TRADITIONS

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TRADITIONS        “WORTH CONSIDERING”         10/20/22

Have you ever wondered why your church experience is not the same as found in the “Book Of Acts?”   I did, but I was taught in my little church of 1955 that those days were over and not needed any more due to having the Bible.   For me, then, that was am OK answer but I did not know my Bible very well and the guy had letters after his name so, what do I know?   Then I was taught that there was no more supernatural like in Mark because all of the apostles had died in the 1st century.  And the power was only given to them???  That also did not float very high in the water of faith for me.  So I spent 13 years in a little box church even teaching this stuff because I supported the lack of power in the so called church.   Like my computer right now, I could write and put things together but the web is down now so all I have is words but no power.  So, for now,   I am stuck in a word processing mode with no way to get to Bible Gateway or send this note to you. or any up-dates of what is going on in the world today.   So our experience may be a long way from what our Loving Creator has designed us for, 2 Tim.3:5….  (This is a prophecy of apostle Paul for the “latter days.”  Seems like we are now entering those days ?….)

I have attended and been a member of about 20 different denominations or churches and yet saw no power of the Holy Spirit like Acts 5:16 in the New Testament or had any teachings of what was needed to change in order for the Holy Spirit to be free to confirm the word of God with signs following.  Actually, I did not realize that the message of those  ministries  was edited of all that they did not know or have.  So that they looked OK in sharing only what they knew.  An edited gospel that approved of what they were teaching, Rev.3:14-22.   Never heard a sermon on 2 Tim. 5:16.   Was told that Mark 16:16 was good, but then very little taught about Mark 16:17-20 about the signs following (That is Supernatural Signs Following.)  “Signs” is mentioned over 83 time in the Bible, but from 1955 till 1968,  nothing but words.

But then the Holy Spirit got me and I use to think nothing of driving to Santa Ana / Costa  for Mesa from my home in Oregon to experience the Holy Spirit in a real way.  Loved to watch HIM fix people,  Isa. 61,  Luke 4:17-21.   And Jesus gave this power to HIS Church (John 17:20-26),   (Matt. 28:18-20),  (Mark 16:16)  but we are still learning as to how to make  it work,  2 Tim.3:5.  We have a lot of vain (prideful) traditions  that keep the Word of God from being powerful.  Even Jesus could not help much with the folks in his home town due to there vain traditions.  “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”  The supernatural works with “a Jesus kind of faith.”  Faith works in a knowing dimension.  We have to learn to make it all work with HIS kind of faith in loving righteousness and a total commitment to unity.  Heb. 11…..  “

TRADITIONS        “WORTH CONSIDERING”         10/20/22

Have you ever wondered why your church experience is not the same as found in the “Book Of Acts?”   I did, but I was taught in my little church of 1955 that those days were over and not needed any more due to having the Bible.   For me, then, that was am OK answer but I did not know my Bible very well and the guy had letters after his name so, what do I know?   Then I was taught that there was no more supernatural like in Mark because all of the apostles had died in the 1st century.  And the power was only given to them???  That also did not float very high in the water of faith for me.  So I spent 13 years in a little box church even teaching this stuff because I supported the lack of power in the so called church.   Like my computer right now, I could write and put things together but the web is down now so all I have is words but no power.  So, for now,   I am stuck in a word processing mode with no way to get to Bible Gateway or send this note to you. or any up-dates of what is going on in the world today.   So our experience may be a long way from what our Loving Creator has designed us for, 2 Tim.3:5….  (This is a prophecy of apostle Paul for the “latter days.”  Seems like we are now entering those days ?….)

I have attended and been a member of about 20 different denominations or churches and yet saw no power of the Holy Spirit like Acts 5:16 in the New Testament or had any teachings of what was needed to change in order for the Holy Spirit to be free to confirm the word of God with signs following.  Actually, I did not realize that the message of those  ministries  was edited of all that they did not know or have.  So that they looked OK in sharing only what they knew.  An edited gospel that approved of what they were teaching, Rev.3:14-22.   Never heard a sermon on 2 Tim. 5:16.   Was told that Mark 16:16 was good, but then very little taught about Mark 16:17-20 about the signs following (That is Supernatural Signs Following.)  “Signs” is mentioned over 83 time in the Bible, but from 1955 till 1968,  nothing but words.

But then the Holy Spirit got me and I use to think nothing of driving to Santa Ana / Costa  for Mesa from my home in Oregon to experience the Holy Spirit in a real way.  Loved to watch HIM fix people,  Isa. 61,  Luke 4:17-21.   And Jesus gave this power to HIS Church (John 17:20-26),   (Matt. 28:18-20),  (Mark 16:16)  but we are still learning as to how to make  it work,  2 Tim.3:5.  We have a lot of vain (prideful) traditions  that keep the Word of God from being powerful.  Even Jesus could not help much with the folks in his home town due to there vain traditions.  “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”  The supernatural works with “a Jesus kind of faith.”  Faith works in a knowing dimension.  We have to learn to make it all work with HIS kind of faith in loving righteousness and a total commitment to unity.  Heb. 11…..  “FAITH is the substance and evidence of things hoped for and not yet seen.

So let’s read some of the “Signs” scriptures together and see how many vain (prideful) traditions we can find and toss.   The more we can find and destroy, he more that the Holy Spirit will be able to confirm God’s Truth with POWER and set captives free.  Makes my day to get rid of the chains and bondage of the enemy that hold us back from enjoying the Lord’s Kingdom.   Jesus told us that HE would give us the TRUTH and that the TRUTH would set us free.  We need to get on a hunt for HIS TRUTH to set ourselves and others free.  For me, I limit the search to the Word of God as found in the confirming context of the 66 writings of our Bible  as being carefully selected as being without poison.  I have found a few translational issues but easy to correct.  I feel the King James has the least translational leanings one way or the other and that the Amplified is a great help along with the Greek in using Bible Gateway to really get into God’s Truth for me.  So what does the Bible say about finding God’s Truth?    I go back to Isaiah 28:10-13.   “For He (God) says, ‘Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Rule upon rule, rule upon rule, Here a little, there a little  Indeed, the Lord will teach this people [in a more humiliating way] By [men with] stammering lips and a foreign tongue,  He who said to them, “This is the place of quiet, give rest to the weary,” And, “This is the resting place,” yet they would not listen. Therefore the word of the Lord to them will be [merely monotonous repetitions]: “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Rule upon rule, rule upon rule, Here a little, there a little.”  That they may go and stumble backward,” So if you don’t learn by humility to listen,   you will not make it.  In another place Jesus puts it this way: “He replied, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders), as it is written [in Scripture],  ‘These people honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. ‘They worship Me in vain [their worship is meaningless and worthless, a pretense],  Teaching the precepts of men as doctrines [giving their traditions equal weight with the Scriptures].’ You disregard and neglect the commandment of God, and cling [faithfully] to the tradition of men.”  

Apostle Paul puts it this way to Timothy: “And how 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]. 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] so that the [a] man of God may be complete and proficient, outfitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  2 Tim.3:15-17.  David shared this with us: “Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart, That I may not sin against You.  Blessed and reverently praised are You, O Lord; Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. I will meditate on Your precepts And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts].” Psalms 119: 9-16

Jesus shared this with HIS Disciples:   “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments….”The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him [I will make Myself real to him]….” “If you keep My commandments and obey My teaching, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.”  John 14:13-15:10

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace and 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.

is the substance and evidence of things hoped for and not yet seen.

So let’s read some of the “Signs” scriptures together and see how many vain (prideful) traditions we can find and toss.   The more we can find and destroy, he more that the Holy Spirit will be able to confirm God’s Truth with POWER and set captives free.  Makes my day to get rid of the chains and bondage of the enemy that hold us back from enjoying the Lord’s Kingdom.   Jesus told us that HE would give us the TRUTH and that the TRUTH would set us free.  We need to get on a hunt for HIS TRUTH to set ourselves and others free.  For me, I limit the search to the Word of God as found in the confirming context of the 66 writings of our Bible  as being carefully selected as being without poison.  I have found a few translational issues but easy to correct.  I feel the King James has the least translational leanings one way or the other and that the Amplified is a great help along with the Greek in using Bible Gateway to really get into God’s Truth for me.  So what does the Bible say about finding God’s Truth?    I go back to Isaiah 28:10-13.   “For He (God) says, ‘Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Rule upon rule, rule upon rule, Here a little, there a little  Indeed, the Lord will teach this people [in a more humiliating way] By [men with] stammering lips and a foreign tongue,  He who said to them, “This is the place of quiet, give rest to the weary,” And, “This is the resting place,” yet they would not listen. Therefore the word of the Lord to them will be [merely monotonous repetitions]: “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Rule upon rule, rule upon rule, Here a little, there a little.”  That they may go and stumble backward,” So if you don’t learn by humility to listen,   you will not make it.  In another place Jesus puts it this way: “He replied, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders), as it is written [in Scripture],  ‘These people honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. ‘They worship Me in vain [their worship is meaningless and worthless, a pretense],  Teaching the precepts of men as doctrines [giving their traditions equal weight with the Scriptures].’ You disregard and neglect the commandment of God, and cling [faithfully] to the tradition of men.”  

Apostle Paul puts it this way to Timothy: “And how 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]. 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] so that the [a] man of God may be complete and proficient, outfitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  2 Tim.3:15-17.  David shared this with us: “Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart, That I may not sin against You.  Blessed and reverently praised are You, O Lord; Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. I will meditate on Your precepts And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts].” Psalms 119: 9-16

Jesus shared this with HIS Disciples:   “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments….”The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him [I will make Myself real to him]….” “If you keep My commandments and obey My teaching, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.”  John 14:13-15:10

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace and 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.

TRUTH & EXEGISIS

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TRUTH &  EXEGESIS            “WORTH CONSIDERING”        10/16/22

For me, an open, exegesis may violate the very Truth of the Holy Scriptures that we need to have faith in to spiritually survive.   Junk in, Junk out.    If the understanding of Exegesis allows anyone to believe anything that they want to believe.   Then truth becomes subjective to what someone wants it to be rather than truth being Truth.  The Bible records what the Prophets of God and what Jesus had to say about Truth?  I would rather bet my soul on the objective truth found in the New Testament than to expand to sources that may contain hidden poison.  And we will never find unity if truth is only what someone say it is.   Written words can be found to justify just anything that anyone want to believe in or do.  Personally, I am very comfortable & secure with the Truth, in context, that I find in the New Testament and especially as shared by Jesus, John and apostles.   Luke teaches that Paul was the anointed apostles, by Jesus,  to the gentiles,  I believe him.  The fruit is obvious.   I feel blessed to be loved and included by faith as a gentile.  It was Paul’s words that brought me to Jesus.  1 Cor. 3:11-15.   And even the Jews have to come in by the same door of faith as our Creator God has no grandchildren.  So being a Jew or Gentile makes no difference according to Holy Scripture.  Jesus taught that HE came to give us the Truth,  In fact He said,  “I AM the Truth.”  I believe HIM.

In a movie, a bit ago, there was a corrupt senator who made this remark,   “Truth, is what “I” say it is.”  Today we find many who don’t know the New Testament hardly at all taking the name of God in vain (pride) and telling others with much authority things that totally violates everything that I have found in the New Testament.   For instance, “God’s Love is Unconditional, so you are OK and I am OK regardless.   How could a loving God send anyone to hell?”   While it is true that God loves every soul on earth as HE also love Jesus, yet, His Wrath is yet to be experienced by those who have rejected HIS offer of salvation in Christ Jesus as LORD.  Read the New Testament,   Jesus talks as much about hell as HE does about Heaven.  Try out Hebrews 10:23-31 or Heb. 6:1-9.  Or take a look at what Jesus taught in Matt. 7:21-29 or the little book of Jude.

So today, we are living in a very temporary time zone in a very temporary body and we are given the opportunity of living in eternal light with our Creator or in living with ourselves in absolute darkness for eternity.   If God does not place your eternal soul in a new eternal body upon the 1st resurrection you may find yourself judged in the 2nd resurrection having an eternal soul with no physical body and cast into outer darkness for eternity, Jude 13.  These are the thoughts and truths that I find in the New Testament.  Whether or not I believe them or not does not matter if they are true.  I have spent enough time in the New Testament and Old Testament to be confirmed for myself that this is a wonderful source for GOD’S truth.

Many ministers today are trying to keep up their church membership in order to pay the bills.   So some are preaching what the people want to hear and believe.  This keep the funds flowing to pay for the support of the building and the minister.   However, in the New Testament I find no ministers on payroll nor funds spent in supporting a building. These are vain traditions that Jesus warned us about.   The Early Church evangelized on Sat. mornings and had house church gathering on Sat. evenings.   If there was an apostle, prophet, evangelist or teacher in town they would find an available space and call everyone together.  And the Holy Spirit would show up in great power with healing and deliverance, Acts 5:16. to confirm God’s Truth.   And the church would grow.  Read again the Book of Acts, it is a history of what the Holy Spirit was starting and guiding into being like Jesus.   There is but ONE church of Christ Jesus as LORD and all who Love, Honor and Obey HIM as LORD are eternal members.  Read 1 Cor. 14:26-33 for a normal church gathering .  Eph. 4:11-16  and John 17:20-26 also have a lot to add.  But Apostle Paul warns us in 2 Tim 3: 1-5 of what the latter day church will look like as so also does Jesus in Rev. 3:14-22 and please notice that Jesus is outside the church knocking to get in with that last church prior to the snatching away of the church as in Matt. 24:37-51 & Matt.25,    1 Cor. 15:36-58,   1 Thess. 2:12 & Rev. 12:11.   In my web site: www.OhanaChurch.Life on the Home page at the bottom you will find a link to my book: “Keys To The Kingdom” And in the index you will find “Revelation” it is my study as to the events that are just about to take place on earth.  Also, “Keys To The Kingdom” is my book on the Early House Church.  It’s free, hope you are interested, Please get back to me if you have any questions.

The True Church headed for Heaven:  “The Faithful Church:” Rev 3:10-11 NKJV:   “Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. ” (The Church is not appointed unto wrath: Rom.5:9, 1 Thess.5:9 ) “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:34-36.   

But this all is not yet the Great Tribulation that is yet to come as the church has to first be made ready for the jump to light speed.  Perhaps it is, but I really don’t think so?  Matt. 25 gives us some further clues so as to be sure and be ready, but again not much on details.   The reason for this as our Lord has always wanted us to be to be on our spiritual growing edge.   If he set a date in cement we would tend to wait till the last moment to get ready.  We do tend to procrastinate.  And even though we can not plan on how long we will be physically alive on earth many are much too busy to create a relationship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit to make sure their names are written in the Book of Life.

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

STATE OF THE NATION:
As to the state of the Nation,  seems to me we are on the edge of a very slippery moss covered dam poised to flow over the dam into a 2nd Great Depression.   Some feel this or next month.  And it will be far worse than 1929 as there are now very few family farms.   And if some moral adults are not elected into Congress next month seems we may very well slip over into socialism. Stocks are about to crash,  inflation will go much wilder,  Food shipping will become very difficult.  Stores may become empty. Money will become worthless.    Only those who have prepared will be OK.  People in large population areas will suffer the most.    And we may also end up in WW3 with Russia, Iran and China like we did after the Great Depression with Hitler’s Germany and Japan.   Only this time it could be a nuke war as Russia can see the hand writing on the wall in a restrictive conventional war. 

VISION / LIFE

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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 citizenship’s 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 OR 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.

VISION / LIFE

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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