Showing posts with label Holy Spirit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holy Spirit. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

CAT receives LOVE


 Proverbs 11:17

King James Version

17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: 

but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.


Would you stop for a cat, who's left to die? 

Would you stop for it, knowing it's covered with flies?

Would you bring it to a vet, to have it checked?

Would you nurse it back to health?

Would you tend to its wounds?

Would you adopt it?


All these a young lady did, according to that video.

There are quite a lot of videos showing animals rescued.

From accidents, human cruelty, shelters, and abandonment.

When you see such kindness, you know there's hope for the world.

Whether for humans, or animals, let us all aspire to be kind.

To protect both from harm.

To prevent harm from coming to both.

To care for the hurt, forgotten, and abandoned ones.


While there is life in each one of us, there is life.

While there's light in our eyes, there is life.

While there's breath in our being, there is life.

It's how GOD would want us to care for each other.

That all life matters.

His Son, JESUS, taught us that.

John 13:34

King James Version

34 A new commandment I give unto you, 

That ye love one another; as I have loved you, 

that ye also love one another.


Let us not be the first one to hurt others.

Let us be the first one to protect others.

Let us always keep a watchful eye for each other.

Let us not allow cruelty to prevail.

Let us refuse all that the devil is.

James 4:7

King James Version

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. 

Resist the devil, 

and he will flee from you.


The cat in that video, through the ministrations of the young lady, and her vet, was nursed back to good health.

Considering maggots had infested it, flies were on it, the poor cat had fractures on its leg, and it was left to die.

Surely, the cat got well, because of the love it received.

Every creature, whether man or animal, responds to love, and care.

And the gentleness that go with it.


It tests the quality of a person.

To stop, and help.

Or to walk away, hoping others would care for it instead.

Others walk away, completely ignoring other humans' and animals' plight.

Can you walk away from their cry?

Can you walk away, knowing they need help?

Can you ignore a life, on the line?


There is such a thing as proper pet ownership.

You're responsible for your own pets.

They're not bought, on a whim.

Many parents teach their kids that.

Once a pet is bought, the child must look after it.

But some kids are spoiled, and neglect their pets after a while.

They get bored, and want new things.

Gadgets, for one.

So, the animal is left unattended.


Some pet owners move away.

Some actually leave their pets behind.

Or, if the animal is sick, or wounded, all the more they abandon it.

That's why You Tube is full of videos of kind strangers caring for these poor, hurt, abandoned animals.

I especially love watching transformations.

We are actually all responsible for each other.

Whether for humans, or animals.

Let's cease from being cruel.


It's wonderful being born again.

You learn to love, as JESUS did.

Even if we're imperfect.

We can still follow the examples given by JESUS.

He taught us how to love.

He taught us how to be kind.

He died for us.

No love can be greater.


A sign of great love is not receiving commendation for it.

No publicity, no accolades, no recognition, nothing.

There is no reward, when you love.

You love, because it is what JESUS would want you to do.

You love, because it feels right in your heart.

You love, because it is the right thing to do.

You love, because JESUS taught you to.

It is how He would want you to be.

JESUS has much to teach us.

About love, perfection, and holiness.


Let us all do right by GOD.

The Rapture can happen any moment.

It's time to set our lives right.

In ways that are acceptable to GOD.

Being born again is the path to take.

You will be taught by SPIRIT how to love.

As JESUS did.


P.S

Strangely, although by now I'm used to SPIRIT's ways, I realized -- as I was editing this post's "labels" -- that another post talking about the love JESUS taught us, was written on the same date -- 19 June.

EXACTLY four years ago:

"Learning to Love as Jesus Taught Us"


Just shows I'm on the right path, writing all these.

I can only marvel at SPIRIT's precision.

Which I dearly LOVE.

And wait for.


Related material:

BORN AGAIN articles


Friday, March 22, 2024

WATCHING our words

 


JESUS warns:

Matthew 5:22

King James Version

22 But I say unto you, 

That whosoever is angry with his brother 

without a cause 

shall be in danger of the judgment: 

and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, 

shall be in danger of the council: 

but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, 

shall be in danger of hell fire.


Scripture is GOD's WORD.

And GOD's WORD is JESUS.

When JESUS declares something, I always pay attention.

The verse above has THREE warnings:

1. Being angry, without a cause, shall be in "danger of the judgment".

2. Calling another, "Raca", shall be in "danger of the council".

3. Calling, "Thou fool", shall be in "danger of hell fire".


I needed to be sure what JESUS meant.

So I turn to two other Bible translations, just to be sure.

And here's where SPIRIT led me:


Matthew 5:22

Expanded Bible

22 But I tell you, ·if you are [L everyone who is] angry with a brother or sister,[a] you will be ·judged [subject to judgment]. ·If you say [L Whoever says] ·bad things [“Fool!”; L Raca; C an Aramaic term of derision] to a brother or sister, you will be ·judged [subject/liable to judgment] by the ·council [Sanhedrin]. And if you call someone a ·fool [idiot; moron], you will be in danger of the fire of ·hell [L Gehenna; C a valley outside of Jerusalem where in the OT period children were sacrificed to a pagan god; later used as a burning trash heap; a metaphor for hell].


Mattityahu 5:22

Orthodox Jewish Bible

22 But I say to you, that everyone who harbors kaas (anger) against his Ach [b’Moshiach], his chaver, shall be subject to mishpat (judgment); and whoever shall say to his Ach [b’Moshiach], Reyka! (Good for nothing!) will be subject to the Sanhedrin; and whoever shall say Shoteh! (Fool) shall be subject to Eish Gehinnom (Fire of Hell).


In SUMMARY, "Raca" means:

Aramaic term of derision

Reyka! (Good for nothing!)


In SUMMARY, "Thou fool" means:

idiot; moron

Shoteh! (Fool)


In SUMMARY, "hell fire" means:

Gehenna; C a valley outside of Jerusalem where in the OT period children were sacrificed to a pagan god; later used as a burning trash heap; a metaphor for hell

Eish Gehinnom (Fire of Hell)


Who are our "brothers"?

Another post clarifies that.


Either way, we are not to insult our brothers, and sisters.

We must guard our tongue.

We must guard our voice.

We must guard our words.

We must guard our hearts.

The LORD warned us:

Matthew 15:18-19

King James Version

18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth 

come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, 

murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, 

false witness, blasphemies:


Related material:

JESUS the WORD

JESUS on the WORD of GOD

WORD made FLESH

Sin AWARENESS

BORN AGAIN articles

WORD study


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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

A LONGING that ALL may BELIEVE in JESUS

 

Matthew 9:36-38

King James Version

36 But when he saw the multitudes, 

he was moved with compassion on them, 

because they fainted, 

and were scattered abroad, 

as sheep having no shepherd.

37 Then saith he unto his disciples, 

The harvest truly is plenteous, 

but the labourers are few;

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, 

that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.


How far along are you, in your walk with the Lord?

Do you know Jesus?

Do you believe in Him?

Would you like to know more about the Lord?

Once you've come to know the teachings of Jesus, through the Holy Spirit of God, you will be changed.

Once you know the ways of God, you will marvel at His might, power, and glory.

Once you know how fallen we all are, you will be humbled.

Once your life doesn't seem to make sense, or the world doesn't make sense, the more Jesus makes sense.

It's only by being born again can the Spirit really teach you.

For, by then, your heart has opened.

Your mind has surrendered.

You're now ready to receive the Spirit of TRUTH -- the Holy Spirit of God.

And He will teach you everything about Jesus.

The Lord promised us:

John 14:26

King James Version

26 But the Comforter, 

which is the Holy Ghost, 

whom the Father will send in my name, 

he shall teach you all things, 

and bring all things to your remembrance, 

whatsoever I have said unto you.


Your walk will be filled with the light of the Lord.

John 12:46

King James Version

46 I am come a light into the world, 

that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.


But how many really labor for God?

How many tell you the good news of salvation?

How many lead you to Jesus?

How many share a verse with you, and let you digest it?

How many care that you come to know the Lord's teachings, and not their own?

How many tell you that at any moment, the Lord can return, and have His faithful meet Him up in the air?

How many pray that the Lord's will be done, in your life, and in theirs?

How many really care to listen to what you're going through?

How many can lead you to the ONLY source of wisdom, and knowledge?

How many don't have a personal agenda when they're with you?

I pray that all of you open your heart to the Lord, and genuinely seek Him, not only when you're having a tough time.

I pray that you seek Him ALL the time.

And when you do, watch what happens.

The Lord will show up.

In fact, He's always had an open invitation for you.

When you accept that invitation, you will marvel at His teachings.

You will be free of fear, or confusion, for the Lord is the GOD of PEACE.

JESUS has the ANSWERS to ALL of your QUESTIONS.

1 Corinthians 14:33

King James Version

33 For God is not the author of confusion, 

but of peace, 

as in all churches of the saints.


It's peace you really want, isn't it?

And the love, like only the Lord can give.

Jeremiah 31:3

King James Version

3 The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, 

Yea, 

I have loved thee with an everlasting love: 

therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.


Well, you know where to click.


Friday, July 10, 2020

How to Help Each Other Breathe Easier

The world could be kinder, if people are kinder.

It's people who make up the world, after all.

Here are a few ideas which will ease all our burdens a bit, helping us all to breathe easier, and enjoy life for a change.

1. Lowering taxes.

2. Lowering interest rates.

3. Providing products and services that are truly needed.

4. Respecting the rights of every person.

5. Having more heart, than policies.

6. Writing fewer, simpler rules, in large letters.

7. Protecting other people's rights, and not just your own.

8. Living by God's Laws.

9. Making sure every citizen has a roof over their head.

10. Feeding the hungry, and not feeding off on them.

11. Producing family-oriented programs.

12. Using only what you need.

This is but a small sampling of things we can do.

The important thing is the principle behind the things we do.

Ideally, that "principle" would be GOD, the One who really lays down the rules, so all may breathe easier.

We deviated from that so the world is the way it is now -- choking the life out of the majority. 

Everything starts with self, and our relationship with God.

If we welcome God into our hearts, Jesus will send the Holy Spirit to teach us.

Only with God can we have a tomorrow. 

You are not a consumer, a tax payer, a cog in a wheel, a slave, a provider.

We are all children of God, "created in His image and likeness".

Who else will help each other?

We're all in this world together.

God knows every fiber of our being, so there's no hiding our intentions from God.

His Son, Jesus, taught us how to LOVE:

34 A new commandment I give unto you, 
That ye love one another; 
as I have loved you, 
that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, 
if ye have love one to another.

John 13:34-35 
King James Version


Updated 24 January 2022

Thursday, May 28, 2020

How to be Kind to Yourself

Would you really say you are kind to yourself?

Would you really say you have been kind to yourself?

One is the present tense; the other in the past tense.

Do we really know how to be kind, and thus, love ourselves?

All I know is this:

Only by fully embracing Christ, as a born-again Christian, did I finally understand what love was.

Only then did I also understand what true kindness was.

And that was much later in my life.

All that time, all those years, I had no idea what true love and kindness were.

I had an inkling, but I didn't have the FULL picture.

How I have erred in so many ways!

All that time, I had been blind.

But now, I see.

"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, 
I am the light of the world: 
he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, 
but shall have the light of life."

John 8:12 
King James Version


The recent eight months were the most important months of my life, now that I'm beginning to really know Christ.

Everything about my life was important, but the past eight months had accelerated my understanding.

Is it possible to be a changed person, in such a short time?

Well, this much I will tell you.

On the first day I sought Christ as my Teacher, I changed on the spot.

Jesus promised us the Holy Spirit.

My life changed radically after that.

Now, the HS guides me, every step of the way.

Now, there is no more doubt what to think, say, or do.

Now, the HS does all the thinking and decision-making for me.

The Holy Spirit will open your eyes to your own being.

God created you, so expect to be shown your treasures, and yes, even your junk.

We cannot rejoin God, with all that junk.

Every so often, as HS sees fit, your memory will be triggered, of the ways you had been kind, or unkind.

And most of us had been unkind.

Full realization of those moments, as a born-again Christian, caused me drums of tears.

The tears come at will.

They're unstoppable, especially now that I know better.

I can't turn back the hands of time, I can't undo the wrong done, the errors, the insensitivities, but I sure can do my best to correct self, guided by Spirit now.

And, most of all, I had to ask for God's forgiveness, through Jesus. 

Every day of my life now, every hour, every minute, every second, every moment, is God's.

Never again will I be lost, or unsure.

God found me, and is now teaching me, through the Holy Spirit.

Now I know what work to do, which merely takes all the stuff I used to love to the next level -- God's level.

I didn't realize I had created many blogs about those interests.

Now, there is purpose to my existence, and clarity in my being.

The Holy Spirit of God made sure I fell down on my knees, in humility, and acknowledgment -- that God's POWER is All There Is.

But He didn't want me flagellating myself about it.

He wanted me to acknowledge Him (and His SON), to worship Him, and to watch and pray, as the world turns on its axis, with most inhabitants still needing to wake up to the Teachings of CHRIST.

When a son, or daughter of God, wakes up, the whole heaven rejoices.

As Jesus said:

"Likewise, I say unto you, 
there is joy in the presence of the angels of God 
over one sinner that repenteth."

Luke 15:10 
King James Version


Wake up to Jesus now.

The LORD will teach you to be kind.

Allow the Holy Spirit of God to teach you.

There is no other teacher but the HS.

All our teachers on earth don't have it right.

Only the Spirit of God can save you.

From yourself.

And from those who haven't kneeled before God yet.

Again, and again, I will say it.

Only God is the TRUE POWER.


Updated 24 January 2022

Sunday, May 17, 2020

How to be a Kind Leader

Lead by example, they said.

But, by whose example?

Where did you get your leadership example from?

From the top schools and minds in the world?

From the top businessmen in the world?

Where did they get their own leadership style, as well?

Have those leadership styles created a better world?

Has it created a just world?

Is God present in the world?

Ah, now you see what I’m driving at.

Only God can lead.

Only the CREATOR has a right to lead.

By ourselves, we are nothing.

Do you think our MBAs, Ph.Ds, titles, and wealth matter much to God?

Do you think Jesus cares about it at all?

If you read the Bible, you’d know God hates idols with a passion.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, 
or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 
nor serve them: 
for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children 
unto the third and fourth generation of them 
that hate me;

Exodus 20:3-5 
King James Version



You cannot serve two masters, Jesus said.
 “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 
King James Version



Did Christ walk, clothed in luxury?

Did He pull strings just so He can escape crucifixion?

And think about this: Christ could have been plucked out by the REAL power in all of Creation -- His FATHER – but that would have defeated the whole purpose of the Cross.

To save humanity, and to show the real might and power of God, through the Resurrection.

3 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?
2 This only would I learn of you, 
Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law,
or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are ye so foolish? 
having begun in the Spirit, 
are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? 
if it be yet in vain.
5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, 
and worketh miracles among you, 
doeth he it by the works of the law, 
or by the hearing of faith?
6 Even as Abraham believed God, 
and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, 
the same are the children of Abraham.

Galatians 3:1-7 
King James Version


How can any worldly promise or enticement ever compare to the promise of Eternal Life?

I smile at everyone who accumulates titles and possessions on earth.

As if we could take all that with us, when Jesus comes back for His people.

As if we could take that where we’re all going at the end of our lives.

If anything, these worldly obsessions and accumulation, will hinder us at the door.

What do you have in your heart?

That’s all God cares to know.

How have you treated your family, your workers, your communities?

That matters much.

It is a reflection of who you are.

Pretend you have nothing in this world.

No money, no title, no job, no house, no car, no offshore account, no plane, no yacht, no servants, no important friends – how would you be?

How would you fare in this world?

But isn’t that what CHRIST went through?

He had none of those, except for a few, dear friends who fed Him, walked behind Him, and remained faithful to the end.

The rest of the time, Jesus would disappear into a crowd, for people wanted to stone Him, or adore Him.

He just kept saying it wasn’t “time”.

He knew when to lead.

He knew when to disappear.

The most important thing was He knew His MISSION.

He led us all back to God, to rightfully worship and love the FATHER.

 “And Jesus answered and said unto him, 
Get thee behind me, Satan: 
for it is written,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, 
and him only shalt thou serve.”

Luke 4:8 
King James Version


That’s all He cared about as He ministered to the sick, dying, and possessed each day, wherever He went.

He didn’t care about His comfort.

He cared that people ate, for they’ve come from afar.

If He could multiply the loaves and fishes just like that, can you imagine how easy it would be for Jesus to feed the world, in a twinkling of an eye?

How can we doubt His power so?

How can we just focus on the material stuff of life, when our souls are on the line?

I’d like to be a leader with God in my heart, and only God, just as Jesus taught.

And so, I write these blogs and articles, because I do.

I lead myself first.

Whether you care to listen, or not, the deed had been done.

Prompted by Spirit, I wrote.

I shared my works.

If it touches the hearts and spirits of people, that’s all very well.

But that’s not my concern.

I merely do the work I’m meant to do – as scribe.

God takes care of the rest.

He will lead people to my writing.

It should not concern me that I become a best-selling author, a well-known speaker, or a top blogger.

That is not in God’s plan for me, as He’s showed often enough.

He knows I love serving Him, as I serve you.

I cannot give you falsehoods.

All have to be backed by SCRIPTURE.

As scribe, it is unforgivable on my part, that I knowingly mislead you, or “edit” God’s instructions.

Won’t happen.

Not during my “watch”.

God and I have worked all my life that I be this way – solely devoted to Him.

I am in the midst of a demonic world, and only by the GRACE and GUIDANCE of God can I survive and thrive.

He will not allow a hair on my head to be harmed, for if it were so, I’d have been dead a long time ago.

Sometimes, we are all a danger to each other.

So, I stand alone, with God in my heart.

That’s how I lead.

I lead myself first.

Pretty much how you can test how much you love your work.

Would you do it if there was no customer, listener, buyer, follower, or subscriber?

Would you still create the products and services you’re creating now?

If you can’t give a genuine “YES” to that, then go back on the drawing board.

Create, with God in your heart.

Give people something of God.

Through your hands, your heart, your mind, God can live on this world.

Give people real value.

Let's not tie them to unnecessary and expensive  products and services, to high interest rates, to monthly subscriptions, to padded costs, just so our vice-presidents can continue to live the high life, as the rest of the population scrounge to make ends meet.

In my heart, those high interest rates, expensive and useless products and services, and costly monthly subscriptions – whether in mortgage payments, car payments, taxes, tuition fees (which increase every year), utility payments, credit card payments, insurance payments, loan payments – are all demonic.

They are all based on fear, and greed.

Yes, I will state that again.

It is demonic, and these people are under the leadership of their father, Satan.

They knowingly bleed the people dry.

These marginalized people have nothing left for themselves, and their families.

They have to borrow money, to “consolidate” those loans, so they could pay everything the world asks of them, letting them sink ever deeper into debt.

Actually, the world's financial services are designed so all may have debt, with no hope of transcending that.

Worse still, that debt is passed on to the next generations, and the noose is ever-tightening upon our necks. 

Of course, organizations, institutions, governments, clubs, and corporations won’t survive without the people dutifully paying each month.

The covid crisis saw to that.

Now, everyone feels how it is not to have income.

Everyone’s made to be on the same boat.

Now, the entities I just mentioned can’t rake in their usual bucks, as everyone’s suffering financially.

Wasn’t that the whole idea why God allowed this health crisis to blow up on its own?

So, the hearts of people may be revealed?

So, the addictions and obsessions, will be put to light?

So, the demonic minions will be finally exposed?

You really can’t hide all that from God.

Perhaps, He wanted us to see it for ourselves, because at any given time, being the Creator, He could heal the world -- just like that!

I have always had a passion for authentic leadership.

Not finding it anywhere, I chose to become an entrepreneur, and lead myself.

Two decades ago, I also declared to myself that true leaders are those who “cause others to know”.

Well, today, I am making it precise, as God lives in my heart now.

I’d like to tell you that true leaders LOVE God, above all.

If you can be such a leader, loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and being, you will be a kind leader.

Forget about being a great leader.

Only GOD is GREAT.

Forget about being a good leader.


My form of leadership is to tell you that, with conviction in my heart!

All because I’ve read Jesus’ words, and God’s instructions.

I am now well-equipped to lead myself.

I seek no followers.

I only care that GOD’s TRUTH be known.

Enough of delusion.

All our souls are at stake.

See beyond your gold.

Real GOLD is in GOD.


Updated 24 January 2022