Give God The Glory

Jeremiah 13- Be Not Proud

 1Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

 2So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.

 3And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,

 4Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

 5So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.

 6And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

 7Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

 8Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

 9Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

 10This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

 11For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

 12Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

 13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

 14And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

 15Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.

 16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

 17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is carried away captive.

 18Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

 19The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

 20Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

 21What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

 22And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

 23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

 24Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

 25This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

 26Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.

 27I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made

Old Testament and New Testament Regarding The Blood

"This is THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT" (Exodus xxiv).

It was in that BLOOD the Covenant had its foundation and power. It is by THE BLOOD alone, that God and man can be brought into covenant fellowship. That which bad been foreshadowed at the Gate of Eden, on Mount Ararat, on Moriah, and in Egypt was now confirmed at the foot of Sinai, in a most solemn manner. Without BLOOD there could be no access by sinful man to a Holy God.

There is, however, a marked difference between the manner of applying the blood in the former cases as compared with the latter. On Moriah the life was redeemed by the shedding of the blood. In Egypt it was sprinkled on the door posts of the houses ; but at Sinai, it was sprinkled on the persons themselves. The contact was closer, the application more powerful.

Immediately after the establishment of the covenant the command was givers, "Let them make me a. sanctuary that I may dwell among them " (Exod. xxv. 8). They were to enjoy the full blessedness of having they God of the Covenant abiding among them. Through His grace they may find Him, and serve Him in His house.

He Himself gave, with the minutest care, directions for the arrangement and service of that house. But notice that THE BLOOD is the centre and reason of all this. Draw near to the vestibule of the earthly temple of the Heavenly King, and the first thing visible is the ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING, where the sprinkling of blood continues, without ceasing, from morning till evening. Enter the Holy Place, and the most conspicuous thing is the golden altar of incense, which also, together with the veil, is constantly sprinkled with the BLOOD. Ask what lies beyond the Holy Place, and you will be told that it is the MOST HOLY PLACE where God dwells. If you ask how He dwells there, and how He is approached, you will be told "NOT WITHOUT BLOOD." The golden throne where His glory shines, is itself sprinkled with THE BLOOD, once every year, when the High Priest alone enters to bring in THE BLOOD, and to worship God. The highest act in that worship is the sprinkling of THE BLOOD.

If you inquire further, you will be told that always, and for everything, THE BLOOD is the one thing needful. At the consecration of the House, or of the Priests; at the birth of a child; in the deepest penitence on account of sin; in the highest festival; always, and in everything, the way to fellowship with God is through THE BLOOD alone.

This continued for fifteen hundred years. At Sinai, in the desert, at Shiloh, in the Temple on Mount Moriah it continued till our Lord came to make an end of all shadows by bringing in the substance, and try establishing a fellow ship with the Holy One, in spirit and truth.

II. WHAT OUR LORD JESUS HIMSELF TEACHES ABOUT THE BLOOD.

With His coming old things passed away, and all things became new.

He came from the Father in Heaven, and can tell us in divine words the way to the Father.

It is sometimes said that the words "NOT WITHOUT BLOOD" belong to the Old Testament. But what does our Lord Jesus Christ say? Notice, first, that when John the Baptist announced His coming, he spoke of Him as filling a dual office, as "THE LAMB OF GOD that taketh away the sin of the world" ; and then as "the One who would baptize with the Holy Spirit." The outpouring of the BLOOD of the Lamb of God must take place, before the outpouring of the Spirit could be bestowed. Only when all that the Old Testament taught about THE BLOOD has been fulfilled, can the Dispensation of the Spirit begin.

The Lord Jesus Christ Himself plainly declared that leis death on the Cross was the purpose for which He came into the world ; that it was the necessary condition of the redemption and life which He came to bring. He clearly states that in connection with His death the shedding of His BLOOD was necessary.

In the Synagogue at Capernaum He spoke of Himself as "THE Bread of Life"; of His flesh, "that He would give it for the life of the world." Four times over He said most emphatically, "Except ye . . . drink leis BLOOD ye have no life in you." "He that drinketh my BLOOD hath everlasting life." "My BLOOD is drink indeed." "He that drinketh my BLOOD dwelleth in me and I in him" (John vi.). Our Lord thus declared the fundamental fact that He Himself, as the Son of the Father, who came to restore to us our lost life, can do this in no other way than by dying for us; by shedding His blood for us; and then making us partakers of its power.

Our Lord confirmed the teaching of the Old Testament Offerings-that man can live only through the death of another, and thus obtain a life that through Resurrection has become eternal.

But Christ Himself cannot make us partakers of that eternal life which He has procured for us, save by the shedding of His blood, and causing us to drink it. Marvellous fact! " NOT WITHOUT BLOOD " can eternal life be ours.

Equally striking is our Lord's declaration of the same truth on the last night of His earthly life. Before He completed the great work of His life by giving it " as a ransom for many," He instituted the Holy Supper, saying-" This cup is the New Testament in MY BLOOD that is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins. Drink ye all of it." (Matt. xxvi. 28). "without shedding of blood there is no remission of sins." Without remission of sins there is no life. But by the shedding of His BLOOD He has obtained a new life for us. By what He calls " the drinking of His blood " He shares His life with us. The blood SHED in the Atonement, which frees us from the SIN, the guilt of sin; and from death, the punishment of sin; the blood, which by faith we drink, bestows on us His life. The BLOOD He shed was, in the first place FOR us, and is then given TO us.

Written by Andrew Murray

The Blood Covenant

The Blood Covenant

Here is the ways Jews made a covenant with each other

In Abraham society, when two families made covenant together, they gave to one another everything they had and all they represented

They were no longer two but one
Families bound themselves together in blood agreement in order to fill in the gaps created by each other's weaknesses and needs.

Where the first tribe was weak, the second tribe was strong

They drew terms of agreement and prepared the solemn ceremony at least 3 animals were sacrificed. Their carcasses were split down the spine and the halves were placed on the ground opposite each other. The result was called "the way of blood"

When the covenant ceremony began the two people exchanged their coats.
This signified the mutual exchange of authority meaning "All that I do, all that I have is now yours

The two people exchanged their weapons meaning ".My strength is now your strength your enemies are now my enemies

Twice the two people would walk through the way of blood then they would stop in the center- they pronounced their pledge of loyalty making promises to each other that could never be broken
The curse was the penalty for breaking the terms of agreement.

Next they cut their hands and wrists and bound their wrist together so that the blood would intermingle
After their loyalty to each other, the family join their names together
The bread signified their flesh and the wine their blood. The covenant meal represented their willingness and commitment to lay down their lives for each other

When Abraham laid his son down on the altar of sacrifice he opened the way for God his covenant partner- Gen 15:9-10
To do the same thing with :is only Son, Jesus on the cross.

Gal 3:29 heirs according to the promise

Christ redeemed us from the curse
That is why we have a blood covenant through Jesus everything belongs to Him belongs to us.

Jesus became the sacrificial Lamb that established your covenant with God

Well, the blood of Jesus has made the way for us to have a covenant relationship with the Father

The New Covenant does not depend on your ability to keep it . It depends on Jesus ability to keep it.

1hat ever God has promised you, He is able to perform it.

Covenant blood by Kenneth Copeland

Your Destiny Is Awaiting You Today

THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL

Accepting God's salvation and confessing God's Word leads you to a path of success. If you haven't received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, now is the time for you to make that decision.

Accepting salvation is the most important decision you will ever make.  It guarantees you will spend eternity with God, and it empowers you to succeed in every area of your Life.  It will lead you to a destination of overflowing goodness and total-life prosperity.  There are many people on their way to Heaven, but they are not enjoying the journey.  They may not be experiencing God's best in their lives for a number of reasons.

The relationship you develop with God through His Son, Jesus, however, has the power to make your life on earth enjoyable and fulfilling. 

If you haven't developed a personal relationship with Jesus, the Anointed One, I invite you do do so today.  God will meet you where you are.  His love is unconditional and has nothing to do with how He'll smooth out the rough spots and set you free from your past.

Make a decision, right now, to confess with your mouth tha Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He paid the price for your sins when He died on the cross.  The Bible says that if you believe in your heart and say with your mouth that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) Make Him the final authority in your life, and consult Him on everything you do.  Fellowship with Him through prayer and reading His Word.

If you have opened your heart to Jesus today, welcome to the family of God! Angels are rejoicing over your decision. (Luke 15:10) and right now in Heaven, you name has been written in the Lamb's Book of Life (Rev 21:27) Praise God!

You are now an heir of salvation and entitled to receive every covenant promise in the Bible.

Your decision to Follow God's Plan for your life, starting with salvation , is a life-changing moment.  This marks only the beginning of your desting with God.

taken from "8 steps to Create the Life You Want by Dr. Creflo A. Dollar

Thank you for joining me today. Have a blessed day

WHO'S SANTA CLAUS

FOR UNTO YOU IS BORN THIS DAY IN THE CITY OF DAVID
A SAVIOR, WHICH IS CHRIST THE LORD. AND THIS SHALL BE A SIGN UNTO YOU; YE SHALL FIND THE BABE WRAPPED IN SWADDLING CLOTHES, LYING IN A MANGER.

                                                                                                                        LUKE 2:11-12

The best gift of all is to receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. 

You have been searching for happiness, You have been lonely and depressed most of your life.

You feel too ashamed to let people know how unhappy you have been.

You feel empty inside and don't know where you should turn to

This Christmas you have no one to share your holiday with

Perhaps, you have a family to share Christmas with but you can't wait until it is over.

Or perhaps you feel no one loves you.

I can write this easily because this was me. Every Christmas something bad would happen to me.  I had a blue Christmas tree for years, because I felt the blues every holiday.  What an awful time when you are in this state and Christmas is around the corner and you can't find any happiness in your heart.

Well, my heart reaches out to you this evening and I pray that this Christmas will be different for you this year.  I pray that you find a church you enjoy going to and I pray that you meet new friends who will understand you and care about you.  I also pray that you except Jesus Christ as your Savior and that you develop a personal relationship with Him and next year this time you can say your have a best friend and His Name is Jesus.  He loves you more than anything in the world and He has been trying to tell you this for some time. 

I thank you for joining me this holiday and I pray that you find the true meaning of Christmas this year and that you have someone that you can share the holidays with. 

If you need a prayer- just email me at prayer@eastlink.ca

Merry Christmas -

 Ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart

Jesus gave us the greatest gift of all, our salvation. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:....And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal ife, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

The Blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to clease us from all unrighteousness. 

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt beleive in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved.

SCRIPTURES: 1 John 5:1; 1 John 4:14; 1 John 5:12-13, 1 John1:7,9 Romans 10:9

Two Lessons to Learn

Finding our Hope in God Alone

Mark 8:34              If I can learn every moment of the day to depend upon God,

34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

everything will come right.

You will get the higher life

if you depend absolutely upon God.

Two Lessons that Man Has to Learn in his Spirit Led Life-

                        Blessed is the man who learns both lessons.

1 Man can do nothing


2. What has been impossible to him is possible to God.

A Man Learning to Surrender to God:

The one stage is when a man is trying to do his utmost and fails, when a man tries to do better and fails again, when a man ties much more and always fails And yet very often he does not even then learn the lesson: At first he fights against it; then he submits to it, but reluctantly and in despair; at last he accepts it willingly and rejoices in it.


I have often been asked by young Christians: “Why is it that I fail so? I did so solemnly vow with my whole heart, and did desire to serve God; why have I failed?


To such I always five the one answer: “my dear friend, you are trying to do in your own strength what Christ alone can do in you.”

NOTE:            God works to will, and He is ready to work to do,

but, many Christians misunderstand this.

They think because they have the will,

it is enough, and that now they are able to do.

This is not so.

The new will is a permanent gift,

an attribute of the new nature.

The power to do is not a permanent gift,

but must be each moment

received from the Holy Spirit.

I am thine, and all that I have.

1 Kings 20 1And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
2And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
3Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
4And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying,

I am thine, and all that I have.

What Ben Hadad asked was absolute surrender; and what Ahab gave was what was asked of him-absolute surrender.
 
every child of God ought to yield himself to hear

…the condition of God’s blessing is absolute surrender of all into His hands. Praise to what God will do for us, and to the blessing God will bestow.

And how can I learn to love? Never until the Spirit of God fills my heart with God’s love, and I begin to long for God’s Love in a very different sense from which I have sought it selfishly, as a comfort and a joy and a happiness that

“God is Love” and to claim it,

 and receive it

as an indwelling power

for self-sacrifice;

 is to be like God and like Christ,

in giving up everything in myself

for my fellow-men.

May God teach us that!

the love which only the Holy Spirit

can fill our hearts!

Do not wait upon God only for ourselves,

or the power to do so will soon be lost;

but give ourselves up to the ministry

and the love of intercession,

pray more for God’s people and for the work of God

and the answer will surely come,

and our waiting upon God will be a source

of untold blessing and power.

Notes taken from: Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray

Prayer –

 Father, let the Holy Ghost have full dominion over me, in my house, in my temper, in every word of my tongue, in every thought of my heart, in every feeling toward my fellow men; let the Holy Spirit have entire possession in Jesus Name Amen,

God is Faithfail To His Word - Wait Patiently

Psalm 107:8-9

8Oh that men would praise the LORD

for his goodness,

 and for his wonderful works

to the children of men!

9For he satisfieth the longing soul,

and filleth the hungry soul with goodness

Psalm 37:3 -7

3Trust in the LORD, and do good;
 so shalt thou dwell in the land,

and verily thou shalt be fed.

4Delight thyself also in the LORD:

and he shall give thee

 the desires of thine heart.

5Commit thy way unto the LORD;
trust also in him;

and he shall bring it to pass.

6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness
as the light,

and thy judgment as the noonday.

7Rest in the LORD,

and wait patiently for him:

1 Corinthians 1:9

9God is faithful,

by whom ye were called

unto the fellowship

 of his Son Jesus Christ

 our Lord.