Holiness

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HOLINESS
Aloha Saints, Sinners, Family and Friends,

Back in the Big Revival of the late 60’s and early 70’s in the Pilgrim ministry in Kona was a very lovable brother who would sing Isa. 6-5 set to music, I loved it, I could nearly see the LORD as Arussus would sing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyygi15Xc98 Not the same tune or impact but gives the idea. Always made me want to be a Holy Man and be close to the LORD…. Another song on the same verse is
“Take Me Into The Holy of Holies.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb1k3DxnpVQ

Love you much in Jesus, Ken<>< www.Trinity-Aloha.org I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the Temple. Above it stood seraphim... And one cried to another and said, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory." And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out and the house was filled with smoke. So I said, "Woe is me for I am undone. Because I am a man of unclean lips and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the king, the Lord of hosts" (Isa. 6:1-5). There are at least seven attributes of holiness. 1. High and Lifted Up: There was something lofty and high about this vision of holiness. It is about living on a higher plane. It makes me think about a person riding in a helicopter who is far above the traffic jams of the morning rush hour. Isaiah realized that the person he saw in this vision had something more than he had. He thought to himself, "I want to be close to Him. I want to be with Him. I want to be like Him. I want to be holy." 2. Shining in Light: A being filled with divine presence shines with light. This is called the glory of God. To be holy is to be filled with glory. Holiness is glorious. The whole earth will one day be filled with the glory of God through the children of God. As we become holy, we are also filled with light. 3. Full of Power: Holiness is the opposite of worldliness. To be holy we have to say no to the world, the flesh, and the devil. But holiness is more than just a list of don'ts. After all, holiness existed before worldliness. To be holy is to come into the power of God. It is His ability. In this passage, His very presence shakes the whole building. 4. Splendid in Beauty: This holy and glorious figure is extremely attractive. Holiness is beautiful. The greatest pleasure of the world to come will be simply to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord (Ps. 27:4). This world is also filled with beautiful things. We can be drawn to the things of this world by the lust of our eyes. However, the beauty of the Lord in his holiness is more beautiful and more attractive than the things of this world. We have something better to look at. We can worship the Lord in the beauty of His holiness. (Ps. 96:9). 5. Spiritually Clean: When someone is holy, they are free from guilt and shame. They are not dirty on the inside. Isaiah, who was probably the cleanest person living on the earth in his generation, immediately felt unclean when he looked at this perfectly clean being. He felt unclean and asked to be cleansed. To feel dirty on the inside is a terrible feeling. Just to be free from that sense of uncleanness, to be clean in our conscience, is already worth more than any of the pleasures and lusts of this world. We are cleansed by the blood of Yeshua and by the fire of the Holy Spirit. Related Articles An Unflinching Call to Radical Holiness 5 Encouraging Ways to Help Your Kids Stand for Holiness 6. Morally Pure: Holiness is the highest level of purity. It is the highest level of morality. One aspect of holiness is to have pure motives. Many of us have decent and good motives, but even these are not really pure. Even when people do good things, there can be certain underlying selfish motives. To be really pure would be to have our thoughts and motives openly displayed for everyone to see. We can only have truly pure motives when we yield to the leading of the Holy Spirit within us, and act according to His motives. 7. Wholly Perfect: To be holy is to be perfect. Our father in heaven is perfect, and Yeshua calls us to be perfect like Him (Matt. 5:48). After we are saved, we enter into a process of being made perfect by the Holy Spirit. That is the process of sanctification. Through the promises of God, we cleanse ourselves both in spirit and body to become perfect in holiness (2 Cor. 7:1). Though we are not fully sanctified yet, we press on toward the goal of becoming perfectly holy (Phil. 3:12). Why We Believe in Yeshua "I choose life. I choose to believe in the good things. Even if it's a lie, even if I'm wrong. That's my choice. I'd rather die believing good than believing bad. And it's our faith that makes reality. Youval Yanay Watch more here! Asher Intrater is the founder and apostolic leader of Revive Israel Ministries and oversees Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Jerusalem and Tiferet Yeshua congregation in Tel Aviv. Asher was one of the founders of Tikkun International with Dan Juster and Eitan Shishkoff and serves on the board of the Messianic Alliance of Israel and Aglow International. He and his wife and full-time partner in ministry, Betty, have a passion for personal prayer and devotion, local evangelism and discipleship in Hebrew and unity of the body of believers worldwide. This article originally appeared at reviveisrael.org.

Power

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Beloved of the LORD,  John 3:16,  12:24-26,  17:20-26

POWER   “WORTH CONSIDERING   2/15/19     (Across my desk this morning.)

Today’s Scripture
“…And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”      (Ephesians 3:17–18, NIV)

Tap into God’s power
You may have things in your life that seem dead—a relationship, a business, your health. Jesus would say to you that He has power over death. God’s love can bring that relationship back to life that seems dead to you and take it to an entirely new level. Maybe you feel that you have a “dead-end job,” or maybe you think your life is going nowhere and you have no purpose. We want to encourage you today! The same power that raised Jesus from the dead can revitalize your career and put you on a path of success. If you start believing again, God is going to resurrect what you thought was dead. You may have tried and failed, but dreams that you’ve given up on are going to suddenly come back to life. Problems that looked permanent are going to suddenly turn around. God has the final say. He hasn’t changed His mind.

A Prayer for Today
“God, today I will be surrounded by Your favor and no weapon formed against me will prosper. You have power over death and I believe that your transforming power can bring hope, peace, joy, and fulfillment to my life. In Jesus’ Name – Amen.”

My Comments:
The Holy Spirit got me up at 3:30 this morning to do this so it must be important for some one?

POWER in the Greek comes from the word:  dunamis, where we get the word dynamite where we translate Holy Spirit. http://abundantministriesfellowship.com/lessons/lesson_2006-05-25.html    Is worth the time to look up.

With a battery for power there is the individual potential power of the battery itself and then the power that can come from many batteries in series or parallel which is greater.   The Church of Christ Jesus also works this same way.   There are mighty men of faith individually and there are congregations of great united power in heart faith where much good is accomplished.  Hebrews 11 is a good place to see this history in action in the Holy Bible.

Paul writes an end time prophesy to Timothy in 2 Tim.3:5 that there would be a time of “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:  from such turn away.”   In John 17:22 Jesus prayed these words, “And the glory (power) which thou gavest me I have given them: that they may be one, even as we are one:”  Notice that the thought of these words is that the Glory or Power would bring HIS servants into being “ONE”….  Read the context: 20-26.

The Enemy has been giving my feet a really tough time this last 6 months,  sometimes like walking on broken glass.  I ask for prayer in “Worth Considering ” the other day and some of you prayed for me.  Yesterday was a good foot day and was able to do some outside work.   Blessings and Thanks.   Not totally healed but on the way and swelling is way down this morning.   So distance make no difference but love, faith and unity does.  Be Blessed in your day.

Jesus left us with these words,   “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.  Jn. 8:7-8 and   ” And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.  24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.  Mark 11:22-24

 

So if you want to get things done,  God’s way, you first must fully charge your own battery by feeding on the Word of God till it is more real than the lusts of the world.   And then you need to find others to join with that are doing the same thing.  “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.”  Rom.10:17  Faith = Power.

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful Grace and Mercy,    Ken<><

FAITH AND PATIENCE

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

FAITH AND PATIENCE,     WORTH CONSIDERING    2/13/19

Today’s Scripture
“The Lord is good to those whose hope (faith) is in him, to the one who seeks him.”  (Lam. 3:25)

Be Patient
Even when you are busy, you can choose to be patient. Nobody really likes to wait around for something to happen, especially if it’s something they really want to see come to pass. But God says that people who trust in Him need to wait on Him. Waiting is hard, but here’s the good part: waiting on God is not like waiting on anyone else in your life because God never fails to keep His Word! If you’re asking God for something right now or hoping that He will fulfill your dreams, just keep praying and holding on. Don’t give up on God. If it’s not happening on your timetable, remind yourself, “God knows what He is doing. He has my best interest at heart. I wouldn’t be having this delay unless God had a very good reason for it.” Rest assured that it will be in God’s perfect timing.

A Prayer for Today
“God, please continue to give me patience to wait on You – and thank You for the assurance that You will never fail to keep Your Word. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

My Comments:
We are now in an “INSTANT” generation…  Quick to speak, Quick to act with lots of Pain, Escape and Depression. 

Romans 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

One of my favorite verses on this subject of faith in the Old Testament is from Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.   
In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations    (Bible Gateway)   My daughter, Kristy wrote a wonderful song to that scripture that I love very much.

In Luke 11:9-11,  Christ Jesus sets it out this way:  9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.  10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.  11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

So our Heavenly Father is totally committed to helping us but also opposed to manipulating us and trying to make us do anything as love would be totally ineffective and invalid if coerced and freewill would be compromised.   So faith and patience bring us out of being head vacillating and into a total heart commitment and focus.  True faith is to set our face as a flint as in Isiah 50:7  For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.     In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

So Patience and Commitment in seeking the LORD to move to help us is more dependent upon our attitude and faith than we like to realize.   Head faith and heart faith are totally different.   It is in believing with the heart without doubt that moves God.   That is how we really get saved and that is how everything else works in the Kingdom.    In Mark’s Gospel 11:22 Jesus said it this way:  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.   In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Head faith is rather fickled and can change like the wind.   I can say with my head that I think it is going to rain and and totally pass up the umbrella.  But if I say that with my heart,  I pick up the umbrella and also make other provisions.
 
Hebrews 11  With study can also can brings a lot of light into this concept of how faith works, if interested.  God’s whole of creation is held together only by faith.  He is trying to teach us how it works in creation.  Even the atoms in our bodies and the whole universe are held together by HIS faith.

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

SEEDS

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

“SEEDS”…. “WORTH CONSIDERING”  OUT OF THE BALLPARK IN IMPORTANCE

Today’s Scripture
“And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor.”  (2 Timothy 2:6,

The Seed Must Lead
In farming, the seed always precedes the harvest—and that’s true in our lives as well. In other words, if you want to reap happiness, then you have to sow seeds by making other people happy. If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially. If you want to reap friendships, you have to be a good friend first. Sowing seed is not just a one-time effort, it’s an important part of everyday life. Instead of focusing on your need, worrying about how it’s going to work out and living frustrated, look for ways you can sow a seed. Be more seed-oriented than need-oriented. Can you give an encouraging word to someone who’s down? Is there someone you can pray for? Are you investing quality time with your loved ones? If you’ll dare to sow a seed in your time of need, God will do more than you can ask or think!

A Prayer for Today
“God, thank You that I have the good seed of Your Word and Your love within me. Help me to sow these blessings generously in the lives of others. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

My Comments:
When I became a Christian back in 1955, I was challenged by Bob Newkurk of the Navigator’s  to find a life verse that would be a vision quest for me for my life.  I finally found one that popped up off the page:   John 12:24-26 where Christ Jesus instructs his followers,  that to enter in to HIS coming kingdom that their seed would need to be planted.  That if they sought to save their lives they would loose them, but if they gave them to HIM for what HE wanted to do they could keep them throughout eternity and that the Heavenly Father would honor them.

John 12:24-26 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)   “WORDS OF CHRIST JESUS, THE LORD.”

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

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

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


Living this out is a little more difficult than I originally thought at the time. Dying to self is not so easy.   So glad I can also be forgiven upon repentance.  These verses teach us to be converted to being like Jesus like John writes in 1 John 4:17,  “…because as he is, so are we in this world.”  So I have attached some one’s inventory so as to help us to know what it would mean to be like Jesus Christ.   THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TEACHING OF CHRIST JESUS.  It means we need to learn to plant the the kind of crops that we want to harvest and to be interested in what HE was interested in. Seems HIS primary concern was to see souls saved from hell,  is it ours?    I give this teaching from Joel,  4 stars.

So make yourself a report card and check it out at the end of each day with a self grade,   if you are serious about being a slave of Christ Jesus which is what the word, Christian, REALLY means.
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HAWAII:
It is a beautiful day here in Kealia today about 67 this morning with snow up on the mountains for sure.  Blue clear sky with humidity about 58 %.   A rather cool night down to 62 degrees and up to about 75 today.  At our mini farm,  True Vine, we have completed the common area kitchen and bath.  And we are beginning to build a little barn 18′ x 24′ with a couple of attic rooms upstairs for pilgrims who head in our direction.   We have our first guests coming in June,  old friends,  came to the LORD here in Kona and Married them.  Be nice to have fellowship with them, they now have a 9 yr. old son…   So hauling in mulch for the gardens and still moving a few rocks.   Cement floor is in for the barn so walls going up tomorrow.   Nice to be 86 and retired,  but be in prayer for me for my feet and a sore on my butt for sitting so much of the time.  Rest of me in rather good shape for my age.  Hope to hang out until the Rapture.   Want to know more about the Rapture, let me know?   Love in Christ Jesus,   Ken<><

FREEDOM

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

“FREEDOM”    WORTH CONSIDERING   2/11/19   (Across my desk this morning)

Today’s Scripture
“I will maintain my innocence and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.”  (Job 27:6, NIV)

Follow your Conscience
God speaks to us in many ways. One way is through that “small voice” we call our conscience. In many cases, that’s the voice of the Holy Spirit prompting you to be good to someone, or it might be warning you about a situation that otherwise seems fine! When you feel uneasiness and unrest, the Lord may be saying, “Watch out, there’s danger ahead.” That’s not just your nerves, it’s God protecting you. If you ignore these warnings, you could experience heartache and pain. Is the Holy Spirit placing warning signs in front of you today? When you sense these warning signs, you have a choice to make. God won’t make you do the right thing. You have your own free will. It’s up to you to choose the right road. Refuse to compromise. Don’t compromise in your marriage, your business or with your family. Listen to the still, small voice inside that warns you of impending danger. When you do, God will guide you along the best path for your life.

A Prayer for Today
“God, I am grateful that I have the power to make the right choices today. I know what is right and what is wrong. When my conscience speaks to me, I pray that I will listen and stay on the right path so my life will glorify You. In Jesus’ name – Amen.”

My comments:
The Key to being free is to really know your conscience is hearing the Holy Spirit.   This can be somewhat confusing.   As far as I am concerned I can tune into voices  from everywhere.  Last night I was dreaming that I was in the Philippines in a whole different life style and a lot younger…. where did that come from?   Folks often tell me that a voice that comes to them and says, “I want a cigarette.” is not theirs as they are 110% against smoking.  Jesus was severely tested in the wilderness with the same 3 temptations of Eve:  Lust of the flesh, lust of the spirit and pride of life.   These are voices that Paul writes about in Rom.7:14-20.    And God never  ever tempts us, James 1:13.   He may allow us to be tested/tempted if we need to learn the lesson of sowing and reaping by experience,  Rom. 8:13-14,  as per Job….

So how do we know when our conscience is accurate and on tract as the conscience must be trained.  Our knowledge of good and bad in the world is not automatic upon birth.  Give two 1 yr. old babies one bottle in a crib together and see what happens.  I grew up as a child in a small town in Kentucky with the 10 commandments by the light switch in my classroom,  we prayed before class,  gave the pledge to allegiance,  sang hymns and songs and then learned reading, writhing, arithmetic,  history and geography.  And at that time an 8th grade education was equal to a 12th grade education today and by 14 most went to work on a farm or mine.  And many were married soon after.  So as a kid I got most of my conscience from school, not from home or church.   I came out of there with love and respect for God, Country, Family and 4th of July.  That is not happening today.   So how do we train our Conscience to hear only the Holy Spirit….  (Not going to happen.)   But we can train our Conscience to know the differences between all the different voices.

Over the years I have learned that the Holy Spirit is never in a hurry but always on time.   That He is never condemning condescending or noisy.   The Holy Spirit always speaks with gentle peaceful loving authority and there is such an assuredness  and graciousness in HIS quiet strong voice.  He does not shout down the negative voices.  We all need  to learn to listen for him above all the other racket.   Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice and another they will not follow.” John 10:27    Second, The Holy Spirit will always be totally in agreement with the Holy Scriptures that are in context with all the  other texts on the same subject.  So to know the WORD of GOD,  especially the New Testament is a must to strain out the other garbage voices and especially our own.   “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,  they are the sons of God,”  Rom. 8:14.    Yours in HIS great love,   Ken<><

FORGIVENESS

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

FORGIVENESS:   2/10/19   This came across my desk this morning,  not really Christian,  but exceptionally sensitive to the Truth.

Hey There, it’s the Sherpa,   Recently I got into an argument with a family member and we both let it stew for a week before we resolved our disagreement.   Fortunately, we both crossed the isle and made amends, but the week prior to resolution I underwent a lot of stress and my sleep was horrible.   We all know it’s impossible to spend a day on planet earth without feeling the effects of conflict and emotional pain. Maybe someone wounded you… or you wounded someone else and if we’re honest with ourselves, we can recognize that unresolved conflict can disrupt our health.

The Mind/Body Connection   Emotional wounds can leave you with lasting feelings of anger and bitterness and even vengeance, but if you don’t practice forgiveness, you may be the one who pays dearly.   Forgiveness means different things to different people but generally we all understand that it involves an active decision to let go of resentment and the thoughts of revenge.   While the injustice and hurt may always be with you, forgiveness can lesson its grip and help free you from the control of the other person who harmed you.   As we all continue our journey towards a healthier life, I want to remind you and encourage you today of the powerful advantage that forgiveness can make in all our lives.   Letting go of bitterness can clear a path for improved health and peace of mind which means…

  • Lower blood pressure
  • Less anxiety, hostility and stress
  • Improved self-esteem
  • Healthier relationships
  • A strong immune system

So how about you?   Are you aware of unforgiveness that has hurt you and damaged your health?   Have you held onto an injustice that has cause stress and anxiety and disrupted your health, mood and sleep?   What does forgiveness mean to you?   I’d love to hear your story and learn how you have used the mind/body connection to improve your overall health?   Please hit reply and share your story.   Naturally Yours,   The Sherpa

Lots of scriptures to support this mind/body/soul connection for good health.   By they way,  Sue got home safely from her trip and it was good to have her home.   My love to you and yours,  may you have a very Blessed day,   Ken<><
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US DEBT.
Since the U.S. spends almost a third of its revenue on interest payments alone, it doesn’t seem like it can afford to pay much more.  And Klarman isn’t the only billionaire expressing unease. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, said that debt would be to blame for the next downturn, which he believes will be bigger than the Great Depression.  “The biggest issue is that there is only so much one can squeeze out of a debt cycle and most countries are approaching those limits”.     You might think the U.S. government would do everything to curb this problem. But according to the Congressional Budget Office, the debt is projected to skyrocket to $33 trillion by 2029

My Comments:
Might consider getting some 25 year dried food and some extra TP,  soap, matches and stuff…  As if this hits it will happen overnight.  There will not be a slow slid down the hill,  it will be like a drop off over a cliff.  In 1929 many millionaires were rich one day and jumping off of high buildings the next.  The Children of Israel had a debt clearing every 50 years.  It was a 50 yr. reset where all debts were cancelled.  So in knowing this debt reduction was automatic and what debt that was left at the Golden Jubilee was totally cancelled.   It has been 90 years now from the last U.S. Debt reset so we are way past due.  Of course, the Good Book says,  ” The borrower is servant to the lender.”  So best to not be in debt at all.    Ken<><

Soul is Eternal

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Aloha Saints, Sinners, Friends and Family,
Often we get lost in our own little cosmic world of emotional truth. It is truth because we say it is without any objective Biblical support whatever. The reason we need the Holy Scriptures is to give us a source of objective truth from God that HE has spoken through HIS prophets over thousands of years all saying the same thing as to what is HIS TRUTH. HIS Truth sets us free from sin. Our emotional supposed truth only brings us in to bondage. 2 Tim.3:16-17, Psalms 119:9-12

The word sin was taken from an old English archery match where to miss the center of the target was called a sin. With us Christians the center of the target is Christ Jesus. To not be like Christ Jesus is to sin. Attached to today’s “Worth Considering” you will find an objective report card list that will easily show us all the reason that we all truly need a SAVIOR and LORD to make it into the Totally Righteous Kingdom of God.

If you would like to study some 52 basic doctrines of God’s Truth for us, let me know. A really great Biblical Foundation that all true Christians should have.

Your soul is designed by God to live for eternity. Only in this life you have the opportunity to choose to live with GOD in righteousness or to live alone in darkness for eternity. I truly hope you choose wisely. Blessings, Ken<>< www.Trinity-Aloha.org Official: Our New Mailing address: 85-4554 Mamalahoa Hwy, Capt. Cook (Kealia), HI 96704 We received our first mail yesterday in our new mailbox. P.T.L. Thoughts of some past Saints of God: "I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God´s hands, that I still possess." -Martin Luther "If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me." -Robert Murray McCheyne "As long as a man is alive and out of hell, he cannot have any cause to complain." -Charles Spurgeon "Peace comes when there is no cloud between us and God. Peace is the consequence of forgiveness, God´s removal of that which obscures His face and so breaks union with Him." -Charles H. Brent "The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble." -Thomas Watson "A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit." -Watchman Nee "The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity." - Matthew Henry

Humility

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Being 85 and nearing 86 in a few months, LORD willing and the lava don’t rise is a very interesting study in humility for me.

It is almost like the LORD realizes our need to become humble later in life and has set the stage for it to happen. Things that I did 10 years ago and did not even think about I now look for someone younger and with better balance to do. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy being 85, it is a brand new experience for me.

This morning I found that the oat meal (a favorite breakfast) was on the top shelf of the kitchen cabinets and needing a ladder to get to. No one around, wife gone to work. So got the little step stool out and started up the steps. And then said to myself, what are you doing here with your bad balance? If you fall, you would put those you love in a very bad way to take care of you and the mending process just might not go as well as it use to. So very carefully I got my oatmeal and had my breakfast, cleaned up my mess and the put the oats in the freezer this time for the next time with kitchen stool ladder not needed. I also Still have my bike license, and that also is a no, no…..

My mind is still really pretty sharp but this house that I am living in is really getting worn out. Should have taken better care of it. Now if I eat much red meat the gout in my feet feel like walking on broken glass. But I try to stay away from red meat , I still get things done PTL… But much more limited. So not so much by my own doing any more but by those who I can find to help. Had heavy boxes stored on shelves today, looks great, that I had been looking at for a week to be stored but just too much for me to do. So the concept of humility settled in a little deeper today in my world. The word humility is rather interesting when used in the Bible.

A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back. (NAS, Proverbs 29:11)
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. (NIV, James 1:19-20)

“‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. (NIV, Leviticus 19:18)

An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins. (NIV, Proverbs 29:22)

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. (NIV, Proverbs 27:1-2)

When pride comes, then comes dishonor, but with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the falseness of the treacherous will destroy them. (NAS, Proverbs 11:2-3)

Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life. (NIV, Proverbs 22:4)

“But the greatest among you shall be your servant. “And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. (NAS, Matthew 23:11-12)

And [Jesus] called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. “Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (NAS, Matthew 18:2-4)

And the other side of humility is a willing heart to be obedient as was Moses and Jesus. So it would seem that I am now entering a school to learn humility and obedience to my LORD in a way that can not be avoided that goes much deeper than ever before.

Love you much in Christ Jesus and hope you make it into HIS KINGDOM. Yours, in HIS great love, Ken<><

Glory

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Today I have a pile of boxes in the carport of Books I have collected over the years to sort as to what to keep and what to pass along. My new library shelving is perhaps a 1/3 of what I had at the Inn. I have a lot of translations of the Bible. Seems a lot of Biblical Scholars have spent much time trying to make the Word of God more easily understood. As I go through the translations I use John 8 to help me know if the scholar was accurate. In John 8:24 where it says “…for if you believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.” In most of the translations the he has been included but is not in the Greek. The passage should read, “…for if you believe not that I AM, ye shall die in your sins.” (Augmented by context: Unless you believe that I AM the one who gave the 10 Commandments to Moses, you shall die in your sins.) Three times in John 8 Jesus confirms this 3 different ways. See if you can find them.

For me this is very important as when I place Christ Jesus in that place of creative authority for eternity. It changes HIS commandments from being perhaps to being imperative or of being extremely important for my eternal salvation. In other words the Faith that is required for our salvation must also sanctify us and change us into being like Christ Jesus, 1 John 4:17. There is no room for emotional feel good theology based on old invalid traditions.

But that really was not what really got to my heart in the course of sorting and deciding what to keep. What really got to me in that chapter was the word Glory in verse 50-54 in that Jesus came not to seek HIS own Glory or to Honor himself. That He came to Glorify and Honor the Heavenly Father, through HIS love, humility, faith and obedience. That is was what motivated HIM, HIS love for the Heavenly Father and to hallow His name. “Hallowed be Thy name.”

So I did a little soul searching on what motivates me and began to see how I really do like the praises of men and from my family. And often, subtly manipulate to try to make it happen. So I took it to heart to begin to learn to totally seek to live my life as Jesus did to live only to make my Heavenly Father happy. And to trust to HIS judgment in the resurrection as to any Honor or Glory. Of course as our Heavenly Father is LOVE for those who love and obey Jesus it should make all happy, but, NOT ALWAYS. And I am well aware that living this kind of a life will attract persecution and usually from those who are closest. As you find the Heavenly Father’s will and walk it out in life, not many will understand. The roads of temporal values and eternal values are two totally different roads. So 100 years from now, what is going to be important? Our souls are created to be eternal. It is only a matter of placement. I truly hope you choose wisely.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy, Ken<>< www.Trinity-Aloha.org I ran across a statement by Smith Wigglesworth today as a second witness to this truth. “Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials.: “It is impossible to overestimate the importance of being filled with the Spirit.” “Before God could bring me to this place He has broken me a thousand times.” “The secret of spiritual success is a hunger that persists... It is an awful condition to be satisfied with one’s spiritual attainments... God was and is looking for hungry, thursty people.” It is better to live ready than to get ready!” “God has privileged us in Chirst Jesus to live above the ordinary human plan of life. Those who want to be ordinary and live on a lower plane can do so, but as for me, I will not.’ Smith Wigglesworth.

Predestination/Foreknowledge

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Predestination and Foreknowledge,

The following came across my desk today: Sounded a little like predestination but is not. It is actually foreknowledge, Rom.8:29. So it seems that in God’s dimension of eternity God, He clearly sees those hearts that were willing to truly make HIM LORD and He sets up the circumstances in advance to assist them.

Freewill is absolutely essential in making love real. So in order to fashion us in HIS image and likeness he had to allow for freewill as HE is LOVE. Gen.1:27. Unfortunately we also gained access to the Lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and pride of life and have made some very poor choices in life. However, some of us still would like to be HIS workmanship and truly submit to Christ Jesus as LORD, (master, king, boss, pres. commander.) and start over. So the following works really well when guided by the Holy Spirit according to the Holy Scriptures. But it really tanks when we are egocentric and reject the way of the LORD but then still expect HIS blessings. We need to learn to walk with HIM and not try to make HIM walk with us. Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy in Christ Jesus. Ken Smith<>< www.Trinity-Aloha.org There is but one Church of Christ Jesus and all who love and obey HIM are members. Yours in HIS great love, Ken<>< 6/6/18 Good thoughts (not mine) so I am just passing them along. "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10, NASB) God has already prepared paths for you to take in your future! When God laid out the plan for your life, He lined up the right people, the right circumstances, and the right breaks. In your future, He’s already released favor, supernatural opportunities, and divine connections. The breaks you need in life have already been preordained to come across your path. If you will stay in faith and go out each day and be a person of excellence, you’ll walk into these appointments of favor. It will be just as if you stumbled into God’s blessings! When you really understand this principle, you’ll begin to get excited about the opportunities in every single day! You’ll have a spring in your step as you think about what blessing is coming next. It could be today. It could be tomorrow. It could be next week! Keep expecting. Keep believing. Stay focused on the fact that God has already released into your future everything you need to fulfill your destiny. Start declaring seasons of increase over your life. Declare that favor is on you and opportunities are coming. Then, get ready to move forward in the favor and blessing God has ordered for you! A Prayer for Today "Father, thank You for setting up a good life for me. Thank You for ordering blessings for my future. Help me to know Your ways so that I can walk with You in the paths You have for me all the days of my life in Jesus name. Amen."