IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL

IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL

Matthew 16:24-26King James Version (KJV)

²⁴ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

²⁵ For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

²⁶ For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Those who want to come with me must say no to the things of this world.

In other words, if you want to be a follower of mine you must deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow me.

You must make Jesus the Lord of your life, and live righteous before Him. If you try to saved your life without following Jesus you will loose your life.

Why: Because you have chosen to denied him as Lord and Savior.

When you accept Him and follow Him you will save your life.

What should it profit a person if they had a billion dollars and denied Christ and died in sin.

His soul and spirit will spend eternity in the lake of fire.

You might say, I never thought a loving God would send me to Hell.  He wouldn’t, your choices decide where you will spend eternity.

John 14:6King James Version (KJV)

⁶ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

God sent Jesus to save us, you must make the choice to receive Him as Lord and Savior.

What in this earth would be worth missing eternity with Jesus in Heaven? Every thing on Earth is only temporary.

There should be nothing on this earth that would be worth exchanging your soul and spending eternity in Heaven with Jesus.

The problem is, people focus on earthly values instead of Gods word and Gods values.

They can’t seem to get it in their heads and hearts that Gods word is real.

Proverbs 3:5King James Version (KJV)

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Trust in the Lord or trust in his word with all your heart. It doesn’t say trust with your head.

Whether you believe it or not God is real. His word is real and His will for your life is real. Heaven is real and Hell is real.

Whether you are a Christian or not you face the world the flesh and the devil.

How are you facing it: With God or with the Devil.

People that read Gods word or people who deny God will hear Gods word but will not understand it.

Only the Holy Spirit can give understanding of Gods word.

Jesus said you will see what I do, but you will not understand its meaning.

Matthew 13:15-16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁵ For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

They have closed their eyes and can not see.

They have closed their minds to Gods word and their hearts can not turn to me and let me heal them.

Matthew 13:16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

As a Christian your eyes are blessed because they see.

And your ears blessed because they hear.

Matthew 11:5King James Version (KJV)

⁵ The blind receive their sight, 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.

Romans 10:17King James Version (KJV)

¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

If you will listen to God, do as he says: you too can understand why there is nothing worth exchanging your soul for.

LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED

LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED

  

John 14:1King James Version (KJV)

14 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

When trouble shows up, be patient. Don’t go to your natural way of thinking. Go to the Lord and let him walk with you through the trouble.

In every situation in life there is always a promise and a provision for it in Gods word.

John 14:13-14King James Version (KJV)

¹³ And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

¹⁴ If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

The very reason people don’t receive is they don’t ask. When they do ask, a lot of the time it is not in line with Gods Word.

Matthew 6:33King James Version (KJV)

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Believe in your heart that you are the righteousness of God. Confess with your mouth. Then you have the right to what to the thing you have asked for and what you say.

A lot of people don’t what to grow and develop in the word, but they want the blessing of the word.

We are to love God with all our heart and soul leaning on Him. Especially when we are in trouble and need Him, we should be leaning in closer to him.

God still hears our prayers and still answers prayers.

We need to have assurance in God that if we ask anything according to his will (which is his word) He will hear us.

Start seeing your self as God sees you. You will be amazed at how much different you will see yourself.

If you are a born again believer, then you are a child and heir in the Kingdom of God. You are not of this world: you are just passing through on your way to heaven.

The will of God will never lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you. Gods grace is sufficient to handle all of your troubles.

If your trouble is depression, let God comfort you.

John 14:6King James Version (KJV)

⁶ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

God is the way; he will walk you through what ever it takes to provide for you.

His word is the truth; you can be assured God is always on your side.

Jesus said, I will never leave you or forsake you. He said I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.

We have a loving and compassionate heavenly Father, who gives us comfort in our time of need.

He comforts us in all our suffering and tribulation. He does this so when other people suffer we are able to comfort them as he comforted us.

Let not your heart be troubled, it will only lead you to thinking in the natural. Wrong thinking leads to wrong living

Ask the Holy Spirit to quicken your spirit, that you can rise above the natural and ask him to take you to Gods supernatural realm of thinking.

All of the answers for the problems of this world can be answered by leaning on God and his Word.

TRANSFERRING THE WORD

TRANSFERRING THE WORD

Philippians 1:6King James Version (KJV)

⁶ Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

The word communication means to transfer or release the power and authority from faith.

That the forces of faith might become effectual or having adequate power to produce what the word thru faith says it will do, Also by acknowledging of every good thing which in you by Christ Jesus.

By faith you release or transfer communication from your spirit to your body. Your spirit and soul is the real you.

You are supposed to have control over your natural body. If you don’t your natural body will scream like it always does, “I want my way, want it now and I don’t want to wait.”

It has been that way from the starting with Adam and Eve at the fall in the Garden of Eden.

You need to stay alert and acknowledge the good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

You need to believe and admit that the reality of the soul, spirit, word and that the power of it is real.

That reality and power will transfer knowledge from the spirit man to the natural man. We need to be confident of the good work of God which will perform in you.

Isaiah 55:11King James Version (KJV)

¹¹ So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

When God speaks things take action, when you speak your words activate the power of God. Life and death is in the tongue of the believer.

His word shall accomplish that which He pleases. And it shall prosper in the thing where He sends it.

Get your soul and spirit lined up with Gods word. Then speak His word to obtain the Power you need for your life.

Once you realize you can release you’re healing in your body thru the stripes of Jesus you can overcome sickness. Release the wisdom of the word in everything that pertains to the purpose of your life.

The word works! I will say it again The WORD WORKS!

Isaiah 54:17King James Version (KJV)

¹⁷ No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

You need to realize the importance of communication of the faith, so it can become effective by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Start trusting God, he is still in control. Don’t lean to your own understanding.

Speak to your brain; tell it that you are in charge and for it to do its job. Let it know that it’s been some what slack lately and you are not happy about it.
 

Speak to it; tell it to line up with the mind of Christ, and the word of God.

Your brains job is to regulate the body. If your body hurts, speak to the hurt, tell it you are in control.

Talk to your finances; tell them to get in line with the word. Let the spiritual body tell the natural body who is boss.

Reach out and take the power and authority that Jesus invested in you and be strong.

Israel Day 3

Israel Day 3

Well we had our arrival in Israel and our first night sleeping in Israel.

We awoke at 4 am. We were so excited neither Andy or myself could sleep any longer. We went to breakfast at six thirty then we were off to the room to collect our bags. We had to meet our tour bus at eight thirty. Our driver and guide greeted us with smiles and a bottle of water.

We were all settled in our seats and the bus drove us north to the plains of Sharon. Our first stop was Caesarea. Herod had made a great port there on the Mediterranean for ships to stop at and unload their cargo, to resupply and have some shore time.

There was an arena built there where they had chariot races and gladiators jousting with the backdrop being the beautiful blue Mediterranean Sea.

The next stop was Mount Carmel where Elijah had an encounter with the priest of Baal.

On to the valley of Megiddo where the battle of Armageddon is to take place. We were on a peak overlooking the valley. It was breathtaking and awesome.

Next were the pastoral hills of Galilee and a look at Mount Precipice overlooking the town of Nazareth. As you know this is the place where the friends of Jesus and towns men took Jesus to throw him off the cliff.

On to the place of the annunciation where Mary found out she was the chosen one of God to bring our savior into the world.

Our tour day ended in Tiberius where we would stay for two nights. A beautiful beach resort: Our rooms over looked the beautiful Sea of Galilee.

The day was so blessed. We saw some holy places where our Savior lived and grew up. It was hard to believe I was really there.

The terrain was very rocky in most places we visited. It was apparent that the people of that day had to be strong to make a living.

DECLARE AND RECEIVE YOUR BLESSINGS

John 1:1-5 King James Version (KJV)

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 any thing made that was made.

⁴ In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

⁵ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness

comprehended it not.

If you have been living less than blessed you can turn your life around right now. Receive all God has provided thru the blessing.

The blessing of the Lord is God’s original plan for you. Contrary to popular belief He doesn’t want you sick, broke or lonely.

He wants to make every area of your life rich with his blessings: Your health, finances, relationships and much more. Living in the blessings is Gods will for you. It has been this way since the beginning of time.

Genesis 1:1-3 King James Version (KJV)

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

² And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

³ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Isaiah 55:11King James Version (KJV)

¹¹ So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

This is more than a history lesson. These words set the stage for everything we need.It is telling us that God is the creator of the universe and he initiated it by releasing light with His word.

Philippians 2:15King James Version (KJV)

¹⁵ That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

When God said light be, he set a massive plan into motion. The almighty released enough power to cause the universe to explode into being. He released the power of light.

What was the light God released on day one? It couldn’t have been the moon and stars or the sun; they were not created until the fourth day.

It was the light of his own glory, the essence of God himself, of His presence and His substance.

Psalm 112:1-4 King James Version (KJV)

112 Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

² His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

³ Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

⁴ Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Deuteronomy 28:1-14King James Version (KJV)

28 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

² And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

³ Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

⁴ Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

⁵ Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

⁶ Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

⁷ The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

⁸ The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

⁹ The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.

¹⁰ And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.

¹¹ And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

¹² The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

¹³ And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

¹⁴ And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

Speak to that devil and his worldly adversities; remind them that greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

You are the head and not the tail. Be strong in the Lord. You are the first and not the last.

You are above and not beneath.

You are a Kings kid and heir to the kingdom.

You are chosen and loved by God.

You are protected by God no weapon formed against you              

          Shall prosper.

So come into alignment with the Word of God, the will of  

              God and the purpose God has for your life.

Every day is a perfect and good gift that comes from God

HEALING

HEALING

Today America is in such turmoil until people are under a burden of stress.

Once under stress it turns to anger and anger causes your body to release toxins into your system. A lot of sickness and diseases are related to anger and stress.

It is hard to have joy in your life if you are sick all the time and you can certainly have no peace of mind. We all need to remember that the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Nehemiah 8:10King James Version (KJV)

¹⁰ Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of theLord is your strength.

We are blessed with doctors, but they are only practicing medicine. God created us and he is the ultimate healer. He is the great healer.

There are two systems: the worlds system and the Kingdom of Gods system.

Each one of us has to make the choice of which system they are going to follow.

The worlds system has limits. God’s kingdom system has no limits.

We are in the worlds system and wind up getting into debt, and then we go to Jesus to bail us out. In other words we are in bondage in the worlds system. It takes the kingdom of God to get us out of bondage.

We need to learn that faith is the law of the Kingdom of God. Faith moves God. Faith brings things from God’s kingdom into our lives.

Christians need to practice their faith. Doctors practice medicine, lawyers practice law.

I had a shocking revelation. Not everyone wants to live by faith. But if you do want to live by faith you need to know that faith can not go beyond your knowledge of the revealed word of God.

If you want healing, you must know from the word what its promises about healing are. Healing is received by faith and healing is kept by faith.

Even in the natural realm nothing is guaranteed unless it is used according to directions.

In the faith realm nothing is guaranteed until it is acted on in faith.

By His word God speaks life to them that finds Him and health not only to the soul but to the body. Not part of it but all our flesh.

He is the physician of infinite ability who heals all our diseases.

Seek Him in the word. Stand in faith on His promises. He will meet you there in your faith.

OUR JOURNEY TO ISRAEL

OUR  JOURNEY TO ISRAEL

DAY ONE

We were so excited! Awake at six am. Our plane from Reno Nevada to Phoenix  Arizona was scheduled to leave at 9:30.

Got our bags into the car drove excitedly to the airport. Our son in law dropped us at the curb. One last check, did we have everything? Andy where is your passport? Left it on the dresser. Our son in law hurries home to get the forgotten pass port.

We are finally in line to check our baggage. Whew, what a relief.

Finally at the security check in got through with our carry-on luggage. Wait where is Andy? Oh no he’s having trouble getting through security. His badge set off the alarms. When he got through they were checking to see what he had up his shirt sleeve. Ok guys it is his muscles. Ha, ha. what a surprise they got.

We all had a great laugh about that. We were so excited to be on our way to Israel at last. When we boarded the plane I thought this is really happening.

We landed in Phoenix two hours later and caught our next plane to Philadelphia. Another five hours in flight to get to Philadelphia where we will catch our connection to Israel.  When we landed I thought so far we have logged in seven hours flying.

We had spent eleven hours in flight on this plane. By the time we touched down in Israel I was very ready to touch planet earth again. It had been more than 24 hours since we left home.

Looking out of the windows of the plane I could see that Tel Aviv was beautiful. I  could see the Mediterranean Sea. It was breath taking. I could see green farms, producing food for Israel. I could see tall buildings, a bustling city. My heart beat faster seeing how beautiful it all was.

Our guide company had someone meet us at the air port and take us to the hotel where we would be staying overnight . It was called the Cinema Hotel. It was made from an old movie house and was redone beautifully. They preserved some of the old movie equipment and put it on display.

We had time for a quick shower and a short nap before dinner. Meals were provided by the tour company.

It was amazing, the food I mean. Lots of vegetables meats and bread.  The food was good. What I like to call wholesome.

We met our tour guide and the other people that would be on the tour with us. Our guides name was Ophir, not only was he handsome, he was friendly and informative. 

He had a great wealth of knowledge about his country to impart to us on our Israel adventure. He gave us all the information we would need for our first day on tour.   

Our tour group consisted of 14 people. They all seemed very nice. I could tell I was going to like this group of people.