Wholehearted
He sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered. 2 Chronicles 31:20-21
Did you see the recent cover of Time magazine? As I was checking out at our local Fred Meyers, I couldn’t help but see the cover with these words, The Decade From Hell. Of course, I picked it up and discovered that the lead article chronicled the last 10 years of economical, political and social adversities in the U.S. and the world. It focused on all the major negative events that took place between 2000 and 2010.
Although I remember each of the events mentioned and remember the fear and devastation they brought, I also remembered that during the last 10 years, God’s work increased in various ways. I recalled the many times I experienced a little bit of heaven on earth. I thought of the people who came to Christ, the churches that were planted or revitalized and the various ministries launched in the last decade. Some of the greatest outreaches I was ever involved in took place during the last 10 years.
The largest group of people to ever gather in the Portland waterfront to worship God, took place in the last decade.
Some would only see the crisis and conflicts of the first decade of the 21st century, I have made a choice to also see it as The Decade From Heaven for the church.
We begin a new decade together in the Oregon Ministry Network family. Huge opportunities are before us to bring hope, help and healing to our communities. I would agree that listening to the “woe-is-me” news is discouraging. But remember, when you listen to the Lord you will be very encouraged. God wants to take us into a new season that exceeds our imagination and dreams. Will you join me?
The word the Lord has dropped into my spirit for 2010 is WHOLEHEARTED. God is calling us to love Him and serve Him with all our hearts. God is calling us to expect that he will do amazing things in the next year and decade. In 2 Chronicles 31, it says that Hezekiah was faithful before the LORD. He sought the Lord and did everything in accordance to God’s instruction. It goes on to say, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered. I believe this is a word for the Oregon Ministry Network family. I believe it is for you as well.
The greatest sermons are yet to be preached, the greatest songs are yet to be sung, the greatest outreaches are yet to be attempted. It is time for us to prosper and move forward in faith and expectancy.
PLAN TO BE A PART OF THESE UPCOMING EVENTS:
February 20 - Bethel Church at Vista Point in Medford
May 22 - Hermiston First Assembly of God
September 18 - New Life Center in Springfield
October 23 - Faith Christian Center in Bend
PRAY FOR THESE OPEN CHURCHES:
Point Valley Christian Center Assembly of God
Pilot Rock Assembly of God
Prospect Assembly of God
Rogue River New Beginnings Christian Center
South Lane Christian Center
PRAY FOR THESE NEEDS:
Juanita Pomeroy
Larry Gates
Ruth Jamieson
Rear view Mirror
Whosoever believeth,
Is it not the warmest thing to know that we are the who that must be of soever that we have a life that is everlasting ; seeming to have no end !
It is with circumspect that I share with you. It is my sincere hopes you ascertain firmament
and loving direction for our collective salvation. For those of you who are just let in I am edging closer
and closer to helping people better understand our persuasion. I used a dictionary. This scripture has long since thwarted my homosexual peoples. It is my place as I am a Christian Homosexual.
Romans 1:28
28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Even it's context is an idiom which means avenged
avenged means to avenge oneself.
Reprobate in it's context means unprincipled .
Not convenient in it's context means not opportune
So :
Romans 1:28
and avenging themselves they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them
over to unprincipled minds to Not do those things which are opportune.
After all does not the Holy Scriptures offer up the opportunity to live by principles ?
And of Romans 1:28 is the most quintessential denominator in understanding whom Romans 1:27 is speaking about. Because you can't belay And in understanding Romans 1. Everything before Romans 1:28 is a precursor to Romans 1:28
And means in addition to.
The verses before and after concur. We know this is true because of the affirmation of Romans 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
error in it's context is to be ungodly. You have to start with Romans 1:1 to be able to fully understand what Paul was talking about in Romans 1
recompense means remuneration , in it's context, and we know that because of the next word And of which pulls Romans 1:28 into perspective. The remuneration of their meet which means acquaintance ( What they have acquainted themselves with ) : So the remuneration of their acquaintance is ; being put over to unprincipled minds and not to do what is opportune thus avenging themselves as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge.
What Paul wrote in Romans 1 is a description of people who are ungodly, who do not like to retain God in their knowledge. I am to understand that the lust of the flesh is not exclusive to homosexuality.
I point us back to Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
This is how we, homosexuals, know that we do not all fit the description that Paul shared IE : people avenging themselves; because: Those of us who retain God in our knowledge forgive and do not judge. In fact I love the lord with all my heart all my soul ; which also means behavior. and all my strength and all my mind and my neighbor as myself.
Making since of the fact that we do not all meet that description and pointing us back to the great mystery of Ephesians at my blog http://nationalequalitynow.blogspot.com/ and that the avenging of oneself is as a result of the spite of the great mystery of Ephesians. Through which I solved by defining the word nevertheless. I point out that Paul was writing of Christ and the Church to the Romans. He laid down a pretty articulate foundation in Romans 1. He was very careful to point out that he was not talking about those who were of faith.
God has put me through quintessential experience to know that I know that what I am sharing with you is accurate. Every use of the word abomination can be replaced with the word spite in the entire Holy Scripture. Which pulls us back to the Great Mystery of Ephesians. That IS why it is a Great Mystery and not just another Mystery. It is no wonder who is spiteful undo God. It is the ones who have had judgement passed on them who do not retain God in their knowledge. We know that because we know : Judge not lest yee be Judged. Those of us who do retain God in our knowledge Forgive and do not Judge.
God is good; he always, always, gives us a way through things. And we know that because of Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
God bless you and God bless the Body of Christ.
Roland Menard
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