All Things are Temporal 2

 Is your J.O.B. your god? 

Welcome. Let us pray. 

"Heavenly Father, Lord God, all the praise and glory be to You. As we come before You today, we pray that You give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and a spirit to receive Your Truth and Your Revelation. May Your Word feed our spirit as the food You so abundantly bless us with feeds our bodies. We ask this in Your holy name, Amen!"

Is your J.O.B. your god? I'm seriously asking you. Is your job your god? Ridiculous, you say? Are you sure? Think about it.

We spend most of our awake time at our jobs. We do things that we would never do for our jobs. Our Jobs pay us money, that?

Pays our bills, and gives us a roof over our heads. Food on the table. Clothes on our bodies. Electricity. Vehicle to come and go. Entertainment. We rely on our jobs to meet our needs. It used to be mostly men who would work 9-5 Monday through Friday. They would go out and do whatever it was that would supply them with the money to live. The wife and mother would stay home to raise the children. 

Then, after Dad got home, they would all sit around the table and have dinner. Talking and sharing their day's events. Then came the weekends, when they would spend time as a family. Today, sadly, most of the time, both the man and the woman are out working 24/7. Working 9-5 is nearly all but gone. Weekends off? Rare. Got to make that money.

Let’s get a bit real here. God did not create money. God has no use for it. We did. Money and wealth are man-made concepts. We chose to say that this piece of paper is worth one dollar or a hundred dollars. We chose to say that this shiny rock is worth all this money. Imagine God, looking down from Heaven, when He sees someone open an Oyster's Shell and see a spitball, and call it a pearl, and say, "This is valuable." It's foolishness.

However, it is the system we created. It is a system we must live in. It is the system that can and does lead some to an early grave. They work themselves to death. Some are very successful, out there doing what they do, and then they come home and wonder, "Where did the Kids go?" Well, they graduated and are out on their own. Sorry, you missed them growing up. Got to make that money.

Here is something someone needs to get. Proverbs 23:4 says this.

"Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease!"

When you drive your body, 24/7, you deprive it of sleep, food, and even simple rest. Eventually, it will give out. He who dies with the most toys wins? Got to make that money.

God does not want you to worry. Yeshua taught us this fact, that as a child of God, you should not only have no fear of these things but take no thought of them at all. If we, as children of God, put our trust in Him, He is faithful and just, to meet our every need. In Luke 12:15

"And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."

Then He tells us this.

"The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye require these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you." Luke 12:23-30

Where is your faith? Is your faith in God? To be faithful and true to His Word that HE will meet your needs? Or is your faith in yourself, and your Job, to meet your needs? Where is your faith, child of God? Is it our Abba Father, or is it {Incert job company and title here}?

"But you don't understand. I do not want to drive that. I do not want to live there. I want MORE. So much more. I got to do whatever I got to do to make more money."

Really? Have you not heard?

"But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs." 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Many people have come to treat money as their god. Banks have transformed into places of worship, and financial advisers have become evangelists. Individuals often bow before the altar of the stock market. The love of money can lead one to violate the other commandments.

You will forget, or have no time for the “Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it, thou shalt still work. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.” But you will say to yourself, "No big deal. I have to work. Gotta make that Money."

24/7. Work days, nights, weekends. Whatever. Gotta make that money. Sick? Go anyway. Gotta make that money. Kids, no matter. Daycare if needed. Gotta make that money.

You know that whatever you do, in the end, it's just a Job. Are you a famous actor? Musician? Sports star? Do you know what happens when you become too old to keep doing what you are doing? Someone else steps up and takes your place. All those people who used to chant your name now chant someone else's. All those people who used to follow you around now follow someone else. That movie you did, that was the number-one movie in history? Has been replaced with the next number-one movie in history. That position you had in the company? Smith and Walls? Someone else sits in your seat now. So on and so forth. It was all just a Job.

God is there. He is always there. He is and wants to be your Abba Father. He will never leave nor forsake you. You are and will always be His child. He must come first. Jesus came right out and told us, you cannot love both, Money and God.

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Matthew 6:24

So who cares if you lose your earthly worldly Job? God will meet your needs far more than you will on your own, relying on that job. If you lose that Job today?

Romans 8:28

“And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28

He will help you find a better opportunity. You may not hear this often, but you might not have been in the job that God intended for you. It doesn’t matter if you thought it was the best job in the world; God had a reason for wanting you somewhere else. Trust in Him.

"In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength and my refuge is in God."  Psalm 62:7

Do not place your job on the same level as God. When you truly begin to understand and trust what Yeshua tells us, you will find peace.

“But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

You will experience far less fear and anxiety when you realize that your employment does not depend on a person or corporation, but rather on God Himself. You can rest assured knowing He is in charge and will meet your daily needs.

Of all the things that we can and will be talking about being temporal, your job should be at the bottom of your list of things to worry about.

Are you His child? Are you sure? If not, say this prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be, say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us pray.

"Oh, heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Yeshua's sacrifice for me. I believed He rose from the dead. I repent of my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Yeshua, Amen!"

That's it. It is that simple. Now tell someone what you have just done. "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Yeshua, and shalt believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, You shall be saved." Romans 10:9. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."Colossians 3:10

The email, if you wish to contact me, is truthbygod1@gmail.com

May the comfort of the Holy Ghost and the peace of our Lord Yeshua be with you all. May God bless and be with you always.

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Yeshua is Lord!

Covetousness vs Contentment

 Which do you choose?

Hey folks. Welcome, today. Today we continue the series entitled Covetousness vs Contentment. What is Covetousness? These all pretty much mean the same thing, but look at these definitions.

An inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or another's possessions and a craving for possession and power.

A painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too,

An intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions.

No matter how you define it. It is bad. So bad and so common, that God made it the Tenth Commandment.

“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.” Exodus 20:17

Last time we talked about why it is so bad, and we read examples of people who did covet, and the end result which was lying, stealing, and outright murder. We saw that these examples that we read in the Word were not done by evil and demon-filled people but by faithful and blessed people. One of them was King David himself.

So if people like this, like David, as God called a man after His own heart. Look here. God is talking to King Saul about David, though He did not name him.

“The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” 1 Samuel 13:14

Also, read here in Acts 13:21-22.

“Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’”

God chose David to be King, and He chose David to be the bloodline that would lead to the Christ's coming. Yet David did what? He coveted Bathsheba, causing him to commit kidnapping, rape, and while attempting to cover it up, murder.

How can we avoid covetousness in our lives? By changing our mindset. By changing the way we think. How do we do this? We have to change some of the basic, primary facts, about us, and how we see ourselves.

Who are you?
What are you supposed to be doing?
What does God say about us?

How do we do this? We start thinking up. Not down. Thinking spiritually and not of ourselves in the flesh. You can no longer, or I guess I should say, you should not, any longer look at yourself the way the world sees you.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9

The only way you can see yourself the way God sees you is through this. {Holding up the Bible.} This is the only way. God’s Word will tell you exactly how God sees you. Are you a good person? I always thought of myself as a good person. If you ask, most will look at the question in an earthly, world sense. They would reason it out. "Let's see, I haven't been arrested. I love my spouse and kids. I give to charity, go to church on Sunday, and try never to speak ill of anyone. yes. I would say I was a good person."

However, the Bible tells us the truth. That without God, without Jesus, and the adoption into the family of God, you are nothing more than a wretch. You are guilty of sins that will send you straight to hell. It does not matter what the world says. It does not matter what you think, or do, or how much charity you give, you are dead and on your way to hell without the blood of Christ washing you clean. Even Jesus hated to be called “good.” {Matthew 19:17}

The Word declares the very distinct difference between walking in the flesh and in the Spirit.

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:16-21

I highly recommend that you read Romans 8. That gives you an even more in-depth study of walking in the flesh as opposed to walking in the spirit. But for the sake of this message, let’s assume that you have overcome the world, through saying this prayer.

"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus's sacrifice for me. I believed He rose from the dead. I repent my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"

Now you are a child of God. You are no longer just a creation. You are now a child of God. We are all God’s creation. However, make no mistake about it, we are NOT all children of God. The only way to be one is through adoption. Through the process. Through the blood of Christ.

Think about earthly families for a second. I was raised by a single parent. We all lived in my grandmother’s house until she passed on. Then I and my mother moved and we lived together. She worked two jobs to afford to pay the bills. As a kid, I saw her from 7 am to 7:30 am. Unless she was off one of the jobs that day. Then I saw her a little bit more. We struggled and scraped by but I was never really in need. As a kid, I had no idea I was poor. I had toys, food, clothes, and a home. My mom would take me and do stuff with me. We took family vacation trips yearly. We were happy. It was some of the best times in my life. I still thank God for being born when, how, and where I was.

Now look at another family. Let’s call the father Mr. Moneybags. Mr M. for short, was very successful and he got married. They have children born to them and the children grow up with everything. They have people that will dress them, feed them, and bathe them. They have unlimited resources and never even think about bills or the costs of anything.

How rich is your father? I’m not talking about your earthly father, or mother if she is filling in both roles. No, I'm talking about your HEAVENLY Father. God. You know, the one who just adopted you into His family? Look what Jesus says here.

“And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:11-13

You have been adopted into God’s Family. If you said that prayer, then you are now a child of God.

“and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” Romans 8:17

Jesus calls God “Abba Father” in His prayer to Him. We are told we can now call God “Abba Father” because we are now His child. The Spirit of God lives in us so therefore it cries out “Abba Father” for us.

“And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Mark 14:36

“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:15

“And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” Galatians 4:6

What does “Abba Father” mean? Daddy. It literally means Daddy. The Alpha and Omega, the Creator of all that is, was, or ever will be, is now your Daddy. He wants you to see Him as your Daddy. Not some old bearded guy, sitting on a throne, waiting for you to mess up so He can throw you in hell. Look what Jesus says here.

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10

He tells Peter this.

“Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.” Mark 10:29-30

If your friends and family decide that they no longer want anything to do with you because you are now “one of them Jesus freaks,” look around the room. Look around your church family. You have “brothers or sisters or mother or father or children” Look around and see. If something happens and you lose your job because of Jesus? God can and will get you a far better one. Lose your place to live? You got it. God will bless you with another. Jesus even told us that we should not worry about all these things.

“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:7-8

Read that again if you need to. “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” God is not surprised. He is not caught off guard. He is in complete control and He has the means to do whatever it is He needs to or wants to do, for YOU. You are now His child. Never forget, He has far more means than Mr. M.

Never forget who you are. You are no longer a creation of God, waddling around in God’s creation. You are not His child. He is your Daddy. And He wants to teach you, bless you, and love you, and He will meet your needs. It really is this simple. If you said the prayer and believed in your heart that Jesus rose from the dead, you are now His child.

Do you want even more of an assurance that God is willing to and will bless you? Then I want you to ask yourself this question, and be honest with yourself. What are you doing? That is what we will be talking about next time.

May the comfort of the Holy Ghost, and the peace of our Lord Jesus, be with you all. May God bless and be with you, always.

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Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Jesus is Lord!

Psalm 82

Psalm 82

1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Psalm 25

Psalm 25

1 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

8 Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

12 What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.