Obedient Blessing is better than Disobedient Grace

Obedient Blessing is better than Disobedient Grace

Escaping grace is equal to escaping salvation. So I am not attempting to minimize grace at all. But what I am counting on is Paul’s advice that we should not sin abundantly to show grace. Romans 6:1-7

Yeshua says if you love me you will obey me. It also says that HE provides well for those who HE loves. Now I am not saying that hard times will never happen. But I want my readers to really get this idea. Wouldn’t it be better to seek HIS favor in this life and the next based on obedience rather than count on grace all the time for forgiveness. It is my personal goal to find His favor and blessing through obedience. Not that I don’t have his favor which granted me salvation. My salvation is based on Him choosing me and not my good deeds. My good deeds based on my love for Him according to the bible may just open the door to prosperity in life. Maybe sometimes that is financial but not always. Maybe it is His blessing based on my obedience that has allowed me to be able to write this blog. And be the blessing that a few people claim that I have been through this blog. I tell you today. It is not my greatness in writing things of YHVH that you see in this blog but rather His blessing over my thoughts and hands in order to place this stuff on the net. I write this because I love you, my reader so much that I don’t want you to live a life of mediocrity. Counting on living in grace alone but rather, I would like to see you living faithfully in His blessing granting you a great and peaceful joy that will bring you the happiness that you seek. Disobedience might be fun for a time. But it shall pass and you have nothing left but grace. No divine rewards will await. Your salvation may not be lost but the knowledge of know your Heavenly Father’s blessings will be a memory in your mind of, I wish I had done better.

In my next blog I will talk about disobedient prayer.

I am one.

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Dead Prayer

Dead Prayer

When I was 10 years old I had my first encounter with a YHVH fearing woman. She taught me something about faith that stuck with me from that day forward though I had no idea of how to find it for myself. She had a real sense of peace. Even through hard times her Savior granted her that. I wanted peace so bad that day that I tried to become a christian. But there was much to learn and no one to teach it. I got in more trouble than I had ever been in before and I hadn’t even gotten the pleasure of doing anything fun. So with no one to encourage my young faith it fell away. Or so I thought. My Heavenly Father foreknew what he wanted of me. So first He turned me to Him and then let me find my own way to who and what He really is.

When I was 23 I decided to commit my life as seriously as I knew how at the time to YHVH. I did so out of bitterness and anger. Again no one was overly their to teach me what was right. But because of a fierce desire for revenge against Him who I believed ruined my life I was not willing to let things go. Sometime later I found myself in a video lending library full of R.C. Sproul.
This started the beginning of a change in understanding.

For most of my christian life I was confused about prayer. People claim they believe that YHVH answers prayer. But their actions really did not reflect that claim. Me I struggled with it hard. What little I knew of the bible said that prayer is answered. But my prayer always came up empty. I look to all the people who I used to attend church with and all they have is a empty claim that they believe He answers prayer. But they don’t live like it.
I began to pray and ask what was wrong why are prayers no longer answered the way they used to be for the disciples. The answer came indirectly. In other words I started chasing the right thing for the right reasons. But had no clue that I had started down the right track. The answer of coarse is found in the bible. And I am going to tell you if you don’t take this verse as boldly serious as it is state your prayer will not be answered ever. This verse is key to my life as well it should be yours.

Proverbs 28:9
9He who turns away his ear from hearing the Torah, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Abomination is a big word and not used but for special things. The fact that it is used here in this way is big and it tells us just why our prayers are like peeing in a a stif wind.

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Blind Eye

One thing that has started to bother me more and more about reading the bible is how much people who claim to follow the bible ignore it. Most Christians of today don’t give much thought to those who are less fortunate in this country. In most cases if a person tells their story the christian will recommend food stamps or something of that nature. I get so angry about this partly because of how many times it has bitten me. But also because of the stand the bible takes on the subject. Christians are so concerned with self they will either do the minimum or nothing at all. Yet on the other side of the fence, those who could care less about YHVH will often times give the most.

A little over a year ago I went to central Florida for a job with a Verizon franchise store. Finally my dream job was coming through. I drove 3000 miles for this job. When I got there I had the finale interview and was hired and I was so happy. Then it happened. Things started going bad. First day on the new job I was told I am so sorry I can’t actually hire you. Corporate has decided that they may be closing the doors of this location within 60 days. Then I was told that my place to stay was no longer available. I found a new place to stay for a short time but that to fell through as well. I wound up sick as a dog in my car with 5 bucks in my pocket. And was staying in a Walmart parking lot. This was not cool. At one point I realized if I did not do something to keep my strength up I might die in my car. So I spent 3 dollars on yogurt and 7up. This lasted about 2 days. After that I had two dollars in my pocket and was so hungry and barely on my feet. I was scared and didn’t know what to do. I pleaded with my Savior that I trusted Him completely. please provide for me. I had never felt so open and vulnerable to Him in my life. It was a scary place to be yet very comforting feeling that close to Him trusting Him with my all. I felt the conviction to spend one more dollar on a marker and then find card board. Which I did. I made a sign two hours later I had $50 in my pocket. My love for my creator filled my heart. I spent each dollar as if it was a precious gift. Not indulging in anything frivolous. As my money started to drop I realized this money was a help but $50 only lasts so long. So I went out again. And in about 2 hours again I had picked up another amount of money.
But I had also had one christian man come and talk to me. He asked me few questions found out I was a believer as well. In fact he knew I was not bluffing him because we had a very in depth conversation about faith. After that he said he wanted to help but did not feel right about giving cash. This is a popular Christian thing. They do not want to give someone cash incase they are strung out on drugs or alcohol. I have found because of the one of the Jim Staley videos that I have posted that this is a wrong attitude and wrong behavior. I knew I had picked up a few dollars and this small cash of food would help. I dug into my pocket and pulled out the wad of singles and a couple 5’s as I straitened out the mess I got down to almost the last dollar and it was not a single but a twenty. Again I had picked up right around 50 dollars.

My question is why is it that Christians are less giving then unbelievers. The man who gave me food was great. But what about all the others who do nothing for someone on the street with a run of bad luck and nothing more. Why was there not a christian to offer me a place to stay? One Christian stopped. And that was all.

Why do Christians ignore the bible.
Proverbs 28
27 He who gives to the poor does not lack, But he who hides his eyes does have many curses. 28When the wrong rise up, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

There is so much promise and command to give to the poor and yet all the churches send them away to take refuge under the protection of a government who hates their god so much they teach children at the earliest of ages that He does not exist. “Evolution” It is my thoughts that the churches today are sick and they sicken our creator. This verse proves that there are many curses that will be coming at American churches. With hundreds of verses giving command to help the poor the American church turns a blind eye. My heart bleeds for them. And my anger burns. Further YHVH’s anger burns for him to say that he will curse something is a big deal. Especially something that is suppose to belong to Him.

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Self Control Or Self Gratification

Why do so many people spend so little time focused on the greatest things YHVH has to offer.  Many people chase speaking in tongues, or the prophetic, and some to be a great healer. As admirable as these things are most of people desire these thing for the attention they believe they will get from the peers of their church. Yeshua said that we should give in secrete. Have you ever thought about healing someone in complete secrete so they had no idea what had happened. Probably not. Showing us that the reason most seek big fancy gifts is self importance or pride.   Don’t get me wrong the gifts of the spirit are great and we should desire them. But I think we should leave them up to YHVH to delineate  who gets what gift and when its needed. However that does not mean we should sit waiting dumbfounded for something to happen. Maybe our fast focus should be on spiritual fruit rather than spiritual gifts.
There are many fruits to talk about but I am going to focus on the one that is most neglected as far as I can tell.  

When was the last time you were driving down the road and something happened in traffic? Maybe you got cut off, or the light changed just in time to mess you over in your time schedule. One time I looked down from the 18 wheeler I was driving because a car was running right beside my window and not passing me. They came up fast and then slowed at my window. They had a reason for this. You see the passenger was a reasonable looking woman that was totally nude as far as I could tell. After I got a good look they picked up the pace and moved on. My hormones went out of control because of that. Mostly because I had no idea on how to control anything in my life. Especially myself. I have been the guy who gets very angry at an inconvenient stoplight. One of the biggest areas that shows a loss of self control is sex. But I am not going to deal with that in this blog. I will be blogging it but not today. Lets look at some of the little issues of self control. Its the little ones that really ad up because they get ignored.

Col 3:23
23And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Master and not to men, 24knowing that from the Master you shall receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Master, Messiah, you serve. 25But he who does wrong shall be repaid for the wrong which he has done, and there is no partiality.

I was walking out of a Connivence Store a little while back and saw a beautiful gal walking in. She caught my attention because she was conservatively well dressed. She was also with some children though I don’t think they were hers. Close by walking up with her was another woman who looked more like the mother of the children. Quickly she caught up with the woman that I had noticed. I also saw a man that from what I could tell was probably the second woman’s husband and the father of the children. Because of the time of day and the day of the week I guessed them to be 7th Day Adventists. They are very devout to a saturday Sabbath. As He fueled I pondered their home and what might be found in it. I did this partly because of where they were this lovely saturday afternoon. A C-Store. Which means money was about to be spent to cover gas and what ever else they might decide to purchase. However the bible does say that there shall be no money changing hands on the Sabbath. As I said its the small things that add up fast. I wondered could I find sponge bob in the children’s toys, or videos on the shelf that were not edifying to the Creator. Would I find magazines designed for women but have soft core porn on the cover like Cosmo. How many hours does your over all home dedicate to farmville etc. There are so many things that we neglect because they seem innocent. The 7th Day Adventist actually have a lot more of this under control then most. They usually don’t read romance novels and things like this that many many people who claim to be christians do. 

How many of these things are in your life? I can say I have way way to many in mine. But I can also say that I am on a daily struggle and prayer for the spiritual fruit of self control. 
The bible says so many wondrous things for those that keep his statutes and commands. Why do we continue with the rubbish of our lives? We continue to turn time and time again to focus what we want. Giving little or no thought to what is right in the site of YHVH. 
We cry out that is just innocent little this and little that. Or scream who are you to judge me. Weigh it out for your self, are all those little innocent things that the go against that scripture worth the loss of the blessing from heaven. Should we turn away from spiritual fruit and turn toward our own lustful desires?
The bible is full of stories when Israel did exactly that. Horrible things occurred time and time again to them until they repented. 
Will we be aloud a time to repent? Or destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah? I personally have been praying for an idea I call One of Ten. Ten Couples who will devoutly stand in the statutes and commands of YHVH. Who will follow this,

II Chron 7:13
“If I shut up the heavens and there is no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, 14and My people upon whom My Name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I shall hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin and heal their land. 15“Now, My eyes are open and My ears attentive to the prayer of this place

May a remnant be found in the precious country the united states of America.

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Seeking Favor

I have had many questions in following the Sabbath today was the first time I really have tried to follow the Sabath as it is written. I know that some might disagree with me on the subject all I can say is this. Take a look at your life and and see if you find the fruits of the spirit. If you do I would think you would want to find absolute truth as much as I. In my attempt at finding obedience in the Sabbath I am looking for devine favor or blessing. I have spent a long time in absolute poverty at least as much as what is typical in our nation. I know I am doing much much better than in the third world countries. The point is I am convinced that obedience out of love for my Savior will lead to a fulfilling of bibical promise on a personal level. For those of you who read this post please note the date is was posted. And if you follow any of my other blogs you will notice that I have two blogs that have no entries. I pray that this obedience will show faithful obedience that will allow for those two blogs to start taking shape. Only time will tell. I hope that things to change for the blessing of my few readers that it might be seen to love Him enough in all things to obey.
Durant

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Why Should I Obey (Part 2)

Deut 28:1 And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that the LORD your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth:

 

This promise holds such intrigue for me. Does it work on a personal level? Can our nation yet be saved from the destructive path it is currently on. I was watching a Paul Washer video that really made since to me. He said that when we get leadership such as we have now with the president, it is not that He is punishing us but rather giving us what we want as whole. I didn’t want what we have but most of the rest of the nation either did or didn’t care enough to do something about it. They still don’t. This verse holds no meaning for most people who claim to follow Yeshua. Well here is my goal. I will stand as one person who will follow this verse. I will do my part and watch and wait for Adonai to do His. While waiting I will continue to write this blog in hopes that maybe a few might understand where I am going and join me.

 

Deut 30:2 and shall turn back to יהוה your Elohim and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your being, you and your children, Deut 30:3 then יהוה your Elohim shall turn back your captivity, and shall have compassion on you, and He shall turn back and gather you from all the peoples where יהוה your Elohim has scattered you.

When I look around today to find authentic Christians I don’t find them. Christians who allow the Holy Spirit into their lives are profoundly different than those who claim to be Christians but continue to live their life without The Holy Spirit. The bible is clear that when the Holy Spirit is present the persons life will reflect a difference. This is not to say that people won’t fail. Last night I had a near failure. But the Holy Spirit was present and as He laid it on my heart to stop what I was doing I began to pray that Adonai would take control over some part of the situation that would allow the situation to come to an end. A health problem suddenly erupted and as pain washed through my back I was thankful that Adonai loved me enough to spare me from my failure. Most days I look around to find people who desperate want to serve Him in Obedience for the right reasons and I just cant find them. Authentic sin mortifying Christians have been scattered all over this nation. They are not fighting as one making a difference as they did many years ago. In the late 1700′ s Christians pulled together for what was right. They pulled together to drive tyranny out of our nation. Today we are so scattered and no longer united that tyranny is back with a vengeance. I was watching a Paul Washer sermon and he had something to say that really bothers me. Our currant government is NOT a punishment but rather it is giving us as what we wanted as a whole nation. Truth is most people either wanted our currant government operator or didn’t care enough to stand. The trouble is stand against what? The answer is simply stand against the lustful desires of the heart. The bible says if we humble ourselves and turn from wicked ways and pray He will heal our land. I personally believe that I am one of the few who believe that not only can Adonai heal our land but also would want to heal it. I am by no means claiming to be a sin free man. But I am saying that I am fighting the lusts of the flesh for the right reasons now more than I ever have. My life is changing in so many directions. I guess in some ways I am hoping that this blog will bring together a few people who would like to find His promises so badly that they would be happy to be faithful obedient children of Adonai.

 

1Kgs 3:14 “And if you walk in My ways, to guard My laws and My commands, as your father Dawiḏ walked, then I shall prolong your days.”

I believe we are approaching the end times. The great tribulation will begin soon. The bible predicts that billions of people will be killed. However if a person manages to live through the tribulation things will be different. Yeshua will rule the earth for a millennium.The bible says that if someone dies during this time at 90 years old it will be like a baby dying today. I want to share with you one of my desires. I don’t know that it will happen but it is still a desire and I will do my part of these verses and wait and see if Adonai will fulfill some of the promises that the bible gives to those who opt to obey His word. As you probably have saw in a past blog my greatest desire is to be a godly husband married to a godly wife creating a godly marriage and raising some children in a godly fashion. Looking at the verse above I wonder if I might survive tribulation. And that leads me to my desire. I don’t like sharing this with many people because it is easy for people to think I am crazy. But I am going to go ahead and share this with you. One of my greatest desires is to share a 800th wedding anniversary with my wife.

                    I wonder since the 75th anniversary is a diamond what will the 750th be

I am not saying Adonai will do this for me. I am saying it is a desire of my heart. And that I am going to do all that I can to follow through with those things that I should do in order for Him to desire to give me my hearts desire. 

 

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You Lied

This morning when you passed by someone at chruch or at work or maybe at the unemployment office and greeted that person. More than likely you lied to them. And more than likely they lied to you. Are you ok with that? When I figured this out a few years ago I wasn’t ok with it.

How we as Americans lie every dayand we are so used to it we don’t even notice. Then we discipline our children for lying to us. Yet they see us lie so often and it does go into their minds.

Did you know that lies are not just statements? They are questions as well. If a child is about to be caught in something wrong and they ask a question that missleads the situation away from them, is that not a lie? Now you can see the potential of a lying question. And this is where you are just as guilty as your children. Did you ask someone how they were this morning? Did you really want to hear about what was going on or did you lie? Mean what you say say what you mean. Next time you ask a person how they are inform them that you expect on honest answer.

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Forgiveness

I just watched “The Grace Card” the movie was little more than I expected until the end. This blog is about pain & forgiveness. And the poison of unforgiveness.

My ex-wife did caused so much pain that I had to separate. She was convicted of child abuse. After conviction, little changed.  I won’t go into details.

She also did things to me that was written in the original book The Art of War.

In the end she took my babies away from me and cut me off from seeing them until I can afford to fight her on it.

All my family feels she is a horrible woman.

If Adonia told me to return to her I surely would do it. Not because of desire ,or not letting go. But rather forgiveness and biblical charity. Though I doubt this will happen.

I can not stress enough how important it is to forgive those people who have hurt you the deepest. Find an old King James bible. Find the word charity,read the verses try and figure out what exactly the word means. American charity is NOT biblical charity.

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What’s In A Name?

Some years ago I was a telemarketer. I would have s screen pop up on my screen with a name on it. Then my head set would start ringing.  Some of the names that came across on my screen were impossible for my American mind to figure out. One that really stumped me was Ngo. Spanish names were also hard at times. Anything with a letter combination that did not work for American English to figure out made things difficult. To make matters worse when you pronounce a name wrong people get offended. I mean really mad. It’s a respect issue. People feel disrespected when you say their name wrong. This started an idea in my thinking about should we be careful to pronounce names? How about should we be careful to know the names of those we talk to. My idea here is this. If it is disrespect to call a person by the wrong name then it is more disrespectful to call the God we serve by improper names. Yes He is big enough to handle it. But should we be more reverent than that for the god we call Adonia (the Lord) I am daring to say maybe it’s better to error on the side of reverence than disrespect.

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A Prayers Chance

Have  you ever spent any time in a  place where your faith is all you have? You believe that Adonia is telling you the best will come, however circumstance screams of how impossible the situation is to improve. Then you get attacked with discouragement. Shortly after that fleshly temptations will follow, You are feeling so down the temptation weighs in against what is right.

Many times in the last weeks I have faced this horrible place. All I have been able to find to fight this battle is to make the choice to believe in Yeshua’s love (agape)despite the fact that it feels very hidden. Most times it is of great benefit to verbalize this choice several times over. Then pray about the situation.  I personally have seen the situation degrade in hours because of a failure in the temptation stage. This has happened to me many times. I always felt that it was to make a point, sin hinders prayer. And something willbe coming that I could not afford to loose over something stupid.
When we pull through the time of temptation it is easy to expect something great to suddenly happen. This most times will not. However rest in the fact that your prayers have not been hindered, then strive to find what ever evidence of Yeshua’s love love that can be found.
And remember to hang on to the faith that even if you can’t see it, it is there somewhere.  The bible says faith is attributed as righteousness.

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