COMPLEX to SIMPLE

 

2 Corinthians 11:3-4

King James Version

3 But I fear, lest by any means, 

as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,

 so your minds should be corrupted 

from the simplicity that is in Christ.

4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, 

whom we have not preached, 

or if ye receive another spirit, 

which ye have not received, 

or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, 

ye might well bear with him.

How do we learn best?

Step, by step.

Through SPIRIT.

The "teacher of all things".

He reminds us the LORD's way.

Which is to be childlike:

Matthew 18:3

King James Version

3 And said, 

Verily I say unto you, 

Except ye be converted, 

and become as little children, 

ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

The true born again is childlike.

We look to SPIRIT to make things plain.

By the GRACE of GOD, we understand Scripture.

SPIRIT leads us to many discoveries.

He feeds us an idea.

It's up to us to look into it.

As in  my experience today.

First, He leads me to a Chuck Missler video on America's crisis.

One particular quote stands out:

"The real rulers in Washington are invisible, 

and exercise power from behind the scenes."

   -- Felix Frankfurter

So, I check who Felix Frankfurter is.

Wikipedia supplies me this info:

"was an Austrian-born American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 until 1962, during which period he was a noted advocate of judicial restraint in its judgements"

Naturally, I gravitate to the phrase "judicial restraint".

What was that all about?

Wikipedia tells me:

"Judicial restraint is a judicial interpretation that recommends favoring the status quo in judicial activities and is the opposite of judicial activism."

Now, another set of words intrigue me.

"status quo"

I've often heard of it in the past.

But never got to check on it.

Till now:

"Status quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, political, religious, scientific or military issues."

Digging further, I was pleased that Wikipedia uses it in a sentence:

"To maintain the status quo is to keep things 

the way they presently are."

Aha, bingo!

But, is that possible?

To keep things as they "presently are"?

Is the world's present condition commendable?

Let's see what Scripture says:

1 John 2:16

King James Version

16 For all that is in the world, 

the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, 

and the pride of life, is not of the Father, 

but is of the world.

Obviously, a change is needed.

We need to turn to the LORD.

Especially in these end times.

Isn't this what JESUS came for?

To save every man, from sin?

Ezekiel 36:26-27

King James Version

26 A new heart also will I give you, 

and a new spirit will I put within you: 

and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, 

and I will give you an heart of flesh.

27 And I will put my spirit within you, 

and cause you to walk in my statutes, 

and ye shall keep my judgments, 

and do them.

Mark 1:15

King James Version

15 And saying, 

The time is fulfilled, 

and the kingdom of God is at hand: 

repent ye, 

and believe the gospel.

John 3:3-8

King James Version

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born again, 

he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, 

How can a man be born when he is old? 

can he enter the second time 

into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, 

he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; 

and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, 

Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, 

and thou hearest the sound thereof, 

but canst not tell whence it cometh, 

and whither it goeth: 

so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:17

King James Version

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, 

he is a new creature: 

old things are passed away; 

behold, 

all things are become new.

Revelation 21:1-5

King James Version

21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: 

for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; 

and there was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy city, 

new Jerusalem, 

coming down from God out of heaven, 

prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, 

Behold, 

the tabernacle of God is with men, 

and he will dwell with them, 

and they shall be his people, 

and God himself shall be with them, 

and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; 

and there shall be no more death, 

neither sorrow, 

nor crying, 

neither shall there be any more pain: 

for the former things are passed away.

5 And he that sat upon the throne said, 

Behold, 

I make all things new. 

And he said unto me, 

Write: 

for these words are true 

and faithful.

As the jurist would say, "I rest my case."

Definitely time for change.

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The LAUNDRY business

 

Isaiah 1:16

King James Version

16 Wash you, make you clean; 

put away the evil of your doings 

from before mine eyes; 

cease to do evil;

If it isn't so serious, I'd be laughing.

Still, I find it funny.

All because GOD wired me for words.

And my childlike heart dances, and prances.

Getting creative, but making sure the message is given.

Especially when words play in my mind.

I write about GOD's commands.

What He wants us to do.

What He knows we've done.

And how we can get right with Him.

SPIRIT planted the idea in my mind yesterday.

Of how many of us are actually in business.

Specifically, the LAUNDRY business.

Consider these:

We air out our laundry.

In public, usually.

We air out our grievances.

We speak badly of each other.

We speak of how we've been treated badly.

We speak of how we want to get even.

Now, we have social media to soil others, too.

We call that "airing our dirty laundry".

Can you smell the stink in the air?

Surely, a snake can be found in that pile.

What, with the venom we spit out.

We have many issues to sort out among ourselves.

It's just too bad it's not in private.

Where level-headedness ought to prevail.

As it is, we'd rather rant, and rave, in public.

We try to outdo each other's filth.

I don't think any detergent can clean that.

And I don't think any industrial-size washer can hold all that.

But what's probably worse?

When we boast of how we've hurt others.

As if collecting scalps.

I dread GOD's wrath.

Considering how He cares for all of us.

Man is so very asleep.

A different kind of laundry.

The corrupt normally do that.

They find a place to stash their stash away.

Usually, they have tax havens abroad.

Or they put it in banks that accept that.

With the banks turning a blind eye.

If volume counts, then volume it is.

Volume of money, from a volume of elite.

The born again asks a few questions, though.

Why do governments put money in such banks?

Why put it outside your country?

Isn't that the people's money?

Don't your people need it?

Aren't governments under the payroll of the people?

How much do officials earn?

Is it enough to put in tax havens?

Imagine the poverty of most people.

Imagine where the people's money went.

Guns, goons, and gold, as they say.

As you put it in your tax haven, the people are living in hell.

Well, when the LORD comes, the tables will be turned.

We all need laundry.

All that cleaning of clothes, or beddings, cannot wash our filth.

We can be clean outside, but are we clean inside?

Are the temples of our bodies worthy of the HOLY SPIRIT?

When our clothes and beddings smell nice, are we really aromatic?

Would we be like Noah's offering, which pleased the LORD?

Genesis 8:20-21

King James Version

20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; 

and took of every clean beast, 

and of every clean fowl, 

and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; 

and the Lord said in his heart, 

I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; 

for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; 

neither will I again smite any more every thing living, 

as I have done.

I, too, am in the laundry business.

GOD made me born again over four years ago.

He tasked me to write.

To write, warn, and wake up.

To address our filth, and faith.

To repent, revive, and reveal.

That we may all be acceptable to GOD.

When our spirit has been soiled, only JESUS can wash that.

Only He can make us clean.

We shall be free of our dirty laundry -- forever.

We become new creatures, who don't need the trappings of the world.

This can be done, when we are "born of the water and of the Spirit".

John 3:5-7

King James Version

5 Jesus answered, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, 

he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; 

and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, 

Ye must be born again.

We also need a different kind of water.

From the "fountain of living waters".

Jeremiah 17:13

King James Version

13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, 

all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, 

and they that depart from me 

shall be written in the earth, 

because they have forsaken the Lord, 

the fountain of living waters.

We need the "living water", that is JESUS.

John 4:10

King James Version

10 Jesus answered and said unto her, 

If thou knewest the gift of God, 

and who it is that saith to thee, 

Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, 

and he would have given thee living water.

But as it is, we have broken cisterns.

Jeremiah 2:12-13

King James Version

12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, 

and be horribly afraid, 

be ye very desolate, 

saith the Lord.

13 For my people have committed two evils; 

they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, 

and hewed them out cisterns, 

broken cisterns, 

that can hold no water.

Because we have much filth.

James 1:21

King James Version

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness 

and superfluity of naughtiness,

 and receive with meekness the engrafted word, 

which is able to save your souls.

For that, we need the BAPTISM of FIRE.

Matthew 3:11-12

King James Version

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. 

but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, 

whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: 

he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, 

and with fire:

12 Whose fan is in his hand, 

and he will throughly purge his floor, 

and gather his wheat into the garner; 

but he will burn up the chaff 

with unquenchable fire.

We need to get out of our old laundry businesses.

Much better we do what SPIRIT taught me.

To be washed of our sins, through JESUS.

We need to be in the WATER business.

We need the WATER that ONLY GOD can provide.

That all may be washed clean.

And I don't speak of your clothes.

Or your linens.

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To be BLAMELESS

 1 Corinthians 1:2

King James Version

2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, 

to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, 

called to be saints, 

with all that in every place 

call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, 

both their's and our's:

What does it mean to be "blameless"?

Why the need for it?

What happens to the wicked?

What does the Bible say?

A born again workman has great responsibility.

I have to tell you we must walk with the HOLY SPIRIT.

Galatians 5:16-17

King James Version

16 This I say then, 

Walk in the Spirit,

and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, 

and the Spirit against the flesh: 

and these are contrary the one to the other: 

so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Only GOD's born again children could really understand.

And accept, as well as embrace, His laws.

SPIRIT teaches us how.

Through the teachings JESUS gave us in His ministry.

Until you're born again, you won't know the power of SPIRIT.

Only through SPIRIT can we know GOD's laws.

Only through SPIRIT can we know JESUS.

Only through SPIRIT can we be perfect.

He will teach us everything.

JESUS confirms this:

John 14:26

King James Version

26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, 

whom the Father will send in my name, 

he shall teach you all things, 

and bring all things to your remembrance, 

whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 15:26

King James Version

26 But when the Comforter is come, 

whom I will send unto you from the Father, 

even the Spirit of truth, 

which proceedeth from the Father, 

he shall testify of me:

John 16:8

King James Version

8 And when he is come, 

he will reprove the world of sin, 

and of righteousness, 

and of judgment:

John 16:13-15

King James Version

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, 

he will guide you into all truth: 

for he shall not speak of himself; 

but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: 

and he will shew you things to come.

14 He shall glorify me: 

for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

15 All things that the Father hath are mine: 

therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, 

and shall shew it unto you.

JESUS also alerted me to the imminence of the Rapture.

This, I was taught on 14 January 2020.

Four months after GOD made me born again.

Obviously, GOD doesn't want me to perish.

He knew I'd been searching for ABSOLUTE truth.

For the longest time.

Likewise, the LORD knew I'd be excited to share with you.

Everything about Him.

Whether it be the good news of eternal life, or salvation.

Wherein GOD shows His love for all.

And so it has been.

Every blog SPIRIT and I have created includes this verse:

1 Thessalonians 5:23

King James Version

23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; 

and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body 

be preserved blameless 

unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This need to be holy, perfect, and blameless is important.

Philippians 2:15

King James Version

15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, 

the sons of God, 

without rebuke, 

in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, 

among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

It is vital we be acceptable to the LORD.

All our efforts must be for GOD alone.

2 Corinthians 5:9

King James Version

9 Wherefore we labour, 

that, whether present or absent, 

we may be accepted of him.

Why?

This verse answer it perfectly:

2 Corinthians 5:10

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10 For we must all appear 

before the judgment seat of Christ; 

that every one may receive the things done in his body, 

according to that he hath done, 

whether it be good or bad.

JESUS did say the time is "at hand".

Mark 1:15

King James Version

15 And saying, 

The time is fulfilled, 

and the kingdom of God is at hand: 

repent ye, 

and believe the gospel.

Why, then, are we taking our time?

Why haven't we sought GOD?

Why haven't we believed in JESUS?

Why haven't we repented?

Why haven't we reconciled to GOD?

Every day we're still on earth is PURE GRACE.

At any given moment, JESUS can come for His faithful.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

King James Version

16 For the Lord himself 

shall descend from heaven 

with a shout, 

with the voice of the archangel, 

and with the trump of God: 

and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain 

shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, 

to meet the Lord in the air: 

and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Wht happens to unbelievers?

Or those who remain wicked?

And the unrepentant?

What happens to them?

Know here.

Lastly, a beautiful promise.

Which JESUS gave:

Matthew 5:8

King James Version

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: 

for they shall see God.

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ALL it TOOK

 

Hebrews 12:1

King James Version

12 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about 

with so great a cloud of witnesses, 

let us lay aside every weight,

and the sin which doth so easily beset us, 

and let us run with patience 

the race that is set before us,

I don't know how GOD will show up for you.

Only GOD knows our hearts.

What I do know is my life changed.

When I made a simple declaration.

And really meant it.

To sin no more.

Turned out, that's all GOD was waiting for.

To humble ourselves, and not want to sin anymore.

Proverbs 28:13

King James Version

13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: 

but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them 

shall have mercy.

All that stands between GOD and us is sin.

I didn't want to sin anymore.

I wanted to be FREE of sin.

That's all it took for GOD to show up.

Did something miraculous happen right away?

Not right away.

My prayers were answered five months after.

GOD probably wanted to be sure I could stay on track.

For there would be no turning back.

It took me a long time to come around.

It'd be a waste if it came to nothing.

Well, my resolve remained.

I didn't want to sin anymore.

And started dropping sin from my life.

I knew the changes I needed to make.

And I took it.

Seeing my resolve was real, GOD led me to the Bible.

He made me read the four gospels.

Then He let me read Genesis.

I took tons of notes.

I wanted to know everything about GOD.

On that fifth month, He made me born again.

And led me to Bible prophecy right away.

Something many Christians try to avoid.

The miracle is that I seemed to understand Scripture easily.

SPIRIT led me to the appropriate, and precise verses.

The Bible offered all the answers to my questions.

My life was changed immeasurably.

Now, I know GOD's laws, versus man's laws.

Now, I know what to believe in.

Now, I know how loved we all are.

Dear friends, that's all it took:

To refuse to sin any longer.

Makes all the difference in the world.

Your life will change radically.

When you let go of sin, you seek GOD.

It's always been either GOD, or sin.

It's really that simple.

Psalm 14:2

King James Version

2 The Lord looked down from heaven 

upon the children of men, 

to see if there were any that did understand, 

and seek God.

SPIRIT helped me shed the weight of my sins.

By knowing about GOD's laws.

Now, I carry a different load.

JESUS asked I carry my cross.

Matthew 16:24-26

King James Version

24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, 

If any man will come after me, 

let him deny himself, 

and take up his cross, 

and follow me.

25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: 

and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

26 For what is a man profited, 

if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 

or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Deny myself.

Take up my cross.

Follow JESUS.

So it's been.

The past 44 months.

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BORN AGAIN list

 

Ephesians 5:9-10

King James Version

9 (For the fruit of the Spirit 

is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

There is the laundry list.

The grocery list.

The shopping list.

The bucket list.

But do you know there's a more important list?

Of things to do, on the road to righteousness?

SPIRIT guided me to gather it this morning.

Just from one chapter written by apostle Paul.

Here's how we can honor GOD, self, and others.

Through a BORN AGAIN list:

Ephesians 5:1

King James Version

5 Be ye therefore followers of God, 

as dear children;

Ephesians 5:2

King James Version

2 And walk in love, 

as Christ also hath loved us, 

and hath given himself for us 

an offering and a sacrifice to God 

for a sweetsmelling savour.

Ephesians 5:3

King James Version

3 But fornication, 

and all uncleanness, 

or covetousness, 

let it not be once named among you, 

as becometh saints;

Ephesians 5:4

King James Version

4 Neither filthiness, 

nor foolish talking, 

nor jesting, 

which are not convenient: 

but rather giving of thanks.

Ephesians 5:6-7

King James Version

6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: 

for because of these things cometh the wrath of God 

upon the children of disobedience.

7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

Ephesians 5:8

King James Version

8 For ye were sometimes darkness, 

but now are ye light in the Lord: 

walk as children of light:

Ephesians 5:11-12

King James Version

11 And have no fellowship 

with the unfruitful works of darkness, 

but rather reprove them.

12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things 

which are done of them in secret.

Ephesians 5:14-16

King James Version

14 Wherefore he saith, 

Awake thou that sleepest, 

and arise from the dead, 

and Christ shall give thee light.

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, 

not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, 

because the days are evil.

Ephesians 5:17

King James Version

17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, 

but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

Ephesians 5:18

King James Version

18 And be not drunk with wine, 

wherein is excess; 

but be filled with the Spirit;

Ephesians 5:19

King James Version

19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms 

and hymns 

and spiritual songs, 

singing and making melody in your heart 

to the Lord;

Ephesians 5:20

King James Version

20 Giving thanks always 

for all things unto God and the Father 

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Ephesians 5:21

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21 Submitting yourselves one to another 

in the fear of God.

Ephesians 5:22-24

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22 Wives, 

submit yourselves unto your own husbands, 

as unto the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, 

even as Christ is the head of the church: 

and he is the saviour of the body.

24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, 

so let the wives be to their own husbands 

in every thing.

Ephesians 5:25-29

King James Version

25 Husbands, 

love your wives, 

even as Christ also loved the church, 

and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it 

with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, 

not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; 

but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their wives 

as their own bodies. 

He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; 

but nourisheth and cherisheth it, 

even as the Lord the church:

Ephesians 5:30-31

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30 For we are members of his body, 

of his flesh, 

and of his bones.

31 For this cause shall a man 

leave his father and mother, 

and shall be joined unto his wife, 

and they two shall be one flesh.

Ephesians 5:33

King James Version

33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular 

so love his wife even as himself; 

and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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