Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Message 70:3
Moreover the Lord has heard the prayers of this assembly and has answered peace—herein is your joy in obedience and in humility: for joy comes by obedience and peace in much assurance.
With our obedience to the Lord we will be blessed with joy and peace. This happens when the Lord is pleased with us. It helps us stay on the correct path. We have to make sure we are following the true words of God and his true plan.
Message 57:12
The Lord will comfort all that come unto him, therefore be not troubled but lift up and rejoice, even all. Fail not lest the Lord turn to others; be overcomers in all things for Satan seeks to set thee at variance one with another. Let it not be so.
The Lord will be there for us. We are supposed to love each other and treat each other with respect. Satan tries to work into our lives bitter contention that will tear us apart and away from God. Don’t let this happen to you. Let us praise the Lord and the peace that he brings.
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
There is no one more special in the eyes of the Lord then a follower of Christ. The people who follow all of the teachings of Christ are a blessed people who’s lives are full of love and peace. Let us try to be one of those followers.
Message 87:21
Be at peace. I leave a blessing in this place upon all that hear my words. I will continue to come until the work is finished.
Let us be assured that John will come again. He promised he would come until the work is finished. We can not worry about the future of the Church or of God’s plan. God has all things under control. Let us be filled with the peace that all things are in God’s hands.
Great shall be the joy in the hearts of men for they will hear the Lord’s words and humble themselves before him. The law of the Lord shall be written in each heart and all men will obey his will.
When we come to the Lord, there will be great joy in our heart and life. We will be blessed by his spirit in our day to day lives that will give us peace and reassurance. God will always send us his joy and peace if we follow his will and are humble before him.
Message 37:6
Lo, I come quickly, saith the Lamb of God: He that keepeth my sayings, in him will my love be perfected. Be ye cogitative and visions of divine and glorious light shall be about you. Think ye upon the ways and words of the Creator of mankind that knoweth the hearts of all men.
If we will follow the words of God, we can expect to receive his blessings and peace. We need to be aware of the spirit in our daily lives. It will lead us in all that we do. We need to keep studying to know the words of God and apply to our life as well. God knows our true thoughts, so let us think about following him in all things.
Message 69:6
“Let the Assembly meet in peace, let rejoicing be in your hearts. Pray earnestly and the Lord will meet with you by his Spirit, and great peace shall flow to all—and the faith of the faithful shall be heard. Power shall come as your hearts shall be prepared.”
As we prepare for the General Assembly let us pray that we each will be bless with the spirit of God. We have to humble ourselves and and do his bidding.
There will not be thought of the days next week, but I hope to update everyone as the Assembly progresses so check back often. If you are not able to make it we are going to try to broadcast the secessions on the normal Sunday service link Hear. The services start at 9 AM CDT. Hope to see you there
From Brother Norm
God said in Revelation 22:2 “In the Midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yeilded her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” Then Message 84:20 said, “When mankind will learn of me, he shall be lifted from darkness unto light and power—-and hearing me I will hear him and heal your souls and your lands”
There is no doubt as we travel the world that there is a huge need for healing of the nations. Poverty, war, coruption, unstable governments, financial troubles everywhere, and darkness in the mind of men. All these are simply facts of life that exist. From the throne of God and the Lamb comes His Message and His Love for a healing — the only healing that has hope and security and Power. Will mankind awaken from a deep sleep or will it be as in the days of Noah?
Message 76:4-5
“Much has come to pass, and wars, famines and prosperity have come and will yet be. The faithful are making ready to bring about the Lord’s Zion. Many represent Christ and are helping to bring peace. Satan’s work will be destroyed. The Lord sees the faith and good works of those that do his will. Continue and your way will be pleasant.”
As promised things are becoming difficult in these last days. We have to keep doing his work and we will receive God peace. Even though there is pain and destruction in the world, it is possible for us to have peace in our own lives. Keep following his commandments and the peace will follow.
1st Peter 8-11
“Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.”
Love and kindness. It is hard to show that in every situation, but that is what we are supposed to do. Revenge, paybacks, and bickering is not the way God wants us to live. Let us try to be full of peace and love in every thing we do.
Deuteronomy 8:6-11, 19-20
“For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: . . . And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.”
There are several popular ideas out in the world today that God owes us good fortune, that he will bless us no matter what we do. This is not the case. As we can tell with the Israelites, this is not the case. To keep God’s blessings we have to keep his word and follow his commandments in the fullest. If we do this we will be bless. We might not be blessed with riches or with things of this world, but it would be imposable to to say that God does not bless us in our daily lives. So keep the commandments to receive our blessings.
Message 93:6
“Be harsh with no one. Be not moved by confusion nor emotion, if it doth not calm the soul.”
When we pray to God, we feel his peace around us. When we feel the spirit of God, it is peaceful and reassuring. If you feel that God has told you something, but it does not come with his peace, you might want to pray about it some more. God will not tell us something without sending his peace with it. Hope this helps.
Message 88: 8
“Let all things be done in order – and comely. If the Spirit mellows and calmeth the soul, it is of God. Serve the Lord in Praise, in Joy and Peace. Pray earnestly and the Master of men will manifest his Power.”
Where God is, God’s peace rains though. We can tell when things are from God because the peace that comes with it. There are no doubts, no worries, just peace. We have to be open to receive this gift, if our hearts are closed to God, we can not feel his power and love. Seek the Lord and ask for his blessings, they will follow.
