How Often Do We Still Deny Him Today?

We were not there the day Peter denied the Lord but so often we are denying that we know Him by our actions, words and choices. 

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Matthew 26:74 Then began Peter to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man.

Dear Father

Help me in my daily walk, that I will not deny your presence in my life by my actions and words before the world.

Dear Child,

It is not so easy to deny Me while in My presence in the Holy Place. The test is when you leave that presence to walk in the Outer Court, where you mix with the world. Remember it was before sinners that Peter denied Me!

Many worship Me in church but the test comes when they leave My house! It is not how high you jump before Me, but how straight you walk in the Outer Court. Many swear their love for Me in My presence, but when the test comes in the Outer Court, they deny Me by their actions and words!

                                          Thus saith Papa

1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven

Remembering His Agony in Gethsemane

We are often exhorted in the Word that we should not faint, be weary, or lazy, especially when it comes to our time with the Lord. Nothing pierces my heart more than the account in the Garden of Gethsemane, when the disciples fall asleep during one of the greatest spiritual battles ever fought, during our Lord’s agony in the Garden the night before His crucification.

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And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak (Mark 14:37-38). 

We were not there in the Garden, but how often have we grown weary, and fallen asleep in the midst of spiritual battles? The Bible warns us therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 

Excerpt from “Developing A Secret History with God” Page 74

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Fellowship of The Saints 

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What a pleasure to spend a few days with our spiritual siblings Pastor Larry Hickey and his dear wife Carin, in their home in Winchester Virginia. We talked the days and evenings away around their table, sharing our trials and our victories, praying one for another, encouraging each other and praising our heavenly Abba Father for His working in each of our lives.

We were blessed to have the opportunity to share God’s miraculous touch on my body over the past few years when a tsunami hit my life, feeding the faith of others and fellowshipping at his cell group, Compassion Ministry.

Surely the past few days were truly what the Bible means when it speaks of “The fellowship of the saints.”

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Our Passover Lamb

 

During Holy Week I invite you to watch my teaching video on “OUR PASSOVER LAMB” It will inspire you and give you some fresh manna to feed on as you see prophecies that were written hundreds of years apart, by authors of all ages and backgrounds, as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit, unfold before your spiritual eyes.

It will leave us with no other conclusion except as the centurion at the foot of the cross declared “Truly this man was the Son of God” Mark 16:39

A Devotion for Palm Sunday

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As we celebrate this coming Palm Sunday, as Jewish congregations prepare to celebrate Passover, may the Old Testament types add to the dimension of our faith and understanding of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem.

Consider for a moment that on that same day thousands of lambs were being ushered into Jerusalem through the same Eastern gate, also known as the Golden Gate, as Our Passover Lamb. But I wonder how many who were enthusiastically waving palms, saw with spiritual eyes the Lamb of God, who would take away the sin of the world, among all the other lambs.

The lambs were being brought into Jerusalem five days prior to Passover, to be examined by the priests. They were to be examined for blemishes or disfigurement, as only perfect lambs were found worthy to be sacrificed for the sins of the people. It is interesting to note that the priest did not examine the sinner who brought the sacrifice, rather the priest looked to see if the sacrificial substitute was worthy.

Likewise Our Lamb was brought into the city five days prior to Passover, to also be examined. He was brought before Pontius Pilate, Herod, Annas and Ciaphas, the high priests, and the ultimate judgement was made by Pilate when he declared, “I find no fault in Him.” Praise God for our Lamb who was found worthy to be sacrificed for our sins.

As we worship this coming Sunday let us with a loud voice declare with the heavens

“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain!” Rev. 5:12