Greatest of ALL Songs & More!
GREATEST OF ALL SONGS & MORE The Song of Songs / The Song of Solomon & Other Messages by Mark Tross
Subject: FEB. SPECIAL MESSAGE:
SONG OF SONGS
INTRO:
Love (God's Love) is our ultimate goal, unfortunately seldom obtained in this lifetime, but obtainable none the less. We all fall short of the Glory of God, but He continues to lift us up as we humble ourselves before Him. Just to scratch the surface of God's Love is ecstasy, but He wants us to dive in where deep calls to deep, to "KNOW" Him, His Heart, His Passion, His Zeal and the Very Essence of His Being. My prayer is that this series will draw you closer to the Lover of your heart and soul, your parents, your spouse, your children, family, friends, loved ones, even enemies and most of all that we will All come to Love One Another As He Loves Us! Please, visit:
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wedding song...
written by Juliet Mancini Tross
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I
Want to Walk You Home
verse 1: A young boy glances with a shine in his eye
and notices a young girl as she walks
by,
"Isn't she pretty? Isn't she fine? isn't
she sweet, I'm gonna make her mine. isn't she sweet, I'm gonna make her my own one day soon, I'm gonna walk her home."
Chorus: Home is where the heart is
and my heart is with you
and with you is where I want to be my whole life through.
And yes, this life may not be long but darling, it is wide
and I want to walk across it
with you right by my side.
Verse 2: The girl glanced back. One glance was enough, He was a little bit tender, a little bit tough
and what she saw was a diamond in the
rough
she saw that gritty, shining stuff. And
she couldn't forget what she was shown. "one day
soon, I'm gonna walk that boy home."
Verse 3: The sparkle of the diamond and the sparkle of the sea were no match for the sparkle in his eyes as he reached into his pocket and got down on his knee and said, "Lovely lady, will you marry me?
You're the truest love that I've ever known, Take my
hand, I want to walk you home."
Chorus: Home is where the heart is
and my heart is with you
and with you is where I want to be my whole life through.
And yes, this life may not be long but darling, it is wide
and I want to walk across it
with you right by my side.
Verse 4: So the bride walked the aisle on he Daddy's arm, on her daddy's heart and in her Daddy's warmth and he walked her to the altar and he walked her to the man who was waiting for her and he gave the groom her hand he said "love her and protect her. Never let her be alone." but he could tell by their eyes, that they would walk each other home.
("Isn't she
pretty? Isn't she fine?")
( What she saw was
a diamond in the rough.) ("You're the truest love that
I've ever known.")
And we can tell by
their eyes that they'll walk each other home. Home
is where the heart is
and my heart is with you...
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Copyright 2003-2007 Juliet Mancini Tross
All Rights Reserved.
QUESTION:
Does my spirit crave for the Divine Shepherd, even in the presence of the best that the world can offer me?
THE WORD:
THE song of songs - the most excellent of them all - which is Solomon's. [1 Kings 4:32.]
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! [she cries. Then realizing that Solomon has arrived and has heard her speech, turning to him she adds] For your love is better than wine!
And she continues, The odor of your ointment is fragrant; your name is like perfume poured out; therefore do the maidens love you.
Draw me! We will run after you! The king brings me into his apartments! We will be glad and rejoice in you! We will recall [when we were favored with] your love, more fragrant than wine. The upright [are not offended at your choice, but sincerely] love you.
I am so black. But you are lovely and pleasant [the ladies assured her]. O you daughters of Jerusalem, I am as dark as the tents of the Bedouin tribe Kedar! like the beautiful curtains of Solomon.
- The Song of Solomon 1:1-5
Never in the course of human history have words so wonderful, beautiful and inspiring been expressed than in The Song of Solomon / The Song of Songs.
Whether this is a story of King Solomon (or any man) and his love for a woman, the Nation of Israel and their God, the mystery revealed In Christ and His Bride (the Church), a collection of songs or sort of drama are interpretations impossible to pin down, but surely God so Loved the World that He gave His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus, because God Is Love, He Never Gives Up, Never Loses Faith, Is Always Hopeful, and Endures Forever! Regardless of your thoughts and feelings towards this "Most Excellent of Songs" it is most definitely God's Love Letter To YOU, so may His Holy Spirit draw us unto Himself and let us grow deeper In Love With Him.
There's a song in the air, the essence of Christ brings Life Eternal as the Holy Spirit breezes blow and the King has His eyes on you. He Loves you with and everlasting Love and wants you to experience the height and depth of that Love! Allow Him to touch you, kiss you with the kisses of His Mouth, Caress you and care for your every need. The Son has Come to Dwell In Your Heart! He Resides In us, Lives and Moves and has His Being In, because we are "One" In the Spirit and "One" In the Lord Jesus!
He hears your prayers, your pleas, your hearts cry and His Love is better than wine, because It Is Life Itself! I hope you will notice the exclamations throughout this portion of Holy Scripture, the excitement and the thrill of True Love!
We have the essence of Christ that we bring with us wherever we go, the anointing of the Holy Spirit drippping from our Life, the fragrance of God, He Gave us His Name which Is Above All Names; therefore we love Him, because He First Loved us.
No man, woman or child can come to The Father unless drawn by the Son. It is by Grace we are saved and not of ourselves, but the Voice of the Holy Spirit calls us.
Draw near to God and He will draw nearer to you. Be Ye Glad! Every debt that you ever had has been paid up in full by the Grace of the Lord. Rejoice, because we are favored with His Love, He brings us to His Banqueting Table and His Banner Over Us Is "LOVE"! We are found to be in right standing with Him, in a right relationship with Him, Righteous In His Eyes, lovely and pleasant. In our darkness He shines His Light beyond Light! Listen to me my Brothers and Sisters In Jesus, Where ever you are at in your walk and relationship with God, He Loves YOU!
He wants you to have that blessed assurance that Jesus is YOURS and YOU "ARE" HIS! He Is Your Lover and Friend, so let Him sing that Love Song to You again. Rest In His Love, Walk In His Love and Live In His Love Today and Every Day of Your Life In Jesus from this time forth and forever more! Amen.
God bless and His "Love" to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: FEB. SPECIAL MESSAGE:
SONG OF SONGS
WORSHIP:
HALLELUJAH
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Jesus Is Lord.....
Hallelujah!.......
My Redeemer......
Hallelujah!.......
THE WORD:
[Please] do not look at me, she said, for I am swarthy. I have worked out in the sun and it has left it's mark upon me. My stepbrothers were angry with me, and they made me keeper of the vineyards; but my own vineyard, my complexion, I have not kept.
[Addressing her shepherd, she said] Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon. For why should I as I think of you be as a veiled one straying beside the flocks of your companions?
[Ps. 23:1, 2.]
If you do not know where your lover is, O you fairest among women, run along, follow the tracks of the flock, and amuse yourself by pasturing your kids beside the shepherds' tents.
O my love, he said as he saw her, you remind me of my favorite mare in my Pharaoh chariot spans.
Your cheeks are comely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
- The Song Of Solomon 1:6-10
While we as the Bride of Christ prepare for our coming King and the Wedding Supper of the Lamb, the rest of the World is facing the Supper of God where the bodies lie there the eagles shall be. How can a Loving God condemn a World to Hell and Eternal Damnation? Jesus Himself said that we condemn ourselves by not taking the Way out which Our Heavenly Father has provided through Salvation In Christ! God's Love Is True Love, Pure Love, Holy Love, Righteous Love and A Just Love! Everyone is invited to the wedding, but the person who shows up without the proper wedding attire will be cast out. Many have excuses for not attending this most gracious affair and even some who "think" they are ready will find their lamps wanting for oil. God's Grace is poured out upon us who Believe, but His Judgement must be meted out on a rebellious World.
Have you ever not wanted God to look at you?
He Loves you so. This young maiden worked out in the sun and it's mark was upon her, but God wants us working In His Vineyard (Look Unto The Fields For The Harvest Is Ready) under the leadership and guidance of His Son, Jesus Our Good Shepherd and His Seal of the Holy Spirit Is Upon Us.
Do you speak to the Shepherd?
Prayer is the purest form of communion and fellowship with Our Maker, The Healer and Lover of Our Soul. The Word of God feeds us, guides us and shields us, so that we shall not lack. We can lie down and find Our Rest In Him, in fresh, tender green pastures beside the still and restful waters. [Rev. 7:17.] The Lamb Who is in the midst of the throne will guide us to the springs of the waters of Life; and God will wipe every tear aWay from our eyes. [Ezek. 34:23; Ps.23:2; Isa. 25:8.] Jesus swallowed up death in victory - He abolished death forever and the reproach of His people He has taken aWay from off all the earth; for the Lord has spoken it. [2 Tim. 1:10; 1 Cor. 15:26, 54.]
Through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus Who annulled death and made it of no effect, and brought life and immortality - that is, immunity from eternal death - to light through the Gospel. The Father has put all things in subjection under His [Christ's] feet. This perishable puts on the imperishable and what was capable of dying puts on freedom from death which is swallowed up (utterly vanquished forever) in and unto victory. [Isa. 25:8.]
Do you "Know" where your Lover Is?
He watches over you as His Beloved Bride and sees you as the fairest of women. Run the race, follow the tracks of the flock (many a pilgrim footprints you will see along your Way and you will tell by the signs they left that we'll grow stronger everyday) and yes, The Word of God says, "Amuse Yourself! O My Love!"
He calls out to you, you are his favorite, your cheeks are comely, because He has adorned you with ornaments, strings of jewels are around your neck and the journey is just beginning! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Jesus, Mark
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Subject: FEB. SPECIAL MESSAGE:
SONG OF SONGS
WORSHIP:
COME BLESS THE LORD
Come bless the Lord
All ye servants of the Lord
Which stand by night
In the house of the Lord
Lift up your hands
In the Holy Place
And bless the Lord
And bless the Lord.
THE WORD:
We will make you chains and ornaments of gold, studded with silver.
While the king sits at his table, she said, my spikenard [my absent lover] sends forth his fragrance over me.
My beloved [shepherd] is to me like a scent bag of myrrh that lies in my bosom.
My beloved [shepherd] is to me a cluster of henna flowers in the vineyards of Engedi [famed for its fragrant shrubs].
Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold you are beautiful; you have doves' eyes.
[She cried,] Behold, you are beautiful my beloved [shepherd], yes, delightful! Our arbor and couch are green and leafy; The beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters and panels are cypresses or pines.
- The Song Of Solomon 1:11-17
God is wrapping us up in His chains of Love.
We are prisoners of Christ, captured by His Love and a three fold cord is not easily broken.
He adorns us with beauty for ashes and the oil of Joy instead of our mourning.
Brought before His banqueting table His banner over us is "LOVE!" Though He has gone before us to prepare a place for us He has not left us comfortless and as we look unto Jesus seated on His Throne In Majesty On High He pours out His Holy Spirit upon us a sweet savor, the essence of Christ and the fragrance of Life Eternal! As John the Beloved placed his head upon the chest of Jesus during the Passover Feast let Your Beloved Shepherd lay in your bosom bringing the scent of myrrh to your heart. Get wrapped up in Him as a cluster of grapes wraps around the vine and brings forth fruit, lasting fruit for His Kingdom!
Behold! Look! Fix your eyes on Him!
Gaze upon HIs Beauty! Isn't He Beautiful? Prince of Peace, Son of God, Counselor, All Mighty God!
Look full in His Wonderful Face and the things of Earth will grow strangely dim in the Light of His Glory and Grace! The Bride of Christ cries, Behold, My Love, You Are Beautiful My Beloved Shepherd, Yes, Delightful! God Is Love, Jesus Is Our Good Shepherd and as we delight ourselves In Him He gives us the desires of our hearts! He leads us to greener pastures, so we can lie down, take our rest In Him and Jesus will bring us home to Our Father's House where we will dwell with Him Forever and Ever!
Behold the Beauty, the Beauty of the Lord and Inquire In His Temple, The Temple of the Lord.
Jesus Is Our Foundation, The Cornerstone and Capstone! He Fills The Temple With His Holy Spirit and His Glory! In Him There Is Peace, Fullness, Wholeness and Blessings! We "Are" The Temple of the Living God, The Church, The Body of Christ and His Bride, so let us prepare ourselves for Our Soon Coming Bride Groom. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: FEB. SPECIAL MESSAGE: SOS 2:1-5
WORSHIP:
ONLY IN GOD
Only in God is my soul at rest
In Him comes my salvation
He only is my Rock
My strength and my salvation
My stronghold, My Savior, I shall not be afraid at all My stronghold, My Savior, I shall not be moved
Only in God is found safety
When the enemy pursues me
Only in God is found glory
And I shall be meek and lowly
My stronghold...
THE WORD:
She said, I am only a little rose or autumn crocus of the plain of Sharon, or a humble lily of the valleys [that grows in deep and difficult places].
But Solomon replied, As the lily among thorns, so are you, my love, among the daughters.
As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved [shepherd] among the sons! cried the girl. Under his shadow I delighted to sit, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love - for love waved as a protecting and comforting banner over my head when I was near him.
Sustain me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.
- Song of Solomon 2:1-5
A rose by any other name would be? Neil Young sang, "Love is a rose, but you better not pick it. It only grows when it's on the vine." The Rose of Sharon, The Lily of the Valley, the "little," "humble" girl (future Bride of the King, Bride of Christ) grows in the depths of God's Love, rooted and grounded In Him, His Word, Will and Way. Difficult times come, but it is in the valleys that the fruit is born and Our Good Shepherd Is With Us Until The End Of The Age!
To Solomon his lover shines among All the Daughters of Zion as a lily among thorns and to her he stands out as an apple tree among all the trees of the wood. Jesus Is Light beyond Light and we are to be as trees planted by His Streams of Living Waters, delighted to sit at His Feet, tasting of the Fruit of His Holy Spirit in our Life, seeing that He Is Good, soaking up the rays and cooling down In the Shadow of His Wings. Here He prepares His Table before us in the presence of our enemies and our cup overflows with All the Love, Joy and Peace He Has To Give! The cool comforting breeze of the Holy Spirit blows upon us while His Banner of Protection waves overhead. As we draw near to God He draws nearer to us, closer than breathe or your heart beat, we are In God, In Jesus, In the Holy Spirit and In Love!
Jesus told the disciples that He had food to eat that they knew nothing of, but He has revealed this to us in and through His Holy Word and that is to do the Will of the Our Heavenly Father. Raisins, the fruit of the vine can sustain you and apples may refresh you, but when you are sick with love (True Love) Only God can fulfill All of your needs according to His riches In Glory!
Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous [that is, in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation] are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied! [Isa. 55:1, 2.]
- Matthew 5:6
Only In God Will Your Soul Find Complete and Total Satisfaction! Humble yourself before Him, because He wants to lift you up to the highest of heights.
Jesus Is Your Lover and Friend Who has Chosen YOU to "Be" His Bride AlWays and Forever! He Loves YOU with a Love beyond our human reasoning or understanding and He wants you to be watching, waiting and ready for Him when He Comes Again to take you Home, so let Him sustain you With His Love, In His Love from this day forth and forever more. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: FEB. SPECIAL MESSAGE: SOS 2:6-10
WORSHIP:
RANSOMED SHALL RETURN
by Janis Baumstein
The Ransomed of the Lord shall come singing Hallelujah, Gathered 'round at Zion, Praising God's Name. Everlasting Joy shall be upon their heads, No more sorrow, sadness or shame.
Break forth into Joy, City of Jerusalem.
Fear not Sons of Israel, Messiah has come.
They come with Joyful shouting, singing Hallelujah, Nations of the World Rejoice, free from all blame. Children laughing, lifting up their hands in Praise, Old men clapping, Blessing God's Name.
The Remnant of God's People come singing Hallelujah, Dance before the Lord in song Praising God's Name. Lion and the Lamb shall graze together,
Leopard and the wolf will be tame.
Lai, Lai, Lai, Lai, Lai, Lai, Lai, Lai..........
THE WORD:
I can feel his left hand under my head and his right hand embraces me! [Deut. 3:27; Matt. 28:20.]
[He said,] I charge you, O you daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the hinds of the field [which are free to follow their own instincts], that you not try to stir up or awaken my love until it pleases.
[Vividly she pictured it:] The voice of my beloved [shepherd]! Behold, he comes leaping upon the mountains, bounding
over the hills. [John 10:27.]
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart; behold, he stands behind the wall of our house, he looks in through the windows, he glances through the lattice.
My beloved speaks and says to me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
- Song of Solomon 2:6-10
"Arise My Love!" God says to you, yes, "YOU"!
Do you have a constant sense of The Good Shepherd's Presence, regardless of your surroundings? Jesus Never leaves or forsakes us, EVER! He "IS" With us AlWays Even To The End Of The Age. He wants us to rise above the ways of this World and walk upon the High "Way" He places before us taking us from Grace to Grace and Glory to Glory! Surely we are to walk by Faith (for without Faith it is Impossible to please God) and not by feelings or emotions, but God has created us, programmed us and wired us all differently complete with "feelings" and "emotions."
Keeping said feelings and emotions in check is good, but know and understand that God wants us to experience Him fully. Allow HIs Holy Spirit to embrace you, get into the Word of God and let It get into YOU! As Sons and Daughters of God He has given us hinds feet in high places to reach the highest of heights upon the mountains with Him. We All have our own Free Will to choose and follow our instincts (our conscience), but don't try to walk before God.
He goes before us In All Things, He'll keep us In His Perfect Will For Our Lives and Surely His Goodness and God's Mercy shall follow us All the Days of Our Life In Jesus! Catch the Vision of His Glory and All that He Is! Behold Him coming to you, behind the wall of your house, looking through the windows, glancing through the lattice. He stands at the door and knocks, but will you answer? Listen to the Voice of the Spirit, His Voice, because He Speaks Through His Word, In Prayer, In Worship, by the Holy Spirit to your heart, mind and soul and says to you, "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come aWay." Will you go with This Man? Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Jesus, Mark
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Subject: FEB. SPECIAL MESSAGE: SOS 2:11-17
WORSHIP:
OPEN OUR EYES LORD
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus To reach out and touch HIm and tell how we love Him Open our ears Lord and teach us to listen Open our eyes Lord, we want to see Jesus.
THE WORD:
For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth, the time of the singing of the birds is come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
The fig tree puts forth and ripens her green fig, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
[So I went with him, and when we were climbing the rocky steps up the hillside, my beloved shepherd said to me] O my dove, [while you are there] in the seclusion of the clefts of in solid rock, in the sheltered and secret place of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.
[My heart was touched and I fervently sang to him my desire] Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards [of our love], for our vineyards are in blossom.
[She said distinctly] My beloved is mine, and I am his! He pastures his flocks among the lilies. [Cf. Matt. 10:32; Acts 4:12.]
[Then longingly addressing her absent shepherd, she cried] Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away, return hastily, O my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young hart as you cover the mountains which separate us.
- Song of Solomon 2:11-17
Maranatha! Come Lord Soon! Are you watching for Jesus' return? Longing for Him? The cold dark days of winter will be behind us and the Light of the Righteous will shine ever brighter until the full Light of Day! The Husbandman is bringing us into His Garden, the Holy Spirit wind blows and the Fragrance of Jesus is all around us as He says, "Arise, My Love, My Fair One, and Come AWay." Do you take time each and every day to meet with your Good Shepherd, letting Him tell you of His Love for you In and Through His Holy Word and do you cheer His Heart with your interest in Him? He longs to take you to the mountain top, the highest of heights and we are In the seclusion of the clefts In The Solid Rock, Jesus! He Is Our Shelter and is with us in the secret place of our heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength.
Do you realize that your voice in praise, song and prayer is sweet to Him, or do you withhold it from Him? He wants to hear your voice and longs to look upon your face, because to Him you are lovely.
Moses met and spoke with God face to face, so why don't we? Let HIm touch your heart, sing to HIm, delight yourself In HIm and He Will Give YOU The Desires Of Your Heart! Don't let the little foxes of life (the cares and worries of this present World we live in) spoil the vineyards of God's Love. Break up the fallowed ground, remove the weeds and let the Love of God that He has shed abroad in our hearts blossom and bloom! What is your greatest concern, the thing about which most of all you need Christ Jesus' help? When God asks to hear your voice, what do you tell Him? She says, My Beloved Is Mine and I Am His!
Jesus Loves The Church, His Body, His Bride and He has not left us alone or comfortless in this World. If there are shadows present then There Is Light and That Light Of Day will chase aWay the darkness! Come Lord Jesus! Our Beloved Shepherd, cover us in the shadow of Your Wings, level the mountains which separate us and make our Way straight In Your Holy and Precious Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Jesus, Mark
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Subject: FEB. SPECIAL MESSAGE: SOS 3:1-5
WORSHIP:
PURIFY MY HEART
Purify my heart O Lord
for the pure in heart
Shall see God.
Holy Spirit come convince my soul,
Make me Holy, make me whole.
May all who seek Thee be glad
in Thee and Rejoice in Thy Salvation, And may they cry continually,"Oh How Great
Is Our God
Oh how abundant
is Thy Goodness Which Thou has made for me Thy Goodness So Great I Cannot Foresee for You have set me free.
THE WORD:
IN the night I dreamed and I sought for the one whom I loved. She said, I looked for him, but could not find him. [Isa. 26:9.]
So I decided to go out into the city, into the streets and broad ways [which are so confusing to a country girl] and seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I could not find him.
The watchmen who go about the city found me, to whom I said, Did you see him whom my soul loves?
I had gone but a little way past them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her who conceived me. [Rom. 8:35; 1 Pet. 2:25.]
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the hinds of the field, that you stir not up nor awaken love until it pleases.
- Song of Solomon 3:1-5
Does your soul yearn for the Lord in the night?
Does your spirit within you seek Him earnestly?
Are you waiting expectantly for Him? Is your heartfelt desire for His Name and the Remembrance of Him? His Grace is shown to All, so that they can see the Majesty of the Lord! Nothing shall ever separate us from the Love of God. Not suffering, affliction, tribulation, calamity, distress, persecution, hunger, destitution, peril or sword. Jesus Christ, the Messiah, Who died, Who was raised from the dead, Who Is Seated at the Right Hand of God, Our Heavenly Father does not condemn us, but pleads and intercedes for us. This Lamb of God was slain, so that we might live a Life of Love In His Holy and Precious Name! We must come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of Our Souls. He laid His Body down on the Alter of Love, so that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and live a Life of Righteousness and by His Wounds be Healed! Let each of us be submissive unto Him - subordinate ourselves as being secondary and dependent on Him, and adapt ourselves to Him, His Word, Will and Way by living a godly Life, pure, modest and in reverence, with respect, defer to, revere Him, to Honor, esteem (appreciate, prize), adore Him, to admire, Praise, be devoted to, deeply Love and enjoy Him!
Seek and Ye Shall Find! Knock and The Door Shall Be Opened Unto YOU! Hold on to Him and Never let Him go. He has Promised Never to Leave or Forsake YOU In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: Feb. Special Message: Song of Solomon 5:6-10
Worship:
Allelu
Allelu, Allelu, everybody sing allelu.
For the Lord has risen and it's true.
Everybody sing allelu.
God said he would send His Son: Allelu, Allelu, And salvation would be won, Alleluia!
Christ was born in Bethlehem: Allelu, Allelu, So that men would live again, Alleluia!
Thirty years He walked the land; Allelu, Allelu, To all in need He lent a hand, Alleluia!
The Word:
I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had turned away and withdrawn himself, and was gone! My soul went forth to him when he spoke, but it failed me, and now he was gone! I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
The watchmen that went about the city found me; they struck me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took my veil and my mantle from me.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am sick from l love - simply sick to be with him. [Ps. 63:1.]
What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women?
[taunted the ladies.] What is your beloved more than another beloved, that you should give us such a charge? [John 10:26.]
[She said:] My beloved is fair and ruddy, the chief among ten thousand! [John 1:14; Ps. 45:2.]
- Song of Solomon 5:6-10
Do you really think Jesus wanted to leave the disciples standing all alone on that mountain top when He ascended into glory? I don't, but He knew that it was better for them (and us) that He went to the Father and poured out His Holy Spirit upon all flesh, so that we could be endued with Power from On High and be equipped to live our Life Unto Him while here on Earth, because He overcame the World!
Ever feel like God has left you alone, turned aWay from you, withdrawn Himself from your situations or was just completely and totally gone? He has not left us comfortless, but has given us His Word, His Spirit and His Name.
We are called to walk by Faith and not by sight or "feelings." Though you may not see or feel Him, He Is in "you," in your heart and in your soul. Seek and you shall find is a promise, but God will act according to his Perfect Timing and not ours. He alWays answers our prayers whether it's yes, no, maybe or wait, but know and understand that it is His Will and Way that is best for all and whatever happens everything is working together for His Good and ours, so trust Him, because He Is Faithful and True!
Watchman, what of the night? The sad and unfortunate truth is that many within Church leadership are just hirelings (Jesus Alone Is The Good Shepherd!) and some are even wolves in sheep's clothing leading the flock astray. We all could tell war stories of bad Church experiences, receiving the left foot of fellowship, the sign of the double-cross, being struck down instead of built up, wounded in the house of our friends, removing us of our dignity and even leaving us thinking we have lost the mantle of the Lord. The Church is not alWays or necessarily the true representation of Jesus and religion does not make a relationship with Christ reality. Talking with others (although wisdom is found in the counsel of many) is not a substitute for talking with God, listening to His Voice and being obedient to His Holy Word. Are you sick with love
- simply sick to be with Him?
God Is Our God; seek Him, thirst for Him, long for him, be faint for Him, look upon Him in the sanctuary, to see His Power and His Glory!
Where else can we go? Only Jesus Has The Words Of Eternal Life and Love!
Those who are not of His Fold do not Trust In Him or Know Him, but those who Know Him Know that He Is King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Our Beloved Is Fairest Among All, The One True God, The Rock that is higher than "I" and the Greatest Of All! Jesus Is The Word that Became Flesh (human, incarnate) and Dwelt (tabernacled) - fixed His Tent, lived awhile - Among Us; and we [actually] saw his Glory - His Honor, His Majesty; such Glory as an Only Begotten Son receives from His Father, Full of Grace (Favor, Loving Kindness) and Truth. The Lord Jesus has been revealed to all flesh, so behold, understand and acknowledge the salvation of God, the deliverance from eternal death as decreed by Him!
Our Beloved Jesus Is fairer than the children of men; graciousness is poured upon His Lips and God has Blessed Him Forever! We are Our Beloved's and He Is Ours! Look Unto Him As The Author and Finisher, The Completer of Your Faith In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: Valentine's Day Special Message: Song of Solomon 5:11-16
Worship:
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Go tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and ev'rywhere!
Go tell it on the mountain,
That Jesus Christ is born!
When I was a seeker, I sought both night and day; I asked the Lord to help me, and He showed me the way.
He made me a watchman upon the city wall, And tho I am a Christian, I am the least of all.
The Word:
His head is precious as the most fine gold; his locks are curling and bushy, and black as a raven.
His eyes are as doves beside the water brooks, bathed in milk and fitly set.
His cheeks are as a bed of spices or balsam, as banks of sweet herbs yielding fragrance. His lips are like blood-red anemones or lilies, distilling liquid (sweet smelling) myrrh.
His hands are as rods of gold, set with [nails of] beryl or topaz. His body is a figure of bright ivory overlaid with [veins of] sapphire.
His legs are as strong and steady pillars of marble set upon bases of fine gold; his appearance is like Lebanon, excellent, stately and majestic as the cedars.
His voice and speech are exceedingly sweet; yes, he is altogether lovely
- the whole of him delights and is precious. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!
[Col. 1:15; Ps. 92:15.]
- Song of Solomon 5:11-16
Is your Savior unquestionably the One altogether lovely, the One above all others most precious to you? Can you tell how and why Christ is more to you than any human being, or than all earthly possessions?
Jesus is the exact likeness of the unseen God - the visible representation of the invisible; He is the First-born - of all creation. We are living memorials to show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is our rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His Wonderful Face and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the Light of His Glory and Grace!
Christ is the Head of the Church! We are the Church, His Body, His Bride and as He Is Precious to us, we "are" most precious to Him.
The Eyes of the Lord go about the Earth looking for who He can pour out His Springs of Living Waters upon in this dry and weary land.
As His Chosen Bride He Smiles upon us and even His Cheeks bring forth the Fragrance of His Love for us. He longs to kiss us with the kisses of His Mouth and His Lips distill sweet smelling myrrh. His Hands want to reach out to touch us and draw us close to His Body. He stands strong beside us alWays and forever.
His appearance is excellent, stately and majestic! Listen to His Voice! His Speech pours forth sweetness and we "are" One With Him, In Him, Through Him and To Him! Jesus Is Altogether Lovely and He says to us, "You Are Altogether Beautiful My Beloved!" The Whole of Him Delights and is Precious! We are made "Whole" In Him, He Delights In us and "are" Precious in His Sight! Look unto Him!
Behold The Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World! Jesus Is Our Beloved, and He Is Our Best Friend (The Friend Who sticks closer than a Brother).
This Is The Husband of Our Heart and Soul and we "are" His Wife, His Sister, His Precious Bride, His Church, His Temple, His Friend, His Beloved, so let's introduce him to everyone, because He Is Altogether Lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: Song of Songs 6:1-5
Worship:
Thy Loving Kindness
Thy loving kindness is better than life
Thy loving kindness is better than life
My lips shall praise thee
Thus will I bless thee
I will lift up my hands in thy name.
I will lift up my hands in thy name
I will lift up my hands in thy name
My lips shall praise thee
Thus will I bless thee
I will lift up my hands in thy name.
The Word:
WHERE is your beloved gone, O you fairest among women? [Again the ladies showed their interest in the remarkable person whom the Shulammite had championed with such unstinted praise; they too wanted to know him, they insisted.] Where is your beloved hiding himself? For we would seek him with you.
She replied, My beloved is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.
I am my beloved's [garden], and my beloved is mine! He feeds among the lilies [which grow there].
[He said:] You are as beautiful as Tirzah [capital of northern Israel's first king], my love, and as comely as Jerusalem; but you are as terrible as a bannered host!
Turn away your flashing eyes from me, for they have overcome me! Your hair is like a flock of goats that trail down from Mount Gilead.
- Song of Solomon 6:1-5
Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us, but He has not left us comfortless. He looks down upon us from Heaven, sees us as His Chosen Bride, fairest among women and all good things come down out of Heaven by Him through the ministry of His Holy Spirit moving in and through our lives here on Earth. There are many others in this World who have yet to hear of their Bride Groom, but as we present this marvelous, remarkable "Person," Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One to them and champion His Cause they too will want to Know Him and the Power of His Resurrection In their lives, insist upon meeting Him and seek Him together with us. Don't hide the "real" Jesus from those around you. He is not Church, but the Head of The Church! He is not religion, but The One True God with Whom we can have a living, breathing, daily "relationship" with. Jesus inhabits the praises of His People, He Dwells Among us, Lives In us, With us AWays even to the end of the age!
He came from Heaven to Earth to show the Way, from the Earth to the Cross our debt to pay, from the Cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky, Lord we lift Your Name On High! Jesus came to His Own, but they knew Him not. Do you Know Him? Really, Know Him? Not about Him, but Him, the Man Christ Jesus, the Third Person of the God Head, The Good Shepherd, The King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace, Son of God. Is He your Beloved and are you His? Has He been leading you beside the still waters and into the greener pastures where you can lay down and take your Rest In Him? The Banqueting Table is set before us in the presence of our enemies, He bids us to come eat, drink, be satisfied and His Banner over us Is Love!
Our Beloved has gathered flowers for us from His Garden, the Essence of Christ Is In The Air and upon us.
We "are" His Garden and He Is Ours! We "are" the Beloved's and the Beloved Is Ours!
Whatever we do is to be unto Him, eating, drinking, everything and anything for Him, through Him and to Him, so that He gets All the Glory, Honor and Praise due his Holy and Precious Name! He says, "You are altogether beautiful, My Beloved!" and we say, "Isn't He Beautiful, Our King, Our Love, Comely, Excellent, Stately, Majestic and Wonderful In Every Way!"
With just one look upon HIm with your flashing eyes He is overcome by you.
Yes! YOU! He Loves you with an Everlasting Love and you move Him. He longs to reach out to touch your hair, your face, your lips and above all your heart. Love Him and Love each other as He has Loved you In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: Song of Songs 6:6-13
Worship:
How Great Is Our God
How Great is our God
How Great is His name.
He is the Greatest One
Forever the same.
He rolled back the waters of the
Mighty red sea.
And He said, I'll never leave you,
Put your trust in me.
The Word:
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes coming from their washing; each is paired, not one of them is missing.
Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.
There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and virgins without number,
But my dove, my undefiled and perfect one, stands alone above them all, she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, called her blessed and happy, yes, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. [Col. 2:8, 9.]
[The ladies asked] Who is this who looks forth as the dawn, fair as the moon, clear and pure as the sun, and terrible as a bannered host?
The Shulammite replied, I went down into the nut orchard one day to look at the green plants of the valley, to see whether the grapevine had budded and the pomegranates were in flower.
Before I was aware of what was happening, my desire to roam about had brought me into the area of the princes of my people - the king's retinue. [I began to flee, but they called to me]
Return, return, O Shulammite; return, return, that we may look upon you. [I replied], What is there for you to see in the [poor, little] Shulammite? [And they answered], As upon a dance before two armies or a dance of Mahanaim.
- Song of Solomon 6:6-13
When Jesus looks upon your smile and your rosy red cheeks He blesses you, keeps you, causes His Face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you, lifts up the Light of His Countenance upon you and gives to you His Peace! In Him nothing is missing and nothing is broken, He washes you with water and The Word, In His Precious Blood (Life Is In The Blood) you are cleansed from All sin and unrighteousness and are viewed upon, seen By Him as a virgin Bride, His Dove, undefiled, perfect in every Way, shape and form and you stand alone (after "you" have done everything in "your" power "you" can to stand, stand therefore) above them All! You "are" pure, Holy, spotless, without wrinkle and blameless In His Sight. He has Chosen "you" to "Be" His One and Only, The Bride of Christ Jesus! You "are" blessed - enviably happy [with a happiness produced by experiencing God's favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His matchless grace], enviably fortunate, blithesome, joyous, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous [that is, with life-joy and satisfaction in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys God's favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions].
He praises you, but you know that All Glory, Honor and Praise Is Due His Holy and Precious Name, because He Alone Is Worthy! Behind your veil you are poor in spirit, you humble yourself, rate yourself insignificant before Him, He lifts you up, for In Him yours Is The Kingdom Of Heaven, The Kingdom Of God! We are comforted by His Holy Spirit being ever present In our heart and Life. We are meek, the mild, patient, long-suffering and inherit the earth! We hunger and thirst for Him Who Is Our Righteousness, uprightness and right standing with God and are completely satisfied! We are merciful and Receive His Tender Mercies New Every Morning! We are Pure In Heart and See God! We are makers and maintainers of Peace and are Called Sons and Daughters Of God!
We "are" persecuted for righteousness' sake (for being and doing right), but Ours Is The Kingdom Of Heaven, The Kingdom Of God!
People revile and persecute us and say all kinds of evil things against us falsely on His account, but be glad and supremely joyful, for your reward in heaven is great (strong and intense)! In Jesus the whole fullness of Diety (the Godhead), continues to dwell in bodily form - giving complete expression of the divine nature - and Christ Lives, Moves and Has His Being In "YOU" through the ministry of The Holy Spirit, so shine forth as the dawn, reflect the Light of The Son as the moon, clear and pure and "terrible!" Yes, "terrible," which means in the best of Ways, In Beauty, Comely as a bannered host and His Banner Over Us Is AlWays "LOVE"
Have you gone down to the nut orchard to look at the green plants of the valley, to see the budded grapevine and flowered pomegranates? Our Beloved has come down to His garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens and to gather lilies. Have you met Him there? He Is The Vine and we "are" the branch, so abide In Him and allow Him to Abide and Dwell In "YOU," so that we can bear much fruit, lasting fruit for His Kingdom!
Be aware of what is happening around you in the spiritual realm, may your desire be for Him, so you do not wander or roam. Why do the people call to the Bride? They long to gaze upon Her Beauty, The Beauty of The Lord! Though she be poor in spirit, she Is Full Of His Glory and though she be little in her own eyes, she Is The Greatest Among Women, The Choice One of Her Husbandman!
And they dance and they dance and they dance and they dance. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Jesus, Mark
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Subject: Song of Songs 7:1-5
Worship:
Victory In Jesus!
Victory in Jesus,
My savior, forever!
He sought me and bought me,
with His redeeming blood.
He loved me er I knew Him,
and all my love is due Him.
He plunged me to victory,
beneath the cleansing flood.
The Word:
[THEN her companions began noticing and commenting on the attractiveness of her person.] How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O queenly maiden! Your rounded limbs are like jeweled chains, the work of a master hand.
Your body is like a round goblet, in which no mixed wine is wanting; your abdomen is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns, the twins of a gazelle.
Your neck is like the tower of ivory; your eyes as the pools of Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, and the hair of your head like purple.
[Then seeing the king watching the girl in absorbed admiration, the speaker added] The king is held captive in its tresses.
- Song of Solomon 7:1-5
The World says that beauty is only skin deep, but I say unto you, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and God sees you, His Chosen Bride as Altogether Beautiful, His Beloved!" When Jesus looks at us and loves us with the Love of the Father, He not only looks us in the eye, but into the very depths of our soul and being. After all, the eyes are the window to the soul. The Bible is the mirror that shows us who we "are" In Christ Jesus or apart from Him and we must base our walk and relationship with God according to His Holy Word and not our own feelings or emotions. Some may say you have a face that only a mother could love, but when God smiles upon you He sees Jesus, the Spotless Lamb of God, Pure, Holy, Blameless, Without Wrinkle, Without Blemish, His Son, His Daughter, His Child and you (the person He Created In His Image) are completely and totally attractive in every Way, shape and form In His Sight! How lovely on the mountain are the feet of Him Who brings Good News (The Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Love of God) to All Nations and Peoples! You, The Bride of Christ are called and commissioned to go and do likewise and your feet are beautiful in sandals to Him. Jesus Is The King of Kings and you are His Queenly Maiden!
You are His Workmanship Created for Good Works In Christ. He calls you to offer up yourself a living sacrifice to Him daily to show the World that you are the work of The Master's Hand.
Know ye not that your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit Who Lives, Moves and Has His Being In you? We "are" the Body of Christ Jesus and His representation upon this Earth.
We are commanded to be ye being continuously filled with the Holy Ghost.
Not only are we cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb, but we are to be willing vessels, a goblet, in which no mixed wine is wanting, a cup overflowing; fit for the use of God. This wine is the Blood of the New Covenant of which we are to drink, so that our lives can be poured out as a drink offering, streams of living waters can flow from our bellies, the wheat and the chaff shall be separated and the Essence of Christ will bring Life Everlasting!
Your beauty overwhelms Him, yet He Is the One Who gives us beauty for our ashes, the Oil of His Joy (The Holy Spirit) for our mourning and so much more!
Your limbs are like jewels shining in the night; your body, His Temple where He Dwells Within; your breasts are like fawns, twins of a gazelle; your neck like a tower of pure ivory; your eyes as the pools of blessings To Him; your nose like the tower looking toward Damascus (Remember how Jesus set His Face toward Jerusalem like a flint in determination to fulfill His Calling and Destiny?); your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, because you are His Queen, His Woman, His Sister, His Bride and He Is Crowned with many crowns, Your King Upon The Throne, and your hair like purple, which alWays represents royalty, because you "are" a Chosen Royal Priesthood and a Holy Nation!
Do you see the King watching you in absorbed admiration? He Is captivated by "you"! He Loves "you" with and Everlasting Love and nothing can separate "you" from His Loving "you" Forever and Ever! Speak to Him daily In Prayer and allow Him to speak to you daily through His Holy Word, God's Love Letter To You. Commune with Him, draw close to Him and He will draw even closer to you! Fellowship with Him and other Believers, so that you can enjoy the full blessings He wants to bestow upon you. Praise Him, because He inhabits the Praise of His People! Worship Him In Spirit and Truth, because He Alone Is Worthy of All the Glory and Honor Due His Holy and Precious Name! Behold Him In All of His Beauty and hold Him captive with your eyes, because He Loves you, He wants you to Love Him and He wants you to Love your neighbor as yourself.
The Greatest Is Love, so let us never give up, never lose the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen, alWays be hopeful, because Hope will not disappoint us (ever) and endure whatever comes our Way until the end of the age by Faith for He has Promised never to leave or forsake us In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: Song of Songs 7:6-13
Worship:
Higher Up And Further In
Higher up and further in
Jesus takes me from my sin
Higher up and further in
Jesus calls me unto Him.
Higher up into His grace
Further in to see His face
Higher up to be like Him
Further in than I have been --
Oh Lord here I come!
Higher up fly with the dove
Further in to perfect love
Higher up to be a son
Further in 'till we are one --
Oh Lord here I come!
Higher up bearing the cross
Further in 'till I am lost
Higher up 'till day is done
Further in 'till victory's won --
Oh Lord here I come!
The Word:
[The king came forward, saying] How fair and how pleasant ou are, O love, for delights!
This your stature is like to a palm tree and your bosom to its clusters of dates, declared the king;
I resolve I will climb the palm tree, I will grasp its branches. Let your breasts be as clusters of the grapevine, and the scent of your breath like apples,
And your kisses like the best wine - .
That goes down smoothly and sweetly for my beloved shepherd! [interrupted the Shulammite], kisses gliding over his lips while he sleeps.
[She proudly said] I am my beloved's, and his desire is towards me! [John 10:28.]
[She said] Come, my beloved! Let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. [Luke 14:33.]
Let us go out early to the vineyards and see whether the vines have budded, whether the grape blossoms have opened and the pomegranates are in bloom.
There I will give you my love.
The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and over our doors are all manner of choice fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for you, O my beloved!
- Song Of Solomon 7:6-13
King Jesus comes forward and says to you, "How fair and pleasant you "are," O love for delights!" Do you hear His Voice speak to your heart and soul? Are you reading His Love Letter To You Each and Every Day? Delight yourself In The Lord and He Will Give You The Desires Of Your Heart, because He Delights Himself In You! You "Please" Him and "are" pleasant In His Sight! He sees you as a palm tree planted deeply (rooted and grounded in His Word) by His Springs Of Living Waters, in your bosom you hold the fruit and gifts of His Holy Spirit. It Is His Resolve to come upon you, grasp you by the hand, hold you close to His Heart, squeeze you to His Chest and have the fruit of the vine brought forth, His Fountain of Life Springing Up from within you, because you "are" One with Him, the essence of your breath is to Him as apples, and your kiss (as He Kisses You With The Kisses Of His Mouth) is like the best wine - deep, smooth, sweet, robust, full bodied, intoxicating, passionate and all for Your Beloved Shepherd! Be ye not drunk with wine, but be ye being filled with The Holy Spirit (The Wine of His Blood, His Life, His Love, fills us to overflowing)!
Have you ever interrupted God? I think of Peter on the mountain top saying, "Lord, It is good for us to be here!" Because he was overwhelmed with the brilliance and glory of Jesus as He radiated God's Love and Light with His Clothes shining brighter than any bleach on Earth could make them while speaking with Moses and Elijah. Have you ever been so overcome by God's Presence that you had to say, "Enough! I can't take any more!" O the rapture of the soul as we enter into the Holy of Holies! Isn't He Beautiful? Isn't He Lovely? Like the Shulammite if we must interrupt God, Our Good Shepherd, The King let it be with kisses of Love and Adoration gliding over His Lips. Have you given yourself over to God? Have you laid yourself down upon His Altar of Love? Can you say, "I am my beloved's and His Desire Is Towards Me?" No on, no way is able to snatch us out of His Hands! Jesus says, "Look unto the fields!" and His Bride says, "Come, My Beloved! Let us go forth!" We must forsake - renounce, surrender claim to, give up, say goodbye to - All that we have or we cannot be His Disciples! Let us "Go" into All the World with the Love of God and the Good News of Jesus, rising early to His Vineyards to reap the harvest, bring in the sheaves, bear fruit and lasting fruit for His Kingdom! If you Love Him you'll obey His Commands. Amidst the vines budding, the grapes blossoming and the pomegranates blooming will you give Him your Love?
The mandrakes give forth their fragrance and we are to give forth the essence of Christ Jesus where ever we go unto Life Eternal! With the Blood of Redemption over our doorposts, death passes over us and we enter into New Life, The Abundant Life In Jesus' Name! God Has Given us Everything we need to Live our New Life Unto Him, His Word, His Will, His Way, His Spirit, His Life and His Name Which Is Above ALL! The New and Old Covenant are brought together as One In Messiah, Jesus (He did not come to abolish the Old, but to Fulfill It!) and as Our Good Shepherd, He Has Bestowed upon us Spiritual Gifts and Talents, so that we could bring forth the Fruit of His Spirit Working In and Through our LIfe and bear much fruit for His Kingdom.
Whatever we give up here or invest in here for Jesus and His Kingdom (which is Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost) is stored up for us in Heaven along with the rewards that come with serving our King, because where your heart is there your treasure will be and as believers our treasure is stored up for us In Heaven where moth and rust can do no damage and no one can kill, steal or destroy. The gems in our crowns will be cast down before Him Who Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise as we Worship Him In Spirit and Truth along with All The Heavenly Hosts singing, "Holy, Holy, Holy!" Looking forward to the Marriage Supper Of the Lamb? He Is Our Beloved! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Jesus, mark
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Subject: Song of Songs 8:1-5
Worship:
I Am Eternally Grateful
I am eternally grateful to you Jesus
For your life, for your love
Eternally grateful to you Jesus
For the giving of your blood
I am eternally grateful to you Jesus
For the coming of the Dove
I am, I am, I am grateful, Oh-h-h..
I am, I am, I am, so grateful.
You are the fountain of life eternal
Saying, "Thirsty one drink your fill."
The fountain of life eternal
Saying, "Weary one, peace be still."
You are the fountain of life eternal
Flowing from Calvary's hill
I am, I am, I am grateful Oh-h-h-h...
Oh-h-h...
I am, I am, I am, so grateful.
You are exalted as King forever
And I find myself praising your name
Exalted as King forever
And I watch for your coming again
You are exalted as King forever
And forever you shall reign
You are, You are, You are Messiah
You are, You are, You are Messiah.
The Word:
[LOOKING forward to the shepherd's arrival, the eager girl pictures their meeting and says:] Oh, that you were as my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! When I should find you without, I would kiss you, yes, and none would despise me for it. [Ps. 143:6.]
I would lead you and bring you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me; I would cause you to drink of spiced wine and of the juice of my pomegranates. [Then musingly she added] Oh, that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me! [Exod. 19:4; Deut. 33:27.]
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you never [again attempt to] stir up or awaken love until it pleases.
Who is this who comes from the wilderness leaning upon her beloved?
[And as they sighted the home of her childhood, the bride said] Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother gave you birth; there she was in travail who bore you.
- Song Of Solomon 8:1-5
I spread forth my hands to You; my soul thirsts after You like a thirsty land [for water]. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that].
- Psalm 143:6
Do you remember the days of old, meditate on all of God's doings; ponder the Works of His Hands? God will answer your prayers, your spirit will not fail and He will not hide His face from you. Paul The Apostle exhorts all of us, everywhere to lift up Holy Hands In Praise and Worship (In Spirit and Truth) to God Our Heavenly Father In The Name Of Jesus!
Jesus bids us to come and drink of the Streams of Living Waters and Eternal Life, so that His Fountain, His Well will spring up from within your soul! Do you ever stop, pause, calmly think, meditate on His Word, take notice of the things that God Is Doing In your Life? Are you looking forward to Jesus' Second Coming? He is Coming Soon and a crown awaits us who are watching and waiting for His Near Return! He Is The Friend that sticks closer than a Brother and we are His Sister, His Bride! Do you worry about what people think of you, because you confess to being a Christian, A Believer, A Follower of Jesus? Kiss The Son and mean it without thought or reservations regarding others despising or rejecting you, because He will never leave or forsake you though others surely will. His Holy Spirit will instruct, teach and lead you in the Way you should go, whether to the right or the left. The Third Person of The Trinity will fill your Life to overflowing, you will drink of Life Eternal in a variety of ways that will spice up your Life in ways you could have never imagined possible, but All Things "Are" Possible With and In God!
We have seen what God did to the Egyptians, and how He bore us on eagle's wings and brought us to Himself. Obey His Voice In Truth, Keep His Commandments (Jesus says, "If you Love Me, You Will Keep My Commandments!") and Receive His Blessings! All the Earth Is His and we "are" His Own Peculiar Possession and Treasure From Among and Above All Peoples, so go to God, speak to Him Face to Face as He did with Moses and tell the World of His Love and Grace! The Eternal God Is Our Refuge and Dwelling Place, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will drive the enemy before you and thrust them out saying, "Destroy!" We will dwell in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone in a land of grain and new wine; yes, His heavens drop dew. There is none like God, Who rides through the heavens to our help, and in His Majestic Glory through the sky.
Come up from the wilderness leaning (not on your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path), trusting in, relying on, believing in, upon Your Beloved. God wants to bring you Home, draw you closer to Him by His Holy Spirit In Christ, to awaken your Love unto Him and for each other, so come as a little child, come as you "are", His Child and Receive All of the Blessings of the New Birth In Jesus that He Provided for you when He travailed for you upon The Cross at Calvary and bore your sins upon That Tree. He longs to bear you up, to gather you as a mother hen gathers her chicks under her wings, Under His Wings. Jesus overcame the World and has placed the seal of His Holy Spirit upon our hearts, so let us go laughing, let us go In Peace and Joy with Our Beloved! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: Song of Songs: The Grand Finally Or The New Big-Inning? Your Choice!
Worship:
Let God Arise - Psalm 68:1
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered Let God arise, let HIs enemies be scattered Let God arise, let HIs enemies be scattered Let God, let God, arise!
The Word:
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is as hard and cruel as Sheol (the place of the dead). Its flashes are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame - a very flame of the Lord! [Isa. 49:16; Deut. 4:24; 1 Cor. 10:22.]
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would offer all the goods of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned and despised.
[Gathered with her family and the wedding guests in her mother's cottage, the bride said to her stepbrothers, When I was a little girl, you said] We have a little sister and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for in marriage?
If she is a wall [discreet and womanly], we will build upon her a turret [a dowry] of silver; but if she is a door bold and flirtatious], we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Well, I am a wall with battlements, and my breasts like the towers of it. Then was I in the king's eyes as one [to be respected and to be allowed] to find peace.
Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; every one for the fruit of it was to bring him a thousand pieces of silver.
You, O Solomon, can have your thousand, and those who tend the fruit of it two hundred; but my vineyard, which is mine [with all its radiant joy] is before me!
O you who dwell in the gardens, your companions have been listening to your voice; now cause me to hear it.
[Joyfully the radiant bride turned to him, the one altogether lovely, the chief among ten thousand to her soul, and with unconcealed eagerness to begin her life of sweet companionship with him, she answered] Make haste, my beloved, and come quickly, like a gazelle of a young hart [and take me to our waiting home] upon the mountains of spices!
- Song Of Solomon 8:6-14
According to The Word Of God, A woman can forget her nursing child, yet God will not forget you! He declares to us Today, "Behold, I have indelibly imprinted (tattooed) a picture of you on the palm of each of My hands. O Zion, your walls are continually before Me." Do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which He made with you, for the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. We cannot drink the Lord's cup and the demons' cup. We cannot partake of the Lord's table and the demons' table. Shall we thus provoke the Lord to jealousy and anger and indignation? Are we stronger than He [that we should defy Him]?
[Deut. 32:21; Eccl. 6:10; Isa. 45:9.] All things are legitimate - permissible, and we are free to do anything we please; but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable and wholesome).
All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [ to character] and edifying [to spiritual life]. Have you set Jesus as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm? Has The Holy Spirit Of God descended upon you, settled on each one of you as tongues resembling fire which separates you unto Him for Service In The Kingdom Of God and distributes His Gifts Accordingly as He Sees Fit?
When the enemy comes in (like a flood) the Spirit Of The Lord sets up a standard and His banner Over Us Is LOVE! Many waters cannot quench Love and the enemy's flood cannot drown it (unlike when God's enemies were drowned in the Red Sea while trying to pursue and destroy God's Chosen People as they crossed over to the other side), but we can quench the Spirit Of God and Grieve Him by being disobedient and disrespectful to God's Word, Will and Way! We cannot "buy" God's Love, His Healing, Our Redemption, but Only Jesus, His Precious Blood and His Holy Spirit can Redeem Us, Restore Us, Heal Us and bring us into a right relationship (Righteousness) with Our Heavenly Father!
God is gathering together All those who were scattered, The Family Of God and preparing us for the Wedding Supper Of The Lamb! Who could have known at the moment of our natural birth (although every parent hopes and prays the best for their children) that we would come to be "born-again" of the Spirit of God, grow to maturity In Jesus and be spoken for as His Bride In Marriage? Only In God Is Our Soul At Rest And In Him Is Our Expectation!
Are you a wall [discreet and womanly]? A wall was built around every city for protection. It kept safety within and the enemy without! In Jesus we "have" a hedge put about us, our house and all that we have, for our Life Is Hid In Christ!
The enemy cannot come in to kill, steal or destroy, because He Is Our Defense and We Shall Not be Moved! We "are" a wall with battlements (He Has Given us "Everything" we need [Our God Shall supply All of our needs according to His Riches In Glory!] to live our life unto Him!) and God Is Our High Tower! In The King's Eyes (Jesus' Eyes) we "are" ONE with Him, In The Father by His Holy Spirit Living, Moving and Having His Being In Us! There is no Greek (uncircumcised) or Jew (circumcised), no man or woman, because In Jesus we "are" ALL seated In Heavenly Places, He has elevated All of humankind to be respected and allowed to "Be" All that He Has Created Us To "BE!" Let us All come into this Way of Thinking, The Way of God, so that we may find Peace, Shalom, Fullness and Wholeness In Jesus' Name!
We "are" God's Vineyard and the fruit we bear should be lasting fruit for His Kingdom. We "are" Our Beloveds' and He Is Ours', so let us be filled with the Joy of the Spirit (The Joy of the Lord Is Our Strength!) and radiance with His Light shining out in the darkness! O you who dwell in the gardens (Jesus came to dwell amongst us and He wants us to abide In Him [Christ dwelling In you Is the Hope of Glory!]), our companions have been listening to His Voice (Forsake not the assembling of the Brethren!); now let Him cause us to Hear It (Hear O Israel, The Lord Your God, The Lord Is One!).
Are you full of Joy (Weeping may last for the night, but Joy comes In the Morning!)? Is your Light shining ever brighter until the full Light of Day (You are to be a city on a hill shining out upon the valley of the shadow of death.)? Have you turned (Repent for the Kingdom of God Is At Hand!) to the Good Shepherd, Your Bride Groom, The One Altogether Lovely, The Chief Among Ten Thousand To Your Soul and The Husband of Your Heart? Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His Wonderful Face and with unconcealed eagerness begin your life of sweet companionship with Him Today!
Tell Him you Love Him! Maranatha! Come Lord Soon! make haste, my beloved, and come quickly, [and take me to our waiting home] upon the mountains!
Jesus has gone to prepare a place for you and me. He beckons us, "Arise My Love!
Arise My Love! The Winter has gone!
Come AWay with Me! Come AWay with Me My Love, My Sister, My Bride! Behold, I am coming speedily and blessed (happy and to be envied) is he who observes and lays to heart and keeps the truths of the prophecy - the predictions, consolations and warnings - contained in this little book. The (Holy) Spirit and the bride [the church, the true Christians] say, Come!
And let him who is listening say, Come!
And let everyone come who is thirsty [who is painfully conscious of his need of those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported and strengthened]; and whoever [earnestly] desires to do it, let him come and take and appropriate (drink) the water of Life without cost In Jesus' Name. [Isa. 55:1.] Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: NT SERVICE: INCREASE / DECREASE, DYING TO "SELF" SERIES
WORSHIP:
GOD IS OUR REFUGE
God Is Our Refuge And God Is Our Strength A Very Present Help In Trouble
God Is Our Refuge And God Is Our Strength A Very Present Help In Trouble
Therefore will not we fear
Though the Earth be moved
And though the mountains be carried
into the midst of the seas.
THE WORD:
He must increase, but I must decrease - He must grow more prominent, I must grow less so. [Isa. 9:7.]
- John 3:30
With such Great Quotes as:
Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see - know, be acquainted with [and experience] - the kingdom of God.
- John 3:3
and:
For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only-begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish - come to destruction, be lost - but have eternal (everlasting) life.
- John 3:16
It is few and far between that we hear of the crucified life, dying to "self," humbling ourselves before the Lord, so that He can lift us up and our growing less, so He can grow more prominent.
We're not talking 2+2= 4 here, because when we give to God (in any Way, shape or form) it is He Who brings the increase and not we ourselves. For some there is a 30 fold increase, 60, 100 or even 1,000 fold according to the Word of God (trust me, It's in there). Which of us is greatest in the Kingdom of God? He who is least and servant of All.
Positions, Titles, Degrees, Intellect, Physical Strength, Spiritual Height, Emotional Stature, Financial Standing, Sexual Preferences, Complete and Total Reliance of "Self" mean absolutely, positively NOTHING to God apart from Christ Jesus! John the Baptist, the Forerunner of the Messiah, the One Called of God to make straight paths for Him Whose Lovely Feet brought the Good News to All Nations and Peoples of the World was spoken of by Jesus to be Greatest In the Kingdom of Heaven and among those born of women!
Why? Because He fulfilled his calling in life and death. He was ready, willing and able to do whatever God required of him, whenever, however, where-ever, to whoever without ever asking, "Why?"
Let's face it, we are on a long hard journey, but The Good Shepherd has gone before us and promises to lead and guide us every step of the Way! The ups and downs in your Christian walk are not always caused by disobedience, but many times are just the mountaintop and valley experiences we must endure in order to complete our trek here on Earth before knocking on Heaven's Door. Some of us bask in the "Son" Light at the peaks and others get nose bleeds from the high altitudes, but the fruit is almost always borne in the valleys where the shadow of death looms over us trying to discourage us from pressing onward and upward!
Like Paul the Apostle it is not necessarily easy to "press" on to that Higher Calling In Christ Jesus, but It Is Forever and AlWays Worth It!
Such a Powerful Proclaimer of the Lamb of God was John, Jesus' cousin who baptised Him, saw the Holy Spirit descend upon Him "like" a dove and heard the Voice Of The Father Confirm, "This Is My Beloved Son!" He knew he was not worthy to handle the sandals Jesus Walked In and cared not about letting anyone and everyone know that.
What strength of character! Such Humility! He was a True Friend of the Bridegroom, saw His Face, heard His Voice, pointed his own disciples to Him and lost his life for the Truth The Word Of God Stood For.
REALITY CHECK:
Who am I In Jesus?
What am I doing to accomplish His Will?
Where does He want me to "be"?
When He speaks to me do I react?
Why do I Love Him, Serve Him?
I don't care who you are in this World, but you need Jesus. Are you really man, woman or Child of God enough to lay your life down, your own hopes, dreams and vision in order for Him to have His Will and Way with YOU and those He Will Bring YOUR Way? Are YOU willing to drink the cup that He drank? Can you walk In His Shoes? He Who comes from Heaven is far above All - far superior to all others in prominence and in excellence. Who Is Worthy open the seal In Heaven? None, but the Lamb of God Who was slain! He MUST Increase and Grow MORE Prominent In Each and Every One of Hearts, Minds and Lives!
WE (in spite of your position, title or standing in this World) MUST Decrease and Grow Less, So that the Son of God's Light can shine ever brighter In and Through YOU until the Full Light of Day!
Whatever or whoever you're holding on to apart from Christ Jesus, let it, him or her go. Lay your love down, your life down, your will down, your way down and give Him your All, because He Will Fill YOU, Anoint YOU, Empower YOU, Enable YOU, Use YOU and Fulfill YOU! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: ACTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIVES OF BELIEVERS
WORSHIP:
HE IS MY DEFENSE
My soul wait thou only, only upon God
For from Him is my expectation.
My soul wait thou only, only upon God
For from Him is my expectation.
He Is My Defense I shall not be moved
He Is My Defense I shall not be moved
He Is My Defense I shall not be moved
He Is My Defense I shall not be moved
My Messiah Only, He Only Is My Rock
And The Horn Of My Salvation.
My Yeshua Only, Only Is My Rock
And The Horn Of My Salvation.
THE WORD:
Who by the mouth of our forefather David, Your servant and child, said through the Holy Spirit, Why did the heathen [Gentiles] become wanton and insolent and rage, and the people imagine and study and plan vain (fruitless) things - that will not succeed?
The kings of the earth took their stand in array [for attack], and the rulers were assembled and combined together against the Lord and against His Anointed, Christ, the Messiah. [Ps. 2:1, 2.]
- Acts 4:25, 26
As we continue through the Book of Acts I can assure you that I am in no rush to complete this series as I believe the power and anointing of this Word upon and in your Life will encourage and enable you to accomplish All that God has created you for. With such commotion, uproar and confusion of voices in the World Today (and we Know that God Is NOT the author of confusion) and the people imagining, meditating upon and devising such empty schemes where can we go and Who can we turn to? None other than the Prince of Peace, because in the midst of the deepest and darkest storms of Life It Is He Who Brings Light and Hope! As the kings of the Earth take their place saying, Let us break Their bands [of restraint] asunder, and cast Their cords [of control] from us.
[Ps. 2:2,
3.] Notice Who they are setting themselves up against? God! Why are they rebelling against God? Because they are on a collision course, bent on self destruction, out of control and The Love Of God is trying to restrain and control them. God's Holy Spirit is striving with mortal mankind, but He Will Not Strive Forever! He wishes that NONE would perish, but that All would come to repentance and Eternal Life In Jesus' Name!
While wars and rumors of wars fight for space on our newspapers and television sets Today the Word of God is clear that in these ends times there will be those who still choose to rebel against God Most High!
For in this city there actually met and plotted together against Your holy Child and Servant Jesus, Whom You consecrated by anointing, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentles and people of Israel, [Ps.2:1,
2.]
To carry out all that Your hand and Your will and purpose had predestined (predetermined) should occur.
- Acts 4:27, 28
Are you aware that this entire portion of Scripture is the prayer of the Saints after Peter and John were threatened and instructed not to converse in any Way or teach at all or about the Name of Jesus?
Any and Every Time we attempt to go forward in obedience to the Word, Will and Way of God there will AlWays be opposition. Nobody said things were going to be easy, but I can assure you that it will All be worth it On That Day!
The Roman soldiers gathered around Jesus like wild dogs, beat Him, spit on Him, crucified Him and even pierced His side after He had given up the Ghost, but Love conquers All! Jesus Is Risen, Seated at the right hand of God the Father, Ruling as King of Kings and Lord of Lords from the very Throne Room of Heaven!
And now, Lord, observe their threats and grant to Your bond servants [full freedom] to declare Your message fearlessly.
While You stretch out Your hand to cure and to perform signs and wonders through the authority and by the power of the name of Your holy Child and Servant Jesus.
- Acts 4:29, 10
Been threatened lately, lied about, accused of wrong doing, having wrong motives or slandered? Blessed are you when persecuted for His Name's sake (just make sure it is for His Name sake).
Prayer is the key to a successful Christian Life and Ministry and requests have gone out to over 25,000 Believers around the World this month to pray for us. It Is The Son Who Sets Us Free Indeed! To declare His Message is the highest of All privileges and each and every one of us is Called to It. Fear Not!
He Is With Us AlWays Even To The End Of The Age! Let HIm stretch out His Hand to bring Healing, perform signs and wonders through the authority, by His Holy Spirit Power working In and Through Us With All the Gifts and Talents He Has Bestowed Upon Us Here In The Mighty Name Of Jesus! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: MESSIANIC FRIDAY
WORSHIP:
COMMUNE WITH ME
Commune with Me___
Commune with Me___
Between the wings of the cherubim
Commune with Me___
I'll meet you there...
I worship You...
Allelujah...
Commune with Me...
THE WORD:
Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's son shall bow down to you.
Judah, a lion's cub! With the prey, my son, you have gone high up [the mountain]; he stooped down, he crouched as a lioness; who dares provoke and rouse him? [Rev.5:5.]
The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes to whom it belongs, and to him shall be the obedience of the people. [Num. 24:17; Ps. 60:7.]
Binding His foal to the vine, and His donkey's colt to the choice vine, He washes His garments in wine, and His clothes in the blood of grapes: [Zech. 9:9; Isa. 63:1-3; Rev. 19:11-16.]
His eyes are darker and more sparkling than wine, and His teeth whiter than milk.
- Genesis 49:8-12
It saddens my heart to know that many Christians Today don't read their Bibles daily (especially the Old Covenant Scriptures) which point us to Messiah and reveal the Vision of His Glory! Jesus testified that Moses and throughout All the Prophets explained and interpreted the things concerning and referring to Himself. In this portion of the Word of G-d Jacob is about to draw his feet into his bed, breathe his last, and be gathered to his departed people (which in and of itself speaks of Eternal Life), but not without first calling his sons, gathering them together around him, that he may tell them what shall befall them in the latter or last days. Our focus (as it always should be is to fix our eyes upon The Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah, Yeshua / Jesus) is placed on the last "prophetic" words of Jacob to his son, Judah. If you had a chance to say just one thing to someone before you or they died what would it be? Before my Mother went home to be with the Lord she said to me, "I am not going to die." And, "Don't stop praying." I will never forget the encouragement she gave me in my service to G-d and know by her own admission according to the Word of G-d that I will see her and the many that have gone before us In Faith again. This Is The Blessed Hope of Eternal Life In Messiah!
Judah (which means Praise) Is The Chosen One among his brothers to defeat the enemy and Who Alone Is Worthy for them to bow down to and Praise! Yeshua / Jesus not only proclaimed the Good News of G-d from the mountain tops (how lovely are the feet of Him Who brings Good News), but He entered into the very depths of the earth, Is Risen from the grave (conquering sin and death) and seated at the right hand of G-d Our Heavenly Father! As we accept the sacrifice He made for us upon that tree He rules and reigns in our hearts and minds through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
His rod and His staff they comfort me!
Shiloh has come, Messiah has come, the Peaceful One has come, so let us be obedient to His Word, Will and Way.
Yeshua / Jesus (I AM The Vine) rode into Jerusalem on the foal of an ass, a donkey's colt amidst shouts of Joy and exclamations of, "Save Us NOW!" only to be crucified in our stead and let His Precious Blood (Life [Eternal Life] Is In The Blood) and water flow through the land (Streams of Living Water In The Dessert) when they pierced His side upon the Cross / The Stake at Calvary.
This Scripture is clear that Jacob was speaking of the latter or last days and even Saul / Paul the Apostle wrote that he was living in the last days, so surely we are in the eleventh hour and Yeshua / Jesus says, "I AM Coming SOON!"
He is coming to judge the quick and the dead, to tread out the wine press of G-d's Judgement, His Wrath upon this World that refuses to accept Redemption and Salvation In Yeshua's / Jesus' Holy and Precious Name Which Is Above ALL!
Every knee shall bow and Every tongue confess that Yeshua / Jesus Messiah / Christ Is Lord! He Is Coming to trample out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored and His Truth Is marching ON!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! His eyes are darker and more sparkling than wine, they will cut through you like a knife (His Word Is Sharper Than A Two Edged Sword Cutting Even To The Bone And The Marrow) or shine HIs Light of Love into the very depths of your being and His teeth whiter than milk. Don't you want the Son of G-d to smile upon you?
His Grace Is Sufficient for us ALL! The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, so let us be obedient to The Living Word of G-d, Yeshua / Jesus and receive the blessings of the Father In These Latter or Last Days! Amen.
May the Lord bless you, keep you, cause His face to shine upon you, be gracious unto you, lift up the Light of His countenance upon you and give you His Peace, Shalom, Fulness, Wholeness In The Name Of Yeshua / Jesus, The Light Of the World. Amen.
G-d bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: NT SERVICE: INCREASE / DECREASE, DYING TO "SELF" SERIES
WORSHIP:
GOD IS OUR REFUGE
God Is Our Refuge And God Is Our Strength A Very Present Help In Trouble
God Is Our Refuge And God Is Our Strength A Very Present Help In Trouble
Therefore will not we fear
Though the Earth be moved
And though the mountains be carried
into the midst of the seas.
THE WORD:
He must increase, but I must decrease - He must grow more prominent, I must grow less so. [Isa. 9:7.]
- John 3:30
With such Great Quotes as:
Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see - know, be acquainted with [and experience] - the kingdom of God.
- John 3:3
and:
For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only-begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish - come to destruction, be lost - but have eternal (everlasting) life.
- John 3:16
It is few and far between that we hear of the crucified life, dying to "self," humbling ourselves before the Lord, so that He can lift us up and our growing less, so He can grow more prominent.
We're not talking 2+2= 4 here, because when we give to God (in any Way, shape or form) it is He Who brings the increase and not we ourselves. For some there is a 30 fold increase, 60, 100 or even 1,000 fold according to the Word of God (trust me, It's in there). Which of us is greatest in the Kingdom of God? He who is least and servant of All.
Positions, Titles, Degrees, Intellect, Physical Strength, Spiritual Height, Emotional Stature, Financial Standing, Sexual Preferences, Complete and Total Reliance of "Self" mean absolutely, positively NOTHING to God apart from Christ Jesus! John the Baptist, the Forerunner of the Messiah, the One Called of God to make straight paths for Him Whose Lovely Feet brought the Good News to All Nations and Peoples of the World was spoken of by Jesus to be Greatest In the Kingdom of Heaven and among those born of women!
Why? Because He fulfilled his calling in life and death. He was ready, willing and able to do whatever God required of him, whenever, however, where-ever, to whoever without ever asking, "Why?"
Let's face it, we are on a long hard journey, but The Good Shepherd has gone before us and promises to lead and guide us every step of the Way! The ups and downs in your Christian walk are not always caused by disobedience, but many times are just the mountaintop and valley experiences we must endure in order to complete our trek here on Earth before knocking on Heaven's Door. Some of us bask in the "Son" Light at the peaks and others get nose bleeds from the high altitudes, but the fruit is almost always borne in the valleys where the shadow of death looms over us trying to discourage us from pressing onward and upward!
Like Paul the Apostle it is not necessarily easy to "press" on to that Higher Calling In Christ Jesus, but It Is Forever and AlWays Worth It!
Such a Powerful Proclaimer of the Lamb of God was John, Jesus' cousin who baptised Him, saw the Holy Spirit descend upon Him "like" a dove and heard the Voice Of The Father Confirm, "This Is My Beloved Son!" He knew he was not worthy to handle the sandals Jesus Walked In and cared not about letting anyone and everyone know that.
What strength of character! Such Humility! He was a True Friend of the Bridegroom, saw His Face, heard His Voice, pointed his own disciples to Him and lost his life for the Truth The Word Of God Stood For.
REALITY CHECK:
Who am I In Jesus?
What am I doing to accomplish His Will?
Where does He want me to "be"?
When He speaks to me do I react?
Why do I Love Him, Serve Him?
I don't care who you are in this World, but you need Jesus. Are you really man, woman or Child of God enough to lay your life down, your own hopes, dreams and vision in order for Him to have His Will and Way with YOU and those He Will Bring YOUR Way? Are YOU willing to drink the cup that He drank? Can you walk In His Shoes? He Who comes from Heaven is far above All - far superior to all others in prominence and in excellence. Who Is Worthy open the seal In Heaven? None, but the Lamb of God Who was slain! He MUST Increase and Grow MORE Prominent In Each and Every One of Hearts, Minds and Lives!
WE (in spite of your position, title or standing in this World) MUST Decrease and Grow Less, So that the Son of God's Light can shine ever brighter In and Through YOU until the Full Light of Day!
Whatever or whoever you're holding on to apart from Christ Jesus, let it, him or her go. Lay your love down, your life down, your will down, your way down and give Him your All, because He Will Fill YOU, Anoint YOU, Empower YOU, Enable YOU, Use YOU and Fulfill YOU! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: ACTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIVES OF BELIEVERS
WORSHIP:
HE IS MY DEFENSE
My soul wait thou only, only upon God
For from Him is my expectation.
My soul wait thou only, only upon God
For from Him is my expectation.
He Is My Defense I shall not be moved
He Is My Defense I shall not be moved
He Is My Defense I shall not be moved
He Is My Defense I shall not be moved
My Messiah Only, He Only Is My Rock
And The Horn Of My Salvation.
My Yeshua Only, Only Is My Rock
And The Horn Of My Salvation.
THE WORD:
Who by the mouth of our forefather David, Your servant and child, said through the Holy Spirit, Why did the heathen [Gentiles] become wanton and insolent and rage, and the people imagine and study and plan vain (fruitless) things - that will not succeed?
The kings of the earth took their stand in array [for attack], and the rulers were assembled and combined together against the Lord and against His Anointed, Christ, the Messiah. [Ps. 2:1, 2.]
- Acts 4:25, 26
As we continue through the Book of Acts I can assure you that I am in no rush to complete this series as I believe the power and anointing of this Word upon and in your Life will encourage and enable you to accomplish All that God has created you for. With such commotion, uproar and confusion of voices in the World Today (and we Know that God Is NOT the author of confusion) and the people imagining, meditating upon and devising such empty schemes where can we go and Who can we turn to? None other than the Prince of Peace, because in the midst of the deepest and darkest storms of Life It Is He Who Brings Light and Hope! As the kings of the Earth take their place saying, Let us break Their bands [of restraint] asunder, and cast Their cords [of control] from us.
[Ps. 2:2,
3.] Notice Who they are setting themselves up against? God! Why are they rebelling against God? Because they are on a collision course, bent on self destruction, out of control and The Love Of God is trying to restrain and control them. God's Holy Spirit is striving with mortal mankind, but He Will Not Strive Forever! He wishes that NONE would perish, but that All would come to repentance and Eternal Life In Jesus' Name!
While wars and rumors of wars fight for space on our newspapers and television sets Today the Word of God is clear that in these ends times there will be those who still choose to rebel against God Most High!
For in this city there actually met and plotted together against Your holy Child and Servant Jesus, Whom You consecrated by anointing, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentles and people of Israel, [Ps.2:1,
2.]
To carry out all that Your hand and Your will and purpose had predestined (predetermined) should occur.
- Acts 4:27, 28
Are you aware that this entire portion of Scripture is the prayer of the Saints after Peter and John were threatened and instructed not to converse in any Way or teach at all or about the Name of Jesus?
Any and Every Time we attempt to go forward in obedience to the Word, Will and Way of God there will AlWays be opposition. Nobody said things were going to be easy, but I can assure you that it will All be worth it On That Day!
The Roman soldiers gathered around Jesus like wild dogs, beat Him, spit on Him, crucified Him and even pierced His side after He had given up the Ghost, but Love conquers All! Jesus Is Risen, Seated at the right hand of God the Father, Ruling as King of Kings and Lord of Lords from the very Throne Room of Heaven!
And now, Lord, observe their threats and grant to Your bond servants [full freedom] to declare Your message fearlessly.
While You stretch out Your hand to cure and to perform signs and wonders through the authority and by the power of the name of Your holy Child and Servant Jesus.
- Acts 4:29, 10
Been threatened lately, lied about, accused of wrong doing, having wrong motives or slandered? Blessed are you when persecuted for His Name's sake (just make sure it is for His Name sake).
Prayer is the key to a successful Christian Life and Ministry and requests have gone out to over 25,000 Believers around the World this month to pray for us. It Is The Son Who Sets Us Free Indeed! To declare His Message is the highest of All privileges and each and every one of us is Called to It. Fear Not!
He Is With Us AlWays Even To The End Of The Age! Let HIm stretch out His Hand to bring Healing, perform signs and wonders through the authority, by His Holy Spirit Power working In and Through Us With All the Gifts and Talents He Has Bestowed Upon Us Here In The Mighty Name Of Jesus! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: MESSIANIC FRIDAY
WORSHIP:
COMMUNE WITH ME
Commune with Me___
Commune with Me___
Between the wings of the cherubim
Commune with Me___
I'll meet you there...
I worship You...
Allelujah...
Commune with Me...
THE WORD:
Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's son shall bow down to you.
Judah, a lion's cub! With the prey, my son, you have gone high up [the mountain]; he stooped down, he crouched as a lioness; who dares provoke and rouse him? [Rev.5:5.]
The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes to whom it belongs, and to him shall be the obedience of the people. [Num. 24:17; Ps. 60:7.]
Binding His foal to the vine, and His donkey's colt to the choice vine, He washes His garments in wine, and His clothes in the blood of grapes: [Zech. 9:9; Isa. 63:1-3; Rev. 19:11-16.]
His eyes are darker and more sparkling than wine, and His teeth whiter than milk.
- Genesis 49:8-12
It saddens my heart to know that many Christians Today don't read their Bibles daily (especially the Old Covenant Scriptures) which point us to Messiah and reveal the Vision of His Glory! Jesus testified that Moses and throughout All the Prophets explained and interpreted the things concerning and referring to Himself. In this portion of the Word of G-d Jacob is about to draw his feet into his bed, breathe his last, and be gathered to his departed people (which in and of itself speaks of Eternal Life), but not without first calling his sons, gathering them together around him, that he may tell them what shall befall them in the latter or last days. Our focus (as it always should be is to fix our eyes upon The Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah, Yeshua / Jesus) is placed on the last "prophetic" words of Jacob to his son, Judah. If you had a chance to say just one thing to someone before you or they died what would it be? Before my Mother went home to be with the Lord she said to me, "I am not going to die." And, "Don't stop praying." I will never forget the encouragement she gave me in my service to G-d and know by her own admission according to the Word of G-d that I will see her and the many that have gone before us In Faith again. This Is The Blessed Hope of Eternal Life In Messiah!
Judah (which means Praise) Is The Chosen One among his brothers to defeat the enemy and Who Alone Is Worthy for them to bow down to and Praise! Yeshua / Jesus not only proclaimed the Good News of G-d from the mountain tops (how lovely are the feet of Him Who brings Good News), but He entered into the very depths of the earth, Is Risen from the grave (conquering sin and death) and seated at the right hand of G-d Our Heavenly Father! As we accept the sacrifice He made for us upon that tree He rules and reigns in our hearts and minds through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
His rod and His staff they comfort me!
Shiloh has come, Messiah has come, the Peaceful One has come, so let us be obedient to His Word, Will and Way.
Yeshua / Jesus (I AM The Vine) rode into Jerusalem on the foal of an ass, a donkey's colt amidst shouts of Joy and exclamations of, "Save Us NOW!" only to be crucified in our stead and let His Precious Blood (Life [Eternal Life] Is In The Blood) and water flow through the land (Streams of Living Water In The Dessert) when they pierced His side upon the Cross / The Stake at Calvary.
This Scripture is clear that Jacob was speaking of the latter or last days and even Saul / Paul the Apostle wrote that he was living in the last days, so surely we are in the eleventh hour and Yeshua / Jesus says, "I AM Coming SOON!"
He is coming to judge the quick and the dead, to tread out the wine press of G-d's Judgement, His Wrath upon this World that refuses to accept Redemption and Salvation In Yeshua's / Jesus' Holy and Precious Name Which Is Above ALL!
Every knee shall bow and Every tongue confess that Yeshua / Jesus Messiah / Christ Is Lord! He Is Coming to trample out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored and His Truth Is marching ON!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! His eyes are darker and more sparkling than wine, they will cut through you like a knife (His Word Is Sharper Than A Two Edged Sword Cutting Even To The Bone And The Marrow) or shine HIs Light of Love into the very depths of your being and His teeth whiter than milk. Don't you want the Son of G-d to smile upon you?
His Grace Is Sufficient for us ALL! The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, so let us be obedient to The Living Word of G-d, Yeshua / Jesus and receive the blessings of the Father In These Latter or Last Days! Amen.
May the Lord bless you, keep you, cause His face to shine upon you, be gracious unto you, lift up the Light of His countenance upon you and give you His Peace, Shalom, Fulness, Wholeness In The Name Of Yeshua / Jesus, The Light Of the World. Amen.
G-d bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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