Thought for today:
Good morning good people,
I hope this day finds you blessed and in good health! I pray that you indulge me by reading this message to its end and allow yourself to consider this thought...
Good morning good people,
I hope this day finds you blessed and in good health! I pray that you indulge me by reading this message to its end and allow yourself to consider this thought...
I can't tell you how many times in my life that I've heard the quote "tell the truth and shame the devil!" so here's my truth
I know and I am very real about the fact that I am far from "perfect"...I am very real about the fact that I can be messy and petty....if you know me you know that I will often announce it when I am dipping my toes in the "messy and petty pool" to voice my anger, frustrations and disappointments...
This being said I'm embracing my progress and hoping for my perfection.
I know people who say they love the Lord. Yet, these very same folks rarely talk about the things of God...not that I expect conversations to be like two rabbis arguing apologetics but I do expect to see an outward manifestation of an inward work; ya' feel me? The ability to quote and apply scripture is frowned upon by the frustrated spirit's of these folks because hearing it disturbs the demons that are guiding actions contrary to the message and meaning of the gospel. These folks have learned to "compartmentalize" and relegate their "love" to business hours on Sunday....indulging the feel good aspects of grace and mercy and struggle with and bemoan the harshness and realities of life. (think about how the immature disciples freaked out when the storm at sea rocked their boat)....
I am saying all this because God woke me with this scripture (again if you know me, you know I have no fear or shame in discussing how God speaks to my spirit with either visions or a gnawing,nagging passage of scripture in my heart and on my mind that is confirmed by the Holy Spirit when some other aspect of my daily life is in direct correlation to the scripture).....
The scripture for today is from James 4; the entire chapter is a powerful read but my primary focus is on vs. 1-10....I'm going to juxtapose the King James version of the bible to the New International version
KJV: From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
I know and I am very real about the fact that I am far from "perfect"...I am very real about the fact that I can be messy and petty....if you know me you know that I will often announce it when I am dipping my toes in the "messy and petty pool" to voice my anger, frustrations and disappointments...
This being said I'm embracing my progress and hoping for my perfection.
I know people who say they love the Lord. Yet, these very same folks rarely talk about the things of God...not that I expect conversations to be like two rabbis arguing apologetics but I do expect to see an outward manifestation of an inward work; ya' feel me? The ability to quote and apply scripture is frowned upon by the frustrated spirit's of these folks because hearing it disturbs the demons that are guiding actions contrary to the message and meaning of the gospel. These folks have learned to "compartmentalize" and relegate their "love" to business hours on Sunday....indulging the feel good aspects of grace and mercy and struggle with and bemoan the harshness and realities of life. (think about how the immature disciples freaked out when the storm at sea rocked their boat)....
I am saying all this because God woke me with this scripture (again if you know me, you know I have no fear or shame in discussing how God speaks to my spirit with either visions or a gnawing,nagging passage of scripture in my heart and on my mind that is confirmed by the Holy Spirit when some other aspect of my daily life is in direct correlation to the scripture).....
The scripture for today is from James 4; the entire chapter is a powerful read but my primary focus is on vs. 1-10....I'm going to juxtapose the King James version of the bible to the New International version
KJV: From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
NIV: What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?
6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?
6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
“God opposes the proud
but shows favor to the humble.”
but shows favor to the humble.”
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
want to end this read to pose the questions:
Do you ask (pray) amiss? meaning do you pray only for things that are beneficia to you?
Can you say Lord, help me to find peace and insight with/into the things that don't go "my way"?
Is your life the personification of "it is well with my soul?
Do you ask (pray) amiss? meaning do you pray only for things that are beneficia to you?
Can you say Lord, help me to find peace and insight with/into the things that don't go "my way"?
Is your life the personification of "it is well with my soul?
The word gospel translates to "good news" are you the gospel?
One love folks ~KB
One love folks ~KB
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