Part 3 of: Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling
- Grace M. Church
- Jan 14, 2018
- 6 min read
Hello unto all on this here 14th day of the 1st month of the 2018th year! We of the leadership team of Grace Message Church Ministries pray that everyone’s Sabbath was a blessed one, and that each person was able to rest in the Lord and kept that day holy unto the LORD God. Notwithstanding, as we are able to recollect from our last food for thought, we left off at the 6th verse of the 4th chapter of the book of James which reads: but our Lord gives more acceptance than the world could ever give a person, even after learning all of the faults. We should have said, God accepts the weak in strength, more than any man could ever give acceptance unto; especially of someone who claims to be a child of God, even those who are over taken in a fault God distributes a period of grace unto them. And this spoken acceptance from the Lord, the Bible calls the grace of God, which only comes by acceptance of Yhowshua and being totally led by the Holy Ghost. Yes, Holy Ghost led people find themselves at times ensnared in faults; that’s if you would be honest with yourselves and God, by not allowing your pride to get in the way. Wherefore Solomon’s words from the 34th verse of the 3rd chapter of the book of Proverbs to his own son, are quoted in the 6th verse of the 4th chapter of the book of James which goes a little like this: God ranges Himself against the proud people of the world, and even against those who are proud within themselves which do serve the Lord. Even as God demonstrated when worms ate Herod; as is recorded in these words from the 23rd verse of the 12th chapter of the book of Acts: the angel of the Lord smote Agrippa. This Agrippa, being the grandson of Herod the Great and a physical king of the Jews, he gave not God the glory. For Agrippa was an expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews; as is pointed out in the 3rd verse of the 26th chapter of the book of Acts. Yet, Agrippa was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost; even after hearing Paul’s testimony, and saying unto Paul in the 28th verse of the 26th chapter of the book of Acts: almost thou Paul, persuaded me to be a follower of the Messiah. So, Agrippa allowed his pride to get in the way, because most noble Festus was there, and forgetting that the 6th verse of the 4th chapter of the book of James which quotes from the 34th verse of the 3rd chapter of the book of Proverbs and says: but God giveth grace unto the humble. In other words, Agrippa was given a chance of the saving of his own life, but some people rather gain the respect of men, than to glorify God. So, the Bible ask every man this question from the 26th verse of the 16th chapter of the book of Matthew: what should it benefit a man, if he shall gain the respect of the whole world, and receive damage upon his own soul, by ignoring to giving honor unto God before men? or what shall a man ransom for his soul; understanding that it was God who redeemed mankind? These words shine clarity concerning the 27th verse of the 1st chapter of the First book of Corinthians which reads: but the supreme Divinity hath selected the absurd, insensible, foolish and even the opposed to manifested truth things of the world to make shame the wise of the world; and God hath selected the strengthless things of the world “as was Joshua, Gideon and we of the leadership team of Grace Message Church Ministries” to confound the things which are mighty. This is one reason why God most likely began with these words to weak Joshua from verses 6-7 of the 1st chapter of the book of Joshua: be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. To weak fearful Gideon God’s words were spoken in this manner from the 12th verse of the 6th chapter of the book of Judges: And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. To weak and unbelieving Jeremiah were these words spoken from verses 7-8 of the 1st chapter of the book of Jeremiah: but the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. And the supreme Divinity said unto us of the leadership team of Grace Message Church Ministries, and all of us being damaged and weak, God said unto us from verses 15-17 of the 21st chapter of the book of John in these words: TO FEED WHAT ALREADY BELONG TO ME. Allow us to explain; not everyone is equipped to the calling of only saving souls; some ministries are for the equipping of those who, after being delivered by faith; is to help them understand the calling in which they were called. And to make them see clearly, that this calling is not a one step program, and not even a twelve step program. This walk in the Lord is a, the rest of your life program, and you’re always in the wash cycle, which will bring us to total sanctification; as is stated in verses 26-27 of the 5th chapter of the book of Ephesians in these words: that the Holy Ghost might consecrate and purge it with the washing “BKA bathing and continual baptizing which is being totally submerged in the Word of God” and showering a person with the rhema Word of God, which would cause the Holy Ghost to present it to himself a honorable bride known as the church, not having defects as Eve had, or roughness and wildness as Esau had, or any such thing; but that the bride of Christ should be separated from common women as Dinah being a young inexperienced church once was before she went out, as is seen in verses 1-2 of the 34th chapter of the book of Genesis; also as long as she stayed under the guidance of the Lord, she was without blemish, neither was she defiled before then, as is pointed out in the 13th verse of the 34th chapter of the same book of Genesis, understanding that she was constantly being baptized, washed and rinsed in the Word of God from her father and brethren mouth. This not becoming defiled, it’s maintained by submitting unto the keeping and leadership of the Spirit of God, and not following your own thought to be strong understandings. This is what’s meant when the 26th verse of the 1st chapter of the First book of Corinthians says: for ye saints of Corinth, your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many powerful, not many well born which have a silver spoon in their mouths, are called. For Dinah thought that she was wise enough to go out on her own; as many young women think before their time. They not understanding that the absurdness of God, has more knowledge than men; and the situation which seems as they are without strength with God, they are more powerful than those of men. So, we say, even as Paul said; when we are weak in our own strength, then are we strong in the ability of God. In us keeping this mindset, we are seen as being humble before the Lord, but stupid in the eyes of the pride of men. and as the 6th verse of the 4th chapter of the book of James clearly make known unto us, the grace of God is given unto us to help us along this hard journey. This is the main reason why the 7th verse of the 4th chapter of that same book of James admonishes us with these words: Submit yourselves therefore to God. This washing, bathing and baptizing which is actually constantly being submerged in the water of the Word of God, this brings about a constant rinsing of defilement from our walk in the Lord. Theses cycles are repeated in our lives, as long as we live. Here is where we will pause for the moment, for enough has been said to make you go hmm!!! We will speak with you at a later date, that’s if it’s the Lord’s will, until then; sayonara!!!!!!
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