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TREE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

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                                                            TREE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

Matthew 7:16-17 “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.”

The Scene: The Tree of Righteousness. Its branches exhibit the fruit of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.

Philippians 1:9-11 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in  knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ–to the glory and praise of God.

John 15:16  “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appoint you to go and bear fruit–fruit that will last.  Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in My name.  This is my command:  love each other.”

SEEK,ASK, KNOCK

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                                                              SEEK, ASK, KNOCK

Matthew 7:7-8 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds;  and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”

The Scene:  doorway and door

God has given everyone the opportunity to seek Him , come before Him and ask what they will.

Matthew 7:26  “But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, it fell with a great crash.”

Action is required for the door (access to God) to be opened. Prayer, talking to God, will open the door, gaining access to God.

1 Thessalonians 5:17  Pray continually; giving thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Isaiah 55:6-7 “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.”

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I WILL REPAY

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                                                                                     I WILL REPAY

Deuteronomy 32:41 “When I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.”

The Scene: The Lord’s mighty right hand with the color yellow, the light of the Word.

“The world has rejected my Rock and My people.” (Lord Jesus and Christians)

Micah 5:15 “I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed me.”

His Word, which will last forever, will, in the end be fulfilled.

Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings– and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.

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GOD’S WORD FULFILLED

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                                                      GOD’S WORD FULFILLED

In the end times the prophets of God will speak God’s truth and many people, scoffers, will not listen; they will suffer the consequences, just as in Old Testament times.

2Peter 3:3 First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this coming he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the creation.”

1 John 4:6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

2 Kings 7:1 Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says:  ‘About this time tomorrow, a seah of flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.'”

Now famine had come over the land of Samaria because of the siege by Ben-Hadad, king of Aram. (see 2 Kings 6 for details)  The king of Aram had sent troops to kill Elisha, because Elisha was continuously telling King Ahaziah of Israel about Ben-Hadad’s troop movements in Israel.                                                                              The king of Israel, Ahaziah,  had committed evil and his deeds led to the seige and famine in  Samaria. This had caused great inflation in prices for food and goods.  King Ahaziah’s messenger came and told Elisha he would not wait on God’s hand of protection any longer, to which Elisha replied that great amounts of cheap food would be available tomorrow, if they would wait on the hand of the Lord to deliver. The king and his officer did not believe the prophecy.

The Scene:  Four  gallons of barley (a large amount for the price) could be purchased for 1 shekel; 2 gallons of flour purchased for 1 shekel. A seah  was equal to about 7.3 liters or 2 gallons, much food for little money.

Elisha told the evil king of Aram that the Lord would end the famine in Israel. The famine was broken when the Lord tricked the Arameans and they abandoned their camps. The Israelites plundered their camps, thus fulfilling the prophecy of Elisha, as found in 2 Kings 7:3-20.

The Lesson: God uses His people for good. God keeps His word, for He alone speaks all truth. However, the officer who did not believe God’s representative’s prophecy did not get any of the food or plunder, but was trampled in the city gate of Samaria: 2Kings 6:33 and 7:2,17

Ezekiel 12:25 “But I the Lord will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, you rebellious house, I will fulfill whatever I say”, declares the sovereign Lord.

Those who believe God’s Word and believe in His Son, Jesus  Christ the Lord,the Light of the world, will be saved.

John 1:12 Yet to all who receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God–children not born of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

John 3:16-19 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

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FREEDOM

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                                                                                     FREEDOM

2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

The Scene: The chains of bondage have fallen from each born again Christian.

Romans 8:2-3 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.

As God’s people are set free, Satan wants each person’s life to be comprised of guilt, rules, laws, bondage, not freedom. But we know, through the Holy Spirit, we are free.

Psalm 118:5 In my anguish I cried out the the Lord, and he answered by setting me free.

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THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS

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                                                          THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS

2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

The Scene: What do we see? When we look at God’s creation, particularly His chosen people, do we see them as weeds or like the lilies on a pond? Perhaps a work in progress?

Matthew 6:22-23 “ The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”

Lord, help us to see everything through your eyes. Give us the mind of Christ, O Lord. Only with the help of the Holy Spirit can we succeed. Amen.

1 John 1:5-7 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet we walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

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EYES FROM HEAVEN

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                                                        EYES FROM HEAVEN

Psalm 11:4 The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on His heavenly throne.

The Scene: Shining brightly* through the skylight, in a darkened family room, were two stars appearing as eyes looking down from heaven, as if God Himself were looking inside for his people.

*like blazing fire

Revelation 2:18 “These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire whose feet are like burnished bronze.”

Job 36:7 He does not take His eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

God keeps watch over His people day and night.

1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayers.

Therefore, let us feel safe in knowing Jesus cares for us, as He watches over His own.

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LETTERS (PRAYERS)

 

 

 

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   LETTERS (PRAYERS)

Matthew 6:9 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”

The Scene: A letter addressed to Jesus the Christ, at His address in Heaven.

When we pray and focus on Jesus, just as though we were composing a formal letter to Him, the Lord’s Prayer (sometimes called the disciples’ prayer) is a good example to follow for our letter to God.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything to God. God is in heaven and you are on the earth, so let your words be few.

Jesus is always eager to hear from us as we say “Dear Jesus…”, we compose our words to the Lord carefully, thoughtfully, not idly.

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition,* with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

*petition definition: A formal written request to a superior authority. (Merriam-Webster)

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FREELY GIVEN

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                                                                    FREELY GIVEN

Matthew 10:8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.”

The Scene: a cancelled ** I.O.U.

** Cancelled is in red- like the blood of Jesus that cancels out the sin of the world.

The world system requires interest to be paid for a loan; however, God gives freely.

1 Corinthians 2:12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

Father God gave to us freely His only Son, Jesus Christ, that we might have life and life to the full.

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

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MASTER PAINTER

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                                                     MASTER PAINTER

Isaiah 64:8 Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.

We have all been designed by the Master’s hand.

The Scene: Paint brushes: An assortment of brushes in a cup, designed by the Master’s hand.

God has many brushes with which to paint His creations. Some require broad strokes for the sky (heavens and oceans).** But when it comes to God’s people, He chooses a fine “detail” brush. He tends to every detail that is a part of our being.

** Psalm 102:25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Psalm139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

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