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Pharaoh puts his chief butler and chief baker in the prison where Joseph is in charge of the prisoners

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Genesis 40
 
1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
 
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
 
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
 
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
 
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5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
 
6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
 
7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
 
8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
 
9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
 
12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:13Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
 
14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
 
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16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
 
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
 
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
 
21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
 
22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
 
23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
 
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Even when humans fail us and let us down, God will not fail us nor forsake us.
 
God has HIS ways to work HIS will in our lives.
 
Romans 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.
 
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Joseph in prison

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Joseph's brothers hated Joseph and envied Joseph because his father loved Joseph more than all the brothers.  And God was with Joseph.
 
One day, while in the field, they stripped his coat of many colors which his father gave him off Joseph and threw Joseph into one of the pits in the field.  Joseph had no water (or food) in the pit.  And the brothers sat down to eat, giving Joseph neither food nor water.
 
At that exact time some merchants were passing by, taking goods down into Egypt to sell.
 
The brothers had planned to kill Joseph but when they saw the possibility of financial gain, they took Joseph up out of the pit and sold him for 20 pieces of silver, and the Ishmaelites took Joseph with them down into Egypt as a slave.  Joseph was only 17 years old at this time.
 
God caused Joseph to prosper wherever he was:  Joseph was given charge over his master's house because his master recognized his house prospered because God made Joseph to prosper.  And his master made Joseph in charge of his house, second only to himself.
 
Everything was going well there for Joseph.  Until his master's wife set herself to have sex with Joseph.
 
Genesis 39:8-9  But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
 
9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 
 
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10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
 
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
 
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
 
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
 
14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
 
15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
 
16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
 
She lied about Joseph to her husband and showed him Joseph's garment which he had left behind and the master was angry and put Joseph into the pharaoh's prison.
 
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But even this, God will use to accomplish HIS purpose.  For from prison, Joseph will catch the attention of Pharaoh and rise in power to 2nd in the kingdom.
 
Genesis 39
 
21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
 
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
 
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him (with Joseph), and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
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Continued story of Joseph, a slave in Egypt

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 37
 
36 And the Midianites sold him (Joseph) into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
 
(Joseph is 17-years-old when he was brought into Egypt as a slave.)
 
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Genesis 39
 
1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
 
2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
 
(God caused everything Joseph touched to work out well ... "and Joseph was a prosperous man" ... but he was a slave and only 17 with nothing when his brothers sold him into slavery.  But God caused everything Joseph did to prosper.)
 
3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
 
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
 
5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
 
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
 
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7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
 
8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
 
9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
 
10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
 
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
 
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
 
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Potiphar's wife bears false witness against Joseph and causes him to be put into the dungeon:
 
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
 
14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
 
16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
 
17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
 
19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
 
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Now Joseph is a prisoner in Pharaoh's prison.
 
But from the prison, God will cause a set of circumstances to arise which cause Pharaoh to put Joseph as 2nd in command of the entire nation of Egypt.
 
For us today in the New Testament Church who are born again, called by God according to the will of God.
 
Romans 8:28   And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
 
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He meant it for evil, but God turned it for good!

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
The brothers of Joseph hated Joseph because of the dreams from God which Joseph told to them.
 
Genesis 37
 
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
 
4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
 
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
 
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
 
7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
 
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
 
9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
 
10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
 
11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
 
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Genesis 37
 
12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
 
13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
 
14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again.
 
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Genesis 37
 
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
 
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
 
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
 
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
 
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
 
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
 
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
 
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
 
26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
 
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
 
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
 
(Joseph was only 17 years old when he was taken down into Egypt as a slave.)
 
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When Ruben comes back to get Joseph out of the pit, Joseph is not there.
 
Genesis 37
 
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
 
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
 
(Reuben was sad not to be able to rescue Joseph.)
 
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The brothers had no thought for the way these actions would affect their father.
 
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
 
32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
 
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
 
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
 
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
 
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The brothers meant what they did against Joseph for evil; but God used it for good.  Over and over God caused Joseph to rise to the top, for God was with Joseph.  In this miracle story, God saved the nation of Israel through Joseph though people often did evil against Joseph.
 
Has that ever happened to you?
 
Romans 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS  purpose.
 
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Recently there was a scripture I didn’t understand and I told this to God and instantly by HIS Holy Spirit He explained it to me.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Why did God become so angry with Moses when he struck the rock twice instead of once at the following scripture?
 
Numbers 20
 
1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
 
2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
 
3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
 
4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
 
5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
 
6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
 
7 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
 
8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
 
9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as HE commanded him.
 
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he (Moses) said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
 
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
 
12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
 
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I Corinthians 10:11  Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
 
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Psalm 34

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
 
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
 
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
 
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We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ in heaven

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
2 Corinthians 5 (the apostle Paul says)
 
9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM.
 
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
 
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;
 
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Romans 12
 
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
 
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
 
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Living lives without spot and blameless

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
When I was born again in 1975, and began reading the Bible, I would see scripture and God would have me stop reading the Bible and go and ask someone I had offended to forgive me for what I did him or her.
 
We are forgiven by God after HE cleanses us, yet it was important for me to do this.
 
And if I had accidentally wronged another person, I had to restore that wrong I had done.  One by one I was sent to confess my wrong doing and make restitution.
 
When I read "without spot and blameless" I think of the early time when God had me do this.
 
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The apostle Peter says to us:
 
2 Peter 3
 
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
 
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
 
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
 
13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
 
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Do we see Jerusalem surrounded by armies? This is important.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Jesus says: 
 
Luke 21
 
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
 
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
 
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
 
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We saw these maps this week on CNN showing Jerusalem compassed with armies.
 
 
 
Most countries in the large green circle are enemies of Israel.  
 
Israel is the small green circle according to CNN.
 
Enemies of Israel include:  (according to Wikipedia: Foreign relations of Israel)
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Kuwait
Iraq
Libya
Lebanon
Syria
Yemen
Bangladesh
Brunei
Algeria
Malaysia
Pakistan 
 
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Last Tuesday night I thought I might be dying

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Comments by Joan Boney:
 
I'm almost 86 years old.
 
Last Tuesday night (October 3, 2023), I thought I might be dying.  I couldn't go to sleep.  I had a very sharp pain on right jaw and ear ache.  I had physical pain all over, legs, feet, arms, skull.  I didn't get to sleep until after 5 am.  Then one of the cats woke me at 6 am.  Back to sleep until 7 am.  I was asking God what happened.  When I awoke at a little after 7 am, after about an hour of sleep, I asked God what happened.
 
What God said to me ... and resulting decisions.
 
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Taking ”free food” from the government

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
The apostle Paul said:
 
2 Thessalonians 3
 
7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
 
8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
 
9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
 
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
 
11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
 
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Psalm 34
 
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
 
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
 
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
 
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and HIS ears are open unto their cry.
 
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
 
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There had been a war and Abraham's side had won.
 
The King of Sodom said to Abraham:
 
Genesis 14
 
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
 
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
 
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
 
When I saw this, I said to God, "This is the way I want to live.  I want my "wealth" to come from you not from this world."
 
We are all going to answer to God for the way we live in this world.
 
Repent, if need be. 
 
Do that which is right in the sight of God.
 
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Something is coming. Something is on the horizon. I am warned by God and I warn you.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Comments by Joan Boney:  (This podcast was recorded 10-7-23 before I learned Israel had been attacked by Hamas.)
 
Recently God gave me a dream:  "It would be all right if individuals would pay what they owe ... but they won't do that."
 
Getting your life ready for that which is ahead.
 
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Paul warns us about following after money

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
I Timothy 6
 
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
 
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
 
8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
 
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
 
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
 
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
 
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
 
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Pam Padgett took an early retirement from Fed Ex when she saw the following scripture and knew it applied to the job she held as a programmer.
 
Micah 2:10  Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
 
There often comes a time when management changes in a department and corruption results and you find it better to go than to continue where decisions are polluted.
 
The apostle Peter warns us to live in peace, without spot and blameless.  (2 Peter 3:14)
 
I often pray over myself:  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.  (Psalm 51:10)
 
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A minister in the New Testament Church has the right to marry if he chooses to do so

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Peter married and had children.  Paul did not marry.
 
The Bible shows us this.
 
Jesus visited Peter's house and healed his mother-in-law.
 
Matthew 8
 
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
 
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
 
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We also know Peter had multiple children because Peter said he was an "elder" of the church and one requirements in the Bible for an elder/bishop was that they have their children under control, else if they cannot control their own house how can they control the church?
 
I Peter 5:1  (Peter says)  The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
 
Requirement for elder/bishop:
 
Titus 1  (elder/bishop are the same office)
 
4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
 
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
 
6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
 
7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
 
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
 
9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
 
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The apostle Paul says:
 
I Corinthians 9:5  Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
 
Paul chose not to marry for the sake of the gospel.
 
I Corinthians 7  (Paul says)
 
6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
 
7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
 
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
 
9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
 
17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
 
18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
 
19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
 
20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
 
21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
 
22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
 
23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
 
24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
 
25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
 
26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
 
27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
 
28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
 
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
 
30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
 
31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
 
32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
 
33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
 
34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
 
35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
 
36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
 
37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
 
38 So then he that giveth in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth not in marriage doeth better.
 
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According to the Bible, a minister is free to marry or may choose not to marry.
 
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Eunuchs, Jesus explains

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Matthew 19
 
1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
 
3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
 
4 And HE (Jesus) answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that HE which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
 
7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
 
8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
 
10 HIS disciples say unto HIM, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
 
11 But HE said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
 
12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.  He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
 
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Case of the Holy Spirit sending the evangelist Philip to preach the gospel to the eunuch who was to be saved by God.
 
Acts 8
 
26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
 
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
 
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
 
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
 
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
 
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
 
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
 
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
 
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
 
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
 
36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
 
37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
 
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
 
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
 
40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
 
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A eunuch is not the same as homosexual:  A homosexual/lesbian can be saved if such repents, and sees what he is doing is sin in the sight of God, and does homosexual acts no more.
 
Romans 1
 
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
 
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
 
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
 
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
 
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
 
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
 
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
 
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
 
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
 
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
 
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
 
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The KJV of the Bible is a wonderful work, but in at least one passage of scripture the translators added a word and it completely changed the meaning of that teaching

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
God showed me to use the King James Version of the Bible for the work I do in handling scriptures.
 
The translators presented a very pure translation of God's intent.
 
When they did add their own thinking to the scriptures they put that word in italics so we would know it was their own added word.
 
Here is one example:
 
I Corinthians 7
 
25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
 
26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
 
27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
 
28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
 
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
 
30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
 
31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
 
32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
 
33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
 
34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
 
35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
 
36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
 
37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
 
38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
 
In verse 38, the word "her" is twice placed in italics showing us that the translator added the world "her".
 
That verse 38 should read this way:
 
38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
 
Paul is thinking of the interruption that comes to the married and how they split their focus between pleasing their mate whom they married and keeping their focus on the Lord.
 
Yet Paul certainly had permission to write this.  For we read in the scriptures, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God."  (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
 
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
 
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
 
Ministers are free to marry except if they divorce a faithful wife, they commit adultery if they remarry.  And certainly they are not free to marry a divorced woman.
 
Peter was married and had multiple children.  We know Peter was married with children because scriptures tell us that Peter was an elder and one requirement of being an elder/bishop is that he must be married and have children who are under his authority, else how could an man rule the church if he does not know how to rule his own house. 
 
Peter was an elder/bishop in the church and to be an elder he had to be married and have multiple children.  
 
Titus 1  If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
 
Further evidence of Peter being married is this scripture:  And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, HE saw his (Peter's) wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.  15 And HE touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.  (Mt. 8)
 
(Ministers in the New Testament church are free to marry if they choose to do so.)
 
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Paul made it very clear in writing that some scriptures he wrote were "the commandment of the Lord" for the New Testament, while other scriptures were spoken by "permission" of God.
 
I Corinthians 7
 
(Verses 10-11 are "commandments" of the Lord)
 
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, 
 
Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
 
12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
 
This tells the unbeliever to dwell with the believer and if he/she is "pleased" to dwell with the believer, let not the believer leave the unbeliever.  The believer dwells as a believer in what is a godly life.  If the unbeliever is pleased to dwell with the husband/wife who is a believer then this is approved.  If the unbeliever fights against the believer and tries to turn the believer from God or scripture then that unbeliever show he/she is not pleased to dwell in peace with the believer.  Let the unbeliever depart in such cases.
 
Jesus taught us the following:  The man who has an unfaithful wife is free to divorce that unfaithful wife.  The faithful wife is not free to divorce and remarry.  If she does, she will be considered to be an adulterer.
 
Matthew 5:32  But I (Jesus) say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
 
The only scriptural reason for a man to divorce his wife is fornication.
 
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Dividing the land before them

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Numbers 32:1  Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
 
So they asked Moses to give them that land as their inheritance.
 
They said they would go with the other tribes of Israel and fight with them to help them possess their inheritance on the other side of Jordan.  This was agreeable with all.
 
4 Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
 
5 Therefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
 
16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
 
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
 
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
 
20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, 21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until HE hath driven out HIS enemies from before HIM, 22 And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD. 23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
 
The tribes of Ruben and Gad said:
 
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: 27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
 
This plan was fair and right.
 
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We help the New Testament church today as we exhort them and build them in the word of God.  They move into their place on this earth, every location is given them by God and God sets the exact times they will live in that place.
 
Acts 17:26  And (God) hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed (God chooses the times they will live there), and the bounds of their habitation (God chooses the exact places they will live);
 
In Bible we are instructed:
 
Hebrews 10
 
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
 
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for HE is faithful that promised;)
 
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
 
(We share scriptures and things God has helped us with in our lives.  We encourage one another by sharing with those who are born of the spirit of God wherever we find them.)
 
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together (we assemble with other believers all over the world as we send emails with "exhortations" to build the church everywhere), as the manner of some is; but exhorting (giving advice and warnings to) one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day (of the coming of Jesus) approaching.
 
We help each other to have strength and courage in God, knowing that God will never fail us nor forsake us and we share the victories given to us when God gives us a word of exhortation as we deal with our own problems.
 
Philemon v. 5  That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
 
So we help each other by each communication where we tell the encouragement given to us by the Holy Spirit of God.  We share that which God has shown us.  The important thing for faith is what God has said and done in these days for each of us.
 
Revelation 3:5  Jesus says:  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before MY Father, and before HIS angels.
 
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God has given the land to the tribes of Israel, but they have to overcome in that land and take possession of their land

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
A brief history on the other side of Jordan:  
 
💥  John 1-2  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  2 The same was in the beginning with God.  3 All things were made by HIM (the Word); and without HIM (the Word) was not any thing made that was made. 4 In HIM (the Word) was life; and the life was the light of men.
 
There they were together:  God and The Word
 
God spoke ... and by the Word "it" was created instantly.
 
(They didn't have to go out and gather materials to create.  There were no materials.  The materials were there the second the object was created.  The Word caused both the materials and the object to appear from nothing.)
 
Hebrews 11:3  Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
 
Everything that was created was created by the Word spoken by God.  The Word was with God from the beginning and when God spoke, that thing spoken was done!
 
When God spoke that which was created appeared by the Word spoken. 
 
So God said:  Genesis 1:3  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
 
God and the Word were there together and when God spoke, The Word caused it to happen.
 
"The Word" who was with God was later sent to earth in the human form as a man and was called "Jesus".  At first God and The Word were spirits.  Today they are together in heaven again and are spirits.
 
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"And God saw that it was good."  (Gen. 1:10)
 
Genesis 1:25  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
 
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The commandment of God and the disobedience of the human to God's Word:
 
Genesis 1
 
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
 
27 So God created man in HIS own image, in the image of God created HE him; male and female created HE them.
 
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
 
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
 
30  And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
 
31  And God saw every thing that HE had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
 
The human had all he needed to sustain life.
 
God created a perfect environment for the human.
 
Genesis 2:1  Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
 
God has created everything needed by man to sustain life and it is perfect.
 
Genesis 2
 
8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there HE put the man whom HE had formed.
 
9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
 
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden;
 
15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
 
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
 
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
 
This is the commandment God gave to the man and he told his wife.  Then she listened to Satan's reasoning and her own desire to be wise in her own eyes, not needing God's wisdom, was her major downfall and became the downfall for all creation.  She ate of the forbidden fruit and gave it to her husband to eat and God put penalties on all humans as a result and also on Satan.
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Disobedience to God's word:
 
Genesis 3
 
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
 
(Notice how twisted the devil speaks.)
 
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
 
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. (Eve added to God's word. When you do this you cannot stand because inwardly you know only part of what you say is true.  Therefore you cannot stand.)
 
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
 
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
 
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
 
God's creation was very good.  Perfect.  The sun, the moon the stars stayed in the place God put them but the humans and Satan fell through disobedience.  They wanted to be their own God. They even want to be above God.  This resulted in the need for a better covenant.  Jesus Christ came to die and HIS blood paid for our sins.  They had the Old Covenant but they couldn't obey it either.  God set in place a new covenant where HE would put a new heart in us and a new Spirit, HIS own heart and Spirit so we then could obey HIM.
 
So by the transgression of one, sin came upon all men from Adam and Eve on to the end of the world.  Obedience also comes by one, Jesus Christ.  Through Jesus, The Word, God made a way for humans to be saved.
 
Ezekiel 36  (God says)
 
23 And I will sanctify MY great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned (made to be secular) in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
 
24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
 
25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
 
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
 
27 And I will put MY spirit within you, and cause you to walk in MY statutes, and ye shall keep MY judgments, and do them.
 
28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be MY people, and I will be your God.
 
Hebrews 8  (The New Covenant through Jesus)
 
6 But now hath HE (Jesus) obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also HE is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
 
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
 
8 For finding fault with them, HE saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
 
(Through the promise to Abraham, God also gave salvation through Jesus to the Gentiles, to all other nations: Genesis 12  Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Jews and Gentiles)  4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; )
 
Hebrews 8
 
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in MY covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
 
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put MY laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to ME a people:
 
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know ME, from the least to the greatest.
 
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
 
13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
 
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As long as we live on this earth we are created over and over in the image of Christ, by that Word which God speaks to us by HIS Spirit.
 
God's chosen people were first Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (His children, the 12 tribes of Israel), Joseph ... then 400 years in Egypt ... then deliverance from Egypt with Moses leading.  Then God gave the tribes of Israel their own lands after HE brought them out of Egypt.  Jesus came to earth and shed HIS own blood for our sins.  Jesus sits as the right hand of God in heaven and calls HIS own people and sets HIS own ministers in the Church of the New Covenant.  And from one generation to another we go to God through Jesus all over this world ... then comes the end of this world and the new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteous.  The believers in Jesus will be taken there and live there with God and with Jesus for all eternity.
 
But everything has to do with the Word.
 
Jesus says:
 
John 14
 
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in ME.
 
2 In MY Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
 
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
 
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
 
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
 
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME.
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God promises the land to Abraham. Destruction of the Amorites when their cup of iniquity is full.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
God's promise to Abraham:
 
Genesis 12
 
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
 
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
 
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.  (both Jews and Gentiles)
 
4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him;
 
Genesis 15
 
13 And HE (God) said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
 
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
 
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
 
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
 
(When the iniquity of the Amorites was full, God destroyed the Amorites.)
 
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Numbers 21  (The Amorites give God occasion to destroy them.)
 
21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.
 
23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
 
24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
 
25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
 
26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
 
27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared: 28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.  29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
 
30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
 
31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
 
32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.
 
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God's judgment will come upon the wicked in God's time.
 
2 Peter 3
 
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
 
4 And saying, Where is the promise of HIS coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
 
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
 
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
 
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
 
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
 
9 The Lord is not slack concerning HIS promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
 
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
 
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
 
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
 
13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
 
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When the cup of iniquity is full, judgment from God comes.
 
Psalm 75:8  For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and HE poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
 
Genesis 44:16  And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
 
Jeremiah 5:27  As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
 
I Corinthians 10:21  Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
 
Jeremiah 30:11  For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
 
Matthew 23  (Jesus says)
 
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.  
 
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
 
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
 
Psalm 1:5-6  Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.  6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
 
Revelation 17:4  And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:  
 
Revelation 18:6  Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
 
Revelation 14:10  The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of HIS indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
 
Revelation 16:19   And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of HIS wrath.
 
In time, judgment comes, when their cup of indignation is to the full.
 
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God’s commandment when it came time for the children of Israel to posses the land given to them by God

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Numbers 33
 
50 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
 
51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
 
52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
 
53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
 
54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
 
55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
 
56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.
 
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2 Corinthians 6
 
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
 
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
 
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
 
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
 
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
 
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The last battle for Moses

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Numbers 31
 
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
 
2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
 
3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
 
4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
 
5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
 
6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
 
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
 
8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
 
(Balaam was hanging out with the Midianites when the attack by the children of Israel came and he was slain with the Midianites.  Take heed to this example!)
 
9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
 
10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
 
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
 
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
 
(Didn't God tell them to slay all the women who had known men, had sex with men?)
 
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
 
14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
 
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
 
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
 
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
 
18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
 
19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
 
20 And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
 
21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;
 
22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
 
23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
 
24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
 
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25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
 
26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
 
27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
 
28 And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
 
29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
 
30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
 
31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
 
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When I have been visiting with an unbeliever, I often pray this over myself:  
 
Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
 
When we "visit" with the world or with the apostate church people who have cast away scripture and have set up other doctrines, we "touch" the unclean.  I know God can instantly cleanse us and set us in the right spirit again.
 
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The end of Moses’ life. Joshua appointed by God to lead the children of Israel into the promised land.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Numbers 27
 
12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
 
13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
 
14 For ye rebelled against MY commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify ME at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
 
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Moses asked God to appoint a man to lead the children of Israel:
 
Numbers 27:15
 
15 And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,
 
16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
 
17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
 
18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
 
19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
 
20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
 
21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
 
22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
 
23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
 
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Jesus, The Word, is all the world to me

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Psalm 23  (The Lord is The Word)
 
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
 
2 HE maketh me to lie down in green pastures: HE leadeth me beside the still waters.
 
3 HE restoreth my soul: HE leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake.
 
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for THOU art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
 
5 THOU preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: THOU anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
 
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
 
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John 1
 
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
 
3 All things were made by HIM; and without HIM was not any thing made that was made.
 
4 In HIM was life; and the life was the light of men.
 
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
 
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
 
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through HIM might believe.
 
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
 
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
 
10 HE was in the world, and the world was made by HIM, and the world knew HIM not.
 
11 HE came unto HIS own, and HIS own received HIM not.
 
12 But as many as received HIM, to them gave HE power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on HIS name:
 
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
 
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld HIS glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
 
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From the beginning of time "The Word" was with God.  And "The Word" is God.  And we follow "The Word."
 
John 10  (Jesus, The Word, says to us)
 
27 MY sheep hear MY voice, and I know them, and they follow ME:
 
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any (no spirit, no man, no circumstance) pluck them out of MY hand.
 
29 MY Father, which gave them ME, is greater than all; and no(ne) is able to pluck them out of MY Father's hand.
 
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
 
2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
 
3 To HIM the porter openeth; and the sheep hear HIS voice: and HE calleth HIS own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
 
4 And when HE putteth forth HIS own sheep, HE goeth before them, and the sheep follow HIM: for they know HIS voice.
 
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
 
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Hebrews 11:3  Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
 
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God leads us today by scriptures, HIS Word, which he brings to us out of both the Old and New Testaments

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Examples given of God doing this with various Christians.  Patterns of how God speaks to us today by HIS Word.  Faith in that which God says to us.
 
From the Old Testament:  an example of following God by doing what God says.
 
God calls Joshua to lead the children of Israel after the death of Moses, and how to accomplish the will of God for our lives.  These things apply to that which God has told us to do today.
 
When God tells you to do something today, the pattern which will show you what to do and how to have good success.
 
Philippians 4:13  The apostle Paul says:  I can do all things through Christ (the Word given me by God in the issue of this life) which strengtheneth me.
 
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Pam Padgett, a member of the body of Christ, saw a word from Old Testament which showed her to take early retirement because her job was destruction to her.
 
Micah 2:10  Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
 
What would she do with all that time ?
 
Pam retired in February, 2012, at age of approximately 56.
 
God gave me a dream to start a blog in March, 2012.  I called Pam to see if she could set it up and run it for the ministry.  (Then we learned that Pam has spiritual gift of "helps".)
 
I Corinthians 12:28  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
 
Everything turned out very well for her after early retirement.  She has been working with us since she retired.  Now she has set up and maintains blog, our books with Amazon, and since 2020 Podcasts, and now the addition of the Classical Music Podcast.
 
Recently we had to get another church person to help Pam with all the work she has had to do.
 
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On this Podcast, I present how God leads us, often with Old Testament scripture.
 
Joshua 1  (God taught Joshua how to do the work to replace Moses in the job of leading the Children into the promised land.)
 
1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
 
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
 
(The assignment given Joshua differs from our assignment but the method of doing the assignment still applies to the New Testament church today.)
 
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
 
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
 
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
 
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
 
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
 
(The "book of the law" for us is the New Testament Bible which contains laws of God for the New Covenant church.  Also many promises of God apply to the New Testament church today.)
 
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
 
Explained on this Podcast.
 
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When we go in the way directed by God, signs will follow

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
I felt strongly God wanted us to go through the Old Testament and compare the ways of God in OT with parallels in the New Testament.  So when I was convinced to do this, that it was what God wanted, I began taking us through the examples in the OT presenting them on the Podcasts and talking about NT ways, comparing them with OT.
 
The Old Testament so often shows us how God views various issues and we see things that greatly please God and also see those things and ways that anger God mightily.
 
God changes us from within as we consider the Old Testament!  And often we don't even realize we are being changed until something arises to show us how different we are about the issue from past feelings.
 
When they complained, it greatly displeased God.  And God brought enormous plagues upon the congregation and killed thousands in the plagues.
 
If we complain, we show lack of faith in God.
 
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Recently the main amplifier that runs my left front speaker on my sound system quit working.  This is like having the motor fall out of your car for the amplifier forces the sound out of the system.
 
I've been involved with high end sound equipment since 1990. I have God-given special abilities to hear sound.  So I am very affected by sound and various quality of sound.
 
The amp quit working in late August, 2023.
 
I noticed a change in me when this happened.  Normally I would have been very upset over this, even depressed!  Certainly inwardly complaining.
 
But this time, I just sat looking at that amp which was doing nothing at all.
 
We tried all the things the sound manual said to do to reboot the unit and nothing worked.
 
The amp would have to be sent to either Austin, Texas, or to New York, to one of three authorized repair shops.
 
The unit weighs 150 lbs.  
 
But we have already planned to have two men come to do some work at the house and they will be able to lift the unit and box it for shipping and put it into the garage.  We can send it by truck to the service recommended by the manufacturer.  I'm sure Pam Padgett will make the necessary arrangements for me.
 
I made a statement to Pam that I was surprised I wasn't upset over this like I have been in past years when sound equipment has gone down.
 
God then showed me I have been greatly changed by HIM from within as I have read these Old Testament scriptures during the past few months.
 
Amazing!  I didn't even know God was doing this work inside of me, but HE was.
 
We see so many examples of the people in the Old Testament complaining and how this greatly displeases God!
 
(And weren't we changed when we were born again, when God gave us HIS Word?)
 
The Word of God has great power to change us from within ourselves, causing us to automatically react in a way that pleases God for we know God is in charge and makes a way for us when there seems to be "no way".
 
In the case of my amp, the way was all laid out in front of me immediately, as soon as the problem arose:  We have a small but excellent Jeff Rolland amp which Pam easily carried to my room and set beside the speaker and hooked it up.  We will go ahead and set up the repair date with the authorized service, even setting approximate date they can expect to receive the unit.  We will arrange for unit to be boxed and then shipped by truck.  Pam even has a Fed Ex retired employee discount for shipping.  And Pam has a working amp just exactly like my amp sitting in the room adjacent to my room so it can be moved into my room for me to use until my amp has been repaired and returned to me, as soon as strong men arrive at our house to do work!
 
And we can know if something matters to us, God is already on the case!
 
God says:
 
Isaiah 45:2  I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
 
These truths grow within us and live within us!
 
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When we do the will of God, signs follow:  Jesus says:
 
Mark 16
 
15 And HE (Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
 
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
 
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In MY name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
 
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
 
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, HE was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
 
20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
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