Building your house on the word from God
Dr. Joan Boney, born again by God and set in the church by Jesus Christ, in offices of apostle and prophet according to Ephesians 4:8;11-14, with spiritual gift of exhortation, to deal with current problems faced by body of Christ, focused on doing the Word of God and preparing for the end time and the return of Jesus to gather the elect of God. SUBJECTS: What the Bible says about: homosexuals & lesbians; divorce and remarriage; antichrist; what happens according to the Bible when a person dies; description in Bible of the New Heaven and New earth created by God for the believer to live for eternity; the new spiritual body for each believer; following God and knowing the will of God today on this present earth.
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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 22
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?46 And the remnant of the sodomites (homosexuals), which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
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God had said the following concerning the sodomites:
Deuteronomy 23:17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
The kings who removed the sodomites and would not allow them to live with the children of Israel did right in the sight of God.
I Kings 22:46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
I Kings 15:12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
II Kings 23:7 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
I Kings 14:24 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
Genesis 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
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Genesis 19
1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot (Abraham's nephew) 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 do not have wings. They look like regular men.)2 And he (Lot) 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 pressed upon them greatly; 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:
(Men came from every part of the city of Sodom to have sex with the two men who were angels but not known as being angels.)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. (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.8 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 said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow 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 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.)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.
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Jesus says:
Luke 17
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
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New Testament Bible: Concerning homosexuals and lesbians:
Romans 1
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;
Before the return of Jesus, homosexuals will be "in every quarter" of the land as in the days of Lot in Sodom.
One of the signs of the end times, and the return of Jesus, is homosexuals throughout the land.
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II Chronicles 17
3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;4 But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in HIS commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.5 Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
6 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
But Jehoshaphat joined Ahab in battle:
II Chronicles 19And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
(James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.)3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.10 And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
11 ... also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
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II Chronicles 20
1 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
(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.)
(New Testament Church: Jesus says: John 4:21;23-24 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.)10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of THY possession, which THOU hast given us to inherit.12 O our God, wilt THOU not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon THEE.13 And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
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14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat,
Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
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19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe HIS prophets, so shall ye prosper.21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for HIS mercy endureth for ever.22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
(But God caused the enemy armies to turn on each other and kill each other.)23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
(So Judah did not have to fight in this battle as God had spoken to them before hand ... for the enemy armies killed each other.)25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
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God had warned Jehoshaphat not to join himself to the wicked but he returned to this sin again and joined himself to wicked Ahaziah king of Israel, "who did very wickedly." (II Chronicles 20:35)
Then Eliezer prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying:
"Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish."
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If we join ourselves to those persons who do wrong in the sight of God: homosexuals, adulterers, extortioners, railers, covetous and such, we will not prosper and we cannot please God when we take the side of those who hate the Word of God and God HIMSELF.
Concerning homosexuals and lesbians:
Romans 1
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;
Concerning adulterers:
Matthew 5:32 Jesus said: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
- If the divorced woman remarries, she commits adultery.
- The husband who divorced a faithful wife will be the cause of her adultery.
- The man who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.
I Corinthians 7:10-11 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Mark 10 Jesus says:
6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.11 And HE saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Romans 7
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
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Paul says those who continue in sins will not inherit the kingdom of God:
I Corinthians 6
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 21:23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
II Kings 9:37 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. (Jezebel will have no grave.)
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II Kings 9
1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
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4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead.5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain.
And Jehu said, Unto which of all us?
And he said, To thee, O captain. (To Jehu)6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of MY servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.
And he (the young prophet) opened the door, and fled.
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II Kings 9
30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. (an upstairs window)31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? (She said this against Jehu.)32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:37 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. (no grave)
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Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 22
29 So the king of Israel (Ahab) and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
(Jehoshaphat wore his royal robes into battle.)
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31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel (Ahab).32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel (for HE was dressed in his kingly robes). And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
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34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he (Ahab) said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
(This brings about a prophecy of God spoken against Ahab by Elijah: I Kings 21:19)
36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.37 So the king (Ahab) died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which HE spake.
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This fulfilled a prophecy of God spoken against Ahab by Elijah:
I Kings 21
17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession?
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
(They brought Ahab's body to Samaria, and his chariot where Ahab had bled in battle, and they washed the blood from Ahab's chariot and the dogs licked Ahab's blood in the place where Ahab and Jezebel stole Naboth's vineyard and had Naboth killed.)
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Saturday Dec 25, 2021
Saturday Dec 25, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 22
1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel (to Ahab).3 And the king of Israel (Ahab) said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead?
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear?
And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
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7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of HIM?8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.
And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
(But these were not the prophets of God.)11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
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13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
(He is saying to the prophet: Don't speak the Word of the Lord but speak good words to the king.)14 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
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15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear?
And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
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Then Micaiah the prophet of God speaks to Ahab:
17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
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The prophet Micaiah says:
I Kings 22
19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD:
I saw the LORD sitting on HIS throne, and all the host of heaven standing by HIM on HIS right hand and on HIS left.20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead?
And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.
And HE (God) said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
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24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
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29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
(To war against the king of Syria)
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Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
II 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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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.
We will be "rewarded" for that which we do on this earth, whether it be good or evil.
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I Kings 21
1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
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They killed Naboth and after he was dead Ahab, king of Israel, went to take possession of Naboth's vineyard.
I Kings 2117 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession?
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
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20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?
And he (Elijah) answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked ME to anger, and made Israel to sin.23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
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I Kings 21
26 And he (Ahab) did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before ME? because he humbleth himself before ME, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
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Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
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I Kings 20
1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
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13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD,
Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
God did as HE said and Israel won a great victory but the king of Syria escaped alive and the next year they came again against Israel.
I Kings 20:28 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD,
Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
God gave Israel great victory in the battle but the king of the Syrians escaped and came to Ahab king of Israel to make a friendship.
This brought a pronouncement from God upon Ahab, king of Israel.
The prophet of God said to Ahab:
I Kings 20:42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD,
Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
Ahab brought destruction from God upon himself because he made himself friends with the enemy of God.
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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 19
1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
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9 And he (Elijah) came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and HE said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.11 And HE (God) said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD.
And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
(God was in the voice.)14 And he (Elijah) said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
God gives Elijah an assignment:15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
(God gives Elijah work to do.)17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.19 So he (Elijah) departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
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Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 16
28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. (22 years)30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
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Elijah the prophet of God:
I Kings 17
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.10 So he arose and went to Zarephath.
God spoke and Elijah obeyed. This is the pattern of Elijah's life.
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I Kings 18
1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord (Ahab), Behold, Elijah is here.9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord (Ahab) hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
(For if he tells Ahab that Elijah is in a certain place, and Elijah is not there, Ahab will slay him when he does not find Elijah at that place.)15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?18 And he (Elijah) answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
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21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow HIM: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.
And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
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25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
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30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that THOU art God in Israel, and that I am THY servant, and that I have done all these things at THY word.37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that THOU art the LORD God, and that THOU hast turned their heart back again.38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, HE is the God; the LORD, HE is the God.
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40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
(Today, we slay the false prophets and the false people with the Word which God gives us to speak for it is the sword of the Spirit of God.)
Hebrews 4
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in HIS sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of HIM with whom we have to do.
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When Jesus returns to gather HIS elect, HE will destroy all the false ministers in today's churches and their followers:
II Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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Today's churches have many false pastors and false teachers who put themselves into the ministry without being called by Jesus or trained by Jesus.
They went to Bible colleges and call themselves "Reverend" and their churches idolize them although they teach many things opposite to the Holy Bible.
They and their followers are "antichrist", speaking and teaching and doing things opposite to the instruction given in the New Testament Bible.
Jesus will destroy them when HE comes to gather the elect of God to HIMSELF. (2 Thessalonians 2:8-12)
But the elect of God Jesus will take to Himself.
Matthew 24:31 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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Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 13
1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
(The false priests, who were not of the Levites and were not appointed by God to be priests, would be burned upon the alter at Bethel where Jeroboam had placed a golden calf for the people to worship.)3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
(This is a false altar set up by Jeroboam and the altar and Jeroboams priests will be destroyed.)4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again.
(Notice that king Jeroboam acknowledged the Lord "thy God", the God of the prophet, but Jeroboam did not acknowledge that this God was his god. Jeroboam saw the power of this God which was sent to him for he saw HIS works.)
And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
(Now Jeroboam tries to reward the young prophet.)7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.
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An old prophet turns the young prophet away from the Word of God which instructed the young prophet and destruction followed:
I Kings 13
11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah?
And he said, I am.15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.18 He (the old prophet) said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water.
But he lied unto him.19 So he (the young prophet) went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
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The apostle Paul warns the New Testament church:
Galatians 1
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from HIM that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.10 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.
Obey that which God says to you!
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I Kings 13
33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
Only those persons appointed to the ministry by God can serve in the ministry. Terrible consequences follow for all who try to be ministers when God has not appoint them as ministers.
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Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
Many of the kings of Judah and Israel did evil in the sight of God but Asa is one example of a king who pleased God, doing good in the sight of God.
II Chronicles 14
2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images (where the people worshipped other gods): and the kingdom was quiet before him.6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought HIM, and HE hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
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When there was a problem, king Asa called on God for help. When an army came against them:
II Chronicles 14
11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with THEE to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on THEE, and in THY name we go against this multitude.
O LORD, THOU art our God; let not man prevail against THEE.12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before HIS host; and they (the army of Judah) carried away very much spoil.14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
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Psalm 1
1 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.2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night.3 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.4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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II Chronicles 15
1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with HIM; and if ye seek HIM, HE will be found of you; but if ye forsake HIM, HE will forsake you.3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought HIM, HE was found of them.5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought HIM with their whole desire; and HE was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
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You can start out the right way with God but end up going the wrong way.
II Chronicles 16
1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
Asa sought help from humans rather than seeking help from God.
7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, HE delivered them into thine hand.9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward HIM.
Penalty from God because of this:
Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing.
And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
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Often one sin leads to another sin.
II Chronicles 16
12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
Rehoboam, son of Solomon, is king over Judah.
Jeroboam is king over 10 of the tribes of Israel.
Jeroboam is afraid for the people of Israel to go to Jerusalem to worship. He thinks they might have their hearts turned at Jerusalem and follow Rehoboam and make him their king and kill him, Jeroboam.
So Jeroboam does two great evils:
* He builds 2 golden calves and tells the people of Israel these calves are their gods and they do not have to go to Jerusalem to worship. He places the calves of gold in Bethel and in Dan and the people of Israel go to these two cities to worship in front of the golden calves.
* He removes the Levites from being priests and appoints his own vile fellows to be priests.
II Chronicles 11
14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:15 And he (Jeroboam) ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
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I Kings 12
25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
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Sins of Jeroboam carry over to today's New Testament church groups.
For churches today break off into denominations according to the will of man and they depart from certain scriptures and set up doctrines opposite to the doctrines of Christ which are written for us in the New Testament Bible.
And men who are not chosen by Jesus for the NT ministry are appointed by man to be ministers to the churches which they have set up by their own wills.
Jesus calls HIS chosen ministers from heaven and puts those who are called into the ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher.
A minister must be called by Jesus and taught by the Holy Spirit of God.
Many ministers today put themselves into the ministry by going to Bible schools and by calling themselves "Reverend". (No minister in the Bible is called "Reverend.") So in the eyes of the congregation those men become as gods to the people, idols.
Paul told us in the Bible what to do when we gather as the church:
I Corinthians 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
The Holy Spirit spoke to the congregation by whom HE willed.
This is not the case in the churches today. Only men approved by themselves are allowed to speak.
I often think: "If Jesus attended this church group this morning, HE would not be allowed to speak."
They often build platforms to keep the congregation separate from the ministers, designating who is allowed to speak to the church.
They remove the called ministers and set up their own ministers, just as Jeroboam did.
And this is a great sin in the sight of God who calls and appoints HIS own ministers for the church of the New Testament.
Ephesians 4
8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
11-12 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
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When Jesus comes to gather the elect of God, Jesus will destroy those churches who set themselves up by their own will and do not follow the Holy Bible, for they are antichrist.
II Thessalonians 2
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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II Corinthians 11
13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 12
20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
(So the kingdom is now divided into Judah and Israel: 2 kingdoms with Rehoboam and Jeroboam as their kings. This fulfilled the word of God which HE spoke to Solomon and the prophecy of Ahijah which was spoken to Jeroboam in I Kings 11:29)21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from ME.
They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
II Chronicles 12
1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken ME, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and MY wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know MY service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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II Chronicles 12:12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
15 ... And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
Penalties from God follow evil doings of men.
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
The apostle Paul says:
I Corinthians 10
1 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 (complained), 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.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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I Kings 12
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,4 Thy father (Solomon) made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.5 And he (Rehoboam) said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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God had said there would be a divided kingdom and there will be a divided kingdom and here is the way God brings this about:
I Kings 12
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform HIS saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
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In all things, God will work the issues of this life so that HIS own will and purpose will come to pass.
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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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
Because of Solomon's sin in following the gods of his wives, God tells Solomon HE will take the kingdom away from him and HE, God, will divide the kingdom into two parts: Judah and Israel
This will happen in the days of Solomon's son Rehoboam. One part, Judah, will be ruled by Rehoboam.
10 parts of Israel will be ruled by Jeroboam.
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A prophet of God prophesies over Jeroboam:
I Kings 11
26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. (against Solomon)27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:32 (But he, Solomon, shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)33 Because that they have forsaken ME, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in MY ways, to do that which is right in MINE eyes, and to keep MY statutes and MY judgments, as did David his father.34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept MY commandments and MY statutes:
(The descendants of David are honored by God for David's sake because David kept God's commandments and statutes. So we see that what we do affects those who come after us! blessings or curses)
God says to Jeroboam:35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.36 And unto his son (Rehoboam) will I give one tribe, that David MY servant may have a light alway before ME in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen ME to put MY name there.37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in MY ways, and do that is right in MY sight, to keep MY statutes and MY commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
(But Jeroboam will not walk in the ways of God when he is king of Israel. He sets up 2 golden calves in different places to keep the children of Israel from going to worship at Jerusalem because Jeroboam is afraid if they go to Jerusalem to worship they will follow Rehoboam who is king of Judah.
And Jereboam removes the Levites from being priests and Jeroboam becomes a type of by-word for evil because of his sins.)
God says to Jeroboam:39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
The Kings of the children of Israel:
* Saul (I Samuel 9-10)
* David (I Samuel 16:13)
* Solomon (I Kings 1:32-39)
The Divided Kingdom:
(Judah & Israel)
I Kings 11:11-13
Judah: Rehoboam son of Solomon was king
Israel : (10 tribes) Jeroboam was king.
I Kings 15:6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
From the time of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, the kingdom was divided into Judah and Israel and many kings reigned over the divided nations through the coming years.
With many of the kings, their works were evil in the sight of God. Great penalties followed the evil works.
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God divides the kingdom because of the sins of Solomon:
I Kings 11
1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
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9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
Penalty from God upon king Solomon:11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept MY covenant and MY statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
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Worshipping other gods in today's churches:
Any time we add to the Holy Bible and worship something that is not in the Bible, we worship other gods.
Anytime we change doctrine away from that which is in the Bible, we set up other gods in our churches and the people worship other gods in their changed doctrines.
Some of the gods added by man to the churches today:
* Calling their minister's "Reverend", making the minister an "idol" of men.
* Setting up graven images inside the church building and attributing various powers to things such as crossing themselves, lighting candles, wearing medallions made by man.
* Changing doctrines away from that shown us in New Testament Bible: divorce/remarriage; homosexual/lesbians; bishops/elders; gathering of the church in ways opposite to I Corinthians 14; elimination of gifts of Holy Spirit and Jesus' teaching of the working of the Holy Spirit in the church.
How could Solomon worship those gods of his wives?
How can we worship gods of our relatives and deny the scriptures in doing so?
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With the second coming of Jesus judgment will come against antichrist churches who have fallen away from scriptures:
II Thessalonians 2
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
(falling away: churches will fall away from scripture allowing antichirst into the churches)
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
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Jesus will destroy antichrist churches when HE returns to gather HIS elect:
II Thessalonians 2
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
One of the early acts done by Solomon when he was made king of Israel, was to kill Joab, the captain of David's army.
Joab had shed innocent blood out of his own desire to avenge his dead brother.
Abner, captain of Saul's army, tried to get Joab's brother to quit following him in one of the battles. But the brother would not do this and continued with his plan to kill Abner. So Abner killed this brother.
II Samuel 2
18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
Abner causes the battle to cease.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Bitterness and vengeance in the heart of Joab:
II Samuel 3
1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
Saul is killed by the Philistines and his captain Abner first tries to make one of Saul's sons king but then Abner turns to David and pledges to follow David and help David.
II Samuel 3
17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:18 Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save MY people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth.
And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
Joab, David's captain, hates Abner and follows to kill Abner. David does not know Joab is doing this.
27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
David mourned in front of all the people for Abner. So the people know it was not of David to kill Abner. The tribes of Israel are then united with David as king and war ends between the tribes.
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Solomon reigns over the kingdom after the death of David and God gives Solomon wisdom above all men.
When you begin a kingdom, often a person will try to do that which makes him look good in the sight of other humans. This was not the case with Solomon for God had given Solomon HIS own wisdom.
In God's wisdom, Solomon kills Joab. This removes innocent blood from his kingdom and from the kingdom of David.
So Solomon begins his reign with a good foundation for his kingdom!
It was not Solomon's goal to please men. Solomon was building on wisdom given to him by God HIMSELF.
You cannot build upon evil but must put away the evil that came before you.
I Corinthians 5
6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.13 ... Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
We do not kill that evil person with a sword . We just remove ourselves from that evil person.
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
God speaks a word and that word is sometimes fulfilled decades later.
In I Samuel, concerning the generations following Eli the priest, God said:
I Samuel 2
27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be MY priest, to offer upon MINE altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before ME? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?29 Wherefore kick ye at MY sacrifice and at MINE offering, which I have commanded in MY habitation; and honourest thy sons above ME, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel MY people?
(The priests of the Old Testament were permitted to eat of the offering but only after the offering had been properly offered, burned with fire. Then the priest dipped his meat hook into the offering and took the portion of cooked meat for himself to eat. But the sons of Eli despised the offering by taking the meat before it was cooked because they liked the fat of the uncooked meat. Thus the offering was not properly offered when they took that meat. Today some evil ministers take of the offering for themselves to consume the people's offering on themselves. To do this will bring penalty upon themselves in time.)30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before ME for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from ME; for them that honour ME I will honour, and they that despise ME shall be lightly esteemed.31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.32 And thou shalt see an enemy in MY habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
In the days of Solomon this was fulfilled:
I Kings 2
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
(Abiathar had been priest to David but he turned to be priest in house of Adonijah, David's son, who declared himself king when Solomon was appointed by God to be king. By doing this, he was "worthy of death.")27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which HE spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
(Solomon fulfilled a word of God which was spoken against the house of Eli before Solomon was born. Solomon might not have known this word, but by doing what he did, he fulfilled this word.)
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II Peter 3
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.9 The Lord is not slack concerning HIS promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Every word spoken by God comes to pass in God's time.
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Before David died, his son, Adonijah declared himself to be king, replacing David.
I Kings 1
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
(Abiathar should have waited with David instead of following Adonijah, thus approving Adonijah by being seen in the presence of Adonijah.)
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
(Adonijah called to the feast those men he knew would approve him as "king".)11 Wherefore Nathan (the prophet) spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
(David did not know Adonijah had made himself king of Israel.)12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be HE with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
When they told Adonijah that David had made Solomon king ...
49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
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Today many try to put themselves into the ministry without being called by God for work in the ministry.
Hebrews 5
4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
From heaven today, Jesus calls HIS ministers to work in the New Testament church.
Ephesians 4
8 When HE (Jesus) ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
11 And HE (Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Many today in churches put themselves into the ministry without being called by Jesus from heaven.
They will be destroyed by God at the brightness of Jesus' coming.
II Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
It works very well to read an entire chapter of Proverbs and highlight verses which you wish to get more deeply in you to help you in today's life.
This Podcast contains highlights of verses from Proverbs 15 through Proverbs 31 some of which are as follows:
Proverbs 15
1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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.
27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Proverbs 16
3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
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.
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.
Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 18
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. (spiritual gift from God)
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Proverbs 19
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth HIS ways shall die.
21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and HE shall save thee.
Proverbs 21
1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: HE turneth it whithersoever HE will.
3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
Proverbs 22
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 23
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs 24
3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
Proverb 25
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
Proverbs 26
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 28
1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Proverbs 29
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Proverb 30
5 Every word of God is pure: HE is a shield unto them that put their trust in HIM.6 Add thou not unto HIS words, lest HE reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Proverb 31
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
(Excerpts)
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.
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Proverbs 8
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of MY lips shall be right things.7 For MY mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to MY lips.8 All the words of MY mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
10 Receive MY instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:21 That I may cause those that love ME to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
32 Now therefore hearken unto ME, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep MY ways.33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.34 Blessed is the man that heareth ME, watching daily at MY gates, waiting at the posts of MY doors.35 For whoso findeth ME findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.36 But he that sinneth against ME wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate ME love death.
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Proverbs 9
6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 For by ME thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
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Proverbs 10
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and HE addeth no sorrow with it.
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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Proverbs 11
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is HIS delight.2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
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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.
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.
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Proverbs 13
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.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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Proverbs 14
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 3
5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
Solomon asked God to give him a wise heart whereby he could communicate with the great nation of Israel.
10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
And God answered:
12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
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When I read this as a new Christian in 1975, and when I understood that Solomon wrote Proverbs for us, I knew this contained a type of godly wisdom that I wanted as a Christian. So I began reading The Book of Proverbs and meditating in many of the sayings to enable me to do these things.
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Proverbs 1
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
(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.)8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?23 Turn you at MY reproof: behold, I will pour out MY spirit unto you, I will make known MY words unto you.24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;25 But ye have set at nought all MY counsel, and would none of MY reproof:26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.28 Then shall they call upon ME, but I will not answer; they shall seek ME early, but they shall not find ME:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:30 They would none of MY counsel: they despised all MY reproof.31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.33 But whoso hearkeneth unto ME shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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I saw that which we must do is hear what God has to say and follow HIS instructions, doing that word!
I spent many months on different proverbs, putting these instructions into my own life by doing these instructions.
To record these on this Podcast and to speak of that which God showed me, was like to revisit an old friend!
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Proverbs 2
1 MY son, if thou wilt receive MY words, and hide MY commandments with thee;2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of HIS mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: HE is a buckler (shield) to them that walk uprightly.
8 HE keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of HIS saints.
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Proverb 3
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.6 In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths.7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
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Included on this podcast are the following:
Proverbs of Solomon: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 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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Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
I Kings 3
3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night:
and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.6 And Solomon said, THOU hast shewed unto THY servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before THEE in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with THEE; and THOU hast kept for him this great kindness, that THOU hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.7 And now, O LORD my God, THOU hast made THY servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.8 And THY servant is in the midst of THY people which THOU hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.9 💥 Give therefore THY servant an understanding heart to judge THY people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this THY so great a people?
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I Kings 3
10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.14 And if thou wilt walk in MY ways, to keep MY statutes and MY commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
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I Kings 3
15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream.
And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
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The downfall of Solomon:
I Kings 11
1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods:
Solomon clave unto these in love.3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
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God places a penalty upon Solomon:
I Kings 11
11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
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Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
This Podcast contains Psalm 109 through Psalm 145.
Examples:
Psalm 109
21 But do THOU for me, O GOD the Lord, for THY name's sake: because THY mercy is good, deliver THOU me.
Psalm 124
1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 127
1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so HE giveth HIS beloved sleep.3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is HIS reward.4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Psalm 131
1 LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.3 Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
Psalm 133
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Psalm 138
1 I will praise THEE with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto THEE.2 I will worship toward THY holy temple, and praise THY name for THY lovingkindness and for THY truth: for thou hast magnified THY word above all THY name.
Psalm 139
1 O LORD, THOU hast searched me, and known me.2 THOU knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, THOU understandest my thought afar off.3 THOU compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, THOU knowest it altogether.5 THOU hast beset me behind and before, and laid THINE hand upon me.6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.7 Whither shall I go from THY spirit? or whither shall I flee from THY presence?8 If I ascend up into heaven, THOU art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, THOU art there.9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;10 Even there shall THY hand lead me, and THY right hand shall hold me.11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from THEE; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to THEE.13 For THOU hast possessed my reins: THOU hast covered me in my mother's womb.14 I will praise THEE; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are THY works; and that my soul knoweth right well.15 My substance was not hid from THEE, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.16 THINE eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in THY book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.17 How precious also are THY thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with THEE.
19 Surely THOU wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against THEE wickedly, and THINE enemies take THY name in vain.21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against THEE?22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 140
1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Psalm 141
1 LORD, I cry unto THEE: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto THEE.2 Let my prayer be set forth before THEE as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Psalm 142
(A Prayer of David when he was in the cave.) 1 I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.2 I poured out my complaint before HIM; I shewed before HIM my trouble.3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then THOU knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.5 I cried unto THEE, O LORD: I said, THOU art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise THY name: the righteous shall compass me about; for THOU shalt deal bountifully with me.
Psalm 143
8 Cause me to hear THY lovingkindness in the morning; for in THEE do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto THEE.9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto THEE to hide me.10 Teach me to do THY will; for THOU art my God: THY spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.11 Quicken me, O LORD, for THY name's sake: for THY righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.12 And of THY mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am THY servant.
Psalm 144
1 Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and HE in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
Psalm 145
1 I will extol THEE, my God, O king; and I will bless THY name for ever and ever.2 Every day will I bless THEE; and I will praise THY name for ever and ever.3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and HIS greatness is unsearchable.4 One generation shall praise THY works to another, and shall declare THY mighty acts.5 I will speak of the glorious honour of THY majesty, and of THY wondrous works.6 And men shall speak of the might of THY terrible acts: and I will declare THY greatness.7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of THY great goodness, and shall sing of THY righteousness.8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.9 The LORD is good to all: and HIS tender mercies are over all HIS works.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.13 THY kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and THY dominion endureth throughout all generations.14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.15 The eyes of all wait upon THEE; and THOU givest them their meat in due season.16 THOU openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.17 The LORD is righteous in all HIS ways, and holy in all HIS works.18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon HIM, to all that call upon HIM in truth.19 HE will fulfil the desire of them that fear HIM: HE also will hear their cry, and will save them.20 The LORD preserveth all them that love HIM: but all the wicked will HE destroy.21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless HIS holy name for ever and ever.
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Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ...
This Podcast contains Psalm 61 through Psalm 108.
Examples:
Psalm 61
1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto THEE, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.3 For THOU hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.4 I will abide in THY tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of THY wings.
Psalm 62
1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from HIM cometh my salvation.2 HE only is my rock and my salvation; HE is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalm 63
(A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.)
1 O God, THOU art my God; early will I seek THEE: my soul thirsteth for THEE, my flesh longeth for THEE in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;2 To see THY power and THY glory, so as I have seen THEE in the sanctuary.3 Because THY lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise THEE.4 Thus will I bless THEE while I live: I will lift up my hands in THY name.5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise THEE with joyful lips:6 When I remember THEE upon my bed, and meditate on THEE in the night watches.7 Because THOU hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of THY wings will I rejoice.
Psalm 64
1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of HIS doing.10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in HIM; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
Psalm 65
4 Blessed is the man whom THOU choosest, and causest to approach unto THEE, that he may dwell in THY courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of THY house, even of THY holy temple.
Psalm 66
16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what HE hath done for my soul.17 I cried unto HIM with my mouth, and HE was extolled with my tongue.18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:19 But verily God hath heard me; HE hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor HIS mercy from me.
Psalm 68
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; 33 To HIM that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, HE doth send out HIS voice, and that a mighty voice.34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: HIS excellency is over Israel, and HIS strength is in the clouds.35 O God, THOU art terrible out of THY holy places: the God of Israel is HE that giveth strength and power unto HIS people. Blessed be God.
Psalm 69
14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.16 Hear me, O LORD; for THY lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of THY tender mercies.17 And hide not THY face from THY servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Psalm 70
4 Let all those that seek THEE rejoice and be glad in THEE: and let such as love THY salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.5 But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: THOU art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
Psalm 72
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.19 And blessed be HIS glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with HIS glory; Amen, and Amen.20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Psalm 86
(A Prayer of David.)
1 Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O THOU my God, save THY servant that trusteth in THEE.3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto THEE daily.4 Rejoice the soul of THY servant: for unto THEE, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.5 For THOU, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon THEE.6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon THEE: for THOU wilt answer me.
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