Sunday, August 9, 2015
Repent
Repent:
Mat
4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Repent:
Webster's: 1.
To feel pain, sorrow or regret for something done or spoken; as, to
repent that we have lost much time in idleness or sensual pleasure;
to repent that we have injured or wounded the feelings of a friend. A
person repents only of what he himself has done or said.
In the Bible it
means; to turn, to change your mind. To change the way you think, to
stop sinning.
Sin: To miss the
mark.
We are aiming at
doing the right thing, living the right way, and we miss it. And,
that happens. Though we are not to miss the mark intentionally.
Repentance is asking
Jesus to forgive you, me, us for the sins that we have done, for
missing the mark. When we repent, we are saying, “I'm sorry Jesus
for what I have done. Forgive me.” Then we turn from that sin, we
cast it aside, and aim for the mark again. We cannot ask for
forgiveness for someone else. In this area, each one must stand,
kneel or prostrate before God and ask for forgiveness. You, me, us
must mean it, for God knows the heart.
The MARK we aim for
is Jesus Christ. We aim to be like, to think like, to love like
Jesus. And, guess what, we miss the MARK, we mess up, we sin. Why?
Because we are human beings with a sin nature. Oh, and there is
nothing we can do about that. God will fix that at a later time.
We ARE going to sin.
We ARE going to miss the MARK. And, we ARE going to have to repent,
ask for forgiveness, and turn around and aim again. Thank God for
grace!
Rom
3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
John
1:16, 17
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
For
the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ.
Rom
6:14,
15
For
sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under
grace.
What
then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May
it never be!
Grace:
Favor;
good will; kindness;
God’s
Riches at Christ’s expense. God’s unmerited favor. Is the time
to get it right before God, even if you mess it up (sin).
So,
even though we mess up and miss the MARK, we can still go to Jesus
and say, “I'm sorry. Forgive me”. And Jesus will respond by
saying, “It's Alright. All is forgotten.”
There's
one thing God can't do, and that is remember our past sins after we
say, “I'm sorry.”
Selah,
I.H.G.
Pastor
D W Riffe
The
Caleb Chronicles
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Caleb Chronicles @ Facebook and Google+
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Friday, August 7, 2015
Victory
Victory:
Caleb
drew his Spirit sword. The others did the same. “The
Lord is with us! His Light so shines in our eyes! His Fire burns in
our hearts! Every evil thing will bleed the pain of death then will
be no more! The Lord has given us victory this day! Let us go forth
and take back our treasure!”
yelled Caleb. They all gave a shout of victory and raised their
Spirit swords high in the air.
The
above is from, “The
Garden”
from The
Caleb Chronicles.
To
have His Fire burning in our hearts and His light shinning in our
eyes, is to have His Holy Spirit dwelling within
our very being. With the indwelling of the Holy Spirit every evil and
wicked thing must flee.
And, as they flee, they
take with them their lies,
their disease, and
their bondage.
So,
now on
this day and every day the Timeless-One has given us the victory.
1Co
15:57
But thanks be
to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Selah,
I.H.G.
Pastor
D W Riffe
The
Caleb Chronicles
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Caleb Chronicles @ Facebook and Google+
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Thursday, August 6, 2015
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Being Strong
Being
Strong:
As
Caleb heart-linked with the Timeless-One, the Word came to him and
said, “The littlest of gods wishes to put you and your holy regime
to the test. He hates you, Caleb, with a great hate.”
“As
I do him,” replied Caleb.
“Be
ready, My beloved Caleb,” continued the Word. “Be strong and
courageous. I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Caleb
stood alone in the temple. He brought his hands down and with
authority he said,
“To
be tested, is to be made strong!
To
be attacked is to crush the head of Satan!”
The
above from the story,
“Corridors” from,
“The Caleb Chronicles”.
Joshua 1:9"Have
I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid,
nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is
with you wherever you go."
The
Timeless-One tells Joshua that He is always with him, and
he is to be,
“Be strong and of good courage;” also
He says, “do
not be afraid.” Look at the
first part of
this verse closely; God asks the question, “Have I not commanded
you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid.” God is not
saying, “Try not to be afraid.” No, He is saying, “DO NOT be
afraid.” Time and again, Jesus would say, “Do
not
Fear.”
Between
the book of Matthew and Luke, Jesus is quoted seven times saying, “Do
not fear.” I think then,
we are not to fear, for “The Lord your God is with you wherever you
go."
Though
at times we may feel alone, or isolated, or even trapped where we
are, the Timeless-One is with us and will never leave us. So,
be strong, be of good courage, and do not fear.
Psalm 46:1, 2
God is
our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, Even though
the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the
midst of the sea;
There
is no fear in Love for God is Love. Fear has no place in us for
Christ dwells in us. He is with us wherever we go.
Selah,
I.H.G.
Pastor
D W Riffe
The
Caleb Chronicles
The
Caleb Chronicles @ Facebook and Google+
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Saturday, August 1, 2015
Of God and gods and the littlest of gods:
Of God and gods
and the littlest of gods:
Raising his left
hand, Baphomet said, “Don’t think I am some naive magician
sitting in a protective circle, casting black spells, and invoking
demons to do my bidding. I am a god. Witches, warlocks, and magicians
worship me. I am full of all the power that exists in the darkened
spirit plane. My power is great, and my words bring death!”
Caleb calmly and
firmly replied, “A god you may be, but God you are not. I serve
the Timeless-One, and only He do I serve. He has called me to be a
high priest and a warrior. He has touched my heart, my mind, and my
soul. He that is touched by the Timeless-One cannot be touched by
evil. You, Baphomet, are pure evil and have no business being on
this planet. But then again, maybe you do have a reason—to show
everyone that the Timeless-One is all powerful and you are nothing
more than a fly that needs to be squashed.”
The above is taken
from the story, “The Invitation” from the book The
Caleb Chronicles.
Caleb confronts a
creature by the name of Baphomet. This demon creature claims to be a
god of the occult world, and he is, but he is not God. There are many
gods in this world, but there is only One True Living God, and He is
the Creator of all that exist. All other so called gods are either
man (a created being), myth (imagination of a created being), idols
(objects crafted by the hands of a created being), or lies (spawned
by Satan himself, claiming that he himself is God).
In The Caleb
Chronicles Satan is referred to as, “the littlest of gods”.
Why? Because, he
is a created being that wants to be the Creator, he is hate that
wants to rule over the Author of Love, and he can speak nothing but
lies about Truth. His goal is to get God’s creation to worship him
instead of God, and to remove the Timeless-One from His throne.
That's
not going happen.
God
is real, God is not dead, God lives, God reigns, God is Love, God is
big, God is Truth, God cannot lie, God is God, God wins.
Deuteronomy
7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful
God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those
who love him and keep his commands.
Deuteronomy
10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great
God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no
bribes.
Selah,
I.H.G.
Pastor
D W Riffe
The
Caleb Chronicles
The
Caleb Chronicles @ Facebook and Google+
danielriffesthecalebchronicles.blogspot.com
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