MAN OF VALOR

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

MAN OF VALOR   “WORTH CONSIDERING”   7/31/19   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
…”The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” (Judges 6:12, NKJV)

What Can God Do Through You?
Many people feel inadequate to do anything for God. But God doesn’t see you as inadequate. He sees you as complete, lacking nothing in Him! In the Scripture, Gideon was hiding out from his enemies. He was afraid and didn’t feel equipped to do what God called him to do. Gideon was focused on his circumstances and his limitations, but God was focused on what He could do through Gideon. Gideon felt weak; God saw him as strong. Gideon felt unqualified; God saw him as competent to do the job. Gideon felt insecure and full of fear; God saw him as fearless and full of boldness. Sure enough, when Gideon obeyed God, against all odds, he ended in victory!

You may feel that you’re average. You may think you’re ordinary, but God sees you as a champion. He believes in you and regards you as a strong, courageous, successful, overcoming person. You may not see yourself that way, but that doesn’t change God’s image of you. God still sees you exactly as His Word describes you. Dare to start seeing yourself as God sees you—as a victor!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for giving me a spirit of boldness. Thank You for giving me a spirit of power, love and a sound mind. I yield myself to You. I yield my heart, my mind and my whole being. Have Your way in me and lead me into Your victory in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
Seems to me that sometimes a personal message is expanded as to be assumed for everyone.  Sometimes folks have told me that they had Paul’s “Thorn in the Flesh.” as though that excused the flesh that got them into a mess.  I often ask them, is your name PAUL?  This was a personal conversation between Paul and the Holy Spirit.  It could happen, but more than likely it does not apply to any one else.  In the above context the LORD’s Angel was speaking specifically to Gideon.   And also the same in the verses with the contexts in Joshua 10:8 with “The LORD said to Joshua,  “Do not fear them……

Now if we can get the earth’s wax cleaned out of our ears and GOD speaks to us as above,  we best get along with it as God will help make it happen and there will be lots of Joy.  But don’t be presumptuous, as a lot of good folks get badly damaged that way.  So the real issue to this Blog is, are you really really able to hear the LORD, through the Holy Spirit, when HE speaks specifically to you???  Jesus taught,  “2 But he that entereth in by the door  (Remember Jesus said he was the only door.)  is the shepherd of the sheep.3 To him the porter (Holy Spirit) openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out .4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.  John 10:2-4.  and further on:  But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.  27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:  28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.   (Of course, we can get lost if we go it alone.)

So we need to spend more time in PRAYER and the WORD of GOD getting to know our shepherd’s voice so the we don’t become lunch for wolves.  And then we can become, fearless, strong, courageous, successful and an overcoming person for and in the LORD.

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><   O:-)    (For back issues of “WORTH CONSIDERING” Please look to our home page:   www.Trinity-Aloha.org  )

WELCOME HOME

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

WELCOME HOME,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”   7/30/19,   (In my mailbox today.)

Today’s Scripture
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”(Psalm 100:4, NKJV)

Enter with This
What an amazing privilege we have to enter boldly into God’s presence. Scripture says that we can come to His throne of grace and receive His mercy. Because He loves us, He has given us unlimited access to Himself 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. But notice that today’s verse tells us that we shouldn’t just come any old way to God. We shouldn’t come empty-handed to the King of kings and the Lord of lords. What can we bring? What do we have that’s worthy of Almighty God? Our praise. Our thanksgiving. Our worship. We are to enter His gates with an offering from our hearts of adoration because He is worthy!

Praise isn’t just about singing songs on Sunday mornings. Praise is the expression of gratefulness to Father God for Who He is and all that He has done. Praise gets God’s attention. Praise is a powerful tool in the life of the believer because God inhabits our praises! When we enter His presence the right way, He enters our circumstances; and when God shows up, the enemy must flee! Today, enter into His gates with thanksgiving and open the door for Him to move on your behalf!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, I come to You today with thanksgiving in my heart. I enter into Your courts with praise. Today I declare that You are good, and Your mercy endures forever! Have Your way in me by the power of Your Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
“Welcome Home”   Really nice to see that on the door mat at the front door where you have friends and relatives.  When in Japan in the 1950.s I felt that way with a family that sort of took me ( I was 18) in when I had leave while in the Army of Occupation.  Of course, in Japan there is a custom,  that when you go to someones home you always bless the house with a simple gift of some kind.  That you never go empty handed.  In Yamagata it was my home away from home.   And in a way, we, on earth are not yet home.  And when we do graduate, what will we take with us to share in our new home in heaven.  In 1955 I was saved on the verses in 1 Cor.3:11-16 in consideration of this subject and foundations.  Might be wise to check them out.

Jesus had much to teach HIS disciples about the  Welcome Home Mat.      “If  [the family living in] the house is worthy [welcoming you and your message], give it your [blessing of] [a]peace [that is, a blessing of well-being and prosperity, the favor of God]. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing  of peace.  14 Whoever does not welcome you, nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or city, [b]shake the dust [of it] off your feet [in contempt, breaking all ties].  15 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of [c]Sodom and Gomorrah than for that city [since it rejected the Messiah’s messenger].  Matt.10:13-15.  This teaching is also mentioned in Luke 9:5 & 10:11,  Acts 13:51 so an interesting subject.  So it appears that we are to take the Gospel of Christ Jesus with us as a gift from God where ever we go.  And if any do not receive that gift, to shake the dust from our feet and keep on trucking.

It seems that if we can not take Jesus along with us where ever we go that the place should also not become our comfort zone.  We tend to become like the folks that we associate with.  So HOME SWEET HOME should be deeply embedded in our hearts to be where our Heavenly Father is.  And of course, we are reminded 5 times in the New Testament that a Prophet is not without honor except in HIS hometown and among his relatives, do it is rare if you are living for Jesus and are also totally comfortable at home.  And, I do remember my 1st home very well where I was born.  But later I went back and it had burned down and another house built on the foundation.  Just not the same.  Nothing on this earth will remain the same.  Families get old and die off, new building become old with rusty roofs and leaks.

So try to get it into your heart that we are born here on earth to get potty trained to ber able to live with God.  That the world is temporary but that our soul is eternal.  And none of this world can we take with us except what we decide to send ahead.  So look for your WELCOME HOME Mat to be in HEAVEN with our Creator…  And not down here.  This world is only a very smelly gym where people are.  If it does not kill you,  it will make you stronger.

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><    www.Trinity-Aloha.org  
THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO  LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.

LIFE

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

LIFE,    “WORTH CONSIDERING’   7/29/19     (Across my desk today)

Today’s Scripture
“My times are in Your hand…”(Psalm 31:15, NASB)

Trust His Timing
One thing I’ve learned is that God doesn’t always work on our timetable. In fact, He rarely does. But in a single moment, God can change your life! All throughout Scripture, we see examples of how God was working behind the scenes and instantly turned things around for His people. Scripture tells us He is the same yesterday, today and forever, which means if He did it for them, He can instantly turn things around for you, too!

You may be going through some difficulty today, but be encouraged because your times are in God’s hands. Trust that He has your best interest at heart. He wants to pour out His favor. He wants to take you further than you dreamed possible and work in your life in ways beyond what you have ever imagined. And while you’re waiting, don’t try to figure everything out. That’s only going to frustrate you.

Let this truth sink down into your heart today. Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing, keep hoping and keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. Have faith because your times are in His hands, and He will lead you in the life of victory He has for you!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, today I humbly come before You giving You all that I am. I trust that my times are in Your hands. I trust that You are working things out in my favor. I set my focus on You knowing that You are working things out for my good in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
It is amazing how much in a hurry we can be about getting stuff done ASAP….  Have you ever noticed how much of that stuff done under stress, falls out of the bottom of things and we have to do it all over again,  even marriages.    As I am getting older and even with time going by so very fast now,  I find it very comfortable to simply wait upon the LORD.  Isaiah had some wonderful things to say about that subject:    “Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:  31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 50:30-31.”

The writer of Hebrews (Paul,  I believe) puts it this way: “Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.  2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.  3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.”  Heb.4:1-3.

The Sabbath was supposed to be a day set aside to learn how to hear GOD and to become obedient to HIM.   Like the time God spent with Adam before the fall where God was teaching Adam to become like HIM.  Unfortunately for Adam and for us Adam made poor choices and the world ended up in a mess.  So we have freewill in order to have real love and you must learn to love to make it to light speed for GOD is LOVE.  So Adam tried to skip a few classes and do it his way.  The results of his poor choice is all around us today.  But we have been offered forgiveness through making Christ Jesus LORD.   And we have been given the opportunity to learn how to enter into HIS rest,  hear HIS voice in our soul, and be guided by HIS Holy Spirit each day in HIS REST and learn to allow HIS LIFE to flow through us.

So if you, through the Holy Spirit will put to death the deeds of the flesh,  GOD’S WORD teaches us we will live.  Rom.8:13   The Greek word for live here is ZAO (God’s Life) =  Greek/Hebrew Definitions. Strong’s #2198: zao (pronounced dzah’-o) a primary verb; to live (literally or figuratively):–life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick. Thayer’s Greek Lexicon: ́. zaō. 1) to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless (John 3:3), not dead) 2) to enjoy real life. 

So in GOD our soul is eternal,  a hundred years from now, what is going to matter?  Only what we have sent ahead in Christ Jesus.

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><   (Back issues of “WORTH CONSIDERING” can be found as a link at   www.Trinity-Aloha.org )     THERE IS BUT ONE ETERNAL CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO TRULY LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.

BRAND NEW

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

BRAND NEW,     “WORTH CONSIDERING”    7/29/19,   (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“And He who is seated on the throne said, See! I make all things new…”Rev. 21:5,

He Makes All Things New
When God puts a dream in your heart, when He puts a promise on the inside, He deposits within you everything you need to accomplish that dream. He wouldn’t give you the desire to do something without giving you the ability to fulfill it. In fact, the Scripture tells us that God gives us the desires of our heart. In other words, He puts the desire inside of us and then works with us to bring it to pass. Oftentimes people set out to accomplish their dreams, but they face a setback or disappointment, and then they feel as though their time has passed. But know today that no matter where you’ve come from, no matter what’s happened in your past, God wants to make you new. He wants to give you a “do over,” a fresh start. If you feel like you’ve missed opportunities in your life, if you feel like your time has passed, remember that today is a new day. You are a new person, and God has new opportunities in store for you. If one dream has died, it’s time to dream a new dream. He makes all things new in your life today!

A Prayer for Today
“Father in heaven, thank You for making all things new. I give You this day and invite You to have Your way in every area of my life. I choose to receive all the promises You have in store for me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen”

My Comments:
While growing up in my world when something was very special it was called “Brand New” which meant the best that could be found to do what it did.  And the 21st Chapter of The Revelation is well worth the time to consider as it is The Creator’s promise to not only make all things “Brand New” but us as well so that we are able to live with HIM in HIS timeless dimension of eternity.  And that promise and vision that He has shared, if we believe it, helps up to prepare for that event while here in time.

We live in a dying world full of corruption and degradation.  But it is an exceptional gymnasium to help us to grow spiritually if we have the long view.   And the changes that are needed start in us as we make Christ Jesus our LORD and receive HIS forgiveness for our pride, rebellion and many sins.  And as we saturate ourselves with the Good Book and find HIS commandments and keep them we begin to change to be in HIS IMAGE and LIKENESS.  Of course many of our friends and family will think we have lost all our marbles and began to shun us and talk stink about us.  When you turn on the light, the night creatures will all head for the darkness.  But some of us want to live in the light and those are the ones that the Holy Spirit will help to not only find the light but grow in the light.  I have a tract that I am very fond of called,  “Let There Be Light”  so will add it.   So getting the “LONG VIEW” is extremely important for finding your way there.  Where there is no vision, the people die.   LIFE is not about all the stuff, but in following the light to God.   He is LIGHT and in HIM there is no darkness at all.

Be ye followers of the light and make Heaven your ultimate home.  Be Blessed in your day,  Ken<><

Let There Be Light
And God said, let there be light and there was light: (1).   Arise, shine: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee (2).    Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead and Christ shall give thee light (3). This is the message which we have heard and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all (4).   He that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God  (5).   If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin (6). This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil (7).   For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved (8). But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light (9).  Thy Light shall break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward (10).  Ye are the light of the world.  A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (11).  The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light (12).  The city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the Light thereof (13).  And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever (14).
1. Gen. 1:3
2. Isa. 60:1
3. Eph. 5:14
4. 1 Jn. 1:5
5. Jn. 3:21    6. 1 Jn. 1:17
7. Jn. 3:19
8. Jn. 3:20
9. 1 Pet. 2:9
10. Isa. 85:8    11. Matt. 5:14
12. Rom. 13:12
13. Rev. 21:33
14. Rev. 22:5
Eph.4:1-16

You are an eternal soul, according to the Holy Bible.  And in this life only,  you have an opportunity to choose God’s Light for eternity.
May  you  choose  wisely.
John 3,    Romans 10:9-10   

Ken Smith
Trinity Fellowship International
www,Trinity-Aloha.org
Ken@Trinity-Aloha.org

ACTIONS

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

ACTIONS,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”  7/26/19,   (Found in my mail today.)

Today’s Scripture
…your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over.”1 Peter 3:1,

Win Them By Your Actions
Oftentimes we try to “win” people over by telling them all about what we know or explain how they should act. We may have good intentions and really want to help people, but in reality, it’s our life of excellence and integrity that speaks to the hearts of others. In this particular Scripture, Peter is writing to women who received salvation after they were married and whose husbands were not yet believers, but the principle applies to every believer. The first thing people should notice about us is our love, patience, kindness, gentleness, strength and joy. People are going to know that we’re believers when we’re helping other people, meeting needs, and blessing people with our words and actions. We were created to make a difference in the lives of others through our love for them. True love is seen in our actions—giving our time, our money, an encouraging word. When you show love, you are showing God to the world.

Prayer for today:
Father in heaven, thank You for Your kindness which leads people to repentance. Help me display Your characteristics of love and goodness so that others will turn to You. Thank You for choosing to use me. I surrender every area of my life to You.  “Father, thank You for Your Word which is alive and powerful! I set my mind on Your promises and choose to declare what You say about me. Thank You for Your faithfulness as I move forward in the good plan You have for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
First off, only true Christians are concerned about the LOST.  So if you have no concern about the salvation of the lost you might want to go back and check out your spiritual foundations.  If you truly understand what hell and heaven are all about and that Christ Jesus is the only way to be saved, you will be very deeply concerned about the lost and especially those of your own family.

We all know that “Actions speak better than words.”   In fact it was totally due to a young mans actions that I became interested in GOD’s Holy Truth and was saved in 1955.  But that was only the starting point.  The Word of God must come along at the same time or closely following the action.  There must came a time in the experience of a soul that there is faith in the finished work of Christ Jesus for salvation and the yealding of that soul to Christ Jesus as LORD (Master, Absolute Authority.)   There is no way around it.

Peter teaches us this way:  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear,  1 Peter 3:15

Paul adds:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.  2 Tim.3:15=17

So if you really walk in the GOSPEL OF CHRIST JESUS,  You should also learn to be able to share it as well in the Holy Scriptures.  Actions alone will not set the captive free.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><   (Back issues of “Worth Considering” may be found by a link at:  www.Trinity-Aloha.org )

WITNESS, SALT & LIGHT

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

SALT & LIGHT,     “WORTH CONSIDERING”   7/25/19    (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
…your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over.” 1 Peter 3:1

Win Them By Your Actions
Oftentimes we try to “win” people over by telling them all about what we know or explain how they should act. We may have good intentions and really want to help people, but in reality, it’s our life of excellence and integrity that speaks to the hearts of others. In this particular Scripture, Peter is writing to women who received salvation after they were married and whose husbands were not yet believers, but the principle applies to every believer. The first thing people should notice about us is our love, patience, kindness, gentleness, strength and joy. People are going to know that we’re believers when we’re helping other people, meeting needs, and blessing people with our words and actions. We were created to make a difference in the lives of others through our love for them. True love is seen in our actions—giving our time, our money, an encouraging word. When you show love, you are showing God to the world.

So let your light shine, be fun to be with, be good-natured, be kind. You are the salt of the earth. Make people thirsty for what you have. Behind the scenes, pray for their salvation and be ready to share the message of the gospel when the time is right. Remember, actions speak louder than words. Be an example of God’s love so you can effectively win others to Him!

A Prayer for Today
“Father in heaven, thank You for Your kindness which leads people to repentance. Help me display Your characteristics of love and goodness so that others will turn to You. Thank You for choosing to use me. I surrender every area of my life to You. In Jesus’ Name.”

My Thoughts:
There are two sides to the same coin,  the above is one side of the coin, the other side is the Salt & Light. the sharing of the Gospel.  The Good News of GOD’s plan of redemption and restoration.  Either without the other is of little value.   So a few scriptures on both sides of the same coin of GOD’s TRUTH.  St Paul taught:  Let your speech at all times be gracious and pleasant, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how to answer.  Col.4:6.  And: Jesus taught:  “You are the [a]salt of the earth; but if the salt has [b]lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery].  14 “You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.”  Matt.5:13-15… 

So we, as the Disciples of Chriat Jesus are to make the real spiritual world to be more real and palatable with Holy Spirit salt and help keep folks from falling over themselves into hell by turning on the light of GOD…

Apostle Paul puts it this way:    “But how will people call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher (messenger)? 15 And how will they preach unless they are commissioned and sent [for that purpose]? Just as it is written and forever remains written,  “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!    ”16 But they did not all pay attention to the good news [of salvation]; for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”  Rom.10:14-16

We each have the ability to share the GOOD NEWS of the Gospel of Christ Jesus where ever we walk.  The preacher or messenger can be anyone who truly believes the message…   It is Good News…  It is deliverance from eternal darkness.  I would share that with my worst enemy.  GOD also does not want any to perish but HE also has to respect our free will.  In this life time only we have the opportunity for real change and to be able to get ready to live with GOD, if we want to.

So thus the example of Christ Jesus and Sharing the Good News go together.  If we live a holy life but do not share why then we receive GOD’s GLORY unto ourselves and that is very dangerous for the sin of pride.  If we share the Gospel without the honest life of a repentant testimony then we are simply hypocrites or actors and probably will not make it.  So if you talk about Jesus you need to walk it.  And if you walk in the “WAY” then you need to be ready to share how to get there.  Many long time Christians have never helped a soul find personal salvation.  On that great day of God’s Judgment, the question will be,  “WHY NOT???”

And of course there will be persecutions from the dark side,  that is one of the proofs that you have the true Light of God, 2 Tim.3:12,  Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.  No persecution ????  somethings wrong.

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

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WORD OF GOD,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”  7/24/19,    (On my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
Jesus answered, “It is written…”(Matthew 4:4, NIV)

Find Where It’s Written
Anytime you are facing adversity or trials, the first line of defense needs to be in your mind. If you allow fear to come in and take root in your thinking, it becomes a stronghold that affects every part of you. But when thoughts of fear come, you don’t have to “sign for the package,” so to speak. Instead of activating fear by meditating on it, believing it and speaking it, you can turn things around and activate faith. How do you activate faith? Hebrews tells us that the Word of God is living and active, sharper than a double-edged sword, and able to divide soul and spirit. When the enemy tried to tempt Jesus, He gave us the example of how to respond. He said, “It is written!” Instead of going through the day worried, thinking about how it’s not going to work out, start meditating on what God says. Activate faith by speaking the Word of God. Let it sink down inside of you and transform your being. Always remember, His Word is alive, His Word is truth, His Word is your weapon. So take hold of His promises and find where it is written!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for Your Word which lights my path and transforms my life. I choose today to turn my thoughts toward You. I choose today to meditate on Your Word and Your promises so that I can be empowered to live in the victory You have prepared for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
It has always amazed me that Jesus actually used the words of Moses to back lucifer off on the “Mount of Temptation.”  And then even lucifer started misquoting scripture back to HIM, Matt.4:1-11.   So the Word of God, can not be broken as Apostle John teaches in John 10:34-38, (Psalms. 82:6)  34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?  35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;  36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?  37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.  38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

So if the scriptures can not be broken and The Creator wants to make us like HIM,  what is stopping HIM?   “US”   We set our heels in the sand and say when we see it we will believe it,  and all the while GOD is trying to teach us is that if we will really believe it,  we will then see it.   We want to bounce off our our past,  God says NO!,  we do it anyway.   We micro manage our future tomorrows,  God says,  NO! and we try to do it anyway.   HIS WORD carefully tells us.  “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you,  Matt 6:11.”   And we tend to totally ignore this “WORD OF GOD” that can not be broken…????   In fact we are really not too sure of what “HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS” IS  REALLY ALL ABOUT ????  Jesus taught:   He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.  John 14:21.  (Sanctification is a time process and not automatic.)

Been to Church much of my life and don’t ever remember being taught on the JESUS COMMANDMENTS.” In fact some have even felt negative about teaching on that?  BBBut! ???  HE IS LORD…!  Just might be time well spent to consider doing just that and making yourself up a daily report card to see how you are doing each day?  I know that Jesus included 9 of the BIG TEN of Moses but the list is much longer than that.  How about the one,  loving your enemies or the one of doing good to those who dispitefully (wrongly) use you to name just a couple more?  And oh yes, how about the Extra Mile, rather than shaving time at work by being just a little late and leaving a bit early?  Wonder where Jesus is?   Probably waiting for you way up ahead.  (A little help attached today.)

So read the WORD OF GOD as “THE WORD OF GOD” and not as a possibility.  Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the WORD of GOD….  So we need to get the wax out of our ears and start seeking GOD’s TRUTH directly from the WORD of GOD and not from 2nd or 3rd +++ hand sources about the WORD of GOD.   We need to keep the baby of God’s Holy Truth but throw out the bath water.

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

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Beloved of God,  John 3:16,  12:24-26,   17:20-26,  Eph.4:11-16

WORDS,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”    7/23/19    (Across my desk this morning)

Today’s Scripture
Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.”  (Proverbs 12:25, NLT)

Let the Encouragement Flow
When you see someone who is struggling, a coworker who is discouraged, a friend who is not up to par, how do you respond? Our words can be what keeps a person going; our compliments can put a spring back into their step. Now more than ever, we need to automatically let the encouragement flow. We need to tell others how much we love them, how we value them, and tell them that they are talented and creative. Always remember, with your words you carry life-giving water. You carry hope, healing, encouragement and new beginnings, and you can pour it out everywhere you go. Today, choose to speak encouragement. Choose to speak victory and faith into others’ lives. Instead of telling people what they’re doing wrong, instead of pointing out all their faults, find what they are doing right. Focus on the good. There are already enough critical, judgmental people in the world. Let’s be people who lift up others and restore them. Let’s be the light of Jesus in the world.

A Prayer for Today
“Father God, thank You for speaking through me. Thank You for using me to be a blessing to others. Thank You for encouraging my heart as I find ways to encourage the people around me. I love You and bless Your holy Name. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
Of course,  God does not include lying in the encouragement nor the bearing a false witness.  Some folks always seem to be a crowd of witnesses when the speak,  that does not work either.  It is very interesting as to how much is said about WORDS in the Holy Scripture.  Even one of the names of GOD in the Trinity is “The Word of God.”  So let take time and review a few of the scriptures concerning WORDS.   In Proverbs 18:21 we are reminded:  Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].   James in 3:4-6 puts it this way:    4 Likewise, look at the ships: though they are so great and are driven by rough winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the helmsman determines.5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and it can boast of great things. See how much wood or how great a forest a tiny spark can set ablaze!6 And the tongue is a fire. [The tongue is a] world of wickedness set among our members, contaminating and depraving the whole body and setting on fire the wheel of birth (the cycle of man’s nature), being itself ignited by hell (Gehenna).

So we get the picture that in the beginning.  In the creation what we say was to be like what the “Word of God” would say or as Jesus would say.   But in the Adamic rebellion, perversion change that to evil.  And then Jesus came to help us be restored to our original design plan and we need to learn to become in the image and likeness of God again.  So it does not mean that we can not judge righteous judgment but that in that righteous judgment we should lean into the Holy Spirit to speak the truth in love.  To speak for edification, exhortion and comfort as St. Paul encourages us to in 1 Cor.14:3.    And of course there are times that we can be anointed to speak with rebuke, reproof and exhortation as  St. Paul instructs Timothy in 2 Tim.4:2 but of course also with love and to help a soul gain the light of GOD.  Here again it must be in the Holy Spirit to be positive.  Paul also tell Timothy:  “As for those who are guilty and persist in sin, rebuke and admonish them in the presence of all, so that the rest may be warned and stand in wholesome awe and fear.”  This is not easy to do as we must be sure to be totally doing what the Holy Spirit is guiding us to do and not be on a personal vendetta.

So the big issue is to learn to bring our tongue and what we say, totally under the control of the Holy Spirit and to Christ Jesus as LORD.  That we do not allow our old nature and carnal man access to our tongue at all for any negative purposes.  I lost 1/2 of my vocabulary when I became a Christian in 1955.  Fully 1/2 of my vocabulary was profanity from the Army.  I had to learn to talk all over again.   Now I am learning to take control of my attitudes in talking and also concerning foolish jesting.  That I quit using stories to elevate myself or to put someone in “their place.”  That I quit confessing what I see,  that I learn to confess my faith with my tongue as to what God anoints and directs me to do.

Like James teaches,  the tongue is the most difficult of our members to bring under control.  Seems that may be why a new prayer language is usually the first evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit for power for a Christian.  Special Power is given to the obedient in the 9 gifts of the Spirit to accomplish the work of faith that the Holy Spirit has assigned us to do.  Christ Jesus said,  “The Things that I do ye shall do and greater things than these shall you do because I go to My Father.”  John 14:12…  We are in a learning curve to learn how to do just that,  if we will allow it.

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

SOURCE

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

SOURCE,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”   7/22/19    (Across my desk this morning and really worth considering.)

Today’s Scripture
It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak.”   (2 Corinthians 4:13, NIV)

Believe and Declare
I know a man who was believing to pay his house off. It was a standard thirty-year mortgage, and he had twenty-three years left. In the natural, there was no way he could do it. But he was bold enough to say, “Father, thank You that You are Jehovah Jireh; the Lord my provider. I know that my job is not my source. You are my source. It may look impossible, but I know You can do the impossible.” Several years later, he received an inheritance from a family member whom he had never met before. He didn’t even know they were related. He was able to not only pay his house off, but he paid a friend’s house off as well. What was that? Explosive blessings

Friend, when you believe God, you position yourself for a miracle. When you obey His commands, you set yourself under the open windows of heaven. When you declare His Word, you activate His power. Keep standing, keep believing, keep speaking and see the victory and blessing He has in store for you!

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for Your Word which is alive and powerful! I set my mind on Your promises and choose to declare what You say about me. Thank You for Your faithfulness as I move forward in the good plan You have for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

My Comments:
This is so true,  we tend to limit what God can do but placing our faith on what we know or can see. Some times family members see the eldest as their source and simply wait for an inheritance.   Or a wife may be pushing her husband to make sure she is financially OK if he dies first.   Even seeing the Company or Boss as your source creates negative undercurrents.  This undercurrent  of unbelief misses the abundance that GOD has promised us if we see HIM as our source and please HIM with the way that we live our lives on earth.    

In Matt.6:32 Jesus teaches us:   (For after all hese things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.  33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.  34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. )

And Apostle Paul teaches us in Hebrews 11:  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

And Apostle John taught in 1 John 3:21-23:   Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.  22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.  23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

So the bottom line is IF we live in humility and obedience to all that we know to do that is right before God then we can get out of the boat and walk on the water with Jesus in securing those things that are needed for us to help HIM in the building of HIS kingdom on earth.  In 1971 I purchased a small piece of land that no one wanted through the Holy Spirit for very little ignoring the problems.  The Holy Spirit told me not to borrow any money to build although I had very little cash money left.  By 1991 it had become a nice 7 bedroom  B&B supernaturally with no interest paid.  In 2017 it was supernaturally sold to loving Christians allowing me to be retired and serve the LORD 24/7.    At 86, I now live in a lovely home in Kealia,  South Captain Cook and by faith have started a House Church.  And this all was made possible by faith.  In the natural none of this could have happened.  When I bought that little lot it was on the side of a 40′ hillside,  full of easements and full of 14′ cane grass.  You could not walk on the land and it deeply flooded every time there was a heavy rain.  All of that went away in the next 20 years, supernaturally.  So it is much much better to be looking towards our heavenly father as our source than the world or each other.  And be sure that your friends and family will think you are nuts.

Saint James  in 1:2-4 puts it this way:  2 Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations.  3 Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.  4 But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [a people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.


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

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

OBEDIENCE,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”    7/19/19,   (Across my desk this morning,  really important.)

Today’s Scripture
The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.” (Proverbs 4:18, ESV)

The Gracious Hand of God
No matter what is happening in your life today, you have a reason to be excited about your future! If things seem dark right now, know that the dawn will soon appear. The key is to remember that you are not here by accident. You have a purpose and destiny from God to fulfill, and He’s not finished with you yet. Your best days are not behind you; your best days are out in front of you. God is a God of increase. He has greater things in store for your future than you have experienced in your past. His dream for your future is so much bigger than your own. He wants to take you places you’ve never dreamed and open doors you’ve never imagined. He wants to bring talent out of you that you didn’t know you had. He wants to increase you and cause you to be a greater blessing to the people around you. Today, get your hopes up and get excited about your future! Begin to thank Him for what He has in store. Keep standing, keep believing and keep moving forward because God has explosive blessings in store for you!

A Prayer for Today
“Heavenly Father, I humbly come to You giving You all that I am. I trust that You have good things in store for my future. I choose to keep my eyes on You no matter what’s happening in my circumstances. I know that You are faithful, and I receive the blessings that You have in store for me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
There is that nasty word righteousness/obedience again…  But Righteousness and Obedience are the same.   God has designed and is creating a Kingdom of Righteousness which will be filled only with obedient souls.   We tend to hate to think of obedience in a positive light.  We tend to be such a disobedient people even from birth.  So to bite the bullet, so to say,  to learn to become righteous we must also LEARN to become obedient.  We are made righteous but the blood of Christ Jesus so that we may learn to become obedient. 

So if you are not in an obedience learning school where you are being taught to become obedient you are missing out.  Even Jesus had to learn to be obedient,  Heb.5:8-9.   In fact, only those who learn obedience are allowed to go on into the Kingdom of God.    God our creator is not going to allow Adam’s disobedience to contaminate the universe.  So our Creator has us now in a life school to learn obedience.  But if we have taken a detour to avoid learning obedience we will end in the midst of eternal total darkness for eternity.  Our obedience school is basically the charge of the Holy Spirit at the present time.  But HIS ministry is also assigned and commissioned to the “Elders” to help HIM.   So basically we lean obedience through the Holy Spirit, the Church of Christ Jesus or the law of sowing and reaping.   Husbands and Wives are seen as a single unit by God with the husband having the last say.  Children are to be in obedience to the parents.   The Church of Christ Jesus is to be obedient to the Holy Spirit as the Holy Spirit is to Christ Jesus and as Christ Jesus is to the Heavenly Father.   Of course this is the reverse of the top down dictator system.  God’s school of authority is a school of souls wanting to learn how to become obedient.  Paul puts it this way,  2 Cor. 10:6:  “And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.”  So it would seem that for us to learn obedience in our life time is very important. So here are some more Bible verses on the subject:
 

Romans 6:16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

2 Thessalonians 3:14
And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Hebrews 5:9
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

So it is not in making Christ Jesus, Savior that brings us into GOD’s Kingdom at the end of our lives but in making Christ Jesus LORD and embracing our own school of learning obedience that we find ourselves in.  So if you are not presently in a school of the Holy Spirit learning obedience then you need to find one.  And your old Adamic nature will totally hate the idea.

Matt. 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.  24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:  25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.  26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.  28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.  John 14:21

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

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