lampwicke

13.02.05
Gods Love #3 ["Walking in the Spirit"!] - admin @ 04:07:39
6-25-03
So many blessings come from within Gods love through my children? Unless you spend a lifetime teaching your children whatis of value,not of this world,but in the next,will you understand this.Spiritual blessings from God are as eternal as our eventual thoughtsin eternity will be then.When one prizes the spiritual things of God,they will be aseternal as us, in a place of no time.In this time of my twilight,it seems that my mind is expandingin order to contain more of spiritual matters.I would like to think,that this is in preparation of entering in,whether to the grave,or to be taken up with the Lord in the sky?Of course being the spiritual chicken,in a vulnerable human body,I opt for the latter.But; I asked Him to go in the taking up of His church,and not the other,so I have no choice but to believe in my prayer.For I do know that I will not see death,for I will be moving to fast to get to Him, to be concerned with it all.I have never been closer to my children than at this time.For what delights me most,is the fact that for twenty some odd years,their deafness and rolling of eyes has left them,and they now hear me?They now see the value of loving their God personally.Where before my words were the words of a radical christian.God has honoured me,in healing their deafness.Bringing me great pleasure in my heart,and showing me how God feels about the Prodigal sons return to Him.Since I have been myself a prodigal son many times in my lifetime,He wanted me to see and feel the blessings which fill His heart when this happens,so that I might share in this.My son came to me a while back, and with tears in His eyes asked me for forgiveness of the times he expressed his anger at me.It made me uncomfortable,at first,until I saw the sincerity in his eyes.All anger had been replaced with adoration in those eyes as he askedme for that forgiveness.For he found that forgiveness opens ones heart to loving others,and bringing about ones own healing on his own,without me telling him of this.I have had no greater joy than to see this come from his heart,to know I taught him something well,as his father.

"Labour not to be rich: cease from thineown wisdom.Wilt thou set thine eyes upon thatwhich is not? for riches certainly make themselveswings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."Proverbs 23:4,5

"Train up a child in the way he should go:and when he is old, he will not depart from it."Proverbs 22:6

"For this child I prayed; and the Lord hathgiven me my petition which I asked of him:Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord."1 Samuel 1:27,28

God Expects? ["Walking in the Spirit"!] - admin @ 04:02:53
7-8-03:
that once you receive salvation,His first free gift, that you now enter into a personal loving relationship with Him,and begin to do your part in it.:that once you enter into that relationship with Him,you are to create a hunger for His word,in order for the renewing of your mind,for the enabling of the destruction of the selfishness(sin) within you.:that you learn that knowing Him,is of great importance above and beyond sacrafice.He wants your heart,not your hands. :that Salvation unlike sin is an ongoing process forever:which will last a lifetime on this earth,a place in which you live, but are not a part of.:that God teaches,comforts,and loves in His ways,not ours.Most specifically through the use of repetition,pain,and suffering.:that God chastises as any loving father would do,for us to know that love and obedience is of great importance, although painful, for the moment,it is necessary in becoming Sons of God.:that in seeking other gifts of your God,unlike the first gift which was free; that you will pay a price,for all the many you will receive thereafter.:that you understand that, without the anointing of the Holy Spirit there can be no victory in anything you do for your God.:that only through your choice of love and obedience for others,with the Holy Spirits anointing; is Gods love put into action.:that you understand as you walk with your God,you are perfecting your spirit in Christlikeness to Jesus Christ the first born of many Sons of God,who will one day reign with God Himself in heaven.as the Spirit beings we are.: that all done in the name of Jesus, Glorifies the Father,Son,and Holy Spirit.
"The earth is the Lord’s,and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."Psalms 24:1

"For of him, and through him, and to him,are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen."Romans 11:36

"Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard forthee".Jeremiah 32:17


Washed ["Walking in the Spirit"!] - admin @ 03:59:24
8-27-03
Hearts crushed,spirits deeply wounded,the end result the same?We distance ourselves from our God.I’m beginning to see spiritually:that my God is doing what He must,in order to wash a soul.His creation wallows in self-pity so much,it’s a wonder we don’t implode.Such an ungrateful people,surely a challenge to His love.Yet,He washes,and washes,using pain,suffering,trials and tribulations,and always the blood of His Son.I watch Him move in the hearts of the wounded.Healing,uplifting,changing them,from down trodden, to joyful.From wondering why, or how they got to where they are!He shines His light on their darkness,on their own self-imposed punshment,Always,He stands waiting for our own understanding,and smiles when we see it all.He cleanses,sanctifies,consecrates again,nudges us ever so gently,back into His encircling arms.Then we know where He’s been,right there with us all the time.

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect inweakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather gloryin my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." ll Corinthians 12:9

"Behold, I have refined thee, but not withsilver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction."Isaiah 48:10


Behold,the Lord’s hand is not shortened,that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear."Isaiah 59:1

Word Play ["Walking in the Spirit"!] - admin @ 03:56:47
12-19-03
It is both a noun and a verb.Yet sometimes intangible?Many years ago, God spoke to me of finding Him in the opposites of this world?Now many years later, He elucidated on it further?He spoke,"In heaven,Love will be a touchable".“Tangible”,"Substance".What the Spiritual Realm holds,this World could never duplicate.One of my earliest teachings of the Holy Spirit has been of Love.I think due to its importance to our God.Needless to say God did blow my mind to some degree.Always an advocate of destroying ones selfishness within,God has emphasized the need for this in deep spiritual growth during this lifetime.I roar at times in deep laughter,when those who think they understand Gods unconditional love.Our natural minds have no concept of what unconditional love really is.Unless you have died,given your most valuable possession,( your life),for otherscome back, to face me,and explain it to me what it is like, then keep your words in your fragile limited minds.I receive the same reaction from the word “Awesome”.Why Christians would want to accept and apply this worldly word to Spiritual descriptions is always beyond me?Call it splitting hairs,okey,I’ll buy that,But when talking of the things of God,then talk from Gods word. I haven’t yet seen the word “Awesome ” in my bible?Have you?God is not just awesome, He is “Divine”.A proper,and most blessed way of describing my God,not in worldly terms.You’re drawing a fine line there “bubb”?You betcha,I am,,There is more than a finer line between the Spiritual and the natural?Check out your new dictionary some day,you may be surprised,to find that that new word “Unconditional” Love, may be synonymous with “ Agape” Love?About that thingy from God that love will be touchable in Heaven?Ever smell hot bread, especially baked cookies made for you? Ever know “that” love, which went into those cookies for you? “that” smell, ever trigger that love you knew was real forever,just for you?That is Gods love,touchable,tastable,and will fill all heaven one day.

"A new commandment I give unto you,That ye love one another;as I have loved you,that ye also love one another.By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if you have love one to another."John 13:34,35

"The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee."Jeremiah 31:3

Stages ["Walking in the Spirit"!] - admin @ 03:52:34
2-17-04
Over the long haul with God,the trials with the tribulations overwhelm us at times.It begins with a sureness of wanting our Christ,for by the time this choice arrives in life;the world hasn’t shown us much.Salvation takes attention like any relationshiponly this relationship is with your God.It is not only just reading the bible,it is a heart committment body and soul.There will be times of anger,times of wonder,of why God did it just that way?last of all, times of really getting it.At best,you may come to the conclusion thatif you can last,you begin to believe by faith,that by His grace, you will.The longest stage encompasses the many battles,the results of the inner changes,the joy through all the sorrows and tears and pain.A small price to pay for dancing in heaven.The greatest understanding one gains in this walk,is you will never be alone again.Through Gods word,we destroy the worldwe came out of.Renewing the mind,prepares the spirit for heaven.With this constantly bathed in Gods love,we are guided to empower Jesus within us.Wellness entails an obligation through obedience.That we do for others,who are weaker,who need help.Jesus would have it no other way,for it is a given ,that anyone who ministers to others needs to some degree to be in Him,and He in us.Here you thought that life was something to been joyed without pressure or stress?A famous philosopher once said,“ Life is like a box of chocolates”,but then, what did he know?

" And it was right and proper that God, who made everything for his own glory, should allow Jesus to suffer, for in doing this he was bringing vast multiudes of God’s people to heaven; for his suffering made Jesus a perfect Leader, one fit to bring them into their salvation Hebrews 2:10 TLB.

"But without faith it is impossible to please him;for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Hebrews 11:6

"Blessed be the God and Father of our LordJesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hopeby the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."1Peter 1:3

In His love, lampwicke xxx