OPEN YOUR MOUTH WIDE

 

OPEN YOUR MOUTH WIDE I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. Psalm 81:10 What an encouragement to pray! Our human nature leads us to ask for small things because we feel unworthy. But the Lord wants us to ask for great blessings. Prayer should be as natural and simple as opening our mouths—it should be an unforced, sincere expression of our need. When a person is truly earnest, they open their mouth wide, and this verse encourages us to pray with great fervor. It also suggests that we can boldly ask God for many and large blessings. Look at the whole verse: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.” Because the Lord has already given us so much, He invites us to ask for even more and to expect even greater things. Think of little birds in a nest when their mother comes to feed them—they are all open mouths! Let it be the same with us. Let’s receive God’s grace in every possible way. Let’s soak it up like a sponge absorbs water. God is ready to fill us if we are ready to receive. Let our needs drive us to open our mouths; let our weariness cause us to pant for Him; let our fear make us cry out like a child. The mouth that is opened wide will be filled by the Lord Himself. So let it be for us today, O Lord! By Charles H. Spurgeon

AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH

AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. 39And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Matthew 24:37 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Luke 17:26-27 Nothing is a coincidence with God, and especially when you consider the significance of Noah's Ark (God's holy judgment on wicked, shameless people) AND the fact that Jesus predicted Noah's Ark would be a sign for the end times: the current archaeological expedition on Ararat is a HUGE discovery and we should all take notice of it. This is no small deal at all. The atheists are already going nuts: Christians should be, also! A research team is currently in Turkey studying the Durupinar formation, which has long been suspected as the location of Noah's Ark. They are doing core drilling, ground penetrating radar and they're even sending a small robot down into some voids that have been seen on the radar. NOAH’s ARK ON FACEBOOK CLICK HERE The research team thinks the top level of the Ark is mostly destroyed but the bottom levels may be partially intact, and even fossilized (petrified wood.)   The Durupinar formation was first photographed by a Turkish Air Force fighter pilot who saw it as he was flying over the mountains of Ararat. This was in 1959, but in all these years Turkey has not allowed a real research team to come in and do a serious study. Until now! They have given the current team full authorization to work on the site and Turkish authorities have helped determine the tests they will allow on it. (I think Turkey sees this as a tourism opportunity.)   It is interesting that people in the local villages have always known this was the site of Noah's Ark; there's never been any question in their minds. It's a permanent part of their legends, going all the way back to Noah himself, apparently. God left us a breadcrumb trail for a reason: He wanted us to find the Ark! NOW, seventy years after it was first spotted by that pilot, a team has FINALLY been allowed to do work on this very significant archaeological site. Meanwhile, the Atheists have gone berserk and are mocking the project, lying about it, and even harassing the research team. Recently someone burgled the apartment of the team leader and stole computers, memory sticks and anything else that might contain his data on Noah's Ark. Fortunately he has backups which are safe. Why does this project matter so much?? Because Jesus predicted that in end times, it will be as it was in the days of Noah. Discovering Noah's Ark at this time would be yet another confirmation that end times are likely moving in on us! Christians are excited about this discovery but the symbolism of Noah’s Ark means much more than an archaeological treasure. Noah’s Ark is a warning for the entire world: a warning of judgment to come. The sins of the people had gotten so bad in Noah's day that God was finished with them. The people were wicked, unrepentant, shameless, and totally unconcerned about the warnings from Noah. Jesus also said that Sodom and Gomorrah were the same way: their debauchery was beyond belief, their violence was without remorse. And God brought judgment on those wicked cities, too. People don't want to believe judgment is coming... but YES, it is. And there's no stopping it when it comes. Now is time to get right with God, and accept Jesus as your Savior.

 

SEEK THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE

SEEK THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE COLOSSIANS 3:1-17 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. 12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

 

FINAL WORDS OF REVELATION

 

FINAL WORDS OF REVELATION This is the final lesson in our study of Revelation! It is good to finish with the words of Jesus himself: REVELATION 22.13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.” 17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely. 20 He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen. IMAGE CREDITS: The image of Jesus on the marble stairs is generated by Gemini and the image of the night star is by SeaArt.ai. Edited by C.A. Stevens.