SOWING & REAPING

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS, Beloved of God, John 3:16,  John 12:24-26,  John 17:20-26 

SOWING & REAPING,  "WORTH CONSIDERING"  11/29/19,  (Across my desk this morning.)
Today’s Scripture
“Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name…”  (Malachi 3:16, NIV)
God’s Book of Remembrance

Do you ever keep special cards or emails from loved ones? People do this because those words of love and encouragement are important. In the same way, your words and thoughts of love are important to God, too. Did you know He has a Book of Remembrance? In this book, every time we talk about Him or thank Him for His goodness, He has the angels write it down. When you just think about God, the angels record it. In fact, this moment right now, the angels are writing it down in the Book of Remembrance. This book is not up on a dusty storeroom shelf in heaven somewhere. The Scripture says, “It stays constantly before God, wide open, as a reminder of those who are thinking of Him.” God loves you so much and values your love, too. All throughout the day, be determined to keep God in your thoughts. Meditate on His promises and thank Him for His goodness. When we keep our minds focused on Him, we won’t be distracted by the cares of this world. When you let your love for Him show, it pleases His heart and draws you closer to Him each and every day.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, today I turn my heart and mind toward You, thanking You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. I bless You today because You are worthy. I hold Your truth close to my heart so that I can always be pleasing to You in Jesus’ name. Amen.” 
My Thoughts:  Not too sure about all that Angel writing thing but I do know that our every thought, word and deed is recorded in eternity except for the sins that we repent for and confess and ask forgiveness for in the name of Christ Jesus.  Those will be REMOVED, Ps.103:12.  Otherwise every word that we say will follow us for eternity.  Even the judgment will be through our own words, Matt.7:1-2, Matt.12:37.  We will be held totally accountable for our understanding of HIS Truth by our words at either judgment.  The first judgement for the saved or the second judgement for the lost. Actually, Jesus taught that only a few souls would make it into the Kingdom of God by the straight and narrow way, Matt:7:13-14.    Each day is a new and wonderful opportunity to tune into our Heavenly Father and HIS creation and to thank HIM for just being alive to learn more about HIM and HIS greatness.  And for finding repentance and forgiveness for the many times we have been so full of ourselves.  And the focus of saving our lives rather then giving them back to HIM,  John 12:24-26.  We were and are created for HIM to share HIS Salvation and Truth and to be formed into HIS likeness.  We are each unique and have a special design factor to be fitly joined and compacted together so that the world might see Christ Jesus in all of HIS Righteousness, Love, Glory and Power and be drawn to HIM. He came to save us from ourselves and to be drawn into the Kingdom of God. The only problem is that our free will has been negatively  conditioned in Adam to live in sin, pride and rebellion and must be recycled in Christ Jesus to learn to live in humility, love, obedience and unity.  His vision for us is seen clearly in HIS prayer as recorded by John, the whole chapter 17.  especially verses (20-24).    Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><  www.Trinity-Aloha.org    There is but one Church of Christ Jesus and all who truly Love and Obey HIM are members.      Great RAVENHILL QUOTES, -Leonard Ravenhill.  "We can´t serve God by proxy." (And God has no Grand Children.)    "We must do what we can do for God, before He will give us the power to do what we can´t "     "There´s a difference between changing your opinion, and changing your lifestyle."     "Everyone recognizes that Stephen was Spirit-filled when he was performing wonders. Yet, he was just as Spirit-filled when he was being stoned to death."     "If a Christian is not having tribulation in the world, there´s something wrong!"     "Some women will spend thirty minutes to an hour preparing for church externally (putting on special clothes and makeup, etc.). What would happen if we all spent the same amount of time   preparing internally for church-with prayer and meditation?"     "Why do we expect to be better treated in this world than Jesus was?"    "Today´s church wants to be raptured from responsibility."    "Testimonies are wonderful. But, so often our lives don´t fit our testimonies."   [Concerning one of the new "movements" in the church that was causing a stir among Christians:] "There´s also a stir when the circus comes to town."    "You can´t develop character by reading books. You develop it from conflict."    "When there´s something in the Bible that churches don´t like, they call it `legalism.´"   [Concerning the fixation that today´s church has with numbers, with growth at any price:] "The church has paid a terrible price for statistics!"    "You can have all of your doctrines right-yet still not have the presence of God."    "Many pastors criticize me for taking the Gospel so seriously. But do they really think that on Judgment Day, Christ will chastise me, saying, `Leonard, you took Me too seriously´?"    "If the whole church goes off into deception, that will in no way excuse us for not following Christ.

BEING THANKFUL

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THANKSGIVING 2019  HAWAII

Aloha family and friends,   Beautiful day here in Kealia, HI,   A little after 8 AM,  Sun shinning brightly and almost 70 degrees,  very comfortable.  Really a privilege to be alive and to enjoy each day’s possibilities. 

It is interesting in the Bible how that humility and being thankful walk hand in hand.  In Luke’s gospel Jesus teaches us to love our enemies that GOD’S nature is to be kind to the unthankful as well as to the evil.

But with Paul he instructs Timothy for the last days:    This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,3 Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.  2 Tim.3:1-5

So in seeking a context between these teachings it would seem that God wants us to be Thankful but has given us a time of Grace to learn how to become Thankful.   Pride tends to make us feel that we deserve what we have or get and in fact that we deserve more so that nothing that comes our way are we truly thankful.  Pride tends to make us feel very deserving and un-appreciatied.   I know of a young man who felt that he got left out of an inheritance.  His grandparents and parents died and left him nothing as they really had nothing.  But his whole life has been lived in feeling that he deserved more from them.  So nothing that has came his way ever measured up to what he felt he had deserved and lost.  So all of the potentials for good in his life have been lost.  Rom.1:21

Actually, when we go to the Holy Bible to find GOD’S TRUTH it becomes obvious that we all,  due to sin, deserve to be cast into hell.  That “The wages of sin is death” and “The soul that sins shall die.”  But that the GIFT of GOD is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.  So basically, if we believe this, our first feelings should be to be Thankful that the Heavenly Father loves us and has made a way for us to join with HIM for eternity.  That we are to learn how to allow God to rule in our hearts, to be at peace and to be thankful in humility,  Col.3:15.    Being Thankful indicates a loving humility in acknowledging that we needed something that someone else has provided. 

With the Pilgrim Fathers of this Country it was in being thankful for finding land and the opportunity for the freedom of religion.  The freedom of having family and thought without oppression.  So today, we all have much to be Thankful for beginning with the possibility of salvation and freedom in Christ Jesus.   So as the turkey heads your way, take a moment and count your many many blessings.

But please don’t blame God for any of the bad choices you may have made in life with that freedom that we so deeply enjoy from God and should be thankful for.  We have been endowed with a wonderful free will that needs a massive amount of Godly training.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

UNITY IN TRUTH

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS,   Beloved of God,   John 3:16,   John 12:24-26,   John 12:20-26

UNITY IN TRUTH,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”  11/27/19,   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you also are being built together.    (Ephesians 2:22, AMP)
God Didn’t Intend For Us To Go It Alone

The Scripture says in Psalm 133:1 that it brings pleasure to the Lord to see “brethren dwell together in unity.” Imagine that when you come to church and fellowship with other believers, it brings joy to the heart of our heavenly Father and strengthens you as well! It’s important to find a church home where you can participate in worship, fellowship, events, small groups, and outreach opportunities. The person who benefits most from this involvement…is you! Wherever you choose to “dwell,” you will discover your new beginning and God’s purpose for your life.

A Prayer for Today
“God, I pray for the church today. Without a place for believers to belong, we would grow weak in our faith. Thank you for giving me so many opportunities to unite in communion and fellowship with my brothers and sisters in Christ.”

My Thoughts,
Unity in speaking the Truth in Love is the only way to really fly in the Kingdom of GOD…  And yet true unity takes so much loving patience in our instant world that rarely is it accomplished.  We have now defined,  “Agree To Disagree” to be a Biblical tradition and it is NOT!!!   The only prayer that we have recorded that our Lord Jesus Prayed is found in John 17.  And guess what,  Unity is clearly defined as having the same Unity  with each other that Jesus had with our Heavenly Father…  Christ Jesus even prayed for us today in John 17 :20-26 that we also come into that kind of unity (verse 22).  In fact it is clear that the church will never become empowered without loving unity in God’s Truth, 2 Tim.1-9.  So we will never see,  Eph. 4:11-16,  come to pass for the world to see Jesus until we are willing in humility and obedience to be joined together and certify the Unity of GOD’s Loving Truth in Great Power.  Look around us,  the world is seriously looking for GOD’s POWER to stop the pain in their lives.  In the last prophetic church mentioned in Rev.3:14-22,  Christ Jesus is even locked out of HIS own church and is knocking on the door to be let in.  This is not a negative, it is only to make us aware that the price of love, patience, humility and pride will need to be paid by all who wish to find GOD’S Loving Truth and come into UNITY to see Christ Jesus among the Church.   There is but one church of Christ Jesus and all who truly Love and Obey HIM are members.  Otherwise we are just a comfortable gathering of saints in a holding pattern forming a Christian Social Club.  In fact, most of the folks in the U.S. have tried it and found it to be boring and have become gospel hardened.  Where are the Peter, Paul, James and John’s of today?  Where is the concern for the lost?  Most Christians have never won another soul to Christ Jesus in their Christian walk, ever.  Some even are convinced that it is not up to them.  An Episcopal Priest once confided in me that his membership was a collection of GOD’S frozen chosen dedicated to the preservation of their church.  So when the Word of GOD teaches us to share the word in the Spirit of Truth and Love, it is very important.  And God’s Word means exactly what it says,  Eph.4:15,  1 John 3:18  I really like this verse in the Amplified:   Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words]. 

There will be no gathering this Friday due to Thanksgiving weekend,  A time to enjoy family.  Next Friday a week It has been requested that we begin a study through, “The Revelation of Christ Jesus.”  As we are heading into the “End of the Age of the Gentiles” it should be a timely study.
Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><    www.Trinity-Aloha.org

PRAYER ANSWERS

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS,   Beloved of God,   John 3:16

PRAYER ANSWERS,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”  11/26/19  (On my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me…”   (Philippians 4:13, NKJV)
Go Further, Dream Bigger

Today, I want to remind you of what God says about you. No matter what’s happening in your life, remember that you are not limited by your resources, your family or your background. Almighty God has anointed, equipped and empowered you. He has given you creativity, ideas, inventions, skills and talents. Don’t you dare settle for a mediocre life! Today, I call forth the seeds of greatness inside you. Today, I declare that your best days are ahead, that you are blessed with success, with supernatural strength, with promotion, and with divine protection. I declare that you can do all things through Christ. I declare that before anyone could put a curse on you, God put a blessing on you. And no matter what they’ve said about you, no matter how they’ve tried to make you feel, the blessing always overrides the curse. Walk and live in that blessing by following His commands and staying fully committed to Him in everything you do!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for blessing me and calling me according to Your purposes. I receive Your Word which is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I will hide Your truth in my heart that I might not sin against You n Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
As with all thoughts in the Holy Scriptures, the Context is very important.   I have often shared that “Contents without Context is Pretext.”    “All Things” needs to come into unity with other verses of scripture that we absolutely know and are doing the will of the HOLY SPIRIT.   John helps us with context:  “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.

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him,  1 John 5:13-15.”  OK, so now, how do I get to know HIS WILL???   By prayer time,  but knowing the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament.  And also in counseling with others who have gone through the same problem of hard of hearing. 

But there are thousands of conditional scriptures on which to test,  challenge and strengthen our free will in finding GOD’s TRUTH in order to learn to make good decisions.  And there is a world of lies out there to challenge us.   James teaches this way,  “Consider it nothing but joy, my [b]brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials (tests). 3 Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace]. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.  5 If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask [for wisdom] in faith, without doubting [God’s willingness to help], for the one who doubts is like a billowing surge of the sea that is blown about and tossed by the wind. 7 For such a person ought not to think or expect that he will receive anything [at all] from the Lord, 8 being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides],  James 1:2-8   For more of who we are in Christ Jesus,  read Romans 8.   We are in an earthly process of learning how to do things GOD’S way, if we want to.   But we will never succeed in making HIM do our things our way.  And only the loving, humble, obedient and faithful will ultimately become HIS family.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken <><

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There is but one Church of Christ Jesus and

All who truly love and obey HIM are members.

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PRECIOUS PROMISES

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS,  Beloved of God,   John 3:16

PRECIOUS PROMISES, “WORTH CONSIDERING” 11/25/19   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours…”
(Isaiah 61:7, NIV)
Double For Your Trouble

When this Scripture was written, God’s people were going through a very dark time. They were being held captive against their will and mistreated by other nations. God sent this word to encourage them and give them hope for their future. When the time came, God was faithful to His Word!

Are you going through a difficult time today? Let this word bring you encouragement, too. God wants to give you double for your trouble. He is the God of restoration—that means He’s not going to just repay you for every wrong done, He’s going to go above and beyond and make things even better than they were before. If you are facing challenges today or going through a time of adversity, remember that it’s always darkest just before the dawn. Your days are destined to shine brighter because God is faithful. As you stay in faith and are obedient to His Word, you’ll receive double for your trouble and the blessings He has in store for you!

A Prayer for Today
“God, thank You for Your Word which lights my path and guides my steps. I choose to put my trust and hope in You today. Thank You for bringing restoration into my life as I keep my heart and mind stayed on You in Jesus’ name. Amen.”


My Thoughts,
Personally in my life,  I have found the above to be true.  When I have honored the LORD, fist spiritually,  I have never missed a meal unless I wanted to.   Even when I made honest mistakes and lost a lot of money in my life at times,  He has more than replaced it.   I have learned that your really do reap what you sow.  But our Heavenly Father is really a push over for love, humility and obedience.   He even gets the Angels singing if only one sinner accepts Christ Jesus as LORD on the way home.  But we tend to plaster the walls of our heart with gossip,  fear, doubt and unbelief.   But did you know that fear is faith going backwards,  and who wants to go there.  And we do tend to bring to pass what we have faith for, good or bad.  Best to get on board with finding the Great and Precious Promises of God and Bless HIM in believing them and walking them out in your own Blessing directly from HIM.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

There is but one CHURCH of Christ Jesus and
all who really Love and Obey HIM are members

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ETERNAL VISION

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS,  Beloved of God,   John 3:16,  12:24-26,   17:20-26

ETERNAL VISION,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”    11/22/19,   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy].”  Ecc. 3:11
Eternity Is In Your Heart

God has placed eternity in the hearts of mankind. Everything we experience not only serves a purpose here on earth, but it serves a purpose for eternity. Right now, God is working in you and putting inside you everything you need to fulfill your eternal destiny. He is making you ready to rule and reign with Him. As long as you are moving forward and gaining strength, you are gaining eternal victory. View what’s going on in your life with an eternal perspective. You have a higher calling; you have a greater purpose. Focus on what God is doing in your life. Don’t allow the little irritations to get you off course or distract you from what God has called you to do. Open your heart and mind and allow Him to prepare you for eternity. As you keep an eternal perspective and stay determined to be who God has called you to be, you will see His hand moving in your life, and you will live as an overcomer now and throughout eternity.

A Prayer for Today
“Father in heaven, thank You for placing eternity in my heart. Help me stay focused on things that have eternal value so that I can live to give You glory.”

My Thoughts
Long before I became a Christian in 1955, somewhere deep in my heart of hearts, I knew that death was not an end of things.  There was just too much planning in the creation around me for there not to be a source,  an “Intelligent Design” source, if you will.   Things in my body, this world and the universe shout loudly that there must be a Creator.   But then the world is in such a mess at the hands of man that you quickly get involved in trying to just survive.   And if you do, then to try to survive better than any one else.  As if security was based on what we have rather than who we are.   But then as life goes on and we get older there seems to be a vacuum in us that things or people can not fill.  But then some, a few, find that to be a God shaped vacuum that is really made for the Holy Spirit to fill and is empty.  And that it can not be filled otherwise.  HIS design plan is to have us invite the Holy Spirit into our lives to fill that void.  Adam kicked HIM out but in Jesus we now have the right to invite HIM back in.
Read the Gospel of John and deeply consider what you are reading.  Especially the verses listed above.

That the Creator wants to train us to learn to be in HIS Image and Likeness.  He teaches us a lot about this through Apostle Paul in Romans chapters 7 – 10.   Any one searching for Truth and Light should dissect those chapters in Romans and then follow up with a good in depth study of the little letters of James and Jude.  James and Jude were other children of Mary and Joseph and grew up with Jesus.  Their insight is profoundly helpful for a good overview of eternal things from the Creator’s perspective.  And it is faith in HIS perspective that helps us grow up to be like HIM.  Peter tells it this way:

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him (Jesus) that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these we might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

So our Creator is hoping for us to decide to point our free will towards HIM in Light, Love, Humility, Obedience and FAITH in order for HIM to create an eternal family with us.  All creation is held together by HIS LOVING FAITH.   HE is seeking to teach us how to use faith as well.  “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”  Heb.11:6

Yours, in HIS great LOVE and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

(There is but one Church of Christ Jesus and all who LOVE & OBEY HIM,  are members.)

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WALKING IN LOVE

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS,   Beloved of God,   John 3:16-18

WALKING IN LOVE,       “WORTH CONSIDERING”    11/21/19  (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“And walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us.”  Eph. 5:2
Esteem One Another

We don’t hear the word “esteem” very much in our culture, but the Scripture tells us to esteem and delight in one another. One definition of esteem is “to hold in high regard.” That means we are to honor and value one another, even if we don’t always agree. They may not always act honorably, but we are to honor and esteem people because they are valuable in the eyes of God.

If you had a very costly and valuable piece of jewelry, you wouldn’t just wear it to the gym or leave it on the kitchen sink. No, you would treat it carefully. You would put it in a safe place and protect it. When we see others as valuable the way God sees them, we treat them carefully. We speak respectfully. We look for the good in others and honor them for who God made them to be. The Scripture tells us that the way we treat others is like sowing seeds, and it will come back to us. Choose to esteem and delight in one another. Sow good seeds, and you will see a harvest of blessing in your own life!

A Prayer for Today
“Heavenly Father, today I choose love. I choose to honor the people around me. Help me to see the value in others the way You see the value in me. Help my actions and words to esteem and delight in others so that I can be an example of Your love and light.”

My Thoughts:
We can never be reminded too much to walk in love.  We are born self centered and very selfish and find it very difficult to change.   In fact, we need lots of GOD’s Grace to change from being like Adam to being like Jesus.   And it is very true, what you sow is what you grow in your garden of life.   In Hawaii, as a white person, I am a minority in the place where I live.   And with the local brown folks there can be some deep rooted negative attitudes.  In fact when my kids were going to high school, the last day of school was called by the locals,  “Kilum Haole Day.”   My son David went to school anyway, and sure enough,  got beat up.  But in ministry I have found that if I met the local folks with God’s love and respect that the Aloha would flow and we could become great friends in spite of the cultural bad blood and history or skin color.  In the Dr.s office the other day there was this really big muscle of a young man with a very hard local face.   But I gently and lovingly went through the aura and found a really big humble heart in need of God’s love.  We parted with him taking my “Light” tract, giving me his aloha and wanting to get together again.  Time will tell if it was real or just accommodating but it was a heart to heart time for a few moments in time in God’s love.   Love is always a decision, and sometimes a scary or costly decision. That is why our Creator had to give us a free will.   And that even when HE knew it would make a mess out of things.  HE knew that out of the whole would come HIS kids looking for HIS love and encouragement in light,  The ELECT.   So with long suffering HE has endured the mess down here on planet earth that HE would clean up later,  like an after birth.  I have had the privilege to father 8 children but I have never consider the mess or the cost and I keep looking for their best and pray for their success in life.  God’s spiritual family is growing at a supernatural speed now.  I wounder sometimes, what is HE going to do with all of us kids?  But then I consider the size of the universe and how big and powerful and loving HE must be and think,  NO! HE has got it !!!!!

Yours, in HIS great and wonderful LOVE, GRACE & MERCY,   Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org
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HIS REST

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS,  Beloved of God,   John 3:16

HIS REST,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”     11/20/19     (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“For we who have believed do enter that rest…”
(Hebrews 4:3, NKJV)
Enter His Rest

God promises that there are “set times” in our future to bring His promises to pass in our lives, but He doesn’t tell us when they will be. Your set time may be tomorrow morning at 9:47. You’ll get the phone call you’ve been waiting for. Your set time may be two years from now. You’ll get a good break that will thrust you to a new level. My question is, “Do you trust God enough to believe that your set times are coming?” Are you willing to wait with a good attitude? Are you willing to get a new perspective? Remember, that set time is already in your future. Don’t let the negative thoughts talk you out of it. The way you know that you’re really believing is when you have rest on the inside. You’re at peace. You know the answer is on the way. You trust that God is working things out. Today, put your faith and trust in Him and enter into rest. Know that He is good and He is for you! Your set time of favor is on the way!
A Prayer for Today
“Father, today I choose to enter into rest. I choose to trust You, I choose to put my faith and hope in You knowing that You are good and that You have good things in store for my future in Jesus’ name! Amen.”

My thoughts:
Along time ago, Bob Mumford, told the story of how he was sure he heard that the LORD was going to have him minister in Chili.  So he sold his medical practice,  packed up his big family and moved from Florida to So. Calif. and was sitting on the dock with all that he had and no money….  After a while he had to find a job and located his family and swallow his pride that he was only in California.   Many years later as he was ministering he ended up in Chili and the LORD reminded Bob of the prophesy that it was valid, only nothing had been said as to when….  Chapter 4 of Hebrews is a wonderful teaching on how to enter into the “Rest of the LORD.”  It is really about the true meaning of the Saturday, Sabbath Rest of how to enter in by ceasing from our own works and to learn to be instantly guided by the Holy Spirit each and every day.  To actually come to the place of where we can clearly hear the HOLY SPIRIT guide us each day of the week and not just on Saturday. Heb.4 tells us that the Jews never did find the true meaning for the Sabbath.   The old Sabbath Rest was a type of the Holy Spirit Rest that is available for us now 24/7.   It is sort of like the Tithing of the Old Testament which was 10% to begin with but in the New Testament is now 100% of all we are or what we have.  As a true Christian,  it all now belongs to Christ Jesus as our King.  And believe me there will be testing to see if that is really where we live and who we really are.  And the testing is not for GOD to know, (HE already knows.)   But we are allowed to be tested so that we can really know where we really live and who we really are.  This is so we can choose to change to allow our Creator God to rebuild HIS divine nature into us for HIS and our Glory in Eternity. 

Free Will is a part of our creation package of who we are designed to be for eternity.  Love can not exist without Free Will.  But it has to be changed from being of an Adam self centered focus to being a Christ centered focus in order to live with our Heavenly Father in HIS dimension of Eternity.  As we become in Christ Jesus through Faith we are to be changed into our LORD’s Image and Likeness.  So in this lifetime we are in a process for getting us ready to jump to light speed if we will allow for it..  Also our new submission to true humility and obedience is to make absolutely sure that we don’t destroy the Universe as we have this planet earth.  Of course God already has in plans to recycle this solar system as found in Rev.21 to be made new into a place of HIS GLORY and Righteousness.   All of the old junk will be cremated along with the space junk.  God will make a new heavens and a new earth.  After our short life time opportunity on earth of being born into sin and forgiven and then a time of spiritual growth and testing we will be headed into life with GOD our Creator for Eternity.  Of course, if we choose otherwise the outcome does not look very good.  Our Creator God is very very unset concerning the rejection of HIS offered Salvation and Restoration..

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy   Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

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TESTING

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TESTING,      “WORTH CONSIDERING”     11/18/19,    (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed”  (1 Peter 4:12-13
Don’t Be Surprised

If you know you are going into a challenging season, you can get prepared for it. You can make sure you are mentally ready. But what about the difficulties that we don’t see coming? The unexpected crisis that catches you off guard? Sometimes it can seem so overwhelming and devastating when your life is suddenly turned upside down.

The Scripture says that we shouldn’t be surprised by fiery trials. That’s because the forces of darkness would not be fighting against you if they didn’t know that God has something amazing in your future! Sometimes those unexpected difficulties are just a sign that you’re on the right track. It’s always darkest just before the dawn appears. The enemy always fights the hardest when you are closest to your breakthrough. The key is to stay the course and keep fighting the good fight of faith. In the difficult times, keep your joy and keep declaring God’s Word over your future. God has promised that you will overcome every obstacle. You will defeat every enemy, and you will embrace the blessing and victory He has in store for you!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for walking with me in every season of life. Today, I cast all of my cares on You. I cast all of my difficulties, all of my questions, and all of my concerns. Thank You for working all things out for my good in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
This bit of truth brought to mind that when back in the early 70’s it was about a 1/2 hour drive to the Pilgrim’s Inn on Saturday evenings where we held our hippie gatherings.   The hippies would start coming in about 4 in the afternoon and some would not leave till about 3 AM.   The Power of the Holy Spirit was so abundant in those days inspite of our need for wisdom and guidance.  But about the time I would leave home my wife Ann would get upset about something and turn the air blue all the way to the meeting.  But I knew by experience that the minute I stepped through the door that the air would become clean and fresh and full of the Holy Spirit.  After a while we would catch ourselves and realize what was happening and begin to laugh out loud about it.  If there is one thing that the enemy can not handle at all, it is to be laughed at.  Take a step of faith and try it sometime.  Just become aware that you are under an outside attack,  laugh at it and rebuke it in Jesus Name and it goes away, and very quickly.   There are 3 levels of attack,  outside, head and heart.  Outside,  Kenneth Hagen called oppression, head he called obsession and heart he called possession.  This understanding has worked out for me very well over the years in helping folks.

The Bible concept of planet earth is that it is a temporary gymnasium of testing and spiritual growth that either make you stronger in the LORD or kills you.   Remember how Eve was tested, failed and died.  Remember how Jesus was tested, submitted and had victory.   Hebrews 11 is a great chapter on those who have been tested and enjoyed victory.  In Romans 8 Paul teaches the same thing about our Heavenly Father providing everything we need for victory,  if we keep the FAITH.  That FAITH is the victory.  That it is through the great and precious promises (believed in faith) that changes us to have the divine nature of our Creator.  Peter writes about it:  so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.  1 Pet.1:7.  Jesus has John tell us this:  Fear nothing that you are about to suffer. Be aware that the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested [in your faith], and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful to the point of death [if you must die for your faith], and I will give you the crown [consisting] of life.  Rev. 2:10  The Old Testament teaches us that our testing is like the refining of silver.  Zech.13:9  “And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will listen and answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”  Silver is purified by heating and skimming many times until the exact reflection of the creator is seen in the surface of the silver.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

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LOVE

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LOVE,     “WORTH CONSIDERING”    11/15/19     (Across my messy desk, this morning.”

Today’s Scripture
“…May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love…”   Eph. 3:17
Established In Love

There is tremendous power in love! In the same way that a tree will grow taller and stronger when its roots grow deep, you will be stronger and rise higher when you are rooted and established in love. How do you establish yourself in love? It starts by making a choice. When you choose to say yes to love, you are saying yes to everything God is because God is love! Then every day, choose to love through your actions by modeling your life according to 1 Corinthians 13. That means choosing to be patient and kind. It means not seeking your own way, not being jealous or boastful. When you choose love, you are showing the world that God is first place in your life. The more you choose to walk in love, the deeper and stronger your roots will grow. Remember, love is the greatest thing. It is all that will last in eternity. Choose to establish yourself in love and let it be firm within you. Let His love build security in you and empower you to live the life of blessing He has in store for you.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, establish me in Your love. Show me how to love others the way You love me. Thank You for setting me free and empowering me to live the overcoming life You have prepared for me in Jesus’ name! Amen.”

My Thoughts,
In my past blogs, we have covered this subject but it can not be covered too much as it is the primary change we must embrace to enter into the coming Kingdom of God.  At one time, I ask the LORD for HIS definition of LOVE.  And very simply, in my heart, HE said,  “Love is the highest good for the other person regardless of personal cost.”   And as I have meditated on this it has become obvious that the Holy Spirit must be involved for wisdom.  We can be so very confused as to what is the “Highest GOOD.”   Most of the time we do what make us look good and do not considering the whole picture.  We can be permissive,  co-dependent,  emboldening of bad behavior which I sometimes call sloppy agape or greasy grace.  God’s love for us at times may be a good spanking.  In the Old Testament is reminds us that he that spares the rod hates his child.  Paul puts it this way:   For anyone who eats and drinks [without solemn reverence and heartfelt gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ], eats and drinks a judgment on himself if he does not [a]recognize the body [of Christ (The Lords Supper)]. 30 That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason why many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep [in death]. 31 But if we evaluated and judged ourselves honestly [recognizing our shortcomings and correcting our behavior], we would not be judged.  But when we [fall short and] are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined [by undergoing His correction] so that we will not be condemned [to eternal punishment] along with the world. 1 Cor.11:29-32.  “and you have forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons, “My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord, And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him; Heb.12:5.  So the concept of love travels along in good company with truth, faith, wisdom, humility, obedience and discipline.  Love does not mean to give what some one wants but to give what is best and good for them in the LORD as guided by the HOLY SPIRIT.  And they just might not like that and be offended with you as were the folks offended with Jesus for loving them in Truth as well.

Yours in His Great Love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<>< 
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