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He Convicts

January 29, 2018 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Holy Spirit, Home, Inspirational, Jesus, Righteousness, Scripture, Sin, The Word

The Spirit Of The Lord

9. He Convicts

“Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement: “of sin, because they do not believe in Me; “of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more.” (John 16:7 – 16:10 NKJV)

The Holy Spirit gives conviction. Conviction is a firmly held belief or opinion. Where there is total darkness or doubt, He will step in to shine His light and let it reign. We are not able to accept light and truth without the Holy Spirit’s enablement. As the giver of knowledge, wisdom and truth, conviction will not enter and stay in our hearts concerning any topic or subject in the word of God without the power of the Holy Spirit

Redemption

The Holy Spirit convicts us about our redemption – He is the one that enables us believe that all our past and forsaken sins are forgiven and cancelled. He makes us stand on the word of God to resist the devil steadfast in faith, conviction and confidence. He exalts the finished work of the cross and makes us rejoice in our salvation.

It is the Holy Spirit’s conviction that makes us say, by His stripes we are healed, all my sins are washed away and the blood of Jesus set me free and cancelled my punishments and debts. Hallelujah! He is powerful in faith and conviction and those who lean on Him and cling to Him build up massive, extraordinary faith.

Without Him, we will keep on making sacrifices and offerings for sins like pagans. He is also the one that convinces us that Jesus is Lord. He is the one that makes you believe the supremacy of Christ over everything including death and the grave.

Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:3

I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority over death and the world of the dead. Revelation 1:18

Sin

The Holy Spirit convinces us and brings conviction about sin. He is the one that makes you accept that lying and gossiping are evil. He makes us keep away from hurting others. He makes us reject idolatry, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, pride and other vices. Without His conviction , we will romance and pamper sin. We will also approve of sin and give approval to those who sin. Without Him we will encourage sin in our lives and in the lives of others.

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshipped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. Romans 1:21-32

The Example Of Joseph

The Lord was with Joseph so he was convinced about sin, righteousness and judgement. There are some men that will fall flat on their faces and accept that evil offer and apple from Potiphar’s wife. They are so careless, irresponsible and reckless that they would oblige her without shame or batting an eye lid. In their foolhardiness, they would forget the penalty for adultery when caught.

Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me. ” But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. ((Genesis 39:6 – 39:8 ESV)

He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:9 ESV)

Can a man carry fire next to his chest

and his clothes not be burned (Proverbs 6:27 ESV)

Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman

and embrace the bosom of an adulteress?

(Proverbs 5:20 ESV)

Or can one walk on hot coals

and his feet not be scorched?

So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;

none who touches her will go unpunished (Proverbs 6:28 – 6:29 ESV)

They live that way because they do not have the Holy Spirit and so there is no conviction about sin. They call good, evil and call evil, good. However, Joseph called evil, evil. He said, ‘ how can I do this great wickedness and sin against God.’ He realised that the evil was against God not just Potiphar. Every harm we cause others is actually hurt and evil against God their maker.

Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:37-40

Righteousness

The Holy Spirit is the one that brings conviction into our hearts about holiness and righteousness. He makes us seek the Kingdom Of God and it’s righteousness first. He makes us serve God alone instead of God and mammon. He enables and empowers us to hate sin and love righteousness. He made Joseph resist the snares and seductions of Potiphar’s wife.

He was constantly with Jesus and Paul and they embraced and maintained righteousness. They were undeterred and unfettered in their quest for Holiness and pleasing God. They had unfettered and unrestricted access to vast oceans of holiness, righteousness and purity resident in God through His Holy Spirit.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.” Hebrew 1:9

Judgement

The Holy Spirit is the one that convinces us that the ruler of this world has been Judged and dethroned. When we understand and have that conviction that sin and death have been judged and dethroned, we will not let sin rule us. Sin, darkness and unbelief are all fruits of death. Since death has been judged it will be foolhardy of us to keep embracing him and romancing Him.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14

Judgement will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.

John 16:11 New Living Translation

The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out. John 12:31

And about judgement, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.

John 16:11 NIV

Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come. Romans 5:14

May we all realise that we are helpless without the help of the Holy Spirit. May He bring deep, lasting convictions into our hearts and make up fruitful and abundant in faith, hope, love, holiness and righteousness in Jesus Name.

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He Was Upon Jesus

January 16, 2018 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Grace, Holy Spirit, Home, Inspirational, Intimacy, Jesus, Power, Purity, Righteousness, Scripture

The Spirit Of The Lord

6. He Was Upon Jesus

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of grace, truth, wisdom, glory, mercy, might, counsel, fear of the Lord, understanding, and knowledge; Jesus had all these in abundance. No wonder He was so successful. Unlike most humans, as Jesus grew, He grew in body and Spirit. His body did not leave His spirit behind when he was growing.

He ran His race with His body and Spirit, while a lot of believers are running faster than their spirits or running with just their bodies. In their spiritual lives, there is a massive disconnect between their bodies and spirits. By the time that they realise they left their spirits somewhere in the valley and decide to go back and unite with their spirits, a lot of mistakes would have been made. but glory to God, it is never too late to walk in the spirit with our spirits. Better late than never.

Jesus ran with His body and Spirit. That explains His great extraordinary life. He was filled and crowned with extraordinary and extravagant grace. He had limitless supply of the Holy Spirit.

“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, the one I love, and with whom I am pleased. I will send my Spirit upon him, and he will announce my judgement to the nations. Matthew 11:2

The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,

The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The Spirit of counsel and might,

The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. (Isaiah 11:2 NKJV)

For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. John 3:34

For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, Philippians 1:19

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:13

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. Luke 2:52

The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. Luke 2:40

And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel. Luke 1:80

Jesus had all the attributes of God made available to Him by the presence of the Holy Spirit on and with Him. He was filled with favour and grace. Imagine a human being filled with grace, what a wonder. Jesus as a human, was greatly endowed and decorated with grace. That grace gave Him all the ability that He needed and it came through the Spirit of grace that was constantly with Him.

The Holy Spirit was His Holy companion so He was constantly successful. If Jesus needed the Holy Spirit to be effective and successful, then it is imperative that we realise that we cannot succeed without constant great supply of the Holy Spirit. He is our help and success and we need great grace upon us.

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Acts 4:33

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If Only

January 5, 2018 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Holiness, Home, Inspirational, Repentance, Righteousness, Sin

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Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honour. (Romans 12:10 ESV)

What a glorious Scripture. Outdo one another in showing honour. It is actually worth it for us to pause and meditate deeply on this wonderful word from the mouth of God. If only love can rule in our midst. If only the earth was perfect and everyone simply loves everyone with great and perfect love.

If only man behaved more like man and less like the lesser beings. Honestly, where will the heartache and pain come from. If only man knew how to love and outdo one another in showing love, there would be no evil on earth and no sin to attract judgement.

Man is the destroyer, it is man that destroys the earth and it is only man that can decide to be more loving towards man and more obedient to God.

As long as man refuses to love his fellow man and not submit to God, the devil will still have a wild day on earth. It is man that attracts the devil. Man fellowships with evil and sin and attracts judgemental to this earth.

The only solution to this, is for man to separate himself from evil, be submissive to God in humility and wait for a better kingdom where love rules. I wonder if the idolaters, sorcerers, racists, rapists, robbers and the hardened wicked are looking forward to a better world and kingdom where love rules.

Is it really possible to look forward to a kingdom of love when you have buried yourself in evil and wickedness? If evil, unrepentant men had a way of breaking into heaven to pollute it with their selfishness, greed and evil, they will.

If the unrepentant were allowed into heaven to continue their evil, the same unrepentant will make heaven imperfect and start criticising God as ‘atheists inside Heaven’- God forbid. They are never capable of looking inwards to realise that the problem is with man not God. Thankfully, it is only the repentant that will be in heaven. The spoilers and destroyers who love to glorify and praise sin will not have access to our pure and Holy City. Praise God.

But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie (Revelation 22:15 NKJV)

Love must be completely sincere, if our motive for doing anything including giving away everything we have and our bodies to be burnt is not pure, then we are sincerely wrong. We must never show off or parade ourselves as the holiest of all just to be praised by men.

I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned—but if I have no love, this does me no good. 1 Corinthians 13:3

I must emphasise that we cannot build on a foolish and evil foundation. Some idol worshippers that I know parade themselves as the most loving people, yet they belong to religions that depend on priests who offer human blood and blessings to demons.

A lot of people cannot discern between good and evil. They see evil and call it good and see good and call it evil. It takes spiritual wisdom to know right from wrong and please God.

But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5:14

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5

The Lord gave me some specific instructions. He told me to denounce idol worship and sin and I pray for grace to pass this message across effectively. It is impossible to talk about love without mentioning the greatest crime against humanity and the principle of love.

In this great spiritual crime, innocent victims pay for the sins of others. Idol worship is so evil that anyone who is able to see its true face will shudder with disgust. It is the abomination of abominations – the head, king and ruler of all abominations and evil.

Some years ago, the Lord took me in a vision and said to me, “ I am not the one destroying the earth. Human priests are the ones destroying the earth by constantly offering human blood to the devil in an attempt to play God and save.” Human priests are the biggest destroyers, and the beneficiaries and members of false religion are their accomplices in great spiritual crimes.

Any love or good deed that does not have the blood of Jesus as its foundation is just plain vainglory. If you are a beneficiary of a religion that sacrifices to demon idols and you are in turn trying to help the victims of that religion or other religions that secretly destroyed them, how good are you?

The worst person in the good religion founded on the blood of Jesus is better than the holiest person in a false religion founded on idol worship and human blood and suffering. So, anyone who wants to love must flee idol worship which is the biggest destroyer and offence to love.

After separating yourself from being a partaker of destruction, then you can love sincerely. It is weird to claim to love, yet worship destructive demon idols. I am certainly not impressed by any so called good deeds and show off of an idol worshipper.

Idol worship is the number one destroyer on earth and I cannot talk above love and not warn against idol worship. The good deeds of an idol worshipper can never take him to heaven. He has been defiled and polluted with human blood knowingly or unknowingly. The foundation of that good deed is already stained and tainted.

Whoever does not love the Lord—a curse on him! Marana tha—Our Lord, come! 1 Corinthians 1:22

Paul pronounced a curse on anyone who does not love the Lord. Anyone one who does not love the Lord loves death and worships death. It is all one great deception. There is only one God. Imaginary idols are the different faces of death.

So then, about eating the food offered to idols: we know that an idol stands for something that does not really exist; we know that there is only the one God. 1 Corinthians 8:4

A long time ago the Lord, I was in a trance and millions of people were chanting Hail Mary, Hail Mary, Hail Mary. Then all of a sudden, my ears were opened and the Hail Mary chant changed to Hail Lucifer, Hail Lucifer, Hail Lucifer. That is death being praised. The people have been deceived to believe they are hailing Mary but in spiritual reality they are hailing death, hell, the grave and disobedience.

The Mary they are hailing, whom they have given the attributes of God to, is not the mother of Jesus, but an imaginary Mary. It’s all in the head and manufactured by unbelieving men. They rejected the word of God and outside God, lives death.

There are only two forces on earth. Life and death. If you refuse God who is life, including the laws of life stipulated in the Bible, all you have left is worship of death, even when you don’t know it. Someone can be sincere but sincerely wrong.

Preaching the good news and denouncing idol worship and sin is a service of love. My revelation is not to grieve anyone but out of love to open blind eyes unto salvation. Love is my motive. It is important for people to realise that the message we preach is a battle against death and hell no matter how annoying or irritating it may sound to those who are sincerely wrong.

So we urged Titus, who began this work, to continue it and help you complete this special service of love. 2 Corinthians 8:6

We the believers must keep working out our own salvation and keep loving and outdoing others in showing love. We must rely on God’s grace and never give up on our hope of salvation. As citizens of heaven, there is a glorious day and morning for us all when we will live in the city of love.

There, we will dwell in perfect love and constantly taste the love of God. There, the air and oxygen will be love. We will wear garments of love and constantly show and receive love. Love rules in that Kingdom, so we must keep showing love here on earth as citizens of love.

For you know what was paid to set you free from the worthless manner of life handed down by your ancestors. It was not something that can be destroyed, such as silver or gold; 19 it was the costly sacrifice of Christ, who was like a lamb without defect or flaw. 1 Peter 1:18

May we never be sincere, but sincerely wrong. May God enable and strengthen us to love others deeply. May we flee idolatry in Jesus name. May we become champions of love and outdo one another in showing and practising love under the foundation of the blood of Jesus, and His sacrificial death on the cross that set us free from useless ways of life.

More Scriptures On Love

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends, hate your enemies.’ But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. 46 Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! 48 You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:43-48

respect your father and your mother; and love our neighbour as you love yourself.” Matthew 19:19

The second most important commandment is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself.’ Matthew 22:39

No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked. Luke 6:35

How terrible for you Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practice, without neglecting the others. Luke 11:42

And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34

If you love me, you will obey my commandments. John 14:15

Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and my Father and I will come to them and live with them. John 14:23

Those who do not love me do not obey my teaching. And the teaching you have heard is not mine, but comes from the Father, who sent me. John 14:24

If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. John 15:10

My commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you. John 15:12

The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them. John 15:13

This, then, is what I command you: love one another. John 15:17

Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good. Romans 12:9

Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another. Romans 12:10

Be under obligation to no one—the only obligation you have is to love one another. Whoever does this has obeyed the Law. Romans 13:8

The commandments, “Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not desire what belongs to someone else”—all these, and any others besides, are summed up in the one command, “Love your neighbour as you love yourself.” Romans 13:9

If you love others, you will never do them wrong; to love, then, is to obey the whole Law. Romans 13:10

I may be able to speak the languages of human beings and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell. 1 Corinthians 13:1

I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains—but if I have no love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2

I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned—but if I have no love, this does me no good. 1 Corinthians 13:3

Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; 1 Corinthians 13:4

love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; 1 Corinthians 13:5

love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6

Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail. 1 Corinthians 13:7

Love is eternal. There are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass. 1 Corinthians 13:8

Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13

It is love, then, that you should strive for. Set your hearts on spiritual gifts, especially the gift of proclaiming God’s message. 1 Corinthians 14:1

Do all your work in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14

Whoever does not love the Lord—a curse on him! Marana tha—Our Lord, come! 1 Corinthians 16:22

By our purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness we have shown ourselves to be God’s servants—by the Holy Spirit, by our true love, 2 Corinthians 6:6

For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love. Galatians 5:6

As for you, my friends, you were called to be free. But do not let this freedom become an excuse for letting your physical desires control you. Instead, let love make you serve one another. Galatians 5:13

For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: “Love your neighbour as you love yourself.” Galatians 5:14

and I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love, Ephesians 3:17

Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another. Ephesians 4:2

I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgement, Philippians 1:9

I urge you, then, to make me completely happy by having the same thoughts, sharing the same love, and being one in soul and mind. Philippians 2:3

For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all God’s people. Colossians 1:4

I do this in order that they may be filled with courage and may be drawn together in love, and so have the full wealth of assurance which true understanding brings. In this way they will know God’s secret, which is Christ himself. Colossians 2:2

And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:4

For we remember before our God and Father how you put your faith into practice, how your love made you work so hard, and how your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ is firm. 1 Thessalonians 1:3

May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow more and more and become as great as our love for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12

There is no need to write you about love for each other. You yourselves have been taught by God how you should love one another. 1 Thessalonians 4:9

But we belong to the day, and we should be sober. We must wear faith and love as a breastplate, and our hope of salvation as a helmet. 1 Thessalonians 5:8

Our friends, we must thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the others is becoming greater. 2 Thessalonians 1:3

But a woman will be saved through having children, if she perseveres in faith and love and holiness, with modesty. 1 Timothy 2:15

Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith, and purity. 1 Timothy 4:12

But you, man of God, avoid all these things. Strive for righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:11

Avoid the passions of youth, and strive for righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who with a pure heart call out to the Lord for help.2 Timothy 2:22

But you have followed my teaching, my conduct, and my purpose in life; you have observed my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, 2 Timothy 3:10

Instruct the older men to be sober, sensible, and self-controlled; to be sound in their faith, love, and endurance. Titus 2:2

Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good. Hebrews 10:24

You will be doing the right thing if you obey the law of the Kingdom, which is found in the scripture, “Love your neighbour as you love yourself.” James 2:8

Now that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another earnestly with all your heart. 1 Peter 1:22

Respect everyone, love other believers, honour God, and respect the Emperor. 1 Peter 2:17

To conclude: you must all have the same attitude and the same feelings; love one another, and be kind and humble with one another. 1 Peter 3:8

Above everything, love one another earnestly, because love covers over many sins. 1 Peter 4:8

to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love. 2 Peter 1:7

If we love others, we live in the light, and so there is nothing in us that will cause someone else to sin. 1 John 2:10

Here is the clear difference between God’s children and the Devil’s children: those who do not do what is right or do not love others are not God’s children. 1 John 3:10

The message you heard from the very beginning is this: we must love one another. 1 John 3:11

We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love others. Those who do not love are still under the power of death. 1 John 3:14

If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God? 1 John 3:17

My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action. 1 John 3:18

What he commands is that we believe in his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as Christ commanded us. 1 John 3:23

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7

Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:8

Dear friends, if this is how God loved us, then we should love one another. 1 John 4:11

No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in union with us, and his love is made perfect in us. 1 John 4:12

And we ourselves know and believe the love which God has for us. God is love, and those who live in love live in union with God and God lives in union with them. 1 John 4:16

There is no fear in love; perfect love drives out all fear. So then, love has not been made perfect in anyone who is afraid, because fear has to do with punishment. 1 John 4:18

We love because God first loved us. 1 John 4:19

If we say we love God, but hate others, we are liars. For we cannot love God, whom we have not seen, if we do not love others, whom we have seen. 1 John 4:20

The command that Christ has given us is this: whoever loves God must love others also. 1 John 4:21

This is how we know that we love God’s children: it is by loving God and obeying his commands. 1 John 5:2

And so I ask you, dear Lady: let us all love one another. This is no new command I am writing you; it is the command which we have had from the beginning. 2 John 1:5

This love I speak of means that we must live in obedience to God’s commands. The command, as you have all heard from the beginning, is that you must all live in love. 2 John 1:6

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Our Own Protection

December 29, 2017 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Home, Inspirational, Righteousness

I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. (1 Corinthians 5:9 NKJV)

But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner – not even to eat with such a person. (1 Corinthians 5:11 NKJV)

But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.“ (1 Corinthians 5:13 NKJV)

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness, believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:14- 6:16 NKJV)

A so called believer can be an idol worshipper. He or she can also be very sexually immoral. Paul warns against such believers – they are unbelieving believers. These are very serious Scriptures that are often overlooked. Some will contradict and twist the word of God by saying that we should not judge.

Paul is clearly telling us not to fellowship with the sexually immoral and idolaters. The reason is not given but if it is not dangerous to us, the Holy Spirit would not have given us these instructions through Paul. Paul also warned about fellowship with idol worshippers in general.

Some years ago, the Holy Spirit clearly spoke to me and told me not to be intimate or close to people who worship idols for instance, people who use enchanted magical objects and materials like holy water, holy or anointed oil, anointed handkerchiefs, prayer beads, etc.

We are sometimes shy when we describe things, but the Holy Spirit is never shy in description and word. He said to me. “If you keep being intimate with them, their idols will rape you over and over again and steal your glory and blessings.”

Now think of this revelation. That was when I understood that no instruction in the scripture is a joke. We might not understand it but it is always for our own good and protection. Idolaters are spiritually unclean and their uncleanness rubs off us even when we are not aware of it.

The Lord said to me, “I always wear white garment and your garment must always be clean and white. I never put on dirty garment.” He also told me never to put on black or red spiritual garment. Because I am a prophet, I can clearly see when the colour of my inner garment has changed.

If I am visiting a friend who is an idol worshipper, I can clearly see the demons change my inner garment to black. Then I fellowship hard with the Holy Spirit and He changes my garment back to white, then the demons or idols stubbornly change it back to black. and the perplexing cycle continues because I am breaking a serious spiritual principle, key or law. The environment becomes a hostile environment, not favourable to a true believer.

The only option I have is to leave that polluted environment. In such a conflicting environment, the harder I pray, the more the demons fight back. The Holy Spirit actually opens my eyes to show me exactly how ugly their savior demon idols are. If idol worshippers can have even very little idea of how ugly and disgusting their demon idols are, they will flee idolatry. No joke.

The home, the outer temple is very important in sustaining the presence of Christ in the inner temple, our hearts. Our environments need to be spiritually clean. The only way that that house can be filled with the glory of God is for the owner of the house to renounce and give up the idols. The persons will must yield and accept the gospel and the Holy Spirit. Without that, the house becomes a battle ground where two different worshippers clash and meet.

If we fellowship and are intimate with people who worship idols, they have demons attached to their aura – this makes them unclean. Because they are temples of idols or demons, when we fellowship with them, their uncleanness will rub off on us and we will get stained by their demons or idols. The demons can replicate themselves and attach themselves to our aura. They leave their imprint, footstep, stain, poo or urine on our aura. Their poo or urine is their dirty aura.

They can be acquaintances but not intimate friends. Intimacy is reserved for very loyal, loving friends who do not worship thieves and killers. Idols are spiritual thieves, killers and blood and glory suckers. The only bad intimate friend that Jesus had, betrayed Him by selling Him to the people that killed Him.

Fellowship with idolaters opens the door to afflictions. Jesus carefully selected His apostles then selected His inner circle – Peter, James and John – The ones that loved Him like crazy. Love is very important in life because it nourishes and protects the spirit of the beloved. We must not be careless or foolish.

The Lord Himself thought me these principles of fellowship and love. Surround yourself with people who really love you and care for you. Do not allow people who hate you or who are disloyal or indifferent into your inner circle. Do not allow idol worshippers or the sexually immoral who have defiled their temples into your inner circle.

The above Scriptures are very important to God, not because they will help God but because they will help us. We must not be unequally yoked with idol worshippers, if we want to remain clean and affliction free.

We must cherish our white garments and and avoid any thing or sin that will stain them. I am not saying that it is easy, however we must persist in remaining clean by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. Persistence, patience and perseverance will surely lead us to the mountain top if we don’t give up.

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Justice

December 22, 2017 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Home, Inspirational, Justice, Righteousness, Scripture

And God is angry with the wicked every day (Psalm 7:11 NKJV)

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgement on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience. (Romans 13:1-6)

God is right and just to be angry at the wicked. He loves everyone and cannot be indifferent when people hurt and abuse others. He feels everybody’s pain out of love because our breaths come from him. When anybody is hurt, he is hurt. When people are hurt he is grieved out of his love for the victim. God hates evil, period.

A just God cannot be happy with the wicked because being happy with them means that he supports their evil ways. A lot of people who love to criticise God will wander why He should be angry or destroy. They ask such questions because they love to get away with every action and don’t want to be judged.

The same people who ask these questions are those who go to court here on earth to get justice and hail policemen when criminals are killed. You see how contradictory they are. They love earthly justice but hate spiritual justice.

Who is fooling who? God cannot be mocked or fooled. It is better for us to be as harmless and innocent as doves than to keep judging Christ and criticising God – it does not pay.

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 1 Peter 3:17

Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, how happy you are! Do not be afraid of anyone, and do not worry. But have reverence for Christ in your hearts, and honour him as Lord. 1 Peter 3:13

Peter says that even those who suffer for doing good should trust God. When we don’t trust, we criticise like we know better than God yet we can’t even create a life or cure terminal illnesses. The doubters love to think they are so wise and know better than the creator – funny logic. God will be God and human criticisms won’t stop Him from loving justice. The just pray for justice while the wicked hate justice.

God is angry with the wicked everyday and is patiently waiting for them to repent, if they don’t, their destination and end is guaranteed in hell. That is the word of God.

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House On The Rock

December 20, 2017 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Grace, Home, Inspirational, Knowledge and Wisdom, Righteousness, Scripture, The Word

“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: “and the rain descended “and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” (Matthew 7:24- 7:27 NKJV)

In this Scripture, Jesus is stressing the importance of building our lives on the word of God. So it is all about hearing the word of God and doing it. It is very possible to hear the word of God everyday and refuse to do it.

It is very possible to be in Church everyday like the pews and chairs in church and refuse to change. Inanimate objects remain constant just as stone hearts remain constant. Only the power of God can break and change stone hearts – that is, if we are willing and cry out for grace.

Nobody can force anyone to practice the word of God and God does not force us. We have to decide that we love God enough to desire, treasure and practice His word.

The Bible describes us as being slaves of righteousness. This means that even though we have a free will to obey or disobey, we must obey. It is just like having a free will to eat poison, yet most rational beings will not take poison so as to preserve their lives and keep living.

Righteousness is not a choice but a mandate and a commandment – we have a choice but we really have no choice but to obey because disobedience is judgement and death.

not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. Ephesians 6:6

You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. Romans 6:18

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:24

Sin is spiritual poison – we are free to eat spiritual poison but spiritual wisdom will warn you not to try it because sin when it is full blown leads to death. It kills and is a killer.

The root cause of judgement or death is sin. God who is the author of life does not cause death and Satan does not cause death because he has to take permission from God before he can test us, tempt us or afflict us. He took permission from God to test Peter. Death comes from the sinful nature of man – period.

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat. Luke 22:31

If God is testing us it means that there is an unfinished work in us. The purpose of testing is to purify our faith so if we determine to be purified and not give up on our journey to spiritual maturity, we will get to a state that is acceptable to God. We will never be perfect like God is but if we are mature and acceptable in our ways before God, God will regard us as perfect.

Remember God called Job blameless – it means that Job was acceptable to God in his ways. God boasted with Job and the Bible also boasted about Elijah being a man with passions like ours yet he stopped rain for three and half years. These men were exceptional.

When we disregard the word of God, a fall or many falls await us because our lives are built on chaff instead of the rock. In that state, a wind or wave can knock us down and leave us spiritually breathless. We become wells without water and trees without leaves. We become dry and empty.

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4

The word of God is bread and water to our soul. May God give us the wisdom to desire and practice the word of God so that our souls will grow and be saved. May the word of God dwell richly in us.

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And The Blame Game Continues

December 19, 2017 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Grace, Home, Inspirational, Knowledge and Wisdom, Righteousness, Sin, The Word

Adam blamed Eve,

Eve blamed the devil

The devil was not asked any question

And he was not even interrogated

Why?

Because He has no free will

He was created evil,

Loves evil and lies,

Delights in evil,

And is the father of lies.

He knows himself,

And he can’t be bothered,

Because his destiny in hell is guaranteed

And he knows that his will is fixed in evil.

How about man?

Does man not have a free will?

Does man not enjoy the rewards or pleasures of sin?

Is it the devil that gets the gain, pleasure and happiness

On earth or is it the person who sins?

The truth is that sin has pleasures

Attached to it.

To resist sin is to resist the benefit

Or the pleasure attached to sin.

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy

the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater

riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. (Hebrews 11:25-26 NKJV)

The devil does not benefit from gossip,

He does not benefit from idol worship,

He does not benefit from robbery,

He does not benefit from bullying,

He only tempts man and men fall.

The devil has already fallen

And is a fallen being,

But man can choose if he stands

Or falls.

So why shift all the blame to him?

Makes no sense.

Except we can describe his clothing

The day that he came and forced us to sin.

I am of the opinion that if a woman or man cheats

On their spouse, they must not play victim

And blame their partner in crime.

Some even blame their spouse for cheating.

Cheaters should

Accept that they cooperated and ultimately

Chose to cheat.

I hope it makes sense.

Adam and Eve precious beloved of God

blamed God, their spouse and the devil – the partner

in crime but never looked inwards or blamed themselves

or admitted their guilt.

Only acknowledge your guilt– you have rebelled against the LORD your God, you have scattered your favours to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,'” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 3:13

He – the devil or death might have been glorified.

But can death have pleasure or life? No.

So he did not benefit because he can never have joy or life.

He is dead and nothing can change that.

Even if he drags everybody to hell, he is still

Dead.

The only power he has is the power of deception

And through deception he makes man sin.

He is filled with misery and will want as many people

To roast with him

At the second death.

Man is blessed to have a free will which is superior to no free will

Our focus must be on us, grace and God and not the devil since

He is changeless and fixed in evil and temptation.

When Eve was given her own temptation

She saw that the fruit was good,

So she imagined or perceived good, pleasure

And benefit in disobedience.

We have been commanded to resist sin and the devil

So we must not play smart with God

By denying any form of responsibility

By blaming the devil.

Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the devil,

However, they Got their judgement

And the serpent got its judgement.

Yes,

The devil tempts us

But we ultimately have to yield

And cooperate to have his baby

Or the fruit of sin.

Our focus should not be on the devil

Or if he made us do it or not

Our focus should be on the grace

Of God, the blood of Jesus,

And our ability to resist sin.

We must loose sin consciousness,

And accept grace consciousness.

God Himself was aware that He threw the devil

To the earth.

The devil has a job to do on earth

And that job is to tempt man,

Test man,

Persecute man,

Accuse man,

Oppose man,

Irritate and annoy man

And carry out God’s judgement on man – He is the prison guard.

The devil even tested righteous and blameless Job

And Job did not fall.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. ¹⁹We love Him^[b]because He first loved us. 1 John 4:18

And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?” Acts 1:15

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. ²⁶Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny. Matthew 5:25

Perfect love for the word of God and submission to Him casts out every fear. It gives us boldness as the demons will know us and respect us the way they knew Jesus and Paul.

Does the devil pass judgement? No.

Is He the judge?

God is the only lawgiver and judge.

The demons even believe in God and fear God

Yet, man does not fear God.

They seam to know what man does not know – That death gets its power

To hurt from sin and sin gets its power from the law. Christ has a law that must

be obeyed.

There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another? (James 4:12 NKJV)

You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe – and tremble! (James 2:19 NKJV)

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Luke 12:5

In the same way, when working with Gentiles, I live like a Gentile, outside the Jewish Law, in order to win Gentiles. This does not mean that I don’t obey God’s law; I am really under Christ’s law. 1 Corinthians 9:21

Absolute fear of God and his law means no fear of the devil.

Fear of the devil means no fear of God and his law.

So we have to choose whom to fear and respect – God or the devil.

The one who fears the devil fears judgement or punishment

But Jesus and His blood is the cure

For sin, judgement and fear.

Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, ¹⁵and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Hebrews 2: 14

May we exalt Christ

And obey His law and good news.

May we pray for extraordinary grace

To live in the fear of the Lord like Jesus did.

May our fear of the Lord not be fear of punishment

But reverential and holy respect for Him

And the laws of life.

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Flavor To This Earth

December 18, 2017 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Grace, Home, Inspirational, Jesus, Righteousness, Scripture

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how

shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown

out and trampled underfoot by men. (Matthew 5:13 NKJV)

A great warning from Jesus,

If we loose our flavor as salt

Of the earth, we will become

Good for nothing nobodies, unfit

For the Masters use.

He warns that we will not only be

Thrown out but will be trampled underfoot

By men.

This should put some wisdom in us.

God does not like people who give up

Or backslide and begin to march backwards.

Imagine beholding a grown up man putting on

Solders uniform,

Shouting hallelujah, glory to God, Jesus is Lord

and marching backwards. Instead of growing in

Grace and the fruits of the Spirit, he grows in sin

and depravity to the point of abusing and exploiting

his fellow brethren. Not a very wonderful sight – praising God

and hurting men not knowing that it is Christ Himself that

he is hurting and grieving.

And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, in as much as

you did it to one of the least of these My brethren,

you did it to Me.’ (Matthew 25:40 NKJV)

There is simply no wisdom

in grieving Him without remorse and praising Him.

No wonder Jesus said that it is not those who say Lord, Lord but those

who do the will of His father.

Not everyone who says to Me, ’Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven,

but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

“Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in

Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done “ many wonders in

Your name?’ “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me,

you who practice lawlessness (Matthew 7:21 – 7:22 NKJV)

Brethren, we must wake up from slumber, the time

For childishness is over. It is now time for maturity.

The light of grace is still shining. Let us run under the

Light and make shelter so that we can be the true salt

Of the earth that will not loose its saltines and flavor.

Let us be flavor to this earth,

And spice it up so that we can draw men to Christ.

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If I Make The Difference

September 20, 2017 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Compassion, Empathy, Holiness, Home, Inspirational, Poems, Righteousness, Scripture

If I Make the Difference

When I strive and struggle

For a better world

When I preach peace

Instead of war

Love instead of hatred

Then, let God be glorified

If I make a difference

In my daily life

When I sweat

And toil

To make ends meet

When I reject Idleness

And laziness

When I donate to charities

And visit the sick

And take care of orphans

Then, let God be praised

We can all make the difference

When we embrace acts of love

And sacrifice

For the sake of humanity

Then God will be glorified

Because man is finally

Living in line with the

Purpose for which

He was created

When we make the difference

Peace will certainly reign

If we make the difference

Love will reign

If I make the difference

Then, I make a difference

And the world

Will be a better place

For you and me

A better world

Starts with you and me

So let’s all join hands

To make a difference

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Brighter Than The Sun

September 12, 2017 Laurabonvic Bible, Christian Faith, Holiness, Home, Inspirational, Righteousness

Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,

“Behold, I lay in Zion

A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,

And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.“ (1 Peter 2:6 NKJV)

He who believes in Christ

Should imitate Him always

Because He is righteous

He loves righteousness

And hates sin

The righteous will

Never be put to shame

They will never be forsaken

And their children

Will never beg for bread

Righteousness is holy

Righteousness is regal

It is elevated and pure

It is clean

And can never attract shame

The righteous will

Shine brighter than the sun

They might experience trials

But shame will not overtake them

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