Part 4 of: Where are you in the Battle?

These days, the shepherds [of the people of God] have become like brute, irrational and stupid, they really have not sought the Lord or inquired of Him or required Him [by necessity and by right of His Word]. Therefore, they have not dealt prudently and have not prospered and all their flocks are scattered. Jeremiah the prophet said; in the 23rd verse of the 10th chapter of the scroll of Jeremiah from the Message Version: I know, GOD, that mere mortals can’t run their own lives, that men and women don’t have what it takes to take charge of life. The King James Version puts that same 23rd verse of the 10th chapter of the scroll of Jeremiah in these words: O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. We being saints of the most high God must remember: the steps (or companionship, association and fellowship) of a good (vigorous-brave-courageous) man are ordered (or framed) by the LORD: and he delighteth (take pleasure) in his way (which is assigned him of the LORD—even as Jonathan was). Though a good man falls (or be overwhelm), he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth (or established) him with His hand (which is God’s dominion). When we’re wrong and there will be times when we are wrong; our prayer is: O LORD, correct, instruct and chastise me, but with judgment and in just measure; not in Your anger, lest You diminish me to nothing. So hear this children of God, a good idea does not make it God’s idea; as is clearly pointed out in verses 22-23 of the 16th chapter of the scroll of Matthew from the Amplified Version in these words: Peter, taking Yhowshua (the Lamb of God) aside (after hearing Yhowshua said these words in the 21st verse of the same 16th chapter of the scroll of Matthew: from that time forth, Yhowshua began [clearly] to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, at the hands of the high priest and at the hands of the scribes and be killed [at their order]. And on the third day be raised from death). But Peter, having a sidebar with the (heavenly sent sacrificial Lamb) which indicated that Peter (being the next leader) had no idea whom he was learning from, nor what Yhowshua’ life was determined manifested for; Selah! Even as most saints have not a clue what their lives are in existence for; their thoughts being, I will have all things my way, because Yhowshua died for me. LISTEN PEOPLE OF GOD; THAT IS SO FAR FROM THE TRUTH; FOR IT’S GOD’S WAY, OR YOU’RE BEING LED BY SELFISH DEVILISH GUIDANCE (as was the first symbolic picture of a church in the garden; though she had the name of being; the mother of all living, yet she was dead herself. On Peter’s sidebar with Yhowshua (the Son of God) Peter, speaking with the Lord privately (as says the Amplified Version) he began to reprove and charge the Lord sharply, saying; God forbid what you said Lord. Wow!!! Peter continues by saying, that negativity in which you just pronounced upon yourself, MUST NEVER HAPPEN TO YOU. On that same sidebar with Peter, Yhowshua (the sacrificial Lamb) He turned away from Peter (sound like good saying) and said to him; get behind Me, Satan! You are in My way [an offense and a hinderance and a snare to Me] for you Peter (right now) are minding what partakes not of the nature and quality of God, but of men (imaginations). We see Yhowshua now addressing all the disciples in these words from the Amplified Version: if anyone desires to be My student, a learner of the Word of God, a good pupal, let that person deny himself [disregard, lose sight of and forget himself and his own interests] and take of his cross (of being put to death, suffering many things at the hands of the elders, the high priest and those who really feel as if they know the Word of God, called scribes) and follow the example in which I’m leaving you to follow [that’s cleaving steadfastly to Me, confirm wholly to My example in living, if need be, in dying also!!!! This is what helped Jonathan say unto his armourbearer; we’re going in, even if it’s without the crowd; and God wrought a mighty work with the few first, which triggered jealousy among the many; which caused them to move into action. As we of the Leadership Team of Grace Message Church Ministries left off in our last food for thought which is dated the 20th day of the 7th month of the 2018th year and it’s posted of Grace M Church Facebook page titled; part 3 of: Where are you in the battle? Get this people, the fearful leader (Saul), when he finally gets into the battle; it’s him who causes his own warriors distress (as if he was a secret agent for the enemy). The distress was, when you’re hungry, do not eat anything (sound like the Catholic and Episcopal churches, seeing they desire you not to devour your spiritual bread for your soul-which is sweet as honey in our mouths, but bitter in our bellies; though the Word brightens our eyes). That’s when the whole army was led into the land of woods and there was honey on the ground, along with honeycombs. O Lord, but, the Word of God says: blessed are they (who are in battle) which do hunger and thirst after righteousness and the righteousness was to be enlightened which would equip you to finish eliminating the enemy. How many of us understand, when God is using us, we hear not dumb decrees or we ignore them on purpose, by staying according to the victory in which God is working through us, for the whole team; and not just for ourselves. After Jonathan and his armourbearer being out there on the battlefield longer than anyone else; they needed refueling; and not fully knowing if his father, the priest and the rest of the army were still under the pomegranate tree or not; the armourbearer was under Jonathan’s charge (as the armourbearer said in the 7th verse of the same 14th chapter of the First scroll of Samuel: I am with thee according to thy heart Jonathan). Ask yourselves, are you able to allow God to assign you to someone, and that someone has your life in their hands, and the direction seems more difficult than the rest of the army’s; but you’re still just a servant of someone who’s over you physically and you’re not too sure about the spiritual part? We see in the 27th verse of the 14th chapter of the First scroll of Samuel from the Amplified Version: that Jonathan dipped the end of the rod in his hand into a honeycomb and put it to his mouth and his weary eyes were brightened (who could find fault in that)? That’s when one of the soldiers of Saul (Jonathan’s father) caught up with Jonathan (Saul’s successor) and with Jonathan’s armourbearer, as it may have seemed; in a time when it was too late, seeing that they have eaten; and it really seemed (in the eyes of Saul) as if Jonathan was being rebellious (for he already went out there on his own and Saul’s men knew this). Here is where we will be picking up from in our next epistle, 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!!!!!