One of MY Favorite Passages from the Word of G-d.

I honestly do not remember the last time I heard anyone talk, teach or preach on this passage.

Way over do.

WAY needed.

And - no - it won't be me - lol - personally I think the Apostle Paul does an awesome job!

Colossians 3 

So if you were raised along with the Messiah, then seek the things above, where the Messiah is sitting at the right hand of God.^{[a] 2} Focus your minds on the things above, not on things here on earth. ³ For you have died, and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God. ⁴ When the Messiah, who is our life, appears, then you too will appear with him in glory!
⁵ Therefore, put to death the earthly parts of your nature — sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed (which is a form of idolatry); ⁶ for it is because of these things that God’s anger is coming on those who disobey him. ⁷ True enough, you used to practice these things in the life you once lived; ⁸ but now, put them all away — anger, exasperation, meanness, slander and obscene talk. ⁹ Never lie to one another; because you have stripped away the old self, with its ways, ¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is continually being renewed in fuller and fuller knowledge, closer and closer to the image of its Creator. ¹¹ The new self allows no room for discriminating between Gentile and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, foreigner, savage, slave, free man; on the contrary, in all, the Messiah is everything.
¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with feelings of compassion and with kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³ Bear with one another; if anyone has a complaint against someone else, forgive him. Indeed, just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.
¹⁴ Above all these, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together perfectly; ¹⁵ and let the shalom which comes from the Messiah be your heart’s decision-maker, for this is why you were called to be part of a single Body.
And be thankful — ¹⁶ let the Word of the Messiah, in all its richness, live in you, as you teach and counsel each other in all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude to God in your hearts. ¹⁷ That is, everything you do or say, do in the name of the Lord Yeshua, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
¹⁸ Wives, subject yourselves to your husbands, as is appropriate in the Lord.
¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives and don’t treat them harshly.
²⁰ Children, obey your parents in everything; for this pleases the Lord.
²¹ Fathers, don’t irritate your children and make them resentful, or they will become discouraged.
²² Slaves, obey your human masters in everything, not serving only when they are watching you, to win their favor, but single-heartedly, fearing the Lord. ²³ Whatever work you do, put yourself into it, as those who are serving not merely other people, but the Lord. ²⁴ Remember that as your reward, you will receive the inheritance from the Lord. You are slaving for the Lord, for the Messiah. ²⁵ Don’t worry — whoever is doing wrong will be paid in kind for his wrong, and there is no favoritism shown.

All of Me (cover) Refael Mirila Style.....

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Is the worship at your church free?

 The answer is in the nearest mirror.

Okay, I admit. That was a trick question...sorta. Actually that question made the top 10 list of my all time pet peeve, believer asked questions.

 I can not tell you how many times I have been personally asked, "So, where you are you going to church now? Is the worship free there?"

Umm answer to the free worship part? Yes. Always. :)

You see where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom! And I have the spirit of the Lord in me 24/7/365.

I have had the AwEsOmE pleasure these last 37 years of worshiping the LORD in many different denominations from Catholic, Baptist, Evangelical Free, Charismatic, Holy Rolling Pentecostal, Assembly of God, Non Denominational, Messianic Jewish Congregations and more.....ALL so VERY different in the way they technically worship the one true God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob....still I worshiped in freedom!
and
I felt free while worshiping!

Goodness if we don't feel free here in the USA now while worshiping G-d then we should feel shame....millions all over the world who are being slaughter, tortured for believing in G-d and they do it with JoY!

How DARE WE complain about a music worship service not "tickling our emotions" just so!
We are so spoiled in this American church we run from church to church spewing talk/gossiping about the church we just left because we "didn't feel free" enough there.

It is time to look in the mirror.

If you really wish to see the chains that bind - that is where they are.

Only then will you be able to STOP running and lay at the feet of He who can heal,
 restore and bring the complete freedom you seek. 

Freedom begets freedom.
Like a spark another spark....soon a fire catches .

If its a church on fire full of freedom you want.....then stop running and BE STILL AND KNOW GOD.
He is TRUTH...Know the TRUTH for the TRUTH will set you free.

Shalom.

Is YOUR Church Serving Cheap Red Wine?

Well I went to bed last night but I didn’t sleep that is certain; at least not the kind of sleep where you get any kind of rest.

I spent the better part of the night on the living room sofa so as not to keep my husband awake; I was tossing and turning so much! Between the vivid dreams and night time awake visions and impromptu Holy Spirit prayer sessions…yep…I do believe I have been wide awake all night long!

I would love to share just about everything here with you that the Lord has shared with me and in due time I am sure I will. For starters however, I would like to share with you the very vivid night dream/visions I had (half while I was awake and some while I was asleep.)

 I will title this first one simply;

 Cheap Red Wine

I was walking through a huge market place filled with people; all shapes and sizes; colors and beliefs. I knew they were of different beliefs because it said so, on a sign that floated above their head. An invisible sign somehow only I could see.

This market place looked like one of those new Hyper Market Grocery Stores where you can buy just about everything you need all in one stop. 

You know the kind I mean. The mesmerizing kinda store that sucks the money right outta your wallet when you pop inside to pick up a  quick ½ gallon of milk on the way home from a busy day at work....instead you  get lost half way back to the dairy section and end up walking out of the store sipping a cup of gourmet coffee. Having spent $50 on everything else BUT the  milk you came in for! Yeah, we've all done it, at least once…right?

Well, back on subject..... :) .......There I was (in my night dream/vision)....walking through this beautiful market place.  I had my guardians with me. We were just walking along from isle to isle. Then after about the second or third isle  I noticed  the Wine Bottles. They were every where. I mean every isle had wine bottles along with a few other food items. And the Wine to food ratio was  five bottles of wine to one  food item. Everyone who was shopping was looking at the Wine Bottles. There were small bottle and medium sized bottles and large bottle of wine. Just as if you had gone to your friendly neighborhood grocery or liquor store. All the wine bottles had price tags on them and names as well. They were very clearly priced and named; though I don’t recall the names now or the exact prices I do recall the prices of the wines being extravagantly expensive.

THEN there were these other bottles of RED WINE. They were clearly marked as well.

They were dated 1084, all of them and they had price tags marked hanging from them $3.99 for the small bottle and $5.99 for the large bottle.

(let the reader note that the number 1084, represents the cheerful priest covenanted with Nehemiah in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. 

Also, the number 399 In biblical meaning means to carry or bring up. The number 599 means to die off or perish.

This cheap wine may temporarily bring cheerfulness but drinking too much may cause death)

I watched as people talked among each other and asked the store keeper some questions.

They wanted to know if the wine was deep red wine like the expensive wines.

The Store keeper answered them, “No it is more of a light red color.”

Then they asked the Store keeper why it was so much cheaper than the other more expensive wines.

The Store keeper answered them, “It is water down so I get twice as much out of my yield.”

One of the customers who had been silent got a bit angry and spoke up and said,

“So you are cheating us?”

At this the Store keeper answered them, “No. I am not cheating you. It is still very much wine in the bottle. I have just added a little water to dilute it a bit. To make it go further. Make it more affordable for you in these rough times.”

At this point I got upset and realized the Store keeper was cheating them and worse yet was deceiving them. They all just stood there staring at their bottles (plural) of wine. Cheap Red Wine.

I could see there heads spinning, their minds, their thoughts,

“I could really use the extra money for other things.”

“It’s ONLY wine.”

“It’s sooo much cheaper.”

The Store keeper piped up again,

“You have asked me your questions and I have answered you. You are the one who makes the choice to buy and drink from my cellars. The price you pay to drink MY WINE is much less than that of He who owns the Master’s Vineyards. Just think of all the things you could do and places you could go just by drinking my wine. The choice is yours.”