VISION / LIFE

VISION / LIFE          “WORTH CONSIDERING”   10/14/22

Today’s Scripture    (Received today from a church in Texas.)
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.  1 John 4:16, NIV

Sometimes religion tells us, “Clean yourself up, then God will love you. If you fail to do what’s right, if you don’t perform correctly, God won’t have anything to do with you. If you’re good enough, if you measure up, then God will help you.” That’s not real love; that’s conditional love. Real love is not about your performance, what you do or don’t do. It’s about who God is, and what He’s already done. Nothing you can do will make Him love you more.

When you know that God is love, and you rely on His love for you, you’ll go to Him with confidence. You’ll pray bold prayers, you’ll ask Him for your dreams, you’ll believe for your health to turn around, you’ll expect new doors to open, you’ll move up to the next level—not because of who you are, but because of who your Father is. When you receive His love, you’ll quit trying to be good enough. You know He’ll go out of His way to be good to you.
    
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You love me because You are love, that it’s not just what You do but it is who You are. Thank You that I don’t have to clean myself up to earn Your love or get You to love me more. I receive Your love and rely on You to show out in my life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comments,   So GOD is Love, but is that all that HE is?   NO !  GOD is LOVE, of course but HE is also HOLY and POWERFUL.  He totally destroyed all of the civilizations of Noah’s day, saving only 8 souls.  He cremated Sodom and Gomorrah and instructed Joshua to kill every soul and animal in Jericho except for Rahab.  The 10 commandments is not Thou shalt not kill but (murder.)   And the ultimate judgment of the fallen angles and fallen man is outer darkness for eternity with no possibility of redemption.  So are you on God’s good side in loving HIM in humility and obedience or are you on HIS bad side in rejecting Christ Jesus as LORD as HIS salvation for you?  So YES, GOD is LOVE and in HIM is no darkness at all.   But you better believe it that our Creator God is also balanced and is storing up a great WRATH for those who have ignored His salvation in Christ Jesus and what God’s Prophets and Apostles have brought to us to help us gain the victory over the World, Flesh and the enemy.  God has allowed evil to exist as He knew that we would need a spiritual gym with some weights in it in order to get spiritual muscles.   That is why God allowed lucifer to destroy Job’s health, family & wealth.  He allowed it in order to deal with Job’s fear as in Job 3:25.   Interesting to note here that nothing happened to his wife, as Job was not fearful about her in a negative way.   Fear is Faith going backwards and fear causes that which you fear to find you out.  A good verse on this is: 1 Tim. 1:7-8, “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].  So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord or about me His prisoner, but with me take your share of suffering for the gospel [continue to preach regardless of the circumstances], in accordance with the power of God [for His power is invincible],     So how do we go from where we are to where we need to be as Real citizens of God’s Eternity?   And I use the word real as many think that they have changed their citizenship but really,  they have not,  Isa.28:9-20.  They are still self centered and in love with this world.

First we must find God’s vision for us and then His Church and Biblically confirm it until we have no doubt that we are on the narrow way (road) to receive that Holy Vision which Jesus also talked about as in Heb. 12:2, “  [looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].   Peter puts it this way, “For by these He has bestowed on us His precious and magnificent promises [of inexpressible value], so that by them you may escape from the immoral freedom that is in the world because of disreputable desire, and become sharers of the divine nature.”

So as we find promises & vision for us and decided to go for it then we tend to toss the stuff that tends to hold us back.  And proverbs puts it this way,  “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”  So really what is your vision and spiritual purpose of life?  Why did God create you?  How do you fit into the Body of Christ, 1 Cor. 12.   Or are you so absorbed in being self centered that you don’t have time to even consider such things.  Of course when you life is over you will have eternity to consider what was really important in your life.  Had my 11 yr old  great grand daughter just ask me how you can know someone is saved or not.   I told her it is not about good or bad it is about adoption.  That we are born into this world as the children of this world and the children of Adam who died spiritually in pride and rebellion.  And we were born spiritually dead but God, our Creator, in HIS great love sent us an invitation to be able to change citizenships to the Kingdom of God and to be spiritually born from above by our Creator if we want to, as in John 3.   So what family do we belong to?  She left happy.

In other words,  have we  agreed to change our citizenship from this world in being self centered into becoming a true citizen in the Kingdom of God and Jesus centered or not?   All we have to do is ask Christ Jesus to forgive us and to make HIM the LORD of our lives and center in HIM instead of ourselves. In old Hawaii the word was “Hanai” or to be taken from one family and placed into another.  And it was often done as one couple would have too many kids and another couple would have too few or none.   We have been invited to change families, have we done it?

So in the last chapter of the Book of the Revelation we find these words: “The [Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, believers) say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take and drink the water of life without cost.”  So it is really up to you to find the great and precious promises in scripture for your personal vision and to use your time on earth to grow spiritually into the person that would enjoy living with a Holy God in a totally righteous Kingdom of loving  fellowship.  If this earth is representative of our potential future, we have a lot to look forward to in eternity in creative light.  So have you taken the time to really change your citizenship?  It is not automatic….

Yours in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<><     www.OhanaChurch.Life
 

There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus as LORD,
All who Love, Honor & Obey HIM are eternal members.

END OF THE AGE

END OF THE AGE ?           “WORTH CONSIDERING”              10/13/22

Matt. 24,    Mark 13,   Luke 21:   The 3 witnesses to the Prophesy of Jesus concerning our time.  As I went through the prophesies I counted 15 events concerning the “latter days” 2 Tim. 3 and all seemed happening at this time.   But to understand the prophesy you need to consider the questions (Matt. 24:1-3)that Jesus was answering and the Rabbinical approach to teaching.  That approach is to tell you about what I am going to tell you, (Matt.24:4-14).  Answer the important question , Matt.24:15-20.)   And then go back and open the main question: Matt.24:21- 36.)   And then add to it what is most important, (Matt.24:37 – Matt.25.)  Concerning the Rapture or removal of the Church.

So on top of the list were: wars, famines,  pandemics,  earthquakes and the return of Israel to the Land.  And then what about the good old U.S.A. ?????????

Big judgment coming about killing babies when we should be concerned about how precious life is.   Each time a child is conceived it is an eternal being, regardless of the intent.  This is an eternal soul given by God and that eternal soul should be guaranteed the right to life.   

We are also doing, as a nation, what caused the 1929 Great Depression.   Only this time it is going to be far more painful as fewer families are living on a small farm.  So today,   we have:
Mortgage Rates Hit 15-Year High At 6.7% — More than Double Since Last Year
World  Food Prices Rise To Highest Level In 10 Years
New unemployment filings in U.S. rise to highest level in 8 months
Fed officials expect higher unemployment rates by year end, signal stimulus easing, interest hike
US: Fed prepared to raise interest rates ‘aggressively’
European Central Bank will raise interest rates in July for first time in 11 years
Fed likely to boost interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week
Oil and Gas Prices Spike to Highest Level in 7 Years.  
Israel terror threat level raised to highest amid spree of attacks
Grocery Inflation Hits Highest Level in 43 Years Despite Biden’s ‘Zero’ Inflation Messaging
And we now owe a big share of a 31 Trillion Dollar debt that can never be paid off.

So, Better consider taking some time to make sure you have oil for your lamp.  Matt.25.
God’s Truth are the bones,  diversity is only the covering.   The Holy Spirit will not confirm with power what is not God’s Truth.  That is why the church today is full of words with little to no supernatural confirmation from the Holy Spirit,  2 Tim.3:5. The more I personally absorb the New Testament the more I know this is true.   Everything in God’s creation is exact,  look at the atomic element chart or physics or creation.   It is the same in HIS spiritual world.  The Body of Christ has bones/doctrine/truth on which to build,  1 Cor. 12.   All of the  parts are different but they all do fitly join together, Eph.4:11-16,   John 17:20-26.  

Seems we do like to invent, keep and  kill the sacred cows of vain traditions all at the same time if in the flesh.  So if in the flesh as we decide what to keep or kill we must also take more more care not to destroy God’s Truth.   Spiritually  anymore, without Biblical unity I feel rather lost.  Of course this makes for humility as I know that I am not always right.  But I do trust in the Truth of what is considered to be the New Testament.  And feel I have a lot  more to go to even understand all of the New Testament.  So I have no need to jump the fence to try to  build on other conflicting concepts or so called spiritual truth.

As to the so called denominations or divisions,  there is no excuse for them to exist at all in the New Testament.   There is but one Church of Christ Jesus as LORD,  all who love, honor and obey HIM are eternal members of the Kingdom of God.   So what we need is to focus on what Jesus taught and take it to the bank in unity to become a member of  HIS Church.    We have no right to try to change the Early Church structure,  given by the Holy Spirit,  in any way at all unless it is more powerful in lifting up Jesus as LORD.    Our Lord and Master sent us the Holy Spirit to continue the process of the building of HIS Church/Body of Christ/Bride/Wife/Rod of Iron for HIM in HIS absence.   We will deeply enjoy the final union of Christ and HIS Church in Rev. 19 for eternity if we keep the faith,  once delivered in tact as per the New Testament (HIS last Will & Testament.)

The prayer of Jesus in John 17 will eventually come into reality.  When Jesus returns,  I want to be watching for HIM with lots of Holy Spirit oil and a good fire of loving humility and obedience or we will miss our flight.  Matt.25.

2 John 1:9-10,    “Anyone who runs on ahead and does not remain in the doctrine of Christ [that is, one who is not content with what He (Jesus) taught], does not have God; but the one who continues to remain in the teaching [of Christ does have God], he has both the Father and the Son.  If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement;”

2 Timothy 3:15-17  Amplified Bible,   “And from childhood you have known the sacred writings (Hebrew Scriptures) which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus [surrendering your entire self to Him and having absolute confidence in His wisdom, power and goodness]. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction,  for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; 17 so that the [a] man of God may be complete and proficient, outfitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace and Mercy, Ken<><   www.Ohanachurch.Life

Wisdom from the past:
“Pentecost came with the sound of a mighty rushing wind, a violent blast from heaven! Heaven has not exhausted its blasts, but our danger is we are getting frightened of them.” -Smith Wigglesworth    “When you strip it of everything else, Pentecost stands for power and life. That’s what came into the church when the Holy Spirit came down on the day of Pentecost.”  -David Wilkerson    I owe everything to the gift of Pentecost. For fifty days the facts of the Gospel were complete, but no conversions were recorded. Pentecost registered three thousand souls. It is by fire that a holy passion is kindled in the soul whereby we live the life of God. The soul’s safety is in its heat. Truth without enthusiasm, morality without emotion, ritual without soul, make for a Church without power.” -Samuel Chadwick

LIFE ETERNAL

LIFE ETERNAL:          “WORTH CONSIDERING”       10/7/22

The inheritance in the will or the New Testament of Jesus (Yeshua) is through Abraham’s son Isaac,  the son of the promise by Faith.  Abraham was the 1st to catch on about faith.  And the promises that God gave him will be fully realized in the 1,000 yr. rule of Jesus (Yeshua,)  son of David,  LORD.   

At this time the Lord has commissioned us to be about gathering and building the “Body of Christ Jesus”  1 Cor. 12 – 13 – 14 as HIS Rod of Iron (O-O bar) for the rule in that day of Peace in serving our LORD.   

God family is being gathered in on the “Faith” of Abraham,  not by genealogy.   God has no Grandsons.  Faith is the substance and evidence not genes.  God’s Faith is what holds all matter together.  Our Creator is trying to help us to learn how to walk in HIS “Faith.”  The family of God is being created in real faith.

Best to stick with what Jesus appointed for us to do for HIM as HIS disciples.  We need to find, polish up and confirm the Truth that Yeshua/Jesus came to give us and to make disciples for HIM that follow HIM, not us.   And to look for HIS return for us as HE carefully instructed us to do.    

Rod of Iron     “Context without context is pretext.”
Psalm:2:8-10 “Ask of Me, and I will assuredly give [You] the nations as Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth as Your possession.‘You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.    Now therefore, O kings, act wisely;
Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.

Rev. 2:26-28:   “And he who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] and he who keeps My deeds [doing things that please Me] until the [very] end, to him I will give authority and power over the nations; 27 and he shall shepherd and rule them with a rod of iron, as the earthen pots are broken in pieces, as I also have received authority [and power to rule them] from My Father; 28 and I will give him the [a] Morning Star.”

Rev.12:4-6:   “And his tail swept [across the sky] and dragged away a third of the stars of heaven and flung them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.  And she gave birth to a Son, a male Child, who is destined to rule (shepherd) all the nations with a rod of iron; and her Child was [a] caught up to God and to His throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that she would be nourished there for a thousand two hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years).”   (If you read on you will find: Times, Time and a half or the other 3 ½ yrs.  Making up the 7 yrs. of the Great Tribulation. ) So the Rod of Iron is with Jesus before.

Rev.19:14-16:   “And the armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, [dazzling] white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword (His word) with which He may strike down the nations, and He will [a] rule them with a rod of iron; and He will tread the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty [in judgment of the rebellious world]. 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name inscribed, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

The Commission of Christ Jesus to HIS Church:
Matt. 28:16-20:   “Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. 17 And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted [that it was really He]. 18 Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.”

John 17:20-26: ““I do not pray for these alone [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for [all] those who [will ever] believe and trust in Me through their message, 21 that they all may be one; just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe [without any doubt] that You sent Me.  22 I have given to them the glory (power) and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected and completed into one, so that the world may know [without any doubt] that You sent Me, and [that You] have loved them, just as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given to Me [as Your gift to Me], may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory (power) which You have given Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.  25 “O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has never acknowledged You [and the revelation of Your mercy], yet I have always known You; and these [believers] know [without any doubt] that You sent Me; 26 and I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them [overwhelming their heart], and I [may be] in them.”

So we are living in a temporary dimension of time in in a temporary body with the opportunity of Eternal Life.   Our Creator is offering us an eternity with HIM if we will come into humility to learn how to live in HIS Righteousness and Love, in HIS way…   He is not going to allow HIS universe to be contaminated by the rebellion and pride that we find now on planet earth.   So then, how shall we live?

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy, Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

CODES FOR LIVING

CODES  FOR LIVING:        “WORTH CONSIDERING”         10/2/22       

MOSES: 1393 BC (Israel)
The 10 Commandments   Exodus 20:1-17   Thou shall have no other God’s before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.  Thou shalt not use the name of the Lord thy God in vain.   Remember the Sabbath day and keep it Holy. Honor your father and mother.  Thou shalt not commit murder .   Thou shalt not commit adultery. …Thou shalt not steal.  Thou shalt not give false testimony against your neighbor.   Thou shalt not covet anything.

Seven Deadly Sins:  .970—931 BC, (Israel)    “Catastrophe is just around the corner for them, a total smash-up, their lives ruined beyond repair:     “ Seven Things God Hates 16 Here are six things God hates, and one more that he loathes with a passion: 17 eyes that are arrogant, a tongue that lies, hands that murder the innocent, 18 a heart that hatches evil plots, feet that race down a wicked track, 19 a mouth that lies under oath,    and a troublemaker in the family.”  (Warning on Adultery & Gossip.)   Proverbs 6:15-19,  Isa. 14:13-14

Siddhartha Gautama   563 AD:   ( India & China & Japan.)
Four Noble Truths and Eight fold Path. These truths are the Truth of Suffering, The Truth of the Cause of Suffering, The Truth of the End of Suffering, and The Truth of the Path that Leads to the End of Suffering.  The Eight fold Path consists of eight practices: right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right awareness

The Rules of Bushido  1185–1333 AD    ( Japanese Samurai code as judge/jury & executioner.)
1. Have Integrity, and hold yourself to a system of justice and  responsibility.  Have a moral compass and stick to it.
2. Be Courageous, and put others before yourself, even if it means losing.
3. Be Compassionate, and seek to understand others, from all walks of life and beliefs.  Have empathy for everyone, even if you don’t share the same ideals.  Live the Golden Rule.
4. Respect yourself, and respect those who can do nothing for you.  Do not step on the weak.
5. Be Honest with your word and do what you say you will do.  Speak only what you truly believe.
6. Have Honor, and live by it.  Take personal responsibility and be chivalrous.  Know your identity and deliberately act by that code of honor daily.
7. Be Loyal to those you have committed to, be it friends, family or colleagues.  In the same vein, loyalty goes both ways.  Blind  loyalty to someone who brings you harm is not an authentic approach.
8. Control yourself – mentally, emotionally and physically.  Think productive thoughts.  Control your emotions when others let theirs fly.  Know your physical power, never abuse it.

So seems in time, there has been a need to consolidate the peaceful ethics of living together?  So as Christians (bond slaves of Jesus/Yeshua) the following codes are inclusive as to obedience.

Apostles Creed: Early Church, 330 AD    I believe in God, the Father almighty,  creator of heaven and earth.  I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.  He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.  He suffered under Pontius Pilate,  was crucified, died, and was buried.  He descended to the dead.  On the third day he rose again.  He ascended into heaven,  and is seated at the right hand of the Father.  He will come again to judge the living and the dead.  I believe in the Holy Spirit,  the holy catholic Church,  the communion of the saints,  the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Nicene Creed   381 AD    We believe in one God, the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one lord, Jesus the anointed, the only begotten son of God, begotten of the father before all worlds, light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, being of one substance with the father, by whom all things were made. Who for us humans and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the holy spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the father. And he shall come again to judge both the living and the dead. Whose kingdom shall have no end.  And in the holy spirit, the lord and giver-of-life, who proceeds from the father, who with the father and the son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets.  And in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.

Nicene Creed updated to be more inclusive of the ministry of the Holy Spirit, 2020
I confess that Jesus Christ is my Lord, Master and Savior.   By faith in Christ Jesus I am forgiven,  cleansed,  healed  and made a citizen of His eternal kingdom.  Jesus Christ  has redeemed me from the curse of the law of sin, sickness, weakness and eternal death through His death on the cross for  me.  I believe in the Trinity of  one God: Almighty  Father, Word of God and Holy Spirit.  I believe that Jesus Christ is the Creator made flesh, The Word of God who was begotten as the second Adam.  He was  born of  a  virgin,  died for my sins,  rose for my justification  and is coming again soon,  in great glory, to establish His Kingdom on earth. I believe in the new birth from above,   the baptism in water,  and the baptism in the Holy Spirit.   I confess that the blood of Jesus Christ has cleansed me from all my sin,  I am now being made in the righteousness of God in and through Christ Jesus.  I confess that I can do all things through Christ who is my strength as I abide in Him.   I confess that this world is not my home.  I confess that I  am a pilgrim in a foreign land and I look  for that certain  return of my Lord Jesus Christ and His Kingdom.   I confess that there is but one holy universal and apostolic Church of Jesus Christ and all those who are born from above are brethren and citizens in His kingdom as the family of GOD.  I believe that the Church of Jesus Christ is being perfected by the Holy Spirit through the apostles,  prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers and other ministries of His Church  until  the faithful come into the unity of the faith and the bond of peace and are changed into the image and likeness of Jesus Christ. 1 John 4:17 ( Look up this verse, please !!! ).

Rules of living can be sometimes seem simplistic when approaching areas of complexity. But simplicity also allows us to remember these codes when it matters most.  So, what code do you live by? Your own?: “Self Centered” or “GOD Centered?”  Jesus came to set us free in our Creator’s Truth so we could become like HIM and Learn to live with HIM in Love and Righteousness,  if we really want to.  But it takes our 100% commitment and HIS power to make it happen.  Gen.1:26.   Otherwise we get seduced by the world as John shares with us in 1 John 2:15-17 into darkness.  

Being made into the Likeness of God requires your total free will decision plus HIS power.

Yours, In HIS great Love and Wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

LIFE & LIGHT

LIFE & LIGHT          “WORTH CONSIDERING”          9/29/22

What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.  James 4:14,
    
Does Eternity Really Matter?    (Received today,  from a church in Texas)
Every day is a gift. The longer I  live, the more I realize how valuable each day is. We’re not going to be here forever. It’s easy to live uptight, frustrated, and worried, but in the big picture, most of the things that are upsetting us don’t really matter. Is it worth losing your joy over bad traffic or something someone said that was offensive? If you found out you only had a day to live, you wouldn’t even pay attention to many things that upset you now.   If you let a grouchy boss or a bitter relative keep you from being happy, it’s your fault. You are as happy as you want to be. You have to put your foot down and say, “This is the day the Lord has made. I’m not going to let what people do or don’t do, what they say or don’t say, or what I have or don’t have keep me from being happy. I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to enjoy this day.”    A Prayer for Today:   “Father, thank You that this day is a gift from You, and I’m not going to live sour and defeated. Thank You that I have the power to not allow what others say or do or what I don’t have,  steal my happiness. I’ve made up my mind that I’m going to keep my joy. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
    
A few days ago I entered into another decade at 90 yrs. old.   And totally realizing now that being happy or full of the Holy Spirit in God’s Peace, Love and Joy is totally a personal decision.  There are many things in my life at this point in time that I could use to become unhappy and hateful but I refuse.  Mostly it would be a pride reaction if I did.   It would be to try to save my life and really in the end, loose it.  Jesus taught about it this way, “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]. 25 For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it, but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul?   Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?  Matt. 16:24-26.   (Our soul is created to live for eternity.)

John shares about it this way:   “Do not love the world [of sin that opposes God and His precepts], nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust and sensual craving of the flesh and the lust and longing of the eyes and the boastful pride of life [pretentious confidence in one’s resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father, but are from the world. 17 The world is passing away, and with it its lusts [the shameful pursuits and ungodly longings]; but the one who does the will of God and carries out His purposes lives forever.  (Will be granted a new eternal body for the soul to live in.)

So from our Creator’s point of view we are living in a temporary time dimension with an eternal soul in a temporary body to learn how to truly love HIM, ourselves and each other and to submit to Jesus as Lord in order to secure a new eternal body that is not locked in time.   In other words unless we decide to change our citizenship from this world to the Kingdom of God,  our eternal soul will not be given a new body.   And Jude relates to what it will be like to be an eternal soul without a new body from God:    “Woe to them! For they have gone the [defiant] way of Cain, and for profit they have run headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of [mutinous] Korah. 12 These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your fellowships when they feast together with you without fear, looking after [only] themselves; [they are like] clouds without water, swept along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted and lifeless; 13 wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.  Jude 11-13:   As also Jesus taught: “I say to you that many [Gentiles] will come from east and west, and will sit down [to feast at the table, and enjoy God’s promises] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.  12 While the sons and heirs of the kingdom [the descendants of Abraham who will not recognize Me as Messiah] will be thrown out into the outer darkness; in that place [which is farthest removed from the kingdom] there will be weeping [in sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [in distress and anger].”  Matt. 8:11-12.   And also taught: “For to everyone who has [and values his blessings and gifts from God, and has used them wisely], more will be given, and [he will be richly supplied so that] he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have [because he has ignored or disregarded his blessings and gifts from God], even what he does have will be taken away.   And throw out the worthless servant into the outer darkness; in that place [of grief and torment] there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger]. Matt.25:30    Peter also taught about it: “These [false teachers] are springs without water and mists driven by a tempest, for whom is reserved the gloom of black darkness.   For uttering arrogant words of vanity [pompous words disguised to sound scholarly or profound, but meaning nothing and containing no spiritual truth], they beguile and lure using lustful desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error.  “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory and majesty and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

So really,  the use of fire in the Holy Scriptures is metaphorical so as to convey how painful the experience would be to be found, not worthy of receiving a new body.  Fire would have no effect on a spiritual soul.   But Jesus came to save us from is being an eternal soul, with total recall of the life lived, of being totally alone in absolute darkness for eternity.  And if your minister is not also inclusive of these truthful warnings you are not being given the total truth of God in which to make a valid decision for your eternity.  Our Creator God is not going to allow the destructive Pride & Rebellion of earth to contaminate HIS timeless Holy universe.  Only those who find humility and obedience in Christ Jesus will live with their Creator God for eternity in LIGHT.  All who have rejected God’s Light & forgiveness in Jesus will be consigned to utter darkness for eternity.   I did not say this,  Christ Jesus did.

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but one church of Christ Jesus as LORD,
all who love, honor & obey HIM are eternal members.

AUTHORITY

AUTHORITY                 “WORTH CONSIDERING”             9/22/22

Most of us from the very beginning of our lives learn to hate authority.   Our inherited Adamic nature of rebellion and pride hates to be told what to do.  And then when we accept authority, much of the time, we accept authority which is not really good for us.  But the first thing that God did in Gen.1:28 was to give man authority to subdue and replenish the earth and have dominion over every living thing so man could learn about authority.   Adam was in the process of leaning about loving authority from the bottom up directly from the Word of God (Gen.2:19) by example when he was corrupted by lucifer and submitted to lucifer and was taught that  really authority was from the top down.  That authority was security rather than security being in God our Creator.  “ 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?” 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Rom.6:16-17.

It is rather difficult for us to understand how loving,  bottom up, authority works.   A scripture that comes to mind is in 1 Cor.14:32,   “ And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.”  In other words, The Holy Spirit can not do anything that we will not allow HIM to do.  Even the least of the 9 gifts (1 Cor.12:1; 8-11) of the Holy Spirit, even tongues, can not happen if we do not submit our voice, lungs and heart to the Holy Sprint to speak through us.  Getting started in the supernatural of God is a unique experience.   It is like Peter learning to walk on water.  Of course our cup must also be empty in order for the Holy Spirit to fill it and open the doors to the supernatural world of the Holy Spirit of God.    And also one must keep on being filled with the Holy Spirit or run dry.  It is not a one fill up, experience.  Got to spend time often with God for HIS power to flow.

After the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus.  Jesus became God/Man as in Gen.1:26 and notice in Matt. 28:18-20 as HE returned to heaven to build a home for HIS Church:   “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, “ All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.  19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:  20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.  Amen.”  And again in John 17:20-26: “ Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory (Power) which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:  23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.  24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.  25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.  26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.”

So it is obvious that the Church is supposed to be walking in the Resurrection Power of Christ Jesus but we find that not to be true, 2 Tim.3:5.   So what is the problem?  Let’s explore a bit.

1.  For Peter to walk on the water, he had to first be willing to get out of the safety of that boat he was in.   None of the other 11 ventured to walk on the water.   Peter did get wet but he was the only one that got to enjoy that wonderful supernatural experience with Jesus.

2.  And there is the issue of having an empty cup, we tend to be full of ourselves and what we think we know.  Some really believe that God’s Truth is what they say that it is or what they emotionally feel like it is.   That God’s Truth is really optional.  But they really have not digested what Jesus taught at all.  Faith without matching spiritual works,  James teaches is DEAD.  No love nor concern for the Lost?   Need a serious tune up.

3.  Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.  Often we have bought into the lies of the world.  The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life.  And the World is passing away but they who do the will of God, live forever.  2 John 2:15-17,  Heb. 11.

4.  We really don’t understand that when we submit to the lies of the darkness that we become the servants of that darkness.  And that the prophets of God are the only place that we can go for God’s Truth that sets us free from the darkness and lies of this world.

5,  Authority can be had and not be used.  That is something that I awoke considering this morning.   If I don’t say what the Holy Spirit tells me to say with God’s authority, God can’t confirm with HIS power..   So if God gives us authority and we do not use it, it is like getting a good check on a bank account and never cashing it.   If God tells us what to say and we say it, then it is up to HIM to deal with the issues, not us.  But if we are too timid to say what he said then nothing will happen through us  for sure.  Proverbs 18:21   A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his  lips shall he be filled.   21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

My personal walk has been rather up and down, either enjoying the power of the LORD or out on the backside of desert learning humility and obedience.  When my mother died I began to have deep very painful headaches like she did. when alive.  One day I really got mad about it all and loudly rebuked it in the name of Jesus…. it went away.  Came back again and did the same thing, gone.  a few more times no more headaches.  Same thing happened with ringing in my ears, now no more ringing.   Now working on the neuropathy pain in my feet and it is starting to leave.  But I have to say what I mean and mean what I say and have faith in the ministry of my LORD Jesus that HE has given to HIS Church.  And the more who come into that faith unity, the more that can be done to help hurting folks find the Kingdom of God.   Our Creator God gave Adam authority, he lost it, Jesus came and gave it back for us.    But we need to occupy until HE comes for us in authority, humility and obedience to make the jump to light speed and to Live with God for eternity.  Rom. 8:32-39.


Yours, in His great love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<><    www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but one Church of Christ Jesus as LORD on earth,
All who Love, Honor & Obey HIM are. Eternal Members.



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BLIND SIDE

BLIND SIDE         “WORTH CONSIDERING”           9/17/22

Out Helper [Paraclete], the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”  John 14:26

The Lord gave us His promise to send us a helper — the Holy Spirit. The word for “helper” in the NT Greek is “paraclete.” This word has more meaning than simply “helper” — it was also an ancient term used in warfare. When Greek warriors went onto the battlefield, they went out in pairs, so when the enemy attacked, they could stand back-to-back, covering each other’s blind side. The battle partner in Greek was called a “paraclete” — he was there to watch your back!   The Holy Spirit is more than our helper and comforter – He’s our battle partner who covers our blind side and protects our well-being.

You’re not in this fight alone. The Lord has given you a ‘paraclete’ to go along with you. Don’t grieve Him – listen carefully – let Him lead as you fight the good fight of faith, and don’t worry about your blind side — He’s got your back!  George Baltimore,  <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;

Also that is the basic responsibility of a wife as well.  A Christian wife should also have her husbands back.  Her life is designed to be a living example for her husband to learn how to serve Jesus.  1 Peter 3

At the present time, most of the Western Nations are all working together for a reset of the worlds finances and remove all debts.  This would be another step closer to the 666 in  Rev.13:18,  Rev. 6:5-6.  this would be the ultimate control of the worlds finances and individual liberties by the NWO, antichrist.  So,  personally,  I see us beginning of a time of severe spiritually shaking to get all of the dead leaves off of the tree (like in the fall) so the True Church of Christ Jesus can get ready to GO HOME ! ! !  Jesus is LORD and this world is passing away.  It was designed to only be temporary.  The most important thing for us to learn is to be close to the Holy Spirit.  It looks like we are coming now to the  “End of The Age of the Gentiles,  Luke 21:24.   And it looks, for sure,   like we are heading into the birth pains,  Matt.24:8  (In the Greek,  “Sorrows” is birth pains.)  So we are now watching the Body of Christ as a baby getting ready to be born into God’s eternity and to be eternally joined to Christ Jesus as LORD.  We are headed into “Sorrows” not the Great Tribulation.

And into God’s Judgment,   “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begins with us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?  1Peter 4:17.  And we are seeing this happening today.  1/3rd of so called Christian Ministers today believe that only good works are needed as the way to heaven.  And big ministries are falling apart.  Buildings are being left empty.    I checked it out,  Amazing how many church buildings are now up for sale.  There is something in the wind,  I am sure that you feel it as I do.  Our Lord Jesus was very careful in instructing us to be “clean in HIM“ and not to only outwardly appear righteous unto men, and also to not to be full of hypocrisy and iniquity,”  Matt.23:28,  Matt. 25:1-13.   So you might want to read again,  Matt.24-26,  Mark 13 & Luke 21 as 3 views of the same prophesy of Christ Jesus concerning the time that we are now entering.  ” Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;”  Hebrews 12:15,   “And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.  Luke 21:27-29.

I believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture or snatching out of the Church,  1 Cor.15:51-58  with the completion of the man child,  Rev. 12:5  (The “Rod of Iron” is the Church)  So this verse concerns the Rapture and the rest of Rev. 12 covers the 7 years of the Great Tribulation,  Rev. 12:6 & 14.       Rev. 12 is a time line chapter for the whole 7 year great tribulation.   Like all parts of the Bible you must use Isaiah 28:9-13 as a guide for God’s Truth in the collection of our 66 different prophetical writings.

Jason & Alisha and 8 kids,  are now living here,  makes quite a loving and peaceful BIG family.  they really needed to leave HOVE, lots of drugs in that area.   And with the sale of their home they will have the funds to build a couple of mini homes on the FireGate lot a few doors north of where I live.   All of the stones are now removed from the Tomato Patch and new tomato plants are going in.    Open house on 9/24 at 2 for my 90th birthday,  LORD willing and the lava don’t flow.

I am enjoying my age now and I have prayed much to go home in the Rapture, that great victory of Jesus over death, hell and the grave that Jesus and HIS CHURCH and HIS apostles have told us about.  So I hope to still be around as our LORD returns for HIS CHURCH.   But the LORD does not actually return to rule and to set up HIS Kingdom until after the instant destruction of the world’s armies at Armageddon.  And then those still alive on earth will enjoy a 1,000 years of peace.  So as you look around and get an overview of today’s events with the unity of Russia, China and Iran (Persia)  forming a new common market.   You can really see things starting to line up.   So we may not have much time to get our lamps full of oil and our lights on for HIS coming.  Matt. 25:1-13.   Convert it literally, 50% who thought they were ready were left behind of the virgins.  With the sower Parable where 75% of the seeds of God were lost and again 67% of the plants died.  Only 33% produced fruit and survived.  So straight is the Way,   Matt.7:14   So are you on the “WAY” ?      So the Big Question ?  Are we living Jesus centered as per the Bible or are we living self centered as per our own personal interpretation of the Bible.?   

Yours in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<><    www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus as LORD,
All who Love, Honor & Obey HIM as LORD are Eternal Members.

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MISSION

YOUR MISSION ?             “WORTH CONSIDERING”       9/2/22

Today’s Scripture   ( Daily word from a church in Texas.)
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.  Galatians 6:10, NIV
    
Good to All
Jesus said that people will know true believers by our love for others, not by how many Scriptures we quote or the Christian bumper stickers on our car. This world does not need to hear another sermon nearly as much as it needs to see us being good to people—helping others, meeting needs, and blessing them 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. You’re never more like God than when you take time to do something for someone else.   People are watching you, and one of the best witnesses you can have is simply by being good to people. The Scripture says to be on the lookout for those you can bless. Don’t miss the miracle of the moment to do good whenever situations cross your path to bless people.
    
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for all You have done in my life and for every opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. Help me to be more aware of the people and needs around me and to love others as You have loved me. I want to be a blessing and a testimony of Your goodness. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

BUT,   the concerns of Jesus should also be our concern, RIGHT !!!
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.  2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;  3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.  Psalm 107:1-3.   They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.  6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.  Psalm 126-6     But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 1 Peter 3:15    We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.   2 Cor.5:20   Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.  2 Tim. 2:15  He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.  Mark 16:15    For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.  Rom 1:16  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.  Matt 5:15-16  You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.  Matt. 5:13   Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.  Psalm 105:1  Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and care.

John 17:20-26:   “ I do not pray for these alone [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for [all] those who [will ever] believe and trust in Me through their message, 21 that they all may be one; just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe [without any doubt] that You sent Me.  22 I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected and completed into one, so that the world may know [without any doubt] that You sent Me, and [that You] have loved them, just as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given to Me [as Your gift to Me], may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

Ever helped someone find Jesus as LORD ?   It is the best of experiences that I know.

More INSPIRING QUOTES
“JOB is what you are ‘Paid To Do’; But MINISTRY is what you are ‘Born To Do’. Be aware of the difference.” -Ronnie (Ron) Millevo    “What are you living for? What keeps you up at night? What burdens you? Only as you discover and live out the calling for which you were created for, will you truly be at rest…” -Taj Pacleb    “A true man of God does not glorify himself; a true man of God glorifies Christ, because he knows it is only by grace, not by human wisdom that he is called by God.” -Mensa Otabil     “When I was a young Christian, I thought that God kept His gifts on shelves and the best gifts were on the highest shelves and I would have to reach up. I learned later the best gifts are on the lowest shelf and I had to stoop down.”  -D. L. Moody   “What is your assignment? How many lives hang in the balance as a result of your calling? How many people will be blessed when you obey God? This is a call for the Jonahs to arise and go to Nineveh. Where is your Nineveh? Whom are you sent to?”  -John Eckhardt    “God does not choose people because of their ability, but because of their availability.” – Brother Andrew   “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.”  – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If you have any spiritual questions?   Try: www.OhanaChurch.Life and at the bottom of the Homepage you will find a link called “WORTH CONSIDERING” with an excellent search engine.  Just type in the key work for your question and all that I have written on the subject for many year will be available for you to explore.   Also my book, “Keys To The Kingdom” is also available with suggestions of how to have a church in your home with your family.   

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace & mercy,   Ken<><   ( Ken@Trinity-Aloha.org )

There is but ONE CHURCH of Christ Jesus on Earth as LORD,
All who Love, Honor and Obey HIM are eternal members.

CREATION

CREATION    “WORTH CONSIDERING”    8/27/22

The words of Jesus are very clear to me,  “You can not feel or touch a spirit/demon” they are of a different dimension.  Paul also shares about the difference of dimensions between physical and spiritual in 1Cor. 13.

Adam was the first of a physical creation to have an eternal soul.  He was created being different from Jesus who is the only son of God to be ever birthed by a woman.   Yes, there are many sons of God, Job 1:6.  “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the [a] Lord, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them.  And Adam was called a Son of God in Luke 3:38.    And Jesus also tells us this.  “Do not let your heart be troubled (afraid, cowardly). Believe [confidently] in God and trust in Him, [have faith, hold on to it, rely on it, keep going and] believe also in Me.   2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and I will take you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.”  So it would appear that we may not be exclusive but rather unique in the creation?  But,  hopefully there was only one lucifer in the universe.   But to become spiritually strong we needed an adversary.

So  Adam was the 1st to have an eternal soul.  But prior to Adam the world was filled with humanoids with temporary souls as with temporary bodies.  We have spears going back 30,000 yrs.   Adam was commanded to replenish the earth and to subdue it, Gen. 1:28.     The land of Nod probable existed even as God was creating the garden for Adam.  As to the son’s of God,  (Children of Adam, a son of God)  and the daughters of men (prior creation assigned to lucifer by God,  Gen.6:2    For me, this works much better with what I know of the Bible and as an earth science major in college.  And it is obvious that lucifer was messing with the genes as God’s covering cherub as he defected and made the world as a wilderness and destroyed the cities thereof, Isa.14:17, Ezek 28:18   .  So there were giants in the land.  Left over from lucifer, Caleb killed many, David killed one.  So God put Adam in a protected garden to keep the other stuff out until Adam could learn to take control but Adam joined the world, rather than learn to take control of it.  And we all started out in learning to love this world.   But then Jesus came to tell us about eternity with God.    Jesus came as the only begotten Son of God and was obedient even unto death and overcame the world so that we also could overcome and be delivered from the love of this world..

The part that is difficult for us to understand is the value that our Creator God places upon our Free Will.   And also that our Creator does not live in our dimension but in a timeless dimension where all is NOW.   HIS name “ I AM.” So prior to starting anything HE also clearly knows the ultimate outcome.   So HE never has to back up, reconsider, repent or change HIS mind.   That is why Bible Prophesy is so important.  It give us a way to know the mind of God.  When I read Isa. 53 and Psalms 22 written hundreds of years prior to the happening, I know that GOD must exist and loves us.  And if HE exist, then I need to find out why HE created me.  If I know God Created me, then why am I here and where will I be going are important questions.  If I have a totally free will than I am also totally responses for my choices in life whether good or bad.  And the Bible teaches rather clearly that I have an eternal soul that can live in total light or total darkness as I prefer.  Personally, if a choice, I really like the light much better.   I put a little tract together that I like to give away that is on the scriptures concerning light, called:

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,   (About HIS Church: Eph.4:11-16)

You are an eternal soul, according to the Holy Bible.  And,  in this temmporary life time only, you have a wonderful opportunity to choose God’s Light for eternity.  If interested,  Check out the link:  “Worth Considering” on www.Ohana Church.Life.    I have tracts printed for about .11 cents each, and enjoy giving them away when shopping.

So today, the  Holy Spirit is still about building a Church in Christ Jesus that is humble, obedient & Powerful,   Isa. 61 & Luke 4  to set at liberty those who are bound like in the Book of Acts.   So even though a new wine skin and new wine it will be the same wonderful release of God Loving Power to help and fix people when we get it right.   2 Tim.3:5   When HIS Church gets it right it will be powerful and it will draw all men unto Jesus as LORD with a vision for our lost world. 

Yours, in HIS great Love and Wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<>< www.OhanaChurch.Life

WOMEN

WOMEN        “WORTH CONSIDERING”    8/26/22

I have always wondered about the scriptures concerning women.  If Adam was “very good” in the creation story, Gen.1:31, why did he need a helper?  As in Gen.2:18 where the Amplified adds a bit of observation:   “Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] [I] suitable and complementary for him.”   Of course we all know that this was the planning from the beginning.

So we follow along with the Gen. account and find big problem in Gen 3:6: “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband [c] with her, and he ate.   So seems like one big emotional decision for the helper to be making.   Especially in that she was well aware of the commandments of God,  Gen. 3:2: “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden, 3 except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, ‘You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.’”   She got the die part right but God had only said, not to eat it.   So Eve even knew not even to not touch it.   But the truth got eclipsed by her emotions.   And then Adam blamed the whole problem upon God, Gen. 3:12, “And the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me—she gave me [fruit] from the tree, and I ate it.”   And so for 3,500 years later we are looked back in time to the words of Moses to tell us what happened in the beginning some 6,000 years ago.  And it is amazing as we observe the same story being played out over and over in our generations.  So in light of many scriptures on the subject,
Proverbs 31,10,   Luke 20:34-35,   1 Cor.14:34-38,    Eph. 5:22-24,    And of course 1 Peter 3 which brings it all together,   

“ In the same way, you wives, be [a] submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives, 2 when they see your modest and respectful behavior [together with your devotion and appreciation—love your husband, encourage him, and enjoy him as a blessing from God]. 3 Your adornment must not be merely external—with interweaving and elaborate knotting of the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or [being superficially preoccupied with] dressing in expensive clothes; 4 but let it be [the inner beauty of] the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, [one that is calm and self-controlled, not overanxious, but serene and spiritually mature] which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this way in former times the holy women, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands and adapting themselves to them; 6 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham [following him and having regard for him as head of their house], calling him [b] lord. And you have become her daughters if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear [that is, being respectful toward your husband but not giving in to intimidation, nor allowing yourself to be led into sin, nor to be harmed].  7 In the same way, you husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact, and with an intelligent regard for the marriage relationship], as with [c] someone physically weaker, since she is a woman. Show her honor and respect as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered or ineffective. 8 Finally, all of you be like-minded [united in spirit], sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted [courteous and compassionate toward each other as members of one household], and humble in spirit; 9 and never return evil for evil or insult for insult [avoid scolding, berating, and any kind of abuse], but on the contrary, give a blessing [pray for one another’s well-being, contentment, and protection]; for you have been called for this very purpose, that you might inherit a blessing [from God that brings well-being, happiness, and protection]. 10 For, “The one who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not],  Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).11 “He must turn away from wickedness and do what is right.   He must search for peace [with God, with self, with others] and pursue it eagerly [actively—not merely desiring it].12  “For the eyes of the Lord are [looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright),And His ears are attentive to their prayer (eager to answer),  But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil.”

So our Lord is purifying to Himself through the sanctification of the Holy Spirit a Holy Righteous people to be HIS Body, Church, “Rod of Iron.”  (do a study on “Rod of Iron.) There are so few women who understand this responsibility of being the example to set before their husband for their husband to become convicted and  put on that same humility and obedience with our LORD JESUS. It is amazing the way that the Holy Spirit has structured the Church.  John 17:20-26.    So even in a marriage, as the church, if there is no loving unity, there is no power.  1 Tim.3:5.    So in the creation,  God knew that man was going to need some good help in getting hold of how he was to treat Jesus as LORD.  So GOD gave women the responsibility of setting that example of loving humility for men to learn to follow.  Have you have ever looked at it that way before?   1 Pet.3 is God’s loving direction for women to show men how HE want’s men to relate to Jesus.   That is why the Church of Christ Jesus is called HIS BRIDE and WIFE in Rev. 19….  It will be easy for a Godly woman to do that with ease in the Kingdom.   But with men it is going to take some deep dying and getting use to being the bride/wife of Christ Jesus as LORD.  So if you men need some help in finding your identity in Jesus, find a Godly woman and observe her actions with her husband.  My Granddaughter is on track with her husband,  she is amazing to watch. And all of her 8 children call her blessed as also do I.   If you goto: www.OhanaChurch.Life and find the link: “Keys To The Kingdom,   in the contents you will find “God and Authority” I wrote this article about 20 yrs. ago,  near the bottom of the study, please find: “Women in Authority and Ministry”   You may enjoy the thoughts there.   If not, let me know.   Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<>< www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus as LORD, Rom. 10:9-10,
All who Love, Honor and Obey HIM are eternal members.

World News:
Bloomberg just published an unsettling report.   It seems that U.S. utilities have found Ruski malware deep inside our power grid.   What does this mean?  It means we could be facing one of the biggest catastrophes in history.   Something that could push America into the dark ages.  So forget about the downfall of digital currencies, a crumbling economy, or anything else the media is brainwashing us with.  Pretty soon, none of that may matter.

Ken,   I did not check this out but sounds very reasonable.  Anyone else know anything about it?
But if true, a bad virus,  could shut down everything using power and all shipping to Hawaii would stop, overnight.
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