A Soldier who acts like he's a Tourist

[steve morrow]

DYING  TO  SELF  

HYPOCRISY ???

 

PSALM 50:16  but unto the wicked  GOD  saith what hast thou to do to declare  MY  statutes ---or that thou shouldest take  MY  covenant in thy mouth 

--50:17-- seeing thou hatest instruction --- and castest  MY  WORDS  behinnd thee ---

 

PROVERBS 4:5  GET  WISDOM  GET  UNDERSTANDING  FORGET  IT  NOT  --- NEITHER  DECLINE  FROM  THE  WORDS  OF  MY  MOUTH ---

 

PROVERBS 22:20  have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge 

--22:21-- that I might make thee know --- the certainty of the words of truth --- that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto you 

 

PROVERBS 18:12  before destruction the heart of man is haughty and before honor is  --- HUMILITY ---

 

ISAIAH 2:11  the lofty looks of man shall be humbled and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down and  --- THE  LORD  ALONE --- SHALL  BE  EXALTED  IN  THAT  DAY ---

 

PSALM 119:36  incline my heart unto thy testimonies  ---  AND  NOT  TO  COVETOUSNESS 

 

EZEKIEL 33:31  and they come unto thee as the people cometh and they sit before thee as  MY  people  --- AND  THEY  HEAR  THY  WORDS --- BUT  THEY  WILL  NOT  DO  THEM --- FOR  WITH  THEIR  MOUTH  THEY  SHOW  MUCH  LOVE  ---  BUT  THEIR  HEART  GOETH  AFTER  THEIR  COVETOUSNESS ---

 

ISAIAH 8:20  to the law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this  word  it is because there is no light in them

1 JOHN 2:10  he that loveth his brother abideth in the light and there is none occasion of stumbling in him

PSALM 119:30  the entrance of thy words --- GIVETH  LIGHT ---it giveth understanding unto the simple 

 

PROVERBS 21:16  the man that wandereth out of the way of understanding --- shall remain in the congregation of the dead ---

 

JOHN 8:12 the spake  JESUS  again unto them saying  --- I  AM  THE  LIGHT  OF  THE  WORLD  HE  THAT  FOLLOWETH --ME--SHALL  NOT  WALK  IN  DARKNESS  ---  BUT  SHALL  HAVE  THE  LIGHT  OF  LIFE ---

 

2 TIMOTHY 2:7  CONSIDER  WHAT  I  SAY  AND  THE  LORD  GIVE  THEE  UNDERSTANDING  IN  ALL  THINGS 

 

1 TIMOTHY 2:11  let the woman learn in silence with all subjection

--2:12-- but I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man ---but to be in silence---

 

MATTHEW 23:28  EVEN  SO  YOU  ALSO  OUTWARDLY  APPEAR  RIGHTEOUS  UNTO  MEN  BUT  WITHIN  YOU  ARE  FULL  OF  HYPOCRISY  AND  INIQUITY

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST 

 

 

[farouk]

On 10/11/2023 at 6:08 PM, Marilyn C said:

I think some people tend to have a wrong idea about being a `soldier` for Christ. They think of physical activities and being like a hero doing great things.

But that is NOT what it means. It is the continual dying to self in the everyday events of our lives. It is the shaping of our character to be like Christ, which He is doing by His Holy Spirit. It is the believer praising God in all situations of life and encouraging others when they are discouraged. 

It is the very life of Christ in our lives, shown to Principalities and Powers that rule the people of this world system. 

@Marilyn C Reminds me of Ephesians 6, the whole armor of God..............

[Marilyn C]

2 minutes ago, farouk said:

@Marilyn C Reminds me of Ephesians 6, the whole armor of God..............

yes farouk. And as I wrote in Patticats music selection, (Be still..) the enemy would try to get us to fear and be anxious and drown out the voice of God but we should, (as you said) `stand against the enemy by the word of God, praying, and standing for the truth, ` (Eph. 6)

[farouk]

17 minutes ago, Marilyn C said:

yes farouk. And as I wrote in Patticats music selection, (Be still..) the enemy would try to get us to fear and be anxious and drown out the voice of God but we should, (as you said) `stand against the enemy by the word of God, praying, and standing for the truth, ` (Eph. 6)

We also indeed need to know what the truth from the Word is, in order to stand for it consistently........

[Starise]

On 10/11/2023 at 5:20 PM, Vine Abider said:

I discovered in my dreams, if they were getting too much, I could simply call on the name of the Lord and everything would change for the better.  For instance, I used to have some pretty hairy reoccurring nightmares where demonic things were coming after me.  When I learned I could call on the name of the Lord Jesus while asleep, the nightmares stopped immediately and completely!  

Thanks to the power in the name of the Lord Jesus, I very rarely ever have a nightmare . . . but if I do, I know I can always call on Him! 

I'm glad the nightmares stopped.

The dreams  the Lord sends have messages and I remember them. This dream in particular had a strong message. Lots of symbology in this dream.