Without end

Posted on October 4, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Lord, I looked around and realized that things are just as in the time of Noah. Those filled with the Spirit are looking skyward waiting for the restraining Hand to be removed. People are frantic, but not enough to delay the party or dinner bell, let the merriment continue. Why do I mourn for a people who are so frantic in fear that they must escape reality at all cost, even if it means loss of freedom, hope, dreams, wealth or health? I thought to explain the seriousness of their circumstance but then I realized that everyone, but me, was laughing. Laughing at the rising tide of God’s swelling wrath, set against restraints that only time can see. I trembled for a moment, working out my salvation in my brain and heart, reassuring myself once again of faith, trust and dependence upon God through Jesus. All at once I wept, knowing that they could not see, for the time of allowance had dwindled and the white horse approacheth, God’s restraining Hand had been withdrawn for a time of deception then judgment. Wrath was upon them all. God protect those who will come to knowledge of the truth.

Signs are signs, regardless if you’ll heed them. People are hungry so go ahead and feed them. On fishes and bread or a pocket full of wisdom. When daylight is done you’ll realize how you’ve missed them. Pray sleep and to rest my bosom be committed. My room in this mansion has already been outfitted. So Father, take my worry, my pity and concern. Save them from the fire that will never cease to burn. Forgive my allegiance to all that soon must pass, my folly and false worship each blatant or inane trespass. And lead me not to evil, let me hide in Your great wake, give me a heart for reason, for the truth and nothing fake. Protect my fellow humans if they will humbly seek Your face. Kindly whisk them away from chaos which must occupy this space. Eternity and in worship our time shall never end, spending daytime to infinity with my God, my Dad, and Friend.

The oil of gladness

Posted on October 3, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Let your heart be filled with overflowing joy, let fear dissolve, your countenance chastened and restored. Have you had the grand opportunity to sit down and read the Word of God. Not just studying it or using it as an attempt to secure some understanding, but honestly sitting down and relaxing into its grandeur. For example, the book of Hebrews, such a short book it simply astounds. I can read it over and over and be edified each time, delving into God’s love for Jesus and how that love became the greatest gift from a loving Father to all the Earth. It is a Holy Spirit inspired road map of how God’s grace frees believers from the prisons of law, sin and death. Hebrews is a reassuring manual on what to expect as a believer, resolving misunderstanding, building appropriate expectation and securing hope. This book is the quintessential guide to Divine and Christian relationship, explaining the need and benefits of enduring relationship, even explaining the positive effects of chastisement and testing.

There is great joy of maintenance in the Word of God. Just as in Hebrews, the other epistles provide sufficient detailed explanation on church life, family, kingdom works, reputation, gifts, healing, protection, preparedness and warnings against enemies, complacency and backsliding. Reading them builds confidence, courage, faith, strength and thorough understanding and logical reliance upon the Truth of Christian Hope. We are of the same family, sharing in the riches of righteousness and glory, not due to worldly qualifiers of fitness, survival or class but because we believed. That is something which cannot be taken from us, even by death. Did you hear that, even through death we cannot be stripped of our heritage, or lineage or kinship to Christ Jesus? What a gift, but lest we fall prey to worldly weakness, remember to heed this word not just read it. Obedience is love for God, verified in faith.

Be glad, be of good courage and know that the Lord is our God for now and forever, Amen. Jesus, may I make full use of the gifts I have been given to Your greatest Glory.

Contentment

Posted on October 2, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Peace from God and all His blessings, may they keep you warm through the cold and dark of night. He loves us you know. He sees each of us in our own circumstances, taking the time, in His omniscience, to walk through this life individually with every single person that has ever been born. All of us have been offered a relationship with the maker of time and space. Each of us, so incredibly important to Him that He made specific plans, attempts and dispatched uniquely-employed messengers to provide us ample opportunity to choose wisely. Resisting such kindness, care and dedication is almost unimaginable, but He also said that He loves us enough to allow us to choose something other than His will for our lives. I am content in His love and the knowledge that this Earth is my training ground, an opportunity to learn to love and be loved with the ominous specter of impermanence spurring me to make good use of my time.

You see it is no small thing to know that the King of all universes knows me by name and cares for me each moment of my life. I have a cornucopia of hope, residing in my bosom, assuring me that no circumstance is outside His Will. This world and death have lost their control over my internal topography. Certainly, I am affected by pain, by joy, by love, by wind and rain and sea, but they are additions, improvements, enhancements given me on my journey to see the King. This world shall not take my life, I give it freely at the time of His choosing, so that I may enjoy that rapturous moment in recognizing His Glorious face.

I too have loved this world, with its crimson, its thinkers and its skies, its dreamers, its children and its silver haired know-it-alls. I have been shown the good and the bad and I cried, tears of joy and of agony. I have known evil, seeking its own fulfillment, searching for all that it may consume, but I have known that even that served the purpose of God. Young men have told me their visions and old women their hopeful dreams. This life has been lived with purpose, hope and a knowledge and discernment of joy, song and worship for a King who is truly worthy of everything that I can possibly give. In that loss may not exist.

The Lord is my strength, my hope and my strong tower, I shall not be moved for my feet are rooted firmly in the Rock of Ages the foundations of time and space. I serve the Lord God Almighty, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. Forever and ever amen. Jesus be praised.

Increasingly

Posted on September 30, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Adversarial, precarious, divided, confused, dangerous, distant, unpredictable, contagious, remote, bleak, desperate, juvenile, twisted, corrupt, insufficient, mindful, satisfied. Which of these words describes your opinion of the current global circumstances? Is there a common negative overtone or implication consistent to these modifiers? Are there any of the words that simply do not fit with your evaluation of the present situation? Do you know where in the Bible to turn for a review of what God says will be happening in the world as the day of judgment draws near? Do you have an internal repository of peace and hope regarding our collective global future, perhaps an academic ideology that portends the perfect mixture of doctrine, politics and humanistic resolution? Most of the people I meet are frankly concerned and many spend great amounts of energy/time staving off hyperventilation or panic. Is there a sure fire method to maintaining peace in the midst of this obvious flux?

We as Christians should know. You see people are going to turn to us, increasingly, for direction, question and understanding as they try to make sense of this planet unraveling. Are we able, willing and ready to show them realistic direction and rapidly pull up specific Word of God to support our understanding and account for the peace that we possess? I am certain that at this moment we may not be sufficiently prepared, but as the last days unfold we should be feeling the increasing call of the Holy Spirit, tugging upon our hearts. I implore my Brothers and Sisters to incline their ears to the voice of God speaking in that quiet place of divine relationship. People are becoming “increasingly” agitated and in need of appropriate and gentle guidance, empathy and direction. We will be the ones to provide that light as they naturally pursue their maker in quest for salvation and succor. Please open your hearts to Jesus. Count upon His promises and stand on their firmament and solemnity. Stand ready to gather crops as the harvest time approaches. For the time of planting, watering and fertilizing will soon be finished. I love you and pray for your encouragement, abundance and protection in the Holy name of Jesus Christ the King.

Friendship with the World

Posted on September 29, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

This is the root of all our Christian difficulty. Befriending people, places and pursuits to the point of chasing them instead/over a relationship with God is tantamount to self immolation. Yet, this is the scenario God has created into which we are placed to compete, struggle, transform and participate. I cannot hate the world for that is opposite of God’s declaration. The only reason I have chance at redemption is because of God’s love for this world. If not for grace, my sin and imminent damnation would be inevitable, but because I accepted God’s offer of forgiveness, I can now have truth in hope. The challenge for me is how to participate in the world in such a manner that reflects God’s Love but refuses to bring dishonor upon the name of Jesus, the Holy Spirit or the Father. A good point of concentration for me has been upon quenching of the Holy Spirit. If any action I have taken or avoided would upset the person of the Holy Spirit then I must bring that episode before God in prayer for transformation. This brings a bit of clarity to friendship with the world, allowing me to interact in such a way which complies with God’s direction instead of violating His sensibilities.

Looking upon the competitive life of Paul, the sacrifice of James, the obedience of Daniel or Joseph provides me consistent cause for humility. If I am not humbled, then I am probably caught in the veils of arrogance or self-denial, both are opportunities for failure in the eyes of God. If I remain vigilant in the armor of God, remain conscious of the mind of Holy Spirit and reflective upon the humility of saints before me then I am “properly prepared” for battle and appropriately placed in relation to this world’s enticements. There is not a single one of us who likes being embarrassed or unprepared for the situations we must face. None of us would knowingly go into battle without proper training, equipment or preparative planning, yet this is what the majority of believers do on a consistent and daily basis. Why? The answer is painful yet simple, we have let down our guard and befriended a world which cares not for our eternal salvation, sanctification and either denies or fears the Glorious Appearing of Christ.

If your intention is eternity with God, then repent and sin no more, seeking God at every opportunity for relationship. If your intention is rapture then fill your vessel with the oil of the Holy Spirit so that you may have the light necessary for the journey. If your intention is to meet God then pursue righteousness and His glory with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. If your intention is enmity with God, then simply continue in complacency or lusts of the flesh and greed for your success of this nature is assured and equally eternal.

Praise God the He forgives me, without His forgiveness there would be no hope. I love you Father and thank you that Jesus died for all of us.

Blasphemy, corrupting God’s Holy Word

Posted on September 28, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

What I think, really doesn’t matter. By opening any statement about God’s Word with, “I think” is accepting direction from the navigators of doom. God’s Word is complete, effective and faithful to produce protection, change and yes even miraculous occurrences. It does not need my embellishment, opinion or revision to make it so. For this reason, teacher’s job in Christianity comes with sufficient warning and weight of additional Sovereign judgment. We must be extremely cautious and apprehensive about adding our own twist, (satan’s specialty), to what God has already provided in perfection.

The Holy Spirit inspired the writing, preaching and delivery of this documented Word, thus corruption of this divinely inspired document is in effect, blaspheming the Holy Spirit. My job is to love Him with every ounce of my being and love you in the way that He loves me, which is how I wish to be loved. It is not my job to take God’s perfect Word and redefine, re-write or polish it to make it palatable for my specific audience. If I may encourage you by building you up or constructively pointing you to God’s Word for support, prayer, reproof or guidance then I have acted as appropriate disciple. My desire is to become like Him, not to replace Him. I do not wish to be God, I have enough trouble being a decent man. I would rather be innocent and unaware of good and evil, protected in the garden by a Loving Father, then to be harried by reality and the nagging weight of my sinful ambition.

God has given freely, so should I. God has taken great patience with my continued hard head and heart, so I should take whatever necessary time to assist those entrusted to my care. God has given me a perfect Word, and has made His Spirit available to me, at all hours, to provide insight and wisdom where questions remains. God commands me to be faithful, for without faith I cannot please Him. The Lord directs me to complete dependence upon Him for every good thing, why then would I need somebody’s interpretation of Divine Scripture. That just doesn’t make sense. God did not direct men to depend upon the divinity, sovereignty and authority of other created beings, in fact, He directed the opposite. After all it is not what “I think” that matters. Lord give me the understanding and the presence to rightly divide Your Word so that I neither add or detract from its perfection. In Jesus’ Name

Egypt, Rome and Babylon

Posted on September 26, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Did I miss your outstretched hand while swimming in the crystal sea, Lord? Have I forsaken wisdom for the flowery words of political man, astounded onlookers with slight of hand? What brick, wood or fashioned dreams have I begged for false hope, caught in a dark relationship where principalities eagerly confound sense and direction? The false triumvirate calls to each man, bidding invest in the vapor, the mist, this brief shadow of true existence, while ignoring lasting redemption. False governance, false religion and commercial salvation, broad, well lit boulevards leading into wilderness and abandon.

Why does the Lord repeatedly warn of foolish journey or visitation to Egypt, Rome or Babylon? For these are man’s/air power attempts at creating a doppelganger of God’s truth, to suck from each human, reason, energy and worship. We seek false hope in Babylon, praying to god’s of our own crafting, looking for convenient release from God’s authority and judgment of sin. We seek man’s leading in Rome, trusting in the impermanent for solid foundation, knowing fully the corruptible heart of man, but allowing leaders to commit egregious acts in the name of humanitarianism. We visit Egypt, captured by its deeply painted promise of desire fulfilled in lust, in power, in heat knowing that the euphoria only lasts one night. Our bellies, minds and desires must repeatedly be fed, in maintenance becoming more expensive each passing. The enemy uses the same tricks the same structure the same lures as bait to move us from the path of wisdom, leading to the throne room of God. This same process of corrupting, twisting and morphing those things which God has created for good is the devils only policy toward man. he uses it because we remain susceptible.

Escape the enemy’s siren, leading to lust, leadership and lug nut gods. Worship God alone as every other created being will eventually bend a knee in confession. Do not wait to be forced to humility and reason by the judging hand of Jesus Christ as he returns to finally rid this world of sin. Heed God’s warning and stand clear of false religion, commercialism and the authority of man. God is sovereign in all areas, either for hope, provision or leading wisdom. Look to him in faith and he will guide your feet.

The name of Jesus, may it be my last spoken Word.

No second look

Posted on September 26, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

“You’re welcome”, he said, reminding me of my manners, I thanked him. I couldn’t remember a time when someone had come alongside me, considering my needs worthy of assistance. Pausing briefly, I reflected on my unworthiness and realized how much time I’ve spent contemplating my inadequacy, forgetting to accept love in the process of criticism. Foolish pursuits, there are very few of my undertakings that are not accompanied by a few idle incentives. Giving all for Christ, seems unrealistic when compared to my attempts at piety. Lord, you must have intended for me to arrive at this moment where I realize that I will never be able to commit myself to pure, holy and unselfish reason. “Friendship with the world is enmity with God”. How I have craved it, chased it, traded all, prostituted my standards, abandoned good character and relentlessly begged for such relations. Yet, here I stand, a man who knows that the world will sacrifice me when it collectively seeks to rid humanity of this “dreaded” Christianity. For they see me as His servant, and for that kinship I am overjoyed.

Why had he given me something that I did not deserve? A symbol, a purchase, a reminder, leverage or as a tool to deliver me to a specific moment where action could be decidedly taken. Look man, I want to be loved by other humans even when I know the grace, the incomparable joy and warmth that comes from the Love of God. I would love to be honest, without hypocrisy, claiming that God is enough for me, yet my actions reveal another heart. I have not walked away from this world, at best, I have found a happy compromise to allow me kinship without shared skin, but this is perhaps a greater mockery of God. Father I want to open my fists, but I have been holding on so tightly for so long I have forgotten how to let go. Show me the path to total dependence. I know and believe your word is the only truth, let me, I pray know it by my relying action.

Father I do love them. I know I cannot surround myself in a sheltered world, relating only to Christians, for the work and the dirt are both, “out there”. Teach me to remain spotless, to shake loose the world’s dust and move quickly back to innocence. Let us not become enthralled, envious or overly concerned about our measure in this world. Give me proper understanding of my duty and my worth. Father let my blessings all be notably, unmistakeably traceable from Your giving hand, so that none can mistake them as luck, chance or bounty of my own delivery. Grace me to be a child totally of his Father’s making. Take me from me and let me see that shining thing that is left when all my works have gone.

Lord Jesus, I am no prophet, no judge, no great mind or predicting priest. I know that You are coming soon because the fields are ripe for your harvest. Just as any child knows the seasons arrival, I see the time is near. Come soon let and let us “all” be found repentant, doing the work you have ordained should be done to prepare for Your arrival. Praise God in Jesus’ Name, a blessing I shall never take for granted.

http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/insight-for-living/player/when-the-cesspool-overflows-part-3-425878.html Chuck Swindoll

He promised

Posted on September 21, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Psalm 18 NIV 1-3

I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

It begins with love for God. These promises, He documented for the ages, set forth a dependance upon something entirely reliable, unshakeable, beyond worldly corruption of truth. All else may disintegrate, devolve, demolecularize or crumble into utter decay, this foundation shall remain unchanged, unwavering, untarnished by the ravages of science or age. When challenge or fear of death grips your heart and narrows thinking turn to the Lord and be renewed. Depend on the cornerstone which shall not be moved, displaced or shaken. As in the beginning, God, so shall the end be.

This week the world trembled, a shaken river reed, blowing in cadence to the dissonant rhythm of time and humanity. It would be norm for calm to be absent in life, in heart, in home but those who call themselves by the name of God are unmolested. Enemy worshipers have forsaken truth and sought to dispel the very thing which brought life to man, for the Holy Spirit of God may not be displaced by any power or principality. This hurts my heart for man and makes me cry out to God asking for his judgment upon this travesty. What a patient God we serve, who could allow this mockery to continue for as long as necessary to welcome all who will enter the Kingdom. This level of patience astounds me, but makes sense for the unshakeable Hand of God.

There will be a time soon coming where the restraining Hand of the Holy Spirit will loosen its grip to allow for the spiral of worldly turmoil to reach max velocity. Until that moment we are held safely in the Hand of God, to be removed from chaos at a time of His choosing. For eternity I depend on this promise of God’s faithfulness, not on the flimsy pronouncements of man. God is my redemption, my rock and my truth. He shall not be moved and that gives me a courage beyond man’s understanding.

Praise God in the great name of Jesus Christ, the King of Kings. My brother, my friend, My God.

You wanted to know His will for your life.

Posted on September 20, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Philippians 2

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond-servant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The Word of God is clear. Yes there are mysteries, yes there are parables, yes there are directions written through the Holy Spirit that are hard to understand, but it is always clearer than the shallow, mountain stream at noonday. It is humanity that seeks to obfuscate the truth in our quest to remain ambivalent, disobedient and under-engaged in the pursuit of honest faith.

We are to “be of one mind”. Do you ever see this in the church, such that everyone is inclined to be dedicated to one direction? We are to humble ourselves, not that we forget our own needs, but to the point where we are ever conscious to the need of others. This was the mind that was in Christ. Would any disagree that the Lord Jesus had more ambition or had set for him larger tasks to be completed that any of us? Yet, he remained mindful of the needs of all those around him, even when he faced his inevitable and imminent death on the cross. He did that for us. Instead of worrying about his own mortality, he was busy washing people’s feet, feeding hungry bellies and wiping away tears of the mourning. I most certainly cannot imagine myself emulating this example, but thanks be to Christ, I don’t even have to complete that task.

We must get our faculties together and quickly. Any man not properly prepared before entering battle is facing the day dedicated to foolishness and certain failure. We must become of one mind to get about the work defined for us in the Lord’s instruction manual, the Bible. If we do not stand for righteousness then no one shall, for we are Christ’s Ambassadors. Yes, God could proclaim His own Glory by making the mountains sing, but He has chosen Christians for this purpose. If we don’t do it whether out of fear, misunderstanding, ignorance or rebellion, all will suffer. That is why we are to be ever mindful of the needs of others because so much hangs in the balance of our performance. A single ambassador can start war or instigate peace in foreign relations, a single ambassador can muster the allegiance and national commitment through well scribed word, a single ambassador can open the door to corporate disintegration through poor information security. Each of us is a “single ambassador” for Christ. Think on this and become serious about your challenge or accept the eventual conversation with the King about your lack of diligence.