Well I started my job today at Nu Skin. The table that I work with has a few LDS and a young man that is not LDS as I can tell. Pray for me as I seek to witness.

Faith as a Mustard Seed

I have enjoyed my time here at the Master's Men Conference in CA. We heard from several preachers today and will go through several more tomorrow. David Gibbs of the CLA gave a message that the Holy Spirit used to convict my heart. We know in Hebrews 11:1 that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen. He gave the example of Sears, we order something from Sears and we have faith that they will deliver there product. We know their name and trust them, because they are Sears, we go to the door and look on our porch ( substance of things unseen) we have faith in them. Do we have that faith with God? We know who God is and we can trust and have faith that He delivers. Bro. Gibbs said he has a friend that prayed that God would let him lead one soul to the Lord EVERY DAY!!! You know what happened, This man has faith in God and for the past 20 years he has lead someone to the Lord, EVERY DAY!!! We hear of that and think, 1.) that isn't real, 2.) He has super powers, or 3.) he is some sort of evangelist, but the truth is he has real faith. We pray to God and do not expect Him to do anything. We just need to pray and expect Him to work. Bro. Gibbs made another point that I want to state, He said we need to live in a way that if all that God says isn't true then we will look like fools. He challenged us to have faith like that to live in a way that we have to trust God. All of this is not for the sake of personal gain or glory or piousness, NO not at all, but for the glory of God. I don't want to lead a person to the Lord so that I might make a name for myself, but that I might make His name known. Are you willing to pray that you might lead a soul to the Lord every day? Are you willing to step out in faith? Can you have faith in God like you do in Sears?

Water and blood

I was reading a little the other day and the thought about when Christ's side was pierced while He was on the cross. We know that water and blood flowed out of the wound. I understand that that was a physical sign of a heart attack, but does it have a spiritual meaning to it as well? We know that during the sacrifices that take place in the Temple and Tabernacle that the water played the role of cleansing and the blood was for covering (Day of Atonement). Does this thought carry through to what Christ did on the cross? In Levi's book on the Tabernacle, every piece of furniture had pictured in some way Christ, it represented something. Well the blood of Christ covers our sins and makes us righteous to God, does the water represent a cleansing. Now I do not want to give you the idea that the water is necessary for our salvation, but what was it's significance. I John 5 deals with the water, and water has a role throughout scripture. Please share your thoughts with me!

On a side note, one of my youth asked me a question the other day about Jesus. When Christ was born, Herod had all the children killed, was Jesus the only child, youth, man, His age in that area?

I am heading to Fresno CA, for a two day men's conference. I am looking forward to the preaching and fellowship.

Psalm 19:14 says " Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in they sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer." David was know as the "Man after God's own heart", a title that never left him even after his sin with Bathsheba. David was always seeking God's glory, I believe that was his whole life aim. Now David was filled with the Holy Spirit, but not indwelt. Today we can be filled with the Holy Spirit, who is God. We have God residing in our hearts. Romans 8:9 says " But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." the Spirit's indwelling is what sets us apart, it identifies us as Christ. Ephesians 1:13,14 " In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the holy Spirit of Promise, (vs.14) Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory." Then having been bought with the blood of Christ and given the promise that He will return for us some day (the earnest of the Holy Spirit) "unto the praise of His glory." It is for the glory of God.
I tend to dwell on living righteously, but it is for the sake of His glory. When we go through life and try to find all of the advantages of our salvation we are walking down a humanistic road. I encourage you to watch that video "Revival Hymn" it puts a spin on old thoughts that needs to be spun around. If we say that we are seeking His glory then it should consume all that we do. Salvation of man was not for the sake of man, so that he would not go to Hell, it is for the glory of God, it was because the Lamb is worthy of the reward of His suffering. Revelation 5:12 " Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing."
So how are the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts? Are they acceptable in His sight? Are you concerned with who they are in His sight? It may be difficult to talk our eyes off of ourselves, to ignore for a day the burdens in our lives, the burdens that are very real, but how worthy is Christ of the glory? He will receive all the glory one day, but it is our privilege to give it to Him everyday.

1 Corinthians 10:31 "... do all to the glory of God."
Justin

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