Tuesday, May 31, 2016

LONG LIST OF BOOKS & SHORT LIST OF BOOKS FOR CHRISTIAN GROWTH

May, 2016

This is simple an attempt to explain what I have done and offer suggestions for reading.

1.  Bible - read every day; memorize as much as possible;
Seeing this is my own attempt to explain what I have done, this is simply my report.
At the age of 15 years old, my dad was pastor of the church and challenged us to read our Bibles through in a year.  There was a track that led you through for 365 days a year.  I took that challenge and read through for the first time.  When I graduated high school in 1986 my parents bought me a Thompson Chain Reference Bible (KJV, of course) and I began to record when I read each year. 
After reading about George Whitefield and other saints that had read their bible through over 100 times in their life time, I realized I would have to double up in my readings.  In 2002 I read through twice and have done so every year since except 2003. 

also, I read where, I believe, it was Charles Finney and others read their bible on their knees.  Humble, disciplined and before the Lord to speak to them through the Word.  I took up this practice as well.  I have concluded reading through 42 times thus far and will continue.  I have also done numerous word and phrase studies which is also recorded in my blogs and bibles. 

2.  Short List - coming through my pilgrimage there has been a repeated occasion of reading certain books.  There are to me 4 absolute needful books to be read and studied by every Christian:
1.  Life and Diary of David Brainerd - this also includes his journal; 
2.  Pilgrim's  Progress by John Bunyan;
3.  Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe;
4.  In His Steps by Charles Sheldon;

3.  Long List
This I do not believe could be all of them, but I will attempt to name as any as I can.  Each of these are found in relationship to revival, history of revival, biographies of saints, prayer and Christian growth and maturity.  I am only listing the ones that I have read and simply make a suggestion and recommendation for others that may be interested.

Biographies:
Life and Diary of David Brainerd;
Praying John Hyde;
Hudson Taylor;
Autobiography of George Mueller;
Life of John Knox;
Life of Jonathan Edwards;
Beyond the Ranges by J O Fraser



Revival

Fair Sunshine by Jock Purves
Why Revival Tarries by Leonard Ravenhill;
Revival Lectures by Charles Finney;
The Journal of John Sung;
By My Spirit by JOnathan Goforth;
The Awakening by Marie Monsen
A Present Help by Marie Monsen
How the Spirit Filled My Life by Bertha Smith
The Shantung Revival by C L Culpepper

Prayer

Ablaze for God by Wesley Duewel;
How I know God answers Prayer - Mrs. Jonathan Goforth
Touch the World through Prayer- Wesley Duewel

Christian Growth & Maturity

The Holiest of All by Andrew Murray - study of Hebrews;
Christian in Complete Armour by William Gurnall;
Looking Unto Jesus by Isaac Ambrose;
God's Best Secrets by Andrew Murray;
In Pursuit of God by AW Tozer;
The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
They Found the Secret by Edman


Devotionals

Morning & Evening by Charles Spurgeon
Renewed Day by Day - AW Tozer
Robert Murray McCheyne
Excerpts from Christian in Complete Armour by William Gurnall
Mornings With Jesus - Rev. William Jay
God's Best Secrets by Andrew Murray


Started:  May 31, 2016

Continued:  6/2; 6/3;

Finished:

Saturday, May 14, 2016

RESPONSE BY CHURCH IN LATEST WARFARE

"But there came a man of God to him saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. v. 8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle:  God shall make thee fall before the enemy:  for God hath power to help, and to cast down."  II Chronicles 25: 7 - 8

A Response to President Obama and all the minions of hell that continue to Come Against Our Nation, Future & Church

We see in this chapter that the king of Judah is going against the enemy, the Edomites.  He had rallied and prepared over 300,000 troops from Judah and Benjamin.  He had made further plans for allied forces in paying mercenary money to 100,000 of the children of Ephraim.  The Lord did not tell him not to go fight the Edomites, but He did tell him not to use the children of Ephraim.  For the children of Israel had forsaken and walked contrary to the Lord and His commandments for a long time.  Judah was to rely on the Lord and look to the Lord in this battle.  

But Amaziah's heart was not right.  We read in verse 2, that 'he did right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.'  We see his imbalance and tendency to fall already in place.  Satan simply leans or pushes and they crumble and fall.  Therefore, let us learn, we are to do that which is right in the sight of the Lord and do it with a perfect heart.   Let us not give ground to Satan by our imperfect hearts.  This will require a great deal of heart searching, contrition and brokeneness, sorrow and anguish, confession and repentance. 

The battle is in front of us.  They have played their hand to jump ahead of the game and assault and attack the public school system, the innocent and impressionable children  Herein is found the future generations; the future of our nation and what they will think and live.   And if they can subvert them, then they can dictate and control it all. 

'But if thou wilt go, then do it, be strong for the battle'
Herein is the reply of the Lord, that if you decide to fight, then do it and be strong in this conflict.  This is not a quick, over night fight.  It is for the long haul; no doubt lasting all the rest of our days.  This battle is so advanced in this war on culture, and this skirmish is a major decider for our future. 
We lost the battle of alcohol - 1933;
We lost the battle of Bible in public schools - 1963;
We lost the battle of abortion - 1973;
We lost the battle of homosexuality - 2013;
Are we prepared to continue this lost defeatism?  ARe we willing to lay down and simply allow 'whatever to be, will be'? 
Do we not see the handwriting on the wall of all these things that have provoked the Lord to anger? 
Will He withhold forever? Will He not respond in judgment and wrath?  And could not this last action tip the scale? fill up the last drop of the dregs in His cup of wrath? 
Woe to the cowards! to the spineless!  that is more willing to be happy and content rather than rise up and fight for that which is right and good.  

this is a two fold battle - physical/political & spiritual.  Not everyone in church leadership seems to understand this truth.  Many will simply look at the president and his employment of this transgender bathroom use, but that is only one step in the forward progress of evil.  But under all these actions of North Carolina and its state law vs. the president and his agenda is the more important battle, eternity warfare.  IT is not simply about bathroom signs  and useage; it is not about confused and mixed sexuality of people; it is about souls and eternal destination; it is about heaven and hell.  God is giving us over to 'a reprobate mind' in this society and generation.  This is on our watch and under our responsibility for this generation.  The vast majority of this population in our nation of 300 million are being given over to this great evil.  He is allowing for evil out of hell to continue to occupy and crumple our society and future.  The church should understand, see it, and respond to it. 

Some may ask, 'if God is allowing it, then why are we responding to it'?  One, God has not told me or any others that I know of to stop praying for this nation or our future.  and in the midst of a praying people, God can respond in mercy and power.  Note verse 7 'God has the power to help or cast down'.  And in Joel 2:14, 'who knows if the Lord will return and repent and leave a blessing behind Him?'  Are we not there? who knows?  Therefore let us seek Him while we can.  secondly, I know that the Lord in the power of real revival is able to undo the wickedness and evil of men in a few hours what we have been desiring for decades  He is able; but revival only comes by a prevailing people.  Therefore let us prevail in prayer. 

PHYSICAL BATTLE

Now this part of battle is where people tackle this on the means of man.  They work through government, petitions, lobbying etc.  The church is always two steps behind on this.  Their evil agenda is always being ascerted for their overall plans of conquest and domination of evil. 

I am a problem solver, meaning that as I see this attack, I seek a remedy for it.  Now I know that my labor in prayer on my knees is where the real battle is fought.  Amaziah was allowed to go fight; but his trust must be in the Lord for victory.  Moses sent Joshua to fight, but it was when MOses held the rod up that they gained favor.  and when his arms grew weary it was Aaron and Hur who steadied his arms up for complete victory.  Men fight the battles through their methods and means, but victory is secured in the Lord.  It is not one or the other, but both are to be engaged in.

The Physical battle, I view in this manner. 
President Obama issues to the every department of education across the nation.  Immediately go to every state board of education and see where they stand.  Go to the govenors and legislatures to see where they stand  Money is tied to this; as they have threatened to pull federal funds to force the implementation of this agenda.  Many a man and group have fallen prey to the force of money. 

Note again Amaziah after he had paid money to secure the mercenaries:  'what shall I do for the money I paid for their services?  The prophet answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this."  But trusting and faithful to know the Lord is able to provide and is waiting to see those that may fall by the pressure of monetary impulse. 

Check all authority legally by lawyers and US Senate and US House of Representatives if the President is allowed to do such a thing. 
Each state convention of the SBC to check with state department of education and implore to do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.  Each association and church to check local board of educations and implore for a proper response. 

Checklist for each one of us:
1. Local - school principals to be asked of their position and reaction;  county/city school board to be required to respond;
2.  State - response from governor and legislature; state public school boards to be contacted; 
3.  US Senators and House of Representatives to be contacted and seek for their response to stop this illegal action of Pres. Obama;

Checklist for SBC, Pastors and church's:
1.  Immediate Call to prayer against this evil; confession, fasting and specific times of prayer to combat this evil;
2.  A collective voice and response from local churches, associations, state conventions and SBC entities to the President, congressional leaders state govenors requiring immediate withdrawal of this edict.  Further action must be taken to prohibit future attempts.
3.  Continued updates to inform pastors, churches of what these things mean, what could be played out and needful responses to be taken.  

Of course, locally and state wide, this is about electing board of education members and state leaders that have a moral fabric about them that in such times they do that which is right.  You cannot elect minions of hell and expect godly results. 
Note, the prophet said the Lord forbade Amaziah from using the children of Ephraim, 'the Lord is not with them'. 
Electing of state senate and house of delegates to make sure state department of education adheres to the good and right way across the state.  Governor and state officials to be in-toe of this as well.

But ultimately a church fasting and weeping and on its faces and bended knees will secure the Lord to help in His power against such foes.  Our confession is that we have lost battle after battle because of our prayerlessness and response.  And we are left to answer, 'Are we willing to concede yet another battle front to the forces of hell for the souls of our future?" 

Your response and reaction is your answer to that question.

'It is time for You to work, O Lord'

until,
dan biser
rdbiser@live.com

Started:  May 14, 2016

Continued:  5/17;

finished:

Saturday, May 7, 2016

WORD/PHRASE STUDY OF THE BIBLE - NUMBERS

Word Studies:

After
All
Because
Before
Bring, Brought, Bringest, Broughtest
But
Come, Camest, Came
Do, Dost, Doeth, Doth
Give, Giveth, Givest
Help
Keep
Know, Knowest, Knew, Knowledge
Made
Make, Makest
Now
Perfect
Power
See, Saw, Seest,
Until, Til
Way
Went
Woe

Phrases

And God Said
Heaven & Earth
"I Will's of God"
Seek & Find
Take Heed

Questions of the Bible

NUMBERS
Chapter 1
1:1 And the Lord spake - And God said; after; come;
1:2 all; after;
1:3 all; go;
1:18 all; after;
1:20 after; all; go;
1:22 after; all; go;
1:24 after; all; go;
1:26 after; all; go;
1:28 after; all; go;
1:30 after; all; go;
1:32 after; all; go;
1:34 after; all; go;
1:35 after; all; go;
1:38 after; all; go;
1:40 after; all; go;
1:42 after; all; go;
1:45 all (2); go;
1:46 all;
1:47 but; after;
1:48 The Lord had spoken. .  saying - And God said;
1:50 but; all (3);
1:51 cometh - come;
1:53 but; keep;
1:54 did (2) - do; all;
Chapter 2
2:1 And the Lord spake - and God said;
2:9 all;
2:15 do;
2:16 all;
2:24 all; go;
2:31 all; go;
2:32 all;
2:33 but;
2:34 did - do; all; after;
Chapter 3
3:1 The Lord spake - And God said;
3:4 before (2);
3:5 And the Lord spake - And God said;
3:6 bring; before;
3:7 keep; before; do;
3:8 keep; all; do;
3:9 give, given - give (2);
3:10 cometh - come;
3:11 And the Lord spake - And God said;
3:12 all;
3:13 because; all (3);
3:14 And the Lord spake;
3:15 after;
3:16 the word of the Lord - and God said;
3:22 all;
3:26 all;
3:28 all; keeping - keep;
3:31 all;
3:32 keep;
3:34 all;
3:36 all (2);
3:38 but; before (2); keeping - keep; cometh - come;
3:39 all (2);
3:40 and the Lord said; all;
3:41 all (2);
3:42 all;
3:43 all;
3:44 And the Lord spake;
3:45 all;
3:47 after;
3:48 give;
3:50 after;
3:51 gave - give; the word of the Lord - And God said;
Chapter 4
4:1 And the Lord spake;
4:2 after;
4:3 until; all; do;
4:5 come;
4:9 all;
4:10 all;
4:12 all;
4:14 all (2);
4:15 made; all; after; come; but;
4:16 all (2);
4:17 And the Lord spake;
4:19 but; do; go;
4:20 but; go; see;
4:21 and the Lord spake;
4:23 until; all; do;
4:26 all (2); made;
4:27 all (4);
4:29 after;
4:30 do;
4:31 all;
4:32 all (2);
4:33 all;
4:34 after (2);
4:37 all; do, did - do (2);
4:41 all; do, did - do (2);
4:44 after;
4:46 all; after (2);
4:47 came - come; do;
Chapter 5
5:1 And the Lord spake - And God said;
5:4 did (2) - do; as the Lord spake;
5:5 And the Lord spake;
5:6 do;
5:7 done - do; give;
5:8 but; made;
5:9 all; bring;
5:10 giveth - give;
5:11 And the Lord spake;
5:12 go;
5:13 kept - keep;
5:14 come (2);
5:15 bring (2), bringing - bring (3);
5:16 bring; before;
5:18 before;
5:19 gone - go;
5:20 but; gone - go;
5:21 make (2); doth - do;
5:22 go; make;
5:25 before;
5:26 afterward - after;
5:27 made; come; done - do; and it shall come to pass;
5:28 but;
5:29 goeth - go;
5:30 cometh - come; before; all;
Chapter 6
6:1 And the Lord spake - And God said;
6:4 all; make;
6:5 all; come; until;
6:6 all; come;
6:7 make; because;
6:8 all;
6:10 bring;
6:11 make;
6:12 bring; but; before; because;
6:13 brought - bring;
6:16 bring; before;
6:19 after;
6:20 before; after;
6:21 do; after;
6:22 And the Lord spake;
6:24 keep;
6:25 make;
6:26 give;
6:27 I will bless them - I will's of God;
Chapter 7
7:1 And it came to pass; came - come; all (2);
7:3 brought (2) - bring; before (2);
7:4 And the Lord spake;
7:5 do; give;
7:6 gave - give;
7:7 gave - give;
7:8 gave - give
7:9 but; gave - give; because;
7:10 before;
7:11 And the Lord said - And God said;
7:13 after
7:18 did - do;
7:19 after;
7:24 did - do;
7:25 after;
7:30 did - do;
7:31 after;
7:36 did - do;
7:37 after;
7:43 after;
7:49 after;
7:55 after;
7:61 after;
7:67 after;
7:73 after;
7:79 after;
7:85 all; after;
7:86 after; all;
7:87 all;
7:88 all; after;
7:89 gone - go; He spake - And God said;
Chapter 8
8:1 And the Lord spake;
8:2 give;
8:3 did - do;
8:4 made;
8:5 And the Lord spake;
8:7 do; all; make;
8:9 bring; before;
8:10 bring; before;
8:11 before;
8:12 make;
8:13 before (2);
8:15 after; go; do;
8:16 given - give; all;
8:17 all;
8:18 all;
8:19 given - give; do; make;
8:20 all (2); did (2) - do;
8:21 before; made;
8:22 after; went; do, did - do (2); before (2);
8:23 And the Lord spake;
8:24 go;
8:26 but; keep; do (2);
Chapter 9
9:1 And the Lord spake; after; come;
9:2 keep;
9:3 keep (2); all (2);
9:4 keep;
9:5 kept - keep; all; did - do;
9:6 keep; before (2); came - come;
9:7 kept - keep; wherefore are we kept back? - great questions of the bible;
9:8 will; Lord will command - I will's of God;
9:9 And the Lord spake;
9:10 keep;
9:11 keep;
9:12 all; keep;
9:13 but; keep; because; brought- bring;
9:14 will; keep; do;
9:15 until;
9:17 after;
9:19 kept - keep;
9:22 but;
9:23 kept - keep;
Chapter 10
10:1 And the Lord spake;
10:2 make (2);
10:3 all;
10:4 but;
10:5 go;
10:7 but (2);
10:9 go; before;
10:10 before;
10:11 And it came to pass; came - come;
10:14 went;
10:21 did - do; came - come;
10:25 all;
10:29 Lord said - And God said; give; come; do; will; I will give it you - I will's of God;
10:30 will (2); go; but;
10:31 knowest - know;
10:32 go; will; do (2);
10:33 went; before;
10:34 went;
10:35 and it came to pass; came - come; before;
Chapter 11
11:3 because;
11:4 give; Who shall give us flesh to eat? - great questions of the bible;
11:5 did - do;
11:6 but; now; all; before;
11:8 went; made;
11:11 found - find; all; wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant?  wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? - great questions of the bible (2);
11:12 all; Have I conceived all this people?, Have I begotten them? - great questions of the bible (2);
11:13 give (2); all; Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? - great questions of the bible;
11:14 all; because;
11:15 found - find; see;
11:16 and the Lord said; knowest - know; bring;
11:17 come; I will come down, I will take of the spirit upon thee, I will put it on them - I will's of God (3);
11:18 give (2); well; who shall give us flesh to eat? - great questions of the bible; Lord will give you flesh - I will's of God;
11:20 but; until; came, come - come (2); because; before; Why came we forth out of Egypt? - great questions of the bible;
11:21 give; I will give them flesh - I will's of God;
11:22 all; Shall the flocks be slain to suffice? shall all fish to suffice them? - great questions of the bible (2);
11:23 and the Lord said; see; now; come to pass; come; Is the Lord's hand waxed short? - great questions of the bible;
11:24 went;
11:25 came (2) - come; the Lord spake; gave - give; And it came to pass; did - do;
11:26 but (2); went;
11:27 do;
11:29 all; Enviest thou for my sake? - great questions of the bible;
11:31 went; brought - bring;
11:32 all (4);
11:34 because;
Chapter 12
12:1 because;
12:2 Hath the Lord spoken only by Moses? hath He not spoken also by us? - great questions of the bible (2);
12:3 now; all;
12:4 And the Lord spake; come, came - come (2);
12:5 came (2) - come;
12:6 And He said; now; make; known - know; Lord will make Myself known, will speak unto him in a dream - I will's of God (2);
12:7 all;
12:8 will I speak - I will's of God; wherefore then were y not afraid to speak against My servant Moses? - great questions of the bible;
12:10 looked - look;
12:11 done - do;
12:12 cometh - come;
12:13 now;
12:14 And the Lord said; after; should she not be ashamed seven days? - great questions of the bible;
12:15 til - until; brought - bring;
12:16 afterward - after;
Chapter 13
13:1 And the Lord spake;
13:2 send (2) - sent; give;
13:3 sent; all;
13:16 sent;
13:17 sent; way; go;
13:18 see;
13:20 bring; now;
13:21 went; come;
13:22 came - come; now; before;
13:23 came - come; brought - bring;
13:24 because;
13:25 after;
13:26 went; came - come; all (2); brought - bring;
13:27 came - come; sentest - sent;
13:28 saw - see;
13:30 before; go; well;
13:31 but; went; go;
13:32 brought - bring; gone - go; all; saw - see;
13:33 saw - see; come;
Chapter 14
14:1 all;
14:2 all;
14:3 brought - bring; wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land that we should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? - great questions of the bible (2);
14:4 make;
14:5 before; all;
14:7 all;
14:8 bring; give; He will bring us into the land - I will's of God;
14:10 but; all (2); before;
14:11 And the Lord said; will (2); all; How long will this people provoke Me? How long will it be ere they believe Me? - great questions of the bible (2);
14:12 make; I will smite, will make of thee a greater nation - I will's of God (2);
14:13 broughtest - bring;
14:14 seen - see; goest - go; bring; will;
14:15 now; all; will;
14:16 because; bring;
14:17 now; power; As Thou hast spoke, saying - And God said;
14:19 given - give; until; now;
14:20 And the Lord said;
14:21 but; all;
14:22 because; all; seen - see; did - do; now;
14:23 see (2);
14:24 but; because; bring; went; will I bring into the land - I will's of God;
14:25 now; way;
14:26 And the Lord spake;
14:27 How long shall I bear with this evil generation? - great questions of the bible;
14:28 do; I will do to you - I wills of God; saith the Lord - And God said;
14:29 all;
14:30 come; make;
14:31 but; bring; know; will I bring in - I will's of God;
14:32 but;
14:33 until;
14:34 after; know;
14:35 I the Lord have said; do; all; I will surely do it - I will's of God;
14:36 sent; made; all; bringing - bring;
14:37 did - do; bring; before;
14:38 but; went;
14:39 all;
14:40 go; will;
14:41 now; do; but; Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? - great questions of the bible;
14:42 go; before;
14:43 before; because;
14:44 but; go;
14:45 came - come;
Chapter 15
15:1 And the Lord spake;
15:2 come; give;
15:3 will; make (2);
15:4 bring;
15:9 bring;
15:10 bring; made;
15:11 done - do;
15:12 do;
15:13 all; do; after; made;
15:14 will; made; do (2);
15:15 before;
15:17 And the Lord spake;
15:18 come; bring;
15:20 do;
15:21 give;
15:22 all; the Lord hath spoken;
15:23 all;
15:24 knowledge - know; all;
15:25 make; all; bring; made; before;
15:26 all (2); seeing - see;
15:27 bring;
15:28 make (2); before;
15:30 but; doeth - do;
15:31 because;
15:32 found;
15:33 found - find; brought - bring; all;
15:34 because; done- do;
15:35 And the Lord said; all;
15:36 all; brought - bring;
15:37 And the Lord spake;
15:38 make;
15:39 look; all; seek; after (2); go;
15:40 all;
15:41 brought - bring;
Chapter 16
16:1 now;
16:2 before;
16:3 seeing - see; all; wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord? - great questions of the Lord;
16:5 all; come (2); the Lord will shew who are His - will cause him to come near unto Him, will He cause to come near unto Him - I will's of God (3);
16:6 do; all;
16:7 before; doth - do;
16:9 but; bring; do; before; Seemeth it but a small thing unto you? - great questions of the bible;
16:10 brought - bring; all; seek - see; and seek ye the priesthood also? - great questions of the bible;
16:11 all; what is Aaron that ye murmur against him? - great questions of the bible;
16:12 sent; will; come;
16:13 brought - bring; make; Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up? - great questions of the bible;
16:14 brought - bring; given - give; will; come; wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? - great questions of the bible;
16:16 all; before;
16:17 bring; before;
16:19 all (2);
16:20 And the Lord spake;
16:22 all (2); wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? - great questions of the bible;
16:23 And the Lord spake;
16:25 went;
16:26 all;
16:27 came - come;
16:28 know; sent; do, done - do (2); all;
16:29 all (2); after; sent;
16:30 but; ake; all; go;
16:31 and it came to pass; came - come; made; all;
16:32 all (2);
16:33 all; went;
16:34 all;
16:35 came - come;
16:36 And the Lord spake;
16:38 make; before;
16:39 make;
16:40 come; before; as the Lord said - and God said;
16:41 but; all;
16:42 And it came to pass; came - come; looked - look;
16:43 came - come; before;
16:44 And the Lord spake;
16:46 go, gone - go (2); make;
16:47 made;
16:49 now;
Chapter 17
17:1 And the Lord spake;
17:2 all;
17:4 before; I will meet with you - I wills of God;
17:5 And it came to pass; came - come; make; I will make to cease from Me the murmurings - I will's of God;
17:6 gave - give;
17:7 before;
17:8 And it came to pass; came - come; went; brought - bring;
17:9 brought - bring; all (2); before; looked - look;
17:10 And the Lord said; bring; before; kept - keep;
17:11 did (2) - do;
17:12 all;
17:13 cometh - come; shall we be consumed with dying? - great questions of the bible;
Chapter 18
18:1 And the Lord said;
18:2 bring; but; before;
18:3 keep; all; come;
18:4 keep; all; come;
18:5 keep;
18:6 given - give; do;
18:7 keep; given - give; cometh - come;
18:8 And the Lord spake; given (2) - give; all;
18:11 all; given - give;
18:12 all (2); given - give;
18:13 bring;
18:15 all; bring;
18:16 after;
18:17 but; made;
18:19 all; given - give; before;
18:20 and the Lord said;
18:21 given - give; all;
18:22 come;
18:23 but; do;
18:24 but; given - give;
18:25 and the Lord spake;
18:26 given - give;
18:28 all; give;
18:29 all (2);
Chapter 19
19:1 and the Lord spake;
19:2 Lord hath commanded, saying; bring;
19:3 give; bring; before;
19:4 before;
19:7 afterward - after; come; until;
19:8 until;
19:9 kept - keep;
19:10 until;
19:12 but;
19:13 because;
19:14 all (2); come;
19:18 all;
19:20 but; because;
19:21 until;
19:22 until;
Chapter 20
20:1 came come;
20:3 before;
20:4 brought - bring; why have ye brought us up to die there? - great questions of the bible;
20:5 made; come; bring; wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt? - great questions of the bible;
20:6 went;
20:7 And the Lord spake;
20:8 before; give (2); bring;
20:9 before;
20:10 before; now; must we fetch you water out of this rock? - great questions of the bible;
20:11 came - come;
20:12 And the Lord spake; because; bring; given - give;
20:13 because;
20:14 sent; knowest - know; all;
20:15 went;
20:16 sent; brought - bring;
20:17 will (4); go; way; until;
20:18 come;
20:19 will (3); go; way; doing - do; go;
20:20 go; came - come;
20:21 give;
20:22 came - come;
20:23 And the Lord spake;
20:24 given - give; because;
20:25 bring;
20:27 did - do; went; all;
20:28 came - come;
20:29 all (2); saw - see;
Chapter 21
21:1 came - come; way;
21:2 will;
21:4 way (2); because;
21:5 brought - bring; Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt? - great questions of the bible;
21:6 sent;
21:7 came - come;
21:8 And the Lord said; make; come; looketh - look; and it shall come to pass;
21:9 made; came - come; and it came to pass;
21:11 before;
21:13 cometh - come;
21:14 did - do;
21:15 goeth - go;
21:16 went; give; the Lord spake; I will give them water - I will's of God;
21:18 went;
21:20 looketh - look;
21:21 sent;
21:22 will (3); but; go; way; until;
21:23 but; all; went; came - come;
21:25 all (3);
21:26 all;
21:27 come;
21:28 gone - go;
21:29 woe; given - give;
21:32 sent;
21:33 went (2); way; all;
21:34 and the Lord said; all; do, didst - do (2);
21:35 all; until;
Chapter 22
22:2 saw - see; all; done - do;
22:3 because (2);
22:4 now; all;
22:5 sent; come;
22:6 come; now;
22:7 came - come;
22:8 will; bring; Lord will speak - And God said; I will's of God;
22:9 came - come; What men are these with thee? - great questions of the bible;
22:10 sent;
22:11 come (2); now;
22:12 And God said; go;
22:13 give; go;
22:14 went; come;
22:15 sent;
22:16 came, coming - come (2);
22:17 will (2); do; come;
22:18 give; go; do;
22:19 now; know; the Lord will say - And God said; I will's of God;
22:20 came, come - come (2); go; but; do; And God said;
22:21 went;
22:22 because; went; way; now;
22:23 saw - see; way (3); went;
22:24 but;
22:25 saw - see;
22:26 went; way;
22:27 saw - see;
22:28 done - do; What have I done unto thee? - great questions of the bible;
22:29 because; now;
22:30 do; Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day?  was I ever wont to do so unto thee? - great questions of the bible (2);
22:31 saw - see; way;
22:32 went; because; way; before; Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? - great questions of the bible;
22:33 saw - see; now;
22:34 knew - know; way; now; will;
22:35 go; but; went;
22:36 com; went;
22:37 did - do; send; camest - come; Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore cames thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? - great questions of the bible (3);
22:38 come; now; power; all; have I now any power at all to say any thing? - great questions of the bible;
22:39 went; came - come;
22:40 sent;
22:41 And it came to pass; came - come; brought - bring; see;
Chapter 23
23:2 did - do;
23:3 will (2); go; come; went; Lord will come to meet me - I will's of God;
23:5 And the Lord said - And God said;
23:6 all;
23:7 brought - bring; come (2);
23:8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied? - great questions of the bible (2);
23:9 see;
23:10 Who can count the dust of Jacob? - great questions of the bible;
23:11 done - do; What hast thou done unto me? - great questions of the bible;
23:12 take heed; Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth? - great questions of the bible;
23:13 come; see (3); but; all;
23:14 brought - bring;
23:16 the Lord said; go;
23:17 came - come; what hath the Lord spoken? - great question of the bible;
23:19 hath He said and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good? - great questions of the bible (2); do; make;
23:21 seen - see;
23:22 brought - bring;
23:24 until;
23:25 all (2);
23:26 but; all; do; Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do? - great questions of the bible;
23:27 come; will (2); bring;
23:28 brought - bring; looketh - look;
23:30 did - do;
Chapter 24
24:1 saw - see; went; but;
24:2 saw - see; came - come;
24:4 saw - see; but;
24:8 brought - bring;
24:9 Who shall stir him up? - great questions of the bible;
24:11 now; but; kept - keep;
24:12 sentest - sent;
24:13 give; go; do; but; Lord saith - And God said; will; If Balak would give his house full silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the command of the Lord?  - great questions of the bible;
24:14 now; go; come; will; do;
24:16 knew, knowledge - know (2); saw - see; but;
24:17 see; but (2); now; come; all;
24:18 do;
24:19 come;
24:20 looked - look; but;
24:21 looked - look;
24:22 until;
24:23 doeth - do;
24:24 come;
24:25 went (2); way;
Chapter 25
25:2 did - do;
25:4 And the Lord said; all; before;
25:6 came - come; brought - bring; all; before;
25:7 saw - see;
25:8 went; after;
25:10 And the Lord spake;
25:12 give;
25:13 after; because; made;
25:14 now;
25:16 And the Lord spake;
Chapter 26
26:1 And it came to pass; came - come; after; the Lord spake;
26:2 all (2); go;
26:4 went;
26:5 cometh - come;
26:12 after;
26:15 after;
26:20 after;
26:23 after;
26:26 after;
26:28 after;
26:29 come;
26:33 but;
26:35 after;
26:37 after;
26:38 after;
26:41 after;
26:42 after (2);
26:43 all;
26:44 after;
26:48 after;
26:52 And the Lord spake;
26:54 give (2), given - give (3);
26:57 after;
26:61 before;
26:62 all; because; given - give;
26:64 but;
26:65 Lord had said - And God said;
Chapter 27
27:1 came - come;
27:2 before (3); all;
27:3 but;
27:4 done - do; because; give; Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no sons? - great questions of the bible;
27:5 brought - bring; before;
27:6 And the Lord spake;
27:7 give;
27:9 give;
27:10 give;
27:11 give;
27:12 And the Lord said; see; given - give;
27:13 seen - see;
27:14 before;
27:16 all;
27:17 before (2); go (2); bring;
27:18 And the Lord said;
27:19 before (2); all; give;
27:20 all;
27:21 before (2); after; go; all (2); come;
27:22 did - do; before (2); all;
27:23 gave - give;
Chapter 28
28:1 And the Lord spake;
28:2 made;
28:3 made;
28:6 made;
28:8 made;
28:13 made;
28:18 do;
28:19 but; made;
28:22 make;
28:24 after; made;
28:25 do;
28:26 bring; after; do;
28:27 but;
28:30 make;
Chapter 29
29:1 do;
29:5 make;
29:6 made;
29:7 do;
29:8 but;
29:12 do; keep;
29:13 made;
29:18 after;
29:21 after;
29:24 after;
29:27 after;
29:30 after;
29:33 after;
29:35 do;
29:36 but; made;
29:37 after;
29:39 do;
29:40 all;
Chapter 30
30:2 do; all;
30:4 all;
30:5 but; because;
30:6 all;
30:8 but; make;
30:9 but;
30:11 all;
30:12 but; made (2);
30:13 make;
30:14 but; all (2); because;
30:15 but; ways - way; make; after;
Chapter 31
31:1 And the Lord spake;
31:2 afterward - after;
31:3 go;
31:4 all; send;
31:6 sent;
31:7 all;
31:9 all (4);
31:10 all (2);
31:11 all (2);
31:12 brought - bring;
31:13 all; went;
31:14 came - come;
31:15 all; Have you saved all the women alive? - great questions of the bible;
31:17 now; known - know;
31:18 but; all; known - know; keep;
31:19 do;
31:20 all (4); made (2);
31:21 went;
31:23 make (2); go (2); all;
31:24 afterward - after; come;
31:25 and the Lord spake;
31:27 went; all;
31:28 went;
31:29 give;
31:30 all; give; keep;
31:31 did - do;
31:35 all; known - know;
31:36 went;
31:41 gave - give;
31:43 now;
31:47 gave - give; kept - keep;
31:48 came - come;
31:50 brought - bring; make; before;
31:51 all;
31:52 all;
31:54 brought - bring; before;
Chapter 32
32:1 now; saw - see;
32:2 came - come;
32:4 before;
32:5 found - find; given - give; bring;
32:6 go; shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? - great questions of the bible;
32:7 going - go; given - give; wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel? - great questions of the bible;
32:8 did - do; sent; see;
32:9 went; saw - see; go; given - give;
32:10 and He sware saying - and God said;
32:11 came - come; se; because;
32:13 made; until; all; done - do;
32:15 after; all; He will yet again leave the - I will's of the Lord;
32:16 came - come; will;
32:17 but; will; go; before; until; brought - bring; because;
32:18 will; until;
32:19 will; because;
32:20 will (2); do; go; before;
32:21 will; go; all; until; before (2);
32:22 before (4); afterward - after;
32:23 but; will (2); do; find;
32:24 do;
32:25 will; do;
32:26 all;
32:27 but; will; before;
32:29 will; before (2); give;
32:30 but; will;
32:31 As the Lord hath said; will; do;
32:32 will; before;\
32:33 gave - give;
32:38 gave - give;
32:39 went;
32:40 gave - give;
32:41 went;
32:42 went; after;
Chapter 33
33:1 went;
33:2 goings (2) - go;
33:3 after; went; all;
33:4 all;
33:7 before (2);
33:8 before; went;
33:9 came - come;
33:23 went;
33:29 went;
33:33 went;
33:38 went; after; come;
33:40 coming - come;
33:47 before;
33:50 And the Lord spake;
33:52 all (4); before;
33:53 given - give;
33:54 give (2);
33:55 but; will; before; it shall come to pass; come;
33:56 do (2); it shall come to pass; come;
Chapter 34
34:1 And the Lord spake;
34:2 come;
34:4 going, go - go (2);
34:5 goings - go;
34:8 goings - go;
34:9 goings, go - go (2);
34:11 go;
34:12 goings, go - go (2);
34:13 give;
34:16 And the Lord spake;
Chapter 35
35:1 And the Lord spake;
35:2 give (2);
35:3 all;
35:4 give;
35:6 give;
35:7 all; give (2);
35:8 but; give (4);
35:9 And the Lord spake;
35:10 come;
35:12 until; before;
35:13 give;
35:14 give (2);
35:20 but;
35:22 but;
35:23 seeing - see; sought - seek;
35:26 but; come;
35:27 find;
35:28 because; until; but; after;
35:29 all;
35:30 but;
35:31 but;
35:32 come; until;
35:33 but;
Chapter 36
36:1 before (2); came - come;
36:2 give (2);
36:5 word of the Lord, saying - And God said; well;
36:6 doth - do;
36:7 keep;
36:9 but; keep;
36:10 did - do;

Started:  May 7, 2016

Continued: 5/8; 5/9; 5/12; 5/14; 5/15; 5/16; 5/17; 5/21; 5/23; 5/27; 5/28; 5/29; 5/30; 6/2; 6/3; 6/4; 6/7; 6/9; 6/10; 6/11;

Finished: June 11, 2016

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER A WARNING & PRAYER

May, 2016

National Day of Prayer - May 5

"The High Places Remain"

"And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and My soul shall abhor you." - Leviticus 26:30

"Only the people sacrificed in high places" - I Kings 3:2

"only he (Solomon) sacrificed and burnt incense in high places" - I Kings 3:3

"And he (Jeroboam) made a house of high places" - I Kings 12:31

"For they (Judah) also built them high places" - I Kings 14:23

"But the high places were not removed"- I Kings 15:14

The great sin of our nation and the church is found in these two words that are laced throughout scripture, almost 100 times, the high places.

The Warning

The warning was given under the days of Moses. The children of Israel had seen for over 400 years the false gods of Egypt  Now they entered into the wilderness and heard and seen of all the -ites of the land and their false worship of false gods  God sternly warns them in Leviticus 26 not to fall prey to the high places where false worship breeds and leads men's hearts away from God.  The warning is clear and runs deep to what God would do to them if they disobeyed and built the high places and worshipped false gods there. 
1.  I will cast your carcases on the altars that I shall destroy;
2  I will abhor you;

Death in the first part of this warning; alienation from God in the second part of this warning.

Can anyone survive such an extent of God moving against a nation? a family? His Own people? or our own hearts?  None can survive nor will continue. 

But when the children of Israel had entered into the promise land, they did not do what they were called to do.  They did not drive out all these nations of -ites, but allowed for the to dwell among them.  this warning from God to destroy them all was for their own protection.  For the Lord warned that if they remained among them, they would corrupt them and lead them to false worship.  All these tragically came to pass. 

We read in Judges that no sooner had they occupied the promised land, that they rebelled against the Lord and went and served false gods.  They built the high places that led them away from the Lord and taught the next generation to rebel against God.  And although God showed mercy time and time again, they continued in this pattern of rebellion and sin 

We pick up with our next passages of Scripture right after King David and the falling away of Solomon.  The wisest man on the earth, did not show much wisdom in restraining from the warning of God, not to turn away from Him to false gods.  And throughout the kings of Judah we read, 'the high places were not taken away'.  King Hezekiah took them away during his reign; but his wicked, evil son, Manasseh, immediately rebuilt them and made the people to sin worse than the nations before them. 

Now we see the comparison into our nation, into the church, into our families, yea, and in our own hearts, we allow for the high places to remain.  Rare is it today to find the high places completely taken away that leads us astray.  This is the reason so many Christians struggle to maintain their daily walk with the Lord.  The high places take our interest, our time, our money, our lives and all the while we are remove these things from the service of the Lord.

The High places - these are the activities and life choices that occupy our time, thoughts, routines, money, use of talents and where our hearts are focused.  ARe they at a high place that serves self, lusts, sin, or other worldly focus?  Or are they to Him and Him alone? 

Neglects of holy things of Bible, prayer, church, meditation, memorization and witnessing all because we are spending our energy and time on other things constitutes that we have high places that remain.  The remaining high places have robbed our Lord's kingdom or the money and ability to finish the task of every ear hearing the Gospel.  We have had the money, talent, people and opportunity to do it 5x over.  But the high places have robbed us of this Divine commission to reach the world  And so long as they remain pure worship of the Lord cannot and will not happen. 

The self life must die, in order to live the abundant life in Him.  Keswick conventions preached and advocated this a generation ago.  And largely this message of death to self is unheard or unrealized in the churches today.  Yield to the Scripture, 'unless a grain of wheat dies. . .'

In our nation, the love of self and selfishness reigns high as one of the high places.  Pursuit, love and wasting of money follows as another high place.  Pride, unyielding and unwilling to humble oneself in nation and in the church is an often frequented high place.  Entertainment and sports high place is so full in worship that they have to do it around the clock to accomadate the crowds that worship at this high place.  And all the while these high places are visited and time spent worshipping their false god, the true altar of the Lord God is abandoned, missed and provoking HIm to anger.  After He has done so much for our nation, for the church in North America, look at how we have repaid Him.  Does shame or remorse fill our hearts?  No, we run from one high place to the next.  Never giving time or place to the Lord's place unless tragedy or calamity hits.  Then we need God, then we want God. 

 


A Prayer

With the behavior warned against, but embraced by the children of Israel and us, there is a great need of confession.  A prayer of recognition and ownership, 'We have sinned against You, O Lord'. 

1.  Recognition of God

As we see the truths of God revealed throughout all these Scriptures we see God's great desire for His people to be delivered from sin.  How often He demonstrated His wisdom to instruct them rightly.  How often He sent His prophets and deliverers to bring them back into a right relationship with Him.  We see all His attributes demonstrated:  mercy, grace, loving-kindness, long-suffering, Divine love, wisdom, patience, etc.

IN each of these let us rejoice that He has not cast us away, but drawn us unto Himself. 

Let us acknowledge that His ways are right and to be adhered at all times in all ways.

2.  Confession of Sin

As we gaze upon all that God is and has done and will do, we see how far we have come short in our ways. 
-- Past - as the children of Israel, the kings, Judah, we see our nations continual progression toward sin in the high places;  open and often rebellion against the clear command to not worship at the high places;

--Present - to see in this day wherein our great fault lies;  self has not died; high places still remain in many fashions and was of our nation, church, families and our own hearts;

--Future - cannot we not understand that to allow our past and present sins to continue into tomorrow that the full 'wages of sin is death' will be experienced?  Can we continue and allow this?  will we?

3.  the Great Plea

Knowing wherein our sin lies and has continued, is there a broken humble heart that will cry out for God to send His mighy Presence that will compel our nation, the church, our families and our own selves to throw down and destroy all the high places that have caused this great evil and damage?

The great cry of those that know the reality and truths of learning from what Israel and Judah did not do, and where that led them and took them.  It will become our reality if we do not plead with the Lord to deliver us and overthrow the high places that rob us of time and energy to sere Him and Him alone 

May we see what that looks like in our churches as when Hezekiah and Josiah purged the land of all the high places and said, 'You shall worship the Lord God and HIm alone shall you worship'.

May we see wayward and lost family come to Christ.  The prodigals returned and renewed in serving Him and Him alone.  No more high places to deceive, damage and damn. 

May our own lives be pure and undefiled, holy and true to bow the knee only to Him and not kiss Baal. 



Started:  May 3, 2016

Continued: 5/4;

Finished: