Terms of employment! Fields of treasures!

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2 Thessalonians 3: 10

10: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not
work, neither should he eat.

What does this mean? Many have a misconception of what was meant with this part of scripture. Many of us feel that if we do not have a job, then we should not eat. Its one thing to be healthy and not working, its another thing to be lazy and not working. Even the healthy and lazy who do not work seems to still eat? There are many who may be on welfare without a job and still are able to eat. Then you have some who are wealthy and really don't need to work and they still eat. Why? Many have a job and they make good money and are able to eat. Some people have lost their jobs, does that mean that they should no longer be able to eat? Some people have their jobs taken from them because the Lord has a specific plan in their lives. Does this mean that  you should not continue to eat because one may no longer have a job? Absolutely not. Whatever job one may have does not necessarily mean that he is entitled to eat! Whatever job we have was a blessing from God to do the work of God in the area of our employment, careers, jobs, etc.... The Lord loves that we have jobs to take care of ourselves and family, but that is not the work that entitles us to eat. The work he is talking about is making fishers of men. Its a work that means to find the hidden treasures in the field and bring them to know Jesus. You can do this at your area of employment without being in any form of structured ministry. Our work is a work of the Lord, not a work from man.

In Matthew 13: 44 it says
44: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which
when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that
he hath, and buyeth that field.

Our area of employment, whatever that may be is the field where hidden treasures are located. The hidden treasures are the lost souls of man. Most of the lost souls are hidden in the fields in the world or at our area of employment. Our jobs is to find these hidden treasures and make them unhidden. how do we do that? Simply by preaching the Gospel of Jesus. This is the work that if we do not do, we do not eat. It has nothing to do with having a job at a specific company or a specific career. Wherever we are blessed to work, The Lord wants us to buy the field and find whats hidden and bring them to Christ. When we find whats hidden and bring them to Christ the more of the field you will be able to own. The more fields you own, the more hidden treasures we will find.

In the world you may be asked what field are you in? Or if you are in school what field are you studying for?

Well according to the Word of God, our fields of employment are where the lost souls are. We are to locate the hidden treasures in the field and bring them to Christ.

Whether you are working or not! our jobs is to find the hidden treasures in the field.

If we are unwilling to do this job for the Lord, then we should be unable to eat. Simple!

Let no man deceive you into thinking that if you do not have a job, then you will not eat. Many of us don't have a job, but we are still looking for the hidden treasures in the field, then you have some who have jobs
and could care less of the hidden treasures in the field!

Who do you think should be able to eat?

Behold, Jesus Christ is coming, are you ready?           

A sure thing in an unsure world!

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Dear Milford, 

It's an uncertain world out there. Maybe you're struggling and scared and wondering what's next.

But here's a sure thing you can hold onto...

God never changes (Hebrews 13:8). The spiritual truths God gave His people thousands of years ago never change--they are as meaningful and as powerful as ever!

In Exodus 25 God provided a blueprint to build a Tabernacle--a "Tent of Meeting" --so His people could enter His presence to thank Him, praise Him and behold His glory.

The way to get what you need is by placing yourself in God's presence. His presence provides thesupernatural power in our lives! 

You can celebrate God's presence and thank Him with your sacrificial gift toward the ministry of Breakthrough and "prove God now herewith," and see if the Lord won't open the windows of Heaven on your behalf (see Malachi 3:10). The Feast of Tabernacles is the last celebration of the year when a sacrificial offering is given as a memorial unto the Lord.

Together, let's dedicate ourselves to walking in the presence of the Lord.

When the Israelites sought the presence of God, they found it in The Holy of Holies, the most sacred chamber of the Tabernacle. Let me unlock its mysteries so you understand the importance of its ancient truths in your life today...

The Holy of Holies is at the center of the Tabernacle. God desires to be at the center of our lives! This room holds The Ark of the Covenant, which represents Jesus Christ.

In accordance with God's instructions in Exodus 25:10-11, the Ark is built of wood, representing Jesus Christ's humanity, and overlaid with pure gold--His divinity. Inside the Ark are three items:

• Aaron's rod signifies the resurrection power of Jesus Christ...for your marriage, your relationships and your bank account. Nothing is beyond the resurrection power of Jesus Christ!
• The stone tablets of the Ten Commandments represent the Living Word--Jesus Christ.Does the Word of God have a place in the center of your life?
• The jar of manna symbolizes God's provision and Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life, who says, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty" (John 6:35, NIV).

The Ark of the Covenant sits directly beneath two cherubim that look down on the Mercy Seat, where the blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled for the sins of the people. The blood that Jesus Christ shed cancels your sin and gives you eternal life!

Do you need God's power in your life? Then come into His presence...it never changes! I believe entering God's presence is so important. Will you thank Him with your sacrificial gift for the Feast of Tabernacles?

In Christ,


Pastor Rod Parsley

We must be like the Bereans! The Berean Call!

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Acts 17:10-12

10: And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea:
who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11: These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the
word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether
those things were so.
12: Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks,
and of men, not a few.

So many of us listen to messages from Gods messengers without verifying what is said with the Word of God.
So many of us can quote man and not scripture. So many believe the messenger because of the confidence in their talk regarding what they are saying, that they don't verify what is said with the scriptures. When a man of God speaks we should all be like the Bereans who had enough sense to verify what Paul and Silas were saying with the scriptures. They received what they had to say with a eager and ready mind, but they searched the scriptures daily for verification. That is what the Lord wants us to do today and beyond. Because the Bereans and the surrounding ears that listened to Paul and Silas verified what was said in the scriptures, they were able to believe what came out of the mouths of these men with no compromise. That is why sound doctrine is no longer sound. We tend to listen to the sound of man and not the sound of Gods Word. We tend to verify with man what comes from man without seeking God for the answers. Everyone has a different walk with God which will result in a different talk from God. We all know the saying " You have to walk the walk, to talk the talk". Well your walk determines your talk. Simple! So the next time a messenger from God speaks, receive it with an open mind, but verify with the scriptures. It is the only source of truth. Let all those who have an ear, let them hear. Thus sayeth the Lord.

Behold, Jesus Christ is coming, are you ready? - Don't take my word for it, verify it in the Word of God!    

Long hair in the Bible!

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1 Corinthians 11:1-16 {KJV}

 1: Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

2: Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the

ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

3: But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head

of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

4: Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his

head.

5: But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered

dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

6: For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame

for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

7: For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image

and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

8: For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

9: Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

10: For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the

angels.

11: Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without

the man, in the Lord.

12: For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but

all things of god.

13: Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

14: Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is

a shame unto him?

15: But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given

her for a covering.

16: But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the 

churches of God.

Written in 1991 by David Humpal

Introduction

When my youngest son was in high school, he decided to let his hair grow out. One of his Christian friends quoted to him 1 Corinthians 11:14, "Doth not even nature itself teach you that if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?" So he came to me and asked me what the Bible taught about men and long hair. This study was the answer to his request.


1. Is long hair shameful?
The one time it is mentioned in the Bible is 1 Corinthians 11:14 mentioned above. Is this a command from God? Is this just man’s opinion? What does it mean? It is plain that elsewhere in the Bible long hair is spoken of in a positive manner. Does the Bible contradict itself?


2. The Nazarite vow.
Numbers 6:5 & 7 speak of the Nazarite vows’ requirement of not cutting the hair. Most Nazarites took a vow for 100 days or less, but as the Believer’s Bible Commentary states, "In some rare cases, people were Nazarites for life – e.g. Samuel, Samson, John the Baptist." In fact Judges 16:17 specifically states Samson never had a razor touch his head. Nazarites must have had very long hair but nowhere are they condemned. They were only following God’s command. Would God in one place in the Bible encourage long hair, and then in another place condemn it?


3. Long hair praised.
In 2 Kings 1:8 the messenger’s description of a man with long hair and a leather girdle caused the king to instantly realize it was the prophet Elijah. He must have had long hair indeed. In fact the Hebrew words the servant used to describe Elijah were ba’al sa’ar which means "lord of hair." In 2 Samuel 14:25-26 Absalom’s long hair was praised for its handsome appearance and nowhere is it ever referred to as shameful. In Leviticus 19:27 God commands that men should not cut the hair on the corners of their head (NIV – "temples") or the corners of their beard. In 2 Samuel 10:4-5 Harun shaved off half the beard of David’s servants. The men were so ashamed David told them to wait at Jericho until their beards grew back and then return home. In this case, being clean-shaven was considered shameful! Psalm 133 praises the oil flowing down Aaron’s beard to his collar.


4. Greek word study.
In 1 Corinthians 11:14 the Greek word translated "long hair" is komao which means tresses of hair or locks. It comes from the root word meaning "to take care of" which indicates some kind of preparation to make the hair appear in tresses. Komao appears only three times in the Bible, and all three times are right here in the 11th chapter of 1 Corinthians. The usual word for hair is thrix. It is possible Paul is referring to some pagan practice of fixing the hair in a feminine manner, and this is what he is condemning for men, although condoning for women. Some hairstyles were considered immodest and condemned in 1 Timothy 2:9 and 1 Peter 3:3. At any rate, Paul would not teach anything contrary to the rest of scripture. The word "shame" is the Greek word "ATIMA," and is also translated "dishonor," "reproach," and "vile."


5. Conclusion.
1 Corinthians 11:13 says, "Judge for yourselves...." and verse 16 seems to imply there was no custom concerning this in the churches. It seems the interpretation is up to each individual depending on the cultural standards of their day. I think the New Bible Commentary sums up best how we should look at this issue, "To dress with decorum is a Christian principle of permanent validity for the outward appearance reflects the inner attitude. How this principle finds expression in detail will vary from place to place and from age to age."

Footnotes:

This study on Should Men Have Long Hair © 1991 by David Humpal. All Rights Reserved. 


We live in a day and age where the Body of Christ meaning todays church has allowed sin to preach from the pulpits. Not all are guilty of this, but many are. I learned in Bay Ridge Christian Center and most recently thru a prophet sent by the Lord, that prophecy means to speak the Word of God. Simply just that. A prophet is the individual that God uses to speak the Word of God. Scripture says in 2 Peter 1:20-21-
20: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private 
interpretation. 
21: For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of 
God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.


With this being said, I want to share as per the Lord what the Apostle Paul was addressing in 1 Corinthians 11:1-16.


He was addressing the Abominable act of homosexuality as many of todays leaders practice while speaking the Word of God. Many of todays churches has ordained and consecrated homosexual leaders in the House of the Lord. This is the custom not in tradition with God that Paul was addressing at that time, but the application still applies today as many denominations allow leaders to speak the Word of God(prophecy) while dishonoring their heads in practice of homosexuality. In a homosexual union, whether its man and man or woman and woman, one of the two same sexes will take on the appearance of masculinity or femininity in their same sex union. In a homosexual union involving men, one will grow his hair long to appear feminine, and in a homosexual union involving women, one will cut her hair to appear masculine. This is the dishonoring of ones head when speaking the Word of God in a abominable state of lifestyle of homosexuality. Any leader who practices this lifestyle does not have Christ as his Head and dishonors his head while speaking the Word of God in this manner. How amazing is the precision of the Word of God. Receive this for this is from the Lord, for no prophecy is new to man that wasn't already written, thus sayeth The Lord.


Behold, Jesus Christ is coming, are you ready?      
    

Trials and Tribulations!

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You know sometimes we question what goes on in our lives and why? We often say Satan is doing this and Satan is doing that and its always Satanas or Diablo. We know that we go thru trials and tribulations, but do we really know who is dealing with us at the time we are being dealt with. I decided to search the scriptures for answers. Not even 5 minutes into my search the Lord spoke to me and said Obedience and Disobedience! What does that mean? It means that if you are living and abiding by Gods word, total submission to Gods word then the enemy has tribulations waiting for you. You see Satan knows the Word better than anyone, and he knows the Scripture says tomorrow is promised to no one, the enemy waits for his opportunity to try to deal with us so that if we were not promised tomorrow, hopefully he succeeded in your soul being lost. When you are not living by the Word, this is where we understand when it means the Lord disciplines those that he loves. Because we are all his creation, and because he loves us, he disciplines us when we are not abiding by his Word. Trials come from the Lord as disciplinary action taken against those who do not obey, Tribulations comes from Satan as disciplinary action taken against those who obey Gods Word. Simple! Obedience or Disobedience! We all have our share of Trials and Tribulations! Why? Because scripture says that All have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.


This is just a small word with great impact, as per the Lord. 


Behold, Jesus Christ is coming, are you ready?

The Prayer- Billy Graham

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Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation 
THIS MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY! 

'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics... We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!' 

Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,' before he died and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called 'One nation under God..'

Letter from Rod Parsley! We all need this!!!

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Dear Milford,

What is your greatest need today? Your finances? Your relationships? Your health?
Perhaps you've been praying for a miracle or for healing.
What if I told you that you DON'T need a miracle...and you DON'T need healing? The answer to your need is NOT found in the power of God...but in the presence of God!
When you place yourself in His presence every day, His power will be released into your life every day. When you have more of the presence of God in your life, you'll also have more victory!
To enter God's presence we need to follow God's Master Plan, which He revealed to the Israelitesin Exodus 25. Using God's specific instructions, the people built a Tabernacle - a Tent of Meeting - so they could enter into His presence.Come with me as I lead you through the Old Testament Tabernacle and the rich imagery it holds for our lives in Christ. I want you to experience true worship as we "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise" (Psalm 100:4, KJV).
The Tabernacle has three rooms, signifying how the body, the soul and the spirit enter God's presence:

1. The Outer Court represents the body. Here the priest washes himself with water, signifying our cleansing "with the washing of water by the word" (Ephesians 5:26, KJV). We begin this cleansing by thanking God for His blessings that we can see in our lives.
2. The Inner Court represents the soul. This darkened room is lit only by seven candles, representing the illumination of the Word by the Holy Spirit. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105, KJV). If your life is full of darkness, know that God will soon illuminate a promise in His Word to strengthen your faith. Until then,keep praising Him!
3. The Holy of Holies represents the spirit. In this most sacred place you fully enter God's presence and feel His arms around you...and no matter what difficulties you face, you are content knowing that "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble"(Psalm 46:1, KJV).

God wants you to enter His presence...He's your loving Heavenly Father who wants to spend time with you every day! And no matter what challenge you're facing, when you seek more of His presence you will experience more of His power!
In Christ,
Pastor Rod Parsley