2 Chron 7:14

 If My people, 

which are called by My name, 

shall HUMBLE themselves, 

and PRAY, 

and SEEK my face, 

and TURN from their wicked ways;

THEN will I hear from heaven, 

and will forgive their sin, 

and will heal their land.”

  — 2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)

God requires 4 things of us....

HUMBLE ourselves (repentance and fasting)

PRAY - not just a quick microwave prayer, but often and sincerely 

SEEK His face - not just His handouts and what He can do for you. SEEK after God through prayer and reading His Word in it's entirety (not just the blessing and prosperity verses) to see what God has to say to us. 

TURN FROM ALL WICKED WAYS - stop sinning,  stop making excuses for sin, turn away from anything and everything God's Word warns against and says not to partake of.

THEN God will hear us, and forgive us, and heal our land. 

Love not the world

1 John 2 (KJV)

¹⁵ Love NOT the world, neither the things that are in the world. 

* This includes its music, its entertainment,  its 'stars', etc

Too many love and are clinging to the things of the world more than the things of God. Actions reveal whether you truly love God or love the world.  

What is your priority?  Where is your priority? Sleeping in or attending an event rather than attending church?  How much is God in your thoughts? How much do you pray? How much do you read your Bible? How much do you deny your flesh through fasting? Time with Jesus must be our #1 priority.  

The Bible continues to warn:

If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Time for a heart check: who/what do you truly love more? 

Words may say: Jesus 

But what are your actions revealing?

Concerning love....

While you are showing and telling others how much you love them, don't forget to not only tell but also show Jesus how much you love Him. 

We focus so much on God's love toward us,

but how much do we show our love toward Him?

“And thou shalt love the LORD thy God 

with all thine heart, 

and with all thy soul, 

and with all thy might.”  

— Deuteronomy 6:5 (KJV)

“If ye love Me, 

keep My commandments.”

  — John 14:15 (KJV)

“For if ye shall diligently keep 

all these commandments 

which I command you, 

to do them, 

to love the LORD your God, 

to walk in ALL His ways, 

and to cleave unto Him;”

  — Deuteronomy 11:22 (KJV)

Love God with every part of your being. 

Cleave to Him

Walk in ALL His ways

And diligently keep ALL His commandments 

(There are more than just the 10)

We are at war with the devil

We are at war with the devil!

We need all hands on deck!

It is not time to sit and mope.

It is not time to half-heartedly live for God.

I know this isn't going to be popular but I'm going to say it: quit focusing on your mental health, gird up the loins of your mind, and engage in spiritual warfare through prayer and fasting!

Repent of all sin: you cannot win the spiritual battle if you are harboring hate, bitterness, Rebellion, Etc in your heart. Get it out! Cast it down! And take Spiritual Authority!

Church, rise up and fight the good fight of faith!

Souls are depending upon it. They're depending upon you!

 "If our heart is not right, we will not make it!"

Those words woke out of my sleep on Oct 3, 2022.

Again,  I could not sleep and felt to post...

Strive to maintain a pure heart 

and keep a right spirit.  

Eternity is too close to lose out now. 

Those who minister

Those who ministered before the Lord were to sanctify themselves and live holy.  Yet too many are feasting and partaking of worldliness and carnality for the majority of the week. Then expect to get up to minister before the Lord and the people whether in song, preaching, teaching, etc come Sunday or midweek service. 

The devil's table and the Lord's table do not mix. You cannot watch or listen to unholy things for the majority of the week then get up to minister the Holy things of God. It is polluted! 

If you think God doesn't care or concern Himself with it, you are gravely mistaken! Read throughout the Bible and you will see how seriously God takes holiness...within and without.  

If you're listening to ungodly music and watching movies, tv, videos, etc that have ungodly things in them such as: cussing, carousing, murder, fornication, adultery, witchcraft, sorcery, rebellion, and such like then getting up on the platform or going to teach in a classroom you are doing it wrong. You are mixing the holy with the unholy.

How can someone deliver the pure Word of God is their heart is not pure and they're dabbling in sin?

It's strong but it's right - Sanctify yourself!

The Incense of Prayers

The Incense of Prayer

Exodus 30

⁷ And Aaron shall 

BURN THEREON SWEET INCENSE

EVERY MORNING.....

⁸ And when Aaron lighteth the lamps AT EVEN, 

he shall burn incense upon it,

A PERPETUAL INCENSE before the LORD.....

REV 5:8

...having every one of them harps, 

and GOLDEN VIALS FULL OF ODOURS, 

which are THE PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS.

  

Revelation 8

³ And another angel came 

and stood at the altar, 

having a golden censer; 

and there was given unto him MUCH INCENSE, 

that he should offer it 

WITH THE PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS.....

⁴ And the smoke of the incense, 

which came with the prayers of the saints, 

ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

*Our prayers are like sweet incense before God.

*They are to be a perpetual incense =

Pray without ceasing. — 1 Thess 5:17 (KJV)

Have you offered up an incense of prayer before God this morning?

Are you murmuring against your Pastor? or God?

Exodus 16:2 - And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

Exodus 16

⁷ ....He heareth your murmurings against the LORD: 

and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

⁸ ....the LORD heareth your murmurings 

which ye murmur against Him: 

and what are we? 

your murmurings are not against us, 

but against the LORD.

Be careful when criticizing and complaining about your Pastor.  You may actually be criticizing and complaining against God without realizing.