A Look at the Book #411

A Look at the Book #411


by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #411

A Though for today by Papa “J”

Sometimes our understanding of things seems to be at odds with reality. Just watch any television commercial. What is strange is that most people buy into this way of life! Could it be that we live in and approve of a counterfeit lifestyle?

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A hard subject is racing through my mind this morning, so I will spill it out and see if it becomes worthy to share. In the gospel of Matthew, chapter 16, Jesus asks his disciples who the people of Caesarea Philippi say that Jesus is. Their answer is really no different than the answer that most people give today. They answered; “A good man like John the Baptist, or like one of those prophets of old, Elijah or Jeremiah.” “I see”, he said, “but who do you say that I Am?” The disciple Peter spoke up and said; “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Earlier in Matthew’s gospel, Jesus is accused of casting out demons by Beelzebub. These religious leaders called Jesus the Son of the Living God (the dung-god). Can you imagine that? Blasphemy! The world has a god for everything. Yet, Beelzebub is also a reference to Satan and is a fitting description of Him, the dung-god. Jesus has much to say about casting out of demons in Matthew 12:22-30, but I would like to focus on verse 28; Jesus states clearly that He used the power of God the Holy Spirit to cast out the demons. Jesus is fully God and fully man. For some people, Jesus is just a good man, for others He is the hypostatic union of God and man who used the fullness of God the Holy Spirit to prove His Deity during His ministry on earth. Those who reject the union of the Godhead with the man Jesus will reject God the Holy Spirit first. Matthew 12:31-32.

Lamentations 3

Lamentations 3:7 – Jeremiah states in this passage that God has hedged him in and placed chains on him so that he cannot get away from the vision of his beloved nation being destroyed in front of his face. I am not a prophet. Actually I am the son of a drunk and followed in his footsteps for a season. Today I sometimes follow the LORD and when I do, He points my face to see this dying nation.

Lamentations 3:8 – Jeremiah wept bitterly over the fall of Jerusalem and he felt that God shut out his prayers over the nation. I know that many of us pray for our nation to repent, some are even praying as David prayed and fasted for mercy when his child was sick and dying because of David’s sin. 2 Samuel 12:15-23. In this passage there is hope, but it is hope of a new day, not to pick up broken pieces or to rebuild. But to start anew because the old is dead!

Proverbs 13:12 says this: Hope deferred makes the heart sick… the heart of American people today is sick with sin, we have placed hope aside. Hope will return like a tree of life, when America repents.

A Look at the Book #410

A Look at the Book #410


by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #410

A Though for today by Papa “J”

Yes, He looked at the Day and here it was the two million five hundred and fifty five days since that first day found in Genesis 1:5. Human thoughts on this subject do not control the outcome. Imagine this! To you and me those days represent seven thousand years, but only seven days to God. 1 Peter 3:8

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Cutie Pie, our female parakeet observes herself in the mirror every morning. Her cage is sitting on a table directly across from my desk. She does a little primping and feather dusting and then settles in for the long haul of the day listening to music. I wonder if she is a discerner of the times since the radio station has a news section on the hour. It may be that she discerns the times better than those who the news is directed at or even the news person. This morning the talk is on the mardi-gras and fat Tuesday. The comments of the news person called out to my attention. The news was: “Most of these party events end at midnight, but here it is 6 AM and this is live partying is still going on, here on Bourbon Street”. Another person in the news room said; “That’s odd, they should have ended at midnight as in past tradition”. The news person said. “It’s not odd at all, everything this year is running late; the mardi-gras, Easter and college break. It is all late, so party, party, party! The point! Are you a discerner of the times in which we live? If not, please take a serious look at 1 Timothy 4:1-5. Awe heck! Maybe you should read both of the Timothy Epistles.

Lamentations 3

Lamentations 3:4 – Some seventy years ago with the bombing of Pearl Harbor someone said that the Japanese woke up a sleeping giant. At that time our nation was like the man Jeremiah speaks of here in this passage. As a nation like an old man sluggish in movement, ruddy in complexion and a backbone appearing as broken to the world around us, the outlook was doom.

Lamentations 3:5 – Also, because of the talk of surrounding nations, some in this nation succumbed to woe and bitterness of heart. We rounded up Japanese citizens and locked them up for a season. As a nation we broke a few more bones trying to collect our thoughts of damage control.

Lamentations 3:6 – We again currently live in dark times, but unlike the sleeping giant, now we show signs like the agonal respirations as of a dying man whose heart is broken. What will it take to restore this nation to the sound of Sinus-Rhythm? (The sound of a normal heart), or will the heart of this nation, flat line? I do not what to sound like an alarmist, but what to heck. The hand writing is on the wall and I am not the one who put it there.

MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. God has numbered the days of our kingdom, our scales of justice have become tarnished with perversion and greed and our kingdom is divided with evil against evil, thus as Jesus states in Matthew 12:22-30, that kingdom will fall. Daniel 5:24-29.

A Look at the Book #409

A Look at the Book #409


by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #409

A Though for today by Papa “J”

“The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the Word of the LORD which He spoke to Elijah”. (1 Kings 17:17-24) If you believe God, He will supply all your need.

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I was saved in May of 1975 and after that 21st day of May a journey began for me that many people in time never fully get to know. Many people are conscious of God, but many do not personally know Him. And some who do know Him have abused their relationship with Him. Both conditions of the heart are seriously sad conditions. Notice something that many of us have difficulty understanding. In John 7:32-36 Jesus is conversing with some of the Jewish religious leaders and he says in verse 34 that religious people seek Him but do not find Him and cannot go to where He is. There are many accredited theologians who say that people then seek after God, but notice what Jesus says. They will not find Him! Romans 3:9-18 the apostle Paul in these verses under the power and communication of God the Holy Spirit states clearly in verse 11 that there is none who seek after God. So continuing this thought; Jesus and Paul being of the same mind on this subject state clearly that this type of seeking fails to find God.

Is it then important to investigate the use of the word “seek” in these two sections of scripture? Yes, most truly it is important. The word seek from John 7:34 and 36 is the Greek zeteo literally means to worship God in a bad way, or to plot against God, this is what religions do best. Now we will look at the word, “seek” in Romans 3:11, it is the word – ekzeteo please note the similarity. But there is another word attached to the main word which is “ek” meaning, (action) on the part of the seeker, like a diligent search, or to go beyond the thought of the main word. Again this is something under the normal control of our flesh that will not happen, we simply are satisfied in the flesh to plot against the knowledge of God. Romans 3:9-20.

So here is the important point that we should give serious consideration to. John 7:37-39. Jesus makes a promise to those people He is talking with. If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” So now it is necessary to look at the Greek word for “thirst” after all this word would seem to fall in line with seeking so as to quench ones thirst. Dipsao literally or figuratively it means to be of unquenchable thirst. A thirsty heart has no ability to share living water with another thirsty heart. Jesus states that only He has the ability to quench the thirst of a dying soul. Those who come to Jesus will be given living water of such satisfaction that the flow from them to other thirsty souls will be like a river to those who thirst. This is the major difference between religious theology and a one on one relationship with Jesus. Religion in this sense of seeking is DEAD, while Relationship in this sense of thirsting is alive in Jesus via the promised power of God the Holy Spirit who is given to us at the point of salvation, John 7:39 and Romans 5:1-5. So in order to be a true child of God who is flowing with living water, a person must have the Holy Spirit of God at home in their soul (heart).

A Look at the Book #408

A Look at the Book #408


by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #408

A Though for today by Papa “J”

Is your automobile thirsty this morning? Does the cost of fuel stagger those futile attempts of you mind to understand? Return to the LORD! Isaiah 55:1-13 and John 10:7-18 (Abundant Life, Is available!)

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It was nearing 2 A.M. our depth was four hundred feet and our speed was 15 knots. It was time pump the sanitary tanks. The Officer of the Deck ordered the Diving Officer to reduce the ships speed to six knots and proceed to 125 feet. As the ship slowed to 6 knots and leveled off at 125 feet I noticed that the ship was very sluggish and kept sinking. I found it impossible to maintain the depth. Two errors were reported that morning, One: any time there is a depth change the weight of the ship will require an order to pump the variable ballast tanks to sea or to flood the tanks with more sea water. This evolution adjusts the weight of the ship to help maintain depth. The second error was the that the Chief of the Watch who controls the valves and pumps to intake or extract sea water from these tanks was busy teaching one of his men on some qualification point and was paying no attention to the orders of the diving officer or his duty station. Also, his elbow was leaning against the flood valve and he totally filled the forward ballast tank. At fifteen knots the extra weight was masked by the speed. Here is the point: As a people we are weighted down with sin and not paying attention to our duty stations of life! God consciousness is given over to selfishness. Husbands and wives have lost their way as ONE. Children have no parental authority and our national heritage no longer speaks American English. Shall I go on? I am beginning to run out of writing room. There is little blessing while God is cursing! Leviticus 26:1-46.

Lamentations 3

Lamentations 3:1 – Hey! Your reading this as I write so there must be some interest going on in your mind. If not; then why do you read? Why not just go back to bed and forget it, then you won’t have to labor over these things. Let me say this! If you are reading then you are a person who has seen, like Jeremiah the affliction of God’s wrath on our national ungodly ways.

Lamentations 3:2 – Like most of us He has caused us to walk in the ungodly conditions of this nation to get our attention. While He works personally in our life, He also works nationally. In other words not all of our darkness is individually patented as personal. Much of it is not being able to fully separate our self from the conditions of our nation. It is true with national light too, which in these days is rather dim.

Lamentations 3:3 – Like Jeremiah, we tend to take the justice and judgment of God over the nation as a personal matter. Thus we are no different that sinning Israel. Just think of it this way! When I am personally critical over national matters, I am reminded by God that I am part of the problem (a sinner). So throughout the day or time and time again, rather than repenting we become like backbiting Israel. God has only one option. To remove the blessing!

A Look at the Book #407

A Look at the Book #407


by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #407

A Though for today by Papa “J”

In the days when prayer was in school sitting next to the Ten Laws of God, Shariah law was not known in the streets of American Cities. This is regression. Please take a moment and read 1 Peter 3:7

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Solomon lived as King over Israel in Jerusalem for forty years (2 Chronicles 9:29-31). During that time there was peace, but this does not mean that Solomon did not know war. In the book of Ecclesiastes he clearly states that there is a time for war and a time for peace along with everything that happens to mankind while living under the sun. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. King David, Solomon’s father was a warrior and in the Psalms of David, he writes about the enemy and prayerfully enlists the help of Jehovah Elohim, (God) to protect him and the nation. The total reign of David the warrior was also forty years. 1 Chronicles 29:26. Here is the point: It is not that We The People have no hope! If we would simply repent and turn back to God. (Jesus who is Jehovah Elohim) will allow us to know hope. He would heal our nation and destroy the enemy whose god is the devil. Shariah law is the work of demons who’s leader is Satan. Notice what Jesus has to say about Satan! The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they (you and me) may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10. Mr. Muslim you need to repent or go home! This Land is not your land of Shariah law. It is our land, the Land of the Free, of the Liberty and Justice for all.

Lamentations 2

Lamentations 2:20 – This verse really fits well with the paragraph above, it is strange to me how I will begin in the morning with thoughts of some current event and then when I get to the study verses there is a parallel to what I have been thinking. Would you say that we watch as women consume their offspring? Yes, we do through abortion. Are priests and prophets being slain? Corruption and perversion are very good at slaying characters and destroying testimonies.

Lamentations 2:21 – The way of life for most of us today is the way of the lie. It is so sad today that one cannot expect to hear the truth and assumes the lie. The sword of deception has destroyed the virgin daughters and sons, even to the third and fourth generation. I wonder have you ever stopped to consider how long of a period of time this is. Fifty to eighty years depending on the judgment of God’s justice. Like it or not, we are in for the long haul, sixty years and still counting!

Lamentations 2:22 – Jeremiah says, God has set a day of judgment for Israel. The terrors of the coming day surround him. God does not need fancy technology like “surround sound”. Justice and judgment is on the doorstep, ready to cross the threshold of any nation that rejects God. The ones we have borne are being destroyed. You say different? Just look around at our cities and towns and tell me that deception is not the rule of the day. Our young people are soaking it up like a dehydrated sponge! Sadly, all we do is sit and watch. Proverbs 24:7

A Look at the Book #406

A Look at the Book #406


by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #406

A Though for today by Papa “J”

The scope of the problem in American lives today is not unemployment, economy or government. These are simply indicators of a haughty people bent on shutting God out of their lives.

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The mystery of godliness, we talk about this a lot in churches and God willing we will talk about it fervently until the day dawns and the morning star rises in our hearts. (2 Peter 1:19) This controversy is an ongoing debate throughout all ages so this should mean something in these apostate times in which we live today and it does. God was manifested in the flesh (Jesus), proved to be God, by the Spirit of God in Him (Jesus). Seen as God by angels at His Birth and His Resurrection (Jesus) preached of as God by His disciples and apostles to the gentiles (Jesus), Believed on as God by the world (Jesus) and Received up into glory as God. (Jesus). Only God in the power of the testimony of His Spirit filled saints of whom I am one by the grace of God can cause you to believe. His saints have recorded the following truths that you would do well to personally believe. John 1:14; 1 Peter 1:20; 1 John 1:2; 1 John 3:5-8; Matthew 3:16; Romans 1:4; Matthew 28:2; Acts 10:34; Romans 10:18; Romans 16:26; 2 Corinthians 1:19; Colossians 1:6 and 23 and Luke 24:51. To look at the person Jesus and fail to see Him as God is not mystery, it is apostasy, or just another definition of personal and national haughtiness.

Lamentations 2

Lamentations 2:17 – Around 588 B.C. the prophet Jeremiah wrote the book of Lamentations and apostasy was running the nation of Israel just as it is in our nation today. The scripture here tells us plainly that God was accomplishing His purpose, fulfilling His Word which He commanded in earlier days. Leviticus 26:16, we have little problem identifying these purposes or commands as the later cycles of discipline on Israel, but when it comes to our own nation we seem to find ways to reject the thought that God would in some way pity us. Let me ask you! Do you see rejoicing in the eyes of our enemy and an increase in his strength toward us? God has a purpose and a plan.

Lamentations 2:18-19 – Have we become so stiffnecked (haughty) that we are too proud to cry out to the LORD for mercy? Yes we have! Until the day comes (and is coming) there will be no tears for our sinful position as a nation before God. Israel had no repentance in their heart in those days and as a nation were disbursed throughout the world and have not to this day fully recovered. (Israel will recover when King Jesus returns), but “now hear this!” There is no such promise for the United States to recover from apostasy. There should be no relief to rest your body or your eyes until as a national repentance is found on your lips. Wake up nation lest we become like Nineveh one hundred years after Jonah called them out of apostasy. Unless we cry out in the night and pour our heart out to the LORD this nation will fail. He is the only One who can deliver the promises of blessing that we seek. Leviticus 26:3-13. Some would argue that all this applies to Israel and not any other nation. Shame on you! As I believe that Romans 3:1-31 applies well here.

A Look at the Book #405

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #405

A Though for today by Papa “J”

General Douglas McArthur once made this statement: “Men we are not retreating, we are advancing in a different direction!” Could this be prophesy for today’s molded military?

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(Taken from an article in the publication; Israel My Glory. November/December 2010). Have you ever heard of these men and women? Yahweh ben Yahweh; Lord Maitreya; Sung Myung Moon; Mitsuo Matayoshi; Mother Ann Lee; Father Divine and Baha’u’llah. All of these individuals wear a mask in that they believe they are the Messiah. Matthew 24:24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect. One could argue that these men and women do not have great powers or work wonders. But the truth is that these people have gained vast revenues and thousands of followers. For example; Yahweh ben Yahweh is Oklahoma-born his name is Hulon Mitchell Jr. He has served time in prison for racketeering. He has also been implicated in more that a dozen murders. He claims to be from the Jewish tribe of Judah, and states that all black people are of that tribe. While taking a vow of poverty he has amassed a 250 million dollar empire within a seven year period and has disciples in 1300 cities in the U.S. and 16 foreign countries. Why do I bring this to the frontal lobe of your thoughts? All of these people push world peace and if you care to look around, the world is looking for peace. Have you not noticed Egypt, Libya and even the unrest in the United States! 1 Thessalonians 4:13 through 5:11 is a literal interpretation of near future events.

Lamentations 2

Lamentations 2:14 – In Matthew 24:24 we read that false Messiahs and false prophets are popular as the day of the LORD approaches. False prophets have always been a threat to the devoted saints of the LORD and as judgment on a nation increases false prophets will come out with deceptive visions. You say what is a deceptive vision? Okay, how about legalized same sex marriage. You say; well I don’t buy into that one. I say, well yes, but what about your children?

Lamentations 2:15 – We read something similar to this in chapter one verses 10-11 and we are reminded again that God has put the nation of Israel on display. A nation that was once the perfection of beauty and joy is now a nation to be hissed at. A nation that when viewed from afar is now seen as one fallen.

Lamentations 2:16 – Make no mistake, Israel suffers today because he walked away from the grace of God. God was patient with Israel, it took years to disburse this great nation but by A.D. 70 the total nation was disbursed. It has been plus fifty years and counting since our nation began publicly placing God on the outside of our schools, governments and communities. Now many of our churches are full of false prophets… so what should we expect from the Hand of God. More than just a good slap in the face! Yes more!