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The Ressurection
A outline I assembled and will share concerning the "resurrection" and how and why JESUS came to lead the way to it. Hope you all enjoy and as always I welcome comments and or questions..... enjoy...
Resurection
I...... Man,,,,made in the "image" of GOD.
a. genesis 1:26,,,,,
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Gen 1:27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
b. GOD lives without "end". beginning and the end,Alpha and Omega revelation 1:8 , revelation 1:11 ,revelation 1:17-18
c. daniel prophecys the "image" of GOD as the "Ancient of days". Ancient referring to the so long without end GOD we know this as being JESUS being revealed to Daniel thru the prophetic word of GOD with images and visions.
Dan 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire.
Dan 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. Dan 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.
Clearly evident the "image' of our GOD is one of "everlasting days",,,,,forever,&,,without end.
II. resurection made necessary because of original sin. Sin = death. this is one more way by which GOD is making all things new.
a. genesis 2:15 ,,,,, And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Gen 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: Gen 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
b. eve as well took this command further by saying this to the serpent..
.Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
c. notice how the scrambled to cover their sin,,,their nakedness,,,their FLESH,,,with fig leaves. Yet the LORD made a "more perfect covering for their sin...Gen 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. thereby now we know the LORD had to sacrifice the life of an animal in order to clothe then in "coats of skins",,,,,in other words,,,blood was "shed" to cover the sin of man.
d. sin passed down to all mankind,,,no one is exempt from it...Rom 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned
III ,,,,The prophetic of the "resurrection" daniel 12
a. Dan 12:1 "Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands {guard} over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. Dan 12:2 "Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace {and} everlasting contempt.
b.Rev 20:11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is {the book} of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one {of them} according to their deeds. Rev 20:14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. Rev 20:15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
IV The promise of redemption thru a "SAVIOR","MESSIAH",ANNOINTED ONE,JESUS.
a. CHRIST MESSIAH,,,fully GOD,fully man,,, the first fruits of the "resurrection",,,,without resurrection we have no hope of the gospel ...
1Cr 15:11 Whether then {it was} I or they, so we preach and so you believed. 1Cr 15:12 Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 1Cr 15:13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; 1Cr 15:14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain
b. teaching CHRIST has not risen detracts from the full power of GOD to do the unspeakable,unimaginable,incomprehendable....
1Cr 15:15 Moreover we are even found {to be} false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised. 1Cr 15:16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; 1Cr 15:17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. 1Cr 15:18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 1Cr 15:19 If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.
c...therefore because CHRIST has been risen "resurrected rom the dead,,,we too now have true hope of our own destination
1Cr 15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep
d... so as man has inherited death thru sin,so now man has inherited resurrection thru CHRIST
1Cr 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 1Cr 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His coming, 1Cr 15:24 then {comes} the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. 1Cr 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 1Cr 15:26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.
V,,, GOD has given us a hope,a promise and a destination,,,if we so select to take HIM at HIS word. We WILL be resurrected again and live forever in HIS kingdom
a. 1Th 4:13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. 1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 1Th 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 1Th 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of {the} archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 1Th 4:17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. 1Th 4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
b.Rom 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. Rom 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Rom 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Rom 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together. Rom 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Rom 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. Rom 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope, Rom 8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Rom 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. Rom 8:23 And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body
b.in summation of our hope,and glory for an everlasting life with CHRIST in HIS kingdom
1Cr 15:35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?" 1Cr 15:36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies; 1Cr 15:37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 1Cr 15:38 But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. 1Cr 15:39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one {flesh} of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish. 1Cr 15:40 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the {glory} of the earthly is another. 1Cr 15:41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. 1Cr 15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable {body,} it is raised an imperishable {body;} 1Cr 15:43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 1Cr 15:44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual {body.} 1Cr 15:45 So also it is written, "The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL." The last Adam {became} a life-giving spirit. 1Cr 15:46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. 1Cr 15:47 The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. 1Cr 15:48 As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly. 1Cr 15:49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. 1Cr 15:50 Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 1Cr 15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 1Cr 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 1Cr 15:53 For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1Cr 15:54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. 1Cr 15:55 "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?" 1Cr 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 1Cr 15:57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Cr 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not {in} vain in the Lord.
c.,,,,, Therefore "resurrection" places us BACK(redeemed) to where we were originated by GOD initial creation(pre the curse,before the fall),,,,created in HIS image,void of sin, living forever all thru the grace of GOD thru HIS SON JESUS,saved,and now being resurrected back as a "manifested son of GOD".....
Rev 22:1 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb
, Rev 22:2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve {kinds of} fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations
. Rev 22:3 There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him;
Rev 22:4 they will see His face, and His name {will be} on their foreheads
. Rev 22:5 And there will no longer be {any} night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.
Rev 22:6 And he said to me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.
Rev 22:7 "And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."
Peace to you all in JESUS' name
Amen
Brother Mike
Revelation Bible Study ,,,,Chapter 17..."The Mystery Babylon"
verses 1-2...so one of the angels who were commishoned,,,for a lack of a better word to carry out the bowls of judgement speak to john about a "whore"-"harlot" who sits upon many waters. well we know the significance of many waters would be a great multitude of peoples,,,,like a HUGE amount of them...the whore we will return to because "she" and i write this in italics,will be clearly unveiled as well. as verse 2 continues to "describe" the "ways" of this harlot. how she has polluted the minds then the souls of the inhabitants of this earth. so much so that she is so overcome with the intoxication of her defilement. this harlot/whore has decieved many into her wicked game thru distraction and lust and hasn't let them go. its a sad testimony to those who have not found the love of GOD's grace. so again,,,we get a glimspe here as to what this situation is the angel is about to fully unveil to john. so we can see its a nasty life of unholiness and the consumption of the lives it has claimed...souls even...sad...we become led astray and not even aware of it sometimes......let's wake up and look to GOD for our direction in life before it's too late.
verse3...so now john gets carried away in the "spirit" into the wildness. i feel the wilderness is important. why ??? well the wilderness is full of the wild. and so is this situation. this situation is without "tameness". it is abandonment to the unholy lifestyle. so what does john see...well the harlot is this lifestyle bore out of a kingdom...probably the restored roman empire everyone talks about... ,,,and all she has is an abomination of blasphemy because nothing of it is of GODliness...its a wreck....however now,,,look...7 heads,10 horns...well the scarlet beast i would say is the anti christ,,,,so then this would be the "relgious" system he supports which is against that of JESUS. so above this system is what FUELS this abomination,,,,and thats this harlot. this harlot fuels this applicational system to its execution as it pertains to society. the seven heads,,,a tough call to be certain on,,,i would feel it would be 7 kings,,a head would more then likely be some sort of high leader such as a king or kingship....,,,and the 10 horns,,,we can be fairly certain its "kingdoms". so a time table looks to be set up and for all this to transpire over time...
verses 4-5...a woman in purple...it is said the color purple is/was a dominant color of roman elite,,,or its imperialism. also my old roman catholic church chose scarlet as an adopted color. the gold and precious stones and pearls would indicate the high sense of value that is placed upon it.......and her cup,,,is full of the sinful nature she had used to lead the peoples astray into being intoxicated beyond their own comprehension,,,just literally consumed in sin. the leading headline of her would be indicative of the name written on the forehead. its sort of a BANNER. the mother of harlots. this would be the utter leading persuasive, coercive,overwhelming,deceptive practice of overcoming mankind into being romanced into sin by appealing to its flesh. the name babylon is of a high importance i feel as well...sometimes i look around at my own country,,,even some of my past life,,,i "see" a bit of the mystery of babylon. the overindulgence,the EXCESS,the abandoment to sin and a life devoted to this lifestyle. babylon is a peculiar word in scriptures. its best to get a grasp of it from its onset.....back to genesis 11 :1-9. man was sort of exactly just like this mindset that we are witnessing here,,,all of one language,,,,one mind. so instead of concentrating on what GOD had decreed to them to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. these men decided they wanted to be as GOD...or as gods. so they built a tower so they too could be on high like GOD almighty....wrong move back then,,,,wrong move once more...GOD scatered them and confounded their language so they couldn't come together to do such unfruitful works. and here GOD called the place "babel" or babylon in the newer translations of the bible. well as that tower of babel fell,,,so will the tower of this mystery of sinful babylon !!!!!
its not as though we were not warned about this coming in the end times....i love pauls writings pertaining to the end times....trying to instruct a young pastor timothy. paul prophecys such happenings...in both books to timothy paul instructs timothy of times to come so as to teach and instruct timothy as to what doctrine to teach. lets turn to 1st timothy 4:1-11... paul makes it clear after this word to command and to teach this !!!! a strong word,,,and john sees it as it will unfold...paul talks about a lifestyle obsessed with "self" and all things pleasing to the flesh and self. seducing spirits,,,which is exactly what this mystery babylon harlot is,,,a seducing spirit into wickedness of sin. doctrines of devils,,,well the stage will be set up by anti christ who will be satan most elect one !!!!
move to 2nd timothy 3:1-13...again paul warns of being obsessedwith self and lust and listen here,,,,"HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS" !!!! verse 5...wow thats scarey. why ???? because somewhere in this all,,,there will be some sort of religious element to "fool" everyone into believeing they are in commune with GOD !!!! again things such as the emergent church who do not rely first hand on the word of GOD but stress other things before GOD,,,is a prime example of what this sort of time might be like. people will THINK they are with GOD,,,,but actually FOOLED!!!! there will be no repentance. to this reason i continue to teach and encourage repentance DAILY to make sure you are in commune with GOD first,,,and whatever else second...amen ????
verses 6-7,,,,again more evidence of the overcoming deceptive manipulation of this system to overwhelm with guile and have people follow this abomination into their infatuation of being drunk. its a complete overconsumption of people led astray by appealing to the senses of the flesh of grativication. people always want to get what they derserve for today. live for today,,,,carpe' diem. ...well this is carpe' diem to its utmost fullness. live for today and satisfy the eyes and the flesh. so many references to babylon in scriptures of this type of nature of over excessiveness. look at iraq today even.... the oil wealth just overwhelmed those eliteist to squander money while the majority of the population basically lived in squalor. how about america ???? we should not have one hungry unfed person ...PERIOD. we will leave off here so as to discuss kings,beast,,,,one who was and is not,,,and 7 kings 5 which are fallen one who is,,,and the one to come....there i will refer to many commentaries of bible expositors....... peace and ....GOD bless....
brother mike....![]()
Revelation bible study chapter 16 verse 12,,,"the vials of wrath continued"
verse 12...the great river eurphrates is dried up. as the medterranean sea is the great sea,,,this river is the great river. this meaning it has a great dividing point to the rest of the world's access to israel. this can only mean that from this point forwards,,,anyone who hails from the east,,,such as china or the orient has now the "access" to join the fray of the final worlds battle,,,,"armageddon". in days past this was thought of as a litteral point of entry from the east by foot soldiers and infantry. however with this day and age of how war is conducted/waged,,,this river is not a hinderance to gaining access. so therefore i see this drying up of this river as a "spiritual" welcoming to anyone who wants to oppose the ONE true TRIUNE GOD almighty !!!! sort of like a ,,,,"come bring it on,,,I (GOD) have parted the sea for your coming to dethrone ME"...so i frankly SEE lots of misgivings,,,who can overthrow GOD ???? DUH !!!! but however it just wont get thru peoples heads and souls that GOD REINS !!! jeremiah 50:38,,,,isaiah 46:11
verse 13-14....three unclean spirits "like" frogs"...notice again,,,careful attention to "LIKE" meaning they are not literally frogs,,,but they are "like" frogs. to me it would represent the leaping,jumping vigor of which a frog is known to do.... being these are "unclean spirits" to me means evil,,,,so to sum it up,,,,a LEAPING out of evil demonic spirits from the un-holy trinity,,,,satan,anti christ,false prophet...dragon beast,other beast. personally i had an encounter during a deliverance of a brother one time. i had FELT as though a demon had jumped from the brother and onto me,,,almost felt like i saw it too,,,and i began to rebuke it and call it out and from us all in JESUS' name..... the next morning i awoke with a headache,,,which i never get. i immedietely went into intercession for myself....calling out the name of the LORD for mercy upon me to cleanse my home and my soul of anything of a remnant of this force....it was quite shocking to say the least. ....i believe GOD was allowing me to witness things of this nature to grow stronger in evangelical work.... its obvious they come from satan because of the reference to coming out of the "dragons" mouth....out of the beasts mouth and out of the false prophets mouth. this evil will leap forth thru the nations of the world and to the people who will relent to partake,,,,sadly their own demise. so we have a picture of access of the east to israel to gather up against israel and GOD and then the demonic that comes forth to "pollute them" into oblivion. dont take the mark ya'll !!!! dont do it...this is why we need to continue to evangelize what is of GOD and what is NOT of GOD....
verse 15....to me,,this is a WAR CRY by our LORD. HE will come and strike QUICKLY,,just how HE created the world by mere speaking(LOGOS). who can DARE call out GOD into war ??? satan is a sick being...thats all i can say. he knows he is done,,,and just wants to take as many of GOD's creation with him...GOD does not come as a thief in the night to us,,,,we are in HIS LIGHT.... but its more as a FAST SURPRISE upon HIS enemies....to them and those who are here during this time,,, HE comes so QUICK they wont know what hit them....so be ready in season or out of season...to me the garments to be kept is our salvation committment to HIM and to NOT under any circumstance defray from it and take up the mark of the beast during this time of tribulation and great persecution....fleeing to the mountains as daniel the prophet spoke and validated by JESUS sounds to be the right thing to do !!!!! hey just where is this continental divide anyways ??? lol...
verse 16,,,the "HE" here i feel is GOD( isaiah 46:9-13). i feel GOD is always in control,,this is HIS revelation,,,and satan like he did at calvary,,,will fullfill the word of GOD. so my bible does not "capitalize" the "HE" here,,,but i can only feel it is CHRIST,,,not satan. CHRIST is running this rodeo and satan is along for the ride and to prove once more GOD is the true GOD !!!! this is "SOVERIEGNTY"....
verse 17...the FINAL judgement comes,,,,this judgement goes into the air and the sound out of heaven throughout the whole world speaks as we heard at calvary,,,IT IS DONE !!!!!...WOW what a time this will be...we know from past times when JESUS spoke it is finished,,,,it is done,,,it was VICTORY over sin...now,,,again,,,complete eradication of sin from mankind is in the midst of being completed. HE who is ANCIENT of DAYS,,,has given HIS "word" ,,,,which we know never falls to the ground but will prevail against all things....even so LORD come quickly ,,,amen ????
verse 18,,,and great great sounds like mankind has not ever witnessed since man was in existence,,, emanates...such a great force. it makes me wonder though scripture does not say so,,,,that these sounds might possibly be HE HIMSELF leaving the throne and coming to earth that just SHAKES the universe....
verse 19-21,,, the great city can only be jerusalem,,,divided into three parts,,,whether this can be literal from the earthquake,,,which is of a magnitude which man hast never witnessed before,,,or just a complete oblivion of the earth as we know it now. i believe by which the force that GOD comes at this time will be so great,,,the world wont even be able to withstand it...it will crumble and cry out like JESUS said upon ENTERING jerusalem,,,,"the stones will cry out MY name" !!!! HE told the pharisees who told HIM to quiet HIS people....,,,,no island was found,,,meaning they were washed asunder,,,probably a sand bar like florida,,,,,underwater ??? likely,,,atleast the southern most part....flooded...long island ???? flooded...this is why JESUS said to flee to the mountains !!!! this is good GOD spoken advice for us all to know,,,,again can i ask,,,where is this continental divide ???? lol...now check this out,,,hail the size of a "talent",,,in greek a talent is a ,,,whoa,,,56 pounds,,,in hebrew,,check this out,,,it hurts worse...a talent is 114 pounds... this is SUPER SIZED...like no fast food resturant can super size !!!! can you understand the size of a 56 pound ball of hail ???? its enough to practically wipe out mankind if unprotected,,,and enough to SURELY blow thru roofs of homes. and get this ,,,its a PLAGUE of HAIL,,,this means its soooooooooooooooo widespread and overwhelming like all plagues are....and sadly yet,,,men still repented not and blasphemed the name of GOD !!!! just what will man need to see or do to understand HE loves us and only wants us to soften our hearts and repent and call HIM LORD ????? is that too hard to do ????? can man be so stiffnecked and cold hearted to not call on the name of GOD for mercy ???? apparently man wont...very sad. we need to pray for this time beginnng NOW,,,,..repent today,,,GOD is SUPREME and HIS will is the worlds will...amen ???? GOD bless
brother mike
Revalation Song----Kari Jobe
Happy Mothers Day !!!!!
thank GOD for mothers !!!! amen ??? if not for mothers who have nutured us all,,,the world would not have had so many people who were blessings to others. everyone who has done any good in this world was mothered by someone,,,,and so to that we thank GOD for all mothers !!!!
the bible speaks so profoundly on mothers. One of my favorites is the mother of moses. the children of israel had to give up their new borns. moses however was so cute,,,his mom went thru great lengths to preserve him even to her own death,,,, and eventually baby moses was adopted in a sense by the family of pharoah. the rest from there is as we say history. because of moses' mom perservering GOD strengthened moses to be a great leader in the kingdom of GOD !!!
how about the story of two mothers who were in the same home sleeping with their new borns ??? one child died in the nite,,,and the mom did a bait and switch with the other mom. to settle the dispute the king(solomon) intervened and declare for a sword to be given to him so he could slice the child in two and give each a portion of it !!!! to the bait and switch mom,,this was fine,,,,,,1/2 is better then the nothing she deserved. but to the rightful mother of the living child !!! NO !!! she cried to SPARE the child and offered to have the other 1/2 be given in FULL to the unrighteous mother so her seed would live !!! now thats a true mother.... a mother who sacrifices whatever she has to sacrifice for her child. only a mother can understand and comprehend this power GOD has given them to perform selfless acts to where they even lay their own lives down for the child....
i know of another story in my own life. a beloved brother and sister of mine from my home church were expecting a child some 17 years ago. my beloved sister was told to abort the child because of possible complications. well being devout GOD fearing people,,,,,they both agreed,,,even to their demise they would not abort this child who they believed GOD had given to them. so they laid it all in GOD's hands. apparently GOD had a plan !!! the child was born,,,and today is waxed strong as they say !!!! the child sings and plays guitar. i tell you she has a voice of an angel !!! i mean she has a VOICE !!! i can only feel satan was trying to "snuff" out a blessing to GOD and tried to get these two beloved friends of mine to kill off the unborn child. i praise GOD even now that they allowed GOD to work a miracle and today we can all her this mracle sing praises to GOD !!!! amen,,,i love you steve and stormy and cassie !!!!
today on mothers day i feel so humbled myself. me,,, a wild maniac,hellion,law breaking,buck the system son of perdition. well my mother SHOULD have basically DISOWNED me for all i had done to foresake the family and her and my dad. however her heart was that she mothered me. changed my diapers,fed me,clothed me,taught me,loved me. she held out for a higher blessing one day. she kept steadfast,praying for her family and her renegede son. the perverbial black sheep of the family. the one son who was the prodigal. i tell you today that i know her prayers were heard and GOD relented to my demise and answered prayer to my deliverance. i know GOD saw to it that i would be kept safe until a day that HE would connect with me so HE might be made known to me so i might make known to others HIS glory...i praise GOD for my own mother who should not even speak to me today,,,,but who loved me tirelessly and without measure even until her own demise of losing her mind over my craziness.....
so i want to encourage all people who come to my blog and read this to continue to pray for your children that GOD might touch them enough softly so that they would KNOW HE loves them. to not give up,,,even when your own child would spit in your face like an animal. to never forget that GOD has given to you a child and for you to stand by that child thru thick and thin FOREVER.
i want to encourage those who are thinking to adopt a child,,,to continue to pray so that if it is of the LORD HIS name would be brought to this adopted child. because we all are adopted into the kingdom of heaven whoever calls upon the name of the LORD GOD JESUS. may GOD bless adoption,and GOD bless all children and ofcourse may GOD bless all mothers,,,,in JESUS' name....
peace
brother mike ![]()