Posts from November 2021 (Page 3)
161 – They must first be tested II
All who will partake of the Lord’s righteousness and rule as Kings and Priests with Christ will also be tested, just like Christ was tested. Previously, we mentioned that testing is part of the process by which God matures His sons. Isaiah 48:10 says (AMP) “Indeed, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested and chosen you in the furnace of affliction”. It is…
160 – The way of the wayfarers – 8
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, [12] And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the…
159- The way of the wayfarers – 7
A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it ISAIAH 35:8 NASB Last week we examined Job’s question in Job 14:4 “Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one!“. Jesus answered this question by birthing us…
158 – They must first be tested
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 1 Timothy 3:10 KJV Testing is part of the biblical pattern for our development and preparation. All the patriarchs of old and all who were of note in the Kingdom had to undergo some sort of testing before they received honour or were exalted to a place of leadership. While…
157 – The corn, the oil and the wine
“It will come about in that day that I will respond,” declares the LORD. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth, [22] And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil, And they will respond to Jezreel. Hosea 2:21-22 NASB Israel of old was an agrarian nation. They had major harvests during their agricultural year which…
156 – A warning against slothfulness.
Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), [16] Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil. [17] Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord…
155 – The mark of exemption
The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. [14] ‘Now this day will be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as a permanent ordinance. Exodus…
154 – The voice crying in the Wilderness
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straightAnd the rough places smooth; The glory of the Lord shall be…
153 – The way of Holiness
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, [4] just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love Ephesians 1:3-4 NASB The desire of the Father from the beginning of creation was to create a world in which to…
152 – The way of the wayfarers – 6
A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it. Isaiah 35:8 NASB Job asked a question in Job 14:4 ,“Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one!…