Are You a Seed Planter? part 2

And He was saying to them, "Take care what you listen to, by your standard of measure it will be to you and more will be given to you besides" (Mark 4:24).

Hey Gang: My prayer is that God will provide the words that would begin to develop an excitement in you to the point where you cannot sit down.  Samuel said to Jesse, when seeking God's chosen to be King of Israel, "We will sit down until this thing is settled" (I Sam.16:11b).  Nehemiah declared to Sanballat, "I will not come down until God's word is finished". (Neh 6:3)

We were privileged to sit under the teaching of an old country preacher by the name of Harold Hill, who also had been on the team that developed many of the NASA projects. He was an alcoholic that had totally destroyed his life - until God grabbed him and pulled him out of pit.  Hill asked a question that has stuck in my gizzard since: "Are you a “Pipe line or Pin Hole Christian. Do you witness in a porch box or in an unlimited field or not at all?"

Keep in mind that God's word is a Book of connectors and we must follow the road map that God provided to gain full understanding what He is trying to teach us.  There is nothing more dangerous than to take one verse out of context and build a personal doctrine around it.  Jesus said, “Make sure you check it out with two or more witnesses.” 

When Jesus went into the wilderness and was tempted by Satan, what did He use to repeal the darts of the devil?  The Word!  He used three words to repeal slue foot and we should have them engrained in our hearts and minds: "It is written".

Notice, we find a warning in His victory over the devil.  Satan is a very poor loser and never, never, never gives up his fight for our soul.  In Luke we read, "When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until a more opportune time" (4:13).

How many know we are in a wilderness today? Jesus warned of this when He said, “There will be great deception, even some of the saints are going to be led down the prime rose path.”  So, if you have not input the Word on to your hard drives, your armor is tarnished and unprepared for battle. Solomon said "we perish because we lack knowledge".

Soooo, years ago we had the privilege of working at the African Missionary Retirement Home in Florida. It was very reassuring to be hanging on the edge of a roof twenty feet up in the air hanging shingles and see a half dozen of these warriors for Christ praying for us. Chaplain Roy said, "A characteristic of the people here is they "finish with a smile".  One, who was on her final lap said to the medical staff, "Today I am going to see my Jesus".  Wow, is that not awesome?

Blessings,

Gramps