God came to us in a robe of flesh so we could put on the Armor of light by clothing ourselves in Christ!

 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2Corinthians 5:1-8

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. ... put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Romans 13:12,13

 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:11

 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 2 Corinthians 6:1,7,16-18

 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13

 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. John 12:46 -50

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. John 15:4-10

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. 1 Corinthians 7:23,24

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 1 John 2:22-25

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Galatians 3:27

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: Romans 8:1-3

We must put on Christ completely as we are changed into the spiritual image of God's unique Son. Abide within Him each moment as we trust on Him for everything and worship in Spirit so to walk The Way of The Word so to give God all glory. In His love and wisdom can we reach the goals of the works He has prepared for us.

Barry

Big vote Saturday, your life and health is on the line! Try to make a difference.

 "Stung by a rising tide of resistance and a closing window of opportunity, House Democrats have unleashed a new version of Obamacare, weighing in at 1,990 pages and with a $1.2 trillion price tag. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promises to ram it through quickly, exhibiting a disdain for her countrymen that makes Marie Antoinette look like a populist."

 What is the big hurry? Let the people read and debate on this new bill. Why shut down debate on the floor? Let all sides have their say . Tell us the truth! If this congress is out to destroy our nation so they can remake it in their own twisted way then it looks like they will get what they want with this bill. "The "Affordable Health Care for America Act" (HR 3962) is so comprehensive that it even micromanages restaurant menus and vending machines. That’s a clear signal that this is not about health care. It’s about whether the people of the United States will allow power-mad Washington politicians to plunge us into the kind of top-down socialism that is strangling Western Europe and has devastated economies and destroyed freedom wherever it is imposed."

 Bottom line is that you will through away your freedom and I do not just mean your freedom to decide on your health care or access to it, but the greater risk comes when this makes everyone broke that are not part of the elite circle and we no longer have a middle class but just the very poor and the very rich. You will see measures taken to act like they are fixing the problems that will follow this country being flushed down the toilet that as they are enacted will remove your rights a dozen at a time.  

 We only have today , by tonight it will be too late for the vote is Saturday!

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

... put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

It is time for the true children of God to use all that they are through Christ to make disciples that make disciples as their main work as they spend the life He gives!

Romans 13:10-12,14

Thank you Jesus !

  Thank you Father !

    Thank you Holy Spirit !

        I praise you Lord God !

I pray each of us will take the time to explain from the depth of the love He gives to us what it is that we have to give thanks for.

Barry

All Glory be to God alone!

Do  you know people who try to steel glory from God?

If you said anything but yes then either you lied or you don't know people or yourself. Share the fact that He is the one to credit when you receive praise for all good comes from Him (even your natural ability) and does so for His own sake.

 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. Isaiah 48:8-11

He will allow us to pass through  "the furnace of affliction" to forge us into His glory. Remember you did not pass through because of some great thing of you but that He allowed you to pass so give Him the glory even while your in the furnace.

 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Isaiah 42:8-11

Jesus is God in His glory as He alone could complete the mission of payment for sin and picking up the life that he laid down , remember no one takes the life of our Christ but he willingly laid it down to take it up again and in this we have the promise of everlasting life in Him who we receive!

Praise the Lord our God in all things!

Barry

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