Good Morning Everybody. Praise the LORD YHWH in the name of HIS SON YeHoWsHua Ha Mashiach.
Everyone may not be able to relate to this, but I am just grateful to be alive today and that things are as well as they are.
No. I am not rich.
No. I am not in the best of health.
No. I don’t have all my bills paid.
No. I don’t have all of my needs met.
No. My dreams have not come true.
No. I am not the happiest person in the world.
But I am GRATEFUL!
I know that things could be a whole lot worse than it is right now. I know that it can get really bad, really quick, fast and in a hurry. I know the other side is always present and threatening. I know that it is a close to me as a shadow and can strike between heartbeats and change my life eternally.
But I am GRATEFUL that YeHoWsHua is closer and HIS HOLY SPIRIT keeps me and HIS NAME shelters me and HIS Angels Watches Over Me Constantly and He Hears and Answers My Prayers.
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is an illusion.
Don’t believe what your heart is telling you. It is deceitful above all things.
See, feel and hear what the Spirit of Christ (The Living Word) is saying to you. He will never lie to you.
The Bible teaches us that we can judge a tree by the fruit it bears. The Bible was not talking about trees. It is speaking of people.
Be careful not to judge a person by what they ingest. Whether what they are ingesting is socially accepted or frowned upon by the law, their substance intake is not proof of the condition of their hearts. But our prejudicial and demeaning statements regarding them are sure evidence of the fruit of our souls.
“It is not the thing that enters the mouth that defiles a man, but the thing that proceeds from the mouth that defiles a man. Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.” (Matt.15:11, 17-19)
Although the above scripture is about eating with unwashed hands, its principle truth cannot be denied nor changed regardless of the context.
It is dangerous and risky to judge the outward appearance or habits of a person without knowing the inner workings of that person, for in their heart the true worth and knowledge about that person may be found.
Would a physician make a diagnose (judgment) of liver disease without first thoroughly examining the liver via X-rays, MRIs and/or Ultra Sounds and other procedures that look inside the body and at the liver itself? The answer is “no.”
We as children of God need to learn to look deep into the root of a tree before determining that the tree is rotten and is of no worth and is therefore eligible for chopping down. We should not rush to judgment before we try to show nurturing love and caring compassion toward that tree; giving it every opportunity to thrive and produce. (Ref. 1 Samuel 16:7)
And Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’” (Luke 13:6-9)
Jesus was not speaking about fig trees.
Ask yourself these questions:
If God had judged me by what I was not producing before I was converted, would I still be here? Would I be doing as well as I am doing? Would I have the things that I now have? Would I have the success that I now enjoy? Would I be the person that I am today?
God looked beyond your inadequacies and saw your potential and gave you a chance. Who have you done that for lately or have you rushed to judgment and simply kicked them to the curve – chopping them down and ending their fruit bearing potential?
“As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless.” ~ Psalm 18:30
God is right all of the time in everything that He does and says and there is nothing we can say, teach, preach, sing or shout to change His perfect will.
Get on board His program or be lost!
Repent!
It has been a genuine joy and an awesome privilege to share with each and everyone this year. May God bless all of you for your kind support as the O.W. Prince Ministries closes its pages from any further postings in the year 2013 and takes a light sabbatical in the year 2014. You are always welcomed to access my radio broadcasts and posting archives from my WordPress Homepage.
This time last year I was in Critical Care at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC. But by God’s grace and mercy, I am still here and I am so grateful that God spared my life to be here. (Hallelujah!) I am also very grateful for all of the many friends and acquaintances that I have met through WordPress, FaceBook, LinkedIn and BlogTalkRadio. You have been a blessing to me.
Now it is my desire that you prosper in the upcoming New Year even as your soul prospers in the things of God in Christ.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? – Jeremiah 17:9
It has been said that we should just follow our hearts. This is what a lot of lovers like to say. But that is not what the Book of Wisdom recommends. Our hearts, emotions and passions often deceive us and lead us into a world of hurt, disappointments, pain and suffering. Don’t allow your heart to write a ticket that your soul can’t cash. Follow Christ.
~Ain’t Nothing Wrong With You. Something’s Wrong With Them~
“And the LORD told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.” – 1 Samuel 8:7
“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” – Luke 10:16
The Bible clearly indicates that those of us who have been truly sent by God and speak the words that He sent us to speak would be rejected by almost everyone. (John 15:18) And when we are rejected, we should not take it too personally because it is not we who are being rejected but our Father who sent us. So don’t think that something is wrong with you when you don’t fit in or when you are rejected by men.
There is nothing wrong with us because we Keep The Commandments of God.
There is nothing wrong with us because we hold fast to holiness.
There is nothing wrong with us because we embrace sexual purity and despise immorality.
There is nothing wrong with us because we follow the example of Christ and His Apostles.
There is nothing wrong with us because our message is God’s message and not the message of the world’s systems of theology.
There is nothing wrong with us because we hate our earthly lives and eagerly look forward to eternity in the kingdom of God.
There is nothing wrong with us!
There must be something wrong with them.
The problem lies within the arrogant, rebellious and unrepentant heart of the sinner.
The Most Dangerous Man Is a Man With Nothing To Lose.
No Job!
No Income!
No Way To Provide For A Wife or Children.
No Opportunities For Development.
No Hope of Earthly Success or Happiness.
Such a man has no reason to fear what you think of him. He already knows.
Such a man does not fear losing because he has already lost.
Such a man has no fear of hurting because he is already in constant pain.
Such a man has no reason to bridle his tongue or sugarcoat his words because doing so has not gained him anything and now he feels like a fool for having done so.
Such a man does not fear death. He has died several deaths already.
The only civil similitude of masculinity and manhood left to him are his words. So he uses words to say what lesser men dare not say, to communicate in a language of Truth that the most eloquent orators would not venture to participate in, to be openly honest about what he feels, thinks and believes with conviction, vitality, boldness and integrity.
The Most Dangerous Man on Earth is the Man who is totally Free of the chains of this world and its political and religious systems. Therefore he is free to speak God’s Words and Commandments without consideration for the cares of this world or what others may think about him.
He knows that he cannot trust man so he listens only to God.
He has learned that God will provide when man has denied.
He has discovered that manhood is not found in his pocketbook but in obeying God’s Holy Book.
He now knows that true happiness and success comes from trusting and obeying God.
Such a man will speak the TRUTH. And we know that God’s Word is TRUTH! And the TRUTH, in this culture of lies, is a dangerous thing. Therefore, any man who has denied his own wellbeing, personal happiness and material wealth for the sake of the Gospel and the Kingdom of God is a dangerous man.
Some men have to be politically correct for fear of loosing their incomes. Some have to be soft-spoken and compromising in order to maintain a job or career. Some have to be silent about God’s Eternal Commandments and live in denial of their true faith so as to make a living, support their families and be successful.
But a man of Truth will tell the Truth regardless of the cost. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain.~Luke 9:23-25~
A lot of people like the emotional stimulus of a preached Word as long as it is entertaining and doesn’t challenge their preconceived notions about faith and salvation; as long as it doesn’t require them to change too much or give up much.
But as soon as the Word of God corrects their belief system and demands them to surrender their way unto God’s Holy and Eternal way, they have a problem.
But in spite of the inherent tribulations that come with preaching and teaching God’s Word, I am solemnly charged, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, with the task of preaching and teaching the Word of God in season and out of season. I am solemnly charged, to reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time has come when men and women do not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to justify themselves, have gathered to themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires that are pleasing to listen to but are without the Power of God. (2 Timothy 4:1-3 & 2 Timothy 3)
I challenge all those who have been called out, chosen and sent to share this declaration of commitment on their blog, website or social network as a symbol of unity in Christ Jesus.
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. – Luke 6:45
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water. – James 3:10-12
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