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Agents

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Hi Peeps,

Today’s Quote

“We are all God’s agents, dispatched to exemplify His name on various missions.”~TB

Mission

Spoiler alert: you don’t have to go out of the country to a foreign land to go on missions for Christ. In fact, chances are you can do more for you neighbor in God’s name than you can to someone who may not be able to fully understand your language. That’s not a dig at those doing great works in other nations. It is a gentle reminder that we all have a duty to help the poor, the widowed, and the downtrodden which you can easily find in your backyard. Like agents on a secret mission, listen to your Holy Commander for your next assignment. That could be feeding the less fortunate, uplifting a family member or neighbor, the list is long and God knows who to select for the cause. If you are looking for a way to get in on the fun that is serving Christ through serving others, all you have to do is look at the Word for guidance.

Dossier

Spoiler alert #2: you don’t have to shove the Word down the throat of those you serve on your Mission. Look at your dossier– The Word– and read it carefully to understand its instructions. A lot of us get caught up in our egos and go off script with our “help” causing more harm than good. God calls us to be examples not enforcers, and there is a difference. Your Mission is torpedoed when you go off script and blow your cover. When working for God, all you have to do is be a light, shining kindness, love, mercy, and humility when carrying out your mission. We are not dispatched to judge because that job is solely reserved for the One who can. So instead of beating the Bible across the faces of “heathens”, try meeting a need. If you are truly looking to show people who God is, love them as He loves you; which means keep the self-righteousness and judgment at home.

Today’s Question

Are you carrying out God’s Mission or your own?

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Isaiah 56

1 This is what the LORD says: “Be just and fair to all. Do what is right and good, for I am coming soon to rescue you and to display my righteousness among you. 
2 Blessed are all those who are careful to do this. Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest and keep themselves from doing wrong. 
3 “Don’t let foreigners who commit themselves to the LORD say, ‘The LORD will never let me be part of his people.’ And don’t let the eunuchs say, ‘I’m a dried-up tree with no children and no future.’ 
4 For this is what the LORD says: I will bless those eunuchs who keep my Sabbath days holy and who choose to do what pleases me and commit their lives to me. 
5 I will give them—within the walls of my house— a memorial and a name far greater than sons and daughters could give. For the name I give them is an everlasting one. It will never disappear! 
6 “I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the LORD, who serve him and love his name, who worship him and do not desecrate the Sabbath day of rest, and who hold fast to my covenant. 
7 I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations. 
8 For the Sovereign LORD, who brings back the outcasts of Israel, says: I will bring others, too, besides my people Israel.” 
9 Come, wild animals of the field! Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people! 
10 For the leaders of my people— the LORD ’s watchmen, his shepherds— are blind and ignorant. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming. 
11 Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied. They are ignorant shepherds, all following their own path and intent on personal gain. 
12 “Come,” they say, “let’s get some wine and have a party. Let’s all get drunk. Then tomorrow we’ll do it again and have an even bigger party!”

 

The Right Place

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Hi Peeps,

Today’s Quote

“God uses detours to take you to the place you were meant to be.”~TB

Detour

Don’t be dismayed when your plans are altered, or negative experiences change your destination. God uses those moments to place you where you can be of good use. Though we make plans, God will steer us where we ultimately need to be. So when detours arise, rejoice in where God sends you. Know that His plans are infinitely more Devine and accurate than your own.

Destination

Humans a egocentric in that we want what we want, when we want it. Fortunately for us, God knows what we need. A detour may seem inconvenient, but God may be using that moment for you to uplift and encourage a brother or sister in need. Do not forget that we are all part of one body and God will use of to help each other. So when changes arise, you are in the right place, just consult God for the mission. Chances are you’re being called to serve a greater purpose.

Today’s Question

Are you in the right place or is everything an inconvenience?

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Proverbs 28

1 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.
2 When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
3A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.
4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them.
5 Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand completely.
6 Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.
7 Young people who obey the law are wise; those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.
8 Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
9 God detests the prayers of a person who ignores the law.
10 Those who lead good people along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the honest will inherit good things.
11Rich people may think they are wise, but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad. When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
14 Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.
15 A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.
16 A ruler with no understanding will oppress his people, but one who hates corruption will have a long life.
17A murderer’s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. Don’t protect him!
18 The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
19 A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
20The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
21 Showing partiality is never good, yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
22 Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism far more than flattery.
24Anyone who steals from his father and mother and says, “What’s wrong with that?” is no better than a murderer.
25 Greed causes fighting; trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.
26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.
28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding. When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.

 

And Then

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Hi Peeps,

Today’s Quote

“Don’t wait for some miraculous sign to do what God has called you to do.”~TB

At First

When God first reveals the Truth, everything seems miraculous and wonderful. Because you are looking at the world with open eyes you see Him in everything and everywhere. You delight in His presence, singing promises of obedience, forever and ever. Of course, it’s easy to be a babe in Christ; you have yet to begin your walk! It’s a good thing that God’s patient is immeasurable as we humans have a tendency of making promises we cannot keep. Trials and tests have a way of making one weary and jaded, which is why you have to rest and renew your spirit through your 1 on 1 time with Christ.

What Happened

Time has a way of dulling the senses and if you’re not careful, that fire you once had for Christ turns into a lukewarm complacency. Over time, you begin to look for some magical occurrence to help push you into your calling. Friends, God is still here and He is still working in your favor. Don’t take for granted what He’s done for you. If you find yourself waiting for some mystical happening, talk to Him and pray for a renewal of your faith. Even better, help your brothers and sisters who are in need. We are all one body, so when we help someone else, we, in turn, are aided in our service. Don’t wait for signs to do what you know to be the right thing.

Today’s Question

What are you waiting for?

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Proverbs 23

1 While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you. 
2 If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat; 
3 don’t desire all the delicacies, for he might be trying to trick you. 
4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. 
5 In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle. 
6Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies. 
7 They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it. 
8 You will throw up what little you’ve eaten, and your compliments will be wasted. 
9 Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice. 
10 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers; don’t take the land of defenseless orphans. 
11For their Redeemer is strong; he himself will bring their charges against you.
12 Commit yourself to instruction; listen carefully to words of knowledge.
13 Don’t fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won’t kill them. 
14 Physical discipline may well save them from death. 
15 My child, if your heart is wise, my own heart will rejoice! 
16 Everything in me will celebrate when you speak what is right. 
17 Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the LORD . 
18 You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed. 
19 My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course. 
20 Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons, 
21 for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags. 
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old. 
23 Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment. 
24 The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise.
25 So give your father and mother joy! May she who gave you birth be happy. 
26 O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways. 
27 A prostitute is a dangerous trap; a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well. 
28 She hides and waits like a robber, eager to make more men unfaithful. 
29 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks. 
31 Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down. 
32 For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake; it stings like a viper. 
33 You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things. 
34 You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. 
35 And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?”

Owner

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“The Owner, God, is the founder of the establishment, who employs workers to run different departments within His Body of Works and each system regulates a specific function of importance to maintain the company office here on earth.” ~ Jon Barnes

Objective

The goal is to search, find, and locate good workers who will follow the handbook of instructions, work well with other employees, complete steady flows of assignments to cash in on retirement with life insurance benefits and perks in Heaven. Applicants need to apply at the reception’s desk of the foot of Jesus with repentance of sin, working attitude, and a childlike heart, who will grow and go with God. No experience necessary.

Mission

To Love God with all of your heart, mind, body and soul, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is the founding blocks of following God’s lifestyle, commandments, wisdom, and good ideas from His Handbook. Upon completion of your life’s work, you will be compensated a heavenly wage or a hilarious, hellacious, loss of soul profits in the Kingdom of God. God will fairly examine and determine your stock’s valuation and worth and association with His Son Jesus.

Manuals

Throughout your life’s career we discover, search, learn, and teach the lessons of love, hope, and ethics from God’s safety, training, operations, management, production, marketing, sales, collections, just to name a few. Since God is the author of all things, it only makes sense to read, study, master, and follow His book of manuals to fight off evil sin. Please, Carefully Consider your employment options to choice the best employer for your needs.
Today’s Question
Have you read the Book of Manual from the Bible, cover to cover; or does it have a stealth, shelf life of dust, neglect, and lack of repentance in your life?
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Revelation 16

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”
2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
3 The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.
4 The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. 5 Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:
“You are just in these judgments, O Holy One,
    you who are and who were;
6 for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,
    and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”
7 And I heard the altar respond:
“Yes, Lord God Almighty,
    true and just are your judgments.”
8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. 9 They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. 13 Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
15 “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”
16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. 21 From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
Love,
Jonathan

The Patriots

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“The country that prays together stays together in God’s Kingdom or True Players Practicing good works of faith in the Game of Life, from God’s Biblical Playbook.” ~ Jon Barnes

The Deck

Evil plays a competitive game and always starts out like winners, but it is the humor and honor of God to show up like a thief in the night to play His Trump Card! LOL! Don’t play no Games.

Stacked

The Bible clearly shows us that we are playing with a loaded deck, stacked against evil, even though it looks like evil is winning the battle. It is your job to see the handwriting on the wall and not gamble your soul for eternity on a fake card game!  Trump This! LOL!

All The Best

Peace and Safety are the results of choosing God as your leader, to supernaturally reject evil from your heart and life. Being informed helps you to make all the best choices for yourself and your loved ones to follow. Click like, follow God, and place your Hope in Him; not in a game.
Today’s Question

Are you enjoying being a part of God’s Country; A True Patriot?

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2 Thessalonians 2

The Man of Lawlessness

2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

Stand Firm

13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[b] to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings[c] we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
Love,
Jonathan

Devil Egg Details

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“Evil knows and relies upon lazy, lustful, sorry, unskilled, uneducated, drunken, fatherless, and selfish people to follow religious confusion from the Devil, which is based on God’s recipe, taste and ideas, yet lacking the Power to save your soul from the burning pit of Hell.”  ~ Jon Barnes

Devil’s Delight

The enemy is not interested in coming for you, the sinner; The Devil’s job is to fight, confuse and capture a saint, a good person, who follows the lifestyle from God and His Commandments. The Devil’s egged ingredients always consist of a blend of God’s Truth mixed with simple lies, like taking a multiple-choice test with all wrong answers as choices. The Devil’s test questions seem authentic, which is how Adam and Eve were deceived. A Good soldier must prepare for battle or be slain. Read your Bible for yourself.

Disabled Disobedience

I began to see myself as a true sinner when I started studying and reading the bible for myself to understand, learn, and fixed my own problems.  I don’t have the time nor is it my job to judge and tell other people how to fix their problems.  It is my job to help you become obedient to God by nurturing your True Faith in God with examples and the fruit grown from God’s fertile soil. You must labor the Holy Land and Farmer’s Manuel for yourself.

No Work No Pay

The no work no pay clause (NWNP) in God’s bible of instructions states and illustrates that, fake, lazy, lying people who think that they are doing God’s Good Work will be rejected, and exposed, based on their dishonesty and direct disobedience to the fundamental principles in God’s manual and mission.  Holy Hot Hell will be your payment for mixing, diluting, omitting, or disguising the whole truth of God’s Grace, Mercy, and Love.
Today’s Question
Are you taking the wrong test, with the Devil as your instructor or are you signed up with God’s MBA Program of law and order; which is the Masters of Biblical Applications Program?
Warning: You train your kids or the Devil, TV computer, and cell phones will do it for you!
Enjoy Today’s Reading.

1 Corinthians 5

Dealing With a Case of Incest

5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this? 3 For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing this. 4 So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh,[a][b] so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? 7 Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 8 Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister[c] but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.
12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.”[d]
Love,
Jonathan