Monday, July 4, 2016

Can We Live In Harmony?

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Jul. 04, 2016 – Ezra - 10

Can We Live In Harmony?

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Today we prayerfully Feast in Ezra 10 .  In the Feast today we see the suffering of the people who disobey God.  What seemed good at the time that their trespasses took place now brings the people to their knees!   “1 While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly. 2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: “We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. 3 Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God, and let it be done according to the Law. 4 Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; be strong and do it.” 5 Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do as had been said. So they took the oath.”  Ezra 10:1-5, English Standard Version (ESV).  In hind sight it is easy to see the pain that sin causes.  “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.Romans 15:5-6, ESV. If we want to live according to the will of God, we need to hold any and all decisions up to God’s Word. When we make well informed decisions (according to God’s Word) we bring glory and honor to our Lord Jesus.  When we bring glory and honor to Jesus, we live in harmony enjoying the fruit of Christian living. If the Lord is willing I will send and post the Feast again tomorrow.

 

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Today’s Verse; “12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!Psalm 33:12, ESV.


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Sunday, July 3, 2016

Can We Live In Harmony With Sin?

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Jul. 03, 2016 – Ezra - 9

Can We Live In Harmony With Sin?

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Today we prayerfully Feast in Ezra 9.  God’s people suffer for not obeying God.  They took wives and husbands from people who worshipped false gods and idols.  “13 And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this, 14 shall we break your commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape? 15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.””  Ezra 9:13-15, English Standard Version (ESV).  God had instructed the people not to mingle with idolaters. Here we see the state of sinners who have turned their back on God and have now allowed the sins of their spouses to come between them and their God.  This remnant is standing before God confessing their sins. They are standing before God with no defense for their actions.  Saints we stand before God with no defense for our sinful life.  Because we are truly repentant and accepting Jesus’ sacrifice for our sin we are justified by Jesus.   We should never fall back into sin by marrying outside of our faith. “14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?2 Corinthians 6:14, ESV.  That is the point of today’s Feast.  Light cannot dwell with darkness.  The darkness will flee from before the light.  The only way to make a lighted room dark is to remove the light.  The only way a saint can live in harmony with a sinner is to turn their back on Jesus!  If the Lord is willing I will send and post the Feast again tomorrow.

 

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Today’s Verse; “34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
    but sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs 14:34, ESV.


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Brother Mike

 

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Saturday, July 2, 2016

What Did God Save Us From?

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Jul. 02, 2016 – Ezra - 8

What Did God Save Us From?

 

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Today we prayerfully Feast in Ezra 8 .  Today we read about Ezra’s companions.  Ezra beseeches God for His blessings. The gold and silver are a freewill offering to the LORD God, given to the priests. Ezra and those who had come from captivity, arrive at Jerusalem; “35 At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36 They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and they aided the people and the house of God.”  Ezra 8:35-36, English Standard Version (ESV).  We are like those who traveled with Ezra who were delivered from captivity.  Until Jesus delivered us we were captives to sin.  God saved us from our own sin!  Now we are free to praise Jesus for our salvation.  “10 For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.Hebrews 6:10 ESV.  We gladly share the love of Jesus with all persons. We go praising God the father, God the son and the Holy Spirit, for delivering us from the eternal wages of sin.  We give all the glory to God!  Thank You Lord, Amen!

If the Lord is willing I will send and post the Feast again tomorrow.

 

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Today’s Verse; “9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? 

10 "I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds."

Jeremiah 17:9-10, ESV.


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Brother Mike

 

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Friday, July 1, 2016

How Much Glory Is Of God?

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Jul. 01, 2016 – Ezra - 7

How Much Glory Is Of God?

 

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Today we prayerfully Feast in Ezra 7.  Ezra thanked God for two things:

1.     1.    For his directive: If our hearts appear good, or if the hearts of others seem good, God put it there, praise him; it is God that works in us, that makes us do that which is good. 

2.     2.    For his encouragement: God’s mercy is extended to him. Ezra was a resolute man, this is not from his own heart, and it is God’s mercy that delivered it. When we are enabled to do good for God and those around us, we must give all the glory to God.

27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem, 28 and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.”  Ezra 7:27-28, English Standard Version (ESV).  People may thank us for doing what is right and good.  We must be quick to let them know that God is the author of any good works by us.  Give all glory to God!  “33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!Romans 11:33, ESV. Let’s follow Jesus is with joy and thanksgiving, giving all the glory to God! If the Lord is willing I will send and post the Feast again tomorrow.

 

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Today’s Verse; “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.Romans 12:3, ESV.


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Thursday, June 30, 2016

We Don’t Have To Be Happy!

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Jun. 30, 2016 – Ezra - 6

We Don’t Have To Be Happy!

 

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Today we prayerfully Feast in Ezra 6 .  God touched the heart of King Darius. He told the ones who hindered rebuilding that the people of God were working under his authority.  Hence the work was finished and the people were joyful and they celebrated the Passover.   “20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves. 21 It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and also by every one who had joined them and separated himself from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to worship the Lord, the God of Israel.”  Ezra 6:20-21, English Standard Version (ESV).  People and governments may do things that make us unhappy.  Don’t fret over those things instead pray about and for them. They may hinder our happiness but they can’t hinder our joy! Our happiness depends on happenstance while our Joy is in Jesus. “17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.Zephaniah 3:17, ESV.  Our service to Jesus is with joy. We gladly and joyfully serve Jesus obeying God’s holy instructions. If the Lord is willing I will send and post the Feast again tomorrow.

 

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Today’s Verse; “And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one.Zechariah 14:9, ESV.


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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

By Whose Authority?

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Jun. 29, 2016 – Ezra - 5

By Whose Authority?

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Today we prayerfully Feast in Ezra 5 .  Here we see that God has mercy on his people.  God sent a prophet to let his people know it was time to rebuild the temple.   Satan is quick to influence someone to try and stop the people of the Lord from any good work.  “ At the same time Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: “Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?” They also asked them this: “What are the names of the men who are building this building?””  Ezra 5:3-4, English Standard Version (ESV).  The enemy is quick to confront the saints and ask them by whose authority they are proceeding with good works.  It is somewhat intimidating when somebody says; “What is your name?” “19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,” Ephesians 1:19-22, ESV.  This s the answer saints; Jesus is the head of the church!  Those that have accepted Jesus are the body of the Church.  Therefore when you are doing a good work and someone says; “By whose authority are you doing this?”  You can simply lovingly reply; “Jesus”! If the Lord is willing I will send and post the Feast again tomorrow.

 

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Today’s Verse; “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;
    your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
    Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Psalm 138:8, ESV.


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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

To Stand Against The Enemy!

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Jun. 28, 2016 – Ezra - 4

To Stand Against The Enemy!

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Today we prayerfully Feast in Ezra 4 .  This is where we see Satan waging war against God’s people.  Whenever the Lord’s people aspire to good works the enemy attempts to stop them.  “23 Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease. 24 Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.”  Ezra 4:23-24, English Standard Version (ESV).  Saint you can be assured that Jesus is always going to be victorious over Satan.  We need to read God’s Word and pray to be ready when the enemy attacks.  The Holy Spirit will bring God’s Word to our remembrance when we need it.  “15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.”  2 Timothy 2:15, ESV.  This is one of the reasons we try to read every word in God’s Word.  We need to nourish ourselves in the Word of God to stand in the battle. “11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.Ephesians 6:11, ESV.  Take your stand with Jesus!  Please share the Feast with others so that they can be prepared to stand against the enemy. If the Lord is willing I will send and post the Feast again tomorrow.

 

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Today’s Verse; “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, butthat all should reach repentance.2 Peter 3:9, ESV.


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Brother Mike

 

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