Sunday, May 31, 2015
Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Abijah Prays For Deliverance.
Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer:
Abijah Prays For Deliverance.
Subject Of Prayer: Abijah Prayed For
Military Deliverance From Jeroboam King of Israel.
Bible Text:
II Kings 13:14-18 NLT
14 When Judah realized that they
were being attacked from the front and the rear, they cried out to
The Lord for help. Then the priests
blew the trumpets,
15 and the men of Judah began to
shout. At the sound of their battle cry, God defeated Jeroboam and
all Israel and routed them before Abijah and the army of Judah.
16 The Israelite army fled from
Judah, and God handed them over to Judah in defeat.
17 Abijah and his army inflicted
heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel’s select troops were killed
that day.
18 So Judah defeated Israel on that
occasion because they trusted in The Lord, the God of their
ancestors.
King Abijah (Son of Rehoboam), was the king of Judah.
The Kingdom of Israel had become a divided kingdom under king
Rehoboam.
Israel's king (Northern ten tribes), Jeroboam was at war with the
(Southern) tribes of Judah, Jerusalem and Benjamin, and King Abijah.
II Chronicles
13:2,3 NLT
2...Then war
broke out between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 Judah, led by
King Abijah, fielded 400,000 select warriors, while Jeroboam mustered
800,000 select troops from Israel.
King Abijah was in trouble and he knew it. Out numbered two to one,
what would he do?
II Chronicles
13:4-13 NLT
4 When the army
of Judah arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Abijah stood on
Mount Zemaraim and shouted to Jeroboam and all Israel: “Listen to
me!
5 Don’t you
realize that The Lord, The God Of Israel, made a lasting covenant
with David, giving him and his descendants the throne of Israel
forever?
6 Yet Jeroboam
son of Nebat, a mere servant of David’s son Solomon, rebelled
against his master.
7 Then a whole
gang of scoundrels joined him, defying Solomon’s son Rehoboam when
he was young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them.
8 “Do you
really think you can stand against the kingdom of The Lord that is
led by the descendants of David? You may have a vast army, and you
have those gold calves that Jeroboam made as your gods.
9 But you have
chased away the priests of The Lord (the descendants of Aaron) and
the Levites, and you have appointed your own priests, just like the
pagan nations. You let anyone become a priest these days! Whoever
comes to be dedicated with a young bull and seven rams can become a
priest of these so-called gods of yours!
10 “But as
for us, The Lord is our God, and we have not abandoned Him. Only the
descendants of Aaron serve The Lord as priests, and the Levites alone
may help them in their work.
11 They present
burnt offerings and fragrant incense to The Lord every morning and
evening. They place The Bread Of The Presence on the holy table, and
they light the gold lamp stand every evening. We are following the
instructions of The Lord our God, but you have abandoned Him.
12 So you see,
God is with us. He is our Leader. His priests blow their trumpets and
lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight
against The Lord, the God of your ancestors, for you will not
succeed!”
13 Meanwhile,
Jeroboam had secretly sent part of his army around behind the men of
Judah to ambush them.
14 When Judah
realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear,
they cried out to the Lord for help.
Dear friend, does it seem as though the enemy has you surrounded, and
that there is no place to turn?
Do what God's people of Judah did!
II Chronicles
13:14 NLT
When Judah
realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear,
they cried out to
The Lord for help.
And what happened?
II Chronicles 13:14-20 NLT
"...Then the priests blew the trumpets,
15 and the men of Judah began to shout. At the sound of their
battle cry, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel and routed them
before Abijah and the army of Judah.
16 The Israelite army fled from Judah, and God handed them over to
Judah in defeat.
17 Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of
Israel’s select troops were killed that day.
18 So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they
trusted in The Lord, the God of their ancestors.
19 Abijah and his army pursued Jeroboam’s troops and captured
some of his towns, including Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with
their surrounding villages.
20 So Jeroboam of Israel never regained his power during Abijah’s
lifetime, and finally The Lord struck him down and he died.
King Jeroboam defeated, King Abijah victorious, all “because
they trusted in The Lord, the God of their ancestors.”
God is with those who live for Him, and who pray!
Matthew 18:20 KJV
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am
I in the midst of them.
Luke 10:18-20 NLT
18 “Yes,” He (Jesus) told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like
lightning!
19 Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the
enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them.
Nothing will injure you.
20 But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice
because your names are registered in heaven.”
Romans 16:20 KJV
And The God Of Peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
I Corinthians 10:13 KJV
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man:
but God is Faithful, who will not suffer (Permit)
you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Hebrews 2:18 NLT
Since He Himself has gone through suffering and testing, He is
able to help us when we are being tested.
James 4:7 KJV
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you.
I John 4:4 KJV
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Will God Hear And Answer Your
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.
Romans 10:12
KJV
For there is no
difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all
is rich unto all that call upon Him.
Ephesians 2:18
KJV
For through Him
we both have access by one Spirit unto The Father.
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.
Hebrews 4:16 KJV
Let us
therefore come boldly unto The Throne Of Grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 10:19
KJV
Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by The Blood
Of Jesus,
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..."
Friday, May 29, 2015
Regeneration
Bible Questions Answered:
“... what then is regeneration...?”
Johnson/ Samara Oblast, Russia
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Matthew 19:28 KJV
And Jesus said
unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed Me, in
the regeneration* when The Son Of Man shall sit in the throne
of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the
twelve tribes of Israel.
Titus 3:5 KJV
Not by works of
righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved
us, by the washing of regeneration*, and renewing of The Holy
Ghost;
*Regeneration-Greek:
Paliggenesia (Pal-ing-ghen-es-ee-ah):
Spiritual rebirth (the state or the act), i.e. spiritual renovation.
To regenerate:
reconstruct, recreate, reestablish, rejuvenate, renew, renovate,
revive, restore, re birth
Romans 5:12-21 NLT (The First Adam versus The Second Adam,
Christ.)
12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought
death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
13 Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not
counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break.
14 Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the time of
Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of
God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ,
who was yet to come.
15 But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s
gracious Gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to
many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and His Gift of
forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
16 And the result of God’s gracious Gift is very different from the
result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation,
but God’s free Gift leads to our being made right with God, even
though we are guilty of many sins.
17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many.
But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and His Gift Of
Righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin
and death through this one Man, Jesus Christ.
18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but
Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with
God and new life for everyone.
19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because
one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous
(Spiritual Regeneration).
20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they
were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace
became more abundant.
21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death,
now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing
with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
John 3:1-21 KJV
1 There was a
man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came
to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a
Teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou
doest, except God be with him.
3 Jesus
answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born again (Spiritual Regeneration), he cannot see the
kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus
saith unto Him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter
the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus
answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of The Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is
born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of The Spirit is
spirit.
7 Marvel not
that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind
bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every
one that is born of The Spirit.
9 Nicodemus
answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus
answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest
not these things?
11 Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that
we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have
told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if
I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man
hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even
The Son Of Man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must The Son Of Man
be lifted up:
15 That
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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.
18 He that
believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of The
Only Begotten Son Of God.
19 And this is
the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every
one that doeth evil hateth The Light, neither cometh to The Light,
lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that
doeth Truth cometh to The Light, that his deeds may be made manifest,
that they are wrought in God.
Jeremiah 18:3,4
KJV
3 Then I went
down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the
wheels.
4 And the
vessel that he made of clay was marred* in the hand of the
potter..."
*Marred-Hebrew: Shachath (Shaw-khath): To decay, i.e. ruin,
cast off, corrupt (thing), utterly, waste.
Through Adam's sin, all of humanity, had become, spiritually corrupt,
and in ruin.
But God, made a way for man to come back to Him, and that way of
regeneration, renewal, rebirth, was and is through His Only Begotten
Son, The Lord Jesus Christ.
John 3:15-17 KJV
15 That
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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.
Regeneration:
Psalm
51:9-12 KJV
9
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right Spirit within
me.
11
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from
me.
12
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free
Spirit.
Ezekiel
11:19,20 KJV
19
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new Spirit within
you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will
give them an heart of flesh:
20
That they may walk in My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances, and do
them: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
Ezekiel
36:26,27 KJV
26
A new heart also will I give you, and a new Spirit will I put within
you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I
will give you an heart of flesh.
27
And I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My
statutes, and ye shall keep My judgments, and do them.
John
1:12,13 KJV
12
But as many as received Him (Christ), to them gave He power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:
13
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God.
II
Corinthians 5:17 KJV
Therefore
if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become new.
Titus
3:3-7 NLT
3
Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became
slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and
envy, and we hated each other.
4
But—When God our Savior revealed His kindness and love,
5
He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done,
but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new
birth and new life through The Holy Spirit.
6
He generously poured out The Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ
our Savior.
7
Because of His grace He declared us righteous and gave us confidence
that we will inherit eternal life.
I
Peter 1:21-23 NLT
21
Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed
your faith and hope in God because He raised Christ from the dead and
gave Him great glory.
22
You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed The Truth, so now
you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters.
Love each other deeply with all your heart.
23
For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly
end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from The
Eternal, Living Word Of God.
I
John 5:1-5 NLT
1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is The Christ has become a child of
God. And everyone who loves
The
Father loves His children, too.
2
We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey His
commandments.
3
Loving God means keeping His commandments, and His commandments are
not burdensome.
4
For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this
victory through our faith.
5
And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe
that Jesus is The Son Of God.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Grieving God The Holy Spirit
Bible Questions Answered:
“Pastor, we want to know what is
grieving the Holy Spirit?...”
Shelly/ Hamm, Germany
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Blasphemy
against God The Holy Spirit:
(To show utter disrespect, contempt, to
revile, to profane, the things of God. Unpardonable sin.
Attributing the works of God to Satan.)
Matthew 12:24-32 KJV
24 But when the Pharisees
heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by
Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25 And Jesus knew their thoughts,
and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought
to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall
not stand:
26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he
is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out
devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall
be your judges.
28 But if I cast out devils by The
Spirit Of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
29 Or else how can one enter into a
strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the
strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
30 He that is not with Me is against
Me; and he that gathereth not with Me scattereth abroad.
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All
manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the
blasphemy against The Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word
against The Son Of Man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever
speaketh against The Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him,
neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
I John 5:16 NLT
If you see a fellow believer sinning
in a way that does not lead to (spiritual) death, you should pray,
and God will give that person life. But there is a sin that leads to
(spiritual) death, and I am not saying you should pray for those who
commit it.
The Unpardonable Sin against God The Holy Spirit:
Homily
Homilies never prove anything, but they
can help us grasp a concept other wise hidden.
The sin against God The Holy Spirit has
been likened unto someone throwing a grain of sand against a plate
glass window.Outside are cold blowing winds, and rain, inside warmth and light.
No harm, the person says, and so again
and again, he throws sand at the window that lets in all the light, and keeps out the deadly cold.
One grain at at time. This is what someone who refuses to come to
Christ, and obey Him, is doing, he is fighting against God's Holy Spirit.
Some may warn the man, saying, you are
fighting against God, better stop and repent, but their words fall on
deaf ears, for the man will not listen, for he disrespects the
light.
I John 5:16 KJV John wrote saying "...
there is a sin that leads to (spiritual) death, and I am not saying
you should pray for those who commit it."
Why, because we cannot FORCE people
into the kingdom of God, they must come willingly, and if someone is
determined to hate God, and love the devil, that is his choice.
Grain of sand after grain of sand,
until one day the hour comes, when CRASH, the window that gave all
the beautiful warm rays of light is shattered and broken.
Forever too late now to preserve life..
God "never," sends anyone to
hell, they choose to go there themselves! All in hell have committed
the unpardonable sin, of rejecting God Precious Holy Spirit, and His
call to come to The Lord, love and obey Him. The opportunity
forever lost, in this world, and in the world to come.
Superficial
Relationship With God:
Hebrews 6:4-6 NLT
4 For it is impossible to bring back
to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have
experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,
5 who have tasted the goodness of
The Word Of God and the power of the age to come—
6 and who then turn away from God.
It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by
rejecting The Son Of God, they themselves are nailing Him to the
cross once again and holding Him up to public shame.
Lying
To God The Holy Spirit:
Acts 5:3,4 KJV
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath
Satan filled thine heart to lie to The Holy Ghost, and to keep back
part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not
thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why
hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied
unto men, but unto God.
Tempting
God The Holy Spirit:
Acts 5:9 KJV
Then Peter said unto her, How is it
that ye have agreed together to tempt The Spirit Of The Lord? behold,
the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and
shall carry thee out.
Quenching
God The Holy Spirit:
I Thessalonians 5:19 KJV
Quench not The Spirit.
Grieving
God The Holy Spirit:
Isaiah 63:10 KJV
But they rebelled, and vexed His
Holy Spirit: therefore He was turned to be their enemy, and He fought
against them.
Ephesians 4:30 KJV
And grieve not The Holy Spirit Of
God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Insulting
God The Holy Spirit:
Hebrews 10:29 NLT
Just think how much worse the
punishment will be for those who have trampled on The Son Of God, and
have treated The Blood Of The Covenant, which made us holy, as if it
were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained The Holy
Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us.
Resisting
God The Holy Spirit:
Acts 7:51 NLT
You stubborn people! You are heathen
at heart and deaf to The Truth. Must you forever resist
The Holy Spirit? That’s what your
ancestors did, and so do you!
Disrespecting
God The Holy Spirit:
Nehemiah 9:30 NLT
In your love, you were patient with
them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through
the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you
allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.
Not
Discerning The Gift Of God, God The Holy Spirit:
Acts 8:18-20 NLT
18 When Simon (The
sorcerer) saw that The Spirit was given when the apostles
laid their hands on people, he offered them money to buy this Power.
19 “Let me have this Power, too,”
he exclaimed, “so that when I lay my hands on people, they will
receive The Holy Spirit!”
20 But Peter replied, “May your
money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s Gift can be bought!
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Reubenites Prayed For Military Victory.
Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Reubenites Prayed For Military Victory.
Subject Of Prayer: Victory Over
The Enemy.
Bible Text:
I Chronicles 5:18-22 NLT (Tribes
East of the Jordan)
18 There were 44,760 capable
warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields,
swords, and bows.
19 They waged war against the
Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites.
20 They cried out to God during
the battle, and He answered their prayer because they trusted in Him.
So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
21 The plunder taken from the
Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000
donkeys, and 100,000 captives.
22 Many of the Hagrites were killed
in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of
Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken
into exile.
Certainly many a
soldier has cried out to The Living God in times of battle. It has
been well said that “There are no atheists in a fox hole,” and
how true that is.
The Reubenites were
under attack from the Hagrites, the jeturites, the Naphishites, and
the Nodabites.
Their prayer, no
doubt was God help us. And what was the result of this military
prayer?
I Chronicles
5:20 NLT
“... and he answered their prayer because they trusted in
Him...”
The result:
I Chronicles
5:20 NLT
“... the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.”
Trusting
In The Lord:
II
Samuel 22:3 KJV
The
God of my Rock; in Him will I trust: He is my Shield, and the Horn of
my Salvation, my High Tower, and my Refuge, my Savior; thou savest me
from violence.
II
Samuel 22:31 KJV
As
for God, His way is perfect; The Word Of The Lord is tried: He is a
Buckler (Shield) to all them that trust in Him.
Job
13:15 KJV
Though
He slay me, yet will I trust in Him..."
Psalm
4:5 KJV
Offer
the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in The Lord.
Psalm
5:11 KJV
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.
Psalm
9:10 KJV
And
they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord,
hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalm
11:1 KJV
In
the Lord put I my trust:
Psalm
16:1 KJV
Preserve
me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Psalm
18:2,30 KJV
2
The Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my
Strength, in whom I will trust; my Buckler (Shield), and the horn of
my Salvation, and my High Tower.
30
As for God, His way is perfect: The Word Of The Lord is tried: He is
a Buckler to all those that trust in Him.
Psalm
20:7 KJV
Some
trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name
of The Lord our God.
Psalm
31:1,19 NKJV
1
In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me
in Your righteousness.
19
Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who
fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the
presence of the sons of men!
Psalm
34:22 KJV
The
Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants: and none of them that trust
in Him shall be desolate.
Psalm
36:7 KJV
How
excellent is thy loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of
men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
Psalm
37:3,5,40 KJV
3
Trust in The Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed.
5
Commit thy way unto The Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring
it to pass.
40
And The Lord shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them
from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.
Psalm
40:3,4 KJV
3
And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:
many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in The Lord.
4
Blessed is that man that maketh The Lord his trust, and respecteth
not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Psalm
52:8 KJV
But
I am like a green olive tree in The House Of God: I trust in the
mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psalm
56:3,4,11 KJV
3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4
In God I will praise His Word, in God I have put my trust; I will not
fear what flesh can do unto me.
11
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto
me.
Psalm
61:4 NKJV
I
will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of
Your wings. Selah
Psalm
62:8 KJV
Trust
in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God
is a Refuge for us. Selah.
Psalm
64:10 KJV
The
righteous shall be glad in The Lord, and shall trust in Him; and all
the upright in heart shall glory.
Psalm
71:1,5 KJV
1
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
5
For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
Psalm
73:28 KJV
But
it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in The
Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.
Psalm
91:2,4 KJV
2
I will say of The Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress: my God; in
Him will I trust.
4
He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou
trust: His Truth shall be thy Shield and Buckler.
Psalm
115:11 KJV
Ye
that fear The Lord, trust in The Lord: He is their Help and their
Shield.
Psalm
118:8,9 KJV
8
It is better to trust in The Lord than to put confidence in man.
9
It is better to trust in The Lord than to put confidence in princes.
Psalm
125:1 KJV
They
that trust in The Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be
removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalm
141:8 KJV
But
mine eyes are unto thee, O God The Lord: in thee is my trust..."
Psalm
143:8 KJV
Cause
me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning; for in thee do I
trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up
my soul unto thee.
Psalm
144:2 KJV
My
Goodness, and my Fortress; my High Tower, and my Deliverer; my
Shield, and He in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
Proverbs
3:5 KJV
Trust
in The Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding.
Proverbs
29:25 KJV
The
fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in The Lord
shall be safe.
Proverbs
30:5 KJV
Every
word of God is pure: He is a Shield unto them that put their trust in
Him.
Isaiah
12:2 KJV
Behold,
God is my Salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for The Lord
Jehovah is my Strength and my Song; He also is become my Salvation.
Isaiah
26:4 KJV
Trust
ye in The Lord for ever: for in The Lord Jehovah is everlasting
strength:
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!
Isaiah
51:5 KJV
My
righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and Mine arms
shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon Me, and on Mine arm
shall they trust.
Isaiah
57:13 KJV
When
thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry
them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust
in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain;
Romans
15:12 KJV
And
again, Esaias (Isaiah)
saith, There shall be A Root Of Jesse, and He that shall rise to
reign over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles trust.
I
Timothy 4:10 KJV
For
therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in The
living God, who is The Savior of all men, specially of those that
believe.
I
Chronicles 5:20-22 NLT
20 They cried out to God during
the battle, and He answered their prayer because they trusted in Him.
So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
21 The plunder taken from the
Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000
donkeys, and 100,000 captives.
22
Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was
fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived
in their land until they were taken into exile.
God had heard the prayer of the Reubenites!
And The Living God will hear you prayer, if you are His
child!
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.
Romans 10:12
KJV
For there is no
difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all
is rich unto all that call upon Him.
Ephesians 2:18
KJV
For through Him
we both have access by one Spirit unto The Father.
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.
Hebrews 4:16 KJV
Let us
therefore come boldly unto The Throne Of Grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 10:19
KJV
Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by The Blood
Of Jesus,
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..."
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