The Doctrine Of Balaam

 

Letters From God  Day 4 :  The Doctrine of Balaam  

" But I have a few things against thee ,because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam  ,who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Isreal, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. " Revelations 2:14

The doctrine of Balaam is the strategy that Balaam taught the king of Moab. This doctrine teaches that the Israelites are righteous before God ,therefore they cannot be cursed in any way. So he taught the king of Moab, Balak to seduce the children of Isreal to commit fornication with the Moabites and also introduced them to eat meat sacrificed to idols. In this way they become  defiled and therefore they shall loose God's protection and glory. 

" He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob ,neither hath he seen perverseness in Isreal. The Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them ." Numbers 23 : 21 Balaam is telling the king of Moab, Balak that, so long as there is no sin ,iniquity or sexual perversion ( fornication ) in the people of Isreal he cannot curse them ,but instead he blessed them. 

 So the scriptures further explained the doctrine of Balaam in the book of   Numbers 31:16 " Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD."  In this portion of scripture it is described as " the counsel of Balaam " 

So doctrine of Balaam in our days is the seduction and convincing that the children of God can sin and nothing will happen to. So they teach that we are under grace ,it doesn't matter if we sin ,because we are covered by the grace of God. 

This is  a lie and a typical doctrine of Balaam that the enemy is using to lure God's children into fornication, adulteryand all forms of sin ,so that the devil can have access to destroy human lives .True grace of God delivers people from sinful life and teaches us to live a godly life.

 " For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men .Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lust, we should live soberly, righteously and godly, in this present world. " Titus 2:11-12  The reality here is that when you receive grace, it teaches , enables and helps you to overcome lust ,ungodliness and sin as a whole. Again the grace helps you to live a righteous and godly life. 

In this 3rd time the doctrine of Balaam is being taught undercover of grace ,some teach that our sins doesn't matter, because we have grace and this has made  many children of God fall into all forms of sinful indulgence even in the house of God. Many Christians  who are deceived by this doctrine of Balaam are living in sin and yet going to church every Sunday without remorse. That is why many church buildings are full of people who are still living in sins . 

PRAYER 

Lord God have mercy upon me and deliver me from the deception of strange doctrines that encourage sin in Jesus name. AMEN 

Core Values of People

 Letters From God Day 9 : Core Values of People 

" ...Thou art careful and troubled about many things. ..But one thing is needful, and  Mary hath chosen that good part ." Luke 10:41-42 

There are some things human beings value on earth, those are the things that get their attention the most. What you value most in life is what you invest your time, energy, money and passion on .There are three main core values in life ,these are what people value most ; money, love and entertainment. Money has been the number one core value of most people, to the extent they can even kill for money, lie for money, dupe for money and do any thing evil for money. 

That is the word of God cautions us against the love of money which brings most evil. " For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, pierced themselves through with many sorrows. "  1 Timothy 6:10 The people who see  money as their core value tend to love money more than anything in the world. One of the core values is love ,which comprises relationships, marriage and sex .Those who value these things can go to all length to have a lover or to please a lover .

God always warn us in his word against loving and valueing the things of the world." Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world,  If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For  all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. " 1 John 2:15-16

 Those who value love ,relationships, marriage or sex above the word of God will always end up committing sin .Because most at times they are controlled by lust of the flesh, so they end up committing sin. 

One core value of people in general is entertainment of all kinds, such as football, movies ,parties ,clubs ,social gatherings and all forms of games. That is why some Christians may not go to church on Sunday, but instead go to movie theatres or game centres ,just to watch football or movies. What God wants us to value is the word of God, like Mary who valued the teachings of Christ and spent all her time listening to the word of God. " And she had a sister called Mary ,who also sat at Jesus feet and heard his word. " Luke 10 : 39 

PRAYER 

Lord Jesus Christ help me to value your word more than anything else in this world in Jesus name. AMEN 

What Is Your Name ?

 

What Is Your Name ? 

" So He said, what is your name ? He said, Jacob " Genesis 32 :27 

Your name is the first hand information a person gets about you ,to know who you are. A person's name defines the destiny of the person. In the bible we discover that God gives names to promise to describe their mission on earth. As your name is ,so are you, " ...for as his name is, so is he ,Nabal is his name, and folly is with him ..." 1 Samuel 25 : 25 Nabal probably means a fool and that actually was the character of this man .

The angel ask Jacob what is your name, Jacob means a supplanter,  ( or deceiver ) thus he lived a life of deception,  " And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob?  for he has supplanted me these two times : he took away my birthright;  and behold, now he hath taken away my blessing...? Genesis 27:36 

Your name brings with it your destiny, that is why you must know what your name stands for. It was said of the saviour, " And she shall bring forth a son ,and thou shalt call his name Jesus,  for he shall save his people from their sins " Matthew 1:21

The name Jesus  ( Yeshua in Hebrew ) means  a God who is our salvation, thus the mission of Jesus was described in his name. Another name given to Christ further explains his deity " Behold, a virgin shall be with a child, and shall call his name Emmanuel, which be interpreted is ,God with us ." Matthew 1:23 This name emphasize the fact that Jesus Christ is Lord and God Almighty. Your name can have a positive or negative effect in your life as a Christian. 

That is why a change of name is possible at times, Jacob was changed to Isreal  ( a prince with God ) Genesis 32 : 28 Abram  was changed to Abraham  ( a father of nations ) " Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations have I made thee ." Genesis 17:5 We discover that Abraham started having the promised children when his name was changed. 

Jabez also had a similar experience " And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren : and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Isreal, saying Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me ? And God granted him that which he requested. " 1 Chronicles 4 : 9-10 

PRAYER 

Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for touching my name ,impact my name with glory and power and take away any evil attachment to my name, in Jesus name. AMEN

The Children of The Kingdom

 

The Children Of The Kingdom 

" The field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one. "  Matthew 13 : 38

The children of the kingdom are those who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their saviour. They have come to accept  the Lord Jesus Christ, and are born-again and spirit filled. The children of the kingdom are those who are pursuing the eternal life in God's kingdom. They are led by the spirit of God, and for that matter they have come to recognise the voice of God. " For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. " Romans 8:14 

The children of the kingdom are those who are separatedfrom the life of sin." Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing :and I will receive you. And I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters ,saith the Lord Almighty. " 2 Corinthians 6 : 17-18 The children of the kingdom are those who are consecrated in their heart and have decided to abstain from all forms of sinful appearance. 

God receives us as his children if we forgo all the sinful ways of the world. For instance the apostle John cautions, " Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him .For all that is in the world,  the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life oise not of the Father, but is of the world. " 1  John 2:15-16 Those who are the children of the kingdom are suppose to only live the Lord and not the sinful world of lust, and pride which destroys sinners.

 The children of the kingdom are those who are delivered from the powers of darkness. " who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son ." Colossians 1:13 The children of the kingdom are heavenly minded and focus on things, above. " If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above. , and not on things on the earth. " Colossians 3 : 1-2 

PRAYER 

I am a child of the kingdom, therefore I am kingdom minded and heavenly focused. Above all I love the Lord and not the things of the world. Therefore help me Lord by your grace in Jesus name. AMEN 

Letters From God 20th  Day :  The Children Of The Wicked One 

The Manifested Life

 

The Manifested Life  

" For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the father and was manifested unto us. " 1 John 1 : 2 

The Manifested life is the life of the father in heaven, it is the life that was hidden from us due to our sins. God forbid  human beings from eating the tree of life ,that could have given us everlasting life way back in the garden of Eden.

 " And the Lord God said, behold, the man is become as one of us , to know good and evil, and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live forever. Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. " Genesis 3: 22-23 

God drove Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden on purpose, so that they will not see the tree of life nor eat of it ." So he drove out the man ,and placed at the  east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way mot keep the way of the tree of life. " Genesis 3: 24 ,Thus ,God took the human being from everlasting life so that no man had the chance of living forever. The everlasting life that was in the tree of life was hidden from us .

Jesus Christ ,however came as the manifested life for us who desire to have this everlasting life to discover it Jesus himself said among other things that he is the bread of life, the resurrection and the life. " Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life. " John 6:47-48 

Jesus came as a manifested life, which was hidden from human beings for ages ,because of sin .The words of Jesus all proved that he is the manifested life. 

" I am the living bread which came down from heaven, if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever, and the bread that I give is my flesh ,which I will give for the life of the world. " John 6: 51 Jesus Christ always revealed himself as the life of God from heaven for humanity to partake of and enjoy the father's life forever. Jesus life is a life for all to live with, the dead and the living alike. 

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life, he that believeth in me though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die ,Believest thou this. ? " John 11:25-26 Jesus Christ, therefore is our manifested life that God has given back to all human beings. 

PRAYER 

Lord Jesus Christ I receive your manifested life in Jesus name. AMEN 

The Way To Heaven

 

" Jesus saith unto, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the father but by me "  John 14:6

The way to heaven is on the cross of Calvary, Jesus Christ came as the way to heaven, no wonder he said,  " I am the  way " The way to heaven is only found in Jesus Christ of Nazareth,  it is the way of righteousness, it is the way of the cross and it is also described as the narrow way. " Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that find it " Matthew 7:14 

The way to heaven is the narrow way that only a few who are willing to loose so much of weight in order to enter this narrow way can enter . On the narrow way to heaven is only a life of righteousness where obedience to the word of God is enforced. On this way to heaven is no sinful activity permitted. " And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatever worketh abomination or maketh a lie ,but they which are written in the lamb's book of life. " Revelations 21:27

The way to heaven is the way of purity, the only people who are liable to enter are the ones who are living a life of righteousness. The way to hear is not meant for those who commit iniquity, Jesus emphasised this, " Not everyone that saith unto me ,Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven. 

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name cast out devils ? and in thy name done many wonderful works .And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you, depart from me ,ye that work iniquity, " Matthew 7: 21-23 

The way to heaven is the way of the righteous, and not the way of the hypocrites. The aforementioned portion of scripture explains that some people would be denied entrance to the kingdom of heaven because of their lifestyle of iniquities. The way to the kingdom of heaven, is the way of commitment where the body is a sacrifice to God .

 " I beseech you therefore, brethren , by the mercies of God ,that ye present your bodies as a living sacrifice ,holy ,acceptable,unto   God, which is your reasonable service  .And be not conformed tho this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God ." Romans 12:2 

The God kind Of Life

 

The God kind Of Life 

" For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the father and was manifested unto us. " 1 John 1:2 

The God kind of life is the only life that defines the immortality of God. The God kind of life is the life referred to us eternal life which only God gives his children. It is the life that Jesus Christ came to manifest to the whole world. Before Jesus Christ came, this life was hidden with the father and only God had that life. It is the life that knows no beginning nor ending, it is the kind of life described in Revelations 1:8 

Jesus describesthe life of God in full detail in this portion of scripture ;  Alpha and Omega.that is  A and Z  ,this means God begins ends every life, but he has no beginning nor ending. The next phrase is the  " the beginning and the ending " which also implies that God's life begins every other life and the same ends every other life. In reality God determines life, it's beginning and it's ending. 

Another phrase that describes the God kind of life is " which is, which was and which is to come. "  Here it is emphasizing a God who entails the past of life and things. The present life which is, and God is also a  God who knows and controls the future, " which is to come " 

This means God's life is from everlasting to everlasting, from generation to generation and from age to age .It is a perpetual life, unabated and continual. Jesus describes this life in another scripture as resurrection and the life. " Jesus said unto her ,I am the resurrection, and the life , he that believeth  in me though he were dead, yet shall he live." John 11:25 

The resurrection means it is reviving life, it quickens or gives life to people or the dead .Jesus manifested the life of God, therefore he is the life ." But is now made manifest by the appearing of our saviour Jesus Christ ,who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, z Timothy 1 :10 

The God kind y life abolishes death, the death of going to hell fire. ( Revelations 20:14-15 )Jesus came to establish immortality with the people of God who believe in him .

PRAYER 

Lord Jesus Christ I receive this life of God into my soul life ,from today I choose to enjoy the life of God forever in Jesus name. 

AMEN