8th Year 12-14 Edition 3 –II Kings 16 l The Feast l Set free from sin! – 2 Kings 16            Feb 1, 2013 - 2 Kings 16 Return to Admenu Home Dear  Saints, Today we are prayerfully reading, 2 Kings 16.  We see more turmoil in the Holy Land, King Ahaz holds the Sabbath in contempt.  He holds God in low esteem as he seeks to please the king of Assyria. “17 And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the basin from them, and he took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pedestal. 18 And the covered way for the Sabbath that had been built inside the house and the outer entrance for the king he caused to go around the house of the Lord, because of the king of Assyria.“ 2nd Kings 16:17-18 English - Standard Version (ESV).   Believers should reach out to Jesus when the going gets rough.  Sometimes it is fear that causes men to sin against God. Sin compounds itself when men in desperation, try to please man.  “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5 ESV.  God has plans for every ounce of your strength, He wants us to love and trust him above all else.  Let’s keep the first thing first.  That is salvation through the blood of our Lord Jesus.  Do we please man over God, when we have sinned?  Putting God first sets us free from sin.  Ask God for help in hard times, when sin is dragging you down, ask for forgiveness in Jesus name, he alone overcame death and corruption. Please see today’s devotional submitted by Pastor Glen. The Feast Fri, February 1, 2013, 2 Kings 16, - “Ahaz, king of Judah, His wicked reign. (1-9) Ahaz takes a pattern from an idol's altar. (10-16) Ahaz spoils the temple. (17-20)” – Matthew Henry Concise   Pastor Glens complete Devotional Series |Click Here| See Destiny by Sandra Lee |Click Here| The Holy Spirit Is Calling by R. L. Waters |Click Here| Living the Christian Life Series! Devotional by Pastor Glen Aycock. Posted 2/1/2013 BENEFITS OF CONFESSION SCRIPTURES: 1 JOHN 1:3-8  3  We saw it, we heard it, and now we’re telling you so you can experience it along with us, this experience of communion with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 Our motive for writing is simply this: We want you to enjoy this, too. Your joy will double our joy! 5 ¶ This, in essence, is the message we heard from Christ and are passing on to you: God is light, pure light; there’s not a trace of darkness in him. 6 If we claim that we experience a shared life with him and continue to stumble around in the dark, we’re obviously lying through our teeth—we’re not living what we claim. 7 But if we walk in the light, God himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God’s Son, purges all our sin. 8 ¶ If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. 9 On the other hand, if we admit our sins—make a clean breast of them—he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing. DEVOTIONAL:                            “WILL YOU CONFESS?” Mankind has a spiritual sickness that if untreated results in being bound in Hell for eternity. Would you move to a residence that all the neighbors had records of molesters, murderers, robbers, and dope dealers, angry men consumed by evil, rapist and mass murderers? The truth of the matter is that if you don’t confess your sin and confess Jesus as the Christ and the way of eternal life then you are headed to such a place for eternity. It is imperative that you make your decision while you are alive. After physical death no amount of praying can save you and it’s too late to choose Christ. This is not a scare tactic but merely the truth. My prayer for you is that if you have not asked Jesus into your life that you bow your head and confess you are a sinner and ask him into your heart. Verse 9 tells us “He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing. PRAYER THOUGHT: Dear Jesus I confess my sin and I need you to forgive me and purge me of all wrongdoing. Amen God Bless you, Brother Mike http://www.admenu.com http://admenu.wordpress.com Tags: jesus, love, hope, care, god, holy, ghost, save, help Click Here to visit admenu for more information on our services and contacts! “For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.” Psalm 86:5 ESV.