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Proverbs 19 / Wisdom (Plague # 4)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
The fourth plague of the great tribulation sent by God to judge this world and the apostate churches:
Revelation 8
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
 
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Proverbs 19
 
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
 
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
 
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
 
(pervert:  to turn from that which is right and good)
 
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
 
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
 
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
 
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
 
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
 
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
 
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
 
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
 
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
 
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
 
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
 
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
 
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth HIS ways shall die.
 
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will HE pay him again.
 
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
 
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
 
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
 
21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
 
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
 
23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
 
24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
 
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
 
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
 
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
 
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
 
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
 
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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.
 
No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)
 
We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.
 
Joshua 1:8  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.
 
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Matthew 7:21-27

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Jesus says:
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of MY Father which is in heaven.22 Many will say to ME in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
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Matthew 6:19-34

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Jesus says:
 
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
 
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
 
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
 
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
 
23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
 
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
 
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25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
 
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
 
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
 
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
 
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
 
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
 
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
 
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
 
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
 
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
 
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Proverbs 18 / Wisdom (Plague # 3)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
The third plague of the great tribulation sent by God to judge this world and the apostate churches:
 
Revelation 8
 
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
 
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
 
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Proverbs 18
 
1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 
 
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
 
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
 
4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
 
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
 
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
 
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
 
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
 
9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
 
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
 
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
 
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
 
13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
 
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
 
15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
 
16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
 
17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
 
18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
 
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
 
20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
 
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
 
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
 
23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
 
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 
 
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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.
 
No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)
 
We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.
 
Joshua 1:8  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.
 
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Mark 4:3-20

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Jesus says
3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
 
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Jesus explains:
 
Mark 4
 
14 The sower soweth the word.
 
15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
 
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
 
17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
 
18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
 
19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
 
20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
 
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Psalm 23

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
1 (When) The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
* A few days ago, I found something to be difficult.  When I laid the issue out before God and told HIM how I felt and ask HIM what I was supposed to do about "this", HE gave me an idea.  When I did what HE showed me it worked!  When I pour out the issue before God, HE helps me and then there is no want.
*  It is my assignment from God to edify the church on blogs and on Podcasts and in books. I had just finished a long project in the Book of Proverbs.  I didn't have anything else to say.  When I took the matter to God, HE showed me what to do next.  And I found there was plenty of green pastures for the sheep to strengthen themselves.  And God showed me exactly what to write and which exhortations to present.
* If I find empty time in my day and don't seem to have purpose ahead of me, when I talk to God about the "lack" HE brings ideas to fill my time and to satisfy me, leading me in the way to go.
When I turn to God with the issue and make the Lord my shepherd, there is no want.
The problems come when I'm not exhorting the church, not engaged in doing my assignment.  Then I begin to get bored and wander from channel to channel on TV finding no thing that is of real interest.  (Trying to put myself in some pasture and finding little to nothing of interest.) When I begin talking to God, making HIM my shepherd, HE leads me to green pastures which are satisfying to me.
If I turn on the TV, I often see turbulent waters.  When I turn to God, we come upon waters that are still, calm, peaceful.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: 
When I turn to God after having been with other people or having been disturbed by reports of happenings going on in this world, I pray what David prayed ...
Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
I know God can do that for me.  I wouldn't know what to do to restore my soul.  But each time I turn to God for HIM to cleanse my heart and restore my soul, HE knows exactly what I need and HE always helps me ... cleaning the spots from the sayings of the world off my garment, and setting me at peace again when I turn to HIM.
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.
God uses HIS word to keep me on HIS road so I will not fall off into the ditch.  The key for me is always HIS words.  When I focus on HIS Word which HE gives me, I am stilled, calm, at peace, and restored to truth.
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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Proverbs 17 / Wisdom and Plague # 2: The Great Tribulation

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
The second plague of the great tribulation sent by God to judge this world and the apostate churches:
 
Revelation 8
 
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
 
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
 
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Proverbs 17
 
1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. 
 
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
 
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
 
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
 
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
 
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
 
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
 
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
 
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
 
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
 
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
 
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
 
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
 
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
 
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
 
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
 
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
 
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
 
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
 
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
 
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
 
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
 
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
 
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
 
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
 
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
 
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
 
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. 
 
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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.
 
No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)
 
We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.
 
Joshua 1:8  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.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

The devil can move into our life when we allow him to do so

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
The devil often causes us to think the other person is wrong and is the problem.
 
I Peter 5
 
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that HE may exalt you in due time:
 
7 Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you.
 
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
 
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith,
 
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Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
 
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Bitterness in our hearts? Remove it through God and by doing the following.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Hebrews 12:14-15
 
14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
 
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
 
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Bitterness against another person or thing can come into our hearts as we watch television (especially TV news), as we become "puffed up" over the story and what other people have done.
 
We must be aware of when this is happening and turn to God immediately in prayer asking God to help us and to cleanse our heart ... for that story that we object to, can be like an evil seed going down into our hearts and later we will hear ourselves speaking the bitterness to other people, possibly defiling them.
 
Example:  A few days ago, I was speaking to a woman and she began speaking about President Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.  This woman began to tell negative things, especially about Hunter Biden.
 
I said to her, "Concerning President Biden I just always fear for him when I see him try to walk to the microphone.  He reminds me of the old people at the Bridge Center who go to the food counter, fill their plates, and head back to their table.  They are so old and wobbly, I was always afraid they would fall."
 
As she began telling about Hunter Biden, I shuttered, knowing it was evil and I didn't want to hear it.
 
I have no illusions in me concerning politicians.  I know they have to compromise and say things they really don't believe in order to please people to get that vote.
 
(And often the children of humans are not godly people so I'm not surprised when they do ungodly things.)
 
The apostle Paul said: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.  (Gal. 1:10)
 
I know how much God has worked with me to have me say things concerning HIM to edify the church when I speak with other people, for it is not my job as a minister of God and servant of Christ to make humans feel good about themselves but rather I speak truth of God that they may repent or be confirmed when they do either evil or good.  But you cannot speak things to please men but must speak truth by the Holy Spirit.
 
I believe every politician says things to get the vote of a human.  This causes personal integrity to be compromised and to melt away.
 
(I am not Republican nor Democratic.  I do not vote.  I consider myself to be a "stranger and pilgrim" on this earth as the saints did in Heb. 11:9-10  By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
 
As a Christian, I try to keep myself from evils of this world and I turn to God for HIM to keep me and show me what I am to do.
 
I do sometimes pray for rulers as Paul told us to do:  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; ) 
I Tim. 2:1-3
 
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So I cautioned the woman who spoke these things to me and God confirmed to her that she must leave politics alone for it was corrupting her own heart.  She had hatred in her heart over those things she had heard about these people.  It was coming from TV news, I felt.  For I was sure she did not personally know these people which she grew to hate and despise. 
 
Each of us have allowed hatred into our hearts from time to time, and we must guard against doing that, to continue as Christians.
 
We do not support the evil.  We do not claim the evil to be "good". We just learn to avoid such things that cause hatred and bitterness in us, and continue with God in pureness, with an uncorrupted heart and mind.
 
I have to avoid many things of this present life and I abstain from many news stories on TV which I feel dangerous to me.
 
Proverbs 4:23  Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
 
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When I fear something evil has gone into my heart, I often pray this:
 
Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
 
For I know God can cleanse my heart!
 
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For several weeks, at one point in my life, God had me to focus on doing this scripture:
 
Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
 
When I am talking to another person, often I start to speak something and then evaluate what I want to say by this:
 
If I speak this, will it edify, build that person up in things and ways of God?  Will these words cause "grace" in the hearts of others?
 
Usually I am stopped from speaking when I do this, and I pray again asking God to cleanse my heart of evil things for God knows the evil when it hides in my heart and God know how to remove that evil that would dwell in me and hurt other people.
 
The devil will destroy us and others any way we allow him to do so.  
 
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I Corinthians 10:13  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
 
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Make no mistake.  If we participate in that which is evil, the evil will come into our own hearts.
 
Matthew 12  (Jesus says)
 
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
 
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
 
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
 
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
 
37  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
 
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Proverbs 16 / Wisdom (The first plague of the judgment)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
The judgment seat of Christ:
 
2 Corinthians  5
 
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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At the end of this world, God pours out HIS wrath upon the sins committed by the worldly people and the sins committed by the apostate churches who cast aside specific scriptures to be able to do as they pleased on this earth.
 
The great tribulation of God comes before the end of this world.
 
Revelation 8   (Plague # 1)
 
1 And when HE (Jesus) had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
 
2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
 
3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
 
4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
 
5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
 
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
 
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
 
This is followed by 13 more plagues and woes of the great tribulation that is sent by God to judge this earth and the apostate churches.
 
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Proverbs 16
 
1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. 
 
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
 
3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
 
4 The Lord hath made all things for Himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
 
5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
 
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
 
7 When a man's ways please the Lord, HE maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
 
8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
 
9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
 
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
 
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are HIS work.
 
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
 
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
 
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
 
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
 
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
 
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth HIS way preserveth his soul.
 
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
 
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
 
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
 
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
 
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
 
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
 
24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
 
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
 
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
 
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
 
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 
 
(froward:  stubbornly unruly) 
 
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
 
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
 
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
 
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
 
33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
 
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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.
 
No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)
 
We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.
 
Joshua 1:8  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.
 
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Open visions from God (Part 2)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Several years ago, I had a dream about angels:  In the dream I was taken to the place where angels live.  I came to a stone bridge and there was a little chubby man standing at the foot of the bridge. (Angels do not have wings.  They look like regular men.)  He seemed to be the age of late 40's.  He said to me, "Hello, Joan."  I replied, "You know my name?"  He said, "Oh ... every one here knows your name.  We've been waiting for you a long time." 
 
 
When Pam and I were putting together this writing we were in my bedroom.  I happened to glance at one of my walls and I saw a vision of that stone bridge and angels dancing over those things Pam and I were writing about the experience she'd had and the doctor's report where the inside of her bladder looked "great".  The angels in heaven were rejoicing over what had happened to her!
 
💥💥💥 
 
Another open vision ...
 
In approximately 2004, a young man (44-years old) travelled to Lubbock, Texas, where I was living at that time.  He came to change out sound equipment at my house.
 
As David was leaving and walking out the back door, he turned and came back to me and said:  "I don't know why I'm telling you this but they think I have the physical disease ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).  We are going to MD Anderson Hospital in Houston next week for tests."
 
(My bridge partner had just died from this same disease recently.)
 
I was horrified at that which David told me about himself.
 
During the following weeks, I spoke by phone several times and mailed him Biblical information.  He lived in East Texas, 600 miles, from where I lived in West Texas but we talked many times by phone over the coming year.
 
David did have ALS and doctor estimated he would live 2 more years.  He had a wife and 2 children, one child a girl, 8 years old, and the other a boy in junior high school.
 
During that time I was in close communication with David by phone and US mail.
 
After David became totally paralyzed, God gave me an open vision of David.
 
💥  I saw David totally healed standing on a golf course.  He was very happy and began waiving to me saying, "Come on.  Join me.  It's great here."
 
 
I knew God was showing me David would die.
 
But God showed me David's spiritual condition and it was similar to this image.
 
In the vision, David was very happy and things were wonderful for him.
 
Shortly after God gave me this open vision and information about David, a man named Clay, who worked for David in the Sound Equipment Business came to Lubbock and visited with me.
 
Clay was a church person and their church had been praying for David to be healed.
 
Clay was excited when I told him about the vision given to me by God and Clay said, "Don't you think that means David will live and be healed?"
 
I replied, "No ... David is dying.  But his spiritual condition is very good!"
 
(David died within a few days.  I sent a letter to David's wife and children showing them what God had shown me about David's spiritual condition and recommended they read my letter at the funeral to encourage the others who were in the church there.)
 
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Another open vision ...
 
💥  On December 6, 2018, I fell at my house in Texas and broke my left wrist and left hip.  As I was in hospital awaiting surgery, I had a strange vision of one of the women in our church group.  She was standing at the foot of my hospital bed staring down at me.  She said nothing at all.  After a few seconds, she turned with her back to me and walked through the wall into the next room, disappearing.  I thought I was having an hallucination from all the drugs they had been giving me.
 
After surgery they put me into a rehabilitation hospital where I remained for the next 2 1/2 months.
 
During this time this woman from our church group came to my room and sat down beside my bed and said:  "I need to tell you this.  I don't care about anyone or anything any more.  I no longer read the Bible or blog."
 
I said:  "But if you go this way, what is going to happen with you?"
 
She stood up and began walking toward the door to my private bath and she said, "I don't want to talk to 'YOU' about this." (and she disappeared into the bathroom and shut the door.)
 
A nurse entered my room just as this woman went into the bathroom.  I cried out:  "Don't leave until nurse finishes with me."  But while nurse was working on me I saw the bathroom door open and this woman "snuck" out of my room.
 
I knew devils had been telling her lies.  I knew I could prove that to her.  But she left my room before I could tell her.
 
Jesus says;  He (the devil) was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.  John 8:44
 
The devil had convinced this woman that she didn't care about anyone or anything any more.
 
But she had a little dog that she really loved.
 
By that I could have shown her she had taken lies from devils into her heart and what they said to her just was not true.
 
(Weeks later she apologized and said she was sorry she just had no "charity" at all toward me.")
 
I knew devils had spoken to her in this and brought great fear to her.  She was afraid she would be stuck with caring for me after I was released from hospital and she was overwhelmed with this thought and couldn't do it.
 
But God had me move from Texas to Colorado to the home of Pam Padgett and she was in charge of helping me and even has a spiritual gift of "helps".
 
I also realized the vision I had of this woman disappearing from my room in the hospital was not a drug hallucination but was really an open vision from God showing me that which this woman was going to do.
 
(This woman is back again in our church group.)
 
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When I attended the singles class at Word of Faith Church which I once went to, the teacher of that group always said, at some point in the class, "Does anyone have a word from the Lord.  If so you are free to share that word."
 
God often gave me open visions concerning those in the Bible class and I always shared what God gave me.
 
Once the teacher who had his own Bible class on a Tuesday night invited me to speak to the class.
 
As he was leading the singing before the class, I began receiving from God open visions.  One vision after another came until there were so many I had to grab a piece of paper and jot them down so I would not forget them.  There were 23 or 24 open visions that night!
 
I don't recall speaking anything to the class except all those visions one at a time!
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Open visions from God (Part 1)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
(Comments by Joan Boney)
 
The first time God gave me an open vision (word of knowledge):  I was at a local prayer group.  About 10-15 women were praying over something.  We were standing in a circle and had our heads bowed and eyes closed as we prayed.  God said to me, "Look up."  (The women continued praying.) 
 
I looked up and saw something as if it were outlined on the wall in front of me.  It was part of a human body.
 
I said to God, "I know that is part of a human body but I don't know which part."
 
I heard, "Stomach."
 
"Oh, yes, It's a Stomach."  I remembered the old Pepto-Bismol commercials on TV.
 
 
 
After the women finished praying, I said:
 
"Does someone have a stomach problem?"
 
One woman began jumping up and down and shouted:  "I do!  I do!"
 
I suppose the women prayed for her.
 
I was so excited thinking of what God had shown me that I don't remember what happened to her.
 
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Open vision:  (Word of knowledge)
 
Spiritual gifts for the church:
 
1 Corinthians 12
 
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
 
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
 
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
 
(God shows the spiritual gifts to different individuals in various ways.)
 
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
 
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
 
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
 
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
 
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as HE will. (As God wills.)
 
12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
 
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
 
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I Corinthians 12:27-28
 
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
 
28 And God hath set some in the church, (to care for the church), first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments,
diversities of tongues.
 
Romans 12
 
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
 
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
 
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
 
7 Or ministry (serving), let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
 
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
 
1 Peter 4:10-11
 
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
 
11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
 
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After the experience at the prayer group where God showed me a stomach outlined on the wall, God often gave me open visions (word of knowledge) when I attended the Bible class at the church I was attending and sometimes as I sat alone at my home.  He would usually show me these visions on a solid wall.
 
💥 Pam Padgett was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2022.  (We were in shock!)
 
One day as I was sitting in my TV room, I saw something in the corner of the wall.  It was a very quick view and seemed to be a "ball-type" mass of something wadded up in the corner of the ceiling of the room.   Suddenly it shrank with a "swooshing" sound,  and it was gone.   
 
Pam began chemotherapy treatments in 2022.  They were planning to remove her bladder after the chemo.
 
Pam began praying asking God if there was any other way this treatment could be done without removing the bladder.
 
The chemo pharmacist gave Pam some writings explaining what to expect from chemotherapy treatments.  There were over 20 pages of information.  After reading these, Pam decided to read an additional page the pharmacist had included which was about bladder cancer treatment in general.  On this page there was the following statement which stood out to Pam for it fitted what she had been asking God. 
 
"An approach using chemotherapy with radiation therapy may provide the same benefits as bladder removal."
 
Pam began asking God if this was the way to go!
 
A member of our little church group had been trained as a nurse and when she read this statement she said, "Now I have hope!"
 
Pam asked God how she could deal with her doctors and the medical team who had planned to do surgery to remove bladder, how could she switch to radiation/chemo. 
 
God gave Pam a dream showing her in the medical office speaking to a doctor while a "man" was sitting with Pam.  She felt this was a man from God put there with her to assist her in speaking to the medical doctors.
 
5 of the doctors and their assistants felt the radiation was not "ideal" for Pam's case and the best thing to do was chemo followed by surgical remover of the bladder!  But they said they would switch the plan from removal of bladder to radiation/chemo treatments if that is what Pam wanted.
 
(Pam's report)
 
Pam said: Then I met with the chemo doctor.  He warned that the chemo given with radiation therapy for bladder cancer is harder on the body than the initial chemo I had been given and that I might need a blood transfusion and possibly need to be hospitalized.
 
The chemo doctor then asked if I had peace about making this change in treatments.  I told him I had prayed and asked God if there was any way I could be spared bladder removal.  After that, I saw the information provided by the pharmacist about chemo with radiation, and I felt this was an answer to my prayer.  He asked if I am a Christian and I told him I am.  He said he is as well.  He then said since I had peace about making this change, he would setup this kind of chemo and coordinate it with the radiation oncologist, and that he would prescribe things to help me get through this chemo as easily as possible. 
 
After meeting with the various medical people, we stopped the first kind of chemo and the doctors started setting everything up for chemo with radiation.
 
The chemotherapy with radiation therapy began in mid-December, 2022 and was completed in January, 2023.
 
Interestingly, the chemo with radiation turned out to be easier for me, not harder as the chemo doctor expected.  I had no serious problems, mostly just fatigue.  But even the fatigue wasn't as much as with the first chemo plan.  And radiation was no problem at all.
 
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So after the 3rd chemo treatment a switch was made to a plan for chemo/radiation!
 
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After the chemo with radiation treatments were completed, two procedures were scheduled to be done in April, 2023, to see if there were any signs of the cancer.
 
Everything seemed to be going fine.  But then not long after these procedures were scheduled, fearful thoughts suddenly came to me, such as "What if the tests show more cancer?"
 
I was very shaken and turned to God for help, and was given the concept of resting in having done what I had been led to do by God, resting in HIM, in HIS word to me in this matter. 
 
For God will work everything according to HIS purpose for me.  I just need to go in the way I believe HE is leading me.
 
Hebrews 4:3 ... For we which have believed do enter into rest,
 
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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I was also given a dream in which I was at the urologist's office to have a scope procedure.  At another point in the dream there were 2 bags with what looked like yard waste in them.  The bags were being examined by scientists or doctors who were looking for disease.  No disease was found! 
 
When I woke from this dream I prayed about what this dream might mean to me and especially what the 2 bags represented.  The next morning, I was reminded of the 2 upcoming procedures and felt God was showing me that no disease would be found during the procedures in April.
 
The first procedure was done Friday, April 14, 2023, by the urologist looking inside my bladder using a scope.
 
The urologist started out by saying that his understanding is that I had gone to see the specialist/surgeon in Denver and it sounded like I wasn't "keen" on having my bladder removed. I laughed and told him that was correct.
 
He went on to explain that with the scope he would be checking to see if the chemo had done what was needed, but that if he found a problem it could probably be taken care of with a more minor surgery than was needed last September. (I felt he was trying to prepare me for him finding a problem.)
 
But as he looked at my bladder, he said "This looks great!"  He said this at least 3 times as he checked various things in the bladder. He did find a small red area, but said nothing needs to be done about that at this time. He'll just monitor it.
 
Overall, he seemed surprised as he said "This looks great!"
 
The second procedure, a CT scan, is scheduled for next Wednesday, April 19.
 
I keep being reminded of the dream I had in which the 2 bags of waste were being examined by doctors or scientists. They were looking for disease but found none.
 
The cancer was gone.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

October 2022: Dr. tells Pam Padgett she will be dead from cancer in 2 years unless she has bladder surgically removed ... April 14, 2023 no sign of cancer. What Pam did.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
(Comments by Joan Boney)  This is the best example of seeking help from God that I have ever heard or experienced in my years as a Christian.
 
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Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ
I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in September, 2022, after surgery to have a tumor removed.
 
This cancer was considered "high grade" so the urologist referred me to a specialist/surgeon in Denver.
(I live about 50 miles south of Denver in Colorado Springs.)
 
In October, 2022, this specialist told me I would need 4 chemo treatments, 2 weeks apart, then wait a month, then have surgery to remove my bladder at the end of December, 2022, or first part of January, 2023. 
 
I asked this surgeon what would happen to me if I did not do this treatment.  She said:  "You will be dead within approximately 2 years."
 
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Chemotherapy wasn't a concern to me, but having my bladder removed troubled me a lot!  Needing to deal for the rest of my life with some way for my body to function without the natural bladder was a big concern.
 
I didn't mention to anyone that I didn't want to have this bladder-removal surgery, but I talked with God about it, laying all my concerns out to HIM.
 
And I asked God if there might be some way I could be spared this surgery. 
 
I didn't know what God's will was in this, so I just waited to be shown if I should do anything different than what the specialist/surgeon in Denver recommended. 
 
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About 10 days later I was reviewing some information the chemo pharmacist had given me about the various drugs that would be administered and their possible side effects and what I might do to minimize side effects. I wanted to make sure I had everything on hand that might be needed before the chemo began the following day.
 
When I got through all the drug information, there was one piece of paper left.  It was a sheet the pharmacist had included from the American Society of Clinical Oncology about bladder cancer.  I was  casually reading this when the following jumped out at me ...
 
"An approach using chemotherapy with radiation therapy may provide the same benefits as bladder removal."
 
I felt this might be an answer to my prayer about being spared bladder-removal surgery and asked God to please show me if this was not the case.  I was not shown anything by God to stop me from changing to chemo with radiation therapy. 
 
But I didn't know how to go about changing my treatment plan, having no idea who to talk with about radiation therapy.  So I asked God how to do this and kept having the specialist/surgeon in Denver brought to my mind.   I sent her a note.
 
The next morning her nurse called to setup a time for me to meet with the physician assistant who works with this doctor.
 
When we met, the physician assistant told me that I'm not a good candidate for chemo with radiation and reasons this was the case.  But interestingly, she then said she could make a referral for me to talk with a radiation oncologist in Colorado Springs where I live.  She said she had heard very good things about this radiation oncologist who had been trained at the Mayo clinic.  I asked the physician assistant to please make that referral.
 
A few days before meeting with the radiation oncologist I had a dream.  In this dream a man was sitting next to me as I met with the radiation oncologist.  It was as if the man was there to support and help me.
 
When I woke from the dream I was reminded of various scriptures I had been given in which God says HE will be with me and and help me and never leave me, such as:
 
Hebrews 13:5-6 .... for HE hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
 
Isaiah 41:10, 13  Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
 
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When I saw the radiation oncologist she said that I'm not an "ideal" candidate for radiation with chemo and told me why.  But she went on to say that if, after considering these things, I decided to go this way, she would set it up.
 
Then I met with the chemo doctor.  He warned that the chemo given with radiation therapy for bladder cancer is harder on the body than the initial chemo I had been given and that I might need a blood transfusion and possibly need to be hospitalized.
 
(By the time appointments with the various medical people had been scheduled and held to change the treatment plan, I had had 3 of the chemo treatments initially recommended in preparation for bladder removal.) 
 
The chemo doctor then asked if I had peace about making this change in treatments.  I told him I had prayed and asked God if there was any way I could be spared bladder removal.  After that, I saw the information provided by the pharmacist about chemo with radiation, and I felt this was an answer to my prayer.  He asked if I am a Christian and I told him I am.  He said he is as well.  He then said since I had peace about making this change, he would setup this kind of chemo and coordinate it with the radiation oncologist, and that he would prescribe things to help me get through this chemo as easily as possible.
 
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After meeting with the various medical people, we stopped the first kind of chemo and the doctors started setting everything up for chemo with radiation. 
 
The chemotherapy with radiation therapy began in mid-December, 2022 and was completed in January, 2023. 
 
Interestingly, the chemo with radiation turned out to be easier for me, not harder as the chemo doctor expected.  I had no serious problems, mostly just fatigue.  But even the fatigue wasn't as much as with the first chemo.  And radiation was no problem at all.
 
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After the treatments were completed, two procedures were scheduled to be done in April, 2023, to see if there were any signs of the cancer.
 
Everything seemed to be going fine.  But then not long after these procedures were scheduled, fearful thoughts suddenly came, such as "What if the tests show more cancer?"
 
I was very shaken and turned to God for help, and was given the concept of resting in having done what I had been led to do by God, resting in HIM, in HIS word to me in this matter.   For God will work everything according to HIS purpose for me.  I just need to go in the way I believe HE is leading me.
 
Hebrews 4:3 ... For we which have believed do enter into rest,
 
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.  
 
💥💥💥
 
I was also given a dream in which I was at the urologist's office to have a scope procedure.  At another point in the dream there were 2 bags with what looked like yard waste in them.  The bags were being examined by scientists or doctors who were looking for disease.  No disease was found.
 
When I woke from this dream I prayed about what this dream might mean to me and especially what the 2 bags represented.  The next morning, I was reminded of the 2 upcoming procedures and felt God was showing me that no disease would be found during the procedures in April.
 
The first procedure was done this past Friday by the urologist looking inside my bladder using a scope.
 
The urologist started out by saying that his understanding is that I had gone to see the specialist/surgeon in Denver and it sounded like I wasn't "keen" on having my bladder removed. I laughed and told him that was correct
 
He went on to explain that with the scope he would be checking to see if the chemo had done what was needed, but that if he found a problem it could probably be taken care of with a more minor surgery than was needed last September. (I felt he was trying to prepare me for him finding a problem.)
 
But as he looked at my bladder, he said "This looks great!"  He said this at least 3 times as he checked various things in the bladder. He did find a small red area, but said nothing needs to be done about that at this time. He'll just monitor it.
 
Overall, he seemed surprised as he said "This looks great!"
 
The second procedure, a CT scan, showed no sign of cancer.
 
I keep being reminded of the dream I had in which the 2 bags of waste were being examined by doctors or scientists. They were looking for disease but found none. 
 
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Another "word" about the outcome of this cancer was an open vision given by God to Joan Boney in September, 2022.  In this vision she saw something like a lumpy mass on the wall in the corner.  But it shrank with a "swooshing" sound,  and suddenly, it was gone.  She felt this had to do with my cancer.  
 
Open Vision
 
 
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All along the way, God has been helping me, especially when I have turned to HIM with fearful thoughts.
 
I am especially grateful to God for showing me a way to be spared bladder removal surgery! 
 
It is amazing to me that God worked it out for the various medical people to go along with what I believe HE showed me to do in changing from "chemo with bladder removal" to "chemo with radiation therapy".
 
Although five medical people felt this was not the best way for me to go, they all agreed to this change in treatment.
 
And as I recall the urologist this past Friday saying "This looks great!" as he looked at my bladder, I am thankful to God for all HE has done in this.  
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Proverbs 15 / Wisdom (and Isaiah 13:6-13)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Isaiah 13
 
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
 
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
 
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
 
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
 
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
 
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
 
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
 
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of HIS fierce anger.
 
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Proverbs 15
 
1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 
 
2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.  
 
3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.  
 
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.  
 
5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.  
 
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
 
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.  
 
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is HIS delight.  
 
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but HE loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
 
10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
 
11 Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
 
12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.  
 
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
 
14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
 
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.  
 
16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.  
 
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.  
 
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
 
19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
 
20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.  
 
21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.  
 
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.  
 
23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!  
 
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
 
25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
 
26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
 
27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
 
28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 
 
29 The Lord is far from the wicked: but HE heareth the prayer of the righteous.
 
30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
 
31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
 
32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
 
33 The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. 
 
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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.
 
No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)
 
We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.
 
Joshua 1:8  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.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

The world often judges backward

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
They say:  Adultery and fornication is not against the law.  But they forget it is against the law of God.
 
Hebrews 13:4  Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
 
What is important?  Man's judgment against you?  Or God's judgment against you?
 
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At the time of sexual intercourse, the two become one flesh, even if the sex is with a prostitute.
 
How then do you separate the one flesh?
 
The apostle Paul explains:
 
I Corinthians 6
 
15  Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
 
16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.
 
17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
 
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Proverbs 14:12)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
This is such a wonderful verse.
 
By this verse we are warned to remember to check with God, asking HIM for HIS wisdom concerning our plans.
 
James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
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Also ask God to stop us if the plan is wrong.
 
There will be much deception in the end times.
 
And we must always remember to pray because God knows the future!
 
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Proverbs 14 / Wisdom (and Joel 1)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Joel 1
 
15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
 
 
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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Proverbs 14
 
1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
 
2 He that walketh in HIS uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth HIM. 
 
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 
 
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
 
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.  
 
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6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.  
 
(scorner:  one who makes fun of other people thinking they are worthless)
 
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. 
 
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand HIS way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
 
9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. 
 
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10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
 
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
 
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.  
 
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13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
 
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
 
15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
 
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
 
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
 
18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
 
19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
 
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
 
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 
 
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22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
 
23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
 
(penury:  extreme poverty; destitution)
 
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
 
25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
 
26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
 
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.  
 
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28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
 
29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
 
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 
 
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31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth HIM hath mercy on the poor.
 
32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
 
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
 
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
 
35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
 
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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.
 
No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)
 
We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.
 
Joshua 1:8  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.
 
 
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A library in Texas declares it will close rather than put homosexual, lesbian, transgender books on it’s shelf

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
In the beginning, God created them male and female.  All you had to do was to look at the baby to see if that baby was male or female!
 
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Here is what God says in the Holy Bible:
 
Romans 1
 
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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But one little library in a desolate area of Texas says we will close rather than put those books on our shelves.
 
The righteous judgment is almost vanished from the earth but here we see people holding out against antichrist and the beast of Revelation.
 
Judgment is refreshing to those who love God.  But it is rarely seen today for humans are evil and will not judge righteously, but eventually God will judge and it will be in HIS righteousness.
 
(A cool glass of water in the midst of the desert of this world and the wisdom of man.)
 
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Through Isaiah, the prophet, God speaks to us today

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Isaiah 14:24  The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
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Isaiah 14:27  For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and HIS hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
 
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Isaiah 17:7-8  At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.  And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
 
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Isaiah 23:9  The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
 
(contempt:  the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.)
 
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Isaiah 24  (The day of the Lord)
 
1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
 
2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
 
3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
 
4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
 
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
 
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
 
7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
 
8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
 
9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
 
10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
 
11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
 
12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
 
13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
 
14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
 
15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
 
16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
 
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
 
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
 
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
 
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
 
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
 
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited (judged).
 
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
 
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God will destroy this heaven and earth with fire:
 
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.
 
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With HIS coming Jesus will awaken those who sleep in Christ and Jesus will send HIS angels to remove HIS elect from the earth before God destroys this heaven and earth with fire.
 
Matthew 24  (Jesus says)
 
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
 
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
 
31 And HE (Jesus) shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
 
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Get ready.  Conform your life to the scriptures.  Agree with God.
 
For the day of the judgment seat of Christ comes:
 
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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Proverbs 13 / Wisdom (and Ezekiel 7)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Ezekiel 7
 
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
 
6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
 
7 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.
 
8 Now will I shortly pour out MY fury upon thee, and accomplish MINE anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
 
9 And MINE eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.
 
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1 Thessalonians 5
 
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
 
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
 
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
 
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
 
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
 
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
 
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
 
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
 
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (The Word of God, The Holy Scriptures)
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Proverbs 13
 
1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
 
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of HIS mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
 
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3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
 
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
 
(sluggard:  idle; loafer; habitually inactive or lazy; slow moving person who is likely to fall asleep in class.)
 
5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
 
6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
 
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
 
8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
 
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
 
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
 
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
 
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
 
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
 
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
 
15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
 
16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
 
17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
 
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
 
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
 
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
 
21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
 
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
 
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
 
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
 
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
 
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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.
 
No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)
 
We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.
 
Joshua 1:8  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.
 
 
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Balaam

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
I Corinthians 10:6  Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
 
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Balaam was of God and God spoke to him and directed him and he had powers of God.  But Balaam lusted after things of this world.  The king of Moab, Balak, was afraid of the great number of the children of Israel and he had heard of the way God caused them to conquer other people of the land.  So he sent to Balaam to get him to "curse" the children of Israel.
 
Numbers 22
 
1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
 
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
 
3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people (of the children of Israel), because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
 
4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
 
5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
 
6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
 
7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
 
8 And he (Balaam) said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
 
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9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
 
(What are these men doing with you?  This is not right.)
 
10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
 
11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
 
12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
 
(This should have been the end of the matter.  But Balaam's heart was not right with God.)
 
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(The king of Moab sends even more honorable men to Balaam to try to persuade him to curse the people of God.)
 
Numbers 22
 
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
 
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
 
15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
 
(Balaam should not have let these men in to his presence since he knew already what God thought about the situation ... But he wanted the reward from man ... So he sought the will of God, "Perhaps God will change HIS mind" ... )
 
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
 
17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
 
(Balaam said the right thing but his heart was not with God.  He wanted to go with the Moabites.)
 
18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
 
19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.
 
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(Balaam asks God a second time to let him go with the men of Moab.)
 
Numbers 22
 
20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
 
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
 
22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
 
(Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God for HE might turn you loose to do your own desire.)
 
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Numbers 22
 
23 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
 
24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
 
25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
 
(This was an opportunity for Balaam to see that perhaps it was not a good idea for him to go with the men of Moab.  Things were not going well in the way he was going.  But Balaam wanted the reward from the king of Moab.  Balaam's heart was never with God.)
 
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Numbers 22
 
26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
 
27 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
 
28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
 
29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
 
30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
 
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Numbers 22
 
31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he (Balaam) bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
 
32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
 
(perverse:  turned away from the right way of God)
 
33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
 
(The righteous will be saved and those turned away from God will be slain by God.)
 
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Numbers 22
 
34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
 
(The ass saw but Balaam was so consumed with things of this world he could not see things of God.  Balaam's heart was not right with God.  He pretended to love God but he loved things of man.)
 
Is your heart really right with God?  Can you see things of God?  Or does your own desire block you so that all you can see is your desire?
 
35 And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
 
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After this, 3 times the king set it up for Balaam to curse the people of God but three times Balaam ended up blessing the people of God.
 
Numbers 22
 
37  And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
 
Numbers 23
 
4 And God met Balaam: and he (Balaam) said unto HIM (To God), I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
 
5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
 
6 And he returned unto him (to the king of Moab), and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
 
7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
 
8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
 
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
 
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
 
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Numbers 23
 
11 And Balak (the king) said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
 
12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
 
13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
 
(And Balaam went with the king again even though God had told him he could not curse the people of God.)
 
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Numbers 23
 
14 And he (the king) brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
 
15 And he (Balaam) said unto Balak (the king), Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
 
16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
 
17 And when he (Balaam) came to him (the king), behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. 
 
And Balak (the king of Moab) said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
 
18  And he (Balaam) took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
 
19 God is not a man, that HE should lie; neither the son of man, that HE should repent: hath HE said, and shall he not do it? or hath HE spoken, and shall HE not make it good?
 
20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and HE hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
 
21 HE hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath HE seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
 
22 God brought them out of Egypt; HE hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
 
23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
 
24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
 
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Numbers 23
 
And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
 
26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
 
27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
 
(And Balaam went again with the king.  Don't keep putting yourself in a way opposite to God.  Don't put yourself in association with people who are against God's way.)
 
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Numbers 23
 
28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
 
29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
 
30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
 
(Balaam continues with the king in spite of what has happened and he keeps trying to curse the people of God even when it isn't God will.)
 
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Our heart must be with God.
 
I will speak of this on this Podcast.
 
And what of the end of Balaam?
 
Balaam loved being with the enemies of God.  Balaam was with them when God sent Joshua to slay these enemies and Balaam was slain with them.
 
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Isaiah the prophet speaks of the end times

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Isaiah 25:9  And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for HIM, and HE will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for HIM, we will be glad and rejoice in HIS salvation.
 
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Isaiah 26:3-4  THOU wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on THEE: because he trusteth in THEE.
 
4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
 
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Isaiah 26:8-9  Yea, in the way of THY judgments, O LORD, have we waited for THEE; the desire of our soul is to THY name (The Word), and to the remembrance of THEE.  9 With my soul have I desired THEE (Thy Word) in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when THY  judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
 
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Isaiah 26:20-21   Come, MY people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.  For, behold, the LORD cometh out of HIS place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
 
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Isaiah 27:6  HE shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
 
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Isaiah 28:5  In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of HIS people,
 
(residue: the small amount that remains after the main part has gone or has been taken)
 
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Isaiah 28:15-18  Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
 
(Those who trust in lies and hell and think it shall not come to them, because of their covenant with lies and hell, will have those lies and hell driven away by the judgments of God.)
 
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
 
17  Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
 
18  And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
 
(overflowing scourge:  severe punishments)
 
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Some doctrines in churches say nothing can touch them because they have authority over devils.  They teach they can stop hail, tornados, floods and anything that would destroy their properties.  But God causes things like hail, rains, winds, lightning.  They think anything that brings destruction is from the devil. Their doctrine is false. Therefore they made a covenant with hell.  When the judgment of God comes they will see. 
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Isaiah 28:22 ... for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
 
(2020: coronavirus was a consumption upon the whole earth.)
 
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 Famine:
 
Isaiah 28:28-29  Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.
 
29 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
 
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Isaiah 29:06  Thou shalt be visited (judged) of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
 
(We read about these judgments from God in Revelation 8, 9, 16 ... also we have seen a great earthquake in Turkey and Syria killing 50,000 ... and mighty floods and great fires in California.)
 
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Isaiah 29:23  But when HE seeth HIS children, the work of MINE hands, in the midst of HIM, they shall sanctify MY name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
 
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Proverbs 12 / Wisdom

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Matthew 24  (Jesus says)
 
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and HIS disciples came to HIM for to shew HIM the buildings of the temple.
 
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
 
(Everything we can see with our natural eyes will be torn down at the end of this world.  God destroys this world with fire.  Our kingdom is not of this world.)
 
3 And as HE sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto HIM privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?
 
4-5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
 
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6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
 
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
 
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
 
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11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
 
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
 
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
 
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14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
 
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21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
 
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29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
 
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
 
31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
 
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42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
 
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
 
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45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
 
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
 
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
 
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
 
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
 
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
 
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 
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Proverbs 12
 
1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
 
2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will HE condemn.
 
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
 
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
 
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
 
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
 
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
 
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
 
9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
 
10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
 
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
 
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
 
13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
 
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
 
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
 
16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
 
17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
 
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
 
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
 
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
 
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
 
22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are HIS delight.
 
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
 
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
 
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
 
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
 
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
 
28 In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
 
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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.
 
No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)
 
We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.
 
Joshua 1:8  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.
 
 
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The wicked shall fall by his own wickedness (Proverbs 11:5)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
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.
 
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
 
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
 
14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
 
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Rebellion against Moses:
 
Numbers 21:5  And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
 
They blamed Moses for bringing them out of Egypt where they had plenty of spicy foods, leeks and garlics.  They hated the food God provided.
 
They forgot the hard labor Pharaoh put upon them and they forgot how they begged God for deliverance.
 
They forgot the way Pharaoh commanded them to kill their male children.
 
In deliverance their heart turned back into Egypt and they longed for Egypt though the bondage was hard bondage.
 
They were not thankful to God and they fought against Moses whom God used as a deliver.
 
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Numbers 16  (Rebellion of Korah)
1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are HIS, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto HIM: even him whom HE hath chosen will HE cause to come near unto HIM.
6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to HIMSELF to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
10 And HE hath brought thee near to HIM, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not THOU their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.
20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.
30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
 
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34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
 
35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
 
36 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
 
37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
 
38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
 
39 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
 
40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
 
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41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.
 
42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.
 
43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
 
44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
 
46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.
 
47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
 
48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
 
49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
 
50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.
 
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These judgments show us that God is righteous and does just judgment against the wicked.
 
In the end of this world, God sends 14 plagues and woes upon the rebellious ones of this world and against the apostate churches which cast aside the word of God and set up their own doctrines to approve sinners among the churches of the apostasy.
 
See:  Revelation 8, 9, 16
 
That is what is coming upon this earth in the days ahead.
 
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David replaces Saul as king of Israel by God’s choice

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
David was said to be a man after God's own heart!
 
Saul failed to fully follow the instructions from God and God sent the prophet Samuel to anoint David to be king over HIS people.
 
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I Samuel 16
 
1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided ME a king among his sons.
 
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
 
3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto ME him whom I name unto thee.
 
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4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
 
(They were afraid of prophets of God.)
 
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
 
6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab (the eldest of Jesse' sons), and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
 
7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
 
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
 
9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
 
10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
 
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
 
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
 
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
 
14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
 
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From heaven today, Jesus chooses HIS ministers and teaches them for the work to which they are called:  apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher
 
The apostle Paul was placed in the body of Christ as an apostle and teacher.  (2 Tim. 1:11)
 
John 15:16  Jesus said:  Ye have not chosen ME, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in MY name, HE may give it you.
 
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The evil spirit of the Lord stayed with Saul the remainder of his life and that evil spirit tormented Saul.  And for the remainder of his life Saul tried to kill David.  But when David played skillfully on the harp, that evil spirit left Saul temporarily.
 
God removed the kingdom from Saul when Samuel anointed David.  But the people continued to identify Saul as king as long as Saul lived.
 
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David committed a terrible sin in having sex with Bathsheba and then arranging for her husband, Uriah the Hittite, to be killed in the army of David.
 
2 Samuel 11
 
1 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
 
9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
 
(David wanted it to look like Bathsheba was pregnant by her husband Uriah, but Uriah refused to go down to his house.  David wanted to cover the fact that he was the father of the baby.)
 
10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
 
11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
 
12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
 
13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
 
14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
 
15 And he (David) wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
 
So David arranges for Uriah to die in the battle.
 
David committed adultery with Bathsheba and arranged for her husband to be killed in battle.
 
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A messenger tells David Uriah is dead.
 
2 Samuel 11
 
25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
 
26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
 
27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
 
God brought a penalty upon David for his sins.
 
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2 Samuel 12
 
1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
 
2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
 
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
 
4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
 
5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
 
6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
 
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man.
 
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
 
8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
 
9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in HIS sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
 
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Three penalties from God upon David:
 
💥 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised ME and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
 
💥 11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
 
12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
 
13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. 
 
And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
 
💥 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
 
15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
 
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David prayed and fasted for the sick child and was hoping that God would not kill the child.
 
2 Samuel 12
 
16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
 
17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
 
18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
 
19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
 
20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
 
21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
 
22 And he (David) said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
 
23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
 
24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
 
(After David died, God chose Solomon to take David's place as king.)
 
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David's prayers:
 
Psalm 51:4  Against THEE, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in THY sight:
 
Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
 
Psalm 51:11  Cast me not away from THY presence; and take not THY holy spirit from me.
 
Psalm 51:12  Restore unto me the joy of THY salvation; and uphold me with THY free spirit.
 
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