SEEK GOD FIRST and HEARKEN

i am finally blessed with some time to spend sharing what God has been saying to me. We had a wonderful time at our RAVEN family reunion. That is truly what it is, a reunion of family, to refresh, catch up with each other, to share what God is doing and will do. To hear the word of God fresh and new, as if for the first time. To focus on God in our lives. Amen

God truly is our help (Psalm 46:1; Psalm 121) in all times. Not just in trouble, but in all times. We are overcomers as Jesus also overcame this world, when we HEAR God's word in our lives and do it.

"Behold i stand at the door and knock, if any man hear my voice and open the door, i will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me. To him that overcometh will i grant to sit with me in my throne, even as i also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne."
Revelation 3:20-21

Our life here on this earth is for one purpose only and that is to hear and do the will of God. That is it. To do the will of God while avoiding the distractions of the world, all of them. To do the will of God even unto the laying down of our lives for him or for a friend. He gives us all we need to do that in the Word spoken and written down. He gives us all we need period. And we will be blessed in deed.

"But be ye doers of the Word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass. For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." James 1:22

We must walk in God's ways every step. We cannot hear God's word if we continue to compromise with the world. We just cannot, there is no time for that. Jesus has warned us, a little leaven, leavens the whole loaf (1 Cor 5:6). Any compromise is too much. Lord reveal where we are weak and make us strong, reveal our compromise, amen. When we are with Jesus in the New Jerusalem, all questions will be answered, and there will be an eternity of time, but now we must seek Him in all things first and hearken unto his voice, to his will....amen.

The words God spoke to me in times of prayer over the weekend were pertaining to our life with him. He first said Moment. What a fleeting yet monumentally important word. In a moment, God does reveal his will to us. In a moment as we seek him first, he speaks. In a moment we choose to hear him or walk in sin. We must be ready and listening to Him each moment in time. In a moment we can also miss it and go about lost.

Than he said we come out of our own dry parched land to him when trust in him alone, when we seek him first. Then he provides sheltering, nourishment and refreshment.

And he showed the body, the many lights of the believers. The lights were each at a different degree of intensity or brightness when standing alone. Some shining so brightly, some flickering and struggling to stay lit. But when put together they were shining their most brilliant and brightest. Breaking through the darkest darkness. We need each other.

i believe the time is short upon the earth as we know it. i believe God knows who we are in our hearts. If we are putting him off, then he knows it. i believe the body of believers needs each other, especially now in this time of the end of days. When Jesus comes he will bring light to the hidden things, the counsels of the heart, and judge according to his righteousness. Will he find faith?

i have had on my heart to wonder and pray about the last days church. Will it be like the early church, the church Jesus left? Like China is now. We know he is coming back for a church without spot or blemish. Will we be forced due to the world economy of sin, to finally go back to what works? Just a thought.

"And they continued stedfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. and all that believed were together, and had all things common. and sold their possessions and goods and parted them to all men as every man had a need. and they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Praising God and having favour with all people, and the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved." Acts 2:42-47

"i tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8