Unleavened Bread

Such a powerful metaphor. even though it only occurs once a year for eight days it is a practice we need put in place year round. No leaven all year you say? No that is not what I am saying. What I am saying is that the time effort and energy that you have put into checking products to see if they contain leaven needs to be put into your daily life examining your thoughts, actions, and deeds. 

^{James 1:14}But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. ¹⁵Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. ¹⁶Do not err, my beloved brethren.

⁷Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? ⁸This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. ⁹A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 

Disobedience is equated with leaven.  Taking the time to really examine your own thoughts, words, & deeds is a process that takes time, effort & dedication.  So often we hear a lesson and think of people in our lives it could apply to. Well, I' m here to tell you if you are hearing, reading, or watching a lesson it is for you first. Nothing just happens.


^{1 Corinthians 5:6}Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? ⁷Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: ⁸Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. ⁹I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: ¹⁰Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 

Do You Focus on & Remember the blessings you have recieved

So many times in our lives we get so focused on our right now situation that we forget to focus or remember that the last time we found ourselves in this kind of situation that The Most High Made a way. HE is abundantly more able then we give him credit for.  We put Him in our box with limits and then have trouble having Faith. Although, there are times when we ask for something but then allow ourselves to get lazy and forget to be where we need to be when he answers. We miss the answer, leaving us to believe he never did. He is Faithful even when we are not. The Most High is happy to answer the requests of his righteous. 
 

1 Corinthians 10:13 - There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
Luke 21:36 - Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. 
Matthew 10:31  Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7  But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

We are so blessed to live in a time where Christ has made a way for us to come to the Father without all the ceremony or searching out of the prophets in the Old Testament.  That is why the prophecy in Joel was so huge.  That is why we need to live in awe and Fear of The Most high.


Deuteronomy 6:16 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. Psalms 78:¹⁸And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. ¹⁹Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? ²⁰Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? ²¹Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
Psalms78:34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

1 Corinthians 10:⁶Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. ⁷Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. ⁸Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. ⁹Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. ¹⁰Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. ¹¹Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. ¹²Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

Psalms 78:56 See verse in context ,Psalms 95:8 | View whole chapter, Psalms 95:9 | See verse in context,Psalms 106:14 | See verse in context ,  Hebrews 3:8| See verse in context,

Learn from your mistakes or you are doomed to repeat them.  Learning requires strict examination and reflection.   This should be done with our blessings as well. Lest we become as the Israelites when they were in the Wilderness and after JUST being delivered out of years of slavery were complaining.

James 1:12 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
2 Peter 2:9 | View whole chapter | See verse in context The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

How many times?

*[[Jas 4:4]] KJV* Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

When you commit sin how long do you apologize? How long do you spend truly trying to show the most high how sorry you really are? What actions do you do to show him you are sorry? If you had committed adultery against your husband what would you have to do to show him you were sorry? If someone had committed adultery against to you how long would you want them to take showing that they really did love you and that they were sorry?

*[[Pro 30:20]] KJV* Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

*[[Mat 15:19]] KJV* For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:*[[Mat 15:20]] KJV* These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

*[[1Co 6:9]] KJV* Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,*[[1Co 6:10]] KJV* Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

*[[1Co 6:9]]* Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

*[[Gal 5:19]]* Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

*[[Heb 13:4]]* Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

*[[Jas 2:11]]* For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

*[[2Pe 2:14]]* Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

*[[Rev 2:22]]* Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

To repent means to turn away from.  Never to repeat again. What are you willing to do to show the most high that you are truly sorry for your sin? How are you going to avoid it? What lengths will you go to to prove to him? Other humans opinions do not matter, it's His righteousness and judgment that matters.

*[[Heb 12:1]] KJV* Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

*[[2Pe 3:17]] KJV* Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

*[[Jas 4:5]] KJV* Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?*[[Jas 4:6]] KJV* But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.*[[Jas 4:6]] KJV* But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble*[[Jas 4:7]] KJV* Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

A time and a season

This too shall pass. Friendships, jobs, opportunities, circumstances.  They all change over time. The word says for everything there is a time and a season.  As humans we are averse to change. We like predictable, planned, easy. But the only way to change yourself is to challenge yourself. Quite often people or circumstances came into our lives for a season, to teach us a vital lesson. Have you learned the lesson?  Are you growing or have you allowed yourself to become stagnate?

 

As spring has just begun, the entire earth is changing. Pushing of the old darkness and stretching forth into new life. Have you begun to put off old ways and learned more discipline and faithfulness?  

Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ²But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. ³And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

 Galatians 6: ⁷Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. ⁸For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. ⁹And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

2 Esdras 8:41

For as the husbandman soweth much seed upon the ground, and planteth many trees, and yet the thing that is sown good in his season cometh not up, neither doth all that is planted take root: even so is it of them that are sown in the world; they shall not all be saved. 

Habakkuk 2:³For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. ⁴Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

As we enter this New Year and new season of feasts it is important to study and know what day and hour we are in. Prepare your temples(bodies) minds, and spirits that you may bring a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, righteously to the King and show yourself a workman for the kingdom. 

Exodus 13:3And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

 Leviticus 23:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.4 These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

Armour

1 Thessalonians 5:8“ But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.”

 

What does your armor look like?? Is it shined, strong and ready for battle?? Or have you let it grow rusted and weak? What is the armor really?? Let's break it down.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;


Truth-Psalms 119:142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Psalms 119:151Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

John 8:31-32

Righteousness-Deuteronomy 6:25 And it shall be our righteousness if we observe to do all these commandments

before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
Psalms 119:172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
Peace-Isaiah 26:3 “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Faith-Ecclesiasticus 25:12 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him.
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Salvation-Philippians 2:12 “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”
Psalms 144:10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 2 Thessalonians 2:13  But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
 Isaiah 25:9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God-

2 Corinthians 6:7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,(- Was a tool to be an approved servant 2 Cor 6:4-10)

Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us, therefore, cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.


Further study from KJVersiononline


"Is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment," both offensive and defensive. "(1.) The offensive weapons were different at different periods "of history. The "rod of iron" (Ps. 2:9) is supposed to mean a" "mace or crowbar, an instrument of great power when used by a" "strong arm. The "maul" (Prov. 25:18; cognate Hebrew word" "rendered " battle-ax" in Jer. 51:20, and "slaughter weapon" in" "Ezek. 9:2) was a war-hammer or martel. The "sword" is the usual" "translation of herebyOf the defensive armour a chief place is assigned to the shield or buckler. There were the great shield or target (the "tzinnah), for the protection of the whole person (Gen. 15:1; Ps." "47:9; 1 Sam. 17:7; Prov. 30:5), and the buckler (Heb. mageen) or" "small shield (1 Kings 10:17; Ezek. 26:8). In Ps. 91:4 "buckler" is properly a roundel appropriated to archers or slingers. The "helmet (Ezek. 27:10; 1 Sam. 17:38), a covering for the head; the" "coat of mail or corselet (1 Sam. 17:5), or habergeon (Neh." "4;16), harness or breat-plate (Rev. 9:9), for the covering of" the back and breast and both upper arms (Isa. 59:17; Eph. 6:14). "The cuirass and corselet, composed of leather or quilted cloth," "were also for the covering of the body. Greaves, for the" "covering of the legs, were worn in the time of David (1 Sam." 17:6). Reference is made by Paul (Eph. 6:14-17) to the panoply "of a Roman soldier. The shield here is the thureon, a door-like" "oblong shield above all, i.e., covering the whole person, not" "the small round shield. There is no armour for the back, but" only for the front.
, which properly means "poniard." The real" "sword, as well as the dirk-sword (which was always" "double-edged), was also used (1 Sam. 17:39; 2 Sam. 20:8; 1 Kings" 20:11). (2.)
An officer selected by kings and generals because of his "bravery, not only to bear their armour, but also to stand by" them in the time of danger. They were the adjutants of our modern armies (Judg. 9:54; 1 Sam. 14:7; 16:21; 31:6).

Last Days

Genesis 6:12-13 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

 

  

 

As in the days of Noah.....

 

 

 

1 Peter 3:20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.  
Genesis 7:23And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

Matthew 24:37 -38But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Luke 17:26-27And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

Are we in the last days you may ask?? The word says we are.
 

Acts 2:14-20¹⁴But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: ¹⁵For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. ¹⁶But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; ¹⁷And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: ¹⁸And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: ¹⁹And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 

 2 Peter 3:10-13 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the 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.   (Read More...)

Destruction is coming!

Isaiah 66: ¹⁴And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies. ¹⁵For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. ¹⁶For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. 

Matthew 24:²¹For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. ²²And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

People won't believe. They will say people have been saying this for hundreds of years. Why should I get serious now??

2 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 

 

What shall I do??

1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Ezekiel 14:12The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 13Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break thestaff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: 16Though these three men were in 14Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD. 15If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the la it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.

Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 

How are you preparing? Are you becoming more disciplined or less?? Are you behaving as one who has been warned or as a scoffer?? Are you prepard to ENDURE??





Matthew 24:13 - But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Do You take it personally?

Do you take it personally when someone speaks ill of the Father or

His word? When someone is breaking a commandment?  When someone Glorifies the enemy?? You should. If your perspective is correct.   Are you working to have a part in the Kingdom?  That means you will have some sort of pride or ownership when you make it.  That also means when someone is speaking or acting against it that they are your enemy.  Sin equals death. (Romans 6:23) Are you working for death or the kingdom of eternal life? Are you your own enemy? 

Scripture says flesh will not see God and live. (EX33:20) This was a principle they knew in the old testament.  That's why they were afraid when they knew they had been in the presence of a messenger from The Most High. Genesis 32:30,  (Judges 13:22) (Judges6:20-22)
1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh, and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
1 Corinthians 1:29That no flesh should glory in his presence.


Flesh is corrupted. Fallen. Evil. Are you feeding your spirit and making it stronger or are you indulging your flesh and giving the wickedness within strength over your spirit?? 

Mark 14:38Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
John 3:6  That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 
John 6:63  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 

                    Your choices and words daily mean all the difference.



Romans 6:19  I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

Ecclesiastes 5:6“Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?”

Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Galatians 5:19-21 | View whole chapter Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,²⁰Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, ²¹Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
  Romans 8:3-5For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 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.

Romans 8:8-9  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
 Romans 8:12-14Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.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. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof. 

2 Corinthians 7:1  Having, therefore, these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Galatians 5:16-17  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 

 Galatians 5:24  And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Galatians 6:8  For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

1 John 2:15-17 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Proving

 

When someone comes to you and tells you something that seems unbelievable most peoples reaction is PROVE IT!  Wanting to be successful in this life takes work. You must prove your dedication through your actions.  If you are in this walk, you have told The Father that you long to be a part of His kingdom and inherit eternal life.   He is not going to allow just anyone into His kingdom. He will allow various trials to come into your life to prove you to see just how serious you are.Many times these tests will come through people and situations that begin looking honest and simple but possess a moment where you will have to decide what will your response be. will you choose life or death??  Holiness or sin?   Eternal life or Damnation?  Good or evil?

 

 

Wisdom of Solomon  3:1 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.2 In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery,3 And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.4 For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality.5 And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.6 As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt offering.

 

  Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Judges 3:1 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Judges 3:4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Psalms 26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Psalms 66:10  For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

There is an old saying, "Actions speak louder than words."   It is true we are no longer under the obligation to trade an animals life for our own.  Knowing that Christ died to give you an opportunity to do better and be more, are you proving yourself??


Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Galatians 6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

 1 Thessalonians 5:21  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.