What is Upon You?

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lords favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn. Isaiah 61:1-2.Tell me, what is upon YOU today?

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Being able to distinguish between sound doctrine and error should be one of the highest priorities for EVERY Christian---as should defending the truth against false teaching. ~ John MacArthur

His word is Complete!

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence. 1 Peter 1:3 Every Christian has received ALL he/she needs at the moment of salvation. There is no need to search for something more outside of the Word of God!

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The form that sanctification takes is conflict with the indwelling sin that constantly assaults us. The conflict, which is life long, involves both resistance to sin’s assaults and the counterattack of mortification, whereby we seek to drain the life out of this troublesome enemy. ~ J.I. Packer

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Spiritual death is exactly that. Unregenerate sinners have no life by which they can respond to spiritual stimuli. No amount of love, beseeching, or spiritual truth can summons a response. ~ John MacArthur

How Imporatant is your opinion.Really?

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not His mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not His mouth. Isaiah 53:7. And how often do you stress that you’re opinion is so much more important to everyday situations?

2 steps through the storm!

And they went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves and they ceased, and there was a calm. Luke 8:24 1st you must recognize Him as Master, 2nd you must have mustard seed faith that He can and will restore calm in the midst of your storm.

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There are only two choices. If our lives are characterized by sin, then we are sin’s slaves. If we are characterized by obedience, then we are slaves to righteousness. Either way we are not our own masters. ~ John MacArthur

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That is the reason we have so many “Mushroom converts”, because their stony ground is not plowed up, they have not got the conviction of the Law; they are stony-ground hears. ~ George Whitefield

Overcome!

Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the Lord of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on high places. Habakkuk 3:17-19…An overcoming mentality!

Follower of Christ

Let love be genuine, abhor what is evil; hold fast what s good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. Romans 12:9-13…The Marks of a TRUE Christian, called a FOLLOWER OF CHRIST!

Listen to His Voice

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness…Hebrews 3:7-8…listen intently for His voice in the midst of whatever it is you’re walking through today and end a 40yr like wilderness journey before it ever begins!

Monday's Prayer!

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine upon us. Psalm 67:1…Now that is the prayer to begin your Monday morning on!

Weekend Quote

Obedience does not produce or maintain salvation, but it is the inevitable characteristic of those who are saved. ~ John MacArthur

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We need to know and believe that we are not what we used to be. We must see that we are not remodeled sinners but reborn saints. ~ John MacArthur

Sunday's on the way

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! Psalm32:11. Not because it’s Friday, but because no matter what this week has brought…good, bad, or indifferent…Sunday’s on its way!

Healing Through Christ

For in Him the fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in Him, who is the head of all rule and authority. Colossians 2:9-10. Healing of any kind, comes through Christ alone…anyone who would encourage you need submission to anything else is teaching and leading falsely. Other things may apply (meds etc…) but Christ is first

Sin

And He looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of hearts, and said to the man, “stretch out your hand.” Mark 3:5…Make no mistake regarding the heart of God. His heart holds both anger and grief towards sin and those who walk there in.

Thoughts on Isaiah 6:1-3...

In Isaiah 6:1-3 it is written: In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above Him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”

Do we in the church today understand or even begin to grasp the majesty of God? “Sitting upon his throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple…” Have you ever imagined the train of his robe filling the sanctuary of your place of worship? How would your worship change on that day? What would be an appropriate heart response to this supreme majesty of God? What effect would this have on the way you approached God, or His Word spoken in service by way of sermon?
I often wonder what the church today as a whole has gained with this great desire to come so casually into the presence of God. Perhaps it is our lack of understanding in His written Word, or the lack of obedience lived out in our lives that drives us to that place of casual comfort. Attempting to down play His majesty our casualness allows us to feel less guilt in His temple. If this be true then how can we come confidently into the presence of God without falling into the sin of irreverence?

The seraphim said that the whole earth is full of God’s glory. Does this correspond to your perspective of the world? When you look around your world today, are you inclined to sing the same song? Tough questions…and in transparency I must admit I to have gotten caught up, side tracked, and a bit to routine. Much to repent of, much to pray on, and much to recognize to be thankful for…

Weekend Quote

“Before God uses a man, God will break the man.” ~ A.W. Tozer