We are Ruth
We all have had times in our lives (while we were believers and before we were believers) that we can remember and wonder, "How did I ever make it through that time in my life?" It turns out that in this we have many ties to Ruth in the old testament. Ruth was a Moabitess; a foreigner in the land of Bethlehem, just as we are foreigners to this world. Our home is in heaven. " but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ." (Philippians 3:20) Also, like Ruth we are not deserving of the grace of God in the same manner that Ruth had done nothing to deserve the favor shown by Boaz. All along our lives we have been getting by (believer or not) gleaning on the grain that God has purposely let fall from the bundles. The grain that we glean is not all there is, but all we choose to receive as God always provides more than we need. So when you look back and wonder how did you make it? The answer is you made it by Gods grace, The Grains he provided and left for you to collect so that you may survive. You have never been the first at anything, you have never gone anywhere alone nor have you arrived anywhere first. Our Father has always gone before you to prepare the way. How did you make it? How will you make it? God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He provided for us before and he will provide for us again. So when you have doubt follow the grain. He is right in front of you laying it out for you to collect. You know, I have given this message to a few people who I felt needed to hear it. But as I drove I-70 home from work the other night I found myself upset and worried. Drowning in all the holiday worries that the enemy and my flesh could throw at me. You know all the things like: will I be off work?, Will I have enough money? and so on. Then the Holy Spirit fell upon me and reminded me of something the enemy must have forgotten. The Holy Spirit reminded me that my father in heaven has many names and all of them soar high above anything concerning the issues of this world. Two of the Fathers names came to me. The first was IMMANUEL (God with us). God was with me and had done away with all the worries that my flesh and the enemy had put on me by reminding me of the second name JEHOVAH-JIREH (the Lord will provide). This "We are Ruth" message was again given to me. But this time not for the purpose of passing it along. This time the message was from the Father to me, for me. So that I would remember to follow the trail of grain that was provided for me (JEHOVAH-JIREH) By God who is always with me (IMMANUEL). All this in a 30 minute drive home! As I finished my drive and pulled into my driveway, all I could do was smile. Because it all could have been avoided if I had just remembered Jesus loves me and if that's not enough to smile about I don't know what is.
Until next time,
The Grace of Jesus be with you
Anthony Pineda
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Walking in God's Ways
Proverbs 2:7
Deuteronomy 5:33
Deuteronomy 28:9
Joshua 22:5
Jeremiah 6:16
Galatians 5:16
Salvation
Galatians 4:5
John 3:14-17
Ephesians 2:8-9
Matthew 18:3
John 3:3
Romans 11:6
2 Peter 2:1
Breath Into Me,
O' Holy Spirit,
That My Thoughts May Be All Holy.
Move In Me,
O' Holy Spirit,
That My Work Too, May Be Holy.
Attract My Heart,
O' Holy Spirit,
That I May Love Only What Is Holy.
Strengthen Me,
O' Holy Spirit,
That I May Defend All That Is Holy.
Protect Me,
O' Holy Spirit,
That I Always May Be Holy.
~St. Augustine~
Found in Ephesians 6:10-19
Belt of TRUTH = God
Breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS = The Righteousness of Jesus in you
Sandals of PEACE = Inner peace and readiness
Shield of FAITH = Living by faith
Helmet of SALVATION= Salvation through Christ today and forever
Sword of the SPIRIT = God's Word
God's Word countering spiritual deception and accusations
Salt Of Earth Light Of World
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:12-17
Food For Thought
Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Ecclesiastes 5:2
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Walking in God's Ways
Proverbs 2:7
Deuteronomy 5:33
Deuteronomy 28:9
Joshua 22:5
Jeremiah 6:16
Galatians 5:16
Salvation
Galatians 4:5
John 3:14-17
Ephesians 2:8-9
Matthew 18:3
John 3:3
Romans 11:6
2 Peter 2:1
Let Us Pray
Breath Into Me,
O' Holy Spirit,
That My Thoughts May Be All Holy.
Move In Me,
O' Holy Spirit,
That My Work Too, May Be Holy.
Attract My Heart,
O' Holy Spirit,
That I May Love Only What Is Holy.
Strengthen Me,
O' Holy Spirit,
That I May Defend All That Is Holy.
Protect Me,
O' Holy Spirit,
That I Always May Be Holy.
~St. Augustine~
The Armor of God
Found in Ephesians 6:10-19
Belt of TRUTH = God
Breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS = The Righteousness of Jesus in you
Sandals of PEACE = Inner peace and readiness
Shield of FAITH = Living by faith
Helmet of SALVATION= Salvation through Christ today and forever
Sword of the SPIRIT = God's Word
God's Word countering spiritual deception and accusations
1 Corinthians 10:31
"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything to the glory of God."
We aren’t what we ought to be.
We aren’t what we’re going to be.
We aren’t what we want to be.
But, thank God, we aren’t what we were.
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We aren’t what we’re going to be.
We aren’t what we want to be.
But, thank God, we aren’t what we were.
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The brethren of The Messiah are but "aliens and pilgrims while on the earth" because their "citizenship is in Heaven" and so it is that they have taken heed unto the exhortation too:
“Love Not The World”
”For the WHOLE(not just a portion) world is under the control of the evil one”.......(I John 5:19)
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world will pass away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of The Only True GOD will abide for ever.”(IJohn2:15-17)
“If you were of the world, the world would love it’s own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said unto you, the servant is not greater than his Master. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.” (John15:19-20)
“Where do wars and fighting among you come from? Do they not come of your lusts that war in your members? You lust, and have not: you kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: you fight and war yet you have not, because you ask not. You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts. You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is to be at enmity with The Only True GOD? Therefore whoever will be a friend of the world is the enemy of The Only True GOD.” (James 4:1-4)
“The world cannot hate you; but the world hates Me, because I testify that the works of this world are evil.” (John 7:7)” and “The Messiah gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of The Only True God, Our Father.”(Gal 1:4)
The Messiah testified: “If the world hates you know that it hated Me before it hated you.”(John 5:18) Truly, Truly, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die it brings forth much fruit. He that loves his life in this world shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall have it unto life eternal.” (John 12:24-25)
John testified: “Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hates you.” (I John 3:13) “ James testified, “Whoever would be a friend of this world is the enemy of GOD”(James4:4)
"Come Out of her, MY people"!
Global warming, polluted air, land and waters, toxic wastes, sexual perversion, evil inventions of destruction, greed, hate, carnal warfare, dis-ease(no-peace),,etc,, are all destructive processes that have their root in “the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life” all of which fuel the fires of mankind’s “imag”ination ;-(
"Come out from among them and be separate"!
Peace, in spite of the dis-ease(no-peace) that is of this world and it's systems of religion, for "the WHOLE(not just a portion) world is under the control of the evil one" indeed and Truth......
Truth IS, a lie never was and is not.......
Abide in Truth....... francis
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