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Psalm 100

Serve the Lord with Gladness / A Psalm of  Thanksgiving

1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations. 

Psalm 100 is in Book 4 of the Book of  Psalms (Psalms 90-106). This is one of 50 Psalms whose author is anonymous. Some of the anonymous Psalms are attributed to Ezra but I have not found anything that would substantiate or deny a claim for his authorship. This is to be sung by God's people as they are on their way to worship Him. We are not to just burst in on God with no preparation in our hearts. He is Holy and we should respect Him as such always. This Psalm is very easy to understand for the young Christians on the 'milk of the word' but also very deep for the more mature Christians that can handle the 'meat of the word.'

According to my open bible timeline: 

Book IV of the Psalms has an anonymous Chief Author with a possible compiler being Ezra or Nehemiah. 

Basic content is an anthem of praise. 

Topical likeness to Pentateuch is Numbers: Wilderness and Wandering. 

Possible dates of compilation: until c. 430 B.C. The span of authorship for the book of Psalms is about 1000 years (c. 1410-430 B.C.)

This is a Psalm of Thanksgiving. 

To a new Christian, this particular psalm reflects a spirit of gladness in coming before God's presence. We are to be thankful, praise Him, and bless his name for The Lord is good and merciful forever with His truth enduring to all generations. This Psalm lifts us up spiritually but also sends our witness out externally as we honor God, draw near to Him, really see Him as our creator and shepherd as we grow and learn the commands here. Just as there is a certain protocol to meet with earthly kings, so too is there a protocol to meet with the King of the Universe. 

This is a very powerful Psalm, especially since it is only five verses long. As a christian matures, they may be shown there are four verses of exhortation with the last verse giving the reason for the exhortations. The five verses contain seven commands that I consider steps of protocol to enter into the presence of our holy God then the reason for the commands. God always meets His children where we are. If we don't know the proper respect, He will not turn us away but will fellowship with us. Proverbs 9:10 tells us the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 

Action words listed by the verses:

Verse 1 SHOUT joyfully 

Verse 2 SERVE and COME before Him

Verse 3 KNOW

Verse 4 ENTER, GIVE THANKS, and BLESS

Verse 5 is the REASON we are given the previous commands.

As Christians, we represent our Savior Jesus to the world. If we walk around in life looking like Eyore in Winnie the Pooh – with his gloom and doom demeanor – would people see anything they want in our life that would encourage them to know our Lord? If we are joyful, and show that God is worth shouting about, people will be drawn to the joy we have in our relationship with our Savior! 

We are to serve the Lord with gladness not because we have to but because we want to. God loves a cheerful giver and that includes being cheerful in our service to Him. Singing will bring us into His presence. He inhabits the praises of his people. When we sing praises to God there is a sweet aroma sent to Heaven.

We all go through high points and low points in life. We are God's children so we learn to know Him, trust Him and lean upon Him. His strength is perfect when our strength is gone so in our weakness we can rise above our circumstances. We will be consistent in our witness to the world but also be able to live with the peace of God calming us in a world in chaos. Thanksgiving in our hearts, which grows the more we know God, leads to greater worship as we enter into the presence of our one true King! 

Verse 4 tells us to 'Praise His name.” The word praise means to kneel to show honor to God. True worship always involves falling at God's feet. In the presence and authority of God, the strength of his creation (man) will leave him and his spirit will naturally bring the body into a kneeling posture.

All of the above are a prelude to true worship. Wanting fellowship with our Lord, we enter into his courts with shouts, praise and singing, we bless his name, and our spirit opens fully to the majestic glory of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. There is no higher experience in this life than to be in the presence of the One True King experiencing heartfelt worship. We are covered in His goodness, love, and faithfulness. At the same time, we start to understand the name of God. In His presence, we recognize even deeper the holiness, greatness, wisdom, truthfulness and loving kindness that is His name!

Psalm 100:1 to Psalm 95:1

Psalm 95 is a call to worship the Lord. The importance of worshiping the Lord is expressed in both scriptures.

Psalm 100:3 ...it is he that hath made us...

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, …

The connection in the old testament Psalm of God being our creator is now complete as this new testament scripture gives us our identity with being created in Christ Jesus.

This psalm is among the most well-known psalms in the Bible. It is memorized by Christians and its basic structure has been placed into the opening line of one of the most well-known prayers taught to children, myself included: “God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food.” 

This psalm is a hymn of praise. The poetry is so very beautiful and calls to our heart as we read it and sing it. The poetry elements appeal to songwriters from generation to generation. Many songs have been written from Psalm 100 alone! I myself can think of a couple right offhand. Here is one from my days as a brand new Christian. 

I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart. I will enter his courts with praise. I will say this is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice for he has made me glad. He has made me glad. He has made me glad. I will rejoice for He has made me glad.

Knowing that the auditorium church only allows time for a prelude into worship, I know how deep worship is and that I desire and need this close fellowship with God. This will only be accomplished in my life as I spend time with Him, alone and not distracted by this world, to walk the steps of protocol into an audience with the King of the Universe. There is nothing in this world that could ever satisfy my heart and spirit than this communion at His feet in His glorious presence.

Maranatha,

Anna

 

Does the Lord Have a Word ...

^{for these days? There will not be a return to life as we knew it before the lock down. In light of this, we should look to God's Holy Word to see what He expects from His children!
I am sharing what God brought across my path to teach me. A while back, He corrected me to lay down all the social media and let the conspiracy talk go. I am going to share what God said to a pastor that I follow that was seeking Him for answers. Holy Spirit quickened my spirit to walk this way, as well, and to share this word with others. Please ask Holy Spirit to give you God's wisdom to understand these words the Lord gave to the prophet Isaiah!}

^{Isaiah 8:10-14 (KJV) 10} Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us. ¹¹ For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, ¹² Say ye not, A confederacy, to all [them to] whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. ¹³ Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread. ^14a And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 8:10 "Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us."

"God is with us". The Hebrew is Immanuel. The name of the virgin’s child (7:14), guaranteed the eventual triumph of the faithful remnant of Israel.

Plans made against God and His people will never work. The Assyrians will be the sufferers in the end. These people the Assyrians are attacking are God's people. This could not happen, had God not allowed it. The victory for Assyria is short-lived.

Isaiah 8:11 "For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,"

"With a strong hand". God inspired Isaiah with compelling power to speak a message that by its nature distanced him from the people he ministered to.

This is the LORD speaking to Isaiah. Isaiah was in the hand of the LORD. Isaiah was not an idolater. He was separated from the sins of this people. He was speaking all of this representing God. He was speaking as an ambassador for God with God's message to this people.

God was his protection. It was as if he were hidden in the hand of the LORD.

Isaiah 8:12 "Say ye not, A confederacy, to all [them to] whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid."

A Confederacy means conspiracy. Many in Israel considered Isaiah, Jeremiah, and other profits to be servants of the enemy when they advocated a policy of non-reliance on foreign powers and complete dependence on the Lord alone (see Jeremiah 37:13-15).

Isaiah was to say, "Do not make a deal with these Assyrians". Isaiah is calling for the few who would, to stand up for God and be counted. He reminded them, their strength is in the LORD, and they should not fear what these worldly people could do to them.

Isaiah 8:13 "Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread."

"Sanctify" in the verse above means to separate the LORD and worship only Him. Fear God only. The fear, or reverence, of God is the beginning of wisdom. They were not to fear the Assyrians. This is a call to worship and fear only the LORD.

Isaiah 8:14 "And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem."

“Sanctuary … Stone of stumbling”: Isaiah found encouragement in the Lord as his holy place of protection from his accusers. The New Testament applies this verse to corporate Israel in her ongoing rejection of Jesus as Messiah (Luke 2:34; Romans 9:32-33; 1 Peter 2:8). Both the houses of Israel will be collapsed until the return of the Messiah to the earth restores them.

Those, who fear and reverence the LORD, will be hid in Him. He will be their safe haven. He will protect them from all harm. Those, who do not, will stumble and fall. The same Rock (Jesus Christ), which saves the believers is a stone of stumbling to those who do not believe. He is their downfall.

He is saying that those of the house of Israel, or of Judah, who do not continue in faith in the LORD, will fall. This message can be to the many Christians today who do not remain with the Lord.

Jerusalem would fall then. Zion (the church of the Lord Jesus Christ), will fall now, if we do not fear and reverence the Lord and walk daily in His ways.
Reference for the preceding: 
https://www.bible-studys.org/Bible%20Books/Isaiah/Isaiah%20Chapter%208.html

^{Conspiracy? -- John Fenn video April 2020}

^{Description: A passage from scripture the Lord dropped in my heart a couple weeks ago that I share with everyone. It addresses the many voices out there and instructions from the Lord on how to handle ourselves during this pandemic.}

In the video, John starts out telling how he had been seeking the Lord for two or three weeks: "You know, seeking Him about how should I act, what should I do, what should my mindset be? The Lord

dropped into my spirit Isaiah chapter 8 verses 10 through 14a and the context in Isaiah is that the Assyrians are their enemy and there's much word, much talk, about is it really an alliance with them? Is there a secret agreement going on? Is Assyria going to attack?  There were all kinds of things

going on at the time and and so the Lord gave Isaiah this in Isaiah chapter 8 verses 10 through 14." The Lord forcefully warned John not to act like these people, do not say conspiracy every time these people say the word. The next thing is do not be afraid of what makes them afraid. Do not be scared, do not be afraid of what scares them.  Do not be terrified. You must recognize the authority of the Lord of Heavens Armies. He is the one to respect! He is the one we fear! He will become a

sanctuary and yet a stumbling block to those who don't believe." 

 

I pray that you have eyes to see and ears to hear so that you are teachable in the ways of the Lord!

 

Maranatha,

Anna

How can a person read the Bible ...

and still die as an unbeliever?

The following video is what Holy Spirit led me to watch that placed this blog post on my heart.

How can so many people read the Bible but still die unbelieving?  RZIM 2/5/2019
"If the Bible is really the revealed Word of God and has the power Christians claim it has, how can so many people read it, know it, and still die un-believing? Ravi Zacharias and Abdu Murray respond at an open forum at Yale University."

God, in wanting our love for Him to be our choice, freely given, gave each of us Free Will! He did not want robots. He was already worshiped by all of creation. He created man in their image for fellowship with Him. There are no magic words that someone could say that would make an unbeliever into a believer. That goes against God's Word and that will never be allowed for God's Word is truth! God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow! Isaiah 55:11 tells us that God's Word does not return to Him void but that it accomplishes what He sent it out to do.

The bottom line of unbelief is very simple. They don't want to believe! They have the pride of life, the lust of the eye, the want of material things this world offers. They refuse to see that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross was for them ... because it would mean giving their life to God and dying to self as they walk the supernatural road of discipleship.

Nothing happens in this world unless God allows it. I accept that God's ways and thoughts are higher than mine. I trust He sees the big, panoramic, picture from the beginning. I do not have this perspective yet, but when I make Heaven my Home, I will have this knowledge and so much more. The book of my life was written before I was even born. I will ask to read that book, when I remember it. I imagine, when I meet Jesus, everything will pass away in the wonder of His love and sacrifice for me! A sinner saved by Grace!

Are you surrounded by fear? Scared and uncertain of what today, and every day beyond that, will bring with the corona virus, lock down, evil in government blatantly planning to force you to act against your will. The only answer to take away that fear is to give your heart to Jesus and God will protect you! You don't accept Jesus for what you can get ... you accept His precious gift because you finally have your eyes and ears opened to the truth of how much you are loved!

If you are being called by Holy Spirit to accept Jesus as your Savior, please pray the ABCs of Salvation: 
Admit:

Confess to God that you are a sinner. Repent or turn away from your sin.
Believe:

Trust that Jesus is God's Son and that God sent Jesus to save people from their sins.
Commit:

Give your life to Jesus. Ask Him to be your Lord and Savior.

I hope you came to Jesus today!

Maranatha,
Anna

We will all give account...

To the Lord for Every Idle Word that we speak.

Life and death is in the power of the tongue. 

If you hear something, unless God says to speak it, keep it to yourself! There's too much drama in this world from uncontrolled, flapping lips that does not need to be out there. 

Speak Life not death and do not be quick to gossip! Try to remember that we will stand before the Lord and have to give an account for every word we have spoken. 

As you read this, ask Holy Spirit if He would please shine a light on your heart and show how this might apply to you!

Psalm 141:3 KJV 

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 

Maranatha,

Anna

BLOW YE THE TRUMPET IN ZION ...

and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

Click the two links below to receive the full message.

Blow The Trumpet in Zion - with Lyrics - Praise & Worship!!!

REPENT!!!

Joel 2:1-17

1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

11 And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?

15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

17 Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

Joel 2:27-32

27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

Amos 8:9-13  

Vision of the Summer Fruit 

9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:

12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

Watchmen are calling out the warnings! 
God IS going to wake up the entire globe. 
The Lord's Army is coming in the days of darkness. 
Be prepared and keep watching!!!

Maranatha,
Anna

Truth IS Available...

But you have to seek it with all that you are!

I have shared this message as the Lord put it on my heart.
urgent-urgent-information-dont-miss-this
Please take it to the Lord for discernment.

There's a document as described in the link provided. I pray for each one that lands on this page to feel the urgency of the hour, the call of Holy Spirit, and to have a willing and open heart to be shown what needs to be removed from their lives.

There truly is no time to spoon-feed this!

Maranatha,
Anna

GOD IS TRUTH ...

whether you believe it or not MAKES NO DIFFERENCE!

So much is going on. Yet most are blind to TRUTH and see only what they want to see. It has been an eye opening week for me, interactions with different people that I won't go into here.

The first thing I want to address is the Doctrine of Eternal Security: the once-saved-always-saved or no-works-required doctrine. This is near and dear to many Christians today. The reason is plain to see. They can made a 'mind' decision (and live life on their terms with no changes needed), not a 'heart' decision (which would require making changes in their lives). Let me equate this to the command in the Satanic Bible: Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law I highly recommend you go to this link.
Here is a small excerpt:

“What they [satanists] essentially believe, is that life should be lived in the pursuit of pleasures, and we only get one chance to do it. Sounds like America to us.”

Here is just one Bible verse refuting the above:

“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.” —Proverb 14:14

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The Berean - Daily Verse & Comments - Sep 25, 2018
 Hebrews 11:6-7
(6) But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (7) By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. 
Noah accomplished a significant witness, persevering for a very long time under horrific conditions. His witness was of sterling quality and worthy of emulation.

These two verses appear quite innocuous. We read them and consider their teaching a matter of course regarding Christian life and salvation. However, for this world's Christianity, they pose a dilemma for those more deeply aware of the intricacies of Christian responsibility.

Calvinist theologian Arthur Pink (1886-1952) says in his exposition of this passage, "The verses which are now to engage our attention are by no means free of difficulty, especially unto those who have sat under a ministry which has failed to preserve the balance between Divine grace and Divine righteousness." Why would he say this? These two verses, almost single-handedly, nearly destroy one of the most treasured teachings of this world's Christianity—the Doctrine of Eternal Security, the "once saved, always saved" or "no works required" doctrine. [emphasis mine]

Note the end of the quotation: Some ministries have "failed to preserve the balance between Divine grace and Divine righteousness." Preachers who fail to maintain this balance strongly emphasize God's favor while neglecting or ignoring His claims on our lives—our duties and responsibilities to Him—because He owns us! We are His slaves!

To any thinking person, these verses severely undercut those preachers' claims that appear to guarantee grace, that is, to assure salvation. How? Verse 6 clearly states that God rewards those who live by faith, and verse 7 illustrates that, in Noah's case, the reward was that Noah and his house were saved because of what they did.

What did Noah do that was so important to his and his family's salvation? His works produced the ark, the means of escaping death from the Flood. Noah's works were rewarded. Where, then, is grace?

Note that I wrote that these verses "nearly destroy" this concept, not "totally destroy." They do not contain the entire story, but they are very troublesome, to say the least, to those of the no-works stripe. If they do not bother a nominal Christian, he is clearly ignoring what the verses really say, that a person's works play a large part in his salvation. What would have happened to Noah and his family had they convinced themselves that, since God had given Noah grace, no ark needed to be built because God would save them anyway?

— John W. Ritenbaugh

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If you are here reading this and are not saved or have walked away from God, perhaps you still feel the calling of Holy Spirit on your heart to repent / come back to Him. Let me encourage you to not waste a moment: accept the free-for-you gift of Salvation that Jesus paid for you. What if this is the LAST TIME you have a chance to make this decision? Please choose wisely.

Maranatha,
Anna

Watchman ...

will you be faithful to sound the alarm?!!

I am sharing what the Lord has called me to walk in. As a watchman, He has charged me with a deeper walk than I ever knew before in July 2015, when He gave me a new name of Anna. He alone guides my steps: my feet would never have started or made this journey without Him calling and walking beside me. This journey was started in 1968, although I did not know it then. All of my days, past and future, are recorded in Heaven in the book of my life.

My heart is heavy for the lost and the lukewarm. We are so far away from where God intended us to be. We have bought into the lies of satan. We have made our material wealth and worldly reputation of more importance than our One True God. We are not following His Ten Commandments as our path to becoming more like Jesus.

What has happened to the watchmen that have been called? Have you sold your calling out for silver, gold, material things, accolades of man? Did you think you would be popular when you give the WARNING messages the Lord has given you to shout?! This is not negotiable ... it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God! I stand apart from you who have walked away. Lord, please continue to hold me, strengthen me, love me and give me messages for these end times. It is a privilege to walk in these last days ... I need no approval of man. In fact, if man approves of me ... I know I will be on the wrong road! If they hated Jesus, surely they will hate His true followers.

Click the link to read: The Unveiling
Excerpts: 
"I am unveiling mysteries of My Kingdom and sharing more of My heart than ever before. Subtle moves of My Spirit you have experienced in the past will become much more powerful and a greater part of your reality here." 
"The yoke upon the world now is one offered by the prince of darkness and its burden no one can carry, nor was anyone meant to carry it. My yoke is easy and My burden is light, so let go My children of all of it. It is time. This world is not your home, so walk away from that last bit you have clung to. I have it all in hand."

Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

The enemy of your soul is continually roaring and seeking you out. There is no protection apart from Jesus!

Maranatha,
Anna

God's Ways Are Not Our Ways ...

His thoughts are not our thoughts. 
We should never presume to speak for God: He is so high above us! So many times we have all heard someone tell others what God thinks / what God does ... seriously?!! We are not, and never will be, equal with God and know His heart and mind fully! He will have mercy on whom He will have mercy!

Isaiah 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Romans 9:15 
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Instead of condemning and putting people down, why not lift them up to Jesus instead? Put away your judgments. Put away your anger. Put away your hate. Ask God to heal your heart and to show you How to pray for His Children! 

Please spend time with God today and ask for His love for people. For Him to place people on your heart to pray for and lift up to Him.
John 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Maranatha,
Anna

Fear God & Keep His Commandments

Life in light of Eternity:
Life is lived not only for this life but also for eternity, knowing that good will be rewarded and evil will be condemned perfectly by the God who will bring you into judgment.

In Ecclesiastes, literally, Solomon spoke of the judgment, referring to our great accountability before God. So, let us understand how one should proclaim God's truth:
- Should teach the people knowledge.
- Should seek to find acceptable words.
- Should seek to bring forth that which is upright - words of truth.
- Should make our words as goads and well-driven nails, with point and direction.
- Should bring forth the words given by one Shepherd.
- Should realize that good study is wearisome to the flesh and be willing to pay that price.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Matthew Henry Ecclesiastes Ch 12 Commentary
I. The summary of religion. Setting aside all matters of doubtful disputation, to be religious is to fear God and keep his commandments.

1. The root of religion is fear of God reigning in the heart, and a reverence of his majesty, a deference to his authority, and a dread of his wrath. Fear God, that is, worship God, give him the honour due to his name, in all the instances of true devotion, inward and outward. See Rev. 14:7.

2. The rule of religion is the law of God revealed in the scriptures. Our fear towards God must be taught by his commandments (Isa. 29:13), and those we must keep and carefully observe. Wherever the fear of God is uppermost in the heart, there will be a respect to all his commandments and care to keep them. In vain do we pretend to fear God if we do not make conscience of our duty to him.

II. The vast importance of it: This is the whole of man; it is all his business and all his blessedness; our whole duty is summed up in this and our whole comfort is bound up in this. It is the concern of every man, and ought to be his chief and continual care; it is the common concern of all men, of their whole time. It is nothing to a man whether he be rich or poor, high or low, but it is the main matter, it is all in all to a man, to fear God and do as he bids him.

Under The Sun by MICHAEL CARD

May all who come here, if they ask for it, be granted eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit of the Lord is saying.

Maranatha,
Anna