REVIVAL PRAYER | SermonIndex

sermonindex Feb 26, 2008

I have taken many Scriptures and knitted them together. I do not do this to change any meaning or context. I only do this as a literary tool to praise the Lord God on High. What better wy to pray than to use the Word of God, may you be blessed............Frank

REVIVAL PRAYER

I am the Almighty God! Walk before Me and be perfect and who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Now gird up your loins like a man; for I will ask of you, and you teach Me.

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me if you have understanding ? And who has set its measurements, for do you know? Or who has stretched the line on it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner stone thereof; when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as it came from the womb? When I made the clouds its robe, and darkness its navel-band and set My limit on it, and set bars and doors and I said, You shall come to here, but no further; and here your proud waves shall stop.

Have you commanded the morning from your days, and caused the dawn to know its place that it might take hold of the ends of the earth; that the wicked might be shaken out of it? Have you entered into the storehouses of the snow? Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, which I have kept for the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? How is it, the way the light is distributed, and how does the east wind spread itself on the earth ?

To whom then will you compare your God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him? Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is I who sits on the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in; who brings the rulers to nothing; I makes the judges of the earth as vanity.

Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One .who brings the rulers to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth as vanity.

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty, just and true are Your ways, O King of saints .Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments. Jehovah lives! And blessed be my Rock, and exalted be the God, the Rock of my salvation. Jehovah is my strength, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock; I will trust in Him; He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

You Jehovah are my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? You Jehovah are the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? O Jehovah, Yours is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. For all in the heavens and in the earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and You lift up Yourself to all as the Head.

Jehovah lives! And blessed be my Rock, and exalted be the God, you are the Rock of my salvation. You only are my rock and my salvation; you are my strong tower; I shall not be shaken. For who is God besides you Jehovah? Or, who is a Rock except you my God? You live Jehovah ; and blessed be my rock, and let the God of my salvation be praised. For You are my rock and my fortress; and for Your name's sake lead me and guide me.

Make haste to help me, O my LORD, my salvation. O Jehovah, you are the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before You. And in my distress I called on you Jehovah, and I cried to you my God; you heard my voice out of your temple, and my cry came before you, into your ears. O Jehovah my God, I cried to You, and You have healed me. This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. And cast me not away from Your presence, take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways; and sinners shall be converted to You. My tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

O Jehovah, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise. For You do not desire sacrifice; or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not hidden Your loving-kindness and Your truth from the great congregation. My praise shall be of You in the great congregation; I will pay My vows before the ones who fear you.

I will bless you Jehovah at all times; your praise always shall be in my mouth. You have put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God; many shall see it and fear, and shall trust in you Jehovah. I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.

Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips, All the earth shall worship You, and shall sing to You; they praise Your name. Selah.

The living, the living, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make Your truth known to the sons. Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed, save me, and I shall be saved; for You are my praise.

O Jehovah, Yours is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. For all in the heavens and in the earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and You lift up Yourself to all as Head.

You have swallowed up death in victory; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from all faces. And you shall take away from all the earth the rebuke of His people. For Jehovah has spoken. O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?" But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

My soul thirsts for you my God, for the living God; O God, You are my God; I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; O God, You are my God; And as the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God, Deep calls to deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; my soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?

My tears have been my food day and night. He who believes on Me, as the Scripture has said, "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." And I heard as the sound of a great multitude, and as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of strong thunders, saying, Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigns! And I heard a voice from Heaven, like the voice of many waters and like the voice of a great thunder. And I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps. And His feet were like burnished brass having been fired in a furnace. And His voice was like the sound of many waters.

I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify these things to you over the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright and Morning Star. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knows except he who receives it . And he who overcomes and keeps My works to the end, to him I will give power over the nations. The one who overcomes, this one will be clothed in white clothing. And I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

And to Him who overcomes I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will go out no more. And I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of Heaven from My God, and My new name.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame and have sat down with My Father in His throne. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let the one hearing say, Come! And let the one who is thirsty come. And he who is willing, let him take of the Water of Life freely.

O Lord, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power, because You created all things, and for Your will they are and were created. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him sitting on the throne, and to the Lamb forever and ever. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever. Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and honor and the power to the Lord our God.

And I saw Heaven opened. And behold, a white horse! And He sitting on him was called Faithful and True. And His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head many crowns. And He had a name written, one that no one knew except Himself. And He had been clothed in a garment dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in Heaven followed Him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

And He has on His garment, and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. And he showed me a pure river of Water of Life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. And He said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who thirsts I will give of the fountain of the Water of Life freely. He who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to each according as his work is. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last. Yes, I am coming quickly, Amen............................Yes, come, Lord Jesus.

http://scottishwarriors.wordpress.com

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Abide Feb 26, 2008

WELCOME, into this place
WELCOME, into this broken vessel
You’re desire to abide in the praises
Of your people

So, we lift our hands, and we lift our
Heart’s, as we offer up this praise unto
Your name.

sermonindex Feb 27, 2008

Amen Abide

sermonindex Feb 27, 2008

I pray that we would all be broken vessels before the Lord. I believe that this brokeness will usher in a genuine Reformation in the Church. Tozer contends this when he speaks about Cain and Abel. He says that Abels scarifice was acceptable before the Lord because he realized that he was a sinner and knew his state, Cain was familiar and took his relationship for granted. I pray that we as a Chruch would realize our general stste and bring a smiliar sacrifice before God and that God would send down His fire to consume that which is acceptable to Him.

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Christinyou Feb 28, 2008

If we follow Paul and he followed Christ we will bring forth reformation in our own selves and the Body of Christ will then take care of itself, by the power of Christ and teaching of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Phl 3:12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:12-29 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; ((((which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:)))) (((((((((((((((Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.)))))))))))))))

In Christ: Phillip

sermonindex Feb 29, 2008

"If we follow Paul and he followed Christ we will bring forth reformation in our own selves and the Body of Christ will then take care of itself, by the power of Christ and teaching of the Holy Spirit."

Hi Philip, I am all for following the example of Christ and Paul and every believer should work out their salvation with fear and trembling. This does not negate the fact that the Church does require leadership. Paul exercised leadership over the churches that he established. He corrected the Corinthians and advised them to excommunicate a man then bring him back into the fold. Luther did not just try to change himself, he took a hammer and a nail and rocked the "Christian," world. As did many other reformers. Truth is Jesus works through men also, and we, as brothers and sisters, must follow His call............brother Frank

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Christinyou Feb 29, 2008

Jesus said "He did nothing unless the Father taught Him".

Jhn 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

I am not implying we do nothing, but I am implying we do what the Christ in us wants us to do. That we listen carefully to the Holy Spirit as He teaches us this Christ from the Word Himself.

This is our honor and Glory; Jhn 8:54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

That we do nothing unless the Christ in us gives the Holy Spirit our teaching of His will.

We must Honor the Christ in us and we are Honoring the Father as Christ is in us and it is only Him that the Father will accept Honor from not me.

This is our perfection in honoring the Son, and then we will be making the Body of Christ be what God intended it to be before the foundation of the world.

Colossians 1:27-28 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

All of Ephesians 1, especially our being through Christ the conformity of our life to the life in Christ. Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:

Not my works but His in me. This is a old testament proverb, pertaining to God and Israel, but it is also very presenting through ourselves and the Faith of Christ that is in us.

Proverbs 3:5-8 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

We are to do the works of Jesus Christ through His life and strength and the teaching of the Holy Spirit, this is what Paul means when he says follow me as I follow Christ.

Who gave the early reformation martyrs the character to pick up the hammer and nail.
That we might have their capacity and following of Paul through the Holy Spirit leading us in the Christ Life as He led Paul.

This should be the kind of pain we have for the field ripe for harvest, unto those that are in the Church who have not been taught who they are in Christ.

Gal 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

In Christ: Phillip

sermonindex Feb 29, 2008

Hi Philip...I think we may be in total agreement brother :) .........Frank

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Abide Feb 29, 2008

Because of who you are I give you GLORY
Because of who you are I give you PRAISE
Because of who you are I will lift my voice
And say,

Lord I worship you because of who
You are!

Lord I worship you because of who
You Are!

JEHOVAH JERIAH, my provider
JEHOVA NISSIE, Lord you reign in victory
JEOHVOA SHILOH, my prince of peace

Lord I worship you because of who you are
Lord I worship you because of who you ARE

sermonindex Mar 1, 2008

May we all be lost in the worship if God....Frank

http://scottishwarriors.wordpress.com

C

Christinyou Mar 2, 2008

May I add without prejudice: IN ME

Quote:

""" Re:
Because of who you are, IN ME, I give you GLORY: IN ME
Because of who you are, IN MEI give you PRAISE:IN ME
Because of who you are, IN ME I will lift my voice
And say, IN ME THOU ART

Lord I worship you because of who
You are! IN ME

Lord I worship you because of who
You Are! IN ME

JEHOVAH JERIAH, my provider IN ME
JEHOVA NISSIE, Lord you reign in victory IN ME
JEOHVOA SHILOH, my prince of peace IN ME

Lord I worship you because of who you are IN US
Lord I worship you because of who you ARE"""

Christ in me: Phillip

sermonindex Mar 2, 2008

Christ in me , the hope of Glory.........Frank

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destinysweet Mar 3, 2008

Hear! Hear! thanks for expressing the word of God within you..Christ in us ..such a great hope is this! Less of me and more of you Jesus! We are His workmanship..created for good works IN Christ..He is the Author and the finisher of our faith..He causes us to triumph..He has given us all things pertaining to godliness..He is the word of our testimony..that nothing can steal away our great assurance..our faith..what He has done for us..in us and through us..these things we always remember..none can take what is ours..our inheritance and holding fast to Him we are able to overcome the accuser of the brethren.

Until Christ be formed in us all..let us continue to build each other up..I am encouraged by brethren such as yourselves. These same words you speak,are the thoughts that fill my mind and heart all the day long..you never seem to argue or fight ..you don't put people down or accuse them wrongly..you simply speak the truth with conviction and love..I am glad to be upheld by your pleasant example..such tenderheatedness!

We are so blessed to have such a mighty Savior to keep us so close to Himself..He never tires of listening to every thought we express..every question..and He always knows exactly where we are coming from ..seeing the deepest motives of our hearts..when others misjudge our intentions..It is Him who is creating us anew..sometimes it feels as though it were everymoment we are being transformed into His image..molding us as the Potter ,the clay.. jointly fitting us to gether,encouraging ,instructing,correcting and empowering us to become more as He is..He knows this is the greatest desire of our hearts and He will do it! Let us abide in love and mercy..against which there is no law..as love fulfills the law. Rejoice!

And isn't it great that when we have confessed our sins and turned away from unrighteousness, He puts a NO FISHING sign there..cleansing our conscience of dead works? Such was the price of our freedom..His sacrifice..perfecting once for all,those who are being sanctified. Just as if we'd never sinned..Jesus our justification! Who will never leave us nor forsake us!

WoooHooo!

Thought you might enjoy this little song from my early days as a psalmist. It's been ringing through my heart today.

The Potter, the clay GMS 1980

Just as the Potter, the clay
Make Your love in me to stay
Mold me into Your image, my God
And if I should go astray
Turn me round that very day
Don't let me go on without you,Lord

For.. You are my heart's desire
I am so on fire!
To be..just like You!

And so lead me by the hand
Help me to make a stand
To walk in Your Spirit,my God
And give me the strength I need
To deny myself and heed
Your precious and holy Word

For.. You are my heart's desire
I am so on fire!
To be just like You!

sermonindex Mar 3, 2008

Amen Destiny, no fishing signs, and may our hearts always be on fire with His desires.........Frank

http://scottishwarriors.wordpress.com

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Abide Mar 3, 2008

Quiero verte mas, conocerte mas, y ablarte mas
Que aller senor, solo en ti esta pertecta paz,
Y fuerzas de Victoria.

Yo ester sonando en ti en ti esta mi fuerza quando ya
No puedo mass, y al mirar vere tu Gloria tu mahestar
Tu honra tu rostro yo vere.

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Abide Mar 3, 2008

Destiny sweet, I would like to share something with you from a friend of mine

(Meek Flower) it’s a word that’(s) been broken down in a word study.

The word, Meek is very symbolic God’s word says I believe, in the book of Psalms, that the Meek shall inherit the land.

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Abide Mar 3, 2008

The word is REPENT

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MEEKFLOWER Mar 3, 2008

1. English Word -- Repent (noun-Repentance)

2. English Definition - "To feel such remorse or regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it"

3. Comparision Of Translations Luke 13:3
"Repent: - NIV, NASB, KJV,Amplified, ect.
"Turn from your sins" - Good News Bible
"Leave your evil ways and turn to God" - Living Bible

4. Original Word and Short Definition

"metanoeo" (Greek) "to change one's mind"
"metamelomai" (Greek)"to regret or show remores"

5. Interesting Insights

. The word is never used in the gospel ofJohn;
but it is used in Revelation 12 times.
. The author Luke used it the most (Luke and Acts).
. Repentance is not emphasized much in the Epistles because they were written to believers.

6. Root Meaning and Origin

Metanoeo -- literally means "to perceive afterwards." It is made up of two Greek words: Meta, which means "after" (implying change), and noeo, which means "to perceive" (nouns is Greek for "the mind").

From this we get the meaning of "to change one's mind or purpose." In the New Testament this change is always for the BETTER, and it denotes a genuine, complete change of heart and life.

Not only does it imply a turning away (negative) from sin, but a turning to (positive) that which is right and godly. It means more than just feeling sorry for wrong you've done. It also means to completely change your mind about the sin and go a different way.

Metamelomai comes from meta ("after") and melo ("to care for").(Luty)It means to regret or express remorse for something you wish you hadn't done. It means to have painful anxiety (sorrow) over a past deed. This is not genuine repentance. It means to regret something you did without ever really changing your mind about it. ("I'm sorry i got caught, but I'm not sorry I did it." Or, "I'm not sure I wouldn't do it again.") The best illustration of this is Judas. He was regretful for betraying Jesus (metamelomai - Matthew 27:3), but he never genuinely repented of it (metanoeo).

7. How the Word ws Used

A. In other words: Metanoeo was not used much in classical Greek literature. When the word was used, it did not mean the radical change of a man's life as a whole as it does in the New Testament.

B. Throughout the Bible:

. Repentance (naham) in the Old Testament is seen most clearly in Ezekiel 18 and 33:10-20

. "REPENT" was the basic message of John the Baptist (Matt.3:2), Jesus (Matt. 4:17), the 12 disciiples (Mark 6:12), Peter at Pentecost (Acts 2:38).

. It is commanded by God for everyone (Acts 17:30, 2 Peter 3:9).

. It is part of saving faith (Luke 13:5, Acts 3:19).

. It produces joy in heaven (Luke 15:7, 10).

. It is proven by our actions (Acts 26:20).

. Jesus used the word 17 times in the Gospels and 8 times in Revelation.

. What causes us to repent?

-God's goodness to us (Rom. 2:4)
-Godly sorrow for our sin (2 Cor. 7:9 - 10)
-God's grace (2 Tim. 2:25)

. It is a foundational truth of the Christian Life (Heb. 6:1).

9. In the Context of the Passage: 2 Corinthians 7:9-10

This verse shows the difference between genuine repentance (metanoeo) and mere regret (metamelomal). Real godly sorrow brings about genuine repentance. This brings about a change of life, not just regret.

"Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?" (Romans 2:4)

Sin to Confess / Attitude to Change

I have held a personal grudge in my heart against John ever since the incident in the mountains last fall. It has put a strain on our relationship. The Lord has convicted me about this in the past, but I have put off making restitution. I know I have sinned. I want to repent of this sin now,(Hug). Tomorrow afternnon I will go to John and ask his forgivness(Hug).
I want to straighten this matter out.

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MEEKFLOWER Mar 3, 2008

Destiny Sweet,

I just want to say, that we must be like Ezekiel and speak only the words that he would have us to speak.

I apply the teaching on Repentence to my life as we all should.

We must never think that we can speak a word from the Lord, without recognizing that as Isaiah spoke of himself when he said, that he was a man of unclean lips, we too must repent the Holy Spirit within us will quicken us to do this.

D

destinysweet Mar 5, 2008

Thank you for sharing. God Bless you.

I agree whole heartedly in following the example of King Jesus..to say only what and to go only where the Father says and shows.. sometimes what we say is something that actually needs to be said..we are divinely inspired to say it..sometimes it is something you 'just want to say.' God knows which is which even when it becomes muddy.

I appreciate the genuine prayers and encouragement from those who have been able to die to their own agendas,grudges,habitual pointing of the finger at others, compulsive need to debate minor details ad naseum etc.but some of you folks need to relax..the friendly fire is becoming downright disheartening. I forgive you..and ask you to lighten up already..I am not your enemy..I am with you though my style is different,I am not against you.

I have been communing with the Lord over the last week on the subject of true meekness..I have not spared myself in this..not looking to hold onto excuses..not wanting to argue points with folks who only see what they want to see..I am able to hear what you are saying and what the Lord has to say about what you say and what the scriptures say as well..so many of the same scriptures others somehow know how to post along with their writings I have been given too during the same morning quiet time.. but I do not type well and I speak from my heart..I am not fancy on the computer yetAnd to quote all the verses that god puts on myheart without whatever you guys are using is too difficult..i do not know if you would look them up if I only listed the address..and when I see the others putting them in before and behind my post I am glad..see we all have the fullness when we work together..however coarse my style may seem to you ..and I have laid my heart bare.. I have been open w/people here. My heart does not condemn me before God..I am not one to leave the work in progress and skim over an area once He brings it to my attention..we continue to examine it together..Jesus and I. At present I am loathe to argue with people about what is meant and/or what is not meant..somehow this has lost attraction due to God's gracious forgiveness and help in resisting the urge to defend myself or to debate with folks who already think they know where I am coming from..I am asking ,for mercy's sake ,for you all to reconsider the next time you feel inclined to lecture me on humilty/hypocrisy and you are angry in your heart towards me..accusing me of being demon filled or whatever sly innuendo,or witty putdown comes into the part of your mind that is not yet transformed ..the part that isn't the mind of Christ in His awesome perfection yet..I trust Him to do this in me as well.He knows that I do not lie. What would be the point in that?

I have read again the recently reposted goal of Sermonindex and am glad for the help in staying with that focus while sharing on the site..grateful for the mission statement reiterated. A gentle word from a moderator will suffice if I am too eccentric or forget myself in my enthusiam.

I have been asking God and He has given me permission to share something the Holy Spirit impressed upon my heart over this past week.

I was sitting at His feet where I had been weeping and confessing my sins... at peace and forgiven..He had moved us on and we had a different focus than the sins that were washed clean.He was talking about many wonderful things regarding the kingdom of heaven..as well as helping me to understand how He would have me deal with my confessed lack of trust in people. He was saying how I didn't have to accept everything that others served up to me..or believe all their suspicions,not being upset by them, continually having to second quess myself,is that me Lord? .. That it was what He said about me that would remain..that He was in Control of my growth and developement..and since He was the only one who could discern the motives of my heart..that I should take other's words to Him 1st(as I have been trained to do)and if they were current or relative to something He was working on in me that I would know. This is as it should be..Relying on Him and being open to hear what others are saying.

Then He showed me something that lightened the load of so many accusations..both past and present.

A few women and men were milling about..listening in on conversations in a gathering..joining in here and there...they hovered over everyone else (who were sitting). In these hovering folks hands were large slices of humble pie..they were real intent upon serving up these slices to individuals that were sharing their hearts..but they seemed to be out of sync..like some delayed motion thing timing wise. Those who were speaking often had similar questions or concerns and oftimes the mood was very receptive and kindly..sometimes it was tense depending upon who was speaking or answering..some were just calm and convinced of what they were sharing..some were softspoken,gentle and used few words,some fevent and verbose,all were sincere..some were right and some were mistaken..all seemed to be aware that they were not alone..Jesus was sitting in the midst of everyone and He was turning to each of the speakers and discreetly speaking to each one's heart ..they would then either beam with joy or shake their heads in agreement..or weep and apologize.confessing their sins to Him and sometimes to others,who having compassion sought to comfort and extend forgiveness rapidly and joyfully... To every one who was sitting down at His feet ,He surreptiously handed them a slice of this humble pie and they would chew it slowly,swallowing and when He saw that they only needed to digest what they had swallowed..He took the plate back and stacked it near His wounded feet. However the ones who were still moving about having found such pleasure in serving up the pie often missed these exchanges and would push their way right into any person's personal space and shove the pie under their nose,frowning and quoting scriptures. Insistant and demanding..these were often distracting the others taking them off point and
causing the group as a whole to loose the original focus of the discussion..in order to prove their point.
A few of these came to me at once, all holding out a piece for me and Jesus seeing my hurt and confusion ..asked them if they would please sit down ..and eat the piece they were holding.."She's already had the piece that I gave her..kindly give her the opportunity to digest it.What you are left holding in your hand is for you..sit down and chew slowly..and don't talk with your mouth full,it's bad manners."

Needless to say this comforted me ..but I am not so proud or foolish as to think I am not also that server at times..so I turned it around upon myself for a day or so and we examined why this was so displeasing to God..how it grieves His heart when we do this.I take it to heart asking God to please ..before I post my thoughts to a person ..if I am being like this..let me see a slice of humble pie that has my name on it..and hear Him say.."Perhaps you'd better back off,sit down and chew slowly..the piece you are holding belongs to you."

I'm becoming more convinced that true meekness is able to resist the temptation to point out where others in Christ have not yet attained perfection in meekness..true meekness perhaps covers and prays believing..then does not become as a clanging cymbal when folks are resting and rejoicing in the peace God has given after repentance. May we all be in sync when we speak..not with what we want to say but what God askes us to share ..and then for good measure..before responding..go off the computer for a day or two before throwing your 2cents worth into the fray..let us live truth..love one another,judge not lest ye be judged..resisting the devil and his accusing tone.

Thank you for your consideration..and respecting one anothers boundaries..we are not to be busybodies..meddling where we are not called to speak.. Allow the Holy Spirit to convict each other of sin ..this is not our mission..I sense that God is speaking to all of us the same in this.

I am committed to make peace and to walk in love with you all...by The Spirit of the the Most High God..The Son..the Lord Jesus Christ and The Father God..may we become more like Him.