CALL MY NAME

Ezek 14:19-20
19 "Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it through bloodshed, killing its men and their animals, 20 as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness. NIV
** I think it’s quite amazing how God uses the three men to make a point of righteousness. Oh how I want to be called by name by the Lord! I want to live a life to the point that God would want to mention my name when giving an example of righteousness. This kind of recognition that comes from the Lord is not cheap. It will cost us everything and every selfish desire and act. I want to be mentioned but do I want to pay the price to be mentioned? Step by step one day at a time here a little there a little….. it can happen but small adjustments must be made to my lifestyle until I have come into alignment with the Holy Spirit.

HE LOVES ME

John 21:6-8
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish. NASU
** Isn’t it wonderful to refer to yourself as “the one whom Jesus loved? You would have to have such confidence and such a close relationship with Jesus to be able to say such a thing. I know that I can say that about my wife…. “I’m the one whom Tandi loves.” But can I say that about Jesus in my life? I feel often times I fall short of being the one whom Jesus loves but according to the Word of God, it is not by works or anything that I can or will do that causes Him to love me but by His grace and mercy. Romans chapter 5 even says that “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” I’ve been told and I’ve preached it myself many years ago, that even if you were the only person alive on the earth, Jesus would have still come and died on the cross for you! I’m so glad that He loves me that much!!! So as I close this session of my journal writing, I the one whom Jesus loves, prays that you will find His love for you and would fall hopelessly in love with Him.

ADULTRY

Jer 23:10
10 For the land is full of adulterers;
For the land mourns because of the curse.
The pastures of the wilderness have dried up.
Their course also is evil
And their might is not right. NASU
** this is not only talking about having sex outside of marriage, but when God’s people turn from Him to enjoy the worlds pleasures. I’ve seen so many dry Christians in the world today, people who supposedly belong to the most High God walking around being loose in our Christian walk. When will God’s people REALLY fall in love with Him? When will we say it’s all or nothing? How long will we play around with the world while being married to God? God is a jealous God and He even put it in the 10 commandments…. “you shall have no other Gods before me.”

WHAT'S YOUR TESTIMONY?

John 12:9-11
9 The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; 11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus. NASU
** So here we see that people are coming to see Lazarus because of him being raised from the dead. This is the joy of God that peoples lives that were turned around and or miracles that were done for them should be a point of interest to the world around them. Everyone has a testimony of some sort and I believe that everyone should be perfecting that testimony of how they came to know Jesus so they can share it with others to draw them to Jesus. We are also to be sharing our testimonies of healing and miracles too so that people can see that God is still alive today and touching Him people.

WHEN WHEN WHEN?

John 7:37-38
37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, " If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'"
NASU
** He who believes in me…. LIVING WATER! If you are a follower of Christ. If you are a believer, then life will flow from you out to others. It’s very simple but people have made it so very difficult. If you love Jesus and are called a CHRISTian, then your life will reflect what you love. People will not have to guess if you are a follower or not. It’s amazing to me how cowardly Christ followers are. I mean look at it this way. Muslims have no problem bowing down right in the middle of the airport to pray to their god. They make no apologies about their actions. Neither do most other cults in this world. The Mormons and Jehovah’s witnesses go door to door and proclaim their devotion to their god. The Christians? Where are they? They are all hidden in the market place and you can’t even distinguish between them and the world because they act so much like the world that they confuse everyone so no one knows who they serve. When will we ever sell all out to be a disciple of Christ? When will we decide enough walking incognito and confess Him as Lord before the whole world? When, when, when, when? Only you know.

WHERE ARE THE MEN?

2 Chron 34:3
3 For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images.
NASU
2 Chron 34:19
19 When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
2 Chron 34:31
Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant written in this book. NASU
** Oh how I wish our young 18 year old Christian young men of today would have this kind of conviction when reading the scriptures! Oh how I wish all of our men both young and old would have this conviction after reading the scripture! I pray for our men in the name of Jesus, that they would rise up and be counted on to set the standards of purity and holiness in the church. I long to pastor a church that has men making decisions in the church that would bless the whole church and their families and yet when I look around on any given Sunday in any given church in America, I see women serving in places where men should be serving. I often wonder what happened? When did the men step aside to allow the women to come in and have to fill in for their positions of authority in the church? I call to all men who are followers of Christ…. Come back to His calling in your life and let the Father guide you and lead you in leading the church and your family. Call out to Him and He will answer you and restore you to the calling you have been anointed to do.

DOES YOUR WORKS PROVE?

John 5:36
"But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish — the very works that I do — testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.
NASU
** The very works that I do, testify about me…. Oh my goodness! This is so true all across the board. People will say one thing and then do another. The church is so guilty of this. They confess to be followers of Jesus but then their walk is one that imitates the world. Oh what a sad day it will be when one day everyone will stand before the creator of the universe, Jesus Christ, and have to give an account of their works. I so don’t want to disappoint Him. I want Him to be so proud of me and that that day would be a joyous reunion between me and Him. So…… I PRESS ON AND WORK HIS WORKS!!!