One third of sea to blood - Plagues of Revelation

Revelation 8:8-9
Second Trumpet: The Seas Struck

     Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Casting Down of Satan - Plagues of Revelation

Plague of fire from heaven to devour rebels at the end of the Millennium

Revelation 20:7-10

Satanic Rebellion Crushed

     Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city.

 And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Degrees of Faith

. Continue in

Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”
. Established in faith of steadfastness

Acts 16:5
So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

. Joy of Faith of exhibition

Philippians 1:25
And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,

[Message No: 7114]

Scriptures for Forgiveness

John 8:6
This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.

Isaiah 43:25
“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake;
 And I will not remember your sins.

Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Questions in Nehemiah

2:2
Therefore the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.”
  So I became dreadfully afraid,

4:2
And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?”

5:8
And I said to them, “According to our ability we have redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?”
  Then they were silenced and found nothing to say.

Don’t think now, take the road

Matthew 14:29-30

So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

[Message No: 7113]

Referring Spring Rains

Hosea 6:1-4

A Call to Repentance

   Come, and let us return to the Lord;
   For He has torn, but He will heal us;
 He has stricken, but He will bind us up.
  After two days He will revive us;
 On the third day He will raise us up,
 That we may live in His sight.
  Let us know,
 Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
 His going forth is established as the morning;
 He will come to us like the rain,
 Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
      Impenitence of Israel and Judah
    “O Ephraim, what shall I do to you?
 O Judah, what shall I do to you?
 For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,
 And like the early dew it goes away.

Commands 

Draw nigh to God

James 4:8
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Eat own bread in quietness

2 Thessalonians 3:12
Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

[Message No: 7112]

Personal Testimony

Weapons of Spiritual Warfare – Personal Testimony

Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

Submission – James 4:7
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Colossians 1:15

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. —

If we had been alive when Jesus worked in the carpentry shop in Nazareth or walked along the Sea of Galilee near Capernaum, we could have said, "There goes God," and been right. The amazing reality of Jesus is that he was God among us. Matthew calls him Immanuel, "God with us." In Colossians 1, Paul pours out every superlative he can use to describe Jesus' preeminence over everything and everyone. He is God with a human face.

He is the ruler, the transcendent one, who reigns above all creation. He is also our Savior and our sacrifice.

Questions in Luke  

21:7
So they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?”

22:9
But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”

22:11
And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

What do you make of this?

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.

[Message No: 7111]

One must speak about Jesus

How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? — Romans 10:14

Since "calling on the name of the Lord" is essential for salvation, then what is going to happen if we don't speak about Jesus with those who do not know him? We must share Jesus with everyone who will listen. That "someone preaching to them" must be us!

How to make parents happy

Proverbs 23:24-25
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
 And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
  Let your father and your mother be glad,
 And let her who bore you rejoice.

Ephesians 3:17-19
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Glorified 

. When Jesus was glorified – John 12:16
His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

. By this my Father is glorified – John 16:8
And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

. I have glorified you on the – John 17:4
I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.

[Message No: 7110]

Net worth = (godly character) X (contentment).

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — 1 Timothy 6:6

What determines our financial worth? Do we compute it in terms of dollars, or possessions, or investments? Paul reminded Timothy that ultimate gain, the gain of inestimable value, is really determined by a very simple formula: net worth = (godly character) X (contentment). What would happen if we recognized the truly wealthy as those who were godly in their character and contented with their blessings in life?

The vocation of the natural life

Galatians 1:15-16

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

God Knows Our Needs

Philippians 4:10-19

Today’s passage presents an interesting paradox. Paul promises the Philippians that God will supply all their needs (Phil. 4:19) yet admits that he has experienced times of want (Phil. 4:12). To reconcile these two statements, let’s consider God’s divine viewpoint.

Paul wrote these words from a prison cell, a place of great physical distress. From a human perspective, we might all agree that God should have provided for the apostle by relieving his suffering. But instead, the Lord taught him contentment in this difficult situation. Although his physical discomfort remained, a greater need—for a changed attitude—was met.
Instead of pleading with God to take away your difficulty, ask Him for strength and a new perspective. Although He may not always deliver you from trials, you can count on Him to help you learn contentment, no matter what your external needs may be.

[Message No: 7109]

Mistakes Were Made

Exodus 32:1-5

The Gold Calf

   Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

   And Aaron said to them, “Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf.

  Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
   So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord.

Questions in Job

2:3
Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

2:9
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

2:10
But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

2:11
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort him.

3:11
“Why did I not die at birth?
 Why did I not perish when I came from the womb?

[Message No: 7108]

Learning from God

 “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.” – Psalm 143:10

We want the Spirit to be at work in us to make us like Jesus. For this to happen, we must open our hearts to the will of God. There are no greater words God wants to hear than "teach me to do your will." That is what it means for him to be God, to have control over our lives and our wills. This is a key part of loving God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. As we open ourselves to the Father in this way, the Holy Spirit puts us on God's level ground!

Till you are entirely His

James 1:4
But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
The discipline of disillusionment

John 2:24-25
But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.

Questions in Genesis

27:18
So he went to his father and said, “My father.”
  And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

27:20
But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?”
  And he said, “Because the Lord your God brought it to me.”

Psalms is the longest book in the Bible. It contains songs of praise, prayers for God’s help, and poems that express trust in God. The psalms express every possible human feeling, including sorrow and joy, doubt and trust, pain and comfort, despair and hope, anger and contentment, the desire for revenge and the willingness to forgive. As models of prayer and praise, the psalms invite people to share every part of their lives with God.

Scripture for Anger

Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
 But who is able to stand before jealousy?

[Message No: 7107]