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Truth Be Told

As we have said before, even now I say again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!
Galatians 1:9 NASB

I was reading a commentary on the above verse, and I thought it important to share on this platform.

This verse repeats Paul’s words in the previous verse with even greater emphasis. Repetition in the New Testament is often used to emphasize a point. Here, Paul seems to want to make doubly sure his readers understand exactly how serious this is.

Paul, writing under the full weight of his authority as an apostle of Jesus Christ, says once more that anyone who preaches a distorted gospel to them—a message that is different in any way from the one they received from him when he was with them in person—that person stands “accursed.” Specifically, Paul is referring to those who insist on adding obedience to Old Testament laws to their requirements for salvation. More generally, however, this applies to anyone who warps the message of salvation in any way.

The curse levelled by Paul involves eternal damnation. His implication is that false teachers cannot show you the way to salvation because they do not have it themselves. They are condemned. Paul’s letter will clarify exactly why it is so essential not to believe anyone who wants them to believe an altered version of the simple, powerful gospel message of Jesus that Paul has shown to them.
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Pray with me please.

Father God,
We are so thankful for all that You have done. We do not want to take a single thing for granted. Every day that You have given to us is another opportunity for us to go about thinking, saying and doing what we know is Your will to think, say and do. Guard us Lord. We ask for protection from the evil one who goes about like a roaring lion seeking to devour us. We know that we are safe in Your arms. We ask for Your protection to be upon us, in our thoughts, words and actions. May everything that we think, say and do bring glory to You. We know what Your word says and we pray that Your Holy Spirit would lead and guide us in all truth. We know that as we walk in Your truth, it will be easy to spot what is false. Thank You for Your great love, mercy and compassion. We pray that any who are perverting the gospel would stop it. We ask for them to come to the truth before it is too late. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

If you do not know Jesus but would like to know more about Him, including how you can be saved, please read the following blog titled, You Never Let Us Go. God bless. https://thefathersfeet.wordpress.com/2020/01/07/you-never-let-us-go/

Seek Approval from God, Not Man

⁶I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different gospel, ⁷which is not a gospel. But there are some who trouble you and would pervert the gospel of Christ. ⁸Although if we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel to you than the one we have preached to you, let him be accursed. ⁹As we said before, so I say now again: If anyone preaches any other gospel to you than the one you have received, let him be accursed.
¹⁰For am I now seeking the approval of men or of God? Or am I trying to please men? For if I were still trying to please men, I would not be the servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:6-10 MEV

Pray with me please.

Father God,
You are so awesome and amazing. Everything You do is right and good. Your name is most excellent. Just with a single word from You, things are done. You call things into being that aren’t even there yet (Romans 4:17). Who is there like You? There is none! You are holy, righteous, loving and merciful.
We thank You for loving us out of the darkness that we were, in the past, engulfed in. There is no other way to You than through Jesus, Your Son (John 14:6). There is no other life than the Life He gives (Romans 6:23). There is no other truth, but Jesus is the Truth. Jesus is the Author and Perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).
Help us to never be misled by the non-Biblical falsehoods that some men teach and preach. May we be found faithful in our walk with You learning from Your word, teaching and preaching the Good News that Jesus is Lord and He only saves!
If we ever have to correct anyone, may we, do it lovingly, humbly and meekly considering ourselves how we would want to be treated (Galatians 6:1). There are no works that we can do to be saved (Titus 3:5). It is by Your grace and through our faith in Jesus that we are saved (Ephesians 2:8). Paul said, If anyone preaches any other gospel to you than the one you have received, let him be accursed. Whether someone is doing it through flattery, pride, fleshly lusts or selfishness, Your word says, let him be accursed. Please give Your children, eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart that will be able to discern the truth. May we never follow or give any attention to those who would pervert Christianity. Though we try really hard to do good works, we know that they alone apart and separate from Christ would never take Jesus’ place. We do good works because of our great love for You because of what You have done for us. It is You and You alone we long to please. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Thirsty? Only Jesus Satisfies

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
John 4:10 ESV

No matter what we search for in this world, even if you attain that which you think might fulfil your desires, bring you peace or happiness, let me just say, it won’t. You cannot have true peace, joy or fulfillment apart from Jesus Christ. He is the Way, the truth and the Life (John 14:6). He fills that emptiness, the hunger, the loneliness, the unfulfillment, the seeking, the restlessness etc. He fills it all because He is the Fountain of Life. He supplies life for He is Life. His ways are the right ways. A fountain is a spring of water that is pumped into the air. Jesus said He would give to those who asked Him living water. Those who believe in Jesus will have rivers of living water flowing from deep within him (John 7:38). He becomes our life’s fountain. He supplies our every need (Philippians 4:19). He pours through us to others. His life not only fills our life, but it overflows to others. Our God is so amazing!

Pray with me please.

Father God,
Thank You so much for everything. You are so good to Your children. You have supplied our every need. You give us life, true life that none other could ever do. Nothing could satisfy us or fill us as You have. We see You as our Life giver. You are the water we thirsted for. We praise and thank You for the Life we have in You. Pour through us to others Your love, mercy and compassion. May we seek Your will above all other things. May we be used of You to reach the lost around us. May we stay saturated in Your water of life so that we can pour at to others what You have freely given to us. Help us to be humble not haughty, lovingly truthful, having high moral character, obedient to Your ways, quick to embrace the truth, and peacemakers everywhere we go. We want our lives to shine for You. It upsets us so much when we do something that is wrong. Forgive us and draw us back to You. Help us to stay pleasing in Your sight. With all of our heart, intention and motives we want to be pleasing in Your sight. Nothing else matters but hearing You say, “Well done.” May Your kingdom come and Your will be done. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

We Surrender All

³Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
⁴Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice wicked works
With men who work iniquity;
And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
⁵Let the righteous strike me;
It shall be a kindness.
And let him rebuke me;
It shall be as excellent oil;
Let my head not refuse it.
Psalm 141:3-5 NKJV

We need the Lord to help us keep our mouth shut and our lips sealed at times. We need Him to take away even the desire for evil things. We need Him to use other people, His word and His gentle Holy Spirit to correct us, supply us and guide us. We are here to love, help and to encourage one another. We should take godly correction with gratitude. Let’s be thankful that we are loved and cared for so much that the Lord doesn’t leave us where we are, but He pulls us to where He is (Isaiah 40:11).

“The way the heart inclines the life soon tends: evil things desired bring forth wicked things practiced. Unless the fountain of life is kept pure the streams of life will soon be polluted.”
Spurgeon

Father God,
We want to thank You for Your gentle care and great love. That You would love us so much to help us keep our mouths guarded by Your great strength! Thank You. We ask that our mouth never be defiled with lies, pride or spitefulness. On our own we cannot prevent the garbage from ever lurking at the door but thank You that You can! We ask that You help us by daily guarding that portal. We know that we are safe in Your hands. We ask that nothing arises in our life that would have us to turn in the wrong direction. You hold our heart. Keep us from those who would cause us to turn in the wrong direction. Help us to love and witness to non-believers, but not to run around with them thinking the things they think, saying the things they say, wearing the things they wear and doing the things they do. We are called to be different, to be holy for You are holy. We can never be that without You. May we never be enticed or defiled with their sweet morsels of corruption. May our desire be to please You in all things. Refresh us with the oil of Your loving correction so that we can always give off Your sweet aroma to others (2 Corinthians 2:15). We love You so much. May we grow in our walk with You, is our plea. May everything we think, say and do bring You glory. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Get Rid of Sin

⁸I am no longer sorry that I sent that letter to you, though I was very sorry for a time, realizing how painful it would be to you. But it hurt you only for a little while. ⁹Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you but because the pain turned you to God. It was a good kind of sorrow you felt, the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so that I need not come to you with harshness. ¹⁰For God sometimes uses sorrow in our lives to help us turn away from sin and seek eternal life. We should never regret his sending it. But the sorrow of the man who is not a Christian is not the sorrow of true repentance and does not prevent eternal death.
2 Corinthians 7:8-10 TLB

We cannot nor should not continue to turn a blind eye or shrug our shoulders to sin. Jesus paid such a high price for our sin. How can we continue to do things that are not pleasing in the Lord’s sight? That is why we come daily before Him seeking His help, strength and restitution for the bad things we have done. We repent or turn away from the wrong things and may we do so daily, even hourly, if need be. Let’s pray for God to open our eyes, cleanse our heart and pave our path with His footsteps carrying us (when need be).

Pray with me please.

Father God,
Oh how we need You. Every hour of every day we need You. We do not want to go about on our own without Your help, strength and provision. We continue to seek You in all things. We repent of the wrong things we have thought, said or done. We commit ourselves to Your care. Please help us to do the right things for the right reasons. We love You so much and want only Your will to be done in our lives and in this world. You are our Father. We turn to You and no one else for our guidance. May Your kingdom come. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Washing daily in His presence

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 7:1 NASB

We must daily seek God. We need His divine help to cleanse us from the flesh, the world and the devil. We cannot do this life alone. We must turn to Him for all things. We have to keep trying to be holy for He is holy.

Pray with me please.

Father God,
We are so thankful for Your great love, strength and power. You help us daily. You are our strength when we are weak (2 Corinthians 12:10). You have cleansed us by the blood of Jesus. You have called us and created us to do good works (2 Timothy 1:9 & Ephesians 2:10). We have the promise of Your help. You have said You would never leave us or forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:6). We ask that Your Holy Spirit continue moving in our hearts, minds and life’s, revealing what Your will is for us in every situation we find ourselves in. We trust You to guide our very footsteps. We believe that You are molding and making us. We know that we cannot obtain perfection in this life, but we chase after peace and holiness for Your word says, without such no man will see You (Hebrews 12:14). We so want to be pleasing to You with everything we think, say and do. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

God is still speaking; the question is Are we Listening?

⁴Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 NKJV

¹⁹But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19 KJV

The Father knows what we have need of (Matthew 6:25-33). We are to stay focused and centered on Him. What is His will, and what are His ways? What does His word say? How are we to live? We find all of those answers in His word.

God blessed me royally the other day in three different ways. He provided my needs, wants and my heart’s desire all in one day. He is so amazing! He is still speaking to His children. Let me share with you one of the ways I know this to be truth.

The other day I wrote about gardening. You can read that in the following link. https://thefathersfeet.wordpress.com/2023/05/22/wheat-and-weeds/ That was one of the two things I felt led to write about. Then, for the life of me, I couldn’t remember the other thing. I prayed and waited. I kept asking the Lord. I felt He was telling me to read Revelation 13. I was like ok, Lord but I don’t know why You don’t just tell me, and I really want to know what You had said to my heart to write about. Because what He says to me is very important. For further understanding please know that I do know what the Bible says in a lot of parts, but I do not always know the exact address to where it is located. So, as I am reading chapter 13 I get to verse 9 and I say, see Lord this is what I had already wrote about, but then guess what? I read the end of the next verse. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. That was the verse! I didn’t know that was where that verse was located, but God does! That was what he initially spoke to my heart when working in the garden! Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. You can read that second part of what I was to write about in the following link. https://thefathersfeet.wordpress.com/2023/05/23/listen-be-patient-and-faithful/ God didn’t say read Revelation 13 initially. He said Revelation 13 when I asked Him what the other thing was that I was to write about. This was proof positive that God was laying that on my heart. If I were to just remember what He said, people might think well you just remembered, but No! This was God! He was speaking. He had me get to what He said initially from a different angle so that I, and everyone else, would see that He is still speaking to His children. May this knowledge bless your heart, blow your socks off and draw you nearer to God. He still speaks. The question is, are we listening?

Father God,
Today we say, along with Samuel in chapter 3 verse 9; Speak, for Your servant is listening. We want to hear from You. We love how You speak to us in Your still small voice (1 Kings 19:12-13). You know our heart. You know our thoughts. You lead us in the way everlasting (Psalm 139:23-24). You grant our desires as long as we ask with pure motives. You long to give good gifts to us (Matthew 7:11 & James 1:17). Thank You for blessing us with so many things, but most of all thank You for still speaking to us. May we continue to hear from You as we walk along this life. We put our faith, hope and trust in You. You are the anchor for our souls. It is You we run to with open arms. Father, help us and make us more like You, is our cry. May all that we think, say and do glorify You. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Avoid Conflict and Maintain Peace

¹⁶“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Matthew 10:16 NKJV

Jesus said to be wise as serpents. What does that mean?

“Snakes are typically not aggressive and will try to escape an area if someone is approaching, he said. The best ways to avoid snake bites is to watch where you step or reach and to keep your distance if you see one.”
Toby Hibbitts

Here, we are told be wise as serpents (don’t be aggressive). Stay where we are welcomed. Bring and speak peace over the place we are entering (Hebrews 12:14 & Luke 10:5). Leave if there is no peace. Jesus, Paul, and Barnabas all fled when threatened (Luke 4 & Acts 14).

Exercise wisdom by shrewdly avoiding conflict and danger while maintaining peace, and calm in the face of adversity. Speak the truth without fear and in love (Philippians 1:14 & Ephesians 4:15). Jesus said we would know the truth and that the truth would set us free (John 8:32).

Pray with me please.

Father God,
We ask today that You would open our eyes to see the glorious truths found in Your word. We ask for ears to hear what it is You are saying to us. Your word says if any lack wisdom, we are to ask You for You give generously to all (James 1:5). We ask for wisdom in our day-to-day life situations. We pray that the Holy Spirit would speak to us and also through us to others (John 16:13-15 & Matthew 10:20). We want our words to bless others and draw them closer to You. Help us to remember to speak peace to others. We ask for wisdom to know when to turn away from a person or situation. Thank You for giving that to us. May we boldly speak the truth in love without fear. For Your perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18). Thank You for setting us free and revealing the truth to us. You are good, so good, gentle, kind and loving. May everything about us desire to emulate You because we love You so much. Thank You for holding us. What a great Father You are. You are so worthy of all praise. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Be wise and keep trying

⁵Make the most of your chances to tell others the Good News. Be wise in all your contacts with them. ⁶Let your conversation be gracious as well as sensible, for then you will have the right answer for everyone.
Colossians 4:5-6 TLB

God is wise. We should attain to be wise and full of godly character (Proverbs11:3). The Lord said to be holy, for He is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16).

Spend time with the wise to be wise. Walk and talk with wise people (Proverbs 13:20). The early church met, worshipped, ate, and fellowshipped together. They were serious about following God. They gave their all. How could we not do the same?

Pray with me please.

Father God,
Thank You for this time together. We love to spend time with You and with each other in Your word. Thank You for the many blessings that You bestow upon Your children. If we could gather all the sand at the beaches seashore and each grain were to say a different great quality of Yours, it would fail miserably at describing Your greatness. You go beyond human thought, reasoning or comprehension. Your thoughts and ways are so much higher than ours. You want nothing but the best for us. You are awesome. You give Your children so many things. You are just and You are fair. You don’t show favorites. You long to give good things to us. We accept Your blessings, and we sing Your praise. Help us to always see You in all aspects of our life. May we always see Your hand at work; mending, molding and developing godly character in Your children. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

If you do not know Jesus but would like to know more about Him, including how you can be saved, please read the following blog titled, You Never Let Us Go. God bless. https://thefathersfeet.wordpress.com/2020/01/07/you-never-let-us-go/

Actively Pursuing God

⁶But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6 NKJV

Our righteousness is always and only by faith in God.

We cannot come to God, unless we believe that he is what he has revealed himself to be in the Scripture. Those who would find God, must seek him with all their heart.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Pray with me please.

Father God,
We believe in You. We believe that You came to this earth in the human-flesh form of Jesus (1 John 4:2-3). We believe that You loved us so much that You gave Your One and Only Son for our sins (John 3:16). We believe that He died and rose again (1 Thessalonians 4:14). We believe that by faith in Him You have saved us (Acts 16:31). We believe that You are leading and guiding us with Your Holy Spirit (John 16:13). We believe that our life is safe in You (Colossians 3:3). We thank and praise You for all that You have done, are doing and will do for Your children. Keep us safe in the center of Your perfect will for our life. May everything that we think, say or do bring You glory. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.