Word Of Faith(What Jesus would say..)

You'd rather argue semantics till you're blue in the face

then surrender to ME, and walk in the light.

You're all about your choice, and power in your words

BUT...

I am the author…the finisher(Hebrews 12:2)

King of Kings, Lord of LORDS(Revelations 19:16)

I reign on a throne that no man could hold, (Hebrews 1:8)

worth more than anything ever created

every human,animal, planet and star…

all bow to my very existence.

I am alpha Omega(Revelations 22:13)

Holy and infinite, beyond understanding. (Isaiah 55:8)

I am spotless,blameless, sinless perfection(2 Corinthians 5:21)

righteous above all comprehension.

Only doing the Fathers will, (John 4:34)

His plan that was laid out before all of creation.

I was beaten,scarred…scourged,mocked and  put on a roman cross(Isaiah 53:5)

took every sin from beginning to end…

I was poured out wine and broken bread..(Luke 22:19)

it pleased the Father to crush the Son(Isaiah 53:10)

Yet I am not First? somehow it's become about your choice?

as if this was your plan, and not HIS…

Did you have a choice in choosing how you would be saved from sin?

Or was I chosen and crushed before you even knew what sin was?

You clamor and fight over your freedom of will

When the only choice you freely make is to fail…. 

I tell you... He who looks to save his life will  lose it,

He who loses his life will preserve it.(Luke 17:33)

You want to follow? then pick up your cross…(Luke 9:23)

prepare yourself for death of the flesh

instead of your "Word of Faith" -selfishness.

You pray for Gods will, but only want it if it matches your own!

You didn't speak saving grace into existence,

didn't save yourself from sin

It was given without your permission.

Does God want good for us?

God say's do not worry about food or clothing or about your life period. 

[Matthew 6:25]

Why? because He promises to take care of us

if we put our trust in Him. This doesn't mean we wont

struggle or have tribulation it simply means God has our back and we are ultimately not in control, but our Father who is:

All knowing

All powerful

and seeks our good is.

Since there is struggle and tribulation in this life,

does that mean God doesn't want any good for us?

This probably sounds like a dumb question, it is however a question that has been brought to my attention that I struggle with. 

Don't get it twisted; I don't question if God is good or

if He watches out for us, this is kind of hard for me to explain, so let me try and explain it this way.

When tribulation comes I'm prepared to not turn my back on God, not going to blame or curse Him for troubles that come my way. However, when things are relatively fine it seems my focus is on the upcoming struggle/tribulation, like I am waiting for when trouble comes around so I can give it to God and show that I wont rebuke Him for it. My reasoning for doing such I believe is for two reasons

Reason #1

Because of in the past how when I was going through 

a kidney transplant(at 17 if you haven't read my testimony) I refused to believe there was a god,

and I cursed the only god I was exposed to at that time, which just happened to be the Only ONE true GOD

there is. I've realized my error in cursing God and feel

such shame and sorrow for ever doing so that now I wait for any tribulation to come so I can try and make up for my cursing of Him and prove that I love Him.

Now in a sense I am in the right, we should absolutely

praise God even if we are going through struggle( no matter how big or small the struggle is) As Christ says;

"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good

cheer; I have overcome the world."-(John 16:33)

So we should put all our faith in Him to pull us through!

However we should not be waiting for tribulation or trouble with a negative mindset, further more my mistakes in the past are just that.. in the past, I can not 

make up for what i've done, in fact… Christ has already made up for it, and Only He could rectify my wrong doing in the first place.

Reason #2

Simply put…"The name it…claim it…prosperity gospel"

nothing upsets me more then blasphemy against God, He is everything to me, so hence this false gospel I abhor. Not only is this gospel of "God wants you to have all the desires of your heart" leading millions to hell, I also believe it is robbing the very goodness of God.

"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you;

seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened

unto you. For every one  that asketh receiveth; and he 

that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall

be opened."-( Luke 11:9-10 )

A verse that gets twisted by the prosperity gospel to mean "whatever we ask for we shall get". So when it is spoken or I come across it I ignore it, because I don't want to hear about asking for things or God wanting good things for me, because it's about His glory, and I only care about HIM, not what He can do for me.

Now again with reason #2 for struggling with God wanting good for us, I am in a sense in the right. It is absolutely about God, and everything is for His glory and I better not dare think that He is some kind of genie in the sky thats there to grant my every desire. But at 

the same time it please God to bless His children

Luke chapter 11 after verse 10 continues with..

"If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, 

will he offer him a scorpion?

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?"

Luke 11:11-13

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 15:7

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].

John 14:13-14

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you.

John 16:23

If we ourselves being as corrupt sinful and wicked as we are know how to do good to our children, then how much more our Father in heaven? GOD is the ultimate good, the biggest blessing we will ever receive is Him opening our eyes to His existence, drawing us closer with Himself, why would we want anything more? creator of the heavens and earth who actually wants a relationship with us? of course God wants good for us He wants Himself for US does He not?

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

1 John 5:14

God is good, this isn't about wealth this isn't about having all that we desire, it's knowing that we have a God who listens to us, who wants to bless us, who wants to work through us and it is still all for His glory!

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that

wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind

and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall

receive anything of the Lord.

James 1:6-7

Ask in Faith, you want wisdom? you want knowledge?

you want God to help you with something? Then ask in

FAITH! Full Assurance In The Heart! that what you ask of Him He hears you and wants nothing but the best for you! Don't ask with doubt! If you do, then don't be surprised when God doesn't answer your prayers, if you expect Him not to answer you then why would He?

God doesn't work through those with lack of faith.

Ye lust, and have not: 

ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: 

ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.

James 4:2-3

Do I even need to explain this verse? If you are asking something from God, and you are not getting it…it may very well be because what you ask is not to glorify Him, it's for your own pleasure. If you want to be of the world then be of the world, you can't serve God and be worldly it doesn't work like that, that's why the American gospel of prosperity is abhorrent and a gospel of demons.

God wants the best for us, so He gives us Himself,

even though we don't deserve it…

He heals

He answers prayer

He lifts us up

He helps us walk

He is the end goal

Matt Chandler brought this up while he was going through a brain tumor,and he said he believes that God can heal him, and He will heal him, and even if He doesn't he knows whats awaiting him, and I think it is quite relevant to this whole topic of does God want good for us?

Chandler got "God can, and will, and even if he doesn't" 

from the book of Daniel.

Remember Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?

(specifically in Daniel 3:14-20) King Nebuchadnezzar

had them in front of him and ordered them to worship a golden image, they refused to do so and the King said if they don't he will throw them into a fiery furnace.

They all still refused to bow down and said; 

"even if you throw us in this furnace

1.Our God is able to save us

2. He will save us

3. even if He doesn't we still wont bow down.

Our God is good and able, He will answer our prayers

but even if He doesn't it is all just a part of His glorious plan.

The Sin of A'chan

"And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things,

lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed

things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

Joshua 6:18

Joshua chapter six is about the destruction of the city of

Jericho. Remember Joshua was told by the LORD

to march around the city once a day for six days, and then

on the seventh day to march around it seven times,

and the priests shall blow trumpets and all the men shall

shout on the seventh day when Joshua tells them to, and the walls shall come crashing down?

Well concerning Jericho the LORD warned them about taking

of accursed things, and that all the silver and gold, and vessels

of bronze and iron, are to be consecrated to the LORD.

(Joshua 6:19)

However, we read in chapter 7 that apparently someone didn't

listen to this warning. A'chan the son of Carmi of the tribe of Judah

took of the accursed things; so the anger of the LORD burned

against the children of Israel. (Joshua 7:1)

Accursed in hebrew is-

"Cherem"

1. a thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion

2. a net, thing perforated(Obviously not the meaning in this chapter)

3. have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction.

Now, The LORD accursed Jericho I.E appointed it to utter

destruction and everyone in it(besides Rahab "the Harlot")

and the Silver and Gold as it said in verse 6:19 were suppose to be consecrated to the LORD.

A'chan out of selfishness brought a curse upon Israel,

The LORD GOD Almighty gave a warning that A'chan ignored.

After taking Jericho, Joshua sent about three thousand men to attack the city of Ai to destroy it like Jericho. However Ai ran the three thousand men off and killed 36 of them, 36 men died because A'chan. (Joshua 7:4-5)

Then Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the LORD until evening, he and the elders of Israel;

and they put dust on their heads.

And Joshua said, "Alas, Lord GOD, why have You brought this people over the Jordan at all--to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us?

Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan! "O Lord, what shall I say when Israel turns its back before its enemies? "For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear [it], and surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?"

Joshua 7:6-9

So the LORD said to Joshua: "Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face?

"Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put [it] among their own stuff.

"Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, [but] turned [their] backs before their enemies, because they have become doomed to destruction. Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you.

Joshua 7:10-12

You see, not only did A'chan take accursed things(things meant

for destruction) but he stole from the LORD what was suppose to

be consecrated to the LORD, remember the Silver and Gold?

In (Joshua 7:20) A'Chan admits his wrong doing

And Achan answered Joshua and said, "Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I have done:

"When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it."

Joshua 7:20-21

Babylonian garment accursed thing meant for destruction, silver

and gold meant to be consecrated to THE LORD. A'chan brought

a curse killing 36 men, and in the end suffered death, him and his family for what he had done(Joshua 7:24-25)

The LORD GOD is righteous and just in His actions, all Power

Knowledge and Glory be to Him. A'chan chose to ignore

Gods word, and out of selfishness sought worldly pleasure for

himself, A'chan was a man seeking his own glory not Gods

and paid the price for it in the end, just like everyone who chooses such a path will. A'chan had everything he would ever need, and God was fulfilling His promise by establishing Israel for His chosen people, giving them this land and it's cities which they did not build, a land fertile with abundance which they didn't toil to produce. That wasn't enough for A'chan apparently.

Let A'chan's selfishness be a lesson to you, are you seeking after

God's glory? or are you seeking after your own glory? Is God who you ultimately rely on? or is it blessings from Him? Is it prosperity, wealth and worldly happiness that motivates you to give God His JUST glory?

God should be your ultimate end, no matter what.

Sick, tired, and poor OR healthy, rested, and rich

all that matters is GOD, He better have priority number 1 in your life and He deserves all praise and glory no matter what has happened or is happening in your life.

Like A'chan who I'm sure would claim God was number one in his life, many claim such today. If God is only first when you are prospering, you're quite frankly lying to yourself…because what's important to you is your well being and prosperity, you put that above God everyday of the week while still claiming to give Him all honor and praise.

You know what is interesting? Ever read Joshua chapter 8?

After A'chan gets his just do, and the accursed is destroyed

as it should of been in the first place, The LORD turns from his anger (Joshua 7:26) and in chapter 8 The LORD says,

Now the LORD said to Joshua: "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.

"And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. Only its spoil and its cattle you shall take as booty for yourselves. Lay an ambush for the city behind it."

Joshua 8:1-2

The LORD GOD gives the city of Ai and all it's spoils to

the Israelites. You see God Himself will provide your needs,

He wants to provide and take care of you, and He is absolutely

all we will ever need, Gods grace and mercy to begin with

is incomparable and unfathomable if we honestly think about it,

anything else in our life he provides is just more Blessing

we ultimately don't deserve.

All Glory to you Father God!