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The days are evil!

Jul 282012

The days are evil.

Are we evil too?

How can you ask that Ken? There are many good people around Today! What about those in the Ministry? In the word of God a man called Jesus; “Good Master”, Jesus replied; “Why do you call me good?”. No one is good except God alone Mark 10:18 NASB. Jesus also said: “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:11 NASB. Some don’t ask so they don’t get! Jesus spoke of persistance in prayer, keep knocking and you will receive! The evil Judge gave a penniless woman her request, growing weary of her constantly coming before him. Jesus said; “How much more will your Father in Heaven give to you his children who cry out to Him continually?” Remember, Jesus said the Father will only give “Good” gifts to His children!

But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus’ feet, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” Luke 5:5-8 NASB. (Sinful man is evil, our sinless Lord is Holy!) Paul the Apostle also saw this contrast; It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all 1-Timothy 1:15 NASB.

What is the answer to the question Jesus asked of this man? Simple, Jesus is God and good, the man did not know who He is! (Remember Jesus said: “Unless you believe I AM HE, you will die in your sins” John 8:24).

From Adam and Eve, sin has given mankind a fallen nature, inwardly (Blind in spirit) and outwardly the sins of the flesh. All believers have a “New Nature”. Our dead to God spirits were made alive through the regeneration by the Holy Spirit. We are made to be “One spirit” with Him. “But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him” 1-Corinthians 6:17 NASB.

So those who believe and serve God are Holy and sinless in their “Inner Man”( spirit/heart) but still can yield to sin in the flesh. All believers are in a warfare against it. I highly recommend reading Romans 7. (Paul in his battle with sin in his flesh cries out for deliverance. He finds it in Romans 8:1 “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”. This is God saying to those believers struggling with sin as Paul was, the Lord is saying “your sins cannot separate you from my Love!” Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness (Symbol of sin), or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35 NASB.) The Apostle Paul reveals he still sins but not willingly! He states correctly that this comes from the flesh. God, for His own purposes left all believers in corruptible bodies. In these bodies we all we groan, by the way. God has declared our corruptible bodies Holy as they are His Temple. He also promises to give us “New Bodies”, uncorrupted like Jesus has. Then we will never sin again, being freed from the presence and power of sin forever. We will receive our new bodies when He returns.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is 1-John 3:2 NASB.

As Paul said, nothing good dwells in the flesh. Romans 7:18 * So in that respect we are evil. But as believers we have a new nature, a new heart that hates the corruptible flesh and wars against it. We as Paul are given Grace upon Grace in this warfare, don’t give up, you have higher help!

Should we sin that this Grace would abound? God forbid, Jesus died for our sins at such a great cost. Therefore it is willful sin that brings correction which can be grievous (Whom the Lord loves, He corrects). Paul wrote that willful sin will bring God’s correction that can include death, going to Heaven early! To avoid this and other correction, examine yourself before communion, confess your sins. Do not cling to confessed sin, this leads to a guilt trip and no joy! When God forgives He also forgets! “FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR INIQUITIES, AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE.” Hebrews 8:12 NASB. God looks at the heart of every believer and sees His Son Jesus. When we all are revealed one day in glory, God Himself will sing**. He will have many exactly like His Son; this will give Him great pleasure!

*An addition to the “Days are evil”

And because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man John 2:25 NASB.

What was it Lord that you knew what was in man? Jesus saw our fallen nature. Our spirits unable to communicate with God, a perfect fellowship broken due to sin. Jesus saw our hearts, (spirits) desperately wicked. (The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9 KJV). (You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks Matthew 12:34 NIV).

Tough words but true from the God man Jesus. Who else would know what is in us? He created us, not fallen, by the way!

Did you know God hates sins and cannot look upon it? Moses was God’s chosen but when he asked to see God in all His glory, he could not see Him face to face. If he did he would have died. One day we, the Church His Bride, will see Him “Face to Face” (For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known 1-Corinthians 13:12 NASB).

But Moses being in sinful flesh as we are also, could not gaze upon the Almighty and live. He was only able to see the back parts of God (“Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.” Exodus 33:22-23 NASB).

Can you imagine how horrible it was for Jesus, God the Son in the flesh to become sin for us. He who knew no sin became a serpent, (A symbol of sin which poisons and kills) the one who God the Father would unleash His anger and fury upon for us!

The Gospel is good news to the sinner’s ear. The sinner by faith in Jesus can go from a fallen condition to a righteous position!

**Zephaniah 3: 17 For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight
in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs” (NLT).

The Hebrew word for “singing” actually means “a ringing cry” with a sense of joy. What a great verse! God sings. Since He is perfect in every way, I will look forward to hearing the beauty of His voice. The Bible tells us that He gave all of His creatures the ability to sing. Job says the angels, who are also called “stars” in Job, can sing (By permission).

Ken

March 2012

To those who doubt God’s existence.

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Jul 282012

To those who doubt God’s existence.

Look in the mirror!

Do you know what you are seeing? You are seeing God’s image and likeness. In fact, Jesus calls you gods! Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I SAID, YOU ARE GODS ‘? John 10:34 NASB. Jesus was referring to Psalm 82:6 which says we are gods, created in His own image and likeness. His offspring but not “The” God Almighty. And without Faith you will die like mere men.

Let me give you some food for thought. For those who doubt God’s existence. Why is man the only one who can worship God? Does your dog or cat go to Church? They look in a mirror and see another dog or cat; they do not have a self-awareness and a desire to worship something as humans do. (As Paul the Apostle said in the Book of Romans, they rejected God and turned to the worship of the Creation instead of the Creator. God gave them up to depraved minds).

How about the Creation itself, if you leave God out, how did it come into existence? Some of those who believe in evolution, when asked this question state that it began with the Hydrogen Atom. When asked where this Atom came from, they reply; “Out of nothing”. That has to be Faith but unfortunately it is not God’s saving Faith.

Throw in all the laws of the Creation, Aerodynamics, gravity and the rest which show an intelligence working in it all. As a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ I know that Adam and Eve were the most intelligent people that ever lived. Adam named all the creatures. They both had 100% unhindered use of their brains. Today we are told we only have 10% use of our brains? Sin entered and men’s minds were darkened. From Adam up to today men have become limited in brain use through genetic defects, sickness, disease and other bad things sin has brought. We are not like the Neanderthal man who some say grew more intelligent over thousands of years (He may have been smarter). Also consider comparing the Hydrogen Atom popping into existence out of nothing to an intelligent being known to us as the Eternal God revealed through His Holy word. In comparing Evolution to Creation I remember an example given. Remember, Evolution is “Blind” chance and they throw in “Natural Selection”, whatever that is? The Evolution example is you take a Webster’s Dictionary, separate every letter into pieces. Throw them all up in the air and they fall into the exact way they were before they were cut up.

I believe God has a sense of humor, He made Apes, Monkeys that have some resemblance to man, they have intelligence but I have not yet seen one praying! Someone said; “If we came from Apes, why are they still around?” Next time you look in the mirror think about what you are seeing? Is it a random act of Creation from some pond slime or you the very image of God Himself? According to the word of God, what hope could one have who rejects Jesus. For when they die, is that it? On the other hand, the Lord Jesus offers Eternal Life. Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest Matthew 11:28 NLT. I give them eternal life, they will never be lost, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28 ISV.

Consider this, if Evolution was a fact, there would be more transitional fossil stages found than the end results. A simple example would be a “Cube” evolving into a “Square”; the transitional changes would vastly outnumber the Cube and the Square! These “Transitional” stages are not found today. If Evolution were true, they would be found in great numbers everywhere! Besides, if a lizard grew a feather he would bite it off, if not, they would be rejected by a potential mate. God has created all creatures to reproduce “After their kind” (Genesis 1:24). There is variety among the species. You can have many different types of dogs or cats, each restricted to their own species. The same holds true for all the species God created, they reproduce after their “Kind” only! Deformity and abnormalities are rejected by all species in order that the healthy normal creature prevails. As humans, created in God’s image, we have many opportunities to help the afflicted and the poor as Jesus said. Some may have deformities and abnormalities of their bodies, but they all have a Soul and a spirit. Through Faith in Jesus they will receive a perfect new body when the Lord returns!

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is 1-John 3:2 NASB.

I have written a Poem called; “I saw the Lord” which goes along with what I have shared with you. You can find it in my Poem section on this site.

Author Ken

March 2012

Devotion to Christ

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Jul 282012

Devotion to Christ

But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ 2-Corinthians 11:3 NIV.

I remember leaving my first love, Jesus! It didn’t happen suddenly, like a leaf the Tide; I just drifted away (Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love Revelation 2:4 NASB).

When I was first saved, my mind was totally fixed on Jesus. Every day I thought it would be the day He would come back. I knew when He was on the cross He knew me and died for me. I couldn’t get enough of the word of God. When I meditated about the Lord I was so filled with the Spirit that I thought my heart would burst. I cried out; “Stop, Lord, I’ll die”. King David had the same experience (My heart grew hot within me, and as I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue Psalm 39:3 NIV).

I remember when I spoke about the Lord there was great assurance. One of things I will never forget, one night, my Wife was in the kitchen. I looked at her and all I felt was love for her, a love I never had before, a love blind to any faults and it was easy! “My Yoke” is easy said the Lord, through the Holy Spirit; “Rivers Of Living Waters will Flow” From within you”. I remember telling a spiritual brother about that event, when I said it was easy, he burst out in laughter and sad; “Tell me again”. He knew this love only comes through the Holy Spirit and devotion to Jesus (Brother Dom was one of the most devoted to Jesus persons I have ever known, Jesus walked in his shoes. He is with the Lord today). The Lord produces the Fruit, not us, we are His workmanship.

So tell us how and why you left your first love Ken? Like Peter, I took my eyes off the Lord, I focused on my own works, and the Lord took a back seat with my agenda. I was always quick to quote scripture, especially to those who were hurting. After one occasion of quoting scripture to a lady who was hurting. I was rebuked in love by a sister in the Lord. She said; “Ken”, it’s more than just quoting scripture, you must understand their hurt.”

(Who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God 2-Corinthians 1:4 NASB). Although I have personally suffered much and could understand the sufferings of others, I was out of fellowship with the Lord (“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing John 15:5 NASB).

I knew something was wrong, gone was my joy and peace, self-righteousness had replaced the “Easy Love” I had. One day while on my way to work, I saw a man reading the Bible; I said hello to him and soon realized what a spiritual man he was. He looked me in the eye and said; “You have left your first Love”, now I realized that I did! I remember repenting and asking the Lord to forgive me. I made a promise to Him that from then on I would look to Him to lead me. I then became the obedient man who went on to be the spiritual man.

The secret I learned as did Paul the Apostle is found in Jesus alone, the *True Vine from which we the branches bear fruit. Love being greatest! As my brother in the Lord Dominic used to tell me; “Kenny, it’s a full surrender to the Lord”.

Paul, after serving the Lord with all his heart, counted his works as garbage compared to knowing the deep things of Christ (that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death Philippians 3:10. That their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Colossians 2:2-3 NASB).

As the word says; Christians, lay aside envy, strife and all that hinders, rejoice for anyone who proclaims the Good News of the Gospel. Even if their motives are wrong, Christ is preached! (Paraphrased)

I’m glad to say I’m back with my first love Jesus, I threw away the “Rubber Stamp” I thought He used for my works. Now I can relax and let Him lead the way, nobody does it better, by the way!

* “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit John 15:2 NASB. The branch not bearing fruit is a picture of a believer (Been there) not abiding in the Vine (Jesus). As a result THEIR works are wood, hay and stubble, men gather them (The dead works, not the believer) and burn them (Burn represents rejecting) as they are useless for God’s work. Only the Good Works done through Christ are the Gold, Silver and Precious Stones that will remain for those obedient believers at the Judgment of their works by the Lord.

My Chiropractor, my brother, my friend, a poem.

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Jul 282012

My Chiropractor, my brother, my friend, a poem.

He is known as Doctor Mark to Lil and me.

His Christian love is shown by his good works,

performed through thee.

There is no “Cracking” of backs by him, adjustments they are,

restoring health from within.

God and Chiropractors are in one accord, they agree, all healing

Comes from you Lord!

The pressure he frees from nerves restores the function of the area it serves.

Pain is a symptom of something wrong; many ignore it for too long.

To quench the pain with a pill, will not fix the ill,

the real problem will be there still!

Doctor Mark will search it out, and find what it’s all about.

A spine in line will make you feel fine, a spine out of whack,

is always a pain in the back.

Women have curves, men do too, and it’s called scoliosis,

a problem for me and you.

Many suffer pain from low back to neck, over and over again.

They take medicine but their condition remains the same.

I know their sufferings and I care, I have been there.

After the first time I had my spine put back inline,

I also wanted others to feel fine.

For you, I’m not saying a Chiropractor is always the best but he puts the spine in line and lets God do the rest!

Doctor Mark is a ministering vessel, good works to do.

Through his talent, God’s healing power flows to you.

Author Ken

March 2012

Songs in the night, a poem.

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Jul 282012

Songs in the night, a poem.

Lord, you give songs in the night.

You are my first love and delight.

Nearer my God to thee I sing, new brothers

and sisters you do bring.

Now I sing a brand new song, saved and in a family

I do belong.

The Church of the first born, one day for us,

Gabriel will blow his horn.

Holy, Holy, Holy we will sing, God the Father has

given us His King.

He is the Son of glory, we the Church tell of His story.

The mighty God, the everlasting Father is He and more.

He is our savior, the one we adore.

Jesus, sent from above, the Father was well pleased.

He is the Son He loved.

Jesus did shine, the divine, walking in a body like mine.

Weeping may endure for a night, our song ceases,

things are not right.

But be still my soul, remember who made you whole.

Pray and don’t despair, always remember, it is for you

He does care.

Joy in the morning will come, through Him, the battle was won.

Keep singing your praises to Him the one, watch and see the blessings

He will bring to you, His Son.

Nothing good from His Church He will withhold,

Those who are refined by Him, as pure gold.

Come to Him today, He is the door and the way.

“I am the door; if anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture John 10:9 NASB).

I dedicate this poem to Sister Crosson, now with the Lord. She wrote special poems, some for Lil and I which we still have and treasure. I remember saying to her; “I wish I had what you have”.(She said to me, you do have what I have but in a different way.) Little did I know the Lord would give that gift to me, I am very humbled by that. I saw the Lord when I looked in her eyes. She was rejected by that legalistic Church because she drank a glass of wine, to me that was fine. She had more of the Holy Spirit in her little toe that all those in authority would ever know! Trully as written, the last shall be first. Grace He gives to the humble, the proud and wise He resists (but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong 1-Corinthians 1:27 NASB).

Author Ken

Feb. 2012

Our Firefighter nephew John, a poem.

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Jul 282012

Our Firefighter nephew John, a poem.

A Battalion Chief is he, it seems like yesterday,

we held him on our knee.

As a new Fireman he went quickly up the ladder,

the difficult tests he took did not matter.

When 911 came he was constantly at the site, searching for his

brothers with all his might.

He is a dedicated man, a servant like Joe his Policeman Dad,

he and his kind are among the best we ever had.

They put their lives on the line every day, true Patriots they are,

It is the American way!

When those Towers did sway, the brave Fireman were on their way.

We will never forget what it cost them on that day.

Through all the hurt and sorrow, we thank God that through His grace,

we can face tomorrow.

America, our great Nation He has blessed for you and me.

The home of the brave, the land of the free. Please dear Lord

continue to protect and bless us we pray on bended knee.

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March 2012

We have a new grandson, a poem.

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Jul 282012

We have a new grandson, a poem.

A new grandson have we, his name is Grayson,

as handsome as can be.

He is very fair, like Job’s daughters, you could describe his hair.

We will always remember that special day in November, in our hearts,

it was like a burning ember.

Much danger he did face on that morn, his little heart

strained to beat while he was being born.

But from my spirit a prayer was sent to our Father above,

“Fear not” He said, you are both in my love.

I, his Grandpa dedicated him to the Lord, in that prayer I know

God and I were in one accord.

A prophesy I did speak for this boy, he would be great and bring

his parents much joy!

This little two year old IS great, and he eats everything on his plate!

His Doctor was beside himself amused, this little boy

had him totally confused.

Who is this little tyke, who could shake them despite their might?

The best is yet to come for their blessed little son.

In his growing years, of Jesus he will speak, a man of love who turns the other cheek.

Anyone who comes against him to blame, will be turned away

and put to shame.

He will love his parents and the Lord. They will all be in one accord.

He has been chosen by the Lord.

Who is this little boy we love? We have no doubt that he was sent from God above.

Author Ken

March 2012

Resurrection morning, a poem

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Jul 282012

Resurrection morning, a poem

The beautiful morn has come, the rising of God’s Holy one.

A woman was the first to meet the risen one, forgiven much,

she dearly loved the Son.

Death could not hold Him, neither could the tomb, He is the

Anointed one, conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb.

The darkness has gone away; God’s true light is here to stay.

Angels sing for joy in heaven above, Souls have been set free.

Jesus who conquered death through the God of love, for you and me.

When the evening did come, behind closed doors His Disciples

did cower, not knowing He would appear that very hour.

His hands and his side he did show, they rejoiced, for it was really

Jesus, now they did know.

Peace be with you to them he did say, I now send you on your way.

Preach my word that Souls may be loosed from sin and shame, Satan’s

prisoners freed by believing in my Name.

I go to my Father above; it was He who sent me, for God is love.

Fear not, I am with you always, even to the end,

always call upon me, for I am your faithful friend.

What a friend we have in Jesus, he cares for us. How wonderful this

day we celebrate is! He arose, our mighty God. May His light

Shine in your hearts this day, may the King of Glory come your way.

Do you need a bath? a poem.

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Jul 282012

Do you need a bath?

Maybe a shower?

I remember feeling dirty one day.

The shower I took did not wash it away.

Then I did recall something the Bible said about us all.

Sin sticks better than any glue can.

It began in the Garden passed on through man.

Soap and water are great for cleaning off dirt, but not the sin that causes so much hurt.

*The glass sparking clean on the outside but dirty on the inside.

This dirt many try to hide.

Jesus came the truth to reveal, Satan wounded Him, bruising His heel.

Jesus said: he who has been washed is clean.

I responded, Lord, what do you mean?

He said, a heavenly bath to you believer I did give,

now before Me you will live.

There is no need to be washed again, only your feet I will keep clean,

from the outer dirt that can be seen.

Dear friend, come to Jesus as I did, to be clean and live.

He will wash you and make you whole, He will restore what Satan stole.

He will be your first love, God the Son, sent from the Father above.

Jesus will stick to you closer than a brother, and then you will truly love one another.

Rivers of living waters will flow from within you.

Then you will do the works He has asked of you.

The Father has sent one like Him, the Comforter to dwell within.

The wonderful Holy Spirit sent from above, revealing the things of Jesus and His love.

We must not grieve Him by willful sinning, but follow Him, souls to be winning.

(Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you.” John 13:10 NLT) Judas was the only one there not clean as he was never a believer. Jesus confirms this by saying one of you is a devil; Satan did enter into him in order to carry out his evil plan.

(“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'” John 7:38 NASB).

(He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, Titus 3:5 NASB) I love this scripture, this is the bath we needed, a complete cleaning of the inside that God saw, and it was our true need to be forgiven of ALL our sins, past present and future. Jesus paid it all, not that we deserved it by our works of righteous but through His great Mercy and Grace. A free Gift, unspeakable by the way.

*(“You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also Matthew 23:26 NASB). When we are Born from above, we are clean inside, our bodies are declared “Holy” before the Lord as they ARE the Temple of the Holy Spirit. God dwells in the believer, not the building of man or things made by hands.

(Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. 2-Corinthians 6:16 NASB)

Nice outfit Eve!

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Jul 252012

Nice outfit Eve!

THE COVERING OF GOD

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35 NASB.

This is a beautiful scripture but one word in it made me wonder, the word: “Nakedness”*. What does it have to do with this verse? The clear meaning of the word is to be without clothes but there is a deeper spiritual meaning, which I will attempt to explain. Let us go way back to the Garden of Eden and the fall of Adam and Eve. When they sinned, their eyes were opened, their innocence gone, conscience began!

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings (Genesis 3:7 NASB).

Their first act was to cover themselves with fig leaves, a picture of man’s attempt to hide his sin and be righteous by works. I call this the Church of the fig leaves, the beginning of “Man’s” Religion. They heard the Lord walking in the Garden and hid. Sin brings fear and separation of fellowship with God for believers, for others, an eternity of separation from God.

Note: I believe hearing the Lord walking shows He had taken on a human form; a Spirit would not be heard walking. It reminds me of Abraham seeing the Lord as three men (Now the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day Genesis 18: 1-14 NASB).

Now we can understand the word “Nakedness” as used in Romans 8:35. It is related to sin, being uncovered before the Lord and the shame of that. Not even our own sins can separate us from the Lord. Willful sin in the believers walk separates them from fellowship, not salvation.

What did the Lord do after their sin and attempt to cover it? He slew animals, blood was shed, and He covered them with the skins and preached the good news of a Savior, Jesus. He told them Satan would bruise the Lord’s heel (The Crucifixion) but Satan would suffer a fatal head wound (Totally defeated, cast into the pit for all eternity). The skin coverings were a temporary covering of sin until Jesus the Lamb of God paid the ransom for our redemption. God did it all, in the Garden He sought them, covered their sins with the garments of salvation (The skins being a picture of the actual act) with blood shed. His Word as a guarantee they would have Eternal Life. Jesus said: “Adam died, yet he still speaks”. He and Eve are in Heaven. The Lord is today seeking to save sinners, you may be covering your sins with religion but salvation is found in a person, Jesus. He will cover you with His righteousness as He did with Adam and Eve. To me, the fig leaves represent a “Works” salvation. Adam and Eve had to pick the leaves and form a covering by sewing them together. (But this stitch in time saved no one). They hid from the Lord; their covering did not take away the guilt and fear that was the result of sin. To someone in that same condition I plead, come to Jesus, and come as you are, repent of your sins. He will wash away your sins; He will through His Spirit give you joy and peace, beauty for ashes.

“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool (Isaiah 1:18 NASB).

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28 NASB).

* I would like to add an e-mail conversation I had with my Son on the subject of nakedness.

Being naked is not a sin if you are in a state of innocence as a young child. You would be like a baby who doesn’t have a problem with nakedness! In the fall, they became aware of sin which brought shame. I believe it was Jesus who walked with them in the Garden, He was clothed as even the Angels have their covering. I think when Adam and Eve eyes were open to sin they knew the Lord was clothed and they were not, so they hid from Him. Remember the Lord asked them: “Who told you that you were naked?” (The beginng of guilt through consience). It was Satan, as the one who deceived and lied about God’s word. Their sin separated them from perfect fellowship with the Lord, now aware of their nakedness (Sinfulness) before Him. Not that being naked itself was a sin but it became a symbol of shame and for the first time they were convicted by a conscience. We wear clothes today for the same reason, Satan has perverted the world, especially in regards to sex through the fallen human race. Until the fall, Adam and Eve didn’t have a conscience to convict them of sin and shame (Total innocense). Because of the Fall every human being has a conscience that can experience the same shame as Adam and Eve. I believe He created them naked to prove to us how innocent they were, just like babies. Look how one would feel reading about their nakedness in today’s world where Satan the tempter is at large. Thank God He covered Adam, Eve and all the Saints with the Garments of Salvation that covers our sin and shame. Jesus hung on the cross naked, despising the shame of nakedness. Did you know you can be wearing clothes and still be naked before God? Like fig leaves, our covering of clothes cannot cover our sin and shame (for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23 NASB) (The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9 KJV) The Good News is God can cover your sin and shame as He did for Adam and Eve (“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool Isaiah 1:18 NASB). The Covering from God is the righteousness of Christ imputed to the believer through Faith. When we are covered with the Garments of Salvation, the Father only sees Jesus when He looks at us. ( Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is 1-John 3:2 NASB).

God bless, Dad

God bless all who read,

Ken

January 2012

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