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07/11/2024

Good morning Brothers and Sisters!

Need.

Psalms 42:1 As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O GOD.
2 I thirst for GOD, the living GOD.
When can I go and stand before HIM?
3 Day and night I have only tears for food,
while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,
“Where is this GOD of yours?”
4 My heart is breaking
as I remember how it used to be:
I walked among the crowds of worshipers,
leading a great procession to the house of GOD,
singing for joy and giving thanks
amid the sound of a great celebration!
5 Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in GOD!
I will praise HIM again—
my SAVIOR and
6 my GOD!
Now I am deeply discouraged,
but I will remember YOU—
even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan,
from the land of Mount Mizar.
7 I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
8 But each day the LORD pours HIS unfailing LOVE upon me,
and through each night I sing HIS songs,
praying to GOD who gives me life.
9 “O GOD my ROCK,” I cry,
“Why have YOU forgotten me?
Why must I wander around in grief,
oppressed by my enemies?”
10 Their taunts break my bones.
They scoff, “Where is this GOD of yours?”
11 Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in GOD!
I will praise HIM again—
my SAVIOR and my GOD!

David’s passion for GOD is very evident in his style and leadership methods.

As a king, his physical, mental and spiritual enemies were many.

He was a man of war.

GOD placed him on the throne over Israel as their 2nd king.

His heart was always turned toward GOD for he knew the outcome of every decision, victory, joy and happiness came from one true source, the LORD.

His steadfastness in his core believes never allowed him to forget the greatness of GOD, always giving GOD the Glory for everything and not just leading the people to praise GOD, but also praising GOD on a personal private level.

The more the troubles pressed in and threatened to crush him the more he sought solace in the arms of GOD.

David’s greatness as a king was his relentless pursuit of GOD.

We too have physical enemies.

Maybe not people so much but time, bills, health issues, family matters, work and/or school, worries, marital problems, to name a few.

These are all enemies that come against us to direct our attention away from GOD.

You say, but those are just normal things that everyone has.

Yes but they also keep us from spending time with GOD.

We spend so much time trying to settle those problems daily that we set aside very little time to praise the LORD, giving HIM thanks for getting us through one more day showing us HIS merciful grace each day.

As David did, make it a sacrifice of time to GOD by setting time aside daily for a real ONE on one relationship with HIM.

Want victory in your life?

Just as the deer needs the water to replenish its strength, we need the LIVING WATER to replenish our strength.

Pant and chase after GOD as David did.

GOD never abandons us, we allow ourselves to become distracted.

Listening to the worries fears and doubts rather than listening for the still small voice that will lead us to victory over all issues.

Consulting GOD before making decisions will lessen the issues that will bring worries, fears and troubles later.

We need GOD every minute of every day.

Make JESUS your Door in ‘24!

JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i

06/11/2024

Good morning Brothers and Sisters!

It starts in your heart.

Start your day with praise on your heart!

The first song I heard this morning has set the mood of my heart for this day GOD has placed before me.

“Raise a Hallelujah!”

A personal favorite.

No matter what my day will be like later, I know I can raise a Hallelujah from the depths of my heart and as those words pass my lips everything begins to change.

Psalms 19:14 May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to YOU,
O LORD, my ROCK and my REDEEMER.

When our hearts are right with GOD, our actions will be right as well.

Just about the only thing we are truly in control of is our attitude. And our attitude controls our reactions to elements outside of our lives.

I can be grumpy. I can speak curses.
I can be angry.
I can be dishonest or even downright mean.

Or

I can choose to handle my reactions to forces outside of my control by remaining in HIS Peace.

From the abundance in my heart my mouth will speak.

I must be mindful of what I allow in my heart.

Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.

I can have peace beyond the circumstances, I can operate in self-control, I can be joyful, I can love.

I am a child of GOD!

Psalms 39: I said to myself, “I will watch what I do
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”

We may not understand the importance of our words or the power in our tongue but GOD’s WORD does tell us clearly.

Proverbs 18:21 The tongue can bring death or life;
those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

Proverbs 21:23 Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,
and you will stay out of trouble.

JESUS even tells us…

Matthew 12:37 “The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”

GOD showed us the power our words can have by speaking everything in to existence.

By HIS WORD all things were created.
John 1:4

When we control our reactions then we take control over our tongue and it can no longer lead us astray, out of the Will of the FATHER.

Psalms 40:3 HE has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our GOD.
Many will see what HE has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the LORD.

How many will come to find the LORD through your actions rather than your words?

Be the Light in the darkness.

Raise a HALLELUJAH!

JESUS is my Door in ‘24!

JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i

05/11/2024

Good morning Brothers and Sisters!

A day of prayer.

Each of us needs to start our day in prayer, every day, but today we must be more focused and mindful of GOD’s direction than at any other time.

For today we battle for this country.

Every person of age becomes a warrior, for GOD or against GOD.

Psalms 116:1 I love the LORD because HE hears my voice
and my prayer for mercy.
2 Because HE bends down to listen,
I will pray as long as I have breath!

GOD hears each of our prayers, individually.

HE knows our voice as HE knows our heart.

Hebrews 4:16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious GOD. There we will receive HIS mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

We must stand united as warriors holding our S(WORD)s for HIS cause, HIS Glory not for ours.
HIS Will not ours.

We (HIS people) know the importance
and power of the LAMB over donkeys and elephants and snakes.

And today we must act accordingly, knowing we can trust HIM no matter the outcome.

Romans 8:28 And we know that GOD causes everything to work together for the good of those who love GOD and are called according to HIS purpose for them.

Just as David stepped out on that battlefield to face Goliath, GOD calls us to action physically to have victory spiritually.

James 1:5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous GOD, and HE will give it to you. HE will not rebuke you for asking.
6 But when you ask HIM, be sure that your faith is in GOD alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.

Pray first, pray often, pray constantly, pray for yourself and pray for others to obey HIS Will.

Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell GOD what you need, and thank HIM for all HE has done.
7 Then you will experience GOD’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. HIS peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in CHRIST JESUS.

With HIS Peace we can rest fully assured in our trust of HIS control over every single aspect of the outcome of every battle we face.

I don’t have to see it to believe it. I don’t need proof at every turn. I have placed all my hope in HIM and that strengthens my faith.

Hebrews 11:1 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

And I need my faith to hold on to above anything my eyes see and my ears hear.

Hebrews 11:6 And it is impossible to please GOD without faith. Anyone who wants to come to HIM must believe that GOD exists and that HE rewards those who sincerely seek HIM.

HE is my strength.

HE is my breath.

HE alone is my LORD.

I will not bow down to scare tactics of the enemy.

I will not get caught up in the lies of the flesh.

Today more than any day we must call on HIS Mighty Name, humble ourselves before HIM and pray, pray, pray for this country.

2 Chronicles 7:14 Then if MY people who are called by MY Name will humble themselves and pray and seek MY Face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
15 MY eyes will be open and MY ears attentive to every prayer made in this place.

Then maybe “GOD bless America!“ Will ring true again!

HIS promise.

HIS Truth.

My trust is in HIM.

Psalms 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in people.

Praise HIS HOLY Name!

JESUS!

HALLELUJAH!!

JESUS is our only Door in ‘24!

JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i

04/11/2024

Good morning Brothers and Sisters!

Judgment is coming, but it’s not your assignment.

Keep in mind;

Isaiah 46:8 “Do not forget this! Keep it in mind!
Remember this, you guilty ones.
9 Remember the things I have done in the past.
For I alone am GOD!
I AM GOD, and there is none like ME.
10 Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.

Read carefully.

Remember those times you stood in judgement of others?

Believers and non-believers alike.

You don’t know their potential.

You have no idea what their testimony may be, or what GOD has planned for them.

Only GOD knows yours and theirs endings.

HE knows HIS plans for both.

Romans 1:28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge GOD, HE abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.
30 They are backstabbers, haters of GOD, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents.
31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.
32 They know GOD’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.

Since GOD knows the end from the beginning and they know the punishment yet do so anyway and by convincing others to follow their examples definitely shows GOD the intentions of their heart.

HE may prune them from your life so that they do not bring their diseased heart into your life, so don’t chase them, pray for them.

Don’t try to get back what GOD removed.

Learn to accept GOD’s plan without question.

Exercise your faith by fully trusting HIS plan.

Romans 2:1 You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things.
2 And we know that GOD, in HIS justice, will punish anyone who does such things.
3 Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid GOD’s judgment when you do the same things?
4 Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient GOD is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that HIS kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?
5 But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when GOD’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
6 HE will judge everyone according to what they have done.

Even the Arch angel Michael didn’t cast judgement on satan.
Jude 1:9

Romans 2:11 For GOD does not show favoritism.

We are to Love like JESUS without prejudice, right where they are at whatever point in life GOD has placed them on our path.

Their testimony may be what others need to hear to open their heart to GOD’s Truth.

Pray for those you come into contact with on your walk through life.

Love them like JESUS would.

JESUS is my Door in ‘24!

JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i

03/11/2024

Good morning Brothers and Sisters!

Praise HIS HOLY Name!

JESUS!

These verses describe GOD in JESUS CHRIST.

Colossians 1:15 CHRIST is the visible image of the invisible GOD.
HE existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
16 for through HIM GOD created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth.
HE made the things we can see
and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through HIM and for HIM.
17 HE existed before anything else,
and HE holds all creation together.
18 CHRIST is also the head of the church,
which is HIS body.
HE is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.
So HE is first in everything.
19 For GOD in all HIS fullness
was pleased to live in CHRIST,
20 and through HIM GOD reconciled
everything to HIMSELF.
HE made peace with everything in Heaven and on earth
by means of CHRIST’s BLOOD on the cross.
21 This includes you who were once far away from GOD. You were HIS enemies, separated from HIM by your evil thoughts and actions.
22 Yet now HE has reconciled you to HIMSELF through the death of CHRIST in HIS physical body. As a result, HE has brought you into HIS own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before HIM without a single fault.
23 But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, (place your name here) have been appointed as GOD’s servant to proclaim it.

For if you believe that JESUS came as the only SON of GOD the FATHER and died for your sins, to reconcile you to GOD the FATHER, then you too have been called out of that grave of sin by name to share the good news with everyone you encounter, at home, at work, at play, even at the marketplace!

Colossians 2:12 For you were buried with CHRIST when you were baptized. And with HIM you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of GOD, who raised CHRIST from the dead.

Everywhere you go there is someone waiting to hear that they too can be made free in CHRIST JESUS!

An essential part of rebuilding our lives is sharing the message we have been entrusted with of JESUS CHRIST with others.

GO!
Tell it on the mountain that JESUS CHRIST is LORD!

Praise JESUS and glorifying HIS HOLY Name everywhere!

Let everyone with ears hear!

This is the only news worth sharing!

We may be a bit timid and afraid to open our mouths at first, but the HOLY SPIRIT will give us the words to say and the courage to share with others!

I will be loud in voice and in spirit for my SAVIOR, the risen ONE, CHRIST JESUS!

JESUS is my Door in ‘24!

JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i

02/11/2024

Good afternoon Brothers and Sisters!

Advice for Young and Old

Ecclesiastes 11:7 Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.
8 When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless.
9 Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to GOD for everything you do.
10 So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.

It’s amazing how much we get wrapped up in the little useless things of the world.

In our youth we set out to start a fire in the world, conquer our little corner.

Dreams and the imagination of the youth to build upon what this world offers.

To enjoy the spring of life when all is new and everything is possible is reserved for those at the beginning of their testimony.

It is said, youth is wasted on the young.

It may be.

Ecc 12:1
1 Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your CREATOR. Honor HIM in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”

How many times in our youth do we neglect to show honor to the LORD?

“I” gets in the way of “GOD”

I did. I thought. I said. I know.
I created. I was able. I. I. I.

At what age do we begin to see the real Truth?

GOD’s Truth.

Philippians 4:13 For I can do everything through CHRIST, who gives me strength.

It is only through CHRIST JESUS our CREATOR that we are even able to breathe.

Everything that we are capable of doing, thinking or imagining is all from HIM.

HE deserves the credit.

All the credit!

That used to be the norm in this country.

“All Glory to GOD.“
“To GOD goes the Glory!”
“Without GOD I am nothing.”

This was what we heard at any reward given, back in the day…

Now? Oh my, even suggesting that GOD had something to do with our achievements brings ridicule from the masses.

But those accolades won’t last for eternity.

Ecc 12:8 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless.”

The Truth says the only thing that has true value and meaning is what we do to prepare for eternity in the presence of GOD’s splendor!

Those that start earlier in life preparing for eternity are looked at as fools, but the truth is it is far better to be Heavenly minded while earthy bound than earthly minded and ignorant of the Majesty of Heaven.

Don’t waste another moment.

Seek GOD like this is your last day in this world, knowing tomorrow you will stand before HIM in all HIS Radiance and Glory.

Matthew 6:33 33 Seek the Kingdom of GOD above all else, and live righteously, and HE will give you everything you need.
34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

For when we know deep in our hearts that GOD is the reason for every season good or bad, spring or fall of our lives, we can have peace over our eternal destination.

Ecc 12:13 That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear GOD and obey HIS commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
14 GOD will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

In CHRIST JESUS I can stand before GOD clothed in HIS Righteousness, unafraid and confident of my eternal life in Heavens Glory.

Because HE Lives I can face tomorrow…

JESUS is my Door in ‘24!

JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i

01/11/2024

Good morning Brothers and Sisters!

I believe GOD made David king as the example we are to follow in our daily lives.

When we follow his example of a repentant heart we stand closer to GOD.

Did David sin? Yes.
Did David sin after he repented?
Yes.

We live in a world of sin. It’s everywhere!
Our eyes are constantly led astray with constant reminders of lust, jealousy, coveting, murder, blasphemy, the list is endless.

Every time we go out into the world imagine that diseases attach theirselves to our bodies and clothing then we return home, we must purify ourselves before entering so we don’t contaminate our family.

See that makes sense to you because of the movies.

But let me show you it’s the same with sin.

But you don’t need a purifier system, you just need a repentant heart.

Be quick to ask GOD for forgiveness.

Including known and unknown sins.

Sin is the disease that will keep you from GOD.

It really is that simple.

Ask GOD to forgive you, HE is the PURIFIER of our sins.

Follow David’s example below daily.

For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.

Psalms 51:1
Have mercy on me, O GOD,
because of YOUR unfailing love.
Because of YOUR great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.
4 Against YOU, and YOU alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in YOUR sight.
YOU will be proved right in what YOU say,
and YOUR judgment against me is just.
5 For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6 But YOU desire honesty from the womb,
teaching me wisdom even there.
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again;
YOU have broken me—
now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O GOD.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from YOUR presence,
and don’t take YOUR HOLY SPIRIT from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of YOUR salvation,
and make me willing to obey YOU.
13 Then I will teach YOUR ways to rebels,
and they will return to YOU.
14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O GOD who saves;
then I will joyfully sing of YOUR forgiveness.
15 Unseal my lips, O LORD,
that my mouth may praise YOU.
16 YOU do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one.
YOU do not want a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifice YOU desire is a broken spirit.
YOU will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O GOD.
18 Look with favor on Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then YOU will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit—
with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Then bulls will again be sacrificed on YOUR altar.

The difference between David’s time and ours is the sacrificing of animals, the shedding of innocent blood.

GOD the FATHER sent HIS SON as the only BLOOD SACRIFICE worthy for the repentance of all sins.

We no longer need to sacrifice animals on an altar to GOD for the atonement of sins we committed.

Our flesh is the animal.

We sacrifice our flesh, not by killing it but by bringing it under submission to GOD HOLY SPIRIT that lives in us.

Daily laying your heart on HIS Altar through the admissions of our sins.

Don’t live a life contaminated by sin.

Live a purified life through JESUS CHRIST washed clean by HIS SACRIFICE on the cross of Calvary. Purified by HIS LOVE.

Repentance , praising HIS HOLY Name, worshiping HIM, and witnessing of HIS Goodness and Mercy is how we bring our LORD GOD JEHOVAH Glory.

HALLELUJAH!!

JESUS is our only Door in ’24!

JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i

31/10/2024

Good morning Brothers and Sisters!

Warning against Judging Others

11 Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging GOD’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you.
12 GOD alone, who gave the law, is the JUDGE. HE alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?

How often do we judge others by their outward appearance?

Their beliefs?

Their denomination?

Their status?

We call it concern, but truthfully it is often just gossip.

We do not know their hearts as GOD does.

We have no idea what they are going through in their lives.

We are not to judge, but we are called to come along side of our brothers and sisters with prayer, encouragement, sympathy and love.

Not mortal human love, but the Love of CHRIST JESUS.

We can be there to support them in a difficult time.

My suggestion is to simply start with prayer.

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three gather together as MY followers, I am there among them.”

Prayer first.

Start the fight with the enemy by throwing the first punch.

Ask the LORD for direction before helping them up out of the mud.

Don’t get down in the mud with them.

Philippians 2:14 Do everything without complaining and arguing

Have your foot on stable ground before pulling them up.

Psalms 40: HE lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
HE set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.

To help those in the mud, our footing must be solid.

Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell GOD what you need, and thank HIM for all HE has done.

Trust in the LORD.

Share words of encouragement.

Love like JESUS!

No judgment.
No condemnation.
No gossip.

Just Love like JESUS.

JESUS is my Door in ‘24!

JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i

30/10/2024

Good morning Brothers and Sisters!

The Bible’s superman.

Samson.

Samson was probably the most controversial of all the judges of Israel.

Judges 15:20 Samson judged Israel for twenty years during the period when the Philistines dominated the land.

A fact most don’t actually realize.

The wonderful stories of Samson ignite the imaginations of young boys even to this day.

Such great feats of strength are often seen as the greatness of this man’s abilities.

We often overlook the “cause” of his strength wasn’t in his physical stature.

It was in his purpose.

Judges 13:3 The angel of the LORD appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “Even though you have been unable to have children, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son.
4 So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food.
5 You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to GOD as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines.”

A purpose given from GOD.

Each of us are given potential and a purpose from birth.

* Later these instructions were given to another set of parents, their son was John the Baptist. (Luke 15) *

These parents were living out their higher purpose, raising a child uniquely gifted to serve GOD.

It must have been quite difficult as parents, knowing and trying to humbly and thankfully raise their sons to understand and honor GOD, without becoming prideful and arrogant in their (parents) mission.

Samson was living proof that those growing up in a GODly home still need to learn to depend on GOD.

We should remember that we are serving GOD and that HE is allowing us to do things beyond our capabilities, and beyond our knowledge.

Giving all the Glory to GOD.

Remembering this should temper any pride and arrogance we may be tempted to feel.

I know the general description of Samson was strong. Often modernly characterized as built like a mighty body builder.

I don’t see that.

For a well muscled man to do feats of strength is not a sign of different it’s a sign of normalcy.

But, if a smaller, than impressive physique was to do great feats of strength as recorded by Samson, then you have reason to see beyond that persons individual attributes and see the Glory of GOD.

Each incident

Judges 14:6; 14:19; 15:14:16

was preluded by the key phrase; ” then the SPIRIT of the LORD came upon him…”

The first time it was mentioned was in the beginning.

Judges 13:24 When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the LORD blessed him as he grew up. 25 And the SPIRIT of the LORD began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.

Even before birth his purpose was set.

Was he physically strong?

Yes, it is recorded that some things were completed using “his” strength, but I do point out the SPIRIT of the LORD stirred in him at birth.

Fortunately GOD continued to use Samson’s weaknesses to bring Glory to HIMSELF.

GOD will provide an abundant life, if we are willing to give up or avoid the “forbidden fruit.”

This fruit differs from one person to the next.

The enemy uses these fruits as stumbling blocks that interfere with your spiritual growth or keep you from your ordained purpose.

Sinful self-obsession was Samson ruin, just as it is still prevalent today.

Samson was driven by selfish desires,
and lack of self-control.
lust (Judges 14:1-3; 16:1; 16:4)
greed (14:11-14)
anger (14:9; 15:3-5)
revenge (15:7,11; 16:28)

Sound familiar?

I’m at 100% on the “me” meter.

The saddest part is found in

Judges 16:20…When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the LORD had left him.

Grieving the HOLY SPIRIT has dire consequences.

Don’t expect HIM to stay when we are active in sin.

Tune your ear to HIS voice that you won’t be led astray by the one whose purpose is to lead you away from the protective power of the ONE that lives inside of you.

The enemy lives outside of the walls of the Temple GOD gave you to protect.

GOD lives in the Temple as long as you allow HIM to, by practicing obedience to HIS WORD.

HIS WORD gives you the tools and the ability to recognize and to resist the temptations in which the enemy lures you away.

Samson led Israel for Twenty years.

Yet he listened to his selfish desires and exposed himself and Israel to shame and danger.

What sort of greatness could he (you) have achieved if only he had self-control?

Judges 16: But before long, his hair began to grow back.

In his persecution, he called out to GOD.

Judges 16:28 Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me again. O GOD, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”

We too can call out to the LORD our GOD in our persecution, repent and use our self-control bringing HIM the Glory once again!

Be doers of the WORD as James 4 explains.

A Greek philosopher once said, “No man is free who is not the master of himself.”

The Bible tells us no man can serve two masters in

Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other…

Who’s your master?

JESUS or self?

I choose JESUS!

HALLELUJAH!

JESUS is my Door in ‘24!

JESUS Loves you as so do I!
HE>i