Vanity

Psalms 4:2 

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing( lies,falsehood, anything that deceives)? Selah.

 

2 Kings 17:15

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.

Vanity is tied to Pride....one of the seven deadly sins. In this day and age where we are inundated with images of beautiful and perfect vanity is a hard spirit to fight. Living in this land of confusion we are taught that if you are anything less then fit, made up, right clothes,shoes, etc then you are ugly.  The Most high created each of us exactly the way he intended for us to look. We have been deceived by the enemy to feel lesser than if we are not expressing our individuality, by picking a trend or idea to follow.  Which by that very act lessens our God given individuality.

Psalms 10:4

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. 

Job 15:31

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence. 

Job 31:5 

If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

Job 35:13

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Apply thyself to know wisdom

Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

   Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

   Prov 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

        

Luke 7:35    But wisdom is justified of all her children.

 
Prov3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. prov 8:11,16:16

 

Proverbs 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:9 Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].

Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Ecclesiastics 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Rom8:4That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Dance in the rain

You look at the path that has been laid in front of you. You see this. What do you do? Do you turn and seek shelter and wait for the storm to pass? Do you run as fast and hard as you can hoping to pass through the storm quickly? Do you pull out your poncho that you packed away, put it on, and follow at the slow and steady pace the Messiah is leading you, until he declares the storm over.

Your messiah has asked you to follow him unto the end. Through the storms.  Count it all joy when you fall into various trials and tribulations for it is for the perfection of your faith! 



Nothing just happens so when the storm comes do you sit staring out the window sad and moping or do you 💃 dance. Being grateful for for the moisture, refreshment, and washing or disappointed because its not your way?  Are you content in WHATSOEVER state you find your self in? Phill 4:11 Can you be grateful whether you have much or little?? Is your faith in more then your sight???


James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;3 Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

According to prophecy things are coming that we have never experienced. Where will your faith be during those times?? (Jer 30) We must learn to dance in the rain and count it ALL joy during the storms of our lives that we are worthy to be tried tested and refined.

 “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (KJV)

No one is perfect

Perfect  adjective
1.conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type:
a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
2.excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement:
There is no perfect legal code. The proportions of this temple are almost perfect.
3.exactly fitting the need in a certain situation or for a certain purpose:
a perfect actor to play Mr. Micawber; a perfect saw for cutting out keyholes.
4.entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings:
a perfect apple; the perfect crime.
5.accurate, exact, or correct in every detail:a perfect copy.

Hebrews 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

They say that there was only one perfect person that ever lived. Christ. But the scriptures indicate something different. The world says when you have the best hair, looks, cleanest house, smartest kids. everything straight That that is perfect. The bible says you can become perfect before God. All of the people in the scriptures were put there to be our example.

 Genesis 6:9 Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
2 Chronicles 15:17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
 Job 2:3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
1 Kings 8:61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
 2 Chronicles 19:9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
Job 8:20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
 Deuteronomy 18:13 “Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.”
 2 Samuel 22:33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.


So if they can be perfect so can we.

 Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
 Colossians 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Colossians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

The prayers that The most high hears begin with: "forgive me I am a sinner."

1/ 2 Truth is a WHOLE Lie !!!!!

When in the world's religions you are told that the Most High will accept you as you are.  So when you are open to receive Him because you understand that He will accept you.  This is true the problem is that a significant part to this that is left out is that there are requirements to this acceptance.  The word is clear when it tells us that to become renewed (reborn) that we are to put on the "New Man" the spirit of our Savior.  That we are to move in Abba like our brother for all to see and as a testimony to those who want to come to the Most High.


When I was growing up my dad made it a point to give us instruction of the bible verbally, but once he taught us he would let us walk it out for ourselves.  This meant that we were accountable and grew from heeding the truth he instilled I us.  In that we were given what

we needed to succeed in the commandants or to fall on our face and learn from it.  What I have shared is an earthly example of what our walk in the Father is when we seek a truthful relationship in the Most High.   Abba requires that you take the whole truth to be His there is no I’ll do this and not that.  Once we have repented He can wrap us up in His safety and shield us as we gain our footing in Him.  Not until you move in Him in faith yielding to self and Abba becomes your truth for you to be made in Him or not.  UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NOTHING GOOD ABOUT YOU......AND THAT YOU ARE NOT DOING THE MOST HIGH A FAVOR.  This is a lie that gained strength over time and it is really touted in these days where worship of self is feed to us daily.  Know that this is spouted out until this very day and it will keep you from the fullness of the Most High.   We are not worthy but because of Abba's mercy and grace we have an opportunity to be. 

There is no such thing as coming to Abba and remaining His functioning servant in this world's "stinking thinking".  There is only the truth as it is in our love letter and it is who you are or it's not.   There is no interpretation because it affords you the opportunity to twist our instruction to benefit self.    1 John 2:21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 

We have to give ourselves over accordingly and ask that we be given His mind and to things as we aught.

Once you have done so in truth you can be open to seeing our instruction and moving in it as intended.  Struggles will come but IF you submit and humble yourself in reverence to Abba ; he can begin a new work in you.   A 1/2 truth is deceit and as His we can never entertain this think and call ourselves His.  DON'T BE FOOLED.......a half truth is full rebellion and witchcraft......and as the word says "A witch will not be suffered"!!!! This means as the end draws near...... the world is in tribulation and under the hand of the Most High's vengeance.   So move in the Ancient of Days alone to be found worthy.....not in half hearted walk but in the fullness because it is all or none in the Most High!!!!!

Scripture for Meditation on ONLY truth

2 Peter 1:12
Therefore, I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.

1 John 3:19
And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:

John 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

1 Timothy 2:3-5  This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,  who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between the Most High and men, the man Christ ,…

Limited Time Offer!!!!

 

In this fallen world those not of the Most High have tapped into its’ sheeple and can sell them anything by just choosing key words.  I still am somewhat amazed at how easy it is to get caught in this trap and the lengths people will go to for a "good deal".  They line up for hours or camp out for things of this world that are not even a necessity, but they have to have it.  They do so because they are still seeking that thing for soothing themselves in hopes that one day these limited time offerings will do it.  Although they rush in by the droves they are left feeling satisfied for a very little time.  Only to leave them to the same devices of searching for the next time another limited time offer pops up.  

 

Just as the world offers all these can't do without limited time offers, so does Abba.   This means that

IF we are serious about Him that we have to seek the truth on Him while we are granted the time.   

 When we go to the word, our instruction, it tells us in 2 Peter 3:8-10………But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 

                                                    
  FOR this reason the Most High as

slowed things down so all could have an opportunity for repentance and that His wishes in that none will perish.  He has given this to everyone, but as we can see times have changed so much that we see scripture being fulfilled like never before.   Now this is where we have to understand that we have been given a “LIMITED TIME OFFER”; to be fully His in the eternity promised for those that are His!!!!!

I can truthfully admit I was one of these looking for those limited time offers, until it gradually started to come to light that there is nothing in them.  We are conditioned early on into think we have to have this or that to be happy.  This experiment becomes a trap leaving you riding on the merry go round enjoying the shiny lights.  Not many will be blessed enough to come out of this system, which is drawing to a close at an exponential rate.  Not only are these people at risk but those that are halfway into the "truth" of the Most High walking in willful disobedience.  As we look at the situations that befell our ancestors know that we are then.  This means that our walk as a witness for the Most High is going to get exceedingly rough and there is no such thing in partial obedience.  To receive Abba's limited tome offer we have to be in Him fully!!!!! 

Scripture for Mediation:

Psalm 77:8
Has His loving kindness ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end forever?

Ecclesiastes  8:11
Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil.

Isaiah  30:18
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.

Ezekiel 33:11
"Say to them, 'As I live!' declares the Lord GOD, 'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?'

Daniel 4:29
"Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon.

Habakkuk 2:3
"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay.

Luke 18:7
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?

Romans 2:4
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you to repentance?

Romans 13:11
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Romans 13:12
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.