We are not just divided, we are in fragments!! The United States is not going to grow any more land so we are stuck here with one another until God's Prophetic Time Clock runs down!! Those of you that study prophesy know that nothing else has to happen for Jesus to come for His Church, just a nod from the Father!!! Until then, Jesus said, "Occupy till I come"! (Luke 19:13)
If we "the people" are going to hold this nation together, we must come together on some basic teachings in the Word of God or we are going to devour one another. "But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another." (Galatians 5:15 KJV)
As long as we are divided we are powerless because Jesus made it clear that our power is in agreement! "Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven."(Matthew 18:19 KJV)
Please, let's come to an agreement on something go we can set a course and stay the course!! Can we agree that;
(1) God is our Creator and He is Almighty!! (Read the Bible, start on page one)
(2) We are sinners in need of a Savior!! "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:10, 23 KJV)
(3) Jesus Christ is the only way to Salvation!! "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6 KJV)
(4) The Bible is the Word of God and is the only source of Truth!! "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple." (Psalms 19:7 KJV)
(5) True Christians have access to God the Father by the Spirit in the Name of Jesus Christ!! "For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father." (Ephesians 2:18 KJV)
"In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him." (Ephesians 3:12 KJV)
(6) We are commanded by Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel to every person on earth! "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."(Mark 16:15 KJV)
(7) United We Stand, Divided We Fall!!! "But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth."(Luke 11:17 KJV)
(8) We are not the "sin monitors" of all mankind but we are to "Preach TRUTH in LOVE!! "But speaking the truth in love, may GROW UP into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:" (Ephesians 4:15 KJV)
If we are mature enough that we can agree with these statements directly from the Scriptures, please for God's sake hit "like", type Amen, just an OK will be fine if you are not feeling to religious today and don't want to "say Amen". If you are in full agreement and are aware that we are in trouble up to our ears, please "share" because if we don't start to "Agree on Truth" we are facing trouble that is beyond comprehension!! One more thing, please don't start another FaceBook page called "Agree on Truth", I personally think we have plenty to suffice for the moment. May God Bless you and May God Bless America!!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
It can be done....
Samuel the Prophet had power with God to the point that as long as he was the Spokesman for God in Israel the Philistines stayed out of the land of Israel!
"So the Philistines were SUBDUED and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the HAND of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. And the CITIES which the Philistines had taken from Israel were RESTORED to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. (1 Samuel 7:13-14 KJV)
Unfortunately, we seem to be losing ground in the world system but God always has a remedy and it's usually through a servant sold out completely to Him. The amount of supernatural presence Samuel had was normal for a Man of God that had a calling and had spent time with God. He could clearly hear the Voice of God and spoke the will of God. If you study the life of Samuel you will notice he had audience with the leaders of the nation. As long as the national leaders listened to him they were victorious but when they acted in their on wisdom they failed. Everything that the Philistines had taken was restored back to the rightful owners. Are you losing ground, falling behind financially, having health issues, relationships going bad, etc.... God can restore all of this back to you in a moments time!! I refuse to allow the worlds decisions to cause me to lose sleep because I know my God is Greater than any other power on earth!! He blesses me "according to His riches in Glory"! "I will look to the Hills from whence cometh my help" and all my heartaches will be healed, my relationships will be solid, my finances will prosper, my health will be like the eagles and doors will open that will cause a shift in my life!!! It has been done so it can be done because what God has done He will do and what He's going to do, He has done!!
"The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done:" (Ecclesiastes 1:9 KJV)
If God did it for Samuel, He will do it for me if I trust Him!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"So the Philistines were SUBDUED and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the HAND of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. And the CITIES which the Philistines had taken from Israel were RESTORED to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. (1 Samuel 7:13-14 KJV)
Unfortunately, we seem to be losing ground in the world system but God always has a remedy and it's usually through a servant sold out completely to Him. The amount of supernatural presence Samuel had was normal for a Man of God that had a calling and had spent time with God. He could clearly hear the Voice of God and spoke the will of God. If you study the life of Samuel you will notice he had audience with the leaders of the nation. As long as the national leaders listened to him they were victorious but when they acted in their on wisdom they failed. Everything that the Philistines had taken was restored back to the rightful owners. Are you losing ground, falling behind financially, having health issues, relationships going bad, etc.... God can restore all of this back to you in a moments time!! I refuse to allow the worlds decisions to cause me to lose sleep because I know my God is Greater than any other power on earth!! He blesses me "according to His riches in Glory"! "I will look to the Hills from whence cometh my help" and all my heartaches will be healed, my relationships will be solid, my finances will prosper, my health will be like the eagles and doors will open that will cause a shift in my life!!! It has been done so it can be done because what God has done He will do and what He's going to do, He has done!!
"The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done:" (Ecclesiastes 1:9 KJV)
If God did it for Samuel, He will do it for me if I trust Him!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Stay near, feel the voice!!
There are those that talk, speak, preach and then there are those that are voices...
When they speak, you can't help but "feel" their voice, yes you hear it but you feel something churn inside of your Spirit! Once you are aware of this you will make one of two choices. You will stay or you will go, if you go and are like most people you will justify your departure by slandering the voice. This voice shakes you, stirs you like you've never been stirred before, down deep!! At this point you analyze your religious experience, you've heard every sermon in the book but nothing like this has ever happened in you. What is this I feel, how does he know everything about me and I have only heard him preach for a few minutes? There are five "office gifts" in the New Testament that minister to the Church and the Nations of the world.
"And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:" (Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV)
Each of these leadership positions in the church are by divine design, not by career choice on the part of the individual, they are God's Chosen Voices! The night before Jesus died, He was betrayed by a kiss from a friend and as the soldiers came near Jesus said "I Am He" and when He spoke the whole band of soldiers fell backward to the ground. As the Son of God He was our Savior on a Cross but the ministry office He held on earth was that of a Prophet. The word "Prophet" means "inspired speaker", in other words, he doesn't speak unless activated by the Voice of God! The Prophet is rarely understood completely, even by his closest friends. He often just sits quietly in a crowded room because his spiritual radar is sweeping the room for reasons even unknown to himself at the time. When he walks into a room he often intimidates everyone, just by his presence. This uncomfortable presence often scatters the crowd which breaks his heart but he cannot grieve this power source which is God Himself!! Know this, if someone intimidates you, don't run from them, hang around because they are the ones that can teach you things that no one else can, so stay, listen and learn. Those that follow his ministry and listen to him on a regular basis do it because they know he has a gift that they must be around no matter how it makes them feel at times because they know God talks to him!!! They also know when he preaches, he preaches the "Word of God", not his ideas or opinions. While Samuel was the Prophet in Israel, the "Philistines were subdued and they came no more into the coast of Israel and the Hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel." (1 Samuel 7:13)
The Bible goes on to say that every city that Israel had lost to the Philistines was returned to Israel. The Prophet may shake you but he will protect you from the enemy, if you choose to regard him as a Prophet. Make the right choice and "Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; BELIEVE his PROPHETS, so shall ye PROSPER."
(2 Chronicles 20:20 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
When they speak, you can't help but "feel" their voice, yes you hear it but you feel something churn inside of your Spirit! Once you are aware of this you will make one of two choices. You will stay or you will go, if you go and are like most people you will justify your departure by slandering the voice. This voice shakes you, stirs you like you've never been stirred before, down deep!! At this point you analyze your religious experience, you've heard every sermon in the book but nothing like this has ever happened in you. What is this I feel, how does he know everything about me and I have only heard him preach for a few minutes? There are five "office gifts" in the New Testament that minister to the Church and the Nations of the world.
"And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:" (Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV)
Each of these leadership positions in the church are by divine design, not by career choice on the part of the individual, they are God's Chosen Voices! The night before Jesus died, He was betrayed by a kiss from a friend and as the soldiers came near Jesus said "I Am He" and when He spoke the whole band of soldiers fell backward to the ground. As the Son of God He was our Savior on a Cross but the ministry office He held on earth was that of a Prophet. The word "Prophet" means "inspired speaker", in other words, he doesn't speak unless activated by the Voice of God! The Prophet is rarely understood completely, even by his closest friends. He often just sits quietly in a crowded room because his spiritual radar is sweeping the room for reasons even unknown to himself at the time. When he walks into a room he often intimidates everyone, just by his presence. This uncomfortable presence often scatters the crowd which breaks his heart but he cannot grieve this power source which is God Himself!! Know this, if someone intimidates you, don't run from them, hang around because they are the ones that can teach you things that no one else can, so stay, listen and learn. Those that follow his ministry and listen to him on a regular basis do it because they know he has a gift that they must be around no matter how it makes them feel at times because they know God talks to him!!! They also know when he preaches, he preaches the "Word of God", not his ideas or opinions. While Samuel was the Prophet in Israel, the "Philistines were subdued and they came no more into the coast of Israel and the Hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel." (1 Samuel 7:13)
The Bible goes on to say that every city that Israel had lost to the Philistines was returned to Israel. The Prophet may shake you but he will protect you from the enemy, if you choose to regard him as a Prophet. Make the right choice and "Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; BELIEVE his PROPHETS, so shall ye PROSPER."
(2 Chronicles 20:20 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
God is Sovereign!!
God doesn't have to have the morning paper or the news to know what has happened the day before on the planet He created!! He is the All-Knowing, Almighty God of the universe. He is fully aware of every action by every human on earth, be they good or bad. He is eternal, He is just and merciful to all mankind! If you know Him, you gained access to him by the work of the Holy Spirit through His Son, Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords!!
"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." (Revelation 1:8 KJV)
You need not be too upset about the events of the hour in which we live because if you are a reader of His Word, you should have known that these times were coming. But He will work for good what was meant for evil in your life because "no weapon formed against you will prosper". He will even restore to you your loss because He can make an iron ax head float back to the top of the water for you. He can put money in the mouth of a fish for you to pay your taxes, if you are in financial trouble. He can walk on the stormy waters of your life and even pick you up when you begin to sink. It is His Will to Bless His people, He is pleased when you are successful because He doesn't want His children to fail.
"Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them SAY continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath PLEASURE in the prosperity of his servant. And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long."(Psalms 35:27-28 KJV)
If God has blessed you, tell the world, don't ever condemn yourself because you are blessed!! Since you are blessed you can be a blessing to others. God is in control of our lives so trust Him in everything because He is Sovereign in all matters and has your problems solved before you get up each day!! When you rise in the morning, thank Him for the good things He is bringing your way through out the day. Give Him praise because He knows your end from the beginning!! Bless His Holy Name!!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." (Revelation 1:8 KJV)
You need not be too upset about the events of the hour in which we live because if you are a reader of His Word, you should have known that these times were coming. But He will work for good what was meant for evil in your life because "no weapon formed against you will prosper". He will even restore to you your loss because He can make an iron ax head float back to the top of the water for you. He can put money in the mouth of a fish for you to pay your taxes, if you are in financial trouble. He can walk on the stormy waters of your life and even pick you up when you begin to sink. It is His Will to Bless His people, He is pleased when you are successful because He doesn't want His children to fail.
"Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them SAY continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath PLEASURE in the prosperity of his servant. And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long."(Psalms 35:27-28 KJV)
If God has blessed you, tell the world, don't ever condemn yourself because you are blessed!! Since you are blessed you can be a blessing to others. God is in control of our lives so trust Him in everything because He is Sovereign in all matters and has your problems solved before you get up each day!! When you rise in the morning, thank Him for the good things He is bringing your way through out the day. Give Him praise because He knows your end from the beginning!! Bless His Holy Name!!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
It's a Spiritual Thing!!
God is a Spirit and if you are to understand Him and communicate with Him you must "Walk in the Spirit"! We, the born again, are the "Temples of the Holy Ghost", the Spirit of God abides within us. (1 Cor. 3:16) God has a purpose for all His children but if we are to understand that purpose we must communicate with Him in the Spirit world. The Word of God has many things written in it that we can easily read and understand much of what God has prepared for His people. However, when we begin to "Walk in the Spirit" we really begin to get a full revelation of all the things God has for us.
"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which GOD HATH PREPARED for them that love him. But GOD HATH REVEALED them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; THAT WE MIGHT KNOW the things that are FREELY GIVEN to us of God."(1 Corinthians 2:9-12 KJV)
Jude tells us we need to; "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost," (Jude 1:20 KJV)
The only way we can protect ourselves from the "cares of this world" is to see what God reveals to us by His Spirit. We must train our Spirit to see things from God's perspective or the system we live in will crush us with its oppression!! "Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty", freedom to live, breathe, worship and have peace in a troubled world!! If you are weighted down with the "cares of this world", "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." (James 4:10 KJV) In that moment He will lift you up above the burdens of this world!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which GOD HATH PREPARED for them that love him. But GOD HATH REVEALED them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; THAT WE MIGHT KNOW the things that are FREELY GIVEN to us of God."(1 Corinthians 2:9-12 KJV)
Jude tells us we need to; "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost," (Jude 1:20 KJV)
The only way we can protect ourselves from the "cares of this world" is to see what God reveals to us by His Spirit. We must train our Spirit to see things from God's perspective or the system we live in will crush us with its oppression!! "Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty", freedom to live, breathe, worship and have peace in a troubled world!! If you are weighted down with the "cares of this world", "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." (James 4:10 KJV) In that moment He will lift you up above the burdens of this world!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
The other side of the street.....
With all the "doom and gloom" talk that we hear it's a challenge to stay positive in a hopeless society!! We must not allow the spirit of fear and hopelessness to pull us down because it can if that's our focus. There are two sides to every story so let's see what God says concerning His side of the story.
"And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but ALL THE CHILDREN of Israel had LIGHT in their dwellings." (Exodus 10:22-23 KJV)
Darkness on one side of the street but "Light" on the other side of the street!! If you have the Blood of the "Passover Lamb" applied to your heart, judgement will pass over you because you are marked as God's property.
Just because it's feels bad, looks bad, sounds bad, that doesn't in any way mean that God has forsaken His people. We must keep ourselves balanced mentally, spiritually and emotionally because God's Power and Presence can melt mountains. He can make the mountains tremble or even cast them into the sea if we believe He can!!! We have to realize that all the crazy stuff going on in our world did not catch our God asleep at the wheel. He is well able to "prepare a table before us in the presence of our enemies"! "No weapon formed against us shall prosper" so don't allow the fact that prophesy is being fulfilled in the nations of the world get you all bent out of shape and fearful. Regardless of the darkness on the other side of the street, God will pay the light bill on my side of the street, even if He has to rain manna down from heaven to do it..... We are overcomers, more than conquerors and can do all things through Christ who strengthens us under any circumstances!! The Truth of the Word has not changed one bit!!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but ALL THE CHILDREN of Israel had LIGHT in their dwellings." (Exodus 10:22-23 KJV)
Darkness on one side of the street but "Light" on the other side of the street!! If you have the Blood of the "Passover Lamb" applied to your heart, judgement will pass over you because you are marked as God's property.
Just because it's feels bad, looks bad, sounds bad, that doesn't in any way mean that God has forsaken His people. We must keep ourselves balanced mentally, spiritually and emotionally because God's Power and Presence can melt mountains. He can make the mountains tremble or even cast them into the sea if we believe He can!!! We have to realize that all the crazy stuff going on in our world did not catch our God asleep at the wheel. He is well able to "prepare a table before us in the presence of our enemies"! "No weapon formed against us shall prosper" so don't allow the fact that prophesy is being fulfilled in the nations of the world get you all bent out of shape and fearful. Regardless of the darkness on the other side of the street, God will pay the light bill on my side of the street, even if He has to rain manna down from heaven to do it..... We are overcomers, more than conquerors and can do all things through Christ who strengthens us under any circumstances!! The Truth of the Word has not changed one bit!!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Hello, My name is Stress!!
I was here a long time before I was named...... It is my job to skew your view enough that you can't see the good things in your life so you are never thankful. Once I remove your "attitude of gratitude" I can start to work on making you think EVERYTHING IS BAD in your life. Then I get you to join me on the edge of the ledge where "everything is bad", so we can move on to everything is probably wonderful in your friends life. From here it's pretty easy for me because I have you in a vicious cycle and all I have to do is get you to think that adding more sugar and caffeine will help you feel better.... Ok, the next step is I don't need sleep but you do so I will only give you bits and pieces of a thing called a "good nights rest". God created rest for your body to shut down so it could renew itself for the next day. The alarm clock, I'm sorry, your cell phone sounds to wake you but you've only had three hours sleep, it can't be time to do it all over again. You can go to your doctor and medicate me but I still won't go away, I will breakthrough as your meds wane... I have now become your constant companion, I've messed up your cortisol levels, I have them up when they should be down and down when they should be up!!! Once I've breached your walls of human preservation I can cause you to be anxious in a crowd or sitting home alone..... Once I have you "under my thumb" the music never stops, the dance of deception is on repeat and you think you can handle me but in reality I'm handling you!!
Hello, my name is stress, shall we dance?
"I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place." (Psalms 118:5 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Hello, my name is stress, shall we dance?
"I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place." (Psalms 118:5 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
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