Breakfast For Your Soul

Thursday, August 6, 2009

  And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let your word, I pray you, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.  And Micaiah said, As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that will I speak.

[1 Kings 22:13-14]

“Speak The Truth”

Good Morning Beloved,

The bible is full of intriguing events.  This story was no exception.  Here you have a good king, Jehoshaphat, King of Judah and a weak king Ahab, King of Israel about to go into battle together against the King of Syria.  We can tell by his actions that Jehoshaphat was a little nervous about an alliance with Ahab.  The first thing he asked him was if there was a prophet in town that could find out from the Lord if this was a good idea.  Ahab summoned ’his’ prophets — all 400 of them. Jehoshaphat may not have been a prophet, but he knew that these raggedy men were lying and about to get him killed.  After they went through all their gyrations and theatrics, Jehoshaphat asked Ahab if those were the only prophets in town.  Ahab told him that there was one more, but he hated that one because he never told him anything good.  Hmmmmm… wonder why… could it have been because there was nothing good to say about him?  Ahab could not see how his marrying an evil pagan wife (Jezebel), and leading the people of Israel into idol worship and sin among other things had made God angry.  Ahab had sealed his own fate. Enter Micaiah… a true prophet of God.  Regina translation, the conversation went something like this, “look here man, just go ahead and say some good stuff like all the other prophets”.  I believe Micaiah decided to have a little fun with them.  His initial answer to the king was dripping with sarcasm, and then it was like he said, “syche… dude you gonna die” … well he did not say that in so many words… read the story it is very interesting.  Hated by the king, mocked by the other prophets, even slapped by one of them, Micaiah stood his ground and spoke the truth.  Ahab had him arrested, instructing them to basically feed him bread and water until he returned from war…. of course he didn’t.  We don’t read what happened to Micaiah after his encounter with Ahab.  He pops us, says what he has to say and disappears.  The effect of his words were felt for generations to come.  God had pronounced judgement on the house of Ahab and everything connected to him died… Thank God for the mercy and grace of Jesus!  Speaking the truth, may seem to have disasterous consequences at times, but the alternative is so much worse.  God Himself will uphold a righteous person, but when we decide to bend, skip over or ignore the truth… we tie His Holy Hands in that situation.

Lord, who shall abide in Your tabernacle? who shall dwell in Your holy hill?  He that walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

[Psalm 15:1-2]

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But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship Him.
John 4:23

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God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

John 4:24

…. and that Beloved is Good News!

U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day

Regina

“A Song of Strength”, Fred Hammond & RFC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksl2mDf3c9I

“Worship Medley”, Darwin Hobbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CGdwBrIvww

“Breathe Into Me”, Fred Hammond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hpl_906fqk

Shelter “Psalm 91″, Jumelle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwt2mSjXxBw

Thursday, June 11, 2009

A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is His delight.
[Proverbs 11:1]

When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.
[Revelation 6:5]

“BALANCE”

The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!

    “Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell.  Yes, He’s the one to fear.   “What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.   “I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges Me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God’s angels. But anyone who denies Me here on earth will be denied before God’s angels. Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. “And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how to defend yourself or what to say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said.”

[Luke 12:2-12]

Good Morning Beloved,

You know, people may think that God doesn’t see what is happening… but He sees everything.  Not even the tiniest detail escapes Him.  That is how He can be God.  Just because He does not smash a person every time they do something wrong, doesn’t mean He didn’t see it.  He is a just God.  He said that vengeance was His, and that He WOULD repay.  His goal is to prepare us for what He has for us.  US as a church, and US as individuals.  As with preparation for anything else, there are going to be times of discipline and struggle, and times of rest and rejuvenation.  Do not be weary in well doing, you will reap if you faint not.  As you draw closer to Jesus, He will draw closer to you.  God is just in His dealings with us and He wants us to be just in our dealings with others.  Tolerance is a buzz word these days.  God called us to love, not tolerate.  I love my daughter.  I do not tolerate anything that would try and attach itself to her that is not supposed to be there.  I don’t care if it is a pimple… its got to go. My love for her has nothing to do with my intolerance for anything that would hurt her.  Rather, it proves I love her.  What kind of mother would I be if I saw a 50-pound growth hanging on her, and I did nothing because I didn’t want to hurt her feelings.  That thing could kill her.  She would need help ASAP.  God’s Word is the same.  We’re not going to like everything He says.  Our flesh is going to rebel, but our spirit wants to be free… so who’s gonna win? 

The Good News is … we are more powerful than we will ever know and we were given the opportunity to choose life and live… abundantly!

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day Chosen One of God

Regina

“Before the Throne”, Shekinah Glory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGelu2b2Qs

“Endow Me”, The Clark Sisters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkkTWq8XevM

“Never Seen His Face”, Williams Brothers/K&K Mime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQwYnagGw1A

“A Song of Strength”, Fred Hammond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksl2mDf3c9I

“Breathe Into Me”, Fred Hammond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hpl_906fqk

Copyright 2009 Michael D. Waters             Copyright 2009 Michael D. Waters Faith Fuel -Romans 10:17 5 of 125   We need to have faith in God to get us down the highway of life, to the destination that God has planned for us. The Word of God is the fuel that keeps our faith moving along. January 1, 2007       Copyright 2009 Michael D. Waters Highway Exit -Matthew 7:13 8 of 125   The Hebrew word translated repent is nacham, which means to turn around, or change one’s mind. On the highway of sin, there is only one destination. Repentance takes us in the opposite direction, to the road that leads to life. January 1, 2007       Copyright 2009 Michael D. Waters Desert Oasis -Isaiah 55:2 9 of 125   The Kingdom of God, the Church, is an oasis in the middle of the dry desert of the world. God invites those who are thirsty to come and partake of His bounteous table.. January 1, 2007       Copyright 2009 Michael D. Waters Don’t Open That Door -Genesis 4:7 14 of 125   Temptation may seem harmless, but it will lead to sin, which is not harmless at all. If we confess our sin, we will be forgiven (I John 1:9), but that doesn’t mean that we will escape all of the consequences for our sin. January 20       Copyright 2009 Michael D. Waters Ranger Rescue -Isaiah 52:7 52 of 125   This cartoon is an encouragement to the church to get out of the “ranger station” of the church building, and up on the “mountain” of the world, where people are in need of rescue. October 28, 2007