Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 16:03:33 GMT -5
PROPHETIC TIMES
Prophecies are a portal of the past and become a portal of information concerning the future. Israel as an ancient nation represents the nature of people in many cases. Solomon declared there is nothing new under the sun. In the major and minor prophets we can see the reflection of a sinful and rebellious people who often strayed from the ways of the Lord. God’s idea is for us to seek righteous judgement in discerning the times and to ardently pursuit his truth.
It’s astonishing what is happening in the world; the prophets prophesy lies, the pastors’ rule by their own initiative and the people love it that way! Don’t you understand what will happen in the end? My paraphrase of Jeremiah 5:30-31 bringing it to our age. Howbeit; there is still a remnant of righteous in the world. Why? Jesus said; the gates of hell shall not prevail against the genuine church of the Most High God. Jesus is the rock solid foundation of the true church.
Let us just comment about discernment; discernment has been described as seeing with insight. It perceives something that doesn’t quite stand out in plain view; however with spiritual discernment it is understood in the light of scripture. In general; we all use skills which are innate such as inductive and deductive reasoning. These dynamics help us to resolve issues in life. In laymen’s terms; we are able to make a judgement call or in other words come to a conclusion.
Brethren the world reflects the prophecies of God anointed prophets of the Old and New Testament; Jesus being the Chief Prophet among them. Unfortunately there are so many false prophets and pastors today that are only hirelings self-appointed to make the people of God merchandise! O Brethren; let us apprehend the will of God and endeavor to understand it for our lives. Jeremiah was called a tower and a fortress of the Lord to in verse 27 of chapter 6. But the Hebrew for the word tower is assayer or tester in the fashion of a metal worker whose heats the metal to temperatures that cause the dross to float to the top so it can be skimmed off.
(27) “I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way.
(28) They are all grievous rebels, going around to slander. They are brass and iron. All of them deal corruptly.
(29) The bellows blow fiercely. The lead is consumed in the fire. In vain they go on refining, for the wicked are not plucked away.
(30) Men will call them rejected silver, because Yahweh has rejected them.” Jeremiah 6:27-30
Many today just as then have iron hard hearts who do not hear the refining word of the Lord. They want every message to tell them lies and make false promises and declare peace, peace. In contrast we hear the Apostle James declare: count it all joy when you fall into various trials; and let the trying of your faith produce patience in you and that endurance will perfect and complete or mature you.
Brethren God is a God of abundance. He is a God of blessing and he gives joy unspeakable and full of glory; yet he is also a God of reproof, correction, and chastisement. We are living in perilous times and the darkness is growing greater every day; we need to discern the times and awaken unto righteousness knowing full well what the will of the Lord is.
Brethren we need to congregation to biblically sound churches and sit under biblically sound pastors and churches where the word of God is not polluted by the carnal reasoning of man and the Spirit has free reign within the services.
Services sometimes are so programed and man controlled it becomes carnal progress; when we allow the manipulation of the mentality of men to orchestrate the service; can we really call it spiritual progression!
In some services the silence is deafening; yet in retrospect when God is silent; let us not wander from the word.
My prayer for the body today is the reality of the emptiness that dead letter religion gives and that a revival of longing for the move of the Spirit is sought for and a greater love for the pure unadulterated word of God. Personal revival leads to the personal knowledge of God’s perfect will for our lives. If we stand with the dead shall we not die too? But if we congregation and fellowship with the living shall we not also live?
(14) Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
(15) See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
(16) Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
(17) Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:14-17
O that the Church would awaken and receive the light and life of the Lord. May God bless you today abundantly with the wisdom of the word and enrich you with the power of the Spirit to walk circumspectly in this ever increasing darkness. Selah
Shalom, Agape, & Amen!
D. Ray Ritchie (The Bish)
Prophecies are a portal of the past and become a portal of information concerning the future. Israel as an ancient nation represents the nature of people in many cases. Solomon declared there is nothing new under the sun. In the major and minor prophets we can see the reflection of a sinful and rebellious people who often strayed from the ways of the Lord. God’s idea is for us to seek righteous judgement in discerning the times and to ardently pursuit his truth.
It’s astonishing what is happening in the world; the prophets prophesy lies, the pastors’ rule by their own initiative and the people love it that way! Don’t you understand what will happen in the end? My paraphrase of Jeremiah 5:30-31 bringing it to our age. Howbeit; there is still a remnant of righteous in the world. Why? Jesus said; the gates of hell shall not prevail against the genuine church of the Most High God. Jesus is the rock solid foundation of the true church.
Let us just comment about discernment; discernment has been described as seeing with insight. It perceives something that doesn’t quite stand out in plain view; however with spiritual discernment it is understood in the light of scripture. In general; we all use skills which are innate such as inductive and deductive reasoning. These dynamics help us to resolve issues in life. In laymen’s terms; we are able to make a judgement call or in other words come to a conclusion.
Brethren the world reflects the prophecies of God anointed prophets of the Old and New Testament; Jesus being the Chief Prophet among them. Unfortunately there are so many false prophets and pastors today that are only hirelings self-appointed to make the people of God merchandise! O Brethren; let us apprehend the will of God and endeavor to understand it for our lives. Jeremiah was called a tower and a fortress of the Lord to in verse 27 of chapter 6. But the Hebrew for the word tower is assayer or tester in the fashion of a metal worker whose heats the metal to temperatures that cause the dross to float to the top so it can be skimmed off.
(27) “I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way.
(28) They are all grievous rebels, going around to slander. They are brass and iron. All of them deal corruptly.
(29) The bellows blow fiercely. The lead is consumed in the fire. In vain they go on refining, for the wicked are not plucked away.
(30) Men will call them rejected silver, because Yahweh has rejected them.” Jeremiah 6:27-30
Many today just as then have iron hard hearts who do not hear the refining word of the Lord. They want every message to tell them lies and make false promises and declare peace, peace. In contrast we hear the Apostle James declare: count it all joy when you fall into various trials; and let the trying of your faith produce patience in you and that endurance will perfect and complete or mature you.
Brethren God is a God of abundance. He is a God of blessing and he gives joy unspeakable and full of glory; yet he is also a God of reproof, correction, and chastisement. We are living in perilous times and the darkness is growing greater every day; we need to discern the times and awaken unto righteousness knowing full well what the will of the Lord is.
Brethren we need to congregation to biblically sound churches and sit under biblically sound pastors and churches where the word of God is not polluted by the carnal reasoning of man and the Spirit has free reign within the services.
Services sometimes are so programed and man controlled it becomes carnal progress; when we allow the manipulation of the mentality of men to orchestrate the service; can we really call it spiritual progression!
In some services the silence is deafening; yet in retrospect when God is silent; let us not wander from the word.
My prayer for the body today is the reality of the emptiness that dead letter religion gives and that a revival of longing for the move of the Spirit is sought for and a greater love for the pure unadulterated word of God. Personal revival leads to the personal knowledge of God’s perfect will for our lives. If we stand with the dead shall we not die too? But if we congregation and fellowship with the living shall we not also live?
(14) Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
(15) See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
(16) Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
(17) Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:14-17
O that the Church would awaken and receive the light and life of the Lord. May God bless you today abundantly with the wisdom of the word and enrich you with the power of the Spirit to walk circumspectly in this ever increasing darkness. Selah
Shalom, Agape, & Amen!
D. Ray Ritchie (The Bish)