Word of Wisdom

Very interesting read. 1 Peter 3:10-12NKJV"For He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil. And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good: Let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears are open to their prayers, But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

This passage tells us to keep our tongue from speaking evil and deceit. We should stop doing evil but do good. We should seek peace and follow after it. Because God's eyes are watching us and God's ears are open to our prayers. He is willing to answer our prayer. But if is condidtional providing that we as Belivers of Jesus Christ have lived a holy life. We should not expect God to answer our prayers if we have not kept our part.

Peter uses the eyes and ears symbolic to remind his readers that God knows all things about us. He listens and responds to our cries for help. The face of the Lord is against us when we do evil.

Let's look at Psalm 34:13-17 "Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. The face of he Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles."

Then, David took the role as a wisdom teacher, speaking to the young people who are in charge. It is necessary to depart from evil. In this passage the eyes of the Lord symbolizes His care and protection.

Both passages are telling the people to depart from evil. It is your choice, but as Christians, we should follow after righteousness. Another point would be,"Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him"(John 9:31NKJV).

Thanks for taking time to read this word of wisdom for today. For years I quoted the first two Scriptures as part of my quiet time. Being holy does not come easy you have to work at it. This is why it is so important to spend time praying in the Holy Spirit/Holy Ghost as well as meditating on the Word of God. Because once you have the Word of God(inner word) in your spirit you can speak it at any time and it will manifest. Again be blessed and enjoy your Thanksgiving. Always be a blessing to someone who is less fortunate as you. Author Annie Dennis Eskridge, Sin Abides. Email: areskridge@sbcglobal.net. Visit website at http://www.ruthplace.com and http://anniedennis.webs.com.

Thought for Today

In 2 Timothy 4:1-4(KJV),"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instnt in season,out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall theyheap to themselves reachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."God is still good regardless of what's going on if God is in it. There is no one church or any particular denomination or non-denomination that is the only church going to heaven. All of God's churches will be there if the people live right.

I am reminded of 2 Timothy 4:1-3. This letter was written by Apostle Paul to young Timothy. The letter reminded him of the condition that the people would be in. Today and then, people do not want to hear sound doctrine. People want to play church, dress up in any kind of way, short dresses, short patience, looking like they going to the ballroom. This group of people does not want to be corrected. Their ears have been tickle and it is not sound doctrine. I still believe it is holiness or hell.

The Pastor should teach the Word of God.Preaching is the God-ordained means to prevent defection from the truth. Teachers who apeal to itching ears tell people what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. Dressing any kind of way for church tells us that you do not reverence the Holy One. Even being saved you got to go through something. Apostle Paul was grooming Young Timothy for what he'll encounter. That is happening in the church today. Everything in us got to come out if we want to see Jesus.
This is something for you to think about if you are a Christian that wants to be committed to the True and Living God. Thanks for reading this thought. Author of Sin Abides, Annie Dennis Eskridge...email areskridge@sbcglobal.net. Please visit my website at http://www.ruthplace.com and sign the guest book at http://anniedennis.webs.com.

Word of Wisdom

Saints...I love sharing the Word of God, but today my spirit is grieved. I know I will get over it. But a family member called me to tell me that her Pastor admitted living a lie for almost twenty years. He is married and has a family. I will not call his name for the sake of his wife and children.

Sin Abides was written after I was led to do so. It was not about any particular person, but from the reports of sin. We have sin being committed every day,but some churchfolk does not want to talk about it. I know now, it is because they are not being for real. After receving this call I was led to write this Word of Wisdom.

"For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known"(Luke 12:2 KJV)Even hidden motives will be exposed one day by God. This includes both good and evil as well. Also let us look at 1 Kings 3:9,"Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" We are servant of the most High God. We should be able to discern whether it is good or bad.

Another passage of Scripture Mark 4:22,"For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was anything kept secret, but that is should come abroad." Jesus teachings reveal teh motives of the human heart.
Luke 8:17 "For nothing is secret, that shall not be manifest, neither anything hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. Eventually everything will be revealed by the light of the Word of God.

There are several Scriptures that let us know that it might be in the closet, but in due time it will be exposed. The Word of God is the measuring stick Christ will use for judgment. We as Beliers of Jesus Christ must give account to the all-seeing, and all knowing God.
Thanks for taking time to read this word. It is my prayer that someone will either be saved or delivered from what is not of God. We all have been delivered from something. So, we know the importance of living a holy and sanctified life for the True and Living God. Be Blessed....Author of Sin Abides, Annie Dennis Eskridge. Email: areskridge@sbcglobal.net. If you need pray I will pray and other intercessors will pray also for you.

Purge your self

Today, we have many Christians that needs to purge themselves. We have parasites hanging on to us. Once we throughly purge those parasites, we will be able to hear and to see things clearer."Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"(Amos 3:3KJV). Then in Psalm 1:6, "For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish"(KJV). God set Israel apart inorder to bring her into a covenant relationship.
Those parasites could also be organizations that we belong to that doesn't bring glory to God. Ask yourself, would Jesus be apart of what I have committed myself too? Exactly how does this group that I am connected to bring glory to God?
Remember God is a forgiving God. Whatever it might be, if God is not being glorified in this organization, then get out of it. Many have been warned over and over again, but you are still in it. So, I want you to think about this...Am I totally committed to God or not?
I know most people wants to take their chance and hold out until the end. I knew a young man...that refused to clean his act up and he was met with a terrible accident. To this day no one knew if he made it right or not. He was given a chance to turn around, but he refused to accept it. Please don't be like that young man. I know there are people on facebook and google, who have never accepted Jesus. Then, we have Christian who play both sides, but that is dangerous. So, please think about what has been shared before it is too late. I am praying for a soul to be saved every day. God Bless you and thank you for taking time to read this thought for today. Annie Dennis Eskridge, author of Sin Abides...http://anniedennis.webs.com please sign the guestbook.

Nature of God- Inspiration

We know that love means more than an emotional feeling. God love is a burning desire within our spirit. In 1 John 4:7-8,"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God." Love for fellow Christians, prove our spiritual birth and our relationship with God. When we hear the term born again we recall Jesus converation with Nicodemus in John 3:3-6.
The Greek word for born again, means a new or from above. The new birth or regenerated is the act by which God imparts spiritual life to one who trust Jesus Christ. There are several interpretations for the phrase born of water and the Spirit:
(1) Jesus was referring to water baptism.
(2) Water is to be understood as a symbol for the Holy Spirit.
(3) Water is to be understood as a symbol of the Word of God.
(4) Jesus used the phrase born of water to refer to John Baptist's baptism.
(5) Jesus used the Old Testament imagery of water and wind to refer to the work of God from above.
Flesh can not be made into spirit. You must experience a spiritual rebirth. Here, Jesus spoke to all that He represented not just to Nicodemus but to fellow Christians. The Greek word Spirit also means wind. as the wind blows freely as it will, so the Holy Spirit sovereignty works. Likewise no one knows the origin or destination of the wind, but everyone knows it is there. The same is true of the Holy Spirit.
We need the spiritual birth so we can perceie spiritual things. also, you can not enter the kingdom of God without it.
Knows God,"if you had known Me, you would have known My Father also, and from now on you know Him and have seen HIM"(John 14:7). To know Jesus is to know the Father. Jesus said to see them is like seeing the Father.
In 1 John 4:16,"And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love;and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him"(KJV). We have seen. The Christians live within the spere of God's love. Love is both experienced and expressed through Christina's life.
All believers in Jesus Christ have the Holy Spirit but they will not allow the Holy Spirit to pray through them freely. But, the indwelling Holy Spirit speaking with other tongues you must ask for it. Then, you have the qualifier for praying in the Holy Spirit with tongues as the Spirit give you the utterance. We are to walk in His Love. The actions must follow by faith. We need to act like Christ in order to become a Christian. We are reminded in Romans 10:9 & 10 ,"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved"(KJV).
Again in 1 John 3:23,"And this is His commandment, that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment"(KJV). In John 15:7,"if ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you"(KJV). In verse 6, it tells us,"if a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned"(KJV).
The more we study the Word of God then, we will become like Him. I'm reminded in James 2:15-17,"if a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say into them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what does it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being along"(KJV). We need to take all our problems to God and not the sisters.
We are to walk in His Fullness. The revival has been loosen in the earth realm. The anointing has been given to you for you to freely pass it on to others. Love will always have us helping others before ourself.
When Jesus died on the Cross,His sacrifice encompassed teh sins of all men of all ages, past,present and further. It included all sins for the entire world. The point here is do you belong to God's family? Please think about this thought for today. It is my prayer that you have been blessed from reading this article. Author Annie Dennis Eskridge, Sin Abides. Please sign the guestbook; http://www.anniedennis.webs.com and website www.ruthplace.com. Again thanks for taking the time to read this article.

Note for November 14 Sunday School Lesson

God knows who we really are. In Psalm 90 it makes it clear that God is fully aware of our sin. Those secret sins that others may not know about or sins that we rationalized are fully exposed before an all knowing God. Not only will our lives be shortened by sin, these sins brought unnecessary pain and sadness to ourselves and sometimes to those we care about. So, if you are reading this note and does not understand how sin operates. Then, you need to read...Sin Abides written by Annie Dennis Eskridge. You can order it from online as well as Barnes and Nobles, amazon.com, lifeway stores and Swiss Valley Bookstore. Since God only begotten Son die for the entire world, I would not spend a day without Him. You can also check the book trailer out on you tube...Enjoy and be blessed. Website:www.ruthplace.com and you can sign the guestbook at:http://anniedennis.webs.com.

Word of Wisdom- Bearing False Witness

"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor"(Exodus 20:16 NKJV).

The ninth commandment prohibits bearing false witness. This commandment protects the reputation of people from libel by others. Second, it establishes the Israelites System of justice on a firm foundation. In the Israelite law, the judging of a person's guilt was based on testimony by faithful witness. A false witness would undermine justice. "Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimoney of one witness"(Deuteronomy 17:6 NKJV).

"Therefore, putting away lying, Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another"(Ephesian 4:25 NKJV). Apostle Paul calls for Believers of Jesus Christ to speak the truth to each other, because all belivers are united to Jesus Christ. King Solomon penned..."A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood"(Proverbs 6:17 NKJV). This is one of the things that the Lord hates. Also this gives us a reason as to why we should alway have a heart of repentance according to 1 John 1:9. Note: When we go against God's Word we hinder our blessings from coming forth. So,we need to stay in a position, so we can take back what has been stolen from us. In order to do this we must be right first ourselves.

Thanks for taking time to read my Word of Wisdom for today. Annie Dennis Eskridge, author of Sin Abides..

Thought for Today

Christ commands His Children to love one another as He loved us. This love is evidence that we are saved. God is Our Creator and His Greatest commandment is that we love one another. "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God: and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God"(1 John 4:7 NKJV). Love is more than a feeling. God is the soure of our love: He loved us enough to sacrifice His Only Begotten Son for the entire world. My thought for today is...Are you walking in love with your fellow man? If not, then pray about making things the way God would have them. Be Blessed and thanks for reading my thought for today. Annie Dennis Eskridge, author of Sin Abides...

Word of Wisdom (Psalm 19:8)

"The statutes of the LORD is right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes"(Psalm 19:8 NKJV). When God's Word lives within our hearts, believers of Jesus Christ will follow God's Word with reverence and fear. The Word of God directs us so we can please God. Also, the Word of God is pure with no errors. Apostle John wrote that believers "are clean through the Word which Jesus have spoken"(John 15:3).
Believers should pray, obey,and follow the True and Living God. It is God's Word that makes us clean. Just a Word of wisdom for today...Be Blessed...Annie Dennis Eskridge, author of Sin Abides...http://www.ruthplace.com or http://anniedennis.webs.com.