We ARE His bride

8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child[b] when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
We are His Bride, we are to be married to Christ. By faith Abraham received his inheritance, by faith Sarah received a child even past childbearing, what have we received by faith? Us being His bride, the one without spot or wrinkle that he's coming back for. Doesn't seem like we're there? "Lord help us to receive what You've said by faith, even if we don't see it, and teach us to walk in it, not even knowing where it will lead us, but knowing how faithful You are the author and finisher of our faith, You are always true to Your Word. You don't say it and then not do it, what You say is always true, and it always happens, no matter if it looks like it or not, Your Word will not return without accomplishing what it set out to do, in Jesus Name let us believe Your Word, even now,"
In HIm,
tim

Our sins hold us back from true worship!

Why is the sin of gluttony not mentioned today very much? None of the weight loss shows talk about this sin, or mention that we can lust after food, or that it can hold our hearts. Food tastes really good, and many of us are hooked on things, certain foods can really trip us up. Just like lusting after certain things, like people, certain smells, or the sight of our favorite foods, or even the mention of their names can send us drooling.

But why is this never talked about? Because we all do it from, time to time? Thanksgiving is a time when many people habitually overeat, and still save room for pie! For whatever reason, gluttony seems to be the hidden sin that we ignore, and it can start when we're very young.

James 5:

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In these last days let us live in worship to our wonderful creator, instead of these passing confections that hold our hearts. I saw the most beautiful sun rise this morning. God created that. The same way He created us. He created us to worship Him, without other loves, hinderances that hold us back from true worship.

Hebrews 12:1b

"let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ² looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

Notice it says lay aside every weight, our lust for food can not only add to our waistline, but the sin of gluttony can hold our hearts from the true worship of the One true God that we are suppose to have in our lives.

"Lord let us run this race, You are the author and finisher, we have shown in and of ourselves we are not good finishers, but Lord You are. So let us live through You, The Author, The Finisher, The Lord God Almighty, The all sufficient One, You are The Lord, and I Love You!!

In Christ,

tim"

Our commitment!

Lisa had a dream some years ago about her being a bride, but what the dream revealed was that she was representing us as the bride of Christ, and she was getting married!!My boss at work told me the other day that he wants to send us to Israel! So I want to renew out vows there, but I feel like it's supposed to be symbolic of us renewing our vows with Christ.

He wants to get married to us!

When He died for us, it was His invitation to a relationship with God. It was the price that He had to pay for us to be able to be presented as The Bride. Now He desires for us to renew that covenant with Him, that He paid for long ago.

Lord let us live for you in these end times, these crucial times that You're ordaining us to live out in the completion of your bride's walk here on this earth. Your completion of Your work.

In Christ's name we pray, AMEN! (Just as I typed this, Rich Mullins sang Amen!)

Where has our Love gone?

Our Love is not our own, and if it is, it's not good enough. What Christ did, and what He is doing, is far greater than ANYTHING we can manufacture.
You missed a beautiful sun rise if you didn't see this mornings, wow. He woke me up and started speaking to me before the cares of this world had a chance to choke things out for me!
"God You are so good. Let me not let the lust for the things of this world come in today and choke out Your word, and let Your Word be a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." (psalm 119:105) In Jesus Name, the Name that is above every other name!
We want Him to guide us but we allow other things to choke out His Word. Pleasure seems good for a moment then we are left with the fallout of what we did that took away His Word from our hearts. If we allow seeds of doubt to grow, it will take away our faith, it will cloud our hearing, it will steal, kill and destroy, because the seed of doubt is sown in our hearts by the devil himself. As God is the author of everything that is good, so the devil is the imitating author of everything that is bad. The father of lies. (John 8:8)
God You are good and in You there is no darkness at all! (1John 1:5)

Let us be of the same mind: Christ made himself a servant

Philippians 2: 1 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
The Humbled and Exalted Christ 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

Christ made himself a servant, or bond servant, literally a slave. Why would He do that. To save us. He literally made Himself subservient, to us, for us?! The God of the universe became a man, and a type and fashion of a slave. Why did He do that. Because He Loves us, because He had to because of our sin.
Sin makes us a slave, and only the master can set us free. In order to do that, He had to become like one of the least of us, the lowly of the lowly. A sin filled man. In fact all of the sin He bore, none is left. He took more sin than I even have, because He took it all.
I hate serving sometimes, especially if it hurts, or if it's really hard. But He did it and it was the hardest thing I can ever imagine a man doing.
Sin envelopes us, covers us, makes us nasty. Buy His dying on the cross cleanses us from all that filth, no matter how much we have, He took more. He took it all.
I hate that it's so hard for me to serve. That means I have a lot of dying to do, every day!
Lord help me to dye to my self, my desires, unless their Your desires, let my kingdoms of self fall, and let You live fully in me and through me completely!
Let us be of the same mind!

Bear much fruit!

Look at the parable below: The seed is the Word of God. It's sown in our hearts and right away the devil try's to snatch it away. God's sowing everyday, and the enemy is prowling about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.
Then there is the Word that when tribulation or persecution arises because of God's Word, this person has no root, and so God's Word withers away.
Then there are those for whom the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, (I know that riches tend to make me trust in them rather than trust in God's provision) they then choke out God's Word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Have we become unfruitful? Now we know why.
Let's go and bear fruit again for God. Let's live for Him!!

Matthew 13: 18 “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. 20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” (Thanks Bible Gateway!)

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I posted on face book about how sad it is to me that the Body of Christ thinks it's strange to have God speak to you, and then our family reading was Isiah 59: 1 Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. 2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.
It seems there are things that block us hearing God, and Lord I pray that they'd all be done away with, so Your Body once again can hear your voice, Father God, please heal Your body, deliver us oh Lord, in Jesus Name.

Today my daughter came home! Oh man is that cool! The Lord feels the same way, He just wants us to come back home again! He misses us, though He never leaves nor forsakes us! Heb 13:5 because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."[a]

But look at what the first part of 13 says: 5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you (Thanks biblegateway, again!)

Other loves try to work their way in there. Do I Love food, money, or even friends more than I Love God? What if God asked me to give up all my friends, would I be OK with that, or would I even hear Him cause there so much noise, so many other voices coming from the other things I love?
I Love You Lord, and I lift my voice, to worship you...

He alone is holy

Post 21. If we do what we want to do we make ourselves out to be God, or equal with Him. Only He can do what He wants when He wants. He alone is holy.
I was woken up at 11:30 with one of the loudest thunder claps I've ever heard, and it literally shook the earth, so much so it set off car alarms all over our city, wow. I was terrified out of my sleep, and I knew God shook the earth. His power is an awesome thing to feel, and this world has His finger print all over it, to show His power, His authority. He alone is God, and I will praise Him, my Father's God and I will exalt Him!!

Day 20

God isn't interested in our truth, because He says in Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, are not Your eyes on the truth? He also says in another place John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
He decides what is truth, because He IS the truth.
Even when we fall, He is the truth.
Even when all else fails, He is the truth.
Even when I don't act like it, He is the truth.
Even when everyone else says differently, He is the truth.
Wen all the powers of hell itself say He is not, our Jesus Christ still IS The Truth!
Amen!

He Rose!

18 & 19 I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter. Mark 14. Even though Peter denied that he would scatter, he did as well. Do we do that? Do we scatter, even though the shepherd rose? He didn't fail us, He was faithful all the way through, as He is yet today. He is God.
I don't want to wonder where I'm supposed to be, I just want to hear His voice. As You are faithful Lord, help me to be faithful, all the way through, in Jesus Name. Even though there is a spirit of unfaithfulness, and even though we are taught none of us are perfect, yet You are perfect Lord, You are righteous, and You live in us. You even inhabit our praises, so let us praise You often, as you deserve it, and are worthy of it, and it's what is do You!
Let us give to you what is rightfully Yours, and not give it to another, let us not rob from God in Jesus Name, that Name that is above every other name! Amen!