WORKS

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS.  Beloved of God,  John 3:16,   Rom. 19:9-10,  Eph.4:11-16

WORKS,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”   11/14/19  (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people…”  Col.3:23
Enjoy The Journey

When you love what you do, it doesn’t mean you don’t work hard or that you don’t have to deal with some frustrating days and people. That’s all a part of life. But ultimately, God can help you enjoy what you’re doing. When you’re in God’s will, there will be a joy on the inside. Deep down in your spirit, you will feel a sense of accomplishment. You’ll live the best life that God intended for you. If you’ll live a focused life with your priorities in order and clear goals for the future, there’s no limit to what God will do! He’ll take you places that you’ve never even dreamed of. You’ll experience the abundant life He has in store for you. Your deepest desire should be to follow God’s perfect will so that one day, you can look back and say, “This is why God put me here.
A Prayer for Today
“God, I am so thankful that because of Your presence in my life, the work I do each day can have real purpose and meaning. Help me to do my work with joy, as unto You, and use me to be a blessing to someone else who needs my encouragement and example today. In Jesus’ name – Amen.”

My Thoughts,
Making Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior is the only door into the Kingdom of God.  God in HIS Infinite power will assist any one on planet earth to find that Love, Light, Truth and Salvation through Christ Jesus that is looking for it.  God’s presence can be seen every where by the things that HE has created.  So there is no excuse for not seeking HIM.  So what we do indicates the direction that we are headed.  If for light, we seek to find and walk in GOD’S TRUTH in light.   If darkness then we are caught up in the worlds stuff lies and system of values with ourselves being the center.  It is very interesting how we can so easily rationalize good to be bad and bad to be good if it is what we want it to be.  Of course the Bible is a record of what the Prophets of old have found to be good.  So if we really want to know what our Creator’s TRUTH is,  The Bible is very handy in this country.  Our Loving Creator has set it up so that only those who really want to know HIM will find HIM.  In the future creations HE wants a family to live with HIM that is loving and obedient and there by choice.  So those who refuse to be loving, humble and obedient will not be there.  Love can only exist by having a free will.  And our learning to control our free will for good in love is the only way that a future disorder in the universe can be averted.  Look at what the wrong use of free will has done to our earth.  So straight and narrow is the way that leads to eternal life and few there be that find it.  Faith without WORK’S (or resulting action) is not true faith and is dead.

This also came in my mail today and felt to pass it along:
There was a time when Israel had no blacksmiths to make weapons and was without any armament to defend themselves. The enemy had succeeded to disarm Israel by removing their weapons, and those who forged them! He’s attempting the same tactic today.  A blacksmith is someone who works with raw material and fire, and who knows how to form and shape liquid metal into powerful weapons. Anyone who works skillfully and accurately with the word of God is a spiritual “blacksmith”. The enemy, who is constantly attacking the word of God, the sword of the Spirit, also seeks to silence or remove the spiritual blacksmiths of this world. If he can get rid of them – the battle is over.

We need to pray for God’s blacksmiths because the enemy is after them. Together with the fire of the Holy Spirit they forge the raw material of His word into powerful weapons which shape and mold God’s people into His image and equip them for spiritual warfare and fruitfulness. But we are all called to be strong in the word, and to take it up as our primary weapon. Every spiritual blacksmith, himself started out as raw material which was shaped and formed by the fire of God to fight in this battle with Satan.    So, as the battle rages, pray for the protection of God’s “blacksmiths”, even as you submit to His process of shaping you into one, yourself.

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

POWER

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

POWER,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”    11/13/19    (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus…”   (Acts 4:13, NKJV)
Empowered By His Presence

God wants to empower and strengthen you to overcome every obstacle in this life. He wants to give you confidence, wisdom and boldness to pursue the dreams and desires in your heart. He wants to give you supernatural insight so that you can be a witness of His goodness. In the Scripture, Peter and John were supernaturally equipped. Everyone around them marveled at their boldness, at their ability. They knew Peter and John didn’t have any formal training. They knew there wasn’t anything special about them. This power and wisdom could have only come from one place—the presence of Jesus. Friend, when you spend time with Jesus, people will see it. You’ll be energized by His anointing and equipped by His grace. That’s why it’s so important to take time every day to be in His presence. No matter where you are, His presence is only a prayer away. Scripture says He is near to all who call upon His name. It says that He inhabits the praises of His people. Make your relationship with Him your number one priority and be empowered by His presence each and every day!
A Prayer for Today
“Heavenly Father, I humbly come before You giving You all that I am. I surrender every area of my life to You and invite You to have Your way in my heart. Empower me with Your love as I daily set my focus on You in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
Seems to me there are potentially several ways to consider the possibility for the flow of GOD’S power.  Fist of all, are we really in heart faith or just in head understanding.  It takes a lot to change our heart (sub conscious) into a new faith Heb.11 direction.  What goes into our heart is controlled by what we allow to have access through our conscious mind,  good or evil.  Went through WallyMart the other day and viewed the video shelves…  of thousands of titles I could only find 3 positive titles from the cover graphics.  It was like up dated publicity for the Roman Coliseum for next event.   And I could even take it home with me and view it many times..  So if this is the food that we are digesting as a constant diet for our heart it will be difficult to find faith for the power of GOD to help us in time of need or in helping others. Faith comes by digesting the Truth of God from the Word of God in our hearts.  Faith can be a personal growth or a gift in time of need but GOD’s creation is totally dependent upon faith.  God is trying to help us find faith so we can live with HIM in HIS dimension of eternity.

 But then there is sometimes the issue of the lack of faith around us,  It is recorded in Matt.13:58:  And he (Jesus) did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

 And then there is the matter of individual heart faith that can be dammed up if we are saying no to the Holy Spirit in some other way in of our life.  Faith can only freely flow in humility, love and obedience.
Also there is the issue of unity in the collective faith.  Notice that even the prayers of a married couple are hindered if there is disunity.  1 Pet. 3:7.  And that our Lord Jesus prayed for our Unity that we would be able to experience HIS Glory (Power),  John 17:22 I have given to them the glory (power) and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected and completed into one, so that the world may know [without any doubt] that You sent Me, and [that You] have loved them, just as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given to Me [as Your gift to Me], may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.  Notice that it is the unity here in Truth that allows GOD’S power to flow.  So here we see that we need each other as in, Eph.4:11-16. And that we need to be personally walking on our growing edge in loving unity with nothing held back from the Holy Spirit.  That is when we begin to see the power of God flow and  be experienced for our needs and the needs of so many hurting people.  God will most times build a basket before HE will effectively start to pick fruit in the Holy Spirit.  So there is a process into completion and perfection as above as we move through our life time.

We are somewhat like batteries, we get charged up and perform accordingly, good or bad.  When we get charged up for good and are linked together much can be done in the Holy Spirit for the Kingdom of God.  Jesus started with 3, then 12, then 70 and then120 disciples all in loving unity and look at what happened.  Read again the Book of Acts and know that we are invited to enjoy the same kind of visitation in the Holy Spirit for the Glory of God. d

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

REAL FAITH

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

REAL FAITH,   “WORTH CONSIDERING” 11/12/19,  (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith…”
(1 John 5:4, NASB)
Bigger Than Fear

Fear always presents itself as much bigger than it really is. It’s always the worst-case scenario. It always tries to get you worried, anxious, uptight and panicked. Fear’s goal is to separate you from God by trying to get you to doubt His Word. But when the spirit of fear comes, recognize that it has no power unless you give it power. Don’t give it power by speaking what fear speaks. Don’t give it power by meditating on it. Instead, let the power of the Word of God rise up within you. Declare what God says; declare that God has given you all authority in heaven and earth. Declare that no weapon formed against you shall prosper. Remember that no matter how big fear presents itself, it’s no match for the power of Almighty God. When you yield yourself to Him, you tap into His power. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. God is bigger than your problems and bigger than fear. Let faith rise up in your heart because faith is the victory that overcomes the world.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for Your perfect love which drives out all fear. I choose to meditate on Your Word which feeds my faith and empowers me to overcome. I bless You and praise You today for Your goodness and grace in my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts,
There is a really big difference in head knowing about things and in heart faith in believing them.   Charles S. Price wrote a great little book on the subject, I strongly suggest that you order a copy if interested in the Real Kingdom of God and not just church membership.  It is titled,  “The Real Faith.”   Of course the little book of James spends a lot of time on the same subject.   Head faith changes nothing,  Heart faith can change everything.  The Holy Spirit is seeking to instruct us in the deep heart kind of faith.  That is how we are saved,  Rom. 10:9-10.  It is not in thinking, it is a knowing.  Some one once wrote that you must totally accept a principal in your mind over and over perhaps 20 or more times before your heart starts to consider the change.   The Bible even teaches that the heart is deceitfully wicked and must be changed to be in agreement with God’s Truth.  Before honor is humility and so in humility the Holy Spirit may teach us how to become like Christ Jesus if we will allow it.  This was and is our Heavenly Fathers original vision in the creation of man to be in HIS Image and Likeness.  Christ Jesus is the first of this level of creation.  It is by heart faith in the many promises of God that we can be changed into HIS Divine Nature if we will believe them in our heart.  Most of us have grown up to be actors.  We learn very early in life to not let anyone know what we are really thinking down deep in our heart (id, subconscious.)  We are told that we are like an ice berg,  only 1/7th is above the water, 6/7th’s can not be seen.   But our Creator God is into replacing the heart we received from Adam’s fallen genes with a new heart of righteousness, real faith and real love.

So once you have made Christ Jesus your personal LORD and received forgiveness for your past as your personal savior then the Holy Spirit begins the process of restoring what was lost in the pride and rebellion of Adam.   You have a freewill that needs to be converted to love the light of God and to seek out and support those things that are pleasing to HIM.   The Holy Scriptures,  The very WORD of GOD is most supportive of these needed changes.  And as we learn what our Creator really wants to do with us in eternity, it becomes more and more easy to avoid the old pits that we use to fall into all the time.

Last night, early morning, asleep,  I was again woken by two knocks.  I use to say who is it? and nothing.   But then I would feel this clammy cold feeling start to cover me in bed.  Of course I got on the defensive and rebuked it loudly in Jesus name till it went away.  Last night,  I again heard the 2 knocks.  But I had more heart faith and simple said in my mind, oh you again.  And as I felt that clammy cold feeling just said out loud,  simply, “Get out of here in Jesus name.” and it very quickly left.  So the Holy Spirit is gently allowing my heart faith to be increased to help me grow into what may be needed for the future.  So God has both declared me to be holy due to the resurrection of Christ Jesus and is also in the process of changing me to, in fact, become Holy.   As James taught us,  Faith without works is dead.  It is far past time for the Church to wake up and in loving unity learn to become, in fact, HOLY,  Eph. 4:11-16.

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

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FAITH

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS,  Beloved of God

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

Today’s Scripture
“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them…”(2 Kings 6:16, 
Delivered From All

Everyone has times when they feel overwhelmed or “outnumbered” by the things that are coming against them. You may have heard the saying, “When it rains, it pours.” For example, just about the time the air conditioner needs repair in your house, the transmission goes out in your car. It seems like one thing happens after another. It may feel as if all the forces of darkness are coming against you. When it feels as though you’re far behind, outnumbered, outsized and outclassed, instead of being discouraged, have a new perspective. The Scripture promises that with God on your side, you have all the resources you need to have complete victory. You are never outnumbered because the Greater One lives in you! It’s like when you’re expecting someone for dinner; you don’t wait until they show up before you decide to start cooking. Most likely you start early in the day. You make sure the house is clean, you go to the grocery store, and maybe buy some flowers for the table. You make preparations because you’re expecting someone. Well, that’s the attitude we need to have while we’re waiting for God’s promises to come to pass. As you put actions behind your prayers, your faith comes alive and opens the door for God to move mightily on your behalf.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for Your faithfulness to me. Thank You for Your peace even in the midst of the storms of life. I know that You are with me, and I can stand strong because You will lead me into victory all the days of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
James is very strong in teaching the same thing,  Faith always precedes action and without action there is no faith and without faith it is impossible to please GOD.   We can understand, but without action there is no heart faith.   Everything that is made by God is held together by faith.  God is trying to teach us the rudimentary facts concerning how faith works.  If we have to see it to believe it, we will never learn how to walk in faith.   From God’s point of view faith itself is the substance and the evidence,  Heb.11.  Until in a John 17 Unity and we really see how God sees the Church in Victory by faith we will never experience the snatching (rapture) away.  In Rev.12:11-12 the Church goes home to boot lucifer and his fallen ones out of the Kingdom of Heaven.  And faith is the victory.  The Church is called home to do battle in faith against the Enemy.  We are far from being ready for this battle in the heavens.  We have been divided and have little faith for even ourselves much less the unity that Jesus prayed for in John 17.  In The Revelation 12:11-13 it is a future prophesy as follows: 

 “And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing].12 Therefore be glad (exult), O heavens and you that dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in fierce anger (fury), because he knows that he has [only] a short time [left] !”    This is a total victory by faith alone.  Roman 8 backs this up: 28 “We are assured and know that [[j]God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.29 For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was [k]aware and [l]loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren.30 And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being].31 What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?]32 He who did not withhold or spare [even] His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all [other] things?33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect [when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us?]34 Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us?35 Who shall ever separate us from Christ’s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword?36 Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter.37 Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors [m]and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.38 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things [n]impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers,39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Rom. 8 AMPC  So The Church goes home in HIS VICTORY in FAITH for HIS GLORY…  Hope to see you there.   Yours in HIS great love,  Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

HARD HEADED, RESOLUTE

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ALOHA FAMILY & FRIENDS,  You as destined to live forever and there are 2 possibilities.

HARD HEADED,  RESOLUTE   “WORTH CONSIDERING”  11/8/19 (Across my desk.)

Today’s Scripture
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones…”
(Proverbs 17:22, ESV)
Don’t Give Up

Throughout life, there will always be something that will try to take our joy. If it’s not a grumpy sales person, it’s a family member aggravating you, traffic is backed up, your flight got delayed, or your spouse is taking too long! Don’t go the next twenty years allowing the same people and same circumstances to frustrate you. Change your approach. What’s upsetting you now doesn’t have to upset you anymore.

You can choose to keep your cool and stay calm and steady. Remember, a relaxed attitude is going to lengthen your life. The next time you’re tempted to be upset, ask yourself, “Is this really worth me giving up my joy?” If you’ll make the decision to not give away your joy but live each day happy, God promises you’ll be strong, you’ll have better relationships, and you’ll accomplish more. He says a joyful heart is good medicine! Hold on to your joy and move forward into the abundant life God has in store!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, today I will hold on to joy! I choose to live each day with peace and happiness. I choose to rely on Your strength and Your Word which guides my every step. I love You and thank You for loving and directing me in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:   We have a choice in this temporary earthly life time to be Hard Headed for LIGHT or DARKNESS.  And it is amazing as to how much darkness is all around us in Adam’s world.  How many lies that try to invade our minds each day.  The enemy is constant in finding a lie that we will accept.  A stupid idea that looks like innocent fun but guides us into the darkness and away from our Creator and HIS LOVING TRUTH.  And the enemy is constant in seeking to cause divisions.   He knows that a divided house can not stand.  I really liked the fresh air of some of the quotes that are herewith attached.  Especially the one by Dr. C. H. Spurgeon on Unity.  And as I understand it that it is true that an angry burst of words of 5 minutes will shut down our immune system for 24 hours.  And that stress does considerable shorten our lives.
 
Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org  

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"Worldliness is what any particular culture does to make sin look  normal and righteousness look strange." - David Wells    "When preachers do not call sin, sin, the people begin to wink at   sin!" - Dr. Micheal Useph    "I am not permitted to let my love be so merciful as to tolerate and  endure false doctrine. When faith and doctrine are concerned and   endangered, neither love nor patience are in order.... when these   are concerned, neither toleration nor mercy are in order, but only   anger, dispute, and destruction -- to be sure, only with the Word   of God as our weapon." - Martin Luther.    "To remain divided is sinful! Did not our Lord pray, that they may   be one, even as we are one"? (John 17:22). A chorus of ecumenical   voices keep harping the unity tune. What they are saying is,   "Christians of all doctrinal shades and beliefs must come together   in one visible organization, regardless... Unite, unite!" Such   teaching is false, reckless and dangerous. Truth alone must   determine our alignments. Truth comes before unity. Unity without   truth is hazardous. Our Lord's prayer in John 17 must be read in   its full context. Look at verse 17: "Sanctify them through thy truth;   thy word is truth." Only those sanctified through the Word can be   one in Christ. To teach otherwise is to betray the Gospel."   -Charles H. Spurgeon.    "Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please  God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity."  - Brother Lawrence    "The greatest need we have is not to do things, but to believe   things." - Oswald Chambers    "Growth is not more knowledge or increase of years; it is simply   more of Him and less of me. He increases as I decrease. This is   what it means to be a disciple." - Chip Brogden    "Some say that faith is the gift of God. So is the air, but you have  to breathe it; so is bread, but you have to eat it. Some are wanting  some miraculous kind of feeling. That is not faith. 'Faith cometh by   hearing and hearing by the Word of God' (Rom 10:17). That is   whence faith comes. It is not for me to sit down and wait for faith   to come stealing over me with a strong sensation, but is for me to   take God at His Word." - D. L. Moody    Mr. Spurgeon leaning over the platform of a church where a work   of grace was going on, heard a penitent below in great distress   pray earnestly, 'Lord, make a good job of me! Lord, make a good   job of me!'

RESTORATION PROPHESY:

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“WORTH CONSIDERING”   11/7/19
Prophecy: ‘God Is Flipping the Script and Storm Breakers Are Rising’

Storm breakers are coming as deliverers for those mired in demonic dysfunction. (EliasSch/Pixabay.com)

I hear the Holy Spirit saying, “Many have never seen to the other side of the storm. Many have never broken through to the other side of the battle.”

It’s become a lifestyle of tiny victories but no ultimate breakthrough, but this is changing. Something is building. Can you feel it? It’s an underlying rumbling in the spirit. It’s the momentum rising of a people battered and bruised and bullied into the corner for far too long. Now, time is up! We won’t have it anymore. We are rising.

Because it’s taken our peace. It’s taken our mental state. It’s taken our marriages. It’s taken our children. It’s taken our health. It’s taken our destinies; it’s taken our cities and nations, but it’s not over. There has been a shift in the heavens! There is a rising of a people who are declaring Isaiah 42:22 (ESV): “But this is a people plundered and looted; they are all of them trapped in holes and hidden in prisons; they have become plunder with none to rescue, spoil with none to say, ‘Restore!'”

A Time to Cry Out to Restore

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Will you cry out “restore” even right now for your family? For your children? For the injustices of the earth? For your city and nation? Lift your voice, mighty ones! This is the hour of turning back! The alignment and restoration of nations and families. The turning of a people whose hearts are far from God coming back to Him and the restoration of power to a people who have believed they are powerless.

Jesus didn’t die for nothing. I’ll say that again. He didn’t die for nothing. God didn’t bankrupt heaven for you to still be in bondage. No! What an injustice and what a lie we have believed. We have subtly been influenced by religion, weak and powerless religion, that requires no faith, no use of authority and sees no fruit from the cross. But the script is changing. The bride is rising.

We need a fresh commissioning of Holy Ghost power and authority to sweep the earth. We need a fresh baptism of fire! Right now there is a coronation happening because people need to know what is in their hands! You aren’t small and weak, empty handed, powerless and defeated! No, you are the mighty! The powerful! You have been given scepters of authority and rods to rule nations.

Get ready, people of God, because heaven is flipping the script. Your current power struggle between God’s intentions for your life and the enemy’s plans have to be overturned. God is flipping the script. Your past story full of rejection, abandonment, pain and trauma—God is flipping the script. They said you would never, could never, shouldn’t ever, but your future isn’t in their hands; it’s in God’s and now your true story begins.

Out from Under Control, Manipulation, Oppression, Addiction and Failure

Maybe you’ve been living always under and never above. You are always surviving and never reigning, and God is flipping the script. Maybe you have been living under the control of insecure, narcissistic people who pretend to care about where you are going, but they have been squashing you, silencing you and holding you back. It has been all you have known, but suddenly, God is going to flip the script. His jealousy for you to step into His best is burning right now. Enough is enough! The story must change! The script is changing.

When Jesus went out of his way to visit the woman at the well in Samaria, He had one thing on His mind. He saw a story of heartache woven through this woman’s life and He knew He had the power to change it in a moment. So, He asked her for a drink. Then He said something profound:

“Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water that I shall give him will become in him a well of water springing up into eternal life'” (John 4:13-14, MEV).

He was saying “you have been dry and thirsty, but now it’s time to change your story and your life, and get you out of that bad situation and you’ll then become a spring of life for others!” That’s what He is saying to you today.

You Aren’t Too Late—You Aren’t Too Far

There may be people reading this who feel so far from God and feel unworthy, unqualified and unlovable, but He is speaking to you today. Your script is changing. It isn’t too late for you. You haven’t missed it and you aren’t too far from reach. Even as you hear these words the Holy Spirit is beginning to remove the veil of lies that held you in shame and condemnation. He doesn’t see you like that, so why should you?

Throw your list of failures to the ground and give Him your life afresh today. What have you got to lose? You can’t even grasp the masterpiece He wants to write through you. It all begins now. The old ends now. I can hear the sound of new pages turning and dreams coming back to life.

I prophesy that you have scribed the last page of your book of woe, and now it’s not just a new chapter that is starting, but a whole new book! In fact, we are going to see a tsunami wave of story tellers stepping up out of their place of silence to write their stories and the stories that carry a deliverance and commissioning anointing. That’s right. In one swoop, God is going to bring deliverance to captives; flip their script; then get them to write, speak and share their story. I’ll say it again—God is flipping your script even right now!

The Rising Up of Storm Breakers

I am seeing many people who have weathered storm after storm for many, many years who carry this deliverance and commissioning anointing. He calls them “storm breakers” because they have been through so many storms, many even to the brink of breaking themselves! But they survived, and now they carry this powerful anointing that is lethal against the assault and assignments of the enemy.

These storm breakers are deliverers for people who are stuck and, with a mighty shout and decree, they pull them out of the mess and demonic cycles of dysfunction. They break and sever any violation they see and restore the plans of heaven over people, families and even nations. They use the very storm that comes as a weapon to fight back against the enemy because they know how to turn back the wind and the waves and hit the enemy where it hurts. Watch out, because a people once pillaged and plundered are rising and we won’t be messed with!

Flipping the Script in Nations and Media

Watch as cities align and nations align. Chaos has and must end. The story of the nations is not in the hands of the media like they think. It is not a narrative that is written by the corrupt with an agenda. They may deal in the counterfeit, but they have no authority or say in the future and story of nations yet to written. For that is in the hands of us to take back and write. That is our place of influence and we most prophesy the future. We have to prophesy right now what we want to see. We must join heaven’s assignment and flip the script, because souls depend on it.

“The righteous must come into office!” I hear the Lord saying. The story must change in nations and, even right now, the unrest and confusion are the signs of the turnaround. The flipping of power from the worldly to the godly is already taking place. King Jesus is bringing the earth into order and readying His bride! Harvest is here. This is our time! What you have seen and experienced is changing.

A new story is now unfolding before you. Step into it, church. Step into it, mighty bride. Prophesy the flipping of the script and the turnaround in your life and for the nations because this is an hour where the wheels of change hit their highest gear.     For the original article, visit nateandchristy.co.

CHOSEN

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CHOSEN,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”   11/7/2019

Today’s Scripture
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light…”
(1 Peter 2:9, NKJV)
Who You Are

Today, many people are walking around not knowing who they really are—not naturally speaking, of course, but spiritually speaking. Once you receive Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you take on a new identity—His identity. Everything He is, you become. Because Jesus is an overcomer, you are an overcomer (1 John 4:4). Because Jesus is more than a conqueror, you are more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37). You become empowered to do all things through Christ who gives you strength (Philippians 4:13)! Let these words sink down deep in your heart today. Realize that because of Jesus, there is greatness inside you. As you study and meditate on the Word of God, you will realize your true potential. You’ll discover who you really are so you can live the good life to which He has called you!
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for choosing me. Thank You for loving me and calling me according to Your purposes. I receive Your promises. I receive Your truth. I let go of the old and receive the blessing You have in store for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Comments,
In the mass of souls on planet earth today there are seekers of light and seekers of darkness and it is totally up to each us which way we go as we have a freewill.  Love can not exist without freewill.    Of course, in our Creator’s infinite foreknowledge HE already knows those who will make it into HIS Kingdom and is willing to extend grace and support for their needed assistance.   But in our limited dimension of earthly time, we do not. The Christian walk is a walk of faith in the promises of GOD.  And true REAL FAITH changes us to be like Christ Jesus.   So we are a chosen generation as Christ Jesus has already paid for our redemption only if we will really accept and activate that position by faith.  But Christ Jesus also warned us that only a few would find HIS redemption to be saved due to their negative personal choices and love for the lies of this world.  So getting the “Get Out Of Jail Free Card”  is subject to humility, obedience, love, truth and real faith in replacing the other junk and lies that we have received from Adam and family.    If our life is not in the process of changing us to be like that of Christ Jesus,  then we are living a lie and being deceived.  We are hypocrites if you will, (Actors.)

Jesus had a whole much to say about Hypocrites.
 
So a true follower of Christ is one who knows and deeply believes in the promises of GOD:   And they:
Will have a concern for the lost as did Christ Jesus and make an effort to share the Good News of Salvation.
Will have a concern to find and apply the New Testament Commandments of Christ Jesus into their lives.
Will rejoice in the opportunity of mentoring other souls to become a disciple of Christ Jesus.
Will look for opportunities to find the LORD’s sheep and help them get into His sheep fold.
Will enjoy entertaining other souls at home and hope to help them find their door into the LORD’s Kingdom.
Will be seeking to find more of GOD’s commandments in humility and work on personal application.
There are many more.   If you can think of more ways to certify a true Christian, 
send along:   Ken@Trinity-Aloha.org     So those CHOSEN  of our CREATOR are those HE saw through HIS foreknowledge who would come to choose and to LOVE HIM.  The children of light,  if you will….

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

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Report: Illegal immigrant population inside US surged 550,000 in 2019
The illegal immigrant population that entered the United States from the southwest border region jumped 550,000 this year, a combination of those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border undetected and those released into the country after being apprehended at key border crossings, according to a new report.

As there has been no Constitutional Legal Comprehensive Protection we have no idea as the the Health Issues,  Gang Membership,  Drugs or Islamic terror cells that have came in with them.  We know that in the past many of our citizens have been injured and murdered as the results of this illegal migration.  May our vote count next time for a legal resolution and control of our border.   Ken<><

TRUST & OBEY

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TRUST & OBEY,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”     11/6/19   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight…”  (Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV)
Divine Interruptions

We all have times when our plans don’t work out. We get delayed, interrupted and inconvenienced. It’s easy to get frustrated and fight against everything that doesn’t go our way. But not every interruption is bad. Every closed door doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. Every delay doesn’t mean you’re not where you’re supposed to be. God sees the big picture for your life. God knows where every road is leading. He knows the dead ends and shortcuts. A big part of faith is trusting God when you don’t understand why things happen the way they do.

God may close a door because you’re believing too small. If He opened the door, it would limit what He wants to do in your life. An interruption may come because it’s not the right time, or there are other people involved and they’re not ready yet. Sometimes God will allow us to be inconvenienced so we can help someone else in need. We have to be willing to press through difficulty so we can be at the right place at the right time. The next time you’re interrupted, delayed or inconvenienced, don’t start thinking, “This is a pain. This is getting me off schedule.” No, get a new perspective. Look for what God wants to do because it could be divine interruption or divine protection. Trust Him today because He is directing your steps.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for choosing me. I surrender every area of my mind, will and emotions to You. Use me for Your glory today and teach me to discern Your ways in Jesus’ name. Amen.”


My Thoughts:
This is right on time for me.  With this property we are in the final stages of completion with the last building.  There is yet much to do.  Off grid solar system,  complete the 4th bathroom,  weed garden beds and plant,  sort boxes from move to keep or dump.   And much much more.  But I have a bad case of arthritis now in my feet and can not find good help to get all of this stuff done.  So today’s message is for me to just TRUST & OBEY and it is not any easier to do at 87.  The vision is to make a space for someone or a married couple who is spiritually centered and can and loves to do this kind of stuff and would like to live in Hawaii.  A board and room work/trade if you will.  But so far, the folks that have come have been temporary and get their feet on the ground and then tend to move on.  So be in prayer for us that we find the right people to help make this place sing as a bright witness for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Seems to me that a big train load of bad choices is screaming down the tracks to a dead end for this nation for there are no more tracks laid.   The politicians have been kicking the debt can down the road now for a long time.  About 50 years ago we allowed our moral and Godly value system to be destroyed in our schools,  which is the backbone of our country.   And without this backbone of conscience we now have generations of children growing up who have found their conscience by the use of video games and T.V. and such.   So we are in deep need of a seriously powerful time of revival in the Holy Spirit so that the world can again see Christ Jesus.  Eph.4:11-16:  “11 And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers.12 His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ’s body (the church),13 [That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [[a]full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ’s own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him.14 So then, we may no longer be children, tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine, [the prey of] the cunning and cleverness of [b]unscrupulous men, [gamblers engaged] in every shifting form of trickery in inventing errors to mislead.15 Rather, let our lives lovingly [c]express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).16 For because of Him the whole body (the church, in all its various parts), closely joined and firmly knit together by the joints and ligaments with which it is supplied, when each part [with power adapted to its need] is working properly [in all its functions], grows to full maturity, building itself up in love.”  So please study this scripture and pray for it to happen…

Yours, in His great love,  Ken<><  www.Trinity-Aloha.org   (Check our HomePage for many helpful links.)

There is but one church of Christ Jesus and all who truly love and obey HIM are members.

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Today’s debt-based money system is destroying our nation from within, like a fiscal cancer. Sadly, we’ve allowed our leaders to heap trillions in new debt upon future generations.  Prov. 22:7  The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.  The ideal is to get out of debt and live within our means.

ATTITUDE

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

ATTITUDE,   “WORTH CONSIDERING’   11/5/19  (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“…I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]…”
(John 10:10 AMP)
Choose to Enjoy Life

A seventeenth-century monk named Brother Lawrence found the answer to enjoying the nitty-gritty of everyday life. He was a humble cook in a French monastery, but he authored a book entitled, “Practicing the Presence of God.” In it he explained how he was able to turn even the most commonplace and menial tasks, such as preparing meals and washing dishes, into acts of praise and communion with God. The key, he wrote, was not to change what you do, but to change your attitude toward what you do. When you begin doing these tasks, realize that you are doing them for God. Use it as an opportunity to worship Him through acts of service. When you do, you will discover pleasure even in taking out the trash. So don’t let the enemy deceive you into thinking that you must get away from your daily routine in order to truly enjoy life. Don’t wait for your next vacation—enjoy today and every day as a gift from God. Enjoy getting up and eating breakfast. Enjoy going to work. Enjoy mowing the lawn. Enjoy going to the grocery store. Enjoy washing the dishes. You have to do these things anyway—why not choose to enjoy them? When you do, you will go through life with a smile on your face, a spring in your step, and enjoy the abundant, overflowing life of victory that God has in store for you.!
A Prayer for Today
“God, what an amazing and blessed day this will be when I choose to tackle every task with joy and thanksgiving. As I go through my to-do list, I will do so knowing that every day is a gift and I am happy to accept it from my Father in Heaven. In Jesus’ name – Amen.”

My Thoughts:
Such a good teaching today.  Joy is not in the stuff or about the stuff but in how the stuff makes it possible for souls to better see and explore God’s eternal Kingdom through the stuff.  Yesterday I was running some errands that I really felt too tired to do at my age,  attitude not too good, but had to be done.  I was starting to gripe a bit but then thought to turn on the New Testament CD and in just a few minutes I was listening to James, Peter and John and forgot all about how I felt.   And every thing got done and got home OK.  Got to go again today and also do Costco shopping,  Sue is on vacation for a couple of weeks so home alone.  But all is well in Christ Jesus.  Ever listened to the little Book of James for meaning??   INTENSE !!!!

The Holy Spirit has been directing my attention this last few weeks and the fact that when GOD’s Word shares about up becoming a Holy people that it is exactly what HE means.  In so many ways we tend to rationalize the darkness into being OK.  That somehow God making us to be a Holy people is not possible.  So we tend to wonder off and create our own illusion of truth which is modified with the worlds lies.  And soon good becomes evil and evil becomes good.  OVER AND OVER  in the New Testament the writers teach us in the Holy Spirit that to be friends with the world is to be the enemy of GOD.  Look for this as you read through the New Testament.  We have been born into a corrupted world system and we grow up as friends with that system of thought.  The Word of God teaches that if any soul be in Christ Jesus that they are a NEW CREATION,  that old things are passing away and that behold, all things are becoming new.
 
Jesus teaches it this way through John the “Beloved” 

John 12:24-26 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

24 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains [just one grain; it never becomes more but lives] by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces many others and yields a rich harvest.

25 Anyone who loves his life loses it, but anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. [Whoever has no love for, no concern for, no regard for his life here on earth, but despises it, preserves his life forever and ever.]

26 If anyone serves Me, he must continue to follow Me [[a]to cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying] and wherever I am, there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

Please take the time to really digest the substance of this message.  Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><

www.Trinity-Aloha.org is our home page with links to all kinds of good stuff.  Especially consider:  “Worth Considering” and “Keys….”

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 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said, “I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”

TALENTS & GIFTS

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TALENTS & GIFTS,       “WORTH CONSIDERING”    11/4/19   (Across my desk this morning,  2020 nearly here.)       

Today’s Scripture
“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out…”  (Proverbs 20:5, NIV)
A Person of Understanding

You are equipped with everything you need to fulfill your passion and purpose in this life! Everything you need is inside you—like deep waters. You draw those deep things out when you stay open and humble before the Lord. You draw those things out when you align your life with what He says in His Word. That’s what makes you a person of understanding. Proverbs also tells us that a person of understanding delights in wisdom. A person of understanding is even-tempered. A person of understanding is not easily led astray and maintains peace and order (Prov. 10:23; 15:21; 17:27; 28:2). Don’t just live on the surface of life today. Draw from the resources that God has placed inside you. As you keep your heart open by obeying the Word of God, His purposes will become clearer; His provision will be more clearly seen. His direction for you will unfold so you can move forward confidently in the direction of your dreams!
A Prayer for Today
“Heavenly Father, thank You for equipping me with everything I need to be a success in life. I choose to humbly submit my life to You and obey Your Word. Thank You for revealing Your plans and purposes for me today in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
For me, Talents seem to be genetic while gifts can be added.   I agree we are born with the talents needed to accomplish the life that God would have us perfect.  But we can also use the talents for other things.  I often use the analogy,  “Billy Graham” could have been a very successful used car salesman.  But he used his talents to be an Evangelist for the LORD.  A lot of marriages have deep issues as the talents are not aligned in unity and are not being used as designed and cause friction and stress.  And the example of Christ and HIS Church is not reviled to the world very well as was in the design plans of GOD.

As for the gifts of the Holy Spirit,  1 Cor. 12,  We are taught that we are to seek them but that praying in tongues is the least of the 9 gifts.  The gifts are here taught to be:  Wisdom,  Word of Knowledge, Faith, Healing, Miracles, Prophesy, Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues….  These are gifts that are received in and by the Holy Spirit and are to be given as directed,  but they are not a ministry, they are gifts.  Once given it is a gone event until the Holy Spirit gives another gift to be given.   In ministry these gifts also are effective and are greatly needed to accomplish the goals of a ministry.  In Eph. 4:11 we find the Ministries listed for the perfecting of the LORD”S CHURCH.  Often an apostle will receive a Word of Knowledge and Wisdom as are needed by his office.  Often a Prophet with receive the gift of Prophesy to share God’s Thoughts.  Often an Evangelist will be giving the gifts of Healing and Miracles as they bring souls to Christ Jesus as LORD.   Chapter 12, 13 & 14 of 1 Cor. should be studied as a unit, a sandwich if you will with the meat being 1 Cor.13.  It is a great study on Church as the people and not the structure.

The Deaconate (https://www.openbible.info/topics/deacons ) and the Elders are like two silk gloves for the left and right hands for the HOLY SPIRIT if you will.   The Holy Spirit wants to flow through us like the fingers on two hands to touch the world for Christ Jesus.  In the right hand the glove is designed for apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.   The deacons have like ministries for the left hand but as a support for the right hand.  If a person is right handed then they hold things with the left hand and do the finer work with the right.  This is an exceptional design for the LORD’s CHURCH is to work in order to touch our very sick world for Christ Jesus.  Jesus prayed in John 17, that we would come to understand how this all works and find loving unity in HIS Truth as we learn together in HIS vision to be free in HIM.

Eph.4:11-16,   The five ministries listed are like a corporations with 5 basic offices,  The Visionary, Quality Control, Sales,  Manufacturing and Parts.  The Apostle gets the vision, the Prophets keeps the dirt out, the evangelist adds the energy, the pastor brings the parts together and the teacher Mfg. the parts.  In a corporation if these offices functioned well the Corporation would be successful.   If the Church would learn how this works we would have a lot more Christians gathering together.

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