GIFTS

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

GIFTS                “WORTH CONSIDERING”     8/12/19  (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.”  Proverbs 18:16, NASB)

Skill That Can Slay a Giant
When people hear the story of David and Goliath, sometimes they think, “That was all God.” And yes, in a sense, it was all God; but God didn’t sling the stone. David had a role to play, too. God gave David the skill that he had to develop in order to be prepared for that defining moment.”

Like David, God has put in you skill that can slay a giant. You have skill that can open new doors, skills that can lead to an abundant life, but the key is that your skill has to be developed. Every day that you spend growing, learning and improving, you’re getting prepared for that new level.”

Today, while you’re waiting for that new opportunity, start sharpening your skills. Study your boss. Study your manager. Learn that position. Be able to step into their shoes. When God sees that you are prepared, He can open new doors. The Scripture says, “Your gifts will make room for you.” Keep developing your skills because there is a giant slayer in you!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for depositing in me everything that I need for life and godliness. I choose to be faithful with what You have given me. I choose to sharpen my skills. Help me prepare for every opportunity You have for my future in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
When trying to help someone new to the Kingdom of God on Earth as they make Christ Jesus,  LORD,  often I would ask them, what do you like to do.  Like David as a boy, it seems he liked being a shepherd.  I use to have a few sheep and as they got to know that you were their friend they could become rather like a family.  Even had to kill a big vicious dog one time that caused me to stitch up several sheep that were badly cut up and they lived.  David had a sling,  only a single shot, so had to be very accurate.  And I suspect that he practiced a lot as if you only hurt a predator it can turn on you very quickly.  So I really resonate to the above story,  been there, done that.  Nothing like a giant, of course.

So in finding what a person really likes to do, much of the time it was what GOD had gifted them to do.  So in the ministry of the 70’s for our support we ended up having a farm, co-op store, surf board shop,  free store, gift shop, Jewelry store, deli and restaurant.  And it was really a joy for most to go to work as nearly every one was in support of the ministry to seek the lost.  It is much more complex than that today but I wonder if it is better?   But the past is past,  the Holy Spirit is in the process of developing a new wine skin with new wine today.  I am rather excited as to see what it will become.  But the Gifts that God has given each of us from birth are somewhat of a road map as to tomorrow as nothing is every wasted in anything that the Holy Spirit is doing.  In the Holy Spirit no gift is every ignored or left behind.  They are all important and there is great joy in becoming an expert,  like David taking on a giant with full assurance.  He picked up 5 stones, some feel, as Goliath had 4 brothers.  He became an expert with a sling and eventually King and granddad to Christ Jesus.  The Joseph,  Moses,  Abraham,  Peter and Paul stories are much the same.  Check out the list in Hebrews 11 if you need a faith lift.  So what do you really like to do,  really ????   That is a good beginning in seeking GOD’s calling on your life.  ” For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable [for He does not withdraw what He has given, nor does He change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call].” Rom.11:29

THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.

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

( Previous “Worth Considering” blogs may be found as a link on our home page at www.Trinity-Aloha.org )

CALVINISM ?

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Questions Concerning Calvinism…
Does GOD have absolute foreknowledge or is it limited?  Rom.8:29
Do we really have a freewill?  Rev.22:11 -17
Can there two different dimensions?  God’s Eternal Dimension and our Time Dimension?   1 Con.13:10-12
What gives GOD the moral authority to send a soul to hell?  Rev. 17:8,  20:12-15,  21:27

Personally I totally accept Isaiah 53 as being absolutely correct.  As well as Rom. 10:9-10  as well as the whole New Testament for that matter.  And the Old Testament as it pertains to HIS Church.   And that GOD’s Foreknowledge take into consideration every decision that will ever be made in time.  And GOD knew before the beginning of our time dimension exactly what I would be writing to you at this time.  But it is still up to your freewill as to what you do with it in time.  And GOD has already drawn the blueprints of the Kingdom and HIS election is absolute.  But for me and you in time, we are working out our salvation with faith and a holy reverence.  He that endureth to the end, shall be saved.  So actually we are in a time process of being saved and sanctified,  if we will allow it.  It is not a done deal from our time perspective until we keep the faith unto death.  But from God’s dimension HE already knows those who are HIS elect that will become a part of HIS eternal family even before the foundation of the universe were beginning to be laid by the Word of God.

The LIGHT of GOD is everywhere obvious by the things that are created so man is without excuse.  Rom.1   And it takes the exercise of freewill in making Christ Jesus LORD to change our destiny from one of condemnation.  The LAW was given to help us see our lost Adamic state.  And only Christ Jesus as LORD can save us.   We are fist told that we are headed into Adamic darkness so then repentance and salvation are seen as valid and to be desired.  If you live after the flesh ye shall die, but if ye through the Spirit put to death the deeds of the flesh, ye shall have GOD’s LIFE.  Cain was told this in the very beginning and it has not changed.  Cain was challenged by God to repent and offer the appointed sacrifice.  But he chose to put out the light instead as he preferred the Adamic darkness.   Study Jude.

We are now locked in time for one lifetime.  And it is much like a spiritual gymnasium in which we can repent and make Christ Jesus LORD and to learn to exercise our free will for good and love one another.  Or it can send our eternal soul totally away from God’s presence to be utterly and totally alone in outer darkness.   I hope you choose wisely.  Calvin only focused on the Eternity Scriptures and totally left out the conditional Time Scriptures.  Our doctrine must be inclusive of both.  The “If” conditional scriptures related to making us free by in the Holy Spirit are throughout the whole Bible,  Hebrew 11.  GOD’s Foreknowledge is inclusive of every decision that we will personally ever make in TIME.  But it is still our decision and we are totally responsible for our eternal destiny.  So GOD’s Election is absolute, and judgment will be absolute in time as in Christ Jesus or not.  Then time will be no more and there will be a new heaven and a new earth full of GOD’s RIGHTEOUSNESS and forever family for eternity.

We had the best gathering every last night, (8/9/19),  “Study on the trip wires of life.”   Check it out on “Worth Considering”  find the link on our home page at www.Trinity-Aloha.org   
THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.

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

TRUTH

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

TRUTH     “WORTH CONSIDERING”   8/9/19,   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“…God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.”  (Acts 10:34-35, NIV)

A Free Gift For All
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom! And God’s freedom is free for everyone. It doesn’t matter what your nationality or heritage is, or who your family is. It doesn’t matter how much money you have or don’t have. God wants you free from everything that would hold you back in this life. He wants to pour out His abundant blessing on all who honor Him and choose His ways.”

It says in Galatians that in Christ, there is no Jew or Greek or even male or female. That means God is not judging you based on physical conditions; He’s looking at your heart. He’s looking at the gifts He’s placed inside of you.”

Don’t let the enemy lie to you and tell you that God is blessing everyone else but you. Look for the ways He is pouring out blessing in your life. Thank Him for His acceptance, love and freedom today. Focus on honoring Him and doing what is right. Receive His favor and blessing because it is a free gift for all!

A Prayer for Today
“Father in heaven, thank You for loving and accepting me today. I choose to do what is right and honor You with my attitude, words and actions. Holy Spirit, show me if there is any area that isn’t pleasing to You and help me live as an example of Your goodness all the days of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Comments:
It is not our fiction but GOD’s TRUTH that sets us free.  HE is love and loves every soul as much as any other.  But like any good father, he blesses us when we do what HE likes and leaves us to make our own decisions even when they are wrong.  He has set in place an eternal law of “sowing and reaping”  Your garden will produce the seeds that you plant, good or weeds.    We can learn by faith or trial and error,  up to us. 

But HE has made sure we have HIS TRUTH available to us through the Holy Scriptures.  So if we ingest the Holy Scriptures we will know what HIS TRUTH is.  But even then, it will do us no good unless we walk it out.  God does not test us, James 1:13.  We are tempted when we are drawn away by the lies of the world, flesh and the enemy.  All the good stuff comes from GOD if we want it.  And all the bad stuff comes from the enemy and you can have as much as you can carry.  James is a great letter on personal healing.  We need to set the TRUTH from James really deep in our hearts.  After all, James spent his whole life time watching and learning directly from Christ Jesus.  A great source of TRUTH to set us free.

In John 8:31,  John records this:  31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;  32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.  The quest for being free in GOD is the very top of my bucket list.  Don’t like being in bondage to anything or anyone except Christ Jesus.

Just about every lie on TV and most of the publicity all around us preaches freedom and except for a very few items it really only puts us into more bondage.  God’s Freedom is to owe no man anything but to love one another,  Rom.13:8.  So God’s Word tells us not to go into debt as it is bondage but as a nation we are in total disobedience and wonder why we have such little freedom.  Life is not about stuff but about every word that comes from God.  Matt.16:25,  John 12:24-26,  John 17:20-24.  Christ Jesus taught us:   “So it is for the one who continues to store up and hoard possessions for himself, and is not rich [in his relationship] toward God.   22 Jesus said to His disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; or about your body, as to what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.”  Luke 12:21-23…..  And I know this is a tough one to ingest.  Personally,  I tend to be a hoarder so I am now working through this myself to lighten up on the stuff I don’t need for HIS Kingdom and see it do some good.

THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.    Past blogs of “Worth Considering” may be found at a link on our home page:   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><   Trinity Fellowship International 
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More GREAT QUOTES  -Sermonindex.net    "Oh, the lives eternally wrecked by the yellow gospels of the    day-the bloodless theories of unregenerate men that send their  hearers to their doom instead of stopping them on their downward  road!" - H. A. Ironside    "And what is wrong with the old method of scaring the ungodly with   a sermon on hell?" - Vance Havner    "There is a lot of soft, sentimental talk about Him today that brings  no conviction. When Isaiah saw the Lord, he did not feel comfortable!  Neither did Habakkuk nor Daniel nor Paul nor John. We want a   picture of Him today that does not disturb us, that smiles at sin,   and winks at iniquity. I remember a man who told me he wanted to   hear no hell-fire sermons but rather about the meek and lowly Jesus.   Yet the poor man did not seem to realize that the meek and lowly   Jesus said more about hell than is reported from the lips of anyone   else in the Bible! We need a true and complete vision of God in   His holiness and Christ in His glory that will bring us to repentance."   -Vance Havner.    "Obedience is the crown and honour of all virtue."  -Martin Luther    "Spiritual maturity is reached when obedience [to God and His   word] becomes a joy." - Jesse Yoder    "In Acts the apostles prayed for 10 days then preached for 10 min-  utes and 3000 people were saved. Today pastors pray for 10 minutes   then preach for 10 days and wonder why no-one is saved."   -B.H. Clendennen.    "It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the  hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher."  -George Whitefield.

WE NEED JESUS

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Beloved of God,  John3:16

WE NEED JESUS,     “WORTH CONSIDERING”   8/8/19   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“…apart from me you can do nothing.”   (John 15:5, NIV)

Without Him
The best decision of your life was to live your life with God at the center. That was the essential first step to living at your full potential. Now the key to experiencing an extraordinary life every day is to grow in your relationship with God. In this Scripture, Jesus talks about how life with God is like a vine and its branches. When a branch is connected to the vine, it receives nourishment and life. It’s able to produce fruit. In the same way, we have to stay connected to God so we can receive His strength and be empowered to accomplish all that He has for us. Jesus put it this way, “Without Me you can do nothing.”

So how do we stay connected? First, by acknowledging Him. By talking to Him. By reading and following His Word. See, when you acknowledge God, that’s a sign of humility. You’re saying, “God, I know You created the whole universe. You flung the stars into space. You tell every raindrop where to fall. I’m not here by accident. You breathed Your life into me. You made me in Your image. You crowned me with Your favor. God, I can’t do this without You. I can’t make it on my own. I need You in my life.” When you show that kind of dependency on God, there is nothing He won’t do for you. God will move heaven and earth to get you to where you’re supposed to be.”

A Prayer for Today
“Father, today I choose to abide in You. I don’t want to live life on my own, so I choose to trust in You. Show me Your ways. Teach me Your love. Keep me close to You always in Jesus name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
So really, when we consider, 1 Cor. 3:11-15:   For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Yes, and please read it again…  You don’t work for salvation,  that is a gift for making Christ Jesus Lord.  But you do work for wages on HIS foundation.    So just how much of your life time will end up as gold, silver and precious stones?  And what does GOD consider as gold, silver and precious stones in HIS Kingdom where the streets are made of pure gold?  Jesus shared,   41.  He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.  42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. Matt.10.   And again in Matt.25:33-40.  Jesus tells us what is important to HIM and our Heavenly Father:  33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?  38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

So as we come into some sheep humility and obedience to the Holy Spirit where HE is allowed to take over and works through us a lot of our priorities will change.  And as we get the long view and fully trust HIM with the remainder of our lives we will pick up HIS concerns and not even notice that we are changing.  In other words we begin to be totally in unity with GOD and HIS loving concern for the souls of HIS Creation.  So that what is best for others becomes also important and best for us.  So as we abide in HIM we will begin to produce fruit that is everlasting.  For without HIM our past will be burned up as time wasted or perhaps not even make it.

THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><    www.Trinity-Aloha.org     ( Past “WORTH CONSIDERING ” blogs may be found on our home page as a link to “Worth Considering.”

SEEK FIRST

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

SEEK FIRST,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”   8/7/19,   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you…”  (Isaiah 26:9, NLT)

Seek First
Jesus said in Matthew 6, “Seek first the kingdom of God.” That word “seek” is a strong word. One definition is “to require as a vital necessity.” You have to see spending time with God as being vital to living a victorious life. When things get busy, the children need you, it’s hectic at the office, or you’ve got a thousand things to do, you’ve got to put your foot down and say, “No, this is not an option. If I’m going to be strong, if I’m going to be my best today, if I’m going to have God’s favor, I’ve got to rearrange my priorities so I can spend time with God.”

You may have to get up earlier—before the children need you, before checking your emails, before the phone starts ringing. Take time to invest in your spiritual well-being. We feed our physical body at least three meals a day, but often we feed our spirit just once a week at church. We wonder why we feel burned out, unenthusiastic, and lack favor, wisdom and creativity. It’s because we’re not taking time to get filled back up. Just like we feed our physical man, we need to feed our spiritual man. When you invest in your spiritual well-being, it will pay huge dividends in your life.”

A Prayer for Today
“Father, today I choose to put You first. I acknowledge that without You, I can do nothing. I invite You to have Your way in my life as I seek You first in all that I do in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My thoughts:
Just about every morning now, I wake up and tell the LORD (Holy Spirit) that I want HIM to take charge of my day and help me to have the humility and obedience to walk it out with HIM in charge.  GREAT WAY TO GO…. 

We tend to think that our soul lives in a little one room cabin but that is a lie.  Actually we live in a very big house with a great many rooms.  Many of which have stuff stacked in them from long ago, forgotten, good and bad.  The Holy Spirit wants to clean house and fill our houses with HIS presence.  And the Holy Spirit usually finds more rooms to clean out and fill with his presence than we even knew that we had in our house.  The Holy Spirit always asks for our permission to open a door to clean a room.  Sometimes we already know that it stinks to high heaven so bad in there that we don’t really want to open it, we are totally embarrassed.  But He does not give up so eventually we say yes, the door gets opened and we find a bunch of squatters (demons) living there and using the window and door moldings to cook hot dogs in the middle of the lovely wood floor and are totally stinking up the place.  Of course we then want them gone and the Holy Spirit makes it possible.  HE then cleans up the room like new and moves in to another room in our house.  An unequal yoke marriage is usually due to a dirty house.  The job of the Holy Spirit is to help us to become like Jesus,  like when Jesus said “satan comes but has nothing in ME.”  John 14:30.  The Holy Spirit wants to do the same thing with us so when the enemy comes, there is NO VACANCY.  So when we begin to have a clean house, the Holy Spirit begins to fill us with GOD’s power and we begin to grow spiritually very fast.  We are then also able to help others find their way to HIS LIGHT as well.  But our cup has to be empty in order for GOD to fill it.

Same thing happens with outside stuff as well.   In our new home in Kealia, Hawaii,  we have only room for about 20% of the stuff that I had saved up in nearly 50 years at the Inn,  perhaps even less.  Looking at the stuff that I have to sort out is like looking at a Hoarders TV sitcom.   Off to the dump again tomorrow,  be in prayer for me.    Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><

THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO TRULY LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.

( Past “WORTH CONSIDERING” blogs may be found by a link on:  www.Trinity-Aloha.org  )

BORN TO WIN

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

BORN TO WIN,     “WORTH CONSIDERING”     8/6/19   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“…If God is for us, who is against us?”  (Romans 8:31, NASB)

You Were Born To Win
The Bible says that we are more than conquerors through Christ. It doesn’t say that we will be more than conquerors when we grow stronger, get older or achieve some super-spiritual level. Scripture says we are more than conquerors right now. Rise up and see yourself as a champion in Him! You can be and will be victorious through Him. The problems that so often intimidate and defeat many people won’t have a firm hold on you when you’re walking with Christ and have the joy of the Lord! When you walk with Christ, strength and victory are yours through Him. Here’s something to remember today: if Christ is on your side, it doesn’t really matter who is against you! The opponents you face don’t really matter and don’t amount to much. Friend, take another look at your life today. You are a friend of God! No matter what you may face or who may seem against you, let this truth anchor deep within you—God is for you. Now go out in joy and make a difference for Him today, knowing who is on your side!

A Prayer for Today
“God, I know that You are on my side and that the other side doesn’t matter. Please give me the strength to stand against the giants that intimidate others. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

My Comments:
The issue here is that in the beginning of Romans 8 that VICTORY is predicated or subject to us also being 100% totally in faith towards GOD.  Most often we concoct a comfort zone in the realm of pastels.  We don’t like pure white light, not use to it,  told that it is impossible to be there.  So we make up our on comfort zone doctrine and then ask GOD to approve of it.  A little pink for passion,  green for greed, purple for pride,  brown for anger and so on.  Many times when young in the faith I was finding sanctification and holiness in the Bible that I saw as God’s plan for us,  I was told,  “Who do you think your are, Jesus Christ!”  But, but, but… that’s God’s plan for us, TO BE LIKE JESUS CHRIST.  And in that same letter, Paul also writes this prior to the Victory (Born To Win) scriptures: 

6 Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that [f]comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever].7 [That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God’s Law; indeed it cannot.8 So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him.9 But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you [directs and controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of His [he does not belong to Christ, is not truly a child of God].10 But if Christ lives in you, [then although] your [natural] body is dead by reason of sin and guilt, the spirit is alive because of [the] righteousness [that He imputes to you].11 And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh [we are not obligated to our carnal nature], to live [a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates] of the flesh.13 For if you live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the [Holy] Spirit you are [habitually] putting to death (making extinct, deadening) the [evil] deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever.14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons (children) of God.  Rom. 8:6-14

REST:   Also across my desk this morning….
Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”  Christ Jesus offers us a yoke, but not a heavy one. In fact, since He often referred to us as sheep, one might wonder if we were meant to carry a burden at all, since sheep are never used as plow animals. When have you ever seen sheep carrying anything … you don’t — they weren’t equipped to carry heavy burdens. In any case, the Lord promised us a light yoke, with rest for our souls. No doubt, it is the burden of sin which He intended to relieve us from, giving us true rest.

Taking up the Christ Jesus  yoke is equivalent to laying down a heavy burden, since His yoke offers rest, and He offers to carry our burden of sin. We often hear songs about laying our burdens down. Those words are a deep ministry to heavy laden souls. If you are burdened today, take His yoke upon you … lay it at His feet … be relieved … enter His rest.  HIS yoke is the LOVE of souls, that we can carry, easily.  Sheep love to be together and watch out for each other.

THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO REALLY LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><
( Past issues of “Worth Considering” may be found  with a link on our home page,   www.Trinity-Aloha.org }

LIGHT

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

LIGHT,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”     8/5/19   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“When darkness overtakes him, light will come bursting in…”  (Psalm 112:4, TLB)

Light Will Come
Anytime you are going through difficult, dark times, know that God already has a plan to bring you through to victory. When you call on His name, when you surrender your circumstances to Him, that’s when His light will come bursting through the darkness. Notice, it’s not going to trickle in, it’s not going to just barely get there. No, like a flood, like the breaking forth of waters, it’s going to come bursting in!

I believe it means that suddenly, you’re going to get well. Suddenly, you will meet the right person. Suddenly, you’re able to pay your house off. Our attitude should be, “My child may be off course, making poor decisions, but I’m expecting a flood of God’s mercy to bring him back.” Or, “My house has been on the market for a year and still hasn’t sold, but I’m expecting a flood of favor to cause it to stand out and sell.”

In the midst of that difficulty, don’t get discouraged. You’re in a prime position to see a flood of God’s goodness. Keep praising Him. Keep thanking Him and stay in faith because His light will break through the darkness!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for leading and guiding me. Thank You for Your hand of blessing upon my life. I choose to trust You even in the difficult times knowing that You are preparing me for the promises in my future in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Comments:
This is a really great thought to consider.  When GOD indwells our Faith, the lights go on.  Faith is knowing that the vision is of God and it will come to pass and with love and patience be willing to wait for it to happen.  And to not be surprised when it does.  I use a little tract that I put together on LIGHT that I hand out most every day now.  Sometimes even making paper airplanes of them for small children to get them into a home.  It has been attached if interested. 

So Blocking off yesterday and only considering basics for tomorrow, use today to turn on some light.  If you are planning to be in Heaven with God,  there will be no night nor darkness there at all.  So best to start now in getting adjusted to God’s pure light for it is sure to come and burn up all of the darkness. 

We wonder why people go to malls and kill.  This week several shootings, many have died.  Well, about 50 years ago we allowed GOD to be removed from our schools.  No more 10 commandments on the wall,  no more prayers,  no more singing Christian songs,  no more responsibility to a higher power for what we do.   Now we have a government full of politicians and a nation full of people who feel there is no GOD to need to answer to.  No accountability,  no final judgment,  no hell or heaven, in fact,  no moral anchor of TRUTH at all.  So without the LIGHT, in the darkness, what does it matter who does what to whom.  No GOD to have to answer to, what does it matter?  So it is up to us to let our LIGHT shine as Jesus taught us to.  The only LIGHT some will see or Bible some will ever read is YOU.  So get plenty of oil, trim your wick and SHINE….

Our little “HOUSE CHURCH” in Kealia is beginning to shine now,  keep us in your prayers.  Pretty dark around us but the light’s beginning to Glow.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><   
THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.
( Past issues of “Worth Considering” and “Keys To The Kingdom” may be found as a link on our Home Page:  www.Trinity-Aloha.org )

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Remember,  Jesus is the Great Physician:
Hospitals have a phrase they use to describe their mistakes. It’s “preventable patient harm.”  That doesn’t sound so terrible.  But here’s what it really means:      A woman underwent genetic testing and was told she was at high risk for developing the type of cancer that killed her mother. So she had preventive surgery. Her breasts, ovaries, and uterus were removed.      Follow-up tests revealed that her doctor had read her genetic test wrong. She was not at risk for cancer. She had all that surgery for nothing.     A 51-year-old man needed his right leg amputated because of diabetes. Doctors accidentally amputated his left one and had to learn to live with no legs.      A woman was undergoing surgery when doctors accidentally set her on fire. A cauterizing tool set aflame an alcohol-based disinfectant. The woman suffered third-degree burns and eventually died. These kind of horrific blunders are shockingly common. Medical mistakes are the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. They cause more deaths than Alzheimer’s and diabetes combined.

Now, a new study shows that 5% of patients are victims of “preventable patient harm.”  The research was published in the journal The BMJ. Findings were based on 70 observational studies involving more than 337,000 patients.  The data revealed: 12%  of preventable medical errors lead to permanent disability or death.      The majority of preventable harm is caused by invasive procedures, medication, and other treatments.     Preventable harm adds $9.3 billion to health care costs in the U.S.    Another recent study shows that misdiagnosis is a big part of the problem.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine analyzed more than 11,000 medical malpractice claims. They found that up to 160,000 Americans are misdiagnosed each year. And misdiagnoses contribute to up to 80,000 deaths a year.  Why do doctors screw up so often?  One big reason is burn out…

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GOOD FRUIT:

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Beloved of God,  John3:16

GOOD  FRUIT,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”   8/2/19     (Notes for our Friday Evening House Church, tonight)

Fruit of the Spirit,
So what is God’s design for us in the way of fruit after we are born from above ??….   When moved to Kealia,  we cut down about 10 big old trees in moving here.  Common mango (3 months of garbage per year.)   Kakua Nut, if you like to make necklaces or need a primitive candle and African tulip trees that can easily crush a house in a high wind.  Of course the neighbors got upset that we took down all of those old beautiful trees.   And in there place we have now planted 16 fruit trees and more to come.  You should see how happy those guys are.   Seems like the LORD was also making a parallel in HIS teachings to souls and trees.   And if I take what HE said as facts when I go to Costco to get groceries,  97 – 98  souls of 100  souls that I see will not make it into HIS KINGDOM due to their own choices,  Romans 1,  and the kind of fruit on their tree.  So what kind of a fruit tree is our LORD looking to plant in HIS ETERNAL GARDEN?    Peter’s first sermon on Pentecost was for the folks to “REPENT”…… (CHANGE)

Jesus taught, “
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.  16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.  19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.  20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Paul taught, “ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.  Gal..5:22-23″

Love            1 Cor. 13

Joy            Rom.14:17

Peace        1 Cor. 14:30

Longsuffering    2 Pet. 3:15

Gentleness        2 Cor. 1):1

Goodness        2 Thess. 1:11

Faith            Hebrews  11, whole chapter

Meekness        Col.3:12

Temperance    1 Pet. 1:5-7

More Character Traits of Jesus with the attachment.

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

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HUMILITY

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Beloved of God,  John 2 & 3

HUMILITY,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”   8/2/19,   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
…Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear.”(Psalm 10:17, NKJV)

Preparing for the Promise
In the Scripture, it says that God didn’t lead the Israelites by the shortest route to the Promised Land. He took them the long way on purpose because they were not prepared for war. God knew that if He would have taken them into the land too quickly, they would have been easily defeated. Their enemies were much bigger and much more experienced. So on purpose, God took them a longer route to protect them and strengthen them so that they could fulfill their destiny.

I’m sure they prayed many times, “God, we’re uncomfortable out here in the desert. Where’s our Promised Land?” But God didn’t answer that prayer, not because He was trying to make their lives miserable, but because He knew what was up in front of them. He had to prepare them to step into the fullness of their destiny.

In the same way, God has already laid out the plan for your life. He knows exactly what you need and when you need it. If you are in a difficult situation that’s taking longer than you hoped, know that God is preparing you. He is strengthening you. Stay in faith and keep praising Him as you move forward into the Promised Land He has for you!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for leading and guiding me. Thank You for Your hand of blessing upon my life. I choose to trust You even in the difficult times knowing that You are preparing me for the promises in my future in Jesus’ name. Amen

My Thoughts:
My first reaction was that the 40 years in the wilderness was the fault of the unbelief of the people of Israel.  But then I saw that the writer was considering the trek around the peninsula to Sinai and then to Canaan.   Of course then after all of that from Egypt to Canaan, they would not go on into the land due to their fear and unbelief.  They quit trusting in God’s promises and took control for themselves,  Pride….   God’s foreknowledge lets HIM know in advance the decisions that we will make in our lives and does HIS best to weave them into what is good for us.   But much of the time HE has to wait for the sowing and reaping to be completed.  Just like Israel,  we can make a decision out of fear, pride and unbelief and spend 40 years wondering in the wilderness.  We have been given a freewill and GOD will honor your right to choose the light or darkness.  True Love can only exist in FreeWill.

But if we are interested we can learn about light and darkness through HIS apostles and prophets so that we can be trained to avoid those painful situations of life like 40 years in the wilderness.  And that is the purpose of these notes.  They are written to encourage you to have the Humility to seek GOD’s TRUTH and walk in it.  Peter puts it this way: Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 1 Peter 5:5  Paul gives us these thoughts on humility:    And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, Act 20:18-20.  And of course Proverbs 15:33  The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

So where there is little Humility, Pride controls through fear and unbelief.   And Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.  Prov.16:18

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><
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GOD’S GLORY

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

GOD’S  GLORY,     “WORTH CONSIDERING”   8/1/19   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
…Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”  (Exodus 33:18, NIV)

Seeing His Glory
Moses was talking to God and said, “God, show me Your glory.” God responded by saying, in effect, “Okay, Moses. I’ll show it to you, but you can’t see My face. The way you’ll know that I’ve been here is that you will see My goodness.” Whenever something good happens, large or small, God is saying, “That’s a sign of My presence.” If you’re seeing goodness in your life, you’re seeing God. You’re seeing a sign of His presence. I’m convinced that we see God at work all day long, but many times we don’t recognize it.

Today, be on the lookout for God’s goodness. Thank Him and praise Him for the little things as well as the big things. As you acknowledge His goodness, you’ll see Him more clearly and know His love in ways you never have before.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. Show me Your glory; show me Your love. Help me to see You and know You more every day in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thought:
First verse to pop into my head was Paul’s letter to the Romans, he said,  “20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.  22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.  Rom. 1:20-23.  And we still seem to be hard at work doing just that.  The rest of that chapter deals with some very serious issues of our day which as a nation, legally we are calling the darkness light and the light darkness.  Eventually God’s loving patience is going to end and Judgment will come.  As Christians we have been asleep at the switch and our national house has almost been destroyed.  We now publish more porn than Bibles.

Another manifestation of God’s Glory is recorded by John 2:11 when Christ Jesus turned the water into wine.  John records this as the 1st manifestation of HIS GLORY.  So experiencing the supernatural also reveals the GLORY of GOD.   We really don’t see that much any more due to lack of loving unity and faith in God’s Truth.  But some are standing and being accountable as brother Pat Conroy below,  My what boldness in the Holy Spirit to give this prayer before the House.  Now this is really a touch of God’s Glory:  Each of us has a bit of GOD’S glory to give to our lost world.  Is it under a bushel or on our front porch?  Matt.5:15,  Mark 4:21,  Luke 11:33
The Rev. Pat Conroy, chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives, cast out “spirits of darkness” from Congress during his opening prayer on Thursday morning.

Conroy’s prayer came the morning after President Donald Trump attacked “the Squad,” a group of four Democratic Congresswomen, at a rally in North Carolina. In the previous week, Democrats had fallen to infighting, and Trump was accused of racism for tweets urging political opponents to “go back … [to] the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.”

Conroy struck a conciliatory but bold tone in his remarks, blaming not a political party but spiritual powers and principalities for the divisiveness in politics. 

“We give you thanks, O God, for giving us another day,” Conroy prayed. “This has been a difficult and contentious week in which darker spirits seem to have been at play in the people’s house. In Your most holy name, I now cast out all spirits of darkness from this chamber, spirits not from You. I cast out the spirit of discouragement, which deadens the hope of those who are of good will. I cast out the spirit of petty divisiveness, which clouds the sense and the desire to be of fruitful productivity in addressing the issues more appropriately before this House. I cast out any sadness brought on by the frustration of dealing with matters detrimental to the honorable work each member has been called to engage in.
“Pour out, O Lord, Your sacred oil, as You did upon Aaron of old. Anoint Your servants here in the House with a healing balm to comfort and renew the souls of all in this assembly. May Your spirit of wisdom and patience descend upon all, so that any spirit of darkness might have no place in our midst. Rather, let Your spirit of comity, of brother and sisterhood, and love of our nation and of all colleagues in this chamber empower our better angels to be at play and the common work to be done for the benefit of all Your people. May all that is done within the people’s House be for Your greater honor and glory. Amen.”

https://www.charismamag.com/video/42107-watch-house-chaplain-casts-out-spirits-of-darkness-from-congress?utm_source=Consumer%20Promotions&utm_medium=email&utm_content=subscriber_id:1219977&utm_campaign=Charisma%20Magazine%20-%20Weekly%20Recap%2007/25/19%20-%20Consumer

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