To comprehend the Rock that is higher than man, we must first understand the perfect tabernacle, made without hands. This Rock serves as the foundation upon which the Tabernacle—Church—Body of Christ is built, the Rock and Tabernacle against which the gates of hell shall not prevail. Your buildings and denominations are not these things and have often been conquered by death and hell. However, Jesus, the true Tabernacle of God, conquers both death and hell. If you want to conquer death and hell, trust in Him, along with Peter and the Psalmist.
Psalms 61:2 KJV From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Hebrews 9:11 KJV But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
2 Samuel 22:32 KJV For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
Psalms 18:31 KJV For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
If you consider the words you cried out when calling upon the Name of the LORD as a vow, you will take your salvation more seriously, offering much praise. Those who do not take their salvation seriously daily and rarely offer praise, I doubt, are truly saved.
Psalms 61:8 KJV So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
The greater the injustice, the greater the punishment. Conquering sin will inevitably catch up with you sooner or later, unless sin is conquered through the forgiveness of God, obtained through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Luke 17:1 KJV Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luke 17:2 KJV It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
If Jesus Christ has conquered sin in your life, you might want to think twice before not conquering the sins others have committed against you with rebuke and the same forgiveness.
Luke 17:3 KJV Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Luke 17:4 KJV And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
We have all been gifted with a certain measure of faith. By God's mercy and grace, I will do my best to live up to my measure today, and I encourage you to do your best to live up to yours. Coveting another's measure does not mean you are living up to your own. If you live up to your measure, you will accomplish all that the Lord has called you to, even if that means commanding the trees to obey.
Luke 17:5 KJV And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increa2se our faith.
Luke 17:6 KJV And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
The narcissist serves for the thanks of men, whereas the servant of Christ serves with love and thanks unto God, knowing his service is his reasonable duty.
Luke 17:9 KJV Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Luke 17:10 KJV So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
Ten recited a prayer.
Luke 17:12 KJV And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Luke 17:13 KJV And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
One who was an enemy returned, worshipped the Lord, gave glory to God with a thankful heart, and was an enemy no more.
Luke 17:15 KJV And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luke 17:16 KJV And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
One was saved by faith; the others walked away with a vain prayer.
Luke 17:17 KJV And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
Luke 17:18 KJV There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
Luke 17:19 KJV And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
“Out of every one-hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior and he will bring the others back.”
― Heraclitus
Gospilled Minute #98
If the kingdom of God is within you, you will seek to accomplish the will of God today and desire that others receive the kingdom of God by faith. Hence, why we pray, 'Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.'
Luke 17:20 KJV And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Luke 17:21 KJV Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
I find the eagle to be a majestic bird, yet its beauty is tempered by its nature as a scavenger, feeding on death. It's little wonder, then, that the Roman and American empires, both of which have employed the eagle as a symbol, have historically satisfied their appetites through conquest and violence. The Lord's return promises to deliver us from both the eagle's talons and the sting of death itself.
Luke 17:37 KJV And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
The series of Exodus plagues demonstrate God's longsuffering, in that if He wanted to crush us all like bugs, He could have done so a long time ago. How many chances have we been given? Only God knows, and I have no desire to test that number.
Exodus 11:1 KJV And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.
People look for wisdom and understanding in all the wrong places. Neither gold nor Bitcoin can buy it.
Job 28:12-13 KJV But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Job 28:15 KJV It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
“Maybe fame can buy it,” they say… while death and destruction listen.
Job 28:22 KJV Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
Then a humble nobody who fears the Lord finds such treasure.
Job 28:28 KJV And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Father, thank You for Your great longsuffering. In Jesus' Name, Amen
Praise the LORD!
