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The LORD will work mightily in the man who is correctible and will set Himself against the proud! David. Psalm 51

“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” James 4:6-10

— JUDGING the fruit of others? Yes! That’s how Jesus says we know ourselves and others – “by their fruit.” Pride refuses to be corrected and therefore conveniently pulls out and uses the “judge not” verse out of context … refusing to read just a bit further where Jesus says we will know others “by their fruit” which must mean He wants us judging the fruit of others (Matt. 7:15-20) … otherwise He would never have spoken these words. Rhetorically, Paul asked: “do not ye judge them that are within?” (1 Corinthians 5:12) Jesus says that we are to “Judge righteous judgment.” (John 7:24) Believers, when needed, and only if they are mature and have the sin out of their own lives (Matthew 7:1-5; Galatians 6:1-2), are to “judge righteous judgment” – that is, to discern the fruit and attempt to help other saints. Those who don’t accept the LORD’s correction will perish (Hebrews 12:5-12, etc.). In light of this, the disciple of Jesus must “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” (2 Timothy 4:2)

Jesus says “JUDGE righteous judgment.” (John 7:24) Matthew 7:2-5 says “Judge not” and yet is specifically speaking of HYPOCRITICAL judgment, not all judgment. Paul says “do not ye judge them that are within?” (1 Corinthians 5:12) Speaking God’s Word, what the JUDGE has stated, on record in His Word, the Bible, is speaking HIS judgment, not ours.

IF I AM AN AUTHENTIC FOLLOWER OF JESUS, I will pray this like David did when he cried out to the LORD …

“Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.” Psalms 141:5

If you are truly a man or woman after God’s own heart, you will humbly ask Him to send others of His people to rebuke, correct, or admonish you when needed. What would a true disciple of Jesus ever be afraid of? Why would one not want the light of truth to shine on his darkness? –Because that person would love the darkness of his sin more than the Savior (John 3:19-21). This would prove his apostate condition. Hell awaits.

If the BIBLE reveals ANY mere human being to be unsaved, even if we think we are saved, WHY is that anything but a good thing? After all, isn’t that the mercy of God, showing us we need to turn to Him before it’s too late? – “While He may be found”? (Isaiah 55:6-7)

“Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.” Isaiah 1:16-20

Please allow me to say right here that God be praised for those along the way who have preached God’s pure Word which revealed my error and sin. This then brought God’s conviction, repentance, and refreshing (Acts 3:19). God is good.

Was Paul the apostle of Christ just being unnecessarily harsh, rude, or sadistic when he warned the Corinthians who had not yet repented to repent before it was too late? Here it is:

“And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.” 2 Corinthians 12:21

Note that it was only those who had not repented who were in trouble, not those who had repented. Read the verse again beloved.

The way the kingdom of God works… There are people who have not yet repented of condemning others for sins God has already forgiven them of (because they repented). So, the self-righteous who condemn them, are still in sin, separated from God. When and if they do repent, they will openly apologize to those they have wrongly condemned. That alone will be the proof of their repentance. Until they do such, it’s clear that they have not repented before God. God will severely judge and eternally condemn any person who sows discord among the brethren, digging up past sins and using them against His children (Proverbs 6:16-19; 16:27-28). Hell awaits all unrepentant railers (1 Corinthians 5:10-12).

The person who is not teachable clearly reveals his backslidden, hell bound condition. Like Saul and Judas, he has hardened his heart against the LORD (Hebrews 3:12-15).

Heavenly Father, I come afresh to You this moment, in the name of Jesus. LORD I ask You to create in me a clean heart, to take away the stony, hardened places, and to grant a heart of flesh dear Jesus. I love You my LORD and ask You to cause me to be Your authentic, humble, crucified disciple. Thank You Father, in Jesus’ name, amen.  

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Man Shall not Live by Bread Alone [podcast]


“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” 1 Peter 2:2

Spiritual growth occurs when we ingest the words of God, embrace, incorporate, and walk them out.

“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.” Job 23:12

The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.”Psalms 33:11

The graphic message below is from a dear sister in Christ named Cassandra, on SubStack:

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23  For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24  For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25  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 1:22-25

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16

YOUR PRAYER: Holy Father, thank You for finding and forgiving me and saving me into Your eternal family. Help me realize the utter importance of feeding on Your Word daily. I love You dear LORD Jesus. Help me to love You more LORD. Help me to feed, to nourish the members of Your body with Your Word. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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“So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.” Acts 19:20


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The Prayer Life of Jesus [podcast]


Prayer is communion, communing with God. Those who earnestly seek God in prayer, who earnestly seek to know Him and to fulfill His will for their temporary lives in this world…. will glorify Him here and to be with Him eternally.

What do we learn from the prayer life of our LORD Jesus?

“Luke 5:16 PRAYERS OF JESUS. Luke stresses more than the other gospels the place of prayer in the life and work of Jesus. When the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus at the Jordan, He was ‘praying’ (3:21), at times He withdrew from the multitudes ‘and prayed (5:16);  ‘and He continued all night in prayer before choosing the twelve disciples (6:12). He was ‘alone praying’ before He asked His disciples an important question (9:18); at His transfiguration He climbed the mountain ‘to pray’ (9:28); the actual transfiguration occurred while ‘he prayed’ (9:29); and He ‘was praying’ just before He taught the disciple’s the Lord’s Prayer (11:1). In Gethsemane He ‘prayed more earnestly’ (22:44); on the cross He prayed for others (23:34); and His last words uttered before His death were a prayer (23:46). Luke also mentions that He prayed after His resurrection (24:30).

In examining the life of Jesus in the other Gospels, we note that He prayed before extending the invitation, “Come unto me, all ye that labour …’ (Mat. 11:25-28); He prayed at Lazarus’s tomb (John 11:41-42), for Peter (Luke 22:32), and during the institution of the Lord’s Supper (John 17).” Life in the Spirit Study Bible

“And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.” Matthew 14:23

“14:23 PRAY ALONE. While on earth, Jesus often sought time to be alone with God (cf. Mark 1:35; 6:46; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18; 22:41-42; Heb. 5:7). Time alone with God is essential to the spiritual well-being of every believer. We must continually remember that the lack of desire for solitary prayer to our heavenly Father is an unmistakable sign that the spiritual life within us is in a process of decline. If this is happening, we must turn from all that offends the Lord and renew our commitment to persevere in seeking God and His saving grace.” Life in the Spirit Study Bible

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;” Luke 18:1

“18:1 MEN OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY. Jesus was frequently concerned that His followers pray continually in order to accomplish God’s will for their lives. From this parable of the widow who persevered we learn several things; (1) We must persevere in prayer with regard to all matters until Jesus returns (vv 7-8; Rom. 12:12; Eph. 6:18; Col. 4:2; 1 Thess. 5:17). (2) In this life we have an adversary (v. 3), Satan (1 Pet. 5:8). Prayer can protect us from the evil one (Mat. 6:13). (3) In our prayers we should cry out against sin and for justice (v 7). (4) Persistent prayer is counted as faith (v. 8). (5) In the final days before the return of Christ, there will be increased diabolical opposition to the prayers of the faithful (1 Tim. 4:1). Because of Satan and the pleasures of the world many will cease having a persistent prayer life (8:14; Mat. 13:22; Mark 4:19).” Life in the Spirit Study Bible

SUMMATION you might ask?

Following Jesus by living a life of prayer with the Father and Himself – living your life in complete submission to and dependency upon the LORD …. daily declaring with John the Baptist that “He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30).

“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” John 5:30

“Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Be persistent. Be relentless – in praying, communing with your God!

Read aloud, begin to memorize and live out:

“Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.” 1 Chronicles 16:11

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