​I JOHN 4:7-8
BELOVED, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER: FOR LOVE IS OF GOD; AND EVERY ONE THAT LOVETH IS BORN OF GOD, AND KNOWETH GOD.
HE THAT LOVETH NOT KNOWETH NOT GOD; FOR GOD IS LOVE.
IN THIS WAS MANIFESTED THE LOVE OF GOD TOWARD US, BECAUSE THAT GOD SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON INTO THE WORLD, THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM.
HEREIN IS LOVE, NOT THAT WE LOVED GOD, BUT THAT HE LOVED US, AND SENT HIS SON TO BE THE PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS.
BELOVED, IF GOD SO LOVED US, WE OUGHT ALSO TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
NO MAN HATH SEEN GOD AT ANY TIME. IF WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER, GOD DWELLETH IN US, AND HIS LOVE IS PERFECTED IN US
HEREBY WE KNOW THAT WE THAT DWELL IN HIM, AND HE IN US, BECAUSE HE HATH GIVEN US OF HIS SPIRIT.
AND WE HAVE SEEN AND DO TESTIFY THAT THE FATHER SENT THE SON TO BE THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD.
HEREIN IS OUR LOVE MADE PERFECT THAT WE MAY HAVE BOLDNESS IN THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT: BECAUSE AS HE IS, SO ARE WE IN THE WORLD.
#KEEPLOVING #KEEPSEEKING #KEEPTRUSTING #KEEPPRAISING

REMEMBER THAT WHEN IT MAY SEEM LIKE THERE IS NO ONE THERE TO UNDERSTAND OR LOVE YOU, JESUS CHRIST LOVES YOU! HE KNOWS YOUR PROCESS. HE KNOWS HOW YOU THINK AND WHAT MOVES YOU. HE CHERISHES YOU MORE THAN ANY HUMAN BEING IN THE FLESH EVER CAN.
HIS WORDS SAY SO MUCH MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE CAN EVER SAY. SUPP WITH THIS WORD AND KNOW THAT HE IS WITH YOU ALWAYS.

2 Corinthians 10:8-12
FOR THOUGH I SHOULD BOAST SOME WHAT MORE OF OUR AUTHORITY, WHICH THE LORD HATH GIVEN US FOR EDIFICATION, AND NOT FOR YOUR DESTRUCTION, I SHOULD NOT BE ASHAMED:
THAT I MAY NOT SEEM AS IF I WOULD TERRIFY YOU BY LETTERS.
FOR HIS LETTERS, SAY THEY, ARE WIGHTY AND POWERFUL; BUT HIS BODILY PRESENCE IS WEAK, AND HIS SPEECH IS CONTEMPTIBLE.
LET SUCH AN ONE THINK THIS, THAT WE ARE IN WORD BY LETTERS WHEN WE ARE ABSENT, SUCH WILL WE BE ALSO IN DEED WHEN WE ARE PRESENT.
FOR WE DARE NOT MAKE OURSELVES OF THE NUMBER, OR COMPARE OURSELVES WITH SOME THAT COMMEND THEMSELVES: BUT THEY MEASURING THEMSELVES BY THEMSELVES AMONG THEMSELVES, ARE NOT WISE.
The Lord uses the Apostle Paul to confirm that we indeed have been given authority but it is to be used to lead and guide a sister and brother about in the path of righteousness. We ought not abuse the privilege of being in unity with his Holy Ghost. He gave us power and authority for the edification and the building of the body and not to destroy each other.
Therefore, let us be reminded that we are to seek ye first the kingdom of God and all of his righteousness and all other things will be added. The things that we speak of in letter in what ever form of communication should have actions of obedience and we our obedience is fulfilled the Lord will surely handle those that trouble us. The word is alive. Jesus is our lively hope. He has made us lively stones and no gate of hell can prevail against us.
Sying these things, let us not give into the multitude and the popular way of hypocrisy and self-righteousness. They boast of themselves and compare themselves with themselves while attempting to condemn the guiltless. There is none righteous and there is no condemnation in Christ. Therefore, Let us keep ourselves in the love of Christ. Some put themselves as a standard in the flesh and do not impart of the righteousness of Christ. We must keep Jesus Christ and King David as a standard in our lives to live by.
Matthew 12:7
BUT IF YE HAD KNOWN WHAT THIS MEANETH, I WILL HAVE MERCY AND NOT SACRIFICE, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE CONDEMNED THE GUILTLESS.
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I CORINTHIANS 9:11
IF WE HAVE SOWN UNTO SPIRITUAL THINGS, IS IT A GREAT THING IF WE SHALL REAP YOUR CARNAL THINGS? IF OTHERS BE PARTAKERS OF THIS POWER OVER YOU, ARE WE NOT RATHER? NEVERTHELESS, WE HAVE NOT USED THIS POWER, BUT SUFFER ALL THINGS LEST WE SHOULD HINDER THE GOSPEL.
Paul opens the chapter of this letter by reminding the people of his role in the body and that they are proof of his calling in the Lord, the very letter written upon his heart. The administrations and operations of the Spirit are diverse within the body of Christ. Therefore, outreach/evangelism and other missions as you well know may be different from one church to another. Healing may be imparted differently in one member vs, another member. The prophetic may imparted differently in one member vs in another branch of the body of Christ, yet we still are all one body in the Lord. Saying these things, we are asking you to consider this ministry. If we have given the word of righteousness of Jesus Christ and he has placed it upon your heart to give, we are asking you do so cheerfully. I am following up this letter with additional information about our private schooling, food pantry, and printing press which are all facets that the Lord has placed under our umbrella to dispense and further the gospel.
ABOUT US AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IN YOUR COMMUNITY…
GodChasers Ministries Inc. was founded in 2007 with pillars of healing and deliverance. We are by no means a traditional ministry. With a divine mandate to spread the Gospel, and to go forth and compel men and women to repent and surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ, we have sought the Lord for his leadership and guidance, and have put materials together to sow the Word within our community. It is out hope that the Word penetrates hearts to repent and seek the face of God while also laying upon your hearts to stir up your gifts and to support our endeavors.
 
Godchasers Ministries is a full-time ministry that provides schooling for K-12 grades, and is in need of funding for a building to teach the students. We fundraise each quarter for the building fund, school books, and supplies.
 
Godchasers Ministries has a food pantry that helps families including widows and seniors get food and essential household items where their fixed income lacks support.

As a ministry of helps we appreciate every act of kindness and prayers to assist will our desire to obey the Lord in all things.
 

JEREMIAH 3:12-14


​​GO AND PROCLAIM THESE WORDS TOWARD THE NORTH AND SAY, RETURN, THOU BACKSLIDING ISRAEL, SAITH THE LORD, AND I WILL NOT CAUSE MINE ANGER TO FALL UPON YOU: FOR I AM MERCIFUL, SAITH THE LORD, AND I WILL NOT KEEP MINE ANGER FOR EVER.
ONLY ACKNOWLEDGE THINE INIQUITIES THAT THOU HAST TRANSGRESSED AGAINST THE LORD THY GOD, AND HAST SCATTERED THY WAYS TO THE STRANGERS UNDER EVERY GREEN TREE, AND YE HAVE NOT OBEYED MY VOICE, SAITH THE LORD.
TURN, O BACKSLIDING CHILDREN, SAITH THE LORD FOR I AM MARRIED UNTO YOU: AND I WILL TAKE YOU ONE OF A CITY, AND TWO OF A FAMILY, AND I WILL BRING YOU TO ZION.
In thy getting, let us get a spiritual understanding that the Lord loves us and because he loves us, he has chosen us as the apple of his eye. He has waited patiently for his surrender. Love the Lord thy God with your whole heart for he has an undying love for you, to prosper you and to bring you to your expected end. Therefore, repent and he is faithful and just to forgive. He will hide you in the shadow of his wings and protect you from the wrath to come. He will be who you need him to be in your life. He is a bridge. He is a rock. He is our fortress and a present help in the time of trouble. He has been there always. Ask of His Holy Spirit and He will pour him abundantly. Let him cleanse so that we are without spot, wrinkle, or blame on the day of visitation.

​Dan 11:32-35
AND SUCH AS DO WICKEDLY AGAINST THE COVENANT SHALL HE CORRUPT WITH FLATTERIES: BUT THE PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW THEIR GOD SHALL BE STRONG AND DO EXPLOITS.
AND THEY THAT UNDERSTAND AMONG THE PEOPLE SHALL INSTRUCT MANY: YET THEY SHALL FALL BY THE SWORD, AND BY FLAME, BY CAPTIVITY AND BY SPOIL MANY DAYS.
NOW WHEN THEY SHALL FALL THEY SHALL BE HOLPEN WITH A LITTLE HELP: BUT MANY SHALL CLEAVE UNTO THEM WITH FLATTERIES.
AND SOME OF THEM OF UNDERSTANDING SHALL FALL, TO TRY THEM, AND TO PURGE, AND TO MAKE THEM WHITE, EVEN TO THE TIME OF THE END: BECAUSE IT IS YET FOR A TIME APPOINTED.
Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ who is the first and the last, the beginning and the end. To the elect and the faithful, grace, mercy and peace be multiplied as you continue to contend for the faith and the truth. To the gatekeepers, there are adversaries at the gate seeking to get an advantage by way of flattery, deceit, and dispute. Stand and do not take down. We have been trained to know them that labor among us. Know who you are and do not second guess your walk and seek in Christ. These adversaries are disputers and accusers attempting to make changes that are not good. Know that we are dealing with a wicked and perverse generation like in the days of Noah and as in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah. In plain sight they do what they do. Stand on the Holy Word and allow Jesus to do the rest. He alone will give the increase. Do not fear the mockers and haters without cause. Many have fallen because of seducing spirits and the flattering tongue, they have been corrupted and led to slaughter. So not have sorrow or pity for those who refuse righteousness. Stay the course and finish the race. Those of understanding are giving the instructions, move by the Holy Spirit and you shall know them by their fruits. The heart searches the very deep things of God. Be not deceived. Those who have fallen that have understanding will be helped with a little help but remember that because the iniquity shall abound the love of many is waxing cold and their hearts have been seared like with a hot iron. There are not many moving by the Spirit, yet there is always a remnant. The Lord is still there to purify, refine and bring you to your expected end. However, you must do the word to seek after His Spirit. Remember there is no lie that is of the truth. God is the light and there is no darkness in him. He chastens those he loves, but not to doubtful disputations. He loves you. He is gentle and has chosen you as sons and daughters, joint-heirs with him. He is no bully. He will not force you or attempt to control your seek and he desires for his people to commune and fellowship one with another.
Psalm 116:10
I BELIEVED THEREFORE HAVE I SPOKEN: I WAS GREATLY AFFLICTED:
Therefore, woe unto them that call bitter for sweet and evil for good. Woe unto them who say that the Lord will stand by and do neither good nor evil as if he is unconcerned for his chosen. He will finish the work and has already finished the work. Woe to the unbeliever whom the arm of the Lord has been revealed and still had no surrender and repented not.
Stand on your Most Holy faith and you will not come short of the glory of God.

PSALM 55:12
FOR IT WAS NOT AN ENEMY THAT REPROACHED ME; THEN I COULD HAVE BOURNE IT. NEITHER WAS IT HE THAT HATED ME THAT DID MAGNIFY HIMSELF AGAINST ME; THEN I WOULD HAVE HID MYSELF FROM HIM:
BUT IT WAS THOU, A MAN MINE EQUAL, MY GUIDE, AND MINE ACQUAINTANCE.
WE TOOK SWEET COUNSEL TOGETHER, AND WALKED WITH UNTO THE HOUSE OF GOD IN COMPANY.
Grace and peace be multiplied in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is needful to give a word of encouragement in times such as these when the adversary is presenting himself like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour and attempting to weary the saints of the Most High. These are the days that we must be diligently watchful and pray.
Seek after the spirit of God and allow the truth to reign in our lives. As the Lord spoke with his Holy prophet Jeremiah, he warned not to worry about the faces, meaning the outward appearance. Beware of the flattering tongue. These people speak great swelling words but their hearts have another intent. They have deceiving spirits. Therefore, turn your hearts towards the Lord Jesus completely with a true surrender. Folks come and go wanting to learn how you work and to obtain knowledge only to do their exploits. King David cried to the Lord stating it wasn’t his enemy that reproached him. These are people who have heard your testimony. These are people who have fasted and prayed with you. These have prophesied by the Holy Ghost. These are those that have caused us hurt and pain because we have loved them with the love of Jesus Christ. We have counseled them. Yet, they take advantage of the privilege of being called and chosen. Do not take the abuse as a sign that Jesus does not love you or that you have come short of the glory of God. The word is alive and mustn’t return void. Therefore, arise and elevate above these circumstances and situations. Arise above these ones that have a form of godliness denying the power of God. Elevate above those ever learning never coming to the knowledge of the truth. Leave all those behind with the sorceries that have shown they have no intent to grow in the grace of God. Seeds planted…seeds fall where they may. Do not give in the slaughter and the cares of this world. Guard your heart and lean not to your own understanding. Jesus Christ loves his chosen. He cares for you. He adores you. You are the apple of his eye. Stay surrendered. Do not doubt. Do not fear. Do not waver. Do not compromise for the adversary or for sin. Remember, to whom much is given, much is required. Wait on the Lord and be of good courage.
GOD SHALL HEAR, AND AFFLICT THEM, EVEN HE THAT ABIDETH OF OLD. SELAH.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHANGES, THEREFORE THEY FEAR NOT GOD.
​#KEEPPRAISING #KEEPSEEKING #KEEPTRUSTING

Malachi 1
 
The burden of the Word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob, and I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage for the dragons of the wilderness. Whereas Edom saith, we are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever. And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.
 
There are two types of people among the children of Israel. There are ones who operate in the ways of Jacob and there are others who operate after the ways of Esau. The Lord starts first in this prophetic Word by saying to the children I have loved you. He is showing his side as a father who loves his children. He has showered them with His love, mercy, favor, and all sorts of spiritual blessings from on High. Nonetheless, they cry out to the Lord as if it is nothing he has done. There are many who seek for the Lord's hand, but do not particularly care about the intimacy or the relationship portion of responsibility. They don't want to carry their cross. The Lord shares plainly that the spirit of Esau he hates yet, the spirit of Jacob he loves. The Lord says he has indignation forever toward the Edomites who are a people of entitlement and covetousness. They had a heritage set aside for them, but it is not satisfactory. It is not enough. They would rather complain as if the Lord has left them impoverished instead of doing a good work. Then they decide they will go attempt to rebuild the desolate places or place that the Lord has torn down because of their wickedness and abominations. He said they shall call them the border of wickedness. They provoke the Lord by attempting to build what the Lord has made desolate. They provoke their father because they refuse to inquire of His will. They want what they want. The Lord states we will see his indignation with our own eyes and he will be magnified. He will get His honor whether we freely give it or not. He will get the glory due to His name.
 
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Ye offer polluted bread upon mind altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.  
 
The Lord is angry with His chosen and shares His emotion with the prophet and His disappointment. He says they haven't honored or reverenced him. He says to the priests, the Levites, the chosen that carry forth the Word of God, where is the fear of the Lord? Why haven't they addressed the wickedness and perverseness of the people that have called themselves by the name of the Lord. The Lord God states the priests have despised him by allowing the offering of polluted bread. The leadership know that they are giving a watered down Word. They know they haven't supped with the Lord. They know that they are offering a half-hearted praise, a half-hearted worship, and a half-hearted lifestyle of righteousness. The Word says to present yourselves a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God. This is our reasonable service. You don't give your whole selves. You give the Lord what's left over of your life and not the first fruits of anything. Is this acceptable? Will my Father accept thy person?
And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts. Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
 
The lay persons and chosen men and women of God have ceased from prioritizing the Lord's will and His purpose. They are authority abusers and have allowed for the Gospel to be trampled. The temple is desolate. Spiritually the bread is not sacred and pure. The Spirit of God pleads with the children of God to pray that God may be gracious. For you're already prospering by the prayers of the righteous. Seek to gain the favor of God by doing His will. Are you confident that he will regard you? Seek for His righteousness so that you may be covered in the day of His visitation. The priests are handling the Word deceitfully and running services as business. They are given to the slaughter because of covetousness. The Spirit of God says that they won't even open the church doors without some form of compensation. They are “pimping” the gift of God. Today, there are churches that have prayer lines that line those weak in the faith and heavy laden in sin, at the altar. They request they tithe and sow with the presumption that they will receive of God based on “the price” they “pay.” This is falsehood. The Lord states he will have no pleasure with dead offerings of sacrifice. The price was already paid with the blood of Jesus Christ.
 
Joel 2:12-13
 
Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
 
The Lord is the first and the last. He is the risen Savior and our lively hope. He says that he will be glorified in the earth. All will come to know him from the least to the greatest. He will not give His glory to another. He requires a pure offering that he may be glorified among the heathen and the Gentiles. He considers us a pure offering when we present ourselves a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God. It is our reasonable service. (Rom 12:1) Seek him with your whole heart and surrender completely. Let him lead and guide you in a path of truth.
Therefore, the Lord says “Rend your hearts, not your garments”
 
Matthew 21:44
 
And whoseover shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder
 
Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone. He is the potter who will make anyone who surrenders with their whole heart. Fall upon the stone and be broken otherwise. If he shall fall upon you, you shall be destroyed. However, with our “brokenness” he is able to feed the multitudes. For first the bread was broken. Within our weakness is His strength perfected and he is glorified.
But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the shame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? Saith the Lord. But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
 
The Lord has spoken that he is furious with those who walk in the spirit of Esau. In the last days we will see more of the operation of that spirit. They are a people who cannot be pleased. Nothing you do is ever good enough. They profane the table of the Lord because they blame the Lord for their misfortune. They blame the Lord when they are not prosperous in their foolishness and folly. They call the table of the Lord polluted when in fact they are the ones who have made the holy things unholy and the fruit thereof. This is a wicked and perverted generation. The Lord has opened doors so that those who have no obtained mercy could obtain mercy. The Gentiles have been given an opportunity to be grafted into the vine. Yet, they find reason to be weary with the precepts of the Most High. They withhold from God glory due to His holy name. Nonetheless, the Lord will be glorified and His name will be made great among the Gentile.
 
Matthew 11:28-30
 
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
 
When it comes to sacrifices, those who have the Esau mentality hold the goodness of God. They praise with a half-hearted praise. They worship with a half-hearted worship. Although, they sow tithes, they are not cheerful givers. They sow with wayward intent. They give the Lord leftovers and sloppy seconds, and put him on a level as if he is not the King of Kings. Although, the Lord has provided. They sacrifice corrupted things which they would reject themselves if they were to receive of it. We must give what's pure, the first fruits. If he is indeed the King of Glory in our lives, we must give him glory as such. He is worthy of a reverent fear. Nevertheless, the Lord has loved Jacob. For he will not take short cuts, but has made the Lord his stay. The Lord Jesus is the author and finisher of his faith. He is the God that keepeth covenant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malachi 2
 
And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
 
The Lord Jesus wants us to remember the accounts of Jacob and Esau. He said Jacob, he loved. Esau was so willing to give up his inheritance and his promise without struggle. He wasn't willing to persevere or endure. Jacob showed that though his intent was misplaced at first, he wanted the Lord for himself. He had what was his brother's but he wanted God to establish and enlarge his territory. We shouldn't want to steal what the Lord has ordained for someone else and then try to grow and build it as our own.
 
Habakkuk 2:6
 
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
 
We must not just be hearers but doers also of this Holy Word. The Lord said that if we do not hear and apply these words and do His commandments then we are a cursed people. He said if we love him we will do His commands. We cannot speak great swelling words and have our hearts far from God. We must get our hearts right. God is a jealous God, and he is a God who searcheth and trieth the reigns of the heart. In these days, the people are corrupt and the priests are like Eli. They allow the children to corrupt the holy things and the holy places. They are unthankful, unholy, unrighteous, and do not hold a reverent fear of the Lord. Therefore, the Lord warns by His prophet that if they will not hear and hold the children accountable they will walk in a curse. He will also corrupt the children. The Lord makes it clear that he is bringing remembrance of His holy covenant because he desires that we prosper and be in good health. The Lord made promises but those promises were conditional. We must glorify him and fear His holy name. His commandment was with Levi. Levi was the priesthood. We are His chosen. We are His royal priesthood, a peculiar people. We are to be holy and sanctified unto God because we are His heritage. He is our Redeemer. He purchased us with His blood for His glory and His good pleasure.
 
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
 
The shepherds have been taught the ways of holiness. The Lord has freely given His Holy Spirit. He stated that to whom he called, he qualified. They walked in His truth, with His knowledge and His spirit, they compelled many to reconcile to him and turn from their iniquity. We are the Lord's light and His messengers, therefore are we held at high standards; to whom much is given much is required. 
Jeremiah 3:12-15
 
Go and proclaim these words towards the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. Turn, O ye backsliding children, saith the Lord, for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion. And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
 
The Lord uses prophet Malachi to plead with the children of Israel. The Lord God is acting as a father. He chastens those he loves. Jesus wants His children to be joint heirs. He wants His children to inherit the kingdom. He desires holiness. He wants to inhabit His chosen. He doesn't want separation. He has shared what pleases him. He doesn't want His children to have to go through Jacob's troubles which is the tribulation period for the entire world. He conquered and overcome the world so we could reside with him. He is the good Shepherd. His sheep are known of His. He has given us shepherds after His own heart to guide us in the righteous path.
 
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.
 
The Lord is stating that he has set us as a beacon among the people. He has used us to set the standard of righteousness. Therefore, we cause many people to stumble when we do things that are contrary to the ways of holiness. In these last and evil days, the people who call themselves chosen men and women of God are having a form of holiness, but deny the power of God. I have seen preachers teach and prophesy with jeans and t-shirts in the pulpits. They jump and dance with ungodly dancing, calling it the Holy Ghost. They don't use bibles but instead use cell phones and laptops. These things are abominable in the sight of God. Please get an understanding. I am not staying that it is wrong to wear jeans or informal wear to church. I'm not saying it is wrong to have a cellphone or iPad. However, there was a time when there was a strong reverent fear of the Lord. When the priests entered into the Holy of Holies they feared of not coming out alive; even when they were entering for the very purpose of atoning for one's sins. The pulpit is that holy place where the men and women of God have supplication, and the angels of God are there pouring the purified Word of Life to feed the children of God. It is a holy place. Where is the fear? The standard of holiness didn't change just because Jesus came and gave grace to the believer. We still must hallow a place for him. There must be a sanctified place. There must be a place where the things of the world cannot penetrate. It is one thing if you're coming off the street and need to be cleaned up. It's another to have been clean spiritually, but still want to look like the world naturally.
 
The Lord says to return to your first love and do your first work of faith. Don't offer him a corrupt thing. You cry tears and weep at the altar because you're not prospering in your wickedness and your abominations. The Lord Jesus requires a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable. It is our reasonable service. We must not profane the covenant with partial obedience. The Word shares that partiality is a sin and a witchcraft. Do not go after strange gods that can prosper nothing. The Lord Jesus shared with me by His Holy Spirit that people hold conferences and they have their solemn assemblies to feel His Spirit for a moment. They have a high time with a spirit, sometimes not even my spirit says the Lord. They move by a feeling, sensuous and demonic. Then they go out of that place and serve other gods. The Lord established a foundation for them to stand upon, but they do not allow him to be the chief cornerstone. They seek His hand. He said they no longer seek for His Holy Spirit. The saints of God that are in the grave cry out to the Lord, How long? How long O' Lord?
 
The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts. And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
 
Let me remind you of the prophetic utterance in the first chapter. There are two nations. Both nations were born of the Spirit of God. Both nations were blessed and highly favored. Jacob desired a blessing and to receive what was stored for him. Esau took being chosen as an entitlement and he eventually turned away from it. The morale of the chosen ones of God has shifted, and the Lord reminds the children of the account of the two nations that preceded them and the consequence of not making God their first and only choice. False brethren have crept in unawares. The love of many has waxed cold. The priests are corrupt and take bribes. There is turmoil and chaos and the people are content to have it so.
 
The Lord will cut off the scholars, masters, and those who presented offerings of a corrupt thing as if he is not the King of Kings. They put themselves up and put him down to the level of simple man. They cry tears and weep at the altar because their corrupt prayers are going unanswered. He will not hear. The Lord has commanded that the men love their wives and treat them as he treats His church. He has set the standard of how to care for those you love. He says he honors covenant. He has put two together to become one. He doesn't have His wife (the church) bullied, and he makes clear in His Word he will not sit on the sidelines and watch while men deal treacherously with the wives the Lord has blessed them with. He who finds a wife hath found a good thing. The Lord has not and will not turn a blind eye to these things.
 
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
 
The Lord stated for us to bring him fruits and multiply. He wants holy fruits of righteousness. When the Lord had His appointed time for visitation there was a particular tree that he came to desiring fruit, and when he found it did not bring forth fruit he said it should be cut down. He gives us children for fruit, but the Lord God also has bestowed upon us spiritual gifts to bring forth spiritual fruits of the Spirit of God. The Lord asks the question, Did not he make one? He spoke first concerning husbands and wives that the two joined together have become one. However, he made this relationship after a heavenly pattern. He desires the husband love the wife as Christ loves His church, and that unity to be one with Father in heaven. He made one even having the residue of the spirit, meaning there is His Holy Spirit present even a portion when there is unity according to His Word. When two or three are joined His Spirit is in the midst. The Lord then continues to state that He has joined one in unity with His spirit so that might seek a godly seed that would bring forth fruits of righteousness. Therefore, be watchful and take heed as to what spirit and manner we operate that we deal not treacherously one with another.
 
Concerning marriage and divorce, the Lord said he hates putting away. He greatly desires unity and love covers a multitude of sin. The Lord Jesus suffered and had patience. We, too, must overcome with prayer and supplication. One covereth violence with his garment means they hide their sins towards their wives. They're abusive in the last and evil days, and operate in hypocrisy, yet the Lord sees all.
 
I Peter 2:16
 
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
 
3:7
 
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
 
God is a God of righteous judgment. Woe to them that call good evil and evil good. We cannot do iniquity in the sight of God and justify ourselves. The just shall live by faith, and repentance is required for righteous judgment in the sight of God. Vengeance is the Lord's. He will repay. He will not have His bride bullied. Remember, the fruits of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. (Eph 5:9) Be wise because surely the days are evil.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malachi 3
 
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
 
The Lord Jesus Christ has indeed sent His forerunners Elijah and John the Baptist to proclaim His name and prepare for His coming. The Lord Jesus Christ will come suddenly to His temple when we seek him with our whole heart. This temple is not made with hands of man, but is established within our hearts.
 
The Lord reminds us constantly that we must fear him with a reverence. He is Almighty. He is the First and the Last. The Beginning and the End. He is the author and finisher of our faith. However, we cannot fathom the day of His coming. He has already made it clear that no flesh can glory in His presence. Who can abide in the purified glory of God? He is a refining fire. He will purify. He will purge His people and bring every unclean thing to the surface. The hidden things and the secret faults will he cleanse with His blood. He has called us a royal priesthood, a peculiar people. His leaders and priests will be holy that they may present themselves holy and acceptable unto God, as their reasonable service.
 
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers , and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
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​Haggai 1:1-7
 
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built. Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying, Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? Now therefore saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
 
We are living in the days of the end times like unto the days of Daniel and Revelation. The Lord wants us to have a friendly reminder that even though many have fallen away and gone into captivity there will still be a remnant to do the Lord's will. The adversary has attempted to annihilate the saints of God, but know that the Lord is still on the throne. They have trampled the Gospel and have attempted to have the Lord's house lie waste. However, the Lord stated that the house of the true worshipers will not lie waste and desolate. Much of the glory of the house of God has been lost because of judgment.
The priests were called back to the land of Judah and the Lord cleansed the people. They repented before the Lord and went back into the service of the Most High. They cleansed the land of falsehood and abominations. The false prophets were killed (put away) and the Word was restored. The Lord addressed that there was a separation. The Lord's house was neglected but people went off to their own houses and own land. Because the people did not prioritize the Lord's will, there was a lack due to covetous practices. They received the chastening of the Lord through the prophet Haggai and the high priest and the Lord said, I am with you. Therefore, the people returned to do the work in the house of the Lord.   

​Jeremiah 2
 
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.
 
This is why Jeremiah is termed the “The Weeping Prophet.” Here the Lord Jesus uses him to cry in the ears of the Lord's people. In the book of Revelation the Lord shares that there will be a new heaven and a new earth. John stated that he saw Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming from Heaven adorned as a bride. Jerusalem is placed at a high standard before the Lord. His bride must be holy. To whom much is given much is required. He wants a bride without spot or wrinkle. Jesus desires a bride that's faithful and trusting. He sets the standard for remembrance. He states “I remember thee.” Then the Lord pleads that the children likewise remember the God of their youth. Remember that you were espoused to him and that he led them in the wilderness. He said they were the firstfruits unto him and that because of it anyone who were their enemies the Lord would bring evil against.
 
Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they were gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
 
He addresses the natural house by calling them Jacob and includes the spiritual house by also addressing them as the families of the house of Israel and those grafted in through the blood of Jesus. Again the Lord is pleading with His children as a husband desiring to mend a relationship. He asked what he had done to receive such treatment by His chosen, calling them vain. The Lord is addressing the heart of His people by pleading “How can you do this? Why won't you seek me?” He's covered them, shielded them, and has been a guide to them even through the wilderness of Egypt and through the shadows of death.
 
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. The priests said not, Where is the Lord? And they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also trangressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children's children will I plead.
 
God is a good shepherd. Freely he has given but yet the people that he has chosen and given a good heritage have defiled the land with abomination. The Lord states the priest are out of order. They are not properly seeking the Lord concerning His children. The pastors sin against the Lord and haven't fed the flock as the Lord had ordained. He spoke more specifically concerning the shepherds in Ezekiel 34:1-23
 
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye shall eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which is sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the filed, when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am  against the shepherd; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
 
The Lord has stated that judgment starts at the household of faith. He is cleaning His house. He is addressing the issues with His people and he is holding those accountable from the leadership, elders and ancients, even down to the flock and those scattered. He's eliminating excuses. He is restoring holiness because he is coming back for His church without spot or blemish. The prophet Ezekiel's prophesy is lined up with Jeremiah's prophesy concerning the Lord's shepherds as well as His flock. Within the Holy Spirit it the spirit of judgment. So that same spirit is confirmed prophet to prophet. The Word also reminds us that the spirit of the prophets is subject to the prophets. The Lord has a checks and balance for righteous judgment and is no respecter of persons. In the segment of scripture in Ezekiel the Lord prophesied against the shepherds who weren't doing their job. The Lord chastens those he loves. He loves us enough to call us and choose us and qualify us. So, as a good shepherd he chastens in ways that we know and understand. He told them all the things they didn't do and they were supposed to have done. The Lord notified the shepherds that they are fired! He states he doesn't want them feeding the flock. They weren't doing the job anyway. Their services aren't required any longer he also states they won't be feeding themselves any more either. Then the Lord takes over and states that he's going to do the job that they wouldn't do. He will seek out His sheep and deliver them out of all places. In the midst of all of this, the Lord God yet pleads with the children that they repent and not give in to idolatry and falsehood. He stated by their actions they were forsaking him, who was the fountain of living water, in return they became as broken vessels which could not hold.
 
Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
 
The Lord wants Israel to make a choice. Will you be a servant of righteousness or a slave to sin? Look and examine the situation as to why you're spoiled.
 
And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? Or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
 
Instead of surrendering and crying unto the Lord thy God. The children go to their enemies for assistance. To say they drink of their waters is to say they indulge in their spirits, adding sin to sin. The Lord reminds them of the other times he delivered them when they sinned, wandered, and played the harlot.
 
                             

James 1:3-5

KNOWING THIS, THAT THE TRYING OF YOUR FAITH WORKETH PATIENCE.
BUT LET PATIENCE HAVE HER PERFECT WORK, THAT YE MAY BE PERFECT AND ENTIRE, WANTING NOTHING.
IF ANY OF YOU LACK WISDOM, LET HIM ASK OF GOD THAT GIVETH UNTO ALL MEN LIBERALLY, AND UPBRAIDETH NOT; AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN HIM.

Greeting in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is the author and finisher of our faith. He is the ancient of days, the god who was dead and liveth evermore to sit at the right hand of the Father. It is needful to mention to the faithful that you continue to seek the face of God and to be not weary in well doing for surely you shall reap if you faint not. Now more than ever as we continue to overcome and endure the foreshadowing of the troublesome and perilous times it is needful to mention that we hold fast to the truth without wavering. The kingdoms of the world will fall and the Kingdom of Heaven and the saints of God will stand as the everlasting kingdom and Jesus Christ will reign. Therefore, hold fast that no man take your crown and be faithful unto death no matter the circumstance or the situation. Your trust in the midst of adversity will birth a patience and that patience tells the Lord that you fear him as the sovereign God.
When we trust him completely patience has her perfect work. Remember, the Lord is perfecting his body until we all come into the unity in the fullness of Christ. That perfect work is molded on the potter’s wheel when we give our all and hold back nothing. When we decrease, it is the spirit of God that gives the increase. The Lord gets the glory completely because the flesh is under subjection. Therefore, because the spirit is reigning, He will perfect that which may be lacking concerning the faith. There is no want for anything with full surrender. The Lord is the light and there is no darkness in him at all. The Lord has begotten us by the truth so use thee truth to spew the adversary. The enemy has come to weary the saints of God with all manner of evil and such things as we have never seen before. He is a liar and has been from the beginning. Hold fast to the truth and love that you’ve been taught from the beginning. Watch and pray. We look forward to a new Heaven and a new earth.  Jesus Christ will wipe away every tear from our eyes.

Rev 7:16

THEY SHALL HUNGER NO MORE, NEITHER THIRST ANY MORE; NEITHER SHALL THE SUN LIGHT ON THEM, NOR ANY HEAT.

FOR THE LAMB WHICH IS IN THE MIDST OF THE THRONE SHALL FEED THEM, AND SHALL LEAD THEM UNTO LIVING FOUNTAINS OF WATERS: AND GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS FROM THEIR EYES.