From Ashes to Glory

                   God made man from the dust of the earth. 

   Job 8:19 (Paraphrased) "The ungodly will have no joy because they lose everything in life. But out of the earth others will be created (who WILL seek God)."
   
   What's ironic is the devil does his best to crush Christians' faith in Jesus (Who IS God). And many of them feel their hopes and dreams have been destroyed and become ashes. 
   The beauty of God is He WILL NEVER LEAVE NOR FORSAKE US. So even when it seems all is lost, God keeps our dreams 'Alive in His care.' 
   Psalm 113:7 "He raises the poor (crushed and discouraged) out of the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap."
   
   Isaiah 53:5 says Jesus was "Bruised for our iniquities.." The word bruised here means CRUSHED. Jesus was raised from death and the grave for us, so He knows how to revive the down trodden,  the hurting, the Believers who become miserable in their efforts to follow Jesus.

   Isaiah 61:3 "To ALL who mourn in Zion (Believers in Jesus Christ), He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness (the dirt(y) lies of satan) (so) that they may be called trees of Righteousness, the planting of the Lord that He may be glorified."

   Jesus is "The Light that came INTO the world, into the our darkness; 
He was the SEED of Light sown in darkness (in earth, in us). 
   All life comes from God. It has been seen and documented that every time a sperm cell penetrates an egg in a mother's womb, A TINY FLASH OF LIGHT OCCURS. 
   
   When a Christian 'sins' they feel 'Soiled' and dirty. However the Truth is, Jesus IS OUR LIGHT AND OUR SALVATION. We no longer walk in darkness, God sees us as "The Righteousness of God in Him (Jesus). God has forgiven ALL our sins and heals ALL our diseases. (Psalms 103:3)

   Take heart, Jesus is NOW lifting you up from your low places and strengthening your heart. "He gives strength to the weak." He loves you and cares for you, more than you can imagine.
   Put on your "Crown of Beauty", apply your "Oil of Joy" and put on the "Garment of Praise."
   He's lifting you out of your despair, out of the dirt the enemy has thrown on you. Take your rightful place beside Jesus. You are "Above and not beneath." You are "The Head and not the Tail."
You are "Blessed and highly favored of God." Give Him praise.!  
   
    
   

The Commandments of Love

   When God said, "I COMMAND that you Love one another AND that you Love the Lord, your God with all your heart, all your mind and all your strength," 
               Understand this - His command was not for you to do it. It was and is for Him to do it, by faith, THROUGH YOU.
Remember Jesus said "Without Me, you can do NOTHING (SPIRITUAL, RIGHT OR HOLY)."

   The Bible says "I CAN DO all things (Spiritual) through (by) Christ, which (encourages and) strengthens me."

   Ephesians 2:8-10 says "For we are His workmanship, created IN Christ Jesus unto (to do) His good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in (do) them (Supernatural works by the faith of God, not by effort."  
   "Not of (human) works lest any man should boast (I helped God save me. NO you didn't. Salvation is all of and the finished work of God through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus on the cross to pay for ALL our sins and heal us from ALL our diseases.

   When we "Bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ" we submit ALL our thoughts, hopes and dreams to Him and BELIEVE we are trusting IN HIS OBEDIENCE, not our efforts.

   For the Word says that "ALL our righteousness is as filthy rags to God."  Trying to be good is the enemy of being holy. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice and He said, "It is finished." All who believe in Him stand forgiven of all their sins, and righteous before God. 

   All who believe in Jesus have received Eternal Life-You can never die (Spiritually), You can never lose your salvation. He promised He will never leave you nor forsake you.  
   

The Light will make you free.

   Jesus is the Light of the world. The devil is the 'dark'. 
God's Word says 'Jesus is "The Light" that lights EVERY man that comes into the world. 
   How can He be if everyone is born a "Sinner?" This is how!

ALL life comes from God. It has been discovered that EVERY TIME a sperm cell impregnates a woman's egg, a visible burst of light can be photographed in the womb. 

   The devil actively 'Throws dirt' (Accusations) on every Christian to discourage them and get them to believe they are 'Not Worthy,'
'Powerless,' etc., to not believe what God has said about them.

 It's time to BELIEVE WHAT GOD SAYS  ABOUT YOU, all who Believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

  God says, "You are  A NEW CREATION. I give you power over ALL the power of the enemy. You shall tread upon serpents and scorpions. Not a hair of your head will perish. NO weapon that is formed against you shall prosper. Fear not, for I am with you. And since I am for you, who can defeat you? NO ONE.

  I make your enemies your footstool. I deliver you from ALL your afflictions, from ALL your fears, from ALL your worries, from ALL your diseases. I bring you prosperity. I'm able to do exceeding abundantly above all you can ask or think.

   Trust Me, says the Lord, I complete that which I began in you. I'm able to subdue all flesh to Myself. 
   He says "All who believe in Christ Jesus ARE NEW CREATIONS (IN TRUE HOLINESS), the old things of your sinful past have passed away, BEHOLD, ALL things in you are now brand new."

   "And ALL these things are of God (His will and His doing)."

Behold, the Light of God

   Glory to God. Halleluiah. Oh Dear God, people of earth, get ready. You are  about to see things you've never seen before. 

   For God has begun to INVADE EARTH with His Power, His Presence, His Justice, and His Miracles He will do it with revelation of His reality to all people on the planet. 

   You see, the Bible, God's Word, declares "To God be the Glory" and "God will be glorified in all the earth."

   The "Turn Around" has begun. You are about to see God's Justice against the devil's nefarious works come into fruition.

The devil will come against the Righteous one way and will then flee seven ways (torn apart).
If God be for true Believers in Christ, who can stand against them?

"No weapon formed against them shall prosper but EVERY (lying) tongue that rise against them in judgement, they shall condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord and their Righteousness is of Me saith the Lord."

   "For your weapons are not human but instead are (supernatural) mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds."
All true Believers in Christ possess the "Sword of the Spirit" which no foe can withstand. They also have the very Name of Christ to speak and use. Not to mention the "Blood of the Lamb" which defeated the devil on his own hellish turf.
   Their armory of spiritual weapons doesn't end there, it only begins there because with God (and His Holy Spirit), there are no limits.
God is now saying again, "LET THERE BE LIGHT."

    "To God be the glory both NOW and forever more."

Lightning Fell

   The devil is real. Witches are real. And demons are real. They are invisible but exist for the purposes of STEALING, KILLING AND DESTROYING anything and anyone they possibly can. 

   Why? Because satan was thrown out of heaven for corrupting himself with riches, position and violence. Evil was found in him and Jesus said, "I beheld satan as (like?) lightning fall from heaven."
Luke 10:18.

   Halloween originally meant Hallow e'en (evening), or holy evening. It was meant to honor the dead who died for their country.
But the devil quickly turned it into worshiping death.
    
   It is dangerous to join all the evil forces at work on Halloween because satan looses his demonic forces in great numbers to do his works that night. 
   Halloween is death dressed up with frivolity through pagan practices, i.e. apple bobbing, trick or treating, etc. 
   Some demons masquerade as 'familiar spirits.' King Saul sought to hear from the dead through a "Seer" (witch). And he became mad for it. 

   The chief weapon satan has to use against people is F.E.A.R.
False Evidence Appearing Real.  The devil uses fear in all its ugly forms, such as, worry, doubt, anxiety, confusion, depression, etc.
   Halloween is FEAR based, i.e. fear of death, curses, demonic oppression dressed up as "Fun".

   However, good news. Jesus defeated the devil on the cross of Calvary. He went to hell for our sins and diseases, taking away the devil's weapons "All his armor in which he trusted." 

   Jesus doesn't want any person, Christian or not, involved with Halloween. In fact He said, "Though you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, you don't have to fear ANY evil. My rod and My staff (power and authority) will protect you." 

   I could offer MANY spiritual reasons to forsake Halloween and have nothing to do with it if time permitted.

   As for children, create a "Fall festival" and make costumes of farmers or famous people, but never demons, devils, witches, goblins, ogres, skeletons, etc. Trick or treat is actually teaching our children extortion tactics. The Druids who began it would seriously 
bring destruction on people who would not "Pay up."

   We were created to love God and love people, not to glorify the arch enemy of man, and participate in his evil rituals.

   Halloween is a dangerous, evil lie that ultimately could have deadly consequences. Beware of your adversary satan, who "..seeks whom he may devour" (with lies and deceit).


   

      



   

Divine Connection

   God commands us to "Love Him with ALL our heart, mind and strength AND our neighbor as ourselves."
   How can a finite perishable man love an infinite God who is Spirit and they are flesh, when God is Holy and man is born corrupt with the sin nature of Adam?
   No man can keep that divine command by his own choice or effort. "For we are saved BY GRACE, NOT (our) WORKS. For we (who become saved by faith in Jesus Christ) are His (Christ's) workmanship, lest any man should boast." Eph. 2:8-10.

   With man, obedience to God's command, is impossible, however WITH GOD, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. 
   But in order for man to be "With God" he must become "One with God"-United in Spirit with Him because God is a Spirit.

   His CONNECTION with man was and is Jesus Christ who was born of man's flesh but with and BY GOD'S DNA. God was the Father of Jesus, not Joseph. The blood of Jesus was HOLY BLOOD. Jesus became both "The Son of man and The Son of God." 

    Jesus Christ Who is "GOD come in the flesh," is The Savior of the world. There's NO other way to be saved. 
Jesus said, "I and the Father are ONE. He who has seen Me has seen the Father. He who has the Son has the Father."
   God gives us HIS OWN FAITH to believe in Jesus. Faith (to believe in The Way, The truth and The Life (Jesus) comes by hearing and hearing (receiving) by the Word of God. 

   You hear God's Word, "I love you, I died for you. And I arose from the grave for you." "It's the goodness of God that draws men to repentance."   So you take those words into your heart and instantly you are born again. And as a baby announces its' birth with crying, you announce to the world, "I'm saved, I'm saved, I'm saved." "With the heart man believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
   
   The Bible declares, "The Just shall live by faith." Meaning there comes a time in a Christian when they mature in God's faith within them where they begin to believe ALL the Gospel promises.
   They trust God to "Supply ALL their needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." 
   They become totally dependent upon God for their continued health, for ALL their needs being met, living in God's economy, not the world as their source. "Lean not to your own understanding but in ALL your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths," and supply ALL your needs of life, health and daily provision.
"I shall not want.." "Fear not, for I Am with you to the ends of the world (and always)."