He would never put more on us than we could bear and when we do go though stuff He would provide a way to escape.” The main thing to remember in this is that God wants to take care of us and supply our needs but, He is going to do what will bring Him glory and show His power. This is where the study really starts. I was asked, “How do we pray God’s will when we pray?”

So I started with God’s sovereign and revealed will. Understanding of His sovereign will does not imply that God causes everything to happen. Rather, it acknowledges that because He is sovereign, He must at least permit or allow whatever happens to happen. Now, God’s revealed will comes to us from the Bible. The revealed will is that which God has chosen to reveal some of the things that we should or should not do.
Matthew 6:9-13, “9.After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11. Give us this day our daily bread. 12.And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.” The Lord shows us how to pray His will in the Lord’s Prayer and again in the Garden of Gethsemane when He prays there. Matthew 26:39-46, “39.And he went a little further , and fell on his face, and prayed , saying , O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will , but as thou wilt.40.And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep , and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41.Watch and pray , that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42.He went away again the second time, and prayed , saying , O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done .43.And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy .44.And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45.Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest : behold , the hour is at hand , and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46. Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.”


1 John 1:3-2:11
1) 1:3-4 fellowship with the Father & Son
2) 1:5-7 conditions of the fellowship
3) 1:8 recognition of indwelling sin
4) 1:9-10 confess sins (psalms 139:23-24 search me, O God)
5) 2:1-2 fellowship maintained by Christ’s advocacy (Phil. 2:9-11 name above every name)
6) 2:3-11 recognition of God’s holiness (sovereign)
Philippians 2:13, “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.”

The Lord’s Prayer starts with honor to God and then goes to seeking perfect will service. The prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane comes off with these words, “not my will but Your will be done!!!” These are words of total submission.

P.R.A.Y.
Praise
Rejoice
Ask
Yield

Romans 9:14-24 shows God’s sovereign will, He tells us that, “He will have mercy on whoever He want too.” In 1Kings 18:36-38, Elijah shows us one of the keys and that is, “that I have done all these things at Your word.” Matthew 6:33 puts it the best, “seek first the kingdom of God and all His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” When we seek God we will find out what His will is.


Now one thing that God showed me while I was studying this and that was, Psalms 100 “Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before Him singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are His. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving; go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation.” The things that jumped out at me is that He said He made us and we are His. That brought to my mind Jeremiah 29:11 and He tells us there that He has a plan for us and that He has a future and a hope. There was something that jumped out to and that it talked about joy and not happiness and that brought me back to the one question and that was, “why where we asking what we were asking?” and it made me ask another question “does God want us to be happy?” Why would I ask that? Eleanor Roosevelt said something that made me ask that, “Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.” So when I seen joy and not happiness I asked myself, “does God want us to be happy or not?”

People might say, “If I could only have a problem-free life, then I would experience happiness. If I could eliminate all of my problems, then I would have true satisfaction.” There is only one problem with that, we all have problems and we always will. Job 14:1, “Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.” I hear all the time, “That God just wants me to be happy.” But, is that statement really true or not? What does it exactly mean to be happy and who gets to decides what happiness is? Happiness comes from the Latin word “hap”, which means chance. So happiness is based on happenings or circumstances. Man must have hope to have happiness.

Regardless what may happen in our day to day life, God’s priority is to produce joy in our lives. John 15:11, “Jesus came into the world to bring us joy: “So that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
In Galatians 5:22-23 joy is the second fruit of the Spirit listed in the Bible, right after love.
Nehemiah 8:10, “the joy of the Lord is our strength”

So what is joy?
Joy can be defined as the positive confidence I possess by knowing and trusting God regardless of the circumstances. Joy is inner delight derived from an intimate relationship with Christ. Happiness is circumstantial, but joy is relational. No matter what life my bring my way, no matter what the circumstances, if I have this inner delight derived from an intimate relationship with Christ, joy will flood my soul. It’s the peace that surpasses all understanding. So does God want us to be happy? NO! He wants use to be full of joy.


Some notes: Joy Jammers
1) Selfishness (James 3:16 NLT) “I have got the right to be happy.”
2) Bitterness (Hebrews 12:15 NLT) “I don’t love him anymore. I don’t know who this person is. We’ve grown apart, and I’m going to bail on this relationship.”
3) Fear (Jeremiah 29:11-13) & (1 John 4:18)
There are ways of clearing the way for joy. 1) Giving, not Getting, 2) Healing, not hurting (Colossians 3:13), 3) God’s power, not your problems (psalm 62:8). ]]> Bro. Scott http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=12 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=11 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:04:05 GMT “The Desperate Generation Vision” The Vision: To awaken a generation out of spiritual death and call them to a radical faith movement and teach... “The Desperate Generation Vision”

The Vision: To awaken a generation out of spiritual death and call them to a radical faith movement and teach them to be lover’s of Christ. We want to help them to find their individual purpose in the Kingdom of Heaven as well as to raise a mighty army for God, to help them to come to a higher level of worship and knowledge of God. We also want to help them to grow in the Lord through prayer and the Word.




Mission Statement: This generation will have a better understanding and awareness of God and also a better insight of His Word and what it tells us to do or not to do. This Desperate Generation will have changes in their attitudes and they will have appreciation for what God has done in their lives. They will also look at their relationships with others in a new way - the way that Christ looks at us.



Goals & Objectives

1) This generation will know who God is and who He is to them.
Matthew 16:15 (NLT) 1) Telling them what He has done
for me and others.
2) Sings, wonders and miracles.
3) Their heart song.



2) This age will experience the importance of prayer and the reading of the Word. Romans 10:17 (NLT) 1) Having them read and study on
prayer.
2) Have them lead pray & take
prayer request.
3) Have them pray for other with
the laying on of hands.




3) This generation will understand why it is important to tell others about God.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT) 1) Letting them see that hell
is real by using the scripture.
2) Showing them where they
could end up. (bring in some
of the inmates)




4) That believers in Christ will come together in this generation, so that they can stand together, as lovers of Christ and His Word.
1 Corinthians 12:14 (NLT) 1) Getting them to know that where
two or three come together God is
there.





5) This generation will see the POWER in the Message and not in the person that brings the message.
John 1:1 (NLT) 1) Show how the word still relates to our
Problems today even after 2000 years.
2) Then challenge them to take the
message to others so that they can see
first hand that the power is in the
message and not in the person.

The Benefits of this vision: This vision will help the local church grow bigger and stronger when this Generation learns to live in the Spiritual Power of Jesus Christ. By knowing the power that they have in Christ they will make better church members. They will be careful of how they live and they will make the most of every opportunity that the Lord sends their way in helping their church and they will learn to be faith to the church God put them in by giving of their time and money and they will know that they have a part and purpose in the church as well. It well benefit the church in a way that this Generation will act in a more thoughtful way and understand more of what the Lord wants them to do. When this Generation becomes filled with the Holy Spirit and starts giving thanks to our Father in heaven we will start seeing souls added to the church daily. The benefits to the local church are unlimited because we all know that there is no limit to what God can do and when this Generation sees what God can do in their lives they will tell others, and challenge others to seek it as well, thus adding to the church. This vision is not being brought forth to take this Generation away from their church but to let them know that the church is much bigger than just the place that they go to on Sunday morning. In Matthew 28:19 it tells us to “Go into all the world and make disciples,” and that is what will are going to do with this vision and to let them know that we are all apart of the body of Christ, brothers and sisters working together as a mighty army to win souls to the Kingdom of Heaven. Then we can stand together as an army of God and wage war on the world instead of the other way around and take back what is God’s.





Service: 1) Open with prayer, 2) Then praise & worship & drama 30 mins., 3) Then 30mins. of speaking or heart songs from this Generation, 4) Then the call to the Lord (the alter call) no time limit, 5) Then close with prayer.

All services will be opened with prayer and then praise & worship & or drama and should be no more than thirty mins. or less. Now the praise & worship & or drama can be mixed in with the speakers or the heart songs. The speakers or the heart songs should be no more than thirty mins. or less. Then comes the call to the Lord (the alter call) and there is no limit to that. Then we will close in prayer.

** the service time should be around an hour to an hour and a half.



The Services will embody the objectives to reach our goals for this generation. The goals are set so that we will fulfill the God given vision for this Desperate Generation. ]]> Bro. Scott http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=11 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=10 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:17:35 GMT “There is Hope” Suffering never leaves you where it finds you; you either become bitter or better. It either turns you into a miserable complainer,... “There is Hope”
Suffering never leaves you where it finds you; you either become bitter or better. It either turns you into a miserable complainer, or it will conform you into the very image of Jesus Christ. See, God gives us a purpose; He gives you a purpose, a mission, and a place for it all to come to pass. Look at Jeremiah 29:11,
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
God gives us a hope and when we have hope we can look toward the future, to the future that God has for us. God has had our future planned for a long time; now let’s look at Jeremiah 1:5,
“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world.”
It’s funny; God has a habit of picking up nobodies and make them some bodies. You can look throughout the whole Bible and see how God has done this, from Abraham to Paul. So many times I hear that, “God wouldn’t use someone like me,”
I want us to look at Malachi 3:6,
“I am the Lord, and I do not change.”
If God does not change, then who needs to change? We do, we need to changes to the ways of the Lord.
A frightening thought is that there comes a time when, we keep on stubbornly persisting about having our own way about something that does not have the nod from God, and that’s when He just might let us have it, literally. This always leads down a painful road. Just look at the Israelites throughout the whole book of Exodus and how it led them to forty years in the wilderness.
A question to ask ourselves whenever we bring a decision before God is; “are we willing to hear Him say NO?” Sometimes we just have to do what it tells us in Psalms 46:10,
“Be still, and know that I am God!”
I want us to see something here and it is when we try to force things to happen, it almost always a sign that we are racing ahead and not being led. Being led by God brings us peace, while racing ahead based on our own will, exhausts all our resources. As it tells us in 2 Timothy 1:7,
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
“How are we led to get that nod from God?” By His Word! Go to Psalms 119:105,
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
Now turn to Isaiah 30:21,
“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, this is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
See our hope is that the Lord will lead us down the right path to the future that He wants for us, if we could just get out of the way. There is a poem that I like to use in my sermons from time to time and it’s by Robert Frost and the poems name is, “The Road not Taken.”
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry t could not travel both, and be one traveler, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as far, and having perhaps the better claim, because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there had worn them really about the same, and both that morning equally lay in leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the DIFFERENCE!”
This is why I worship the Lord, He leads me down the path to my future and that is my hope and that has made all the difference in my life and it can yours to!!!!! If you are looking for a way to get on the right path to your future and to have hope in your life that no one can ever take away from you, that way is Jesus Christ!!!! Look at Exodus 20:2,
“I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
God took me out of my Egypt and freed me from all my bondages and He will do the same for you if you just ask Him to!! ]]> Bro. Scott http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=10 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=9 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:35:21 GMT Weirdest thing happened to me on Friday, March 11th I think. It was when they had a lot of torando warnings out and things. My mother was feeling sad... Weirdest thing happened to me on Friday, March 11th I think. It was when they had a lot of torando warnings out and things. My mother was feeling sad and angry and I felt upset and helpless. Dad was at work and Connor was asleep and Kaitlyn was at a friend's house. I was sad and Mom was complaining and things (I don't really wanna mention what she was complaining about because I feel it is personal) so as I was listening to her I started singing Praise you in this Storm and the thunder sounded as if it was singing with me lol. And suddenly I burst into tears while singing. My mother just looked at me and asked what was wrong and I started to preach believe or not I can barely remeber what I said. All I remeber is yelling in tears about all these things I've heard about OUR GOD! The evolutionists say we're crazy but I think they are. We believe that a almighty powerful God created the Earth and one day will destroy it and take us home with him and he created us and our lives and they believe that a tiny bacterium slithered out of the ocean, grew arms and legs and started to talk and they think WE'RE CRAZY... I don't think so. And I know this is a really long blog but it's important to me. And when I FINALLY got done preaching mom was clapping and everything and I was shaking to death because of the Holy Spirit I believe. And sometimes I ask myself, "Am I little bit too spiritual for my age?" I mean I don't see any 13 year-old girls crying in church or talking about God CONSTANTLY and everything I see I see him working at it. And I don't see any little girl having dreams and visions or anything. And I certainly don't see them preaching to their own PARENTS!!! But I told myself with God... That is not possible you can never be to close to God. I could practically say be are BFF's... literally. And I just wanted to share this with you and tell you that it IS TRUE! God can use anyone to send a message that someone on this Earth needs to hear. I was amazed at this because... me... out of every preacher, parent, adult, person on this earth.... he chose a 13 year-old girl to speak out and do something. And I thank him for picking me to teach me a lesson on anyone can be chosen.... next time... it maybe you.:ThumbsUp-1: ]]> Horse-n-Angels http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=9 http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=3 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:33:32 GMT 10:20, Today I had to take another vacation day from work to stay at home with Jackie and Connar. I was up with Jackie since 1:00 in the morning. I... 10:20, Today I had to take another vacation day from work to stay at home with Jackie and Connar. I was up with Jackie since 1:00 in the morning. I had to take her to the Dr. at 1:30 this afternoon. After that I had school to go to from 5:30 till 7:30. It is funny to say that ,school, 31 years old and I have 4 chapters to read and study before next Wednesday,(plus Tennessee and Florida this weekend also). These chapters would be easier for me to understand if I were on the job training now instead of still being at La-Z-Boy. I know GOD has things happen in his time but that doesn't mean it is easy for me to be patient. Let me introduce you to Bill[A.K.A.] Rent,car,cable,phone,gas,electric,insurance,and don't forget Dr. LOL!! This might not sound like much but it is for one income. Now it is 10:30 and time for bed, 4:30 comes awful early in the morning........ ]]> 3r1c http://unitygospel.net/forum/blog.php?b=3