"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 21 July 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: Proverbs 9:1 "Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars."
In 9:1, we see the final contrast between wisdom and folly. Each hold a banquet, one for life in verses 1-6 and one for death in verses 13-18. Between the banquet descriptions, is a section in verses 7-12, that speaks of the consequences of the life of wisdom and the plight of folly. Verse 1, as in 1:20, denotes wisdom is in the intensive plural rather than the singular. It calls attention to itself.
Seven pillars represents completeness, as it often does in Semitic poetry. That is, it is not that there were more precisely seven pillars so as much as that the house of a wisdom was solidly built and of substantial character.
The Wisdom of God, is used in three senses in the Scripture. First, it refers to the higher prospectively by which God understands things that man in incapable of understanding, 1st Corinthians 1:25. Second, it can refer to the understanding which a Christian should have in life, Proverbs 4:7. Third, wisdom is seen as a type of Christ, who is our wisdom, 1st Corinthians 1:30.
When David said that Abner died as a fool in, 2nd Samuel 3:33, he meant that Abner died because he had followed his own intuition, rather than the wisdom of God, which would have saved him. He was killed as he turned aside in the gate of Hebron. Had he entered the "City of Refuge" as God had instructed, Joab would have been unable to kill him.
When we fail to follow where the Holy Spirit guides us, our Heavenly Father will discipline us, just as our earthly father does, and we will learn that wise Christians, will obey the Wisdom of God.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember, that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, and financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link at www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Bible Verse from Isaiah 46:9-10.
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, and Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be, In Complete and Total Control!!! May God's Love, Peace, and Grace be with you all.
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 30 June 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: Deuteronomy 6:4-5 "Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength."
The fundamental concept of the Shema (the name of the passage which is the first word in Hebrew: Hear) is that God is One and NOT many god's. By definition, there can be only One all-powerful, infinite, limitless God. To speak of more than One Supreme, Absolute, Perfect, and Almighty God, to say something contradictory. There CANNOT be two absolutes, for then there would be NO absolutes. By revelation, we as Christians know that only YAHWEH is that One God. There is nothing in your life that should come between you and Almighty God.
Moses repeatedly exhorted the Israelites to respond to God's love and devotion. In this context, the word translated "love" may mean "to take ones choice in." God commanded His people to choose Him with "All there being" and in the process, to deny all other supposed deities. Complete love for our Abba Father, SHOULD NOT be a duty, but a daily desire to have His Arms wrapped around us, and showering us with His Love, His Care and His NEVER ENDING Grace.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember, that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life and you tell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Micah 3 which is Titled: "Wicked Rulers and Prophets."
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be In Complete and Total Control. May God's Peace and Grace be with you all.
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 26 June 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: Psalm 34:4-7 "I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked at Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them."
We as Christians need to PRAISE God, for His continued goodness to us. David in this Psalm calls on the hearer to "taste and see" that the Lord is GOOD. He take the role of a teacher, and urges his people to do good, assuring them that God supervises the results of their choices and responds to the cry of the righteous.
"He heard me" is a classic statement of PRAISE in the Psalms. God is praised for the DELIVERANCE He provides in response to the Prayers of His people. Those who come to God in prayer as David did, found themselves transformed; it was as if they also experienced what Moses had on Mount Sinai (Exodus 34:39; 2nd Corinthians 3:18). "Poor man" would refer to the needy as well as the humble, whom the Lord delights to deliver ( Psalm 47:6).
In verse 6, David says, "This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of his troubles." The key in this verse is "when we call." David realizes that he could have called on God while still in his homeland, not after he ventured into the land of Israel's enemies.
The phrase "angel of the LORD" and the name of God are often interchanged. With the sense of God hovering over or surrounding the believer in this manner, there would be no need to fear, even in the most troubling of time.
In verses 4-7, God tell His children "I am with you and all around you, encircling us in golden rays of light." God will ALWAYS behold us Face to face. Not one of our thoughts escape God's notice, and because God in infinite, He is able to love us as if were the only ones in the entire universal (Thank You Jesus).
We as Christians need to walk with Him in intimate Love-steps, and not lose sight of God's Majesty. Our Abba Fathers desire is to be our closest FRIEND, yet He is also our sovereign Lord. He created our brain with the capacity to know Him as a Friend and as Lord simultaneously. The human mind is the pinnacle of His Creation, but so few use it for it primary purpose, "Knowing God."
God communicates continually through the Holy Spirit, His Words, and His Creation. We as humans are capable of receiving God and His Presence. We my friends, are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of Almighty God.
Click on this link www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Micah 2 which is Titled "Israel Restored."
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember, that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be In Complete and Total Control. May God's Love and Grace be with you all!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 1 May 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: Romans 8:38-39 "For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Wow!!! I am so loving these two verses from Paul, where he tells us that "NOTHING" will ever separate us from the Love of our Abba Father, through His Son, Jesus Christ. Paul struggled for words to describe the absolute certainty of God's Love for believers. Nothing hard or dangerous, neither death nor life can separate us. If God, the "uncreated One" is for us, and no created thing can separate us, then our security and safety is absolute in Him.
We cannot be separated from God's Love, because it is set forth in a person who is God Himself, Jesus Christ, our Savior. God's desire to redeem believers cannot be frustrated, because it is His "purpose." It is our relationship with God that brings us victory, for He has chosen us not to dwell in the pit of sin, but to be transformed into the image of His Son.
God will "NEVER FORSAKE" us, nor even permit us to be charged with sin. We as sons and daughters of the King of kings and Lord of lords, are God's Loved ones. The emphasizes here is that "nothing" can, will, or separate us from the Love, Mercy, and Grace of our Abba Father through Jesus Christ our Lord. With a LOVE that strong, and that REAL, shouldn't we willing to go wherever, and do whatever the Indwelling Power of the Holy Spirit directs us in our daily lives? Our everyday prayer to the Lord should be that of Isaiah, in Isaiah 6:8, "Here I am Lord, send me." Seek the guidance if the Holy Spirit and pick up you Cross and follow in the footsteps of Jesus.
Do not be discouraged by the difficulty of keeping your focus on God. God knows that out hearts desire is to be aware of His Presence continually. As Christians this should be our goal everyday. We as human aim toward it but never fully achieve it in this life. We need not let the feelings of failure weigh us down. Instead, we need to try to see ourselves as God see us. God is delighted by our deep desire to walk closely with Him through our daily life's.
God is pleased each time that we come to Him in Prayer and Communication with Him. God is aware of our progress with Him as a growing and maturing Christian who is living in His Presence. When we realized that our mind has wandered from God, we are not to be alarmed or surprised, because we live in a world that has been rigged to distract us. We need each day to plow our way through the massive distractions to communicate with God, so that we can achieve the ultimate victory that comes through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May we rejoice in the triumphs we achieve through Jesus, that He may increasingly light up our daily lives.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. ALWAYS remember, that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link www.cindi.davis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Micah 1 which is Titled: "The Coming Judgment On Israel."
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been and ALWAYS Will Be, In Complete and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 18 April 2013, from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: Philippians 4:6-7 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be known to god; and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ."
Wow!! What great verses about God's protection for us His children. In verse 6, "be anxious for nothing" means "don't worry about anything." Verse 6, is one of the most memorized verses of Scripture. It shows us that we can commit ALL of our concerns to the Lord. We will care more deeply about those things we pray for, because we know that God hears and cares, then we can care without being anxious.
The Lord's nearness here, leads Paul to forbid his readers from worrying. This statement by Paul, is no summons for irresponsibility, or an invitation to dismiss legitimate concerns. The solution to undue anxiety is prayer "in everything in all matter of life." The way to be free of "anxiety" is to be prayerful about EVERYTHING. While God is eager to hear our requests, they should ALWAYS be accompanied with "Thanksgiving." Thanksgiving, is to ALWAYS go along with our requests, and not be triggered only by ANSWERS to our prayers. We Thank God because we know that He has not only heard our request, but will send what is good. Because our prayers have been answered, even as we pray, THANKS is appropriate.
"The Peace of God" is that tranquility of mind freeing the believer from fear and worry. "Peace which passes all understanding" means: (1) Peace divinely bestowed in times of anxiety, so wonderful that it exceeds ones ability to understand it and (2) God's Peace far surpasses ones own understanding of the problem, and our own ability to cope with and solve it. "Shall keep" means "shall guard." This is a military term for a sentinel standing guard duty. Philippi, was guarded by a Roman garrison, and its citizens were accustomed to seeing soldiers protecting the city, and this word would be especially appreciated by his readers.
The "Peace of God" protects our minds from external corrupting influences and keeps it focused on God's Truth. Also the "Peace of God" is the inner "peace" or "sustaining" confidence that God gives us when we pray with thanksgiving. The last phrase, "with thanksgiving" is important. Thanksgiving is an expression of assurance and reminder, that God has heard, and will answer our Prayers in accordance to his Will.
God's face is always shining upon us, beaming out "peace that transcends understanding." We are surrounded by a sea of problems, but we are Face to face with God, who is our Peace and Comfort. As long as we focus on God, we are safe in His Strong and Protective Arms. If we stare too long at the problems around us, we will sink under the weight of our burdens, just as Peter sank into the waves of the storm as He was walking on water toward Jesus and he took his eyes and focus of Jesus. When we start to sink, we like Peter need to call out to Jesus to help us, and He will lift us like Peter out of the trails and storms of our lives.
The closer we live our lives like Jesus, the safer we are in the protection of the Holy Spirit. Life and its circumstances around us are undulating, and there are treacherous looking waves in the distance, but if we FIX our eyes on Jesus, the One who NEVER changes, we will realize that by the time that they treacherous waves reaches us, it will have shrunk to proportions of God's design.
Always remember, that Jesus is always by your side, and He promised that He would always be beside us to face today's waves. He will stand by you today, tomorrow and all through eternity, helping us face each and every wave whether they be large or small. The future is a phantom, seeking to spook us, but we as Christians can laugh and rejoice at the future, because Jesus holds our future, and is our future. (Thank You Jesus)
Click on this link at www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Jonah 4, which is Titled: "Jonah's Anger and God's Kindness."
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be, In Complete and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 8 April 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lord."
Today's Bible Verse: John 14:1-4 "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. in my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you so. I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto Myself, that where I am, there you may be also, and where I go you know, and the way you know."
Jesus, after announcing the betrayal of Judas in John 13:21, His own imminent departure in John 13:33, and Peter's denial in John 13:38, Jesus now tells His disciples not to "be troubled" but to trust in Him. The larger reference is to all the apostles, through whom Jesus is going to lay the foundation of the church. His comfort also includes instructions about His departure, the sending of the Holy Spirit, the promise of spiritual power, of answered prayers, and of peace, but especially the promise of "His Return."
Heaven is a place and the eternal hope of all Christians and believers. Scripture describes it as a beautiful city, where the redeemed will live for eternity. The activities in heaven include singing, Revelation 15:3, worship, Revelation 5:9, serving, Revelation 22:3, ruling, 2nd Timothy 2:12; Revelation 22:5, fellowship with others, Matthew 17:3 and eating, Revelation 2:17.
The quality of existence in heaven is a life of fellowship with God, Revelation 4:22, a life of rest, Revelation 13:14, a life of service, Revelation 22:3, a life of growth, Revelation 22:2, and a life of worship, Revelation 19:1. The glories of heaven will belong only to those who have personally placed their FAITH and TRUST in Jesus Christ for their salvation. Christians who work to win souls are gathering friends who will spend eternity with them in heaven.
Jesus in verse 3, tells us as Christians, that He will come again and receive us unto Himself. Peter may have failed Jesus, just as we do, but Jesus will return for Peter, and all those who have placed their Faith and Trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. May we as Christians, like John, at the close of the Book of Revelation say, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus."
Click on this link www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Jonah 2 which is Titled: "Jonah's Prayer and Deliverance."
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember, that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 3 April 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: Acts 1:9-11 "Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up and cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they steadfastly looked toward heaven as He went up, behold two men stood by them in white apparel and said, "Men of Galilee, by do you stand gazing up into the heavens? This same Jesus who was taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same manner as you saw Him go into heaven."
While they watched would suggest several things that are not apparent. Unlike the appearances and disappearances of the past 40 days since the resurrection of Jesus from the grave, this departure however, was gradual and visible. This was different and final, for He would no longer appear to them in bodily form. His next appearance on earth will be at His Second Coming, when He will visibly and bodily sets His feet on the Mount of Olive. (Come, Lord Jesus, Come)
A "witness" is a person who "gives evidence" basing his or her testimony concerning actual events on a direct personal knowledge. The disciples gave this kind of evidence concerning the life of Christ and His resurrection. You and I give this kind of evidence concerning God's work in our lives.
Jesus promised that He would NEVER LEAVE nor FORSAKE us, but that He would be with us always, even to the end of the earth. He fulfilled this promise in the form of the "Holy Spirit" who dwells with each believer. "Taken up," "cloud received Him," "He went up," are three statements that portrayed the gradual majestic departure of Jesus from the earth. The Second Coming of Jesus and the establishment of His kingdom, will occur the same way that Jesus ascended, Physically and Visibly in the clouds, and the whole WORLD will see Him.
Jesus Christ has ascended to heaven to resume His Glory and Enthronement. He also began His High Priest Ministry in heaven for us as Christians, which continues still today, and will continue until we are all in heaven with Him. It is doubtful that the disciples who watched Him physically ascend, completely understood all that it signified at first. When we as Christians understand the ascension of Christ, then we will look forward to His imminent return, and appropriates His present ministry as well.
Click on this link www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Jonah 1 which is Titled: "The Storm At Sea."
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember, that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be, In Complete, and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
