Who Told You That You Should Have Everything? Only Jesus Can Give You That.

Praying With An Understanding of Prayers Application !

Prayer is loving communication with God . Prayer is the expression of our inner spiritual needs . Through prayer we can find strength of spirit, guidance, wisdom, joy, and inner peace ( Psalms 118 :5--6 ,Psalms 138 : 3 , Isaiah 58 : 9--11 , Philippians 4 : 6--7 , 1st Peter 5 : 7 ). Prayer may be long or short , alone or in a group , silent or aloud, but it should be a true communication with God and not done for public recognition ( Matthew 6 : 5--8 ). Our Lord spent a lot of time praying. He often went to a solitary place and prayed for hours at a time , especially at difficult times in His ministry ( Matthew 14th :23 , 26th : 36 ---41, Mark 1st :35, Luke 5th : 16th, 6th :12th ). Jesus shares with us how we should pray in what we see as The Famous Lord's Prayer , here in Jesus gives us a model of the perfect prayer : We are to pray like this, Our Father in heaven , Hollow will be thee Name, thee Kingdom come , thee will be done on earth as it is in Heaven , Give us this day our daily bread , and forgive us our sins , as we have forgiven those who sin against us . And lead us not into temptation , but deliver us from evil . Now we know that God will answer our prayers. However Jesus said this to us : " Ask, and it shall be given to you ; seek , and you shall find ; knock , and it shall be open to you . For everyone who asks receives . Often we must be persistent in prayer . However the answer , when it comes , may be in a from radically different than what we expected , and we must be alert to that possibility ( Deuteronomy 3 :23--27, 2 Corinthians 12 : 7--9 ). God frequently uses others people , such as physicians , friends , relatives or new acquaintances , to supply an answer to our prayers (Daniel 10 :11th --12th , Acts 9th : 10th ---17th ). Sometimes , the answer must come from within ourselves and persistent prayer will help us find that answer . We may need a new attitude or a different way of looking at things ( Matthew 5th --8th , Roman's 2nd : 1st--5th , 1st John 4th : 7th --8th ) , or we may need to make amends with someone ( Matthew 6th : 14th --- 15th ). God speaks directly to Abraham , Jacob , Moses, Isaiah ,Jesus and a few other people in the Bible . People know this ; God does hear the prayers of sinners and the unsaved alike .

Don't Go Over Board

   Sometimes , life has it's trouble sea's  that causes us to question God and the roll

He has in our situation  .   So just think  the disciples of Jesus  ,  as they  was in trouble

waters son the sea of Galilee one day and encounter a sudden change the weather  .  So as we


journey through life , we to will experience stormy times in our travel  . So

remember this   ; Jesus said  : " The one whom God sent speaks the words of God  . He

does not ration his gift of the Spirit  . The Father loves the Son and has given

everything over to him  . Whoever believes in the Son has eternal  life  . "  ( John

Chapter 3 : 31 - 36 ) .  That phrase catches one's attention : " He does not ration his gif

of the Spirit  ." Jesus isn't miserly with his gifts  . He's like His  , Father serving up

favor , with enough blessing for an army  .  I too see His bountiful generosity

everywhere in the Gospels  . Look at John's Gospel alone . At Cana , Jesus doesn't dole

out the wine  ( and good wine at that  ) .

The Unforgivable Sin and It's Consequences

There is such a thing as an unforgettable  sin . The Bible reference as many as 8 scriptures that clearly sheds light on what they are . Matthews 12th  chapter and 31st thur 32nd verse  :  reads as follows  ,  31st  , And so I tell you  , every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men   , but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven  . 32nd Anyone speaks a  word against the Son of Man will be forgiven   , but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven   , either in this age or in the age to come   .  Mark 3rd . chapter and 28th thur 29th verse reads :  I tell you the truth   , all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them  . 29th  ) But whoever blasphemies against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven   ; he is guilty of an eternal sin . " He said this because they were saying   , "He has an evil spirit   ."  Luke 12th chapter and the 10th verse reads : And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven   , but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven  . Hebrews 10th chapter and 26th thur 29th verse  , reads 26th v. ) If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the  truth   , no sacrifice for sins is left  , but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God  . 28th ) Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses  . 29th ) How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under  foot  , who has treated as an unholy  thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him   , who has insulted the Spirit of grace  .  Of  note;  the 30th verse says : For we know him who said   ," It is mine to avenge  , I will repay  , " and again  , " The Lord will judge his people  ." 31st ) It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.  Mark 3rd chapter 29th thur 30th verse :  29th v. ) But whoever blasphemies against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven   ; he is guilty of an eternal sin  ."  30th v. ) He said this because they were saying  , "He has an evil spirit  ."  Matthew 12th chapter and 24th verse  ; But when the Pharisees heard this , they said  , "It is only by Beelzebebub  , the prince of demons , that this fellow drives out demons  . Of note  , 25th verse;  Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them  ,"Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined   , and every city or household divided against itself will not stand  . Mark 3rd chapter and 22nd verse  : And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said  . " He is possessed by Beelzebebub!  By the prince of demons he is driving out demons  ." Luke the 11th chapter and  15th verse ; But  some of them said  , "By  Beelzebebub  , the prince of demons  , he is driving out demons  ." Of note  ; the 16th verse : Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven  .

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The answer to a question from Donald Ray Harmon

Minister Chester D KingThe answer to your question can be found in : Proverbs 30th chapter ; 24th thur 28th verse  . May I share with you  , the lesson of the locust seems to be that  God  1 . ) never intended for us to work alone  , and  2  . ) we can accomplish much by working together  . After the creation of Adam God knew it wasn't good that man should be alone  , " ( Gen . 2nd chapter : 18th verse ) so Eve was delivered to provide Adam with help and assistance  . This same principle of  " joint effort " is described again in Ecclesiastes the 4th chapter and 9th verse  . The writer tells us that  "two are better than one   ; because they have a good reward for their labor " .  In other words  , there is strength in numbers  . The modern world refers to this phenomenon as  " synergy  " which is best expressed in the following equation  :  1+1+1=4  .With synergy  , the sum of the parts are greater than the individual parts alone  . The importance of working together  , of emulating the locusts  , is clearly seen in Christ's establishment of the church which is  : " fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth  , according to the effectual working in the measure of every part  , maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love  ." Eph. 4th chapter and 16th verse   . The lesson " Christian everywhere can learn from the lowly locust is this   : if we  " pull together  " then we can change the world  !  Donald  , here's a bit of fyi . another definition of the word   (  group  ) by Merrian -Webster  : a number of people or things that are together or in the same place  . Maybe this will help you to not be confused  .  Signed a child of the King  👑 .

Don't Reject It !

I learned long time ago as a young minister that everyone is not going to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ at the same time  . Not everyone is going to rejoice about ministry that the Lord has given me  . The Spirit of God require a Spirit Excellence  . So am mindful of the fact that  it was humanity that rejected Jesus  . It want be any different for me  . And among the general population  , and indeed among  some of  my peers I to will feel some rejection  .  It's sad learn  , here was the Son of  God in their very midst  , with healing in His wings and an unlimited supply of the anointing  .  He declared  , The Spirit of Lord is upon me  , because he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted   , to preach deliverance to the captives  , and recovering of sight to the blind   to set at liberty them that are bruised  ( Luke 4th : 18th verse ) . The people were astonished when He stated   , I came down from heaven  , not to do mine own will  , but the will of him that sent me  ( John 6th chapter and 38 verse ) .  They said  , Is not this  Jesus  , the son of Joseph  , whose father and mother we know ? how is it then that he saith  , I came down from heaven  ? ( v 42 ) .  Because they would not accept the fact that the son of a carpenter was sent by God , they missed thier hour of visitation  .  They did not tap into the anointing  . Jesus is still telling the world   , I am the bread of life  : he that cometh to me shall  never hunger  ;  and he that believeth on me shall never thirst ( v.35 ) . As long as there is a demand  , our God will always have a supply  . Oh by the way  , have you asked Him any thing  ? Sign : A child of the King   👑 .

Kingdom Facts

Fact 1.) God's Kingdom is open to those who do His will. ( Matthew C- 7:v 21 )

Fact 2.) Entering God's Kingdom costs someone everything.( Matthew C-13: v 44 thru v :45 )

Fact 3.) No one deserves God"s Kingdom . ( Mattew 18: v20 thru  35 )

Fact 4.) God' Kingdom is within our hearts . ( Luke C-17: v 20 thru 21)

Fact 5.) Only those who are spiritually reborn can enter God's Kingdom. ( John C-3:v3 )

Fact 6.) God calls people into his Kingdom . ( 1 Thessalonians C-2: v12 )

Fact 7.) God's Kingdom cannot be shaken . ( Hebrews C 12:v 28 )

When It Come To Getting Married Are You Willing To Read The Fine Print ?

When someone ask you to marry them don't be so quick to say yes. All relationships are contractual

agreements. Each party expects to receive certain things. Some contracts have a ninety-day grace

period.  This gives the parties the opportunity to examine what ever it is there considering ,test the

service, make any necessary adjustments or bow out of the agreement. It would make sense to apply a

grace period to our intimate relationships.We may need time to assess the others behavior, true

intentions and the performance history of the prospects. But you should remember that in every

contract there is fine print. Some of the fine-print issues such as habits, motive and background

cannot be seen with the naked eye. The love we desire in others should already be within us.

Before you go down that road of life. You need to know that there are things you must consider

before you can answer that question to anyone. 1.) Is the relationship ordained by God ? 2.)

Do you know there are three kinds of licensing contracts to have knowledge  of ? They are the

spiritual kind and the government kind , Oh yes,and the people kind. It goes without saying

that your friends  are usually the first to discuss your personal business behind your back.  It is not

your duty or responsibility to change the minds of other people. Think on this; the nature of

their thinking is advanced or limited by their experience. The government don't care if you read

it or not, that is until you want out of it. Now the one that means the most is the spiritual one with God ,

when you entrust your relationship with Him all the others will fall in line. And you become by your

actions an example of Godly character for the Lord. Genesis C-2: v 23 and 24.

Jesus Is In The Rescue Business

Living in the times we're in,we often see people in circumstances that only God can them get out of. Yet,it seem to me that we call on every one but Him. Well,regardless of your circumstances God will always respond to a call for help.Not once can it be said, He didn't.Many times we create unnecessary problems in our lives because we approach life from wrong angle. Sin is the big angle we all seem to forget about,until we fine yourself in this spot. You see life come with rules,it's when we ignored them we have to bear the consequences.And most of the times we can't handle it. The central message of the Bible is one of rescue.Paul points out that none of us "deserve" God's mercy and none of us can save ourselves.Like a stranded hiker,all we can do is call for help.Quoting the psalmist,he says,"There is none righteous,no not one;there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God" (Rom.C-3:v.10-v.11;Ps.C-14:v.1-v.3).The good news of the gospel is that,in spite of our state, God seeks after us in the rescue business.Now, then what keeps you from calling out to God for spiritual rescue? What does Romans C-3:v.23-v.26 say? There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. Luke C-15:v.10.

Something You Should Know About Your Death!

Have you ever wonder why,when the doctor say to you your dying you get up sat ? Maybe it's because you haven't gotten your house in order with the Lord. Some people just don't like to talk about death. But as life would have it you have a say in what's said about you when your time come. Where as Jesus is the only one that knows how and when your life will end. You do know our time is in His hand,right? "A eulogy is both art and architecture -- a bridge between the living and the dead,memory and eternity." The Bible contains little that corresponds to our modern eulogy. Yet Jesus paid a great tribute to John the Baptist when he faced the looming threat of execution by Herod. From prison , John sent his disciples to confirm the identity of Jesus the Messiah (Matt.C-11:v2-6). Jesus talked with them,then told the listening crowd,"Among those born of women there has not  risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he"(v.11). John knew how to make a royal exit. Jesus' tribute captured the essence of the desert-dwelling,straight-preaching John,who was maligned and misunderstood as he prepared the way for the Son of God. John's greatness was more than personal; it was wrapped up in the kingdom of God. He wrote his own eulogy by his actions.As we ponder what we might say about others at their passing,it's also a good time to ask,"what will people say about me when it's time to say goodbye?"  "Assuredly,I say to you it would be more than Grace,to have Jesus do my eulogy. So,not only doses Jesus know your time,it's in His plan of life to know your end. Here's what He told Peter,in (John C-21:v.18-19); 18."Most assuredly,I say to you,when you were younger,you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old,you will stretch out your hands,and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish."19.This He spoke,signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this,He said to him, "Follow Me." So my brothers and sisters in Christ, our living and dying serve only to glorify God.

When Reading The Scripture!

It is important to bear in mind that the whole Bible,throughout both Old and New Testaments,is a total revelation authored by the Holy Spirit,and that no part may be detached from the rest nor be incompatible to the truth as consistently revealed throughout the whole of Scripture.

Christianity!

Christianity is Christ--it involves a principle of life which pulsates with divine energy and cannot be explained apart from God Himself. It is essentially miraculous even though it does not have to be sensational. It is always supernatural, in that it lies beyond the scope of mortal man apart from the indwelling presence of the risen Son of God. Within the sixty-six books of  the Bible,the Book of Esther speak to Christianity very well. You  may be somewhat surprised at my choice of the Book of Esther for this particular purpose,but I know of no other single book in the whole of the Old Testament more lucidly illustrates the principles governing the Christian life. Nor is there a book which demonstrates more clearly what  spiritual new birth really involves and what conditions must be met,to be filled with the Holy Spirit and to become effective for God. Within the pages of the Book of Esther there is to be found a wealth of understanding concerning the implications of true discipleship,and concerning that relentless war for final supremacy being waged within the soul of man between good and evil--between God and the devil. It is fascinating beyond description to find the unfolding of the story,so meticulous an explanation of so much that often baffles the honest but hard-pressed believer.

Settle Your Disagreement,You Can't Afford To Live Without God's Blessing!

Euodia and Syntyche were two women who worked with Paul in building the church.Yet sadly,the only mention of them in Scripture is that they couldn't get along with one another.That's not good,because God's blessing is predicated upon our willingness to forgive,and to love one another.Jesus said: "Therefore I say unto you,what ever  you ask when you pray,believe that you receive it,and you will have them. And whenever you pray,if you have anything against anyone,forgive him,that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses" ( Mark C-11:v24-25 ).You can't pray effectively when you have "something against anyone." Even if the other person is wrong,let God use you to make a change.Tell them you want a healed relationship,then apologize. It may take more than a U-turn to make up the distance between you,but each step will make the distance much shorter.Do this in the Grace of God,this is part of it.Remember ,when you forgive someone,you position yourself  beyond condemnation; at that point God can bless you.

Every Thing You See ,Is Not What It Seem's The Real Black Heritage!

Today let us examine our prejudices,our expectations of others,and our biases;and may we drink deeply of Christ's compassion for all.On the last day of the feast of the Tabernacles,where water ceremonies and prayers for rain had been offered, Jesus spoke of himself as the source of water from heaven."Let anyone who is thirty come to me,"he said (John C-7:v37). These words divided the people and created enough of a disturbance to merit the calling of the temple police of that day.You see even when Jesus was here, there was people who was prejudice.In both his background and in the content of his teaching and preaching,was not what people were expecting in a Messiah. Still,in the church today there are many issues that would divide us and bring us into conflict.The ministry of Jesus,Galilean carpenter who healed on the Sabbath and spoke of himself as bread of life and source of water from heaven--reminds us that our expectations and presuppositons can be wrong,just as many were wrong in Jesus' day about Him.

His Own!

Through creation and redemption we belong to the Savior.If we do not recognize His right of ownership,We will not be able to receive Him and will cut ourself off from Our Savior and Redeemer.It is only in Christ can We find our happiness in this world and for all eternity.Read;John:C-1:v11.

Do You Have An Answer?

The day is comeing when,Jesus will asks you about your life's work here on earth.If you haven't yet fully grasped what God want you to do.Today is a good day to ask him.You have to hand it to the disciples.While they rarely understood anything Jesus did or said,they were always ready to claim they did.Who,after all,wants to appear ignorant when the teacher asks a question?In the gospel the disciples ask Jesus to explain the parable of the sower.His response comes in the form of more parables-comparing the kingdom of heaven to treasure hidden in a field,a pearl of great price,and a great net cast into the sea.They all sound nice but they are hardly helpful explanations at the time.Never mind.The apostles were watching and listening with pre-resurrection eyes and ears.Living , as we do on this side of the resurrection,you do know that,God loves you anyway.

How To Go To Heaven In Code!

Romans C-3;12b,22b-23. Romans C-4:16a. John C-3:16. Romans C-6:23a. Romans C-5:8
Romans C-6:23 Romans C-5:8 Isaiah C-53:5,6b Galatians C-2:21 Romans C-6:23b Romans C-10:9-10,13 .Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,and thou shalt be saved... Acts C-16:31.These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life,and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. P.S.,Happy M.L.King,Jr. Day.

What's Your Vision For The New Year? (Part 2 )

When God give you a vision you're likely to be placed in a field of opportunities concealed under acres of
obstacles.Then God will stand back and watch how you engage in the ministry of obstacle management! But
remember to walk in faith and refuse to quit,God guarantees your obstacles won't prevent your vision from
being fulfilled.For you will have some bad and good days as God give the strength to over life's efforts to
break you. ( 2 Corinthians C-4: v-8 Thu 9 ).

What's Your Vision For The New Year?

Visions come with opportunities-and obstacles! Fulfilling your life's vision depends on, 1.) Have a vision-which calls for waiting on God until He reveals His plan for you. 2.)Dedicating time and energy to it -which
calls for patience and discipline. 3.)Knowing how to overcome obstacles-which calls for good management.
The Bible says: "Where there is no vision,the people perish" ( Pr.C-29;v18).If you don't have a dream,how can it come true? A vision gives you direction,creativity and resilience.Without one you become passive,
aimless and vulnerable to quitting. God can give you a vision instantly but its fulfillment will require learning,
practicing,and managing life's daily challenges.For the next few weeks we'll share some vision-fulfilling
principles.