Once saved all ways saved or can you lose your salvation.

I grew up in church. At 8 ask Jesus into my heart, main reason I didn’t what to go to hell. Never knew how big of an issue “once save” and “you can lose your salvation” was. To the point it divides Churches and Christians alike.

Growing up in a small church either I didn’t pay attention at the time or no one talked about. So as a kid to teenager what do you do when you come across a verse in the bible like this.

Matthew 7:22-23 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? (23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Most would most likely go to the pastor or some one knowledgeable in this area. That is not what I did. If God is the one that makes that decision then logical choice is to get the answer from God Himself.

2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

I wanted to make sure of my call of salvation. I don’t care want side you take. Have you made sure of your salvation? I don’t care if a man or a pastor told you you were saved. God is the one that gives the answer to that question. More over the bible helps guide us on that path.

Looking at the last part of the verse “ if ye do these things, ye shall never fall” . And what is that thing, being diligent about are calling. This is not, say this pray and you are saved. If you have a problem with a person, you don’t just do all the talking and expect every thing is good. Without them saying anything to you how are you to know things are good between you two. You don’t, so should it be any difference with God. (side note there are different ways God speaks than with HIS voice).

2 Peter 1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

That was only part of this journey in seeking the Lord on this matter. Looking to Judas that betrayed Jesus.

John 6:70-71 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? (71) He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

Matthew 10:1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

What we get from those two set of verses is God is calling Judas a devil and giving him power to heal and cast out demons. That can be a bit hard to get your mind around for some. Judas was like hire help both not part of it.

John 10:12-13 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. (13) The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

There is more I wish to share leaving Judas behind us and moving to the old testament

Exodus 21:2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

Exodus 21:5-6 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: (6) Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

When looking Jesus is the one buying the Hebrew servant or in this case the Christian. When looking at these verse I see to groups here. I also am reminded of the parable the five wise and the five foolish virgins. This my brother and sisters in the Lord, the one in verse 2 is making an active choice to leave his master. Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us if we don’t deny HIM. Just as Esau gave up his birth right for a bowl of soup so to do Christians given up there eternity in heaven with God.

Did this group lose there salvation? No they gave it up. Were they once save always saved? No they made a choice to deny Him.

In verse five why does the other stay? It is out of love for the master and that master is Jesus.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

I may have asked Jesus in my heart out of fear of Going to hell, but in my diligence of making sure of my salvation I have found the love of God and can see it though the scriptures. Jesus sacrifice on the cross made a way for us to God.

Through HIS word I will share what God had shared with me.

Numbers 32:19-23 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward. (20) And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, (21) And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, (22) And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD. (23) But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

There were a few tribes that had there inheritance, our inheritance is heaven. I am as one that has his inheritance but I must go and help others to secure there inheritance. Building up Christians in the faith or leading them to Christ, either way to fight the good fight till its time to go home and not blindly but I try to follow were the Master leads me out of love for HIM.

Blessing to those God will bless through this. 🙂

Consuming Vs Devouring: GOD Vs satan

Deuteronomy 4:24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

One answer I have heard over time is, I will not give up my life style to follow God. The thing they don’t know is there are only two options, either God or the devil. Even if you say I follow my own path not God’s or the devil,then you are following the devil’s.

God that won’t lie is going to be honest about the details, were the devil does not have to say a word and if he does its a lie. When you look at the both sides, God or the devil. You are going to lose something.

Jesus speaking
Matthew 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

The save his life is the same as following your own path. and in the end you will lose. I think this will be a good time to look at the definition of consume and devour.

Consume
* To take in as food; eat or drink up.
* To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

Devour
* To eat up greedily.
* To take in eagerly.

God is vastly more powerful than anything. If you stood in front of an atomic bomb that just went off, because of sear power it would consume you to nothing. Now put yourself in front of God. When He(God) is saying this HE knows what the fullness of HIM can do to a person.

The second definition of consume is about Buying something. With the death on the cross Jesus brought salvation for all that are willing to follow Jesus. HE consumed our sin on the cross so that we can be before God without being consumed ourselves. As we follow Christ and grow closer to God the more the old you is consumed and the new you starts to grow.

The consuming nature of God when you are on the Lords side can be a good thing, and with better understanding how good the consuming side of God is. What then do we say to the devouring nature of the devil.

Jesus speaking
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

The devil is the thief. One that is greedy does not care who they hurt to get what they want.

Jesus speak
Mark 3:27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

How does satan bind us? Its with sin. It is then he takes from us what he can and then you blame God for why your life is a mess. God is waiting on you to ask for forgiveness. When you are blaming God to get what you want, that is just pride and pride is a sin too. satan will keep you going in loops. The devil doesn’t care want you do as long as you don’t serve God, because when you serve God you are doing damage to his kingdom. And if you are not on God’s side then the devil has you were he can devour you.

Last thing to note there are time’s God leads us and we think its the devil but it may just be God refining you as pure Gold. It can be painful but its God ‘s way of bring the impure things in our lives to the surface to be burned up.

Blessing to those God will Bless

Seven Spirits of God and the Bride

The spirit of the LORD
The spirit of wisdom
The spirit of understanding
The spirit of counsel
The spirit of might
The spirit of knowledge
The spirit of the fear of the LORD

Isaiah 11:1-3 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: (2) And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; (3) And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

When you first read the passage the stem of Jesse is king David”s father, and from this line we the Branch referring to Jesus that would come.

Revelation 4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

This is not an aspect of God that is talked about that much, but it is clear in Isaiah Jesus had all seven of them. When you look at the number 7 in biblical meaning it means complete.if you have an hard time understanding this, thing about them as with a human how we have organs. Each organ in our body severs some purpose to keep us alive. So these seven spirits of God have a purpose.

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Before the Fall of man we were made like God. We are to be like Christ. The Bride of Christ are to have the seven spirits of God just as Jesus.

Going off on a sided note in eastern religion the demon’s of these practices want you to open up your seven charkra. I have not real looked into it, but I do know we are to be a sealed container. From my understanding they are doors the devil uses. I not 100% sure I believe this maybe part of how God put the seven spirits of God in us. I do not dare look into the occult type things to better understand this, you must wait on God for the answers. There are christian that can shed light on this area. I do know that the devil likes to copy the things of God. If you study the copy you won’t know the real one.

Matthew 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

When you study our solar system you learn our sun produce a barrier that protects the solar system from some of the outside forces of space. So it is with us. Only once have I seen this cloud it was thin at first I thought it was my eyes just getting a bit blurry only looking more to see it looked like a cloud in front of that group of people. The glory of the Lord shines through us.

As we learn and pray for theses Seven spirit of God I do believe this will help us come into the fullness of what the bride of Christ is to be.

A dream of worship and crumbs

I started in the music room at my old high school. (school is a place to learn. Music speaks of worship or intimacy.) I was the only one there and I had stayed pass the time the class was schedule. I was glad I was given a bowl of oatmeal to eat as the cafeteria was closed because I was so long in the music room (Oats are a type of grain just like wheat and barley is in the bible)

the next scene the cafeteria is closed and there is a huge line I just know I was the last in line(last shall be first and the first shall be last) I took a piece of paper and wrote on it. Can’t remember what it was but something like these are my crumbs. I then took it and wiped my mouth with I.

Then a man I ran cross country with start to talk(the race of faith). He talked about how he was not practicing much any more and that he was now smoking. He then asked if he can have a bit of the paper so I torn a small piece off and gave it to him.

Then I had this foreign lady come up to me asking if she can have the the piece of paper that I had wiped my mouth with. I gave her it and she ate off of it. After she ate I asked her to look at what it read. She she then had the look of a wow surprise on her face. Dream end.

One thing is they both hungry they were willing to eat crumbs.

Amos 8:11-12 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: (12) And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

If all the Churches were force to closed down of you were locked up with out a bible or shipped wrecked were there are no Christians or what ever is the reason could you get a word from the Lord?.

Amos 8:11-12 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: (12) And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

I felt the to different people in the dream had a lack of food. The oat meal is a type of grain and grain is used to make bread. The word of God is called at times our daily bread.

Matthew 15:22-28 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. (23) But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. (24) But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (25) Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. (26) But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. (27) And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. (28) Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

The first part of the dream with being in the music room, and the point in the verse were she worships God(Jesus)shows us a key step in Getting what food we need. The point here I stayed after the class was over and the part were the women continues to plead with Jesus. The key here is pressing in. Why did she press in because of her great faith.

Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

First understanding a dog does eat the crumbs and they return to there own vomit also. The thing with vomit is you are eating the same thing you once ate before.

2 Timothy 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

So they eat(learn) then vomit out the truth. So it is with the first man in the dream that stop training for the race of faith. What point is therein feeding this man a full meal when he is mostly just going to vomit it out. One thing I see that I believe holy spirit is reminding me of is some one that does not train need very little food, and some one that trains hard needs much more food. Then thing is then man in the dream was a better runner that I was in high school, symbolically speaking he knew what food was able to get but now is content small potion of the crumbs. To this I ask are you content with what little you get with God?

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

The next was the foreign lady they are then that are not of the kingdom of God in this dream. She appeared to be of Asian nationality. (note If I was Asian it would be a different nationality to symbolize a foreigner). The one thing that I took note in the dream was she was more wanting to eat the crumbs than the untrained out of shape man. The fact she was surprised that what she eat was just crumbs. My question even to my self, How little do people know what is available to them through Christ Jesus.

Blessings to those God will bless

Fire Of Love

Take me to the promise land .
Tears have stopped .
The river is no more.
You have shaped me.
You have found me .
To you I let lead .
My hand to give.
To be in your presences .
To be engulfed by the fire of your love.
To hold me and comfort me.
This is were I want to willing be.

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning

Amos 5:8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

Something I have learned over the years, that I would feel hungry, eat something and still not feel satisfied. It was not till I had some water that I felt satisfied. I had miss the mark of what I was needing. How then does that relate to other areas of our lives when it comes to God(Jesus)? How many time in your pass that you filled up on every thing but GOD? The problem is we come and get full on every thing else and have no time for Jesus.

For about 10 months I didn’t have a job. Finding time to seek God was not a problem. Some months after I had gotten the job, I knew I was off spiritually with God. A short version of the dream God gave me was of me trying to pull the weeds in the pipe it was stopping the water from flowing, And I had a dream of someone choking me. I knew waking up that it was about this verse.

Mark 4:18-19 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, (19) And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

After bible study group was over, I did receive prayer as I told them what was going on. And they prayed for me that night. One lady said my face was brighter after that. How many time do we simply say I feel this way because of the long hours at work not even realize that we feel that way because we are not in right standing with God. You may have gone on years like this and because it has become the normal. You think this is normal so what is the point to you to seek God.

You say I read post, and watch about God. I even go to church. I say you are just living off of the crumbs of what Jesus gave them. Then you have them that copy a sermon from someone and what do you get but a crumb of a crumb.

Matthew 15:25-28 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. (26) But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. (27) And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. (28) Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

There times God does direct me to listen to someone because he or she has something I need, and it was a blessing to me. That was God’s direction. Are you tired of living off of crumbs? Do you want a better why?

Hebrews 4:15-16 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (16) Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Last story I will share is with this lady. Her church didn’t have a night church so she came were we were. After I was getting done teaching that night, she shared that she needed more Jesus not more church. She went on to say how her daughter does every thing that is asked but never spends any time with her. God was showing her that she was acting just like her daughter was, but to HIM. Even church and all the work done for God can take us away from JESUS. She never came back at night, but were many saw a lost, I saw fruit Seek the Lord while He may be found.

Blessing to those the Lord will bless 🙂

Temptation and the Watch.

As we walk this walk of faith temptation is something that will come. There are times we fail repeat and get back up repeat and turn turn back to our first love Jesus. Facing temptation today I decide to read the bible.

Matthew 24:29-44 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: (30) And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (31) And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (32) Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: (33) So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. (34) Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. (35) Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (36) But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (37) But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (38) For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, (39) And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (40) Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. (41) Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. (42) Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. (43) But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. (44) Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

That temptation when it comes can feel like we are in our own tribulation and even feel like we have fallen in complete darkness. For those that over come it is a blessing to see the Lord coming when that dark time of temptation has pass.

The next part that caught my eye was in verse 37 and 38 but to fully understand why we need to look at

Genesis 7:10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

It was seven days before that rain came it was seven day being in the boat being in that ark of God. As the world was enjoying the things of the world, God was preparing those that would listen to get cleaning.

That last thing I took note of was in 43 and 44. Thinking on this who comes to kill, steal and destroy. The answer is the devil and his minion. I know reading this part Jesus was saying to be watch and stand steadfast in Him. I know Jesus is coming but there are times God has HIS own appointed time to show up in our lives. And when that appointment comes will HE bring a blessing, or a curse
I hope you are found worthy of a blessing.

Why do some Christians speak in tongues but yet they don’t believe in tongues? Why be in Secret?

In christian circles you have the group that believe there are no tongues or they have stopped. Then you have them that only believe the gift of tongues are real both only a language that is a known language on earth. Then you have the group that believes in earth languages and in unknown tongues. I feel it is good to make not of this before starting the post

The best verse to understand why is…

Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. (27) And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Groanings which cannot be uttered? Yes that is a gift of tongues. Christians that walk with God will at times have a groaning in there heart, even praying what is this Lord. Many times we go into prayer not knowing what to pray we feel that need to but what? Most will not pray, but then there are those that will pray. Have you ever had that groaning in you but everything seems fine? If you have then it maybe time for you to sit down and pray., start sharing your thoughts with HIM

There is one passage with dealing with tongues that I doesn’t get talked much about .
Genesis 11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

In one moment of time GOD made the whole world to speak in unknown tongues, that they had not spoken before with understanding of what they were saying. All the languages are because of that event. Mostly likely the language you are speaking today has branched from that point in time. There are some languages that have been made just for TV series, movie, and videos games.

One useful type of language making I that I like to point out is when you are making it to hide information from the enemy. If you are making a plan of attack do you what you enemy knowing what you are doing. This is were praying in unknown tongue is helpful. I came under an attack once, I knew I need some strong pray I pray like a second in unknown tongues. It was not something I was familiar with doing but it did brake what ever it was off of me. That night I dreamed of this demon I asked do you know what I prayed he said no and he had to leave. I learned that day that the demon don’t even known what unknown tongues are saying, But God that made the many different languages of the world and is able to search our hearts knows ever language out there even what that groaning is saying deep down in our hearts.

I will end it here before making it to long but I do feel like leaving one more verse here to end with.

Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Blessing to those the Lord will bless 🙂

Does God Send Good People To Hell?

Why would God send that person to hell? They were a good person and so you wrap you head around your head and can find no answer. We need to first define what is good. To some Germans in World War 2 Hitler was to them a good person. We know from history he was an evil man. We can then began to see that there view point was wrong.

If it is our own opinion that determine what is good then we’re in trouble because opinions can change. Who has not changed? God has not changed. Are you will let go of your own opinions to hear what God has to say. You can tell a person what your name is till you are blue in the face, doesn’t mean they will believe you. I will give you some food for thought and I hope you have a better understand of this.

“Mark 10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.”

So then only God is good. So when you ask the question why does God send good people to hell, first tell me were is there a good person.

“Matthew 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”.

He was speaking to the multitude of people at that time he said this. So yes an evil people can do good.

“Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

Any goodness and righteousness of us are a big pile of poop by God’s standard. This is the whole reason Jesus had to come to earth to die on the cross to pay for our crimes(our sins). If you have lied you have committed a crime that requires the punishment of death. How can one understand light when they live in darkness. They would need someone to come and give them understanding of this matter, which I hope I have done. That is why the only way to heaven is through Jesus

Lord What Am I Doing?

Lord what am i doing?
I spin around in a circle and say i have gone some were.
Only to look back and see i am were i was.
I say i know the way and you laugh.
My pride has gotten in the way.
My sin has lead me back to the beginning.
I want more yet I find nothing more.
Its a desert of endless pain.
The pain makes endless sandstorms of cyclones.
I must stop and face the pain.
I must meet it head on.
The more i face it the stronger it gets.
This is why i ran.
Breaking in pieces as the sand chips away at me.
I stand still and there it is the peace of God.
I ran from my problems I ran from God.
Jesus as the sand chipped away at my impurity.
They made me stronger and more refined.
Until I glowed in the cyclone of your presence.