I HAVE KEPT MY FATHER’S COMMANDMENTS
Thursday – March 19, 2020, Adar 23, 5780
Greetings dear wonderful friends and partners of this Ministry and The Three Minute Word blog. God is so good! We are a people blessed far beyond our current understanding. Our God is a good God who is not in the stealing, killing, and destroying present in the lives of too many Christians. Our God is not holding us back from prosperity. He has prepared prosperity for us that we don’t even dare dream about. Jesus also paid for us to have exceedingly good health. Our God is one of abundance and the Word (Jesus) came to give that abundant life, it is ours by faith, in love, led of the Holy Spirit.
John 10:10 (KJV)
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Ephesians 3:20 (KJV)
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Do we dare believe these verses? Do we dare confess them over our lives? How long dear ones will we allow, yes, we allow even invite, the evil one, the thief to beat our brains out? How long?
The Photo’s this week are courtesy of our granddaughter, Little Moments Photography. Todays picture is of Donna and me on a sleigh ride back in January. If you are reading this on Facebook please take the moment it takes to hit the “love” and “share” buttons to give us feedback and expand the reach of this good news. Ladies please be sure you have registered and have a poster for your Church, and flyers for the upcoming Women’s Conference themed “The Virtuous Woman” on the 30th of May 2020 at New Beginnings Church of God in Waterville, Maine. Now let’s turn our attention to our text in the Book of John and read it aloud.
John 15:8-12 (KJV)
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Let us not lose sight of the fact that this chapter starts by telling us there is one “true vine” and that is Jesus, the Word. We are to abide (be continuously) in the Word, in Jesus. The Word of God is from the Father, our Heavenly Father, Jesus was sent from the Father and He did the Word flawlessly and said we could and were in fact commanded to do the same. Love of God is the key to bearing fruit. Do we want the world and those around us in Church to know we have a wonderfully good Father or that we are abused children hanging on for dear life to get to Heaven? Our Father has given us everything for a fabulous life and it starts with believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. This idea that somehow our suffering (not pressure from the devil) of financial woes and physical woes somehow glories (shows the goodness of) God is demonic. Our suffering in this life is to be very temporary and is mainly the pressure brought by the temptations of the devils and our very own flesh.
Jesus fully obeyed the Father and walked in His full protection, never short on money but instead overflowing. Jesus needed a treasurer and routinely gave to the poor. He had so much money it was not noticed as Judas Iscariot pilfered from the kitty. There is zero evidence that Jesus had a sick day nor His disciples for that matter. And all of that is not because He was walking the earth as God! No, He was walking the earth as an Anointed man, Christ Jesus, walking in faith, walking in love (agape), and completely responsive, led, of the Holy Spirit just as we are to do. Jesus said “I have kept my Father’s commandments”. What is our testimony? We cannot say we have kept His commandments without evidence in our lives. What is the evidence? Remember, His love towards us is not a fuzzy wuzzy feeling, it is the performance of the Word of God in our lives and Ministry, in response to our obedience (love) towards Him. Next Monday, Lord willing, I will move forward into the topic of joy.
Until our next publication, as a Bible Teacher and Prophetic Voice I speak this blessing over each and every one of you, receive it, believe it, and speak over yourself and your family by faith in Jesus name! Quit asking God to bless you, you are already blessed, you have the Blessing, give Him something to do by the words of your mouth. Once you know the will of God, decree the thing (Job 22:28, Isaiah 45:11, Mark 11:23). (The Blessing is the Holy Spirit) We have left God way to long with nothing to do in our lives.
Numbers 6:24-26 (AMP)
24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
By: Dr. David Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
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