Building your house on the word from God

Make ourselves think on these things:

(This podcast was previously published on July 26, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
We do have control over our mind.  We can make ourselves think of God and HIS Word.
 
The apostle Paul tells us:
 
Philippians 4:8
 
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
 
John 17:17  Jesus says, in prayer to God:  Sanctify them through THY truth: THY word is truth.
 
John 18:37   Every one that is of the truth heareth MY voice.
 
Ephesians 4:21   If so be that ye have heard HIM, and have been taught by HIM, as the truth is in Jesus: (in The Word)
 
* Think on those things God did for HIS people in the Bible (especially in the Old Testament) and also think on those things God has done for you personally in this life, strengthening your faith in God and going forth in peace and joy from God.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad

(This podcast was previously published on January 9, 2022)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
It is so good to remember those things God has done.  Remember what God did for HIS people in Egypt and in the wilderness when God led them out from their enemies.
 
But it is equally important for each of us to remember what God has done in our own lives and to share that with others also.
 
Psalm 126:3  The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
 
Think on the things God has done for you!
 
Share these things with others when the Holy Spirit brings them to your mind!
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

God calls all the stars by their names!

(This podcast was previously published on July 20, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Psalm 147
 
1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
 
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: HE gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
 
3 HE healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
 
4 HE telleth the number of the stars; HE calleth them all by their names.
 
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: HIS understanding is infinite.
 
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(Comments by Pam Padgett)
 
Just as God calls by name each star in the vast multitude of stars, HE knows each detail of our lives.
 
Each thing we deal with, no matter how small, God knows about.  And HE knows how to lead us and help us as we deal with each matter.
 
Some time ago the "PrtScn" (Print Screen) button on my laptop suddenly stopped working.  I use this button each day when preparing the blog, so this was a big problem to me.
 
I turned to God, asking HIM what to do about this problem.
 
My attention was drawn to a very small light at the corner of the "Fn" (function) button.  I had never noticed that little light before.  I tapped the "Fn"  button, and this light went out. Then I tried to use the "PrtScn" button, it worked!
 
Apparently I had previously tapped the "Fn" button without realizing it, and that was the problem.  But I had no idea this had happened.
 
I marveled that God knew exactly what this problem was and was able to guide me to see that very small light!
 
Several times I've been reminded of being helped by God with this when I've been dealing with other seemingly "small" problems.
 
The devil may whisper in our ears that a problem is "too small" to take to God.  A lie.
 
John 8:44   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.
 
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Just as God knows every star by name, HE knows everything that concerns us.
 
And God wants us to turn to HIM with each problem, knowing that HE is able to reach us to show us what, if anything, we need to do.
 
I Peter 5:6-7  Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:   Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

All THY works shall praise Thee, O LORD (Psalm 145:10)

(This podcast was previously published on July 19, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
The sun and moon and stars praise God by doing that work for which God set them in the heavens!  And they stay exactly where God placed them until God tells them to move.
 
The earth stays in place in the solar system until God tells the earth to move.
 
We learn from God's creation, praising HIM by doing that which HE ordains for us as long as we live on this earth!
 
Psalm 145
 
10  All THY works shall praise THEE, O LORD; and THY saints shall bless THEE.
 
11 They shall speak of the glory of THY  kingdom, and talk of THY power;
 
12 To make known to the sons of men HIS mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of HIS kingdom.
 
Ephesians 3:20   Now unto HIM that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
 
The power of God that works in us is the power of the Holy Spirit of God who lives in us.
 
I Corinthians 3:16  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
 
The Holy Spirit who lives in us teaches us all things, reminds us of everything Jesus has said to us, guides us into all truth, and shows us things to come.  (John 14:26 & John 26:13)
 
And the Holy Spirit searches the heart of God to reveal the will of God to us.
 
I Corinthians 2:9-14
 
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love HIM.
 
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by HIS Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
 
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
 
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
 
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
 
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Psalm 148:8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling HIS Word

(This podcast was previously published on July 28, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Weather is from God, creator of all things.
 
No man can control the weather though he sometimes thinks he can.
 
When I moved to Clovis, NM (USA), there was a man who thought he could make it rain by firing a canon into clouds.  We would hear, "boom, boom, boom" ... but no rain came.
 
In the faith movement churches, there was a doctrine called, "The authority of the believer."  We were taught that hail and destructive winds were from the devil and we had authority over the devil and could take authority and command the devil that he could not touch our property.  (If it didn't work they said we had weak faith.)
 
The truth is God controls the hail and the stormy winds.  Psalm 148:8
 
Psalm 148
 
4  Praise HIM, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
 
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for HE commanded, and they were created.
 
8  Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling HIS word:
 
13  Let them praise the name of the LORD: for HIS name alone is excellent; HIS glory is above the earth and heaven.
 
Recently we had a warning on TV telling us that hail and thunderstorms were approaching the area where we live.
 
When I heard this, I just prayed to God asking HIM to protect us.
 
God is in charge of all things.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Given the opportunity, speak the truth of God

(This podcast was previously published on May 4, 2022)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
When the door opens in the conversation, just speak the truth by the Holy Spirit of God, by that which the Holy Spirit brings to your mind at that time.
 
2 Timothy 4:2-4  (Paul instructs Timothy)  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
 
When I am with a person and the Holy Spirit reminds me of a scripture or concept, that is what I try to speak.
 
The main thing is be faithful to God to speak what HE brings to you by HIS Spirit for then God will do the works that HE wants done.
 
But I am greatly warned about trying to plan ahead that which I will speak for if I do that, it might be my own work.
 
God will guide us in that which we are to speak at the moment we are with another person.
 
Let God be in charge.
 
If God wants us to speak, HE will bring to our mind that which we are to say.  And we simply share "that".
 
A woman in our little church group had made out a list of things she wanted to say to her adult aged son.
 
When I found out what she was doing I urged her to tear up her list and just speak those things brought to her mind by the Holy Spirit of God when she was with her son.
 
Luke 21:14-15  Jesus says:  Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:  For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
 
She did tear up her list and spoke what God brought to her mind while she was with her son, and she told me later not one thing on her list was called to her mind.
 
Learn to trust God to do HIS work through you.
 
When we learn to trust God, HE will bring to our mind that which HE wants us to say.  We don't have to try to do anything!  Just speak as the Holy Spirit leads you.
 
John 14:26  Jesus says: But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
 
John 16:13  Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.
 
Also it is critical for us to settle all offenses with God, otherwise we might speak wrongly, trying to set someone straight.  We must keep ourselves at peace, without spot and blameless through praying when we are offended, and then speak freely that which God brings to our mind.
 
Psalm 51
 
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
 
11 Cast me not away from THY presence; and take not THY holy spirit from me.
 
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
 
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
 
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I am a companion of all that fear THEE (Psalm 119:63)

(This podcast was previously published on February 16, 2022)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Several years ago, I came across a church woman who turned to God when there was a problem in her life.  She heard from God, and did what God said about the issue, and "overcame" the issue through what God told her.  Sometimes she would share with me what had happened after the problem was solved.
 
This is the type of church person with whom I want to have as a companion.
 
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
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To each of the 7 churches in the book of Revelation, Jesus said the following:
 
* Revelation 2:7  to the church at Ephesus:  To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
 
* Revelation 2:11  to the church at Smyrna:  He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
 
* Revelation 2:17  to the church at Pergomas:  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
 
* Revelation 2:26-28  to the church at Thyatria:  And he that overcometh, and keepeth MY works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of MY Father.  And I will give him the morning star.
 
* Revelation 3:5  to the church at Sardis:  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before MY Father, and before HIS angels.
 
* Revelation 3:12 to the church at Philadelphia: Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of MY God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of MY God, and the name of the city of MY God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from MY God: and I will write upon him MY new name.
 
* Revelation 3:21  to the church of the Laodiceans: To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with ME in MY throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in HIS throne.
 
To each church, Jesus says:  "To him that overcomes."
 
Each of us overcome by turning to God in prayer and by asking God to help us and guide us in what we should do in the situation. And then after we hear from God, we diligently do that which we hear to do. And we overcome by doing that Word which is given to us by God.
 
And this shows a fear of the Lord, and these are the ones with whom I choose to be a companion for they will turn to God and hear from God and follow God by HIS Word.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

God sent HIS word and healed them and delivered them from their destructions

(This podcast was previously published on April 13, 2022)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
I've always loved this Psalm:
 
Psalm 107
 
1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for HE is good: for HIS mercy endureth for ever.
 
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom HE hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
 
3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
 
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
 
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
 
6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE delivered them out of their distresses.
 
7 And HE led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
 
8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for HIS goodness, and for HIS wonderful works to the children of men!
 
9 For HE satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
 
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
 
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
 
12 Therefore HE brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
 
13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE saved them out of their distresses.
 
14 HE brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
 
15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for HIS goodness, and for HIS wonderful works to the children of men!
 
16 For HE hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
 
17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
 
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
 
19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE saveth them out of their distresses.
 
20 He sent HIS word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
 
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The work of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us:
 
John 14:26   Jesus says:  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
 
We can go forward in faith after we hear that word from God by HIS Spirit.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

They were defiled with their own works and went a whoring with their own inventions (Psalms 106)

(This podcast was previously published on April 14, 2022)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Unless God authors the work, that work can be a work of iniquity though it seems to men like a good work.
 
Jesus says:
 
Matthew 7:21-23  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.
 
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When we do a work, we must be certain it is God who told us to do that thing.
 
Proverbs 14:12   There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
 
Ask yourself this:  "How did God show me to do this?"
 
We can always pray, asking God if "this" is what HE wants us to do ... and to please stop us if we are going the wrong way.
 
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
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Psalm 106
 
39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
 
40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against HIS people, insomuch that HE abhorred HIS own inheritance.
 
41 And HE gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
 
42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
 
43 Many times did HE deliver them; but they provoked HIM with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
 
44 Nevertheless HE regarded their affliction, when HE heard their cry:
 
45 And HE remembered for them HIS covenant, and repented according to the multitude of HIS mercies.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

When we wander out of our assignment

(This podcast was previously published on June 22, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Each of us have assignments given by God.  As long as we continue in that which God has set for us to do, peace and calm continues.  But if we are drawn off our job, then comes disruption.
 
Do you know your assignment?  Do you know what God has set you here to do?
 
Pam Padgett has been given a spiritual gift of helps.
 
I Corinthians 14:27-28  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.
 
Pam has an assignment from God to work in the church "helping" the church.
 
I have two ministry offices ordained by Jesus from heaven:  apostle & prophet (Ephesians 4:11)
 
I deal with church doctrine as an apostle, things like divorce/remarriage, doctrines of elders as shown by scriptures, doctrines of Bible concerning homosexuals/lesbians and any other question that surfaces today.
 
Concerning prophets:  Hosea 12:13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
 
Prophets are used by God to help HIS people to get out of traps and to help them to stay out of traps.
 
Prophets also prepare the way of the Lord.  Today we announce the returning of Jesus and help the church to remain in a position of readiness to be received when Jesus returns.
 
And I have a spiritual gift of exhortation to be able to urge the church by advice and warning concerning holding fast to the way of God shown in the scripture.
 
exhortation:  to urge earnestly by advice and warning
 
Hebrews 3:12-13  Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
 
Hebrews 10:24-25   And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:  Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
 
God by HIS Holy Spirit shows us our assignments and teaches us how to do that assignment.
 
We do not copy other humans but rather we do that shown us by the Holy Spirit of God.
 
The work we do must be authored by God.
 
Jesus says:  Matthew 7:21-23  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.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Avoid the paths of evil and avoid those persons who draw you into a way opposite to God

(This podcast was previously published on June 22, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
It is important for each of us to know that assignment which God gives us as we live on this earth so we can go in HIS way set for us.
 
There are people and things that would pull us off that path if we allowed them to do so.
 
Proverbs 4:14-19
 
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil.
 
15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
 
16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
 
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
 
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
 
19  The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
 
Who is it that tempts you to evil?  Note those individuals and avoid them.  Remove yourselves from that temptation.  Make it easy on yourself!  Just keep away from such.
 
* Humans
* TV shows
* Surfing Internet
 
(avoid areas where you are drawn away from godliness)
 
James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and abraideth not, and it shall be given him.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

THY testimonies are my delight and counselors (Psalm 119:24)

(This podcast was previously published on June 2, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
I know what I know because I read it in the Bible and I am certain that the Bible is the inspired word of God as the apostle Paul said it is:
 
2 Timothy 3:16-17  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
 
Concerning the way to use the Old Testament, Paul says:
 
I Corinthians 10:1-12  Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
 
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
 
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
 
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
 
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
 
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
 
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
 
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
 
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
 
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
 
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.
 
So both the Old and New Testament Bible show us the will of God for the Christians today.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee (Proverbs 4:24)

(This podcast was previously published on June 25, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
The word, "froward", in the Bible means: stubbornly unruly
 
If a person is stubbornly unruly, we must put him far from us, staying away from that person, knowing of his evil speaking.
 
We cannot take his evil words into our own heart.  For if we do, we will find his evil coming out of our own mouth at some point in time.
 
Words that go into our heart bear fruit, whether good or bad.
 
Jesus says:  for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.  (Matthew 12:34)
 
II Corinthians 6
 
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
 
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
 
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be MY people.
 
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you,
 
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be MY sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

They served their idols which were a snare to them (Psalm 106:36)

(This podcast was previously published on June 30, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
There are many church goers who worship various idols today.
 
Some church goers pray to dead people.  They think dead people watch over them and protect them.
 
Jesus tells us dead people are asleep.
 
Dead people cannot watch over anyone who is living nor do dead people answer prayers.
 
John 11:1  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
 
2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped HIS feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
 
3 Therefore his sisters sent unto HIM, saying, Lord, behold, he whom THOU lovest is sick.
 
4 When Jesus heard that, HE said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
 
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
 
6 When HE had heard therefore that he was sick, HE abode two days still in the same place where HE was.
 
11 Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
 
12 Then said HIS disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
 
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that HE had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
 
14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
 
God answers our prayers when we pray according to the will of God.
 
I John 5:14-15   And this is the confidence that we have in HIM, that, if we ask any thing according to HIS will, HE heareth us:  And if we know that HE hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of HIM.
 
Many church goers worship their church buildings, and their preachers, and their stained glass windows, and their choirs ...  but they do not worship the word of God:
 
2 Timothy 3:1; 5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come ... 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
 
The building is not the church.  We who are born of the Spirit of God are the church.
 
I Corinthians 3  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
 
I Corinthians 6:19  What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
 
Some church goers make days of the week and other things into idols:   Christmas, Easter, lighting of candles, water which they call "holy", mother's day and such.
 
There are church goers who put objects in religion thinking these objects have certain powers:  rosaries, medallions by whom they pray to dead people, candles.
 
Check the New Testament Bible, for if the object of worship is not described in the NT Bible, then you are worshiping an idol.
 
Psalm 106:36   They served their idols which were a snare to them.
 
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They were mingled among the heathen and learned their works (Psalm 106:35)

(This podcast was previously published on July 1, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
When we are born again, God changes us to a new creature.  We are not like we once were.  We often do not want to do those things we once did.  Most of us who have been born again now want to read the Bible.  We also want to be with other Christians who are believers and try to do the Word of God.  We are very different after we are born again.
 
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
 
In the Old Testament, God gave the people this instruction:
 
Numbers 33:50-53  And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,  Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;  Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:  And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
 
55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
 
2 Corinthians 6:14-18  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
 
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
 
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be MY people.
 
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you,
 
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be MY sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
 
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They soon forgot HIS works; they waited not for HIS counsel (Psalm 106:13)

(This podcast was previously published on June 29, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Here are several mistakes made by the people in the Old Testament as they went through the wilderness.
 
I Corinthians 10:6-11  Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
 
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
 
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
 
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
 
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
 
(murmur means:  to complain, especially a continual complaining under your breathe)
 
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.
Psalm 106
 
13 They soon forgat HIS works; they waited not for HIS counsel:
 
14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
 
15 And HE gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
 
16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
 
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
 
18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
 
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
 
20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
 
21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
 
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HIS truth shall be thy shield and buckler (Psalm 91)

(This podcast was previously published on July 28, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
The apostle Paul tells us not to live as the pagans live.  When someone dies, Paul urges us to sorrow not as those persons who have no hope.  Instead believe in the resurrection of the dead in Christ.  And show that truth.
 
I Thessalonians 4:13-17   But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
 
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM.
 
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (go ahead of) them which are asleep.
 
16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
 
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
 
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
 
Why do we meet them in the air?
 
This present heaven and earth will be destroyed by God.  We will meet in the air for we will be taken to that new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 
II Peter 3:10-13 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.
 
Those who have been raised from the dead and those who have been raised from off this present earth meet Jesus in the air and are taken to that new heaven and new earth which is created by God for the saints of God, new Jerusalem.
 
Revelation 21:1-5    And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
 
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
 
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.
 
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
 
5 And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
 
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I Corinthians 15:49-52  And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
 
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
 
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed,
 
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
 
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Mini-Podcast: Lot chose to live in Sodom because it was well watered and pretty. But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked before the Lord.

(This podcast was previously published on July 14, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
The wrath of God, the great tribulation, is coming upon this world because of the increase of evil in this present world.  The evil we see today is a sign showing us the closeness of the coming of Jesus and the wrath of God that will come at the end of this present world.
 
No man knows exactly when the great tribulation will come or when Jesus will return to gather the elect from off this present earth, but we have signs.
 
When we see the leaves appear on the trees don't we know spring is upon us?
 
Jesus explains to us in Luke 21, that it will be the same today.
 
As the wickedness increases around us and men approve wickedness, this signals the pending wrath of God that will come upon this world.
 
One of the signs is increase of homosexuals, as it was in the day of Sodom before God destroyed Sodom.  (Genesis 19)
 
What God says in Bible about homosexuals and lesbians:
 
Romans 1:26-27 ... 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:  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.
 
So we know this is one of the sins which brings the wrath of God in the destruction at the end of this present world.  As we see the increase of this sins, we can know the wrath of God is not far away.
 
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Genesis 19
 
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
 
(Angels look like natural men.  Angels do not have wings.  Cherubims have wings, not angels.)
 
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
 
3 And he (Lot) pressed upon them greatly;
 
(Lot knew the evil of men in Sodom and he was trying to protect these 2 "men" from the evil that he knew could come if they remained in the street of Sodom overnight.  Lot did not know these 2 men were actually angels of God.)
 
and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
 
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
 
(These homosexuals were from every quarter of the city of Sodom.  Sodom was filled with homosexuals.)
 
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
 
("know them" ... have sex with them)
 
6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
 
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
 
(Lot knew the wickedness planned against these 2 strangers by the men of Sodom.  It is amazing that Lot called the men of Sodom "brethren", and that Lot chose to live among the wickedness of this city for Lot could have lived anywhere.  Yet Lot was righteous for we read that in II Peter 2:7-9  And  (God) delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
 
Genesis 19
 
8 (Lot said)  Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
 
9 And they (the men of Sodom) said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow (Lot) came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
 
10 But the men (the angels) put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
 
11 And they (the angels) smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
 
(Angels have great power of God.)
 
12 And the men (the angels) said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
 
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
 
14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
 
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
 
16 And while he lingered, the men (the angels) laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
 
(The 2 angels literally drug Lot and his wife and his 2 daughters out of the city of Sodom.)
 
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he (the angel) said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
 
(Then Lot fights against the word of God that is carried by the angels of God.)
 
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
 
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
 
20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
 
21 And he (the angel) said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
 
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
 
23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
 
24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
 
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
 
26 But his wife (Lot's wife) looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

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To us today God says:
 
* Separate yourselves from those people who call themselves Christians but they reject portions of scripture and go in another way.  For they are anti-Christ, opposite from the Word.
 
* Follow those scriptures that are brought to you by the Holy Spirit for they are stepping stones leading you to the right place in the sight of God.
 
The wrath of God, the great tribulation, is coming upon this present world before God destroys this heaven and earth.
 
(The plagues of God that are coming:  Revelation 8-16)
 
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That which we must do throughout the day, each day.
 
Philippians 4
 
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
 
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
 
Is there anything that troubles you?  any person? any fear? any dread?
 
If so, this means you have not discussed it with God in prayer or you have not yet heard from God about the matter or you have not focused on that which God said to you about the matter.
 
In that case, you need to talk with God again and really get it established by God and focus on that, doing what is right in the sight of God.
 
Then you can live in peace instead of torment.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23)

(This podcast was previously published on June 24 , 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Matthew 12:33-37   Jesus says:  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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Store up those words you have heard from God and keep them before you day and night

(This podcast was previously published on June 23, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Jesus says:  My sheep hear MY voice.  And I know them.  And they follow ME.  (John 10:27)
 
Jesus speaks to us, HIS elect, HIS children.  Jesus guides us as we walk on this earth so we can go in HIS way, following HIM, doing that which HE says.
 
We learn to hear HIM when HE brings information to us.  We know HIS voice and a voice of a stranger we will not follow, but we will flee from the voice of a stranger.  (John 10:4-5)
 
It is very important for each of us to collect those scriptures which are called to our attention by the Holy Spirit bringing those scriptures to our mind for we must keep those specific scriptures before us to give us the strength to go in the instruction of those scriptures as we walk on this earth.
 
Those scriptures brought by the Holy Spirit to our minds are special messages from God at that point in time to us!
 
They are exactly what we need!
 
Psalm 1:1-3   Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night.  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
 
We see the same promise in the following scripture:
 
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.
 
Proverbs 4:20-23  God says:
 
20 My son, attend to MY words; incline thine ear unto MY sayings.
 
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
 
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
 
When we see that Word from God, but do not know how to do that Word in our lives, we can ask God for His wisdom.  God promises to give us HIS wisdom when we ask in faith for wisdom.
 
James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
Let us learn to call on God immediately each time we are frightened or each time we need help.
 
God will show us what to do and give us that which we need to enable us to go forward in peace and in success and in assurance on this present earth as long as God chooses to leave us on this earth.
 
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Solomon warns the young men about "strange women"

(This podcast was previously published on December 8, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Three times in the early chapters of Proverbs,  king Solomon warns the young men concerning the "strange women" and tells the young men what will happen to them if they choose to go after a "strange woman".
 
Proverbs 5
 
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
 
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
 
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
 
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
 
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
 
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
 
7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of MY mouth.
 
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
 
9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
 
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
 
11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
 
12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
 
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
 
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
 
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
 
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
 
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
 
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
 
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
 
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
 
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and HE pondereth all his goings.
 
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
 
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
 
Death and destruction are the fate of the man who follows after "a strange woman".
 
(Also see:  Proverbs 6 & Proverbs 7) 
 
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Proverbs 6
 
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
 
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
 
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
 
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
 
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
 
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
 
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
 
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
 
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
 
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
 
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
 
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
 
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
 
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Proverbs 7
 
1 MY son, keep MY words, and lay up MY commandments with thee.
 
2 Keep MY commandments, and live; and MY law as the apple of thine eye.
 
3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
 
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
 
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
 
6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
 
7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
 
8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
 
9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
 
10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
 
11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
 
12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
 
13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
 
14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
 
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
 
16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
 
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
 
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
 
19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
 
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
 
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
 
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
 
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
 
24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
 
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
 
26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
 
27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
 
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When you go in the way of God's wisdom, you will not stumble

(This podcast was previously published on June 21, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
God knows future:
 
Often people go forward and things happen and they say, "If only that hadn't happened it would have worked."
 
Before making decisions, before going forward, ask God for HIS wisdom.  We have a promise from God that if we ask God for wisdom, HE will give us wisdom.
 
James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
John 5:30  Jesus said:  I can of MINE own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and MY judgment is just; because I seek not MINE own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent ME.
 
John 14:26  Jesus said:  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
 
John 16:13   Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.
 
Other scriptures:
 
Proverbs 4:11-13  I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.  When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.  Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
 
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.
 
Psalm 1:1-3  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night.  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Wisdom is from God

(This podcast was previously published on January 2, 2022)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
James 3:17  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
 
Daniel 2:20  Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are HIS:
 
II Corinthians 1:12  For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
 
Psalm 111:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments: HIS praise endureth for ever.
 
The fear of the Lord is the understanding that God knows what is best for us.  So when we read the Word of God or hear a word directly from God, we know that is the way to go and to go any other way is to our detriment and destruction.  We would be afraid to go any other way after hearing a word from God.
 
Proverbs 4:7  Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
 
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.
 
Proverbs 8:14  (God says)   Counsel is MINE, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
 
Ephesians 1:8  Wherein HE (God) hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
 
Proverbs 2:7  HE (God) layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: HE is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
 
Proverbs 2:6  For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of HIS mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
 
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Mini Podcast: God by HIS wisdom created the heavens and the earth

(This podcast was previously published on June 18, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Proverbs 3
 
19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath HE established the heavens.
 
20 By HIS knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
 
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
 
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
 
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
 
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
 
We have access to God's wisdom at all times and in all things.  All we need to do is ask God for wisdom in the issues of this life.
 
James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
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Mini Podcast: Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. (Proverbs 3:7)

(This podcast was previously published on June 16, 2021)
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
So many people want to be wise of themselves and have other people praise them for their wisdom.  Not only is this way very dangerous, but it can be deadly to us.
 
God knows the future.
 
If we try to plan out things without asking God, we can easily destroy ourselves with the unexpected.
 
Proverbs 14:12  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
 
Concerning wisdom:
 
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
God knows the future!
 
So often a person who plans without consulting God will later say, "If only that hadn't happened."
 
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