Known by Ebenezer

We're not living to create more religious rules and practices in our lives, but that we might have more revelation of Jesus Christ. ❤️

There is a false light operating in many places now under the guise of 'white light'. We must pray pray pray against the deceptions of Satan that is taking many down the road of darkness and spiritual bo***ge and oppression. Mainstream shops are encouraging people to channel spirits and the government gives chatity status to channeling spirits as a "public service". Dont be deceived. Dark cannot mix with light. Satan doesnt care if our chain is 1, 10 or 100 metres from Jesus as long as we are still in chains. Channeling spirits is not a gift from God, its a deception that drags your soul into bo***ge to the underworld. I say this from experience. Turn to Christ, the way, truth and life.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:11‭-‬12

There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
Deuteronomy 18:10‭-‬12

And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
2 Corinthians 11:14

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
Revelation 12:11

The Spirit of Christ is so antithetical to the Spirit of the world. The world says life is about us, our rights, our success, and that we dont have to put up with anything we dont want to.

Jesus submitted to the will of the Father to save the very people who put Him there. To save the unworthy, the unrighteous, the unfair, the unjust, the wicked. Us.

In this we can be thankful for everything in life that causes us to submit our hearts and seek the grace of God. People when unjust, situations when grievous, possessions when few. In time, you will see the Father do a work to make you more like Jesus in your heart. He is faithful. So faithful.

Glory to our Father who has a higher calling for His children than to be conformed to this world. Wow! I sure dont deserve such a calling in all my weakness but because of Jesus I can enter in 🙏

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:3‭-‬7

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11

but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:2

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. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
1 John 2:16‭-‬17

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20‭-‬21

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9‭-‬10

Father of Justice, giving me Jesus
The burden so much to bear all on His shoulders
Knowing my weakness,
Seeing my failure
Choosing to intercede now as my great High Priest.
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Thanksgiving does not deny the existence of problems. It doesnt wash over trials. It just positions your heart for a perspective that's not overtaken by the trial you're going through. It protects against entitlement and self pity.
Mark Dejesus

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Psalm 100:4

Some people have the mind set that we should not acknowledge the past, especially if it was hurtful. To just have a quick conversation and move on. This is because the pain of others is uncomfortable for us to sit with. Even those of us who hold great pain within us struggle to understand and sit with the pain of others.
We need to identify the difference between unhelpful dwelling and helpful acknowledgement.

God wants you to heal. He has given the resources to heal. In Jesus, the Holy Spirit has come to minister. That means acknowledging whats happened and recognising that the way we behave today, the way we relate to each other and ourselves is often because of the foundation that was layed within. For all of us it was broken and flawed to some degree and some people are trying to "clean up" more in their hearts than others. It is often complex and a process. Its not cut and dry, though our flesh wishes it to be. This is part of faith-Letting the Holy Spirit show you where the old man still dwells and turning it over to God step by step as He gives the resources to grow in purging that old man and increasing in faith. Where He cleanses and purifies with the precious Word. In a life where we decrease and He increases. Hallelujah! We want more of His image in us and less of ourselves! Freedom from bo***ge! We need to stop our bandaid fixes and our frantic emotional patch jobs. Soldiering on without acknowledging is only doing more damage to yourself and to those around you. God is looking for deep heart change and He can and will do it. Trust in Him. Because of the Blood of the Saviour applied to your sin, you can trust an almighty God and Father. Nothing is impossible for Him. Give it up to Him and let Him work through all the mess and turn it into a story of redemption. Let us all be reminders to each other of the grace and truth of Jesus. A Gospel that has power to save and sanctify!❤️

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
James 1:2‭-‬4

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans 8:1

Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26
1 Thessalonians 5:24

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Philippians 1:3‭-‬6

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9‭-‬10

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Luke 22:31‭-‬32

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 1:12

Every day we hear a hundred different ideas on how we should live and some of them are offensive. Thats part of life. Dont let offense stop you from taking ideas seriously.

I had some serious thoughts on my heart today. When I was 21 I thought I had all the time in the world to do what I want. To have fun. To follow my heart. To try to fix my life myself. To run it my own way. Here I am at 30 and life has passed so quickly! Everyone at 60, 70, 80, tells me the same thing.

Take life seriously today. Who are you? Where are you going? Are you ready to meet God?

Is God insensitive to say He will bring the people He created to account at the day of judgement? Is He insensitive and offensive to have a lake of fire, a place of eternal punishment for sin?

Our sin (wrongdoing) destroys the world. It destroys families and ourselves. Sin is serious. From the smallest to the biggest. Every action has a reaction as they say. Each and every one of us is flawed and has sin. We live in a society that is so focused on the short term. It says we can do what we want morally, economically, socially, politically and if it seems good right now, we will do it. Yet, the damage is not taken seriously. Just changing course is not sufficient. Think of politicians. The damage thats done will be accounted for and will have consequences. Both here and in the eyes of God. You can choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice. I am not free from the consequence of my choice. Each of us, has sin. If we are honest with ourselves, at times we are selfish, dishonest, manipulative, self pitying, prideful, resentful, hurtful and the list goes on. Can we be good things? Yes, of course! But our sin and the damage it causes is still our responsibility. We dont cancel out a hurtful word spoken to one person, by speaking a kind word to another. Each action has a consequence for itself. So when we realise just how flawed we are and how much damage we can do and have done to others at times, what will we do? What will we do with our guilt? Justify it? Do we say "Yea, but Im generally a good person!" Well, you can choose that, but you still are accountable to God for every wrongdoing. God says the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23 ). So if you or I want to pay our own wages for our wrongdoing, we will receive spiritual death. So is God oppressive for requiring Justice?

Enter: Gods solution. The free gift God gave us that we receive by faith alone.
God gave Jesus, His only Son, to pay the penalty for our sin. And Jesus who was with God from time beginning, willingly went to earth to face what we faced and took the penalty for our sin. He was perfect, God in human form, and saw that we just. Can.Not.Clean ourselves up. We are incapable of taking control of our sin. Our heart is bent towards it. Instead of saying, "Well, you can have what you deserve", He said, "Im going to make a way". His heart was moved with compassion for our need. Jesus, willingly went to the Cross and bore our wages. He died for our sins. He died for your sin. For my sin. He rose again, defeating death to show that we to can have a new spiritual heart and life by placing our faith in His finished work. Finished! Guilt free! He saw that we cannot free ourselves from our guilt and cannot save ourselves, so He did it for us. He said He did it because He "so loved the world (John 3:16)", not to condemn the world, but that the world "through Him might be saved (John 3:17)". That brings tears to my eyes! The amount of stuff Ive done against God and been guilty of doing to others! And God still saw, "She cannot save herself, Im going to make a way she can clear herself of those consequences and have a new heart." Just by coming before God and saying, God you're right, I have done wrong and I cant fix it. Please take it from me. By placing my faith in Jesus, God said Im free and His presence is with me. I dont deserve love like that! And He did that for you to! That Truth will change your life.

Its not a religious choice, because church and religion wont do anything for you if there's no knowing God.

Be free! Choose life, choose a new heart! God loves you enough to clear you, to give you an amazing gift, but you also have a choice. To reject Him, to pay your own penalty is not worth it. The Lake of fire isnt a party. Nothing that seems fun in this world is anything compared to the presence of God in your heart. Nothing that seems like gain: possessions, a good time, pleasing people is worth it.

Today we will all make a choice what to do with God, but we are not free from the consequences of our choice.

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
Mark 8:36

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Isaiah 1:18

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
Ephesians 2:4‭-‬5

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
Romans 1:20‭-‬23

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
John 3:16‭-‬17

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:6

“The answer is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.” Elizabeth Elliot

Sometimes our kindness can be sin or lead others to sin and we should reflect on that. Its more important to be loving than kind and God has given us His definition of love in 1 Corinthians chapter 13. This definition can help us to understand the effect the Holy Spirit will have on what we say and how we say it when we submit to Him. We are to have speech that is seasoned with salt, but not speech that rejoices in a lie. Sometimes our kindness is about whats easy for us and not what honours God or points people to the lifechanging power of the Gospel. Lord, help us love like You. 🙏

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
1 Corinthians 13:4‭-‬6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Colossians 4:6

Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
Psalm 19:13

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
Psalm 139:23‭-‬24