November 25. Very foggy, misty morning, but warmer than yesterday. Sunshine later in the morning and throughout the afternoon.. Pastor Ogle finished his teaching on the seven churches this morning and said he won’t be back to Revelation until after the New Year. Today he covered the rest of chapter 3. Revelation 3:7-13, Philadelphia, the church that is holding fast. They faced persecution particularly from the Jewish people. Their commendation: their works provided them more open doors; they kept God’s word. No condemnation given. God promised to keep them from the hour of temptation, because they kept His word. Christ is coming back—suddenly. These believers would stand tall like pillars. We ought to stand tall like pillars even though the world may be crumbling around us. What kind of doors does God open for you? Revelation 3:14-22, Laodicea, the church with the temperature problem. No commendation. The condemnation: they were lukewarm; they thought they needed nothing; they were actually the opposite of everything they thought they were; they felt they had no need for God. We need to be needy in order to keep dependent on God. Their correction: their faith needed to be tested; they needed riches only God could give them; they needed vision alteration which only God could give. Sometimes it is only in the fire that God is seen in our lives. How do you respond to God’s counsel? If you don’t have daily time for God, you are too busy. We need to do self-examination. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. In between meetings, I made and enjoyed a smoothie, walked and prayed, crocheted, and listened to music. The message in the second service covered II Peter 2:19-22, The Mastery of False Teachers. What does grace really mean, and how does it apply to our salvation over all? You must understand that grace is freedom from sin, not freedom to sin. 1) A license to sin: Titus 2:11; I Corinthians 6:19,20; Romans 5:20-6:1. True liberty is living as we should, not as we want to. Satan is not offering you liberty, he is offering you bondage. 2) Limited by sin: Sin brings us into bondage. What has you in bondage? 3) The latter end of sin: Professing Christians who turn to the world are many times far worse than those who have not been exposed to Christianity. Hearing truth raises our accountability. 4) The law of nature: a dog is a dog, and a pig is a pig. Eventually people go back to what they really are, unless there has been a true change on the inside. After nap, I finished crocheting the one motif that I nearly finished before we left the girls’ house. Then I painted the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. Daddy turned on a message from Pastor Weiss for us to listen to while I was painting, so I didn’t get to take notes on it. It was a message based on I Peter 2:2 called Sincere Milk and brought out how, although we should be mature enough to have the meat of the Word, we should never get tired of having milk as well. “3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:3-9 In these seven verses are seven of nine blessings pronounced in Matthew chapter 5, all accompanied by specific promises: Those who are poor in spirit are promised the kingdom of heaven. Those who mourn are promised comfort. Those who are meek are promised an inheritance. Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness are promised satisfaction. Those who are merciful are promised mercy. Those who are pure in heart are promised that they will see God. Those who are peacemakers will be called the children of God.
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