The beauty of holiness

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Spring Ready-To-Wear 2019 fashion shows have come to a crawl. They are fascinating! And some say beautiful, even! 

Most of the scriptures in the Bible concerning beauty are found in the Old Testament. The King James Version has 49 (with none in the New Testament) ; The New International Version has 28 (with three in the New Testament)...

Beauty is viewed; mostly, as:  1)  physical attributes with no faults,  2)  outward adornment such as a nice hairstyle, fine clothes and good jewelry, and  3)  utensils or buildings made with or having inserts of precious metals and stones. Oh; but, you knew that! The greatest beauty of all; however, is the beauty of holiness! 

To be holy is "to be like Jesus!" How we long to be like Him! It is not about being perfect as we like to think of it as. It is about maturing in Christ, and becoming more like Him...

King David thought of the Lord as beauty [Psalm 27:4 KJV]! He wanted to gaze on Him! He was perfect [Psalm 50:2 KJV]!

To love, honor and glorify the Lord is beauty! In other words, it is beau-ti-ful! "Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness [1 Chronicles 16:29 KJV]!" "And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth forever [2 Chronicles 20:21 KJV]!" "Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness [Psalm 29:2 KJV]!" "O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him all the earth [Psalm 96:9 KJV]!" 

When we walk in the Lord, we (and the works of our hands) are beauty! "Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty [Job 40:10 KJV]!" "And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it [Psalm 90:17 KJV]!"

Shine, Jesus, shine: in us, of us, and for us! 

God loves, loves, loves you! 

"Happy Today!"

"Happy Weekend!"

Shalom!

Angela 

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If Job waited on the Lord, why can't I?

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Remember that song? That was when gospel was gospel! Isaac Douglas could sang, as Aunt Roberta used to say!

Challenges will come, and they will go. Some will come because we live in a fallen world. Period. Some will come because we have sinned. [Hey, it is what it is! Abba Father never asked us to 'ask for forgiveness!' He did ask us to confess our sins! He then freely forgives.] Some will come by a lack of knowledge. And some will come because God has entrusted us to take His Word to the marketplace; AKA, the masses! Imagine that! That is quite the entrustment! An entrustment that will come with persecution, especially here in the latter days. Evenso, to walk with God is an adventure! We might as well buckle up for the ride!   

We know our shortcomings. You know yours, and I know mine. Yet even in the midst of it all, God equips us to be "His revelation Word!" He knows what He put in us. He knows what it will take to bring it out of us. Some of us will shine the harder times become. Some of us will have to be built up so that we can shine the harder times become. Hard times will come...

Job had the opportunity to turn his back on God, to renounce Him, to look the other way. He chose not to. He decided to endure. You see, Job was in a relationship with God. Job knew something about the grace of God. It was inevitable that he would stick it out...

I like the fact that Job did not necessarily understand 'what he did or didn't understand'! Ha! No double talk, here! He not only endured, he overcame. God was in him, and God was with him...

As you or someone you know grapple with the after effects of Hurricane Florence or some other situation ; if you ain't grappling, you ain't living ---

1)  Encourage one another in the Lord!

"But exhort one another daily, while it is called today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin [Hebrews 3:13 KJV]..."

"Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord [Acts 11:23 KJV]..."

"Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God [Acts 15:32 KJV]..."

"But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort [1 Corinthians 14:3 KJV]..."

2)  Be patient!

"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass [Psalm 37:7 KJV]..."

"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof:  and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit [Ecclesiastes 7:8 KJV]..."

"To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life [Romans 2:7 KJV]..."

God loves, loves, loves you! 

"Happy Today!"

"Happy Weekend!"

Shalom!

Angela 

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Fear not!

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We are admonished to fear not, in the Word of God! Not anything! Not anyone! Easier said than done; unless of course, we begin to grasp this...

1)  Fear is a lack of developed faith! We all believe in something, or someone! "Think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith [Romans 12:3b KJV]." "And the Lord said, if ye HAD faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye MIGHT SAY unto this sycamine tree, be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you [Luke 17:6 KJV ; emphasis mine]." A mustard seed is small, but it CAN grow into a mighty fine tree! If we use the faith that we are given, we too can grow into a mighty fine tree! But we must use it, faith! Learn to use faith by exercising faith! Put it on! Day in, and day out! In large, and small things! It will come!

2)  Fear is a spirit! It is not of God! "God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind [2 Timothy 1:7 KJV]." We have access to the mind of Christ! Tap into it! Where there is Christ, there is truth! Where there is truth, there is freedom! Where there is freedom, there is a boldness! A boldness to be, and to do everything that God has placed in us to do! We can! We will! We shall! Tap. Tap. Tap...

If we labor in anything, let it be in the Word! If we know the Word, we know the Son! "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth [John 1:14 KJV]!" Who wouldn't want to know the Son; the glory, and all that it entails? I'm just saying!

"Happy Today!"

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Shalom!

Angela 

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Thy art holy

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Dealing with "com[ing] short of the glory of God [Romans 3:23b KJV]" requires thought, and purposeful action...

God is holy! To sin, or to come short of the glory of God is to be:  1) apart from God or  2)  out of the will of God...

"Do we want to sin?" Let's hope not! King David; in spite of his weaknesses, was a man after God's own heart! He looked sin in the eye, and called it what it was!

I am reminded daily:  we can NOT trample all over the powers of darkness without Him, and His weapons [primarily the sword, which is, the Word of God]! We can NOT trample all over the powers of darkness without Godly men and women determined to go through too, and to see us through! 

In spite of living in a fallen world, we are made in His image! We are overcomers! Sometimes, quickly. Sometimes, not so quickly. Perseverance in Christ through fasting, praying, and meditating on the sword of the Word of God is what it takes to be who and what He has called or chosen us to be. Yes, He has called or chosen you! Yes, He has called or chosen me! He has many wonderful plans in store for us! No matter the age! I thought I had better add 'the age,' for those of you sensitive about it. If you are still breathing; Glory to God, do something of  Him!

The bible is for the "followers of Christ!" The Old Testament; is written primarily, to the Hebrews (or Jewish people). The New Testament; is written primarily, to the Gentiles (people who are not Jewish). All consist of 'The Church,' and find  all of 'The Word' (or scripture) edifying. Let us get in it, and stay in it!

I beseech thee; brethren, acknowledge who He is and what we are through Him!

"Happy Today!"

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Shalom!

Angela 

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Guard your hearts, and minds too

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As I walk to town, I notice the light coming in through the trees. The light appears to be dancing beside me! How I long to capture that motion on film, or in a photograph! It is dazzling! It gives me joy!

Sometimes it seems as if the issues of life come at us like the speed of light! How fast does light travel? As fast as one can imagine, and some! 

As the light of the world [*Matthew 5:14 NIV], we cannot be hidden. Our light will shine through, no matter where we are, who we are with, what we are doing, or what else is going on around us. In this age, that will be:  plen-ty! I beseech thee; therefore my brethren, "Guard your hearts (and your minds) in Christ Jesus [*Philippians 4:7 NIV]..." 

Everything that we do (or don't do) is determined by what is going on in the heart! *Proverbs 4:21 NIV states "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Moreover, *Proverbs 4:23 KJV states "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life..." 

There was a time when I would give folks the benefit of the doubt, un-til! As much as it pains me, I do not do it nearly as much as I used to. Instead, I:  1)  set out to fill my mind with the word of God as often as I can so that I can walk in His Peace, and  2)  "test the spirits!" *Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God:  because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God:  Every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:  and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world [1 John 4:1-4 KJV]!"

It is what it is!      

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Shalom!

Angela

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Tithe thyself, first off

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The best gift that we can give to God is ... ourselves!

If I want to have a productive day; I tithe myself, first and foremost! In praise, and worship. In reading, meditating on, and speaking the Word. In listening to Him, and journaling...

There is something poignant about seeking the Lord during the wee hours of the morning. It is a quiet, and peaceful time. "My voice shall thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up [Psalm 5:3 KJV]." "Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn [Psalm 57:8 NIV]." Not only will we awaken ourselves, we will summon the Lord God Almighty to work on our behalves, and call forth the day that we desire! 

We may not always get to say or do everything that we want to with God early on in the mornings, but the Holy Spirit + our spirit will work together in tandem throughout the day. The words of our mouth will not only shape the day to come, but they will shape the weeks, months and even the years to come! "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof [Proverbs 18:21 KJV]." Speak the promises, day in and day out, written and revealed! They will come forth! As pure gold!   

Fast forward to the new covenant, or the New Testament. Upon close inspection, not only did the apostles get IT, they took IT to another level, and they were able to turn the world upside down for Christ! Read *The Fellowship of the Believers in Acts 2:42-47 [NIV]! The believers devoted themselves to the apostles' : 1) teaching, 2) to fellowship, 3) to the breaking of bread, and 4) to prayer! They did this! Every day! In the temple, and in homes! Wonders, and signs followed! Well, I reckon! They persisted, and they persisted, and they persisted! Individually, and corporately! Need I say more? I think not! I rest my case!  

"Happy Today!"

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Shalom!

Angela
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More on faith

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I tell you the truth...

"Our measure of faith is for the sole purpose of tapping into the faith of God!"

We read the Scriptures; on one level, to have faith. We read the Scriptures; on another level, to persevere in faith. We read the scriptures; on yet another level, to receive revelation information! 

Faith; for all intent and purposes is, as the late Rev. Dr. Adrian Rogers stated on the Wednesday, August 8, 2018 radio broadcast (which is NOT showing up on the line up as I am writing), "the response of the heart to the character of God!"  

Jesus is the Word, and the Word is Jesus! 

*John 1:1 NIV states:  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...

*John 1:14 NIV states:  The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth...

Moreover, the Word is powerful! It is of the authority + power of Christ!

*Hebrews 4:12 NIV states:  For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart...

IF Jesus is the Word et al, and he and it are dynamite, we respond to him/the Word [his authority + power] in the affirmative to have faith, to persevere in faith, and to receive revelation information! 

Are we there, yet? 

*Ephesians 3:16 NIV states:  I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being...

We reach into Jesus/the Word, AKA, his Spirit for whatsoever we will or may! Isn't it marvelous how we can read Scripture on one thing, and receive an answer to that, and something else altogether different while at it? GOD IS! 

As the Apostle Paul prayed, *May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, give y-o-u the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know him better [Ephesians 1:17 NIV]! Amen!

"Happy Today!"

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Shalom!

Angela
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