Immaginations and Thoughts of The Heart....

Throughout the history of human existences the imagination of man's heart has been evil, continually. Eve was deceived by the serpent. She imagined the fruit to be appealing to the eye resulting in a desire to lust after it, questioning what God had said. Adam was disobedient to God his creator; within his imagination he thought he could cover his sin and hide from God. Cain allowed his imagination against his brother Able, he compared his offering as not good enough, thus hate entered his heart and he killed his brother. Sin begins within our thoughts, our imaginations. Jesus said if one lust after a woman in his mind he has already committed adultery. If one hates his brother he is a murderer. We are instructed in God’s Eternal Word to cast down vain imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing “every thought” into the obedience of Christ. We deceive ourselves if we think we can have peace while we continue to entertain the imaginations of our hearts. This will only lead to more vanity within our imaginations feeding the appetite of sin, and when sin is conceived it brings forth death. God who searches out hearts and understands the imaginations of our thoughts has made a promise to us, that if we seek Him, He will be found. When we seek Him with all our hearts. Amen! Let’s seek Him with a perfect heart and a willing mind! Let’s Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth! Let’s turn from our idols to serve the Living God! Isaiah 55:7-12 “Let the wicked forsake his way; and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him: and to our God for He will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater. So shall my Word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you with singing, and all the tress of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”…Glory! Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thought shall be established… Deuteronomy 29:19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: Jeremiah 7:24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 1 Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 1 Chronicles 29:18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee. There is an appetite for sin that dwells within our flesh and an emptiness within our soul that longs for wholeness. We confuse one with the other trying to fill the emptiness by satisfying the appetite for sin. Jesus said, “hunger and thirst for His righteousness and you will be filled; seek first His kingdom and all things will be given unto you.” My thirst for the Almighty Eternal God is greater than the pleasures of sin…Jesus is the substance I desire, the very essence of my being…Bonnie Kae Lentz October 16th. 2014 Hebrews 4:12...For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Seek out the Book of the Lord and read, for it is His Word that is forever settled in heaven! Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting...

Not of This World...

Even though we are in the world, We are not of this world...fix your heart on that which is eternal, in your soul and seek to know truth. God loves you! The world as we know it will self-destruct. For man left to himself will destroy himself. The evidence is before our very eyes. The Bible speaks concerning the latter times that good will be evil spoken of and darkness will become light and light darkness...a shift in the earth that will cause darkness to cover the earth and gross darkness the people. This is the world we live in today...it's not just wars and rumors of war, but people being loves of self-more than lovers of God. Its people having no conscience of right and wrong...children are unruly and disobedient, along with natural Disasters, because all creation groans to be redeemed from the curse of sin and death. There will also be persecution not against religion, but against Jesus Christ Himself, and anyone who dares to take a stand for His truth written within the pages of The Bible. Darkness is coming and has come upon the face of the earth...and Jesus warns us, that the love of many will wax cold. They will eat, drink with no concern for tomorrow. A selfish world filled with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. This world lies in wickedness, evil has turned it into a wilderness, but I know in the midst of it all, God has prepared a table in the presence of this darkened world through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ...no matter where you find yourself, please remember there is a God in heaven who loves you and waits for you to lift up your eyes over this world that you might receive the enlightenment of who He is, the Lord Jesus Christ who has redeemed us by His own blood. Whatever you do in this life or don't do, never deny Him. He is the Portal to which we enter into eternity. And you will exit this life and enter into that which is eternal, that which the depths of our souls have longed to know and understand will be revealed. We are not of this world, we were not created for evil, and we were not created to dwell in darkness. We will never be satisfied with what this world offers, because we are created in the image and likeness of God, who is light and in Him there is darkness. God who inhabits eternity, God who stretched out the heavens to dwell in desires to dwell with you, in you, and through you. Why? Because He created you for His glory and for His pleasure. You will never be fully satisfied until you seek Him with all your heart, then and then only will He be found of you. Then you will know that He is and there is none else. Jesus loves you! Seek Him to know Him, then you will understand that which is eternal and this world we live in is not our home. These things I command you, that you love one another. If the world hate you, you know that it hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love his own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My sayings, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for My name’s sake, because they know not Him that sent me. John 15:17-21 I have given them Thy word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that Thou should take them out of the world, but that Thou should keep them from evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy word is truth. As Thou has sent me into the world, even so have I sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word. John 17:14-20 My Kingdom is not of this world: if My kingdom were of this world then would My servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is My kingdom not of this world. John 18:36

We Must...

I desire to live my life in the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, anointed by God with the Holy Spirit and Power. When I open my mouth Lord, fill me with Thy words of eternal life; with power and demonstration of Your eternal Spirit and reveal the deep things of God. I choose to live in the victory that overcomes this world, even my faith and desire for all to believe, Jesus the Christ is the Son of the Living God. We must not look to ourselves... We must stop looking to man... We must look unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith... We must worship God in spirit and in truth, for the Father seeks us to worship Him... We must lift up our eyes, up over the hills; the hills of the flesh, and of this world, for our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth... We must look up and lift up our heads for our redemption is near... The Son of man is coming in power and in great glory, and you and I Must prepare ourselves to be received by Him! The Spirit and the Bride say, come. And let him that hears say, come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely! (Revelation 22:17) Question: What are you saying today? Jesus, the Son of man will return, why? Because He said He would! Do you have ears to hear? Are you thirsty? Are you willing? Let's join together with the Spirit and say, Amen, even so, come, Lord Jesus!

I See Him, and I One Day I Shall Behold Him...

What a glorious day to live in the presence of God, to sing His praise and worship at His footstool; where I see Him, and I behold Him in the light of the Lord Jesus Christ; Facedown. What an even more glorious day, when I shall see Him, and behold Him, Face to Face in all of His glory and power! My God delivered me, because He delights in me. I abide in Him, because I delight in Him and He gives me the desire of my heart, and many desire do I have. To be filled with the boldness of His Holy spirit and the knowledge of His Word. To worship Him in spirit and in truth. To know Him in the fellowship of His sufferings, and the power of His resurrection. To proclaim His truth to all generation and show forth His praise in all the earth. I will exalt the One who lives forever and drink from the Fountain of Life, and I shall live in His presence in the place He has prepared for me. It is a glorious day to be alive Christ, and witness His truth unveil before my very eyes, and one day...one day; I will see Him, I will behold Him, and I will worship Him forever; I will sing a new song, saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou was slain, and has redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, nation; and has made us unto our God kings, and priest: and we shall reign on the earth. I will sing with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessings. And I will join with every creature in heaven and earth and we shall sing together, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever!

O Earth, Earth, Earth, Hear the Word of The LORD; The LORD He is God and We Are Not!

The lie that started in the heavenly realm manifested in the Garden of Eden continues to deceive the hearts of mankind..."You shall be as gods" Psalm 100:3 Know ye that the Lord He is God: it is He that has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture....Question: Why does the Lord have to remind us “To know” that He is God and we are not? Could it be that the sinful nature has a tendency to exalt itself? And let’s not be ignorant of the devil’s devices who still to this day seeks to oppose and exalt himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped, so that he, as if he was God sits upon the mount of the congregation within the temple of God…We need to take heed how we hear and what we hear. Beware of seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, for there are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness…May the God our Lord Jesus Christ give unto us the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: the eyes of our understanding being enlightened; that we may know what is the hope of His calling, not ours, but His and what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, not in the world…amen, and that we may know the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe in His mighty power that He did in Christ, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: He has put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church….People of God, we need to sow to ourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy’ break up the fallow ground of our lives: it is time to seek the LORD, till He come and rain righteousness upon us…it is time to Rise Up and Worship the One who lives forever! Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am He that lived, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death…Jesus

 

Stangers In The Sanctuary...

Many People Attend Church, but Few Will Enter Into the Sanctuary... It's a "Thriller" morning on this Sabbath Day. As I walked into the House of the LORD I had not realized I entered into a “Gangster paradise.” in the midst of the lights and glamour I heard songs of praise upon the altar, “I Want to Rock and Roll All Night and Party Every day” on a “Crazy Train” where, “They Have friends in Low Places, Where the Whisky Drowns and Beer Chases their Blues Away”…and they think they’re ok? Leaders of flesh, filled with vain glory as they flatter the congregation who seem to sit with smiles on their faces clapping their hands as if they were at night club. The Pastor’s say, “we are seeker friendly” as the leaders proclaim they are “relevant” to today’s culture, and all the while they tread upon the courts of the Most High God. Like puppets on a string as if there were an invisible Puppet Master fulfilling his lust through them. They profane the Sanctuary of the Holy God with strange fire, Why? Because there are Strangers in the Sanctuary… In that you have brought into My Sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My Sanctuary, to pollute it, even My House, when you offer My bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken My Covenant because of all your abominations. Ezekiel 44:7 Question: What do you bring into the sanctuary? When you stand before God, to worship Him, do you stand with your heart uncircumcised, filled with the desires of flesh? Have you honored His covenant or is it broken down by the idols that still have a place within your heart? And Nadab and Abinhu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer and put fire therein, and put incense there on and offered ‘strange fire” before the LORD, which He commanded them not. Leviticus 10:1 Question: Do you offer stranger fire, approaching Him any way you choose? To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me? Saith the LORD: I Am full of burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of the bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to tread my courts? Isaiah 1:11-12 Question: What is your purpose when you enter into the House of the LORD? Wherefore the LORD said, “forasmuch as this people draw near Me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor Me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men. Isaiah 29: 13 Question: Is your heart turned to the Lord to worship Him in spirit and in truth? This people draw near unto me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrine the commandments of men…and He called the multitude, and said unto them, “Hear and Understand” Matthew 15:8 Question: Is your worship taught from man's understanding making it relevant to the culture? Not everyone who says unto Me, LORD, LORD, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, “LORD, LORD, have we not prophesied in Thy name and I Thy name have cast out devils, and in Thy name done many wonderful works? And I will profess unto them, “I Never Knew You: Depart From Me, you that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:21-23 Question: Do you stand before the Lord with holy fear, knowing He is the one who can kill your body and cast your soul into hell? As a believer, as a worshiper, as one who stands before the LORD in His House…comes great responsibility. Psalm 2:11 “Worship the Lord with reverence and rejoice with trembling.” Psalm 9:20 Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. Psalm 33:8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him Psalm 96:9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. Revelation 15:3-4 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for Thy judgments are made manifest. Question: Have you encountered the power of the presence of Him who lives forever? There is a season and a time for everything under heaven. I understand, wanting to reach the "un-churched" but when and where is that to take place? Is it in the House of the LORD? Yes, we are to preach the gospel...when we enter into the Sanctuary, what is required of us? What should we expect? Better yet, what does God expect of us? The Lord tells Moses’ Let everyone who is willing, come, make me a Sanctuary that I may dwell among them...Between the Cherubim’s, from above the Mercy Seat, there I will meet with them, there I will commune with them, and there I will speak to them. (Exodus 25) I believe the devil has set himself up upon the mount of the congregation and has either limited, removed and or defiled the true worship the Father seeks. He has from the beginning desired to steal the worship of God, and He to this day continues to fulfill his lust through the lack of our understanding of worship. May we as His people, repent, return, and repair the altar of our worship...He who inhabits eternity inhabits the praises of His people...God is a Spirit and those who worship Him, MUST worship Him in spirit and in truth. For the Father seeks us to worship Him. May we as God's People created for His glory show forth His praise, as we desire the worship of heaven on earth!

The Shepherd and A Lost Sheep...

What a glorious day in the presence of the Lord, and wonderful fellowship with the people of God! I stand in awe of the power of God’s Word, the gift of the Holy Spirit to penetrate His truth through the strong holds of the enemies lies. After having dinner with friends Tom and I pull up on the bike and this man, to whom we have known for several years approaches us and ask for prayer. It is evident in this man’s demeanor he is a victim of child abuse, and tormented within his mind. He begins to share his story with us, to which I am not going into detail, but to say that it was very violent. But I must share this with you, this man has come in and out of the Jesus House for years. He is not homeless, he lives within our neighborhood. Over the last 5 weeks, I have seen the Holy Spirit drawing him into the Jesus House. He would walk by and just stare at the building, then he would come in, but not stay long. And today, he came to our worship service. The message was a teaching of the 23rd Psalm. Keep this in mind as I tell the rest of this story. I am off the bike, Tom is still on the bike, and our friend is standing between us. We hold hands and begin to pray for him. After prayer he beings to confess to us the dark places of his soul and went into detail of his abuse. He tells us that all he wants is peace, because his mind is filled with voices from within and without, tormenting him to the place where he said he was sitting at home, ready to end his life. He remember the message from the service; the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want and something came over him and he left his house to go for a walk, and just at the right time, God’s time, Tom and I pull up on the bike…he knew when he saw us he had to talk with us, he desperately need us to pray for him. I shared with him that Jesus is near the broken hearted to heal them, and He desires for him to receive His peace and to know the peace of God that passes all our understanding. The peace that only Jesus can breathe upon us, and I asked him, “do you believe this, and do you believe Jesus will do this for you?” He says, “No, I don’t believe.” He continues to talk about his abuse. As I listen my heart is moved with compassion and the Spirit of the Lord rises up in me and I ask him if I could pray for him again, this time to lay my hands upon him…I felt compelled to lay my hands upon his ears. I begin to pray over his mind. The power of the Lord’s presence came upon him and he beings to weep…after praying with him, he says, “do you know what happened to me when I was eight years old,/ He repeats, “Do you know what happened to me when I was eight years old? I was singing a song, and my mother told me I had blasphemy the Holy Spirit and I was eternally dammed to hell.” He bent over holding his stomach, his soul filled with anguish and his voice cracked with so much pain. Can you imagine carrying this lie in your soul for so many hears? Can you imagine the torment from the enemy within your mind? This man has lived his life thinking he was eternally dammed and there was nothing he could do to change it… Tom and I walked him through the truth of God’s Word, and he received the understanding that he had not done what his mother had put upon him for so many years…He has carried the guilt and fear of this since he was eight years old. Now in his mid to late forty’s and for the first time he confessed it before God, and he confessed it to us and His ears heard, his eyes could see, and his heart began to understand that he could let this guilt and shame go. If you bring the lies, the fears, and the inner torment out into the light, the devil cannot play with you in dark…Glory! The 23rd Psalm message that I shared today, this man spoke it to me in the parking lot behind the Jesus House. He said, I am that lost sheep carrying the weight of wool that has not been sheered. I am the “cast sheep” I am the torment sheep banging my head trying to stop the pain. He tells us, “My counselors have stamped me as Crazy…but I heard your message, The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside the still waters. He RESTORES my soul!!!” I told him that Jesus did not stamp him crazy, that Jesus has covered him with his own blood. He is made in the image and likeness of God. Jesus is the only one who can lift the burden off of us. My friend, says...ok. I am going to go for a walk and think about this, and talk with Jesus! Please join me in prayer tonight for my friend…the Lord knows His name. Today message, Psalm 23 verse’s 1 through 3. I can’t wait for next week’s message as the Holy Spirit reveals verse’s 4, 5, and 6...GLORY!!!