The Joy of the Lord?

 To Have!

To believe in the death, resurrection and promised return of the Lord is one thing, but to follow Jesus is another?

To imitate, to apply Jesus actions everyday in our lives is hard and that is perhaps why many people who claim faith are unhappy, since they live as the world?

We were purchased at a heavy price and it is sad to see that many fail at this essential and simple hurdle or that they abuse the power they have been invested with!

Matthew/Levi 25:21-23,  1 Thessalonians 1:6,  Philemon 1:20.

The Love of God!

 Compassion?

We do not see much compassion with even the best of people at the worst of times and yet we are told in the New Testament of the Holy Bible that Jesus showed compassion to people!

The word is defined as having pity rather than showing love, Jesus had pity on the crowds who followed Him, because they were Spiritually dull and yet they wanted many things a leader to free them from the Roman occupation and a healer!

Today many people are searching for answers to the problems of life, but at the same time they do not want God? Because they have been told God is about rules and religion is rubbish and we can solve all our problems if we can find the answers ourselves?

Matthew/Levi 9:36,  14:14,  15:32,  20:34,  Mark 9:22,  Luke 10:33,  Romans 9:15,  Colossians 3:12, 1 John 3:17.

The county lines Chain?

 Of human slavery and Misery!

When one thinks that you can make a living and escape the evil of this new type of narcotics network, your friends stab you in the back and take over your role believing that they can do better and thus the misery and slavery continues!

Much of what is termed in the U.K. as a county line, is that of a baron and his family controlling misguided youth, families and children either by promises, nice food, clothes, loans or just intimidation so that a line network can be built up to supply drugs across the country?

The problem that society now faces is generations of youth believing they have no need to work, since at an older age they will live off the proceedings of their own lines or networks and that if they ever live long enough?

God sees the human heart of evil and sin and warns us of the our come of our actions, so we must choose Him and be freed from bondage, slavery, lies and death!

 John 3:14-20,  Acts 13:39,  Hebrews 4:12,  Revelation 1:5.

God expects more from Us!

 A den of merchants and Robbers?

One has always felt uncomfortable with the Sunday book store in the Church and despite the need for it, it becomes a king of religious hypocrisy when we are encouraged by some to keep the sabbath and feel okay trading in the confines of fellowship!

Jesus was not to pleased with what He saw in the Temple in Jerusalem, the abuse of the religious leadership turning a Holy building into another outlet for business and His words spoken that they were in relation to what the poor suffering Prophet Jeremiah had to put up in his day!

God wants us to be a people of applied faith, not Church going and not in a religious system of rules and rituals #, but to free in the indwelling holy Spirit to be alive and active, with no fear of people? Respecting the laws of the lands that we are in as long as they do run contrary to God's laws!

Jeremiah 7:3-11,  Matthew/Levi 21:13,  Luke 19:45-46,  Hebrews 4:12,  Revelation 2:19.

Living in the Age?

 When the religious and the leaders tell us Lies!

With God there is never anything new under the sun when it comes to human failures, times may pass for a long time, but it all just comes around again and again for another generation to deal with?

Today many Church leaders have lost their way, but not because of external pressure, but their own choice in leading millions astray in false ideas and doctrines, trying to justify one sin so they can cover up their own lack in what ever area that Satan has tempted them in!

We are up against it, so that is why we need the holy Bible to read and study and prayer to get our guidance without needing any intermediary?

Jeremiah 5:30-31,  2 Corinthians 11:13-15,  Colossians 2:8,  2 Timothy 4:3,  2 Peter 1-2.

Waiting!

 U.S. reform bill on the Police?

Much was promised in the U.S. to rout out the Trump administration and yet we see a string of failures with Kamala Harris taking her time to deal with the border issues and keeping 900 miles from the pressure point, while Biden travels the world trying to start a war with Russia maybe to avoid changes at home to that promised bill?

If black people have learned anything from history it is that white people do not keep their promises and what we saw even in the sentencing of the killer of George Floyd was a capitulation on justice! 

Now we have to wonder what is coming next in the appeal and if Biden will implement anything or just be another white man in the white house?

We see the same problem world wide when it comes to black people, they are still considered second class in white society, but in many black nations police brutality is far worse and gets unreported or ignored by western media!

 Psalm 10:2,   22:16,  98:1-2,  119:157,  Micah 7:10,  Matthew/Levi 12:20,  2 Corinthians 5:17-20,  7:11,  Ephesians 6:14,  James 3:18, 2 Peter 3:13.

Pentecost!

 Our Empowerment?

it is there for us to use, if we need it to share our faith to do some work that will help others and lift up the body of the Ekklesia for the glory of God?

Even the small things are powerful weapons in our fight with Satan and His host, making the tea, welcoming strangers as well as believers at the door, putting out the hymn books, newsletters and even cleaning the Church?

There are many things we can do as believers, at school, work, retirement and travelling! Talking to people, even saying hi and bye might be enough to save a life in crises?

Romans 12:6,  1 Corinthians 12:4,  28,  2 Timothy 2:1,  Hebrews 2:4.