A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold is as pictures of silver.(Prov.25:11) It is so important to speak the right words to people at the right time to produce the right results. When you think of apples of gold in pictures of silver, then you are thinking of wealth and excellence. When we speak wisdom into the lives of others we are making them wealthy. Therefore we must seek God for He is the source of all wisdom and He will give us just the right words needed at the right time.
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#And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way and God repented of the evil He had said that He would do unto them and He did it not. Jonah 3:10 God never changes
The Hebrew word for repented is Nacham; for to be sorry, to pity, console, to avenge, and comfort. God never changes, He is the same today, and tomorrow. This is an Anthropomorphic term that helps us who change, to understand God. Jonah preached the message of judgment " Yet in forty days Ninevah will be overthrown" So the people believed the word of the Lord and turned from their evil ways, So God loved them and did not allow the evil to come upon them, had they not repented. We can thank God that He gives us a second chance to turn from our sins before He judges us. We need to love people as God loves people and seek to win them to the Lord Jesus Christ. God is patient with us and gives us time to repent be sorry for our sins and change our minds about Jesus. What a blessing this verse is for us because God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world by Him could be saved. Jonah never learned his; lesson, as he built a camp to watch and see if the people had repented. So God caused a goude to grow up and protect Jonah from the sun. Jonah was happy until God caused a worm to eat the goude. Then Jonah wants to die. He is clinically depressed, and so God asked him if he should not have saved these people who could not discern between their right or their left hand. Jonah had to think about the goodness of God, We must love people more than things. We all like sheep have gone astray, and each according to his way, and the Lord Sent His Son to die for the sins of us all. We need to reciprocate this love for others. God commended His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. What love is this, that we should have for one another and stop hating, and discriminating against each other? Only by the Grace of God are we saved and we must take this message of repentance to a lost world. May the Lord help us to get over our mental illness and start loving our neighbor as ourselves. Love fulfills the law, and Jesus has commanded us to love one another just as God has loved us. It is my prayer that this message of repentance that Jonah has preached will touch your heart so that the grace of God will save you by placing your faith in the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.
#But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes and when she saw Peter, she sat up. Acts 9:40 The Apostles could raise the dead as a sign of their apostleship.
The Greek word for Tabitha is Tabjetha; for a Christian female, who is Dorcas. And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in the upper chamber. And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. So this is why God used Peter to demonstrate that he was a true apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, and therefore told her in the Greek Tabitha Arise. And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. And it was known throughout all Joppa and many believed in the Lord. This was a great testimony to the Church, that Jesus had given and said when I leave I will give you a comforter, the Holy Spirit and He will come upon you and ye shall be endued with power on high. The apostles were the only ones given the gift of raising the dead. Peter and Paul both used their gifts to raise the dead. Now we should go to the elders of the church when we are sick and they shall anoint you with oil, and the prayer of faith will heal the sick. This does not mean that we should not go to doctors. God uses doctors to use medicine to heal us, so we should do both. Trusting in the Lord for His healing power in the Church and hospital. Today the Church is a hospital for sinners and we give them the Word of God so that they can be saved from their sins, and cleansed by the blood of Jesus. One day we will all have a sickness that God will not heal, and we will have to close our eyes for the final time and be ushered by the angels into the presence of the Lord. For to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord, which is far better. I am praying for God to heal Timothy, who is sick and needs medicine prescribed by the doctors. God is our Jehovah Rapha, and I pray that he heals this boy in Jesus's name Amen.
#For His anger endureth but a moment; in His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5
The Hebrew word for joy; is Rinnah; for gladness, and triumph; God does not deal with us according to our sins, He is ever merciful and He cast our sins as far as the east is from the west. It is okay to cry sometimes, many tears have to fall, but God puts our tears in a bottle and He will show them to us in heaven. How many times He turned our tears of sorrow at night into joyful praise, in the morning. Keep your trust in His word, and know that one day He will wipe away all our tears, pain, and trouble, for the former things will be passed away. He has been building a mansion for us in heaven, with streets paved in gold, and four walls into the city with pearly gates on each one. God told us not to let your hearts be troubled. Keep your faith in God's unchanging hand, for He will cause us to stand when our enemies are doing everything to cause us to fall. Pray for those who dispitely use you, and call you everything but a child of God. His joy is our strength, and we will walk in victory. Jesus told us in this world we will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. We too will overcome this world. The slaves sang songs such as "Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry us home" God has a home in heaven for us, with joy forevermore. Jesus said I have come that you may have life and that more abundantly. Stop letting Satan steal your joy. Remember this trial that we are going through, will soon pass away. God is raising up a people for His name, and when He is done calling us home to glory He will tell us the story of how He carried us through the trials and tribulations, into His glorious kingdom. Thank God that right now we are seated in heavenly places with the Lord Jesus Christ, with all spiritual blessings. So go ahead and celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and thank God for raising you up to see another day in the land of the living. When God gets through with us, we will look just like Jesus. Thank God in John 17:24 Jesus prayed that we could behold His glory. Praise God that soon we will hear that shout, come up hither, and we that are alive and remain will be caught up in the clouds to forever be with the Lord. All in the graves will be raised first, and we shall be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet blast. We must comfort one another with these words, knowing that weeping may be for a night but joy is coming in the morning. May the Lord keep your feet from falling, and present you faultless, in His glorious presence with exceeding joy. Thank God for His favor, and walk in the light, just as He is in the light, and keep on marching to Zion, that glorious city of God. Thank God that He leads us in triumphant victories in our Lord Jesus Christ.
#Who forgives all thine iniquities; who heals all thy diseases; Psalm 103:3 Get the measles vaccine
The Hebrew word for diseases; is Tachaluw; for a malady. Please get your children vaccinated and stop putting everyone at risk. God has given doctors medicine for our good and we should pray for them for they are doing the work of God. I just spoke with someone whose son is burning up with fever, and she is taking him to the E.R. this is another child that was not vaccinated with the measles vaccine. How long will people continue to ignore the truth? Just because we are Christians, that does not mean that we do not need doctors or hospitals. The Psalmist said who redeems thy life from destruction; who crowns thee with loving kindness and tender mercies; Who satisfies thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. Brothers and sisters stop oppressing your children and putting everyone at risk for this virus. It was almost eradicated, but now because of all the anti-vaccine people out there it has surged again. What will it take for people to take this virus seriously? Will your child have to die because of your failure to get him vaccinated? I pray that this does not happen. My heart is broken over people who take for granite vaccines that were invented for our good, and fail to take them. I received my measles vaccine in 1964 and I thank God that my parents took the safety of the vaccine seriously. We need more parents like this who will do this and save us from this dreadful disease. Please people do not think that you can avoid this dreadful disease by not being vaccinated. As a minister of the gospel God warns us if we fail to warn the wicked not to repent, and they die in their sins, God will hold us accountable for their blood. I am warning you that it is a sin not to get vaccinated and stop this foolishness and go and get the measles vaccine right away. How many people have to die before you will get the vaccine? I beg of you by the mercies of God that you present your body holy and acceptable in the sight of God, and by the renewing of your minds daily by reading the word of God. This measles malady can be eradicated if we will all do our part and get vaccinated. I pray that you will do just that and stop putting others at risk because of your foolishness. Jeremiah 16:4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be dung upon the face of the earth and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine, and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven and for the beasts of the earth. Jeremiah was the weeping prophet because the people of God failed to heed his warnings. Shall we weep today for those who refuse to get their measles vaccine? Please get vaccinated right away and be a blessing for all of us who fear the Lord.
#But by the grace of God I am what I am and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10 Grace is not free
The Greek word for grace is Charis; for the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life with gratitude. Paul said I am what I am by the grace of God, and he was transformed from a persecutor to a praying apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. This grace is not free, for Jesus paid for it by shedding His blood upon the tree of Mount Calvary. When we believe in the shed blood of Christ we are transformed from sinners to saints of the Most High God. We are accepted in the Beloved. Paul said His grace was bestowed upon me and it was not in vain. This means that he did not continue sinning just because he had grace. Jude 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Shall we go on sinning and grace abound? God forbid, we must crucify that flesh every day, and correct what we say and do. Galations 2:20,21 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness came by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. So do not think that because you are circumcised you are saved. The circumcision God wants is our hearts. For the heart is most wicked and desperately deceitful, who can know it but God? Therefore we must put to death all those deeds of the flesh, fornication, homosexuality, and adultery, and put on the Lord Jesus Christ making no provisions for the flesh. We can do this by the grace that God has given us by faith. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds. And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him. Col. 3:9,10 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have an argument against any, even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Col. 3:11-15
#And He said unto them, Take heed and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke 12:15 Be not anxious to get rich
The Greek word for covetousness is Pleonexia; for avarice, fraudulency, extortion, and greediness. And He spake a parable unto them, saying the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying what shall I do because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, this will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. Jesus is telling us not to be anxious to get rich, for God took that man's soul from him that night because he was not rich toward God. We are told that those who so lend to the poor, lend to God, and we must give our excess to the poor, and there we will be, storing up riches in heaven. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil. Many have been made shipwrecks because of being anxious to get rich. We must be rich towards God and give to the work of advancing the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then God will reward us with the crown of rejoicing when we stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, known as the Bema Seat. It is not a sin to be rich, but those that are rich, fall into temptation and diverse lust that drowns men's hearts into perdition and destruction. How many families are torn apart arguing about the will, and how much they should get? Friends in the final analysis all that we have will be left for another who never worked for it, and you will have wasted your whole life being anxious to get rich. There labor not for the bread that perishes, but labor for eternal life in the Kingdom of God. For blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of God. When we do that we will have eternal riches stored up for us in heaven when we die. It is my prayer that you will examine yourselves and make sure you are in the faith. Jesus told another parable about the poor man who ate the crumbs off the rich man's table, and the dogs licked his sores. But the rich man lived sumptuously. Then the poor man died and was taken to heaven by the angels, and he lived richly and was comforted. But the rich man died, and opened his eyes in torment, seeing the poor man was being comforted in heaven. So in the final analysis, we get what we work for. So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ and He will reward you with riches in heaven to be enjoyed forever.
#For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another; place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Esther 4:14 Happy Purim
The Hebrew word for enlargement is Revach; for room or space. All the king's servants and the people of the provinces, do know, that whatsoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden scepter, that he may live; but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. And they told Mordecai Esther's words. The book of Esther does not have the name of God mentioned in it one time, but the providence of God is rampant in this book. The wicked Haman is an anti-semite and has been plotting to destroy the Jews, and Mordecai is warning Esther of his plan. Nevertheless, the King has not summoned Esther to come to him in thirty days. So she is facing a dilemma of what to do. Then Esther bade them return to Mordecai with this answer, Go gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan and fast ye with me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law and if I perish, I perish. So Mordecai went his way and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. What faith Esther has to give her life to save all the Jews. This reminds us of the sacrifice the Lord Jesus made for us to leave the ivory palaces in glory to come to this earth and become man so that He could taste death for all mankind and save us from the curse of sin and death. So we celebrate Purim for it is the day that remembers the sacrifice that Esther made to save all the Jews. And we celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ to give us salvation.
#And they all with one consent began to make excuses. The first said unto him, I had bought a piece of ground, and I just need to go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. Luke 14:18 All excuses before a Holy God are not acceptable.
The Greek word for an excuse is Paraiteomai; for to beg off, i.e deprecate, decline, shun, and the middle voice of avoid, intreat, refuse, and reject. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out, and quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring hither the poor, the maimed, the halt, and the blind. God has called us to come into his kingdom, and no excuse is acceptable for us not to come. So instead of those who made excuses, He accepted the poor, and the maimed, or disabled, and the halt. What a judgment on America for taking away healthcare for the poor, and food stamps. God will vindicate the poor and disabled when He comes to set up His kingdom. For the meek will inherit the earth. We must go out into the city highways, and byways and compel them to come in. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33 So stop making excuses and do the will of God. This is what God calls us to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God. Stop begging, and deprecating and get busy doing the will of God. For, blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God.
#For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:17
The Greek word for world is Kosmos; for an orderly arrangement. He that believeth on Him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Paul and Silas preached to the jailer and said to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thine house. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance. If you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. It is my prayer that you will find a church where the gospel is preached and be baptized. May the Lord bless you richly my Beloved to do just that and you will be saved.
#And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. Numbers 21:8 Look to Jesus and Live.
The Hebrew word for bitten is Nashak; for to strike with a sting (as a serpent) and to oppress with interest on a loan, such as usury. We have all been bitten by sin, and the poor are servants to the lender, with usury. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. This is symbolic of the Lord Jesus dying on the Cross for our sins, and He was buried and arose on the third day. Just as the Israelites looked to the serpent on the brass pole and lived after being bitten by the serpent, We look to Jesus and live by faith in His word. Faith is our victory over this world, and we will only be saved in the trials of life by looking at the finished work of Jesus on the cross for us. God sent the fiery serpents as a judgment on the people for complaining against God and Moses, because he brought them up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, neither was there bread, nor water, so the serpents bit them. This is a lesson to us not to complain to God or the man of God for our suffering. God sent His Son into this world to suffer death for us so that we could receive eternal life. Instead, we need to praise God and rejoice in the Lord always. When we do this God is pleased with us and gives us victory over our sufferings. No cross, no crown, so if you want to be rewarded as a child of God, you must take up your cross, deny yourself, and follow Jesus. That is what it means to look to Jesus and live. We look at many things that never give us life. So what a joy to be able to look to Jesus and live forever. In the Perusia of Christ, we will look upon Him coming in the clouds with great glory, and we will be caught up in the clouds and changed in a moment into our glorified bodies, and the dead in Christ will be raised first from their sleep, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Never again to be bitten by serpents or sin anymore. Therefore give thanks with a grateful heart and rejoice in the Lord, for the joy of the Lord is our strength. The moment you are tempted to complain about your circumstances, look to Jesus the author and finisher of our salvation, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is now seated at the right-hand of the Father in heaven, interceding for us. So never complain, rejoice evermore, and the Lord will give you the strength to endure your cross, and give you a crown of rejoicing at His coming to set up His heavenly Kingdom. Then next time you are tempted to overspend and be subject to usury because of that, Look to Jesus for help to be content with such things as you have. Paul told us that in whatever state we find ourselves in we must be content. This is how we Look to Jesus to live.