H O P E

H O P E

I would not have you ignorant, brethren,

Concerning them which are asleep

[those dead in Christ]

That ye sorrow not, even as others

Which have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died

And rose again,

Even so them also which sleep in

Jesus will god bring with him.

For this we way unto you by the

Word of the lord,

That we which are alive and remain

Unto the coming of the lord

Shall not prevent them which are asleep.

For the lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,

With the voice of the archangel,

And with the trump of god:

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together

With them in the clouds,

To meet the Lord in the air:

And so shall we ever be with the lord!

1^st Thessalonians 4:13-17

H O P E -

The “God of Hope” is the Author of hope, not the subject of hope, Who makes your believing live (Romans 15:13). What is hope? And what does one hope for? The Bible says “hope” is good and living (2^nd Thessalonians 2:16; 1^st Peter 1:3). Since Christ’s resurrection, hope is not centered in the law, but the believer’s better hope is centered in a new Priesthood which gives access to God and His glory. Fullness of hope is expressed in the completeness of its activity in the soul as the revealed reality of that hope (Hebrews 6:11; 7:19). To “hope in God” or “set your hope on God,” comes from believing God’s Words. One must believe and trust Him completely, not just as the ground or basis for hope, but in Him for He is the One in whom the hope is placed. Today, many people can be heard to say, “I sure hope” this or “I sure hope” that happens. That is not real hope! That is merely “wishing.” Real Bible hope, a factor in salvation, is not merely “wishing” for something, but hope is a spiritual substance that is the anchor of your soul, for the believer’s hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and His righteousness (Hebrews 6:19). An anchor is something that is steadfast and sure to hold you in safety within the veil of God’s providence until that hope and that dream is realized. The fastened anchor of the believer is the belief of eternal hope of an everlasting, glorious life in heaven with God…

Excerpt from chapter 19

Find out your WHAT IS YOUR:

HOPE IN GOD

HOPE OF THE RESURRETON OF THE DEAD

HOPE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

HOPE OF SALVATION

HOPE OF HIS CALLING

HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD

CHRIST, THAT BLESSED HOPE

AND MORE.

Z E A L

“ZEAL FOR THINE HOUSE HAS EATEN ME UP!”

PSALM 69:9a

“HE TRUSTED IN THE LORD THAT HE WOULD DELIVER HIM:

LET Him deliver Him, seeing he delighted in him.”

PSALM 22:8

Zeal is enthusiastic eagerness and diligently passionate devotion in pursuing the accomplishment of a goal or ideal. Causes are promoted by contagious and strongly infectious emotions. Zeal is an exciting, zestful, and a fervent inspiration that is a great motivator for people to perform great feats of purpose in academic, athletic, professional, biblical, musical, or even criminal careers. A godly zeal for life can cause you to be an encouragement to those around you. In the negative, zeal can cause a bitter person to commit horrible acts upon themselves or others. One can be a zealot and direct their zeal toward temporary things, such as making money, promotions, sports, entertainment, leisure, or hobbies; or one can direct zeal toward praying, reading and studying the Word f god, and helping others. The effectual zealous prayer of a righteous person will bring forth results. Zeal is a gift that should be based and founded on godly things, putting God first place in all things. Zeal has the ability to draw loyalty from others as it sets on fire their passions; then they begin to imitate that same excitement. Zeal for God should inspire one to be interested in living “truth” principles that bring glory to God. A Christian must have a zeal for doing God’s will and standing against evil. God hates lukewarmness, apathy, and indifference, but He loves a loyal, faithful and zealous servant who respects and fears Him. God desires first place in a believer’s life. To believe the right doctrines, fellowship with God’s people, think the right thoughts and do the right thing is not enough if there is no enthusiasm and devotion to God. Lukewarmness has to be replaced with fiery commitment and an intense love for God that consumes all fleshly desires that reek of the world. God’s desire is that His people worship Him in spirit and in truth, not in routine, repetitive rituals that are void of life.

Both a Hebrew word and a Greek word, zeal can be translated either “zeal” or “jealousy.” The Hebrew “quana” and the Greek “zeloo” are translated in different places as “jealousy,” “envy,” and “jealous zeal.” The meaning is found in the relationship of the person to the thing that is desired. The Hebrew root “quana” portrays a very strong emotion, a passionate desire or jealousy. Positively, the strong emotion can be viewed as a high level of commitment when it describes the feeling of a person for something that is rightly his or her own. In this sense, “jealousy” is associated with intense love. When applied to God, “jealousy” conveys the fierce intensity of His commitment to His people, even when they turn fro Him. In giving the Mosaic Law, the Lord announced to the people of Israel that they must remain committed to Him and not turn to idolatry. He said, “I, the LORD you God, am a jealous God” (Exodus 20:5). God’s jealousy over His people is expressed in the Old Testament history both in “chastisement” and in “showing love.” The chastisement was to bring His people back to Him for blessing and to keep them away from ungodly paths that would eventually hurt them. God’s disciplines are not for punishment, but for his people to be promoted into greater blessings in His kingdom. Jehovah God is not only jealous for His people, He is jealousy for His land, and for Jerusalem, also known as Zion (Joel 2:18; Zechariah 1:14). While God’s anger is an expression of His jealous wrath, His acts of judgment, recorded in the Old Testament, are for the ultimate benefit of a people who must be brought back to a right relationship with tier God to experience His blessings. When referring to the strong emotion of jealousy itself, and not to the relationship between one person and another or between a person and an object, the word “qana” can be translated negatively as “envy” (Proverbs 3:31; 23:17).

Zeal or jealousy can both have positive and negative influences. God has given emotions to mankind that can either…

... Selection for Chapter 18

DOMINION

“And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured Him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation.”

DANIEL 4:34

“Eternal dominion belongs to God alone, but in Genesis God blessed man and gave him two gifts. He gave man the gift of dominion, the right to reign as a king under the Lordship of Jesus Christ to subdue the earth, and the gift of the seed system, to plant, grow, and harvest. God called you, if you are His child, to be an overcomer in this life. “Calling” means that God personally engraved an invitation to you to come and enjoy the salvation provided by His Son; and personally signed the invitation, “Almighty God” with an R.S.V.P. requested. According to the dictionary, “dominion” is the supreme authority, rule or control. Another meaning for “dominion” is “it is the territory under the control of one ruler or government. “Dominion” in the Greek is the word “kratos” meaning perfect or complete force, strength, and might. It is, particularly, the manifested power or rule as belongs to the Creator. God Almighty, the Creator of all is still in charge of the total universe. Genesis 1:28 declares, “And God blessed them, and God aid unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it.” Mankind has been plentiful in replenishing the earth, yet believers have done little to subdue the earth and walk in dominion over it. Jesus stripped Satan of all power and authority at Calvary; therefore Satan has no power that is not given to him by a human being. Don’t give him your authority and dominion to reign over you. Take your rightful place “in Christ” and put the devil in his place in the dust under your feet. Man is given a choice of redemption; while Satan will, one day soon, be put under God’s feet forever. Christ, the human sacrifice of holy giving, made possible a way for man to be redeemed. As Champion of the Universe with a crimson-red victor belt (vesture), Jesus Christ, at the battle of the Ages, fought the devil on his own stolen territory and won hands down! Christ’s resurrection and ascent into heaven validated forever His victory, which He has given to every believer that will walk in it. Now, war is still being waged by the forces of evil, but the conflict involves only the final skirmishes prior to the Lord’s return when all His enemies will be put under His feet. The believer has been given the right and privilege by God Almighty to have dominion, the right to reign as a king, in this earth; and he has been commanded by the Lord to put all of His enemies under His feet. “But this Man (Jesus), after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever them that are sanctified” (Hebrews 10:12-14). Jesus is expecting His Body, the Body of Christ [He is the Head, the believers are His Body with the feet]…He is expecting believers to make His enemies His footstool. He has called all believers to be a nation of priests and kings unto Him under His Lordship.” … “The believer must stand on God’s Word to show Satan, one more time, that he is never going to take God’s place on the Throne of Heaven.” NEVER!
“God has given us dominion with authority over all the power of the enemy. A believer must take every speculation and every lofty thought in his mind that has raised up against the knowledge of God and cast it down, taking every though captive to the obedience of Christ. When the believer takes his authority over evil, it will change his own world, and then affect others.” …. “Get up out of the dust” (of your evil circumstances) “shake yourself, and walk in the power of the Holy Ghost that God has given you! Christ died for you! He gave you the written Word. He has sent the Holy Ghost to live in you, to teach you, and to give you all power over the enemy. God has given you a place of being over all things. He has given you the Holy Ghost who has all power. What else could you need? It is easy to blame”….

Excerpts from The Human Sacrifice…Chapter 16

G L O R Y

“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high”…HEBREWS 1:1-3.
John the Revelator saw: “the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal…REVELATION 21:10-11

Glory, glorious, glorified…such wondrous words. They remind us of the Artist, the One who is the Source of all glory, splendor, and beauty…the glory of each flower designed with finery; the glory of each bright new morning sky, the glory of each intrinsic snowflake with no two flakes alike, the glory of the stars as they shine so brilliantly at night, the glory of autumn scenes as the leaves turn such radiant, colorful reds, yellows, and browns, the nighttime sky is His canvas of warmth in the darkness, the glory of each loving drop of golden sunlight felt on each face, the glory of spring with all its beauty as winter gives way to the lush green and rosy colors of all living plant life, the glory of each sunrise that brings the joy and peace of His Presence, and the glory of His love as He puts His arms around us and says, “Yes, you are loved!” These things concern earthly glory, but eternal glory is seen…in the face of Jesus blessing the little children; glory is seen in the plan of redemption for mankind; glory is seen in all that belongs to the realm of eternity and heaven; glory is seen in God’s judgment and perfect justice; glory is seen in each miracle of God’s grace; glory is seen in the flaming fire of the Holy Ghost as He purges and cleanses from sin; glory is seen in the resurrection of Jesus; glory is seen in the everlasting love of God; and glory is seen in His Presence. Oh, the glory of Your Presence, Lord! We, Your people, do give you reverence, as Your glory fills our hearts and lives. Lord, be blessed by our praise, as we glory in Your embrace. Praise and worship bring His children into the glory of His majestic, holy presence. Then the manifestation of the glory of His Presence bring His children into a more intense praise and worship of the Everlasting Almighty God who is holy, holy, holy. His ability to know all, to see everything, to have all power, and to be everywhere is glory. Each privilege that God has given man, such as breathing air, walking in sunlight, feeling the unseen wind is a manifestation of His glory. Israel in the wilderness saw God’s glory as a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day. In churches, the heaviness of glory can be felt and sometimes seen as a cloud, as sinners receive the Lord as their Saviour. …
The Apostle Paul reveals there are different kinds of glory….
Glory defined is the nature and acts of God in self-manifestation. Glory is who He is, what He is, and what He does. The glory…the wind, the fire, the smoke, the beauty, the fullness…refers to the supernatural life and essence of God, the very power that makes Him God. Revelations of glory…

Excerpt from Chapter 9

ABSOLUTELY

HEAVEN IS ABSOLUTELY REAL!

AND SO IS HELL!

"HE THAT OVERCOMES SHALL INHERIT ALL THINGS; AND I WILL BE HIS GOD, AND HE SHALL BE MY SON.

BUT...THE FEARFUL, AND UNBELIEVING, AND THE ABOMINABLE, AND MURDERS, AND WHOREMONGERS, AND SORCERERS, AND IDOLATERS, AND ALL LIARS SHALL HAVE THEIR PART IN THE LAKE WHICH BURNS WITH FIRE AND BRIMSTONE, WHICH IS THE SECOND DEATH" [Hell without the presence and comfort of Almighty God].

REVELATION 21:7-8

Today many people say there are no absolutes: no right or wrong, no black or white reflections of belief, only gray areas of difficult decision. God's Word teaches "Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth" (Psalm 119:89-90). God's Word of His laws is from everlasting to everlasting. God and His Laws will never change. His eternal, unchanging Word is the absolute Truth that allows any believer to be able to move perfectly in His purposes and plans. Just as a car needs a road, a boat needs a waterway, an airplane needs an air route, so speech needs a mouth. Just as a river needs banks to keep the water flowing in a particular direction, so a believer needs the truth of God's Word to walk straight between the lines of His boundaries. The truth, wisdom, and knowledge of God and His laws direct a believer down a particular path toward righteousness and holiness. Everything has its own circuit to travel! The earth and the sun, as well as the heavenly bodies, travel eternaly in their own circuits and orbits through space in conjunction with one another perfectly. God's Word is absolute and perfect, true and infallible. God's river of truth flowing through a believer is the perfect structure whereby absolute, definite decisions can be made. "Perfect," means absolute, complete in all respects. The Hebrew word "teleiosis" for "perfect" denotes "fulfillment or full development," "completion or completeness," "perfection or maturity," and "an end accomplished as the effect of a process." One of the foundational doctrines of the believer found in Hebrews 6 is "perfection." To go on to perfection in absolute truth is an end accompished; and the effect of the process ends in perfecting oneself by growing in the Word and in Christlikness. "The law of the Lord is ABSOLUTE and PERFECT, converting the soul. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple" (Psalm 109). We can depend upon His Word in every circumstance when the absolute value of His goodness and truth sinks into our heart. The perfect revelation of the perfect will of God, found in the perfect book, the Bible, is the framework of God's perfect, eternal plan for mankind.

...Excerpts from Chapter Three

THE INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT-THE HOLY SPIRIT (IN ME) IS MY HELPER!

“Jesus said, “He that has (spiritual) ears to hear, let him hear.”
MARK 4:9

So many people have so many understandings about who the Holy Spirit is and about what His function is. First of all, the Holy Spirit is a “person” of the Trinity…Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These “three” all agree as one…so that Christians serve one God, but a God having three individual personalities…yet one. It is my belief that we may never understand this completely until Jesus comes again. Yet, I know the Holy Spirit came into my life as a person, after the Father had wooed me to Jesus, who became my Saviour and Lord. God the Father is the “CEO” of the Trinity and holds the leadership position and Jesus Christ the Son is the Divine Representative of the Trinity, while the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost) is the Divine Administrator of Government and Creativity…all three agreeing on Their Plan for man.

Who is the Holy Ghost? He is the Administrator of the Trinity. When the Father speaks, the Holy Ghost administrates that word to humans through Jesus Christ. When the Father spoke the worlds into existence, Jesus was by His side (Proverb 8:22-31), and the Holy Spirit created the existence of a beautiful paradise that had been spoken by faith (Genesis 1:2). The Trinity planned the creation of mankind, had foreknowledge of the fall of Lucifer and the fall of man, and planned the redemption of man and his reconciliation back to God, the Father by the Son Jesus Christ before Adam was ever created. The Father’s position of leader is in heaven. Today Jesus Christ sits at the Father’s right hand of authority, ever since He ascended to heaven after His bodily resurrection. Fifty days after Passover (and the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus), Pentecost came and so did the Holy Spirit come to earth in a fuller measure so that God now can dwell in man. To endorse this “coming of the Holy Spirit,” on the day of Pentecost a hundred and twenty people received the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which was certified when tongues of fire of the presence of the Holy Spirit was seen visible above their heads. Also, this special “measure” of the Holy Spirit in the earth was endorsed when three thousand people were saved and born-again of the Spirit of God, as the Apostle Peter preached. This “special measure of the Holy Spirit” is the spiritual power from God the Father that can be accessed through Jesus Christ, the Son (Romans 5:2…access by faith into God’s grace and power.)




Jesus Christ had the Holy Spirit dwelling in Him, upon Him, and around Him in “full measure,” but Christians have a “measure” of the Holy Spirit given for spiritual fellowship with God and for power to be God’s witness and extend God’s kingdom in the earth (John 3:33-36; Romans 12:1-3). Speaking in other tongues (one that the speaker does not understand) is the “initial” evidence of being filled with the power of the Holy Ghost to be able to be sanctified by the Holy Ghost and power to be of service to God (Acts 10:44-46; Acts 19:2-6, [which happened twenty years after Pentecost]; Romans 12:1-3). But there are other evidences of being “filled” or “full” of the Holy Ghost.

Another evidence is “the inward witness of the Holy Spirit” or “guarantee” to you in “your spirit” that you are born of God’s Spirit and are His child.

Other evidences are

1. Supernatural love (for God and for others)
2. Worship “in spirit and in truth” to God
3. Fellowship with God, the Father (by sanctification of the Holy Spiritand by reconciliation by Jesus Christ, the Son.
4. The ability to witnessing for God to others with power
5. Prayer – empowered by the Holy Spirit
6. Service – supernatural empowered to serve and glorify God-as His child and His ambassador- and as a teacher, preacher, apostle, prophet, or evangelist, if God has called you to one of these office ministries
7. Divine guidance by the Spirit of God through faith in Christ Jesus
8. Living to please God – instead of living in the world
9. Ability to share your “faith” with others
10. Ability to encourage other with spiritual faith
11. Ability to walk in the gifts of the Spirit (1st Corinthians 12)
12. Ability to help people through the power and knowledge given by the Holy Ghost,
    
13. And other evidences, such as…kindness, goodness in supernatural abundance in you toward others.
    
    Let the believer “hear” with spiritual ears what the Holy Spirit is speaking to the Churches and to individuals today!
    
    “True believers worship one Jehovah God for His amazing love is written on their hearts. The Holy Spirit has been sent from the Father and from the Son to do a work in and for the blood-bought Church. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is a reality when a person is born again, accepting Jesus as Lord and Saviour. The Father is the One who draws a person to the place of introduction to Jesus. The Son meets the person and redeems him or her; while the Holy Spirit hovers there to see that the introduction with Jesus takes place. The Holy Spirit continues to hover, just as in Genesis 1:2, over the face of the deep (of the person’s personality) to create of that person a brand new creature. When a person believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, the Trinity (the Godhead) comes to live in that person’s inner man, the spirit of that man or woman. The new spirit has been made new and alive with God living in him (or her). Revelation 3:20 declares that when a man invites God into his heart, God will dwell with him. God is one God, yet three specific persons. When one of the Godhead comes to live inside of your spirit (heart), God, the Trinity, lives there for they are one in unity. And there are many other instances in the Bible when God tells man, “I will be your God and dwell with you.” The Father draws a person to Himself; Jesus, the Son, redeems that person; and the Holy Spirit moves upon the person’s heart creating a brand new creature clothed in holiness and righteousness. The Holy Spirit comes to impart life in abundance and in fullness of joy. We can understand God better by recognizing the different functions of each person of the Godhead. Thank God, He dwells in us, with us, and for us! “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome” evil principalities and powers “because greater is He that is in you, than he (the devil) that is in the world” (1st John 4:4). The Greater One lives in the believer. There is, however, a distinction of the Holy Spirit coming to live in a person at his new birth, and the second, separate infilling occasion when the Holy Spirit anoints you to enable you with spiritual power to serve God. In Hebrew, the Ruach ha Kodesh is the Holy Spirit and means “breathed.” As rain falls to nourish the physical crops unto harvest, so the Holy Spirit longs to fall on and breathe the breath of life into those who have identified with Jesus in His death, burial, and resurrection to be the family of God. “Breathe on me, Holy Spirit, as you hover over me. Mold me and make me into the image of Christ.” The Holy Spirit anoints you to fellowship with Him. He continues that fellowship to establish you in God’s ways of truth, to comfort you in affliction, to strengthen you in service for building the church, and to cause glory to be given to the Father through the fruit that you bear. This second infilling experience with the Holy Spirit brings a person into the reality of the Spirit’s fullness and into an intimate knowledge of God.
    
    When the “Holy Spirit comes upon a person,” this second experience is called “the baptism of the Holy Ghost” or “the infilling of the Spirit.” This baptism of anointed empowerment of the Holy Spirit can happen at new birth or later as a subsequent event. Jesus Himself said, “I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever, even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees Him not, neither knows Him, but you know Him; for He dwells with you, and shall be in you.” That Comforter that Jesus sent to us is the Holy Spirit or the Holy Ghost. He is a person of the Godhead, an individual—not an “it!” When a person desires more of God and asks to be baptized or surrounded by God, Jesus, as the Baptizer pours His Spirit upon You. When you receive the Holy Spirit by faith, He begins to speak divine utterances to your spirit as you worship, which you must speak out of your mouth with your voice. God has said, “I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh.” That means any believer in Christ Jesus who will desire to be filled with the Spirit of God can do so. The Holy Spirit does come upon you and does hover you as you begin to overflow with His Spirit. The Holy Ghost already dwells in you, yet He also comes upon you. It is when you begin to worship God and allow Him to bubble up inside of you until your spirit overflows with praise, worship, and thanksgiving that a river of living water begins to flow out of your mouth as you speak in other tongues. I met Jesus as the Baptizer of the Holy Ghost, but I didn’t know how to cooperate with Him and begin to speak in other tongues. The Holy Spirit was my Helper and My Comforter until one day I did relax and let Him flow out of me as I spoke in other tongues. Some people have been taught that this experience of being baptized by “or in” the Holy Spirit is not for today. How unfortunate that some people can’t believe in the unlimited, supernatural power of God! Satan lives this lie for it keeps people from an intimate fellowship with God, from hearing more accurately the voice of God, and from receiving divine power and wisdom to defeat satanic enemies.
    
    God so loved mankind that He made a blood covenant with man to provide for his every need. When the earth was with out form and void, the Holy Spirit hovered upon the face of the waters. Jesus was with the Father when He spoke, and the Holy manifested creation (Proverbs 8:22-31). He is in the world, for God is everywhere. When Jesus’ blood had been sacrificed and poured upon the earth, then the Son was resurrected the first born from the dead. The day heaven came down and glory filled our souls is called Pentecost, the day the Holy Ghost came as Teacher and Comforter to dwell “in” men’s hearts. This is the Day of Shavuoth or Pentecost…”
    
    Excerpt from Chapter 6.
    
    
    
    
    
    

THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM--THE FEAR OF THE LORD

THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
IS
THE FEAR OF THE LORD

“Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come.
Worship Him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
REVELATION 14:7NIV

“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil…”
PROVERBS 16:6

“The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.”
PSALM 34:7

“The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether” (Psalm 19:9). “The fear of the Lord” includes knowing, having respect for, and obeying the Word of God. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride, arrogance, and a perverse tongue. The fear of the Lord is not a fear that danger or evil is near; but the fear of the Lord is a “healthy” respect, awe, and reverence for the person of God Almighty who has power to judge your actions. The fear of the Lord is to stand in awe of and have a deep respect for God’s holiness and His standards. He is the Judge of sin and the Justifier of righteousness. He has the power to destroy both soul and body (Luke 12:4-5).

He has given you the choice of where you spend eternity…heaven or hell. Recognizing whom God is and fearing Him can motivate a person to walk in His ways, and not give in to worldly standards. “By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family” (Hebrews 11:7 NIV). When God showed Noah the approaching judgment coming upon the ungodly world, Noah ‘feared the Lord’ and was motivated to save his family by obeying Him. The writer of Hebrews says, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Judgment of sin will come upon an unbelieving world, but the righteous, those believing and fearing God, will be saved. Holy fear is the motivation that causes humans to adhere to God’s standards and reject worldly standards. And Proverbs 3:7-8 declares, “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be strength to your flesh, and strength to your bones.” When a person experiences a dreadful fear of offending God’s infinitely holy character, it will cause him to depart from evil. With a deep consideration of respect, mixed with wonder, awe, and love, is how a person is to “fear the Lord” and desire to please Him. The fear of the Lord develops a conscious desire in a person to avoid anything that would displease the Lord. In the fear of the Lord, obedience is the priority. The fear of the Lord, which motivates obedience to God, is the beginning of wisdom which pays the dividends of knowledge (Proverbs 1); life (Proverbs 19:8); longevity (Proverbs 9:10-12); morality (Proverbs 2:10-22); security (Proverbs 3:21-26); and wealth (Proverbs 24:3-4). Proverbs 8:17-21 tells the person who loves the Lord that He will cause substance to fill his treasuries.

God desires to be …..”

...Excerpts from Chapter 15

MESSAGE FROM THE FATHER:

“Hearken unto me, O children: for blessed are they that keep My ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that hears Me, watching daily at My gates, waiting at the posts of My doors. For whoso finds Me finds life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD. But he that sins against Me wrongs his own soul: all they that hate me love death.”

PROVERBS 8:32-36