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01/31/2025

The Right Master

“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 ‭

It is not possible to serve God with all your heart, if an other treasure (mammon) has your heart. You can pursue God with all your heart and blessings will follow after you, as you follow after Him. But if you pursue blessings, God will not follow after you, as you follow after them. You will end up pushing away time in God’s presence and obedience to His instructions for that which builds wealth, mammon, or your own personal kingdom.

This is why, later in the passage it tells us to seek “first” the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, “and then” all these other physical things will be added unto you.

God knows what we have need of, He even knows the desires of our hearts, He is a great provider and a good loving Father. He will not leave us lacking. He gives when we ask of Him. We don’t have to run after mammon (who is a cruel master). We just have to follow our good Father. He will take care of His children.

Yet remember this, when you are tempted to pursue mammon and materialism. That it will fail you eventually. This is why it is pointless to store up for ourselves treasure on earth, when we could be storing them up in heaven. God does not fail or fall short or burn up, like mammon. God’s glory, love, and blessings are from everlasting to everlasting. So pursue what matters. Serve the right Master.

“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. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” - Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬-‭34‬ ‭

01/29/2025

Focus on What Matters

“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” - Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭22‬

This seems like one of Jesus’s more cryptic sayings. However, it isn’t. Everything Jesus said is simple and easy to understand with the help of the Holy Spirit. Somethings, however, are clouded in translation. Therefore, when you don’t understand what Jesus is saying, go back and read it in its original language.

The word translated to “eye” can mean a physical eye, but it also means “the minds eye” or “vision”. in other words. “What you focus on. What you set your heart and mind on. Remember that the context of the previous verse if talking about choosing for yourself, eternal treasures rather than physical ones.

So while the previous passage focused on what you set your heart on, this one talks about what you set you mind on. The previous looked at what you set your affections on, this one looks at what you set your attention on.

The eye gate is, however the thing by which that pursuit of knowledge, ambition, or attention first enters in. So in true Hebrew fashion. The passage has multiple layers of meaning and application.

What you focus on matters. What you watch matters. What you read matters. What you see matters. What you seek matters. Make sure that you seek the Lord daily. Anything else will slowly pull you away from what really matters. Jesus was the light in the darkness. Focus on Him and be filled with His Spirit, and become a lamp yourself, shining in the darkness. Or focus on anything else and watch that lamp go out.

This is the warning of the 10 virgins. This is what Jesus warned us of when He told us to abide or dry up. This is what Jesus is warning of in this passage. The previous passage warns us to guard our heart and affections. This passage warns us to guard our mind and attention. We need to be all for Jesus. Mind (attention) , soul (affection), and body (action).

“Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.” - Matthew‬ ‭22‬:‭36‬-‭38‬ ‭

“but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!” - Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭20‬-‭23‬ ‭

01/28/2025

The Simple Gospel

“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” - 2 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭

Timothy had been taught the word by his mother, grandmother, and Paul from the time that he was a child. For those of us who were raised in church, (or even for those of us who weren’t) we can remember that time of simple understanding. A time when we heard the scriptures and simply believed them. We didn’t have a deep theological knowledge. We maybe knew the basics, nothing too complicated. The meat and potatoes of scripture and we just believed.

Those seemed like the moments when our faith was the strongest. Sometimes we have to stop and come back to that childlike faith. The gratefulness of being saved and knowing that God will make everything be ok. The joy of knowing that He is our savior and redeemer. Our hope, provision, deliverer, and healer.

I’m not at all against deep study, or seeking, or growing in understanding. However, there is a balance to be kept. Don’t allow your Knowledge to out pace your faith, or you’ll get off track. Sometimes you have to go back and just read the simple red lettered words of Jesus, and believe them. They are not complicated, they were given for our admonition. We don’t always need them to be dressed up by entertainment or charismatic evangelism that can add so much flash and weight to them that no one wants to carry them, and make it so easy to forget them for the next quick fix, out of context, one sentence, potato chip, thirty second social media clip.

So today the Holy Spirit is calling you to put it all away, take a little time to pray, then open the book and read the words that Jesus died to give us. Keep it simple. Read it and believe it. Ask Him to help you remember and live it daily. Thank Him for making it available. Apologize for not being satisfied with so great a sacrifice, and watch your spirit, mind, and faith come alive like it hasn’t since you were a child.

The gospel is not complicated, if we read and believe, we will see the greater things. Sometimes we search so hard and so far that we forget what we are really looking for. It’s not a “what” that you need, it’s a “who”, and that “who” is the Word, and it’s right there waiting for you. Start with the gospels. (Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John) The red lettered words that Jesus (and even the saints and martyrs that came before us), paid such a high price to give us. Don’t take such a great gift for granted, don’t replace it with entertainment. The power to change you and to change the world is sitting right there, in the simple gospels.

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” - 2 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬-‭17‬ ‭

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” - John‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬, ‭14‬ ‭

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.” - Revelation‬ ‭19‬:‭11‬-‭13‬ ‭

01/27/2025

HOWC Podcast: "Nero's Fire"
A message that goes from church history to the book of Revelations to paint a picture of where we are in Biblical Prophecy, what comes next, and how close we are to the return of Jesus! (Link to listen is in the comments)

01/27/2025

From Waiting to Reward

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬

Last spring, the Holy Spirit instructed me to hatch all the baby chicks I could and bring them to our church for anyone who wanted to raise them. I warned that shortages would be coming, but not to worry because God always takes care of those who put their trust in Him.

So I hatched over 100 of them and many in our congregation took chicks home. Even though at the time, eggs were cheap and easy to find. Even though it’s a lot of work to raise chicks up with little to show for it for a long while. Yet those who trusted in the word are now smiling, as right at the time when their chicks have matured to the point of finally starting to lay eggs well, there is a shortage and prices are soaring because of the bird flue scare.

I share this with you today because it is such a perfect example of the way God works. It would have been easier to not put in the work and just go buy some cheap eggs for all those months of waiting, and feeding, and care taking. Yet God had spoken and those who trusted it through the moments when it didn’t make sense, are getting the reward of abundance when they really need it for themselves and those around them.

Obedience always brings a blessing. Faith always faces a season of testing. Promises require patience, through the season of waiting and preparation to possess them.

Don’t give up, Keep believing. God doesn’t speak for no reason. His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. There is no searching the depth of his understanding. Obedience in blind faith is the safest place you could ever stand. It’s a solid rock when all the world around it, is shifting sand. Even if it doesn’t make sense for the time being, keep trusting, keep believing, there is a reason, the reward is coming.

“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” - Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭35‬ ‭

“For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.” - Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭11‬ ‭

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we don’t give up.” - Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭

01/22/2025

Join us LIVE or in person, Wednesday Night, January 22, 2025 where Teacher Jacob Legér will teach a lesson titled, “The LORD Reigns: The Red Sea”

NO "IN-PERSON" SERVICE FOR TONIGHT DUE TO WEATHER AND ROAD CLOSURES. LIVE STREAM WILL BE AVAILABLE, AND WILL BEGIN AT 6:00pm (Link in comments below)

For location and other information, please visit: www.heartofworshipchurch.com

01/20/2025

“Today, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a leader who dreamed of a world where all people are judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. His unwavering fight for justice, equality, and love continues to inspire us to build bridges and break down barriers. Let’s reflect on his powerful words and commit to carrying forward his vision of unity and hope.

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01/20/2025

It’s Time for Hind’s Feet

“Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, And he will make my feet like hinds' feet, And he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.” - Habakkuk‬ ‭3‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭

Habakkuk tells us of a time of praise and rejoicing, of equipping to do what seems impossible or awe inspiring. If you have ever seen the mountain deer of the deserts of Israel, then you have been amazed as you watched them leap and bound upon the dangerous terrain with confidence, as though they were help up by the very hand of God and they knew it! What they do seems so impossible we can help but watch in wonder!

This is the imagery that Habakkuk is painting. That God will not remove the hard terrain (maybe one day but not yet), but rather will equip him to run his race with amazement upon that dangerous and difficult place while he praises!

You see this time of rejoicing that Habakkuk was speaking of was mentioned after a full chapter of disturbing judgment that was coming upon his nation. This might seem counterintuitive, but he understood the purpose, and his place it in. He speaks of war, attacks from shimmering projectiles, plagues, pestilence, disease, siege, and famine. Yet he expresses his reassuring that God is present in all of it. This is not His abandonment of His people, but rather this is revival!

Wait, what? Yes. God always offered us the easy way first. However, if we do not take it, then in mercy he will shake us. So great is his love for a straying bride that He will allow us to taste of the consequences of our own decisions so that we can see that we cannot trust the lies and deceptions of the enemy, and choose to return to Him!

Habakkuk knew that God was coming! So when he saw the days getting darker and the terrain getting harder, he looked up and rejoiced knowing that if God was getting this serious, than His return was so very near to us!

He also knew that it meant that because God would not stop the trials and tribulations that were coming, then it meant that He would pour out His grace in more abundance in order for him to abound in it. Because God comes to bring life, and to bring it more abundantly, and his promises still stand for the righteous, even in times of judgment!

“When he cometh up unto the people, He will invade them with his troops. Although the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, And he will make my feet like hinds' feet, And he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.” - Habakkuk‬ ‭3‬:‭17-‭19‬ ‭

01/19/2025

No LIVE Stream today. Join us in person! Service begins at 11am! Visit www.heartofworshipchurch.com for all of our information!

01/18/2025

How to Not Fear the Storm

“Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.” - Jeremiah‬ ‭23‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭

There are two kinds of storms in scripture. Ones sent by the enemy and ones sent by God. For those who are in rightstanding with God, nether or a threat. The storms the devil sends can be rebuked and made to cease through faith in the power of the name of Jesus.

The storms sent by God cannot be rebuked, for they have a divine purpose. Yet will they not harm the righteous, only further prosper and position them. So when a storm is coming, your focus should not be on the storm, but rather on being in rightstanding with God before it comes.

Confess and repent of all your sins. Take communion and prioritize fellowship. Get shut in, draw close, and seek the Lord early while He maybe found with all your heart and soul. Worship through the hard moments. Trust the Lord that there is a purpose. See His salvation and deliverance. Have your faith strengthened by it. Through it all, never stop praising. Storms are needed to water the harvest season.

So whether you fear the storm that is coming, or you’re excited to finally hear the sound of an abundance of rain that the saints have prayed and waited for, for generations; depends on where you stand with Jesus. Are you with Him or against Him. Are you under His covering, or are you out there running around doing your own thing, trying to make your own protection, utterly unprepared for what’s coming?

There is no need to fear the storm, only to fear not being near the Good Shepherd of your soul when it comes. The storm is serious, but Jesus can calm it in a moment. So draw near to Him, get in rightstanding, grab hold of the hem of His garment, worship, and be excited, not worried. Miracles are coming.

“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?” - Mark‬ ‭4‬:‭39‬-‭40‬ ‭

“the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:” - 2 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬ ‭

01/17/2025

Speak the Truth

“Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” - Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭38‬ ‭

The problem with the world today is that the emery is not afraid to lie, while the good guys are afraid to tell the true. Why? What conditioning have we been through that has made the world afraid to speak the truth? The answer? Trauma bases programming. Conditioning, control, manipulation, bewitching.

Schools force kids to give obviously wrong and ridiculous answers to “pass test” that condition them into feeling that they will be punished if they speak what they are really thinking. Grown ups are attacked, labeled, and called names that are not true when they try to speak the truth. More and more it has moved beyond emotional persecution into legal persecution meant to make you afraid to speak the truth. Eventually, if allowed to persist, it becomes physical like it was for Jesus and the early Christans. Yet remember this, that the truth is never afraid of the lie. It’s the lie that fears the truth. That’s why they try so hard to silence you.

“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.” - ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭

No one wants to be labeled a bigot or hateful person for caring enough for others to try to speak the truth. It is a demonic, immature, and narcissistic response to try to silence others by punishing them for speaking the truth that you don’t want to face, by lying, slandering, gaslighting, or calling them names. You want to play the victim and make them seem like they are attacking you, while really you are the one doing the attacking. It is deception and manipulation, and the Bible calls it witchcraft.

“O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?” - Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭

Now to those who have been made to be afraid to speak for fear of being misunderstood, misrepresented, lied about, slandered, or threatened… Who cares what people think of you?

“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.” - Acts‬ ‭4‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭

“For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.” - Galatians‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬ ‭

You have to choose to side with the truth. Why? Because Jesus is the truth. The Holy Spirit of Jesus, is the spirit of truth, according to scripture.

“…Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.” - 1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” - John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” - John‬ ‭8‬:‭44‬ ‭

You have to choose to both speak and live your agreement with Jesus in order to have His salvation and get into heaven. You cannot side with Satan (the spirit of error/lies) and think that you will make it. There is a reason the devil tried to get you to agree with error, sin, and lies. He knows that it will damn your soul, like his already is. Don’t be manipulated. Don’t be bewitched.

“For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” - Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ ‭

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” - Revelation‬ ‭21‬:‭8‬ ‭

Remember the saints that literally died to stand on the side of righteousness. You have to speak the truth, no matter what it cost you. Remember Jesus who is our example. The whole reason they nailed Him to the cross was because He loved us enough to tell us the truth that a few might believe it and be saved, while most hated Him for it and responded in rage; though He did nothing wrong and loved beyond comprehension.

“For consider Jesus that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and give up in your minds.” - Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭3‬ ‭

So it’s ok to be lied about, misrepresented, or misunderstood. They did it to Jesus and God blessed Him for it. So man up, stand up, and stop fearing the mobs and the immature. If more spoke the truth it would be a better world.

“But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;” - Hebrews‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭

“that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:” - Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭

01/15/2025

Join us LIVE or in person, Wednesday Night, January 15, 2025 where Teacher Jacob Legér will teach a lesson titled, “Israel Leaves Egypt”

Service starts at 6pm.
LIVE STREAM begins at 6:15pm (Link in comments below)

For location and other information, please visit: www.heartofworshipchurch.com

01/15/2025

Go Back

“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” - Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭31‬ ‭

The first two chapters of the Bible are God giving man all that is perfect. The rest of the Bible is man taking matters into his own hands and messing it up. While God enacts a plan to redeem man from his own pursuit of knowledge and godness. The sad truth of this pursuit is that for all the trouble it caused, man was already made in the likeness of God. Yet he fell to the serpents offer to be made “like god.”

Man was deceived to give up everything in pursuit of what they already had. How sad. Yet in reality we have all done that. Have not we run hard and made a mess trying to figure out how to fix our own messes when the real solution is at the feet of Jesus? Have we not fallen for counterfeits of what God has already promised, or given us, time and time again?

If we really take a moment to examine the mistakes of our life, we will find this at the root of it, and the seed of it is pride and unbelief in the love and faithfulness of God (which are two sides of the same coin).

Can we know more than God? Can we fathom the depths of His understanding? Can we grasp the spans of His majesty? Or should not we just trust Him? Can we not just take Him at His word? Where has He spoken a simple thing and we did not trust Him completely in childlike faith, and it caused a mess that led us down a rabbit hole of seeking answers that drew our attention further and further away?

Come back to the garden. To simple fellowship. He will show you what He first told you. He will forgive and will fix your messes. Put aside all your knowledge, all your strength, your searching and doing. Come back to fellowship, to faith, to trust and dependence. Let daddy fix it. What He has for you is good. It always was.

“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” - James‬ ‭1‬:‭12‬-‭18‬ ‭

01/11/2025

Join us LIVE or in person, Sunday Morning, January 12, 2025 where pastor Daniel Wright will preach a message entitled, "Bruised, but Not Broken"

Service starts at 11am.
LIVE STREAM begins at 11:45am (Link in comments below)

For location and other information, please visit: www.heartofworshipchurch.com

01/11/2025

God Will Repay

“For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.” - Obadiah‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬ ‭

We have all heard the old saying, “what goes around comes around.” Well, this is a true biblical principle. What you do to others will come back on you multiplied. For example, if you are generous and give to the poor, then God will give back to you more.

“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; And that which he hath given will he pay him again.” - Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭17‬ ‭

However, if you are cruel and heartless, God will cause your actions to come back against you for it. In the book of Revelations chapter 18, God declares this principle over an entire city and the system that it operates. The evil that it perpetrated was returned to it double as it was destroyed by fire.

“Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.” - Revelation‬ ‭18‬:‭6‬ ‭

Scripture tells us that because the wages of sin are not paid out quickly, men set it in their hearts that they are getting away with it. Really, the delay is God’s great mercy. He gives even Jezebel space for repentance (Revelations 2:21).

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” - ‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭

“Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.” - Ecclesiastes‬ ‭8‬:‭11‬-‭13‬ ‭

God desires that all repent and be saved, so He warns and waits. Yet eventually the wages of sin are paid, both in this life (as a last ditch mercy ment to shake you and show you how real hell is and that there is a final payment for sin coming), but also in the one to come, eternal consequences. You cannot live selfishly and not pay for it eventually. We are all rewarded on the final day, “according to our works.”

“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” - Revelation‬ ‭20‬:‭12‬ ‭

“For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.” - Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭27‬ ‭

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” - 2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬ ‭

“And, behold, I (Jesus) come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” - Revelation‬ ‭22‬:‭12‬ ‭

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:” - Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭21‬-‭24‬ ‭

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” - Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭

We are saved by the power of God (grace) when we put our faith in Him and His Words, or we are damned by unbelief when we refuse them.

“So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.” - Hebrews‬ ‭3‬:‭19‬ ‭

However the evidence of our faith in what Jesus taught, is whether we live by it, or not. So Faith (believing what God’s word says) comes first, then He gives us the power (grace) to live by it, which produces good fruit and the works we were created to do from the foundations of the earth! So examine your deeds now, that God not have to do it for you at the judgment. Make sure that you will receive a full reward, and not a punishment.

“For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged by God.” - 1 Corinthians‬ ‭11‬:‭31‬ ‭

Read God’s word daily, and live it continually. Measure your every action against it, and where you have failed (sinned), repent and ask for the grace to change. Did we forgive, did we repent of sin, did we give, live selfless and humble, and show the fruits of the spirit? Did we put God first, and others before ourselves, did we lay our lives down? Did we forsake lying, gossip, perversion, witchcraft, violence, selfishness, the love of money, strife, pride, vain glory, contention, and all manner of wickedness? Did we believe His covenant promises? Did we bless Israel and the Christians that are grafted into it, or did we speak curses against God’s people? Did we rejoice over the fall of our enemies or did we show them mercy and compassion? Did we seek God for His instructions, or did we trust our own vain imaginations?

“Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” - Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭20‬ ‭

The root is judged by the fruit that it produces. What we do will be judged, believe what you want, the scripture repeatedly says it; because what you put your faith in, will affect your actions. “The just shall live by faith,” not just talk about it.

“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” - James‬ ‭2‬:‭17‬-‭20‬ ‭

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We talk about how Jesus said that his disciples who have become his best friends will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel, just as Jesus will judge the nations. This is a literal text, but the application for us in the New Testament church is that we, as followers of Jesus, will do the same works that he did, and even greater works, because he has gone to the Father. #Regeneration #SonOfMan #Throne #Glory #Disciples #TwelveThrones #TwelveTribesOfIsrael #NewTestamentChurch #FollowersOfJesus #GreaterWorks

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We talk about how the disciple Peter gave up everything - his livelihood, possessions, and more - to follow Jesus and become His close friend, not just a student. The scripture speaks of how Jesus is the one who is closer than a brother. #Discipleship #Sacrifice #Friendship

We discuss the importance of discipleship in ancient Israel, and how this concept is still extremely relevant for American Christians in We explain that the goal of discipleship was not just to gain knowledge, but to become just like the master - to say what they said, think what they thought, and do what they did. This was true not only for Jesus and his 12 disciples, but also for figures like John the Baptist and the Pharisees and Sadducees. #Ancientlsrael #Discipleship #AmericanChristians #JesusChrist #JohnTheBaptist #Pharisees #Sadducees

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