Sunday, May 25, 2014

#10 numbers that count.

In Daniel 7:10  we have a comforting vision.  thousands and thousands will stand before the God  of the Christian. Jesus was no failure.  He has many who believed and obeyed his word.

What is this, they ministered to him.  the rivers of waters flow from them.  Jn.7 shows this.  In Rev. 7:17  these fountains come from God and flow through saints.

Many times I have been concerned as some people don't listen.  It is a comfort to know that Dan.7:10 reveals there are many who did.  Win the lost at any cost is not needed.  We don't have to act like the world to win it.  The Holy Spirit is very able to bring in the harvest.  In Jn.4  Jesus just told the woman what the Holy Spirit gave him and she told others and they got saved to.  Jesus our example.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

#9 2 prayer problems

This is a opportunity to see a important issue about prayer and faith.

1.   Where did the devil go??

Here he is for Daniel.   Let's look at Dan. ch.6:7.   The problem has come so as to punish those who pray.
If you look at Dan.10:12-13,  you will see it's not just people that is involved here.  The battle is in the spiritual realm.  Are we supposed to think anything has changed??   What a battle mental it is to pray.  To be busy and all kinds of things.  Even long term waiting for answers.  God is learning us faith.  faith involves action.  See Daniel's  faith?  He will pray anyway.  To him it was more important than being put in a lion's den.

Is there a den today??     1Pet. 5:8   the devil goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom to devour.

We must see that Jesus will be with us in the den.  2Tim. 4:7

Preaching about prayer is easy.  Doing it with answers is another thing.  I like what it said in ch.10:12.
Dan. was heard the first day he prayed righteously.  We must know and have faith we were heard.
God is not deaf and he has total balance ears.  He told Moses who made man's mouth?  God let him know he who makes the mouth , can fix a mouth.  We must remind God we are believing and not insult him by saying he hasn't heard.  He knows before we ask, he is just looking for a true believing heart.

Think about this.   The words in this last paragraph,  reveal how to get answers.  it is obvious the devil will try to keep people from reading this prayer helper material.

The Hebrew people knew about lions also.  Num. 23:24  spiritually  people were seen as a lion.  That is when they rise up like a lion (devil)  against God's people.  Really just like 1Pet. 5:8 isn't it.
For the Hebrews, they should realize why they are in a type of lion den.  They should see hope being Daniel is delivered out of the lion den.

A.  They must pray.  Even though facing things in life that tempt to sin.
B.  They were in this den because they were unfaithful.  yet by the mercy of God would still be protected.
C.   Their captivity would one day end.
D.  There is no escaping the lion den for us, till we're out of here.  When we have the Holy Spirit in us, truly
we are not alone in the den.  People who don't endure are lion's supper. 1Tim.4:1-2  show that the lion is still on the loose.  Jesus is our deliverer.

A spiritual picture in Judges 14:6.    It was not Samson, but the Spirit of God in him that defeated the lion.
See---  it is not weapons here.  2Cor. 10:4  the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God.      God bless.




Sunday, May 4, 2014

#8 balance between the ears.

We were looking in post #6 about how God was speaking to Israel while dealing with Babylon.  How he does this in his great wisdom, is to use a situation to deal with Babylon.  That by the way is how he deals with us.  What you are going through if you are being regenerated to be a new creation in Jesus is God's providential workings.  God wants to reveal himself to -say your enemies, and to you at the same time.  Even your trials are working for your good.  Like we said in #6  they were being reminded by the Lord about how he delivered them out of the furnace of Egypt .  That was when he delivered the 3 out of the furnace which ministered to Babylon God's greatness.  Israel was then made to see why they were in Babylon for a 70 year captivity.  God still was merciful and using the 3 man remnant to minister grace to Israel and Babylon.

Now we are in Ch. 5:.   God does this again.  Before we tell it, notice  how the bible  confirms to be true.  The furnace story would be a  fairy tale to a non believer. Until it is understood the wisdom of God in dealing with  Israel and Babylon at the same time concerning the furnace.

There is a deep understanding in ch. 5  God showed me but it is to deep to explain in a post.  There is a awesome thing that will share with you that can be explained today.

This will amaze you.  God speaks to Israel and Babylon again.  He that hath ears let him hear.
Babylon saw that you cannot touch God's anointed vessels either.  We are God's anointed vessels --amen?
The hand writing on the wall was seen and caused  a proud king to be humbled.   Dan. 5:5-6.
This was the son of Nebuchadnezzar .  God humbled Nebu. and now his son. 

I just started a new job 2 days of last week.  The father and his son  were working with me in the training process.  God gave me favor with them.  I pray he will bless them as they bless me.

We see God deals with Babylon with the hand writing on the wall.  He is also dealing with Israel.
The Hebrew people see more clearly than we do because they are dealt with by God  in their language.  The hand writing  which Daniel interpreted  included the word balance.  it was so obvious because  it was made to be a big deal.  We remember that Israel bowed down to the statue of Nebu. but the 3 men didn't.  Israel must learn.  God teaches them about the message Dan. interprets.  They know what balance means in Hebrew.  it is m(ozen)  ayim.  right after the m   you have 4 letters.  ozen  that word in Heb. is ears.  it is only in the past 100 or so years that science found that the ears  are also where we have the balance of our human bodies.  ask a ear  specialist. 

Israel knew this then.  So what did they know God was saying??  What we read in Rev. 2-3.  He that hath a ear let him hear.  One must balance what he hears.  1.  what is truth and error. 2. what is God saying as to what I'm hearing.  There it is.  Like a prophesy from a prophet.  If Israel don't get their hearts right and start hearing God with their ears so as to obey him and his word, they will be judged also.  The hand writing is  still today.  If Israel doesn't get cleansed by the blood of Jesus, They will go into Jacob's trouble. ( the 7 year tribulation period to be cleansed.)  They must  receive Jesus as yom Kipper.   Jesus will return after that period and set up his throne in Jerusalem.  Jews and gentiles will be united.  Jesus will be king for a 1,000 years.  God's great word from the bible,  helps us to maintain a balance---  God and righteousness.