Thursday, April 30, 2015
Christian Rewards
Bible Questions Answered:
“...so if I become a christian, whats
in it for me?...”
Justin/ Burlington, Ontario Canada
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Heavenly Rewards: (See
Crowns-Different
-The Bible Prayer Line-Index)
Isaiah 3:10,11 NLT
10 Tell the Godly that all will be
well for them. They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
11 But the wicked are doomed, for
they will get exactly what they deserve.
Luke 18:29,30 KJV
29 And He said unto them, Verily I
say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or
brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
30 Who shall not receive manifold
more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
John 3:16,17 KJV
16 For God so loved
the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not His Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be
saved.
John 14:1-6,27 KJV
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye
believe in God, believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many
mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a
place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place
for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I
am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the
way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we
know not whither thou goest; and how can we know The Way?
6 Jesus saith unto Him, I am The
Way, The Truth, and The Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by
Me.
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace
I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Romans 8:32 KJV
He that spared not His own Son, but
delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely
give us all things?
Galatians 6:8 KJV
For he that soweth to his flesh
shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to The Spirit
shall of The Spirit reap life everlasting.
I Timothy 1:15,16 NLT (Apostle Paul)
15 This is a trustworthy saying, and
everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.
16 But God had mercy on me so that
Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of His great
patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize
that they, too, can believe in Him and receive eternal life.
I Timothy 4:8 KJV
"... Godliness is profitable
unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that
which is to come.”
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
"... for He hath said, I will
never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
I John 1:9 KJV
If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness.
Revelation 2:7 KJV
He that hath an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that over cometh will
I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the
paradise of God.
Revelation 2:11 KJV
He that hath an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that over cometh shall
not be hurt of the second death.
Revelation 2:17 KJV
He that hath an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that over cometh will
I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone,
and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he
that receiveth it.
Revelation 2:26 KJV
And he that over cometh, and keepeth
My works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Revelation 3:5 KJV
He that overcometh, the same shall
be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of
the book of life, but I will confess his name before My Father, and
before His angels.
Revelation 3:12 KJV
Him that over cometh will I make a
pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go no more out: and I
will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of
My God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from
My God: and I will write upon him My new name.
Revelation 3:21 KJV
To him that over cometh will I grant
to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down
with My Father in His throne.
Revelation 21:7 KJV
He that over cometh shall inherit
all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son.
Joshua 24:15 KJV
And if it seem evil unto you to
serve The Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the
gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the
flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as
for me and my house, we will serve The Lord.
Luke 9:25 KJV
For what is a man advantaged, if he
gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: King Jehoahaz Prays For Deliverance.
Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: King
Jehoahaz Prays For Deliverance.
Subject Of Prayer: Jehoahaz
Prayed For Deliverance From The Syrians.
Bible Text: II Kings 13:1-5
NKJV
II Kings 13:1-5 NKJV
1 In the
twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah,
Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, and
reigned seventeen years.
2 And he did
evil in the sight of The Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. He did not depart from them.
3 Then the
anger of The Lord was aroused against Israel, and He delivered them
into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad
the son of Hazael, all their days.
4 So Jehoahaz
pleaded with The Lord, and The Lord listened to him; for He saw the
oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
5 Then The Lord
gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of
the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as
before.
For Israel, there seemed to be an endless cycle of Blessing,
forgefulness, apostasy, judgment and repentance, and restoration.
King Jehoahaz “did evil in the sight of The Lord, and followed
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. He
did not depart from them. (Verse 2)
And with what result?
II Kings 13:3
NKJV
Then the anger
of The Lord was aroused against Israel, and He delivered them into
the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the
son of Hazael, all their days.
II Kings 13:3
GNT
So The Lord was
angry with Israel, and He allowed King Hazael of Syria and his son
Benhadad to defeat Israel time after time.
QUESTION: May our country suffer and come under judgment of
God, because of the sinful leadership, our countrys leader performs?
ANSWER: Yes! Such surely was the case with one King Jehoahaz,
who “did evil in the sight of The Lord, and followed the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin.”
(Verse 2)
This is one reason why Christian people should pray much, over who
they elect, to any and all public offices!
It wasn't just the King who was under God's judgment, but all the
people as well.
And so what did King Jehoahaz do?
II Kings 13:4
NKJV
4 So Jehoahaz
pleaded with The Lord, and The Lord listened to him; for He
saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed
them.
(Our Lord told Solomon of old...)
II Chronicles
7:14 KJV
If My people,
which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and
seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Psalm 34:18 KJV
The Lord is
nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a
contrite spirit.
Psalm 51:17 KJV
The sacrifices
of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God,
thou wilt not despise.
Isaiah 66:2 KJV
"... to
this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite
spirit, and trembleth at My Word.
Joel 2:12,13 NLT
12 That is why
The Lord says, “Turn to Me now, while there is time. Give Me your
hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
13 Don’t tear
your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return
to The Lord your God, for He is merciful and compassionate, slow to
get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and
not punish.
II Corinthians
7:10 NLT
For the kind of
sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results
in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But
worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
The Lord heard and answered Jehoahaz prayer.
II Kings 13:5
NKJV (Joash/ Jeroboam II)
Then The
Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped
from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt
in their tents as before.
The end of Jehoahaz? An idolater till the end, and Israel a vassal entity
of the Syrians.
"The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from
history."
Friedrich Hegel
Deuteronomy
4:27-30 KJV
27 And The Lord
shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in
number among the heathen, whither The Lord shall lead you.
28 And there ye
shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which
neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
29 But if from
thence thou shalt seek The Lord thy God, thou shalt find Him, if thou
seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
30 When thou
art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in
the latter days, if thou turn to The Lord thy God, and shalt be
obedient unto His voice;
31 (For The
Lord thy God is a merciful God;) He will not forsake thee..."
II Chronicles
15:12,14,15 KJV
12 And they
entered into a covenant to seek The Lord God of their fathers with
all their heart and with all their soul;
14 And they
sware unto The Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with
trumpets, and with cornets.
15 And all
Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart,
and sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found of them: and
The Lord gave them rest round about.
Psalm 34:10 KJV
The young lions
do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek The Lord shall not
want any good thing.
Isaiah 31:1 KJV
Woe to them
that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in
chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are
very strong; but they look not unto The Holy One Of Israel, neither
seek The Lord!
Hosea 10:12 NLT
I said, ‘Plant
the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek
The Lord, that He may come and shower righteousness upon you.’
Did The Lord hear and answer King Jehoahaz prayer? Yes, and He stands
ready always to hear our prayer of repentance and plea for help.
The God Who
Hears And Answers Prayer:
Joshua 10:14 KJV
And there was
no day like that before it or after it, that The Lord hearkened unto
the voice of a man: for The Lord fought for Israel.
Nehemiah 9:27
KJV
in the time of
their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
I Chronicles
16:11 KJV
Seek The Lord
and His strength, seek His face continually.
Nehemiah 9:27
KJV
in the time of
their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
Job 22:27 KJV
Thou shalt make
thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear thee..."
Psalm 6:9 KJV
The Lord hath
heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.
Psalm 55:17 KJV
Evening, and
morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear
my voice.
Psalm 65:2 KJV
O thou that
hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Psalm 66:19 KJV
But verily God
hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 88:1,2 KJV
1 O lord God of
my Salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2 Let my prayer
come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
Psalm 91:15 KJV
He shall call
upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will
deliver him, and honor him.
Psalm 99:6,8 KJV
6 "...they
called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
8 Thou
answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest
them..."
Psalm 102:17 KJV
He will regard
the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Psalm 122:6 KJV
Pray for the
peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Proverbs 15:8,29
KJV
8 The sacrifice
of the wicked is an abomination to The Lord: but the prayer of the
upright is His delight.
29 The Lord is
far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Isaiah 38:5 KJV
“...I have
heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears...”
Isaiah 56:7 KJV
"... for
Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Isaiah 58:9 KJV
Then shalt thou
call, and The Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say,
Here I am...:"
Isaiah 65;24 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they
are yet speaking, I will hear.
Jeremiah 29:13
KJV
And ye shall
seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your
heart.
Jeremiah 33:3
KJV
Call unto Me,
and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which
thou knowest not.
Zechariah 13:9
KJV
And I will
bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver
is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on My
name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people: and they
shall say, The Lord is my God.
Joel 2:32 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall
be delivered..."
Matthew 5:44 KJV
But I say unto
you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them
that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you;
Matthew 6:6 KJV
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.
Matthew 7:7,8
KJV
7 Ask, and it
shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
8 For every one
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened.
Matthew 18:19,20
KJV
19 Again I say
unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father
which is in heaven.
20 For where
two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the
midst of them.
Matthew 21:22
KJV
And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 26:41
KJV
Watch and pray,
that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but
the flesh is weak.
Mark 11:24,25
KJV
24 Therefore I
say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe
that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye
stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your
Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Luke 11:9,10 KJV
9 And I say
unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every
one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luke 18:1,7,8
KJV
1 And He spake
a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and
not to faint;
7 "...don’t
you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry
out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?
8 I tell you,
He will grant justice to them quickly! But when The Son Of Man
returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”
Luke 21:36 KJV
Watch ye
therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape
all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The Son
Of Man.
John 14:13,14
KJV
13 And
whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that The Father
may be glorified in The Son.
14 If ye shall
ask any thing in My name, I will do it.
John 15:7,16 KJV
7 If ye abide
in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it
shall be done unto you.
16 Ye have not
chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of The Father in My name, He may give it you.
John 16:23,24
KJV
23 And in that
day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask
The Father in
My name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.
Ephesians 6:18
KJV
Praying always
with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Philippians 4:6
NLT
Don’t worry
about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you
need, and thank Him for all He has done.
Colossians 4:2
NLT
Devote
yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
I Thessalonians
5:17 KJV
Pray without
ceasing.
I Timothy 2:8
KJV
I will
therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without
wrath and doubting.
James 1:6 KJV
But let him ask
in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of
the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to
God, and he will draw nigh to you
James
5:13-16 KJV
13 Is any among
you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick
among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them
pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord:
15 And the
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and The Lord shall raise him up;
and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your
faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.
I Peter 4:7 KJV
But the end of
all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
I John 3:22 KJV
And whatsoever
we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do
those things that are pleasing in His sight.
I John 5:14,15
KJV
14 And this is
the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing
according to His will, He heareth us:
15 And if we
know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the
petitions that we desired of Him.
Revelation 8:3-5 NLT (Prayers heard and kept)
3 Then another
angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a
great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of
God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
4 The smoke of
the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended
up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
5 Then the
angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar..."
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Pearls Before Swine - II
Bible Questions Answered:
“How do we cast our peals before
swine?
John/ Spokane, Washington U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Matthew 7:6 KJV
Give not that which is holy unto the
dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample
them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Matthew 7:6 NLT
“Don’t waste what is holy on
people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will
trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
Pearls are priceless gems, which are the
doctrines or the meat of the Word (I Corinthians 3:2/Hebrews
5:12,14), and are not something to be doled out to those who blaspheme
The Living God.
Dogs and swine are considered unclean,
such as evil men (Deuteronomy 23:17,18/ Philippians 3:2,3/ Matthew
7:21-23/ II Peter 2:22).
Proverbs 23:9 KJV
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for
he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 26:4 KJV
Answer not a fool according to his
folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Proverbs 16:22 KJV
Understanding is a wellspring of
life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Pearls Before Swine:
Matthew 12:1-14 KJV
1 At that time Jesus went on the
sabbath day through the corn; and His disciples were an hungered, and
began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it,
they said unto Him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful
to do upon the sabbath day.
3 But He said unto them, Have ye not
read what David did, when he was an hungered, and they that were with
him;
4 How he entered into the house of
God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat,
neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read in the law,
how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the
sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say unto you, That in this
place is one greater than the temple.
7 But if ye had known what this
meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have
condemned the guiltless.
8 For The Son Of Man is Lord even of
the sabbath day.
9 And when He was departed thence,
He went into their synagogue:
10 And, behold, there was a man
which had his hand withered. And they asked Him, saying, Is it lawful
to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse Him.
11 And He said unto them, What man
shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall
into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift
it out?
12 How much then is a man better
than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13 Then saith He to the man, Stretch
forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored
whole, like as the other.
14 Then the Pharisees went out, and
held a council against Him, how they might destroy Him.
Matthew 21:23-27 KJV
23 And when He was come into the
temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto Him
as He was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these
things? and who gave thee this authority?
24 And Jesus answered and said unto
them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell Me, I in like
wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was
it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye
not then believe him?
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we
fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they answered Jesus, and
said, We cannot tell. And He said unto them, Neither tell I you by
what authority I do these things.
What should a
Christian do? A Christian must pray for discernment (I
Corinthians 12:10)!
I Corinthians
2:15 KJV
But he that is spiritual judgeth all
things..."
I Thessalonians
5:21 KJV
Prove all things; hold fast that
which is good.
Hebrews 5:14 KJV
But strong meat belongeth to them
that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their
senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
James 1:5 KJV
If any of you lack wisdom, let him
ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and
it shall be given him.
Mark 2:8 KJ21
And immediately, when Jesus
perceived in His spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, He
said unto them, “Why reason ye these things in your hearts:
Friday, April 24, 2015
Protector - God Our
Bible Questions Answered:
“...how is God with us...”
Curt/ Fort Thomas, Kentucky U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Psalm 46:1,7,11 KJV
1
God is our Refuge* and strength, a very present help in trouble.
7 The Lord Of Hosts is with us; The
God Of Jacob is our Refuge*. Selah.
11 The Lord Of Hosts is with us; The
God Of Jacob is our Refuge. Selah.
*Refuge-Hebrew:
Machaceh (Makh-as-eh): A Shelter, place of hope.
*Refuge-Hebrew:
Misgab (Mis-gawb): A cliff or lofty or inaccessible place. A
refuge: defense, high fort (tower).
The Living
God, Our Protector;
Fortress
Psalm 18:2 NLT
The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress,
and my Savior; my God is my Rock, in whom I find protection. He is my
Shield, The Power that saves me, and my Place Of safety.
Shield
Psalm 84:11 NLT
For The Lord God is our Sun and our
Shield. He gives us grace and glory.
The Lord will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.
Safety
Psalm 27:5 NLT
For He will conceal me there when
troubles come; He will hide me in His sanctuary. He will place me out
of reach on a high Rock.
Defense
Psalm 5:11 NLT
But let all those that put their
trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou
defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Fights For Us
II Chronicles
32:8 NLT
He may have a great army, but they
are merely men. We have The Lord our God to help us and to fight our
battles for us!” Hezekiah’s words greatly encouraged the people.
Divine
Protection For The People Of God:
(Claim it by faith.)
II Chronicles
16:9 KJV
For the eyes of The Lord run to and fro throughout the whole
earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is
perfect toward Him..."
Psalm 34:7 KJV
The Angel Of
The Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth
them.
Psalm 91:4 NLT
He will cover
you with His feathers. He will shelter you with His wings. His
faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Psalm 125:2 NLT
Just as the
mountains surround Jerusalem, so The Lord surrounds His people, both
now and forever.
Be sure to also see the blog posting ....
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Elisha Prays For Deliverance From The Syrians.
Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer:
Elisha Prays For Deliverance From The Syrians.
Subject Of Prayer: Deliverance
From A Enemy.
Bible Text:
II Kings 6:8-23 NLT (Elisha Sets
A Trap For The Arameans
8 When the king of Aram was at war
with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, “We will
mobilize our forces at such and such a place.”
9 But immediately Elisha, the man of
God, would warn the king of Israel, “Do not go near that place, for
the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there.”
10 So the king of Israel would send
word to the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha
warned the king, so that he would be on the alert there.
11 The king of Aram became very
upset over this. He called his officers together and demanded, “Which
of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of
my plans?”
12 “It’s not us, my lord the
king,” one of the officers replied. “Elisha, the prophet in
Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the
privacy of your bedroom!”
13 “Go and find out where he is,”
the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.”
And the report came back: “Elisha
is at Dothan.”
14 So one night the king of Aram
sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.
15 When the servant of the man of
God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were
troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do
now?” the young man cried to Elisha.
16 “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha
told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!”
17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord,
open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s
eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha
was filled with horses and chariots of fire.
18 As the Aramean army advanced
toward him, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please make them blind.”
So The Lord struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked.
19 Then Elisha went out and told
them, “You have come the wrong way! This isn’t the right city!
Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.” And
he led them to the city of Samaria.
20 As soon as they had entered
Samaria, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, now open their eyes and let
them see.” So The Lord opened their eyes, and they discovered
that they were in the middle of Samaria.
21 When the king of Israel saw them,
he shouted to Elisha, “My father, should I kill them? Should I kill
them?”
22 “Of course not!” Elisha
replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and
send them home again to their master.”
23 So the king made a great feast
for them and then sent them home to their master. After that, the
Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel.
Does God hear the
prayers of His people?
Yes!
II Samuel 22:7
KJV
In my distress I called upon The
Lord, and cried to my God: and He did hear my voice out of His
temple, and my cry did enter into His ears.
Psalm 34:15 KJV
The eyes of The Lord are upon the
righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.
Psalm 94:9 KJV
He that planted the ear, shall He
not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?
Isaiah 59:1 KJV
Behold, The Lord's hand is not
shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot
hear:
Isaiah 65:24 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that
before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I
will hear.
James 5:4 NLT
For listen! Hear the cries of the
field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those
who harvest your fields have reached the ears of The Lord Of Heaven’s
Armies.
I Peter 3:12 KJV
For the eyes of The Lord are over
the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face
of The Lord is against them that do evil.
The Prophet of God,
Elisha, knew by The Spirit Of Wisdom, where the Syrian encampments
would be and so he would warn the king of Israel.
Syrian King Ben
Hadad thought he might have a 5th columnist in the camp,
but his soldiers protested...
“It’s not us, my lord the
king,”... “Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of
Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!”
II Kings 6:12 NLT
And so King Ben
Hadad commanded....
I Kings 6:13,14
NLT
13 “Go and find out where he is... “so I can send troops to seize him.”
And the report came back: “Elisha
is at Dothan.”
14 So one night the king of Aram
sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.
Dear friend, do you
ever feel like the armies of hell itself, have encamped around you?
Do not be in despair, look again at the enemies encampments, there,
there are the mighty hosts of
The Living God, who
has promised to never leave nor forsake you. (Hebrews 13:5)
Elisha prayed, and
God heard him!
II Kings 6:18
NLT
18 As the Aramean army advanced
toward him, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please make them blind.”
So The Lord struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked.
Elisha taught his
enemies that God is a God of love and forgiveness, a God who hears and answers
prayer on behalf of His people!
Will God hear you
when you pray? He will if you are His child!
The God Who
Answers Prayer:
Joshua 10:14 KJV
And there was
no day like that before it or after it, that The Lord hearkened unto
the voice of a man: for The Lord fought for Israel.
Nehemiah 9:27
KJV
in the time of
their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
I Chronicles
16:11 KJV
Seek The Lord
and His strength, seek His face continually.
Nehemiah 9:27
KJV
in the time of
their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
Job 22:27 KJV
Thou shalt make
thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear thee..."
Psalm 6:9 KJV
The Lord hath
heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.
Psalm 55:17 KJV
Evening, and
morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear
my voice.
Psalm 65:2 KJV
O thou that
hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Psalm 66:19 KJV
But verily God
hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 88:1,2 KJV
1 O lord God of
my Salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2 Let my prayer
come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
Psalm 91:15 KJV
He shall call
upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will
deliver him, and honor him.
Psalm 99:6,8 KJV
6 "...they
called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
8 Thou
answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest
them..."
Psalm 102:17 KJV
He will regard
the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Psalm 122:6 KJV
Pray for the
peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Proverbs 15:8,29
KJV
8 The sacrifice
of the wicked is an abomination to The Lord: but the prayer of the
upright is His delight.
29 The Lord is
far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Isaiah 38:5 KJV
“...I have
heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears...”
Isaiah 56:7 KJV
"... for
Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Isaiah 58:9 KJV
Then shalt thou
call, and The Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say,
Here I am...:"
Isaiah 65;24 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they
are yet speaking, I will hear.
Jeremiah 29:13
KJV
And ye shall
seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your
heart.
Jeremiah 33:3
KJV
Call unto Me,
and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which
thou knowest not.
Zechariah 13:9
KJV
And I will
bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver
is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on My
name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people: and they
shall say, The Lord is my God.
Joel 2:32 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall
be delivered..."
Matthew 5:44 KJV
But I say unto
you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them
that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you;
Matthew 6:6 KJV
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.
Matthew 7:7,8
KJV
7 Ask, and it
shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
8 For every one
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened.
Matthew 18:19,20
KJV
19 Again I say
unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father
which is in heaven.
20 For where
two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the
midst of them.
Matthew 21:22
KJV
And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 26:41
KJV
Watch and pray,
that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but
the flesh is weak.
Mark 11:24,25
KJV
24 Therefore I
say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe
that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye
stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your
Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Luke 11:9,10 KJV
9 And I say
unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every
one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luke 18:1,7,8
KJV
1 And He spake
a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and
not to faint;
7 "...don’t
you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry
out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?
8 I tell you,
He will grant justice to them quickly! But when The Son Of Man
returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”
Luke 21:36 KJV
Watch ye
therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape
all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The Son
Of Man.
John 14:13,14
KJV
13 And
whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that The Father
may be glorified in The Son.
14 If ye shall
ask any thing in My name, I will do it.
John 15:7,16 KJV
7 If ye abide
in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it
shall be done unto you.
16 Ye have not
chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of The Father in My name, He may give it you.
John 16:23,24
KJV
23 And in that
day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask
The Father in
My name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.
Ephesians 6:18
KJV
Praying always
with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Philippians 4:6
NLT
Don’t worry
about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you
need, and thank Him for all He has done.
Colossians 4:2
NLT
Devote
yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
I Thessalonians
5:17 KJV
Pray without
ceasing.
I Timothy 2:8
KJV
I will
therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without
wrath and doubting.
James 1:6 KJV
But let him ask
in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of
the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to
God, and he will draw nigh to you
James
5:13-16 KJV
13 Is any among
you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick
among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them
pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord:
15 And the
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and The Lord shall raise him up;
and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your
faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.
I Peter 4:7 KJV
But the end of
all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
I John 3:22 KJV
And whatsoever
we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do
those things that are pleasing in His sight.
I John 5:14,15
KJV
14 And this is
the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing
according to His will, He heareth us:
15 And if we
know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the
petitions that we desired of Him.
Revelation 8:3-5 NLT (Prayers heard and kept)
3 Then another
angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a
great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of
God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
4 The smoke of
the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended
up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
5 Then the
angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar..."
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Power Of The Air
Bible Questions Answered:
“What is “the power of the air”
paul talks about...”
Cindy/ Melbourne, Australia
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Ephesians 2:1,2 KJV
1 And you hath
He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in
time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according
to
the prince of
the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the
children of disobedience:
The Apostle Paul tells us that the earth, is ruled by the god of this
world, Satan.
Matthew 12:26 KJV (Jesus)
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall
then his kingdom stand?
Luke 4:5,6 KJV
5 And the
devil, taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed unto Him all the
kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil
said unto Him, All this power will I give thee, and the
glory of them: for that
is delivered
unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
II Corinthians
4:4 KJV
In whom the
god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe
not, lest
The Light of
the glorious gospel of Christ, who is The Image Of God, should shine
unto them.
Ephesians
1:20-22 KJV
20 Which He
wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at
His own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above
all principality, and power, and might, and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this
world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put
all things under His feet...”
Ephesians 6:12
KJV
For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against
the rulers
of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness
in high places.
Colossians 1:16
KJV
For by Him were
all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions,
or principalities, or powers: all things were created
by Him, and for Him:
Revelation 2:13
KJV
“I know that
you live in the city where Satan has his throne..."
Colossians 2:15
KJV
And having
spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of
them openly, triumphing over them in it.
I John 5:19 KJV
(The Atmosphere Of Planet
Earth.)
"...the
whole world lieth in wickedness."
Satan in his kingdom has his servants and his followers:
Matthew 25:41
KJV
Then shall He
say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Romans 8:38,39
KJV
38 For I am
persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come,
39 Nor height,
nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us
from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
II Peter 2:4 KJV
For if God
spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell,
and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto
judgment;
Jude 1:6 KJV
And the
angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own
habitation, He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness
unto the judgment of the great day.
Revelation 12:7
KJV
And there was
war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and
the dragon fought and his angels,
Revelation
12:4,9 KJV
4 And his tail
drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them
to the earth..."
9 And the great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,
which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and
his angels were cast out with him.
Satan And
Demonic Spirits:
Matthew 9:32,33
NKJV
32 As they went
out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
33 And when the
demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes
marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”
Matthew 12:22,23
KJV
22 Then one was
brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He
healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
23 And all the
multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be The Son Of David?”
Satan And His
Earthly Followers:
II Corinthians
11:13-15 KJV
13 For such are
false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming
themselves into the apostles of Christ.
14 And no
marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it
is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the
ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their
works.
Faith
Is The Victory:
Encamped along the hills of light,
Ye Christian soldiers, rise.
And press the battle ere the night
Shall veil the glowing skies.
Against the foe in vales below
Let all our strength be hurled.
Faith is the victory, we know,
That overcomes the world.
Refrain
Faith is the
victory! Faith is the victory!
O glorious
victory, that overcomes the world.
His banner over us is love,
Our sword the Word of God.
We tread the road the saints above
With shouts of triumph trod.
By faith, they like a whirlwind’s breath,
Swept on o’er every field.
The faith by which they conquered death
Is still our shining shield.
Refrain
On every hand the foe we find
Drawn up in dread array.
Let tents of ease be left behind,
And onward to the fray.
Salvation’s helmet on each head,
With truth all girt about,
The earth shall tremble ’neath our tread,
And echo with our shout.
Refrain
To him that overcomes the foe,
White raiment shall be giv’n.
Before the angels he shall know
His name confessed in Heav’n.
Then onward from the hill of light,
Our hearts with love aflame,
We’ll vanquish all the hosts of night,
In Jesus’ conqu’ring Name.
Written by: John H. Yates, 1891, Music by: Ira D. Sankey (P.D.)
Isaiah 25:8 KJV
He will swallow
up death in victory; and The Lord God will wipe away tears
from off all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away
from off all the earth: for The Lord hath spoken it.
I Corinthians
15:54,55,57 KJV
54 So when this
corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall
have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying
that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death,
where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
57 But thanks
be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Revelation
15:2-4 KJV
2 And I saw as
it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten
the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his
mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass,
having the harps of God.
3 And they sing
the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of The Lamb,
saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; Just
and True are thy ways, thou King Of Saints.
4 Who shall not
fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for
all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are
made manifest.
John 12:31 KJV
Now is the
judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast
out.
Romans 16:20 KJV
And The God Of
Peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly..."
Colossians
1:12-14 KJV
12 always
thanking The Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance
that belongs to His people, who live in The Light.
13 For He has
rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the
Kingdom of His dear Son,
14 who
purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
I John 5:4 KJV
For whatsoever
is born of God over cometh the world: and this is the victory
that over cometh the world, even our faith.
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