GOD’S REST
Today I received yet another one of those scam emails where someone claims that they are going through hard times, and have amassed a great deal of wealth, are about to die and simply need someone like me to help them distribute it charitably. I couldn’t help but think of those that are desperate today. Those that really want to make a difference, and also could use the money, that might fall for such fraud.
I have seen over the years, so many scams in the name of God, that it is hard for me not to feel for those who have believed them. The greatest scam of all, of course is the belief that somehow God is separate from us, and not in control of our lives. That somehow, our actions can push God away. But if truth be told, it is impossible for us to be separate from God. Regardless of who you are, where you are, what you believe, what you do, or have done, God is ALWAYS right there inside you, guiding you every step of the way BACK TO the understanding of WHO YOU ARE in HIM!
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Jeremiah 10:23
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Recently, I myself have felt pretty far removed from the Lord. With so much turmoil, change, disappointment, and sadness for my situation and the situation of others, it has been hard to remember the good news (the salvation in Christ understanding that God is in control of all things).
You see, the cares of this world, whether it is bills, abusive family members, friends, co-workers, the loss of a job, nosey neighbors, health problems, or just the daily grind, can steal every bit of life, peace, and joy from you. You may desire to have peace, power, and purpose, but when you are ruled by the cares of this world (thorns) you seem to only find pain.
Well we can’t say we weren’t warned about this very thing.
Mark 4:19
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word (Truth/Life), and it becometh unfruitful.
That’s right, the “cares of the world”, these are the “thorns” that strangle the seed, which is the word of God, which is the very life and truth of who we are. We get so hung up on everything that is happening to us, that we forget the good news. GOD HAS NEVER LEFT US NOR FORSAKEN US.
Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And with this understanding, we must also understand that EVERYTHING IN OUR LIVES AND AROUND THE WORLD is going to plan.
This is described beautifully just a couple of verses earlier in Romans, as well as pretty much everywhere in scripture. For example, “God saw ALL THAT HE MADE and said it was VERY GOOD”. Which means people, IT’S ALL GOOD even when it looks bad.
But pay attention to these verses.
Romans 8
28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
We are PREDESTINED! That’s good news! Now for the carnal ego man and woman out there, they say, “No! We have free will, we are in control!” – Well people, first of all don’t mistake Free Will with the ability to make choices. Jonah chose the wrong path, suffered and still ended up doing EXACTLY what God purposed for his life. I like to say, hey, you can take the cruise ship and eat grapes and rest or you can struggle to get out of the belly of the beast (which is your carnal imagination/hell/suffering/ignorance).
I will not say we don’t make choices, but I will say that each choice we make is influenced, and regardless of each choice, we eventually will all come to stature of the perfect man (Christ) and the full understanding of the truth (who we are).
Ephesians 4:13
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Our lives have been written in the book, it’s in our DNA, if you can’t choose the color of your eyes, your family, your height, if you can’t choose your next breath, how much choice do we really have?
Matthew 10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
A sparrow doesn’t die unless it is God’s will. So much for those depressed Sparrows who choose to end their lives, even it that were so, God purposed it, so something greater would rise because of it.
So HOW MUCH CHOICE do we REALLY have? Well the answer is simple, we have two choices.
We can choose to REST, or we can choose to WORRY. We can choose to hang unto FEAR or we can choose to HAVE FAITH! We can choose this day which God we serve! Will we choose to serve the TRUTH, which means we will take each day as it comes and understand that eventually it will be for God’s and ultimately our advantage (because we are ONE)… Or, will we serve our Carnal imagination and begin to believe the sky is falling. Do we worry we’ll lose our home, our kids, our spouse? OR, do we believe God only has thoughts of peace, and wants us all to have a sound mind, as it is clearly written below.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Now, to truly understand this scripture, FIRST, you MUST understand what a SPIRIT IS!
John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Quite simply a SPIRIT is a THOUGHT. Jesus said, “My words are spirit” – words are thoughts expressed.
Think about that for a moment. When SAUL had a TORMENTING SPIRIT, was it any different from when I, or you, were tormented by our many thoughts of fear, worry, and sadness for those who we have seen have gone astray.
So where do these tormenting spirits come from. Well, if truth be told, everything comes from God. But these tormenting spirits are not GOD, they are imagined, they are EGO, they are carnal. SATAN gives us these thoughts, and who is SATAN, none other than your CARNAL EGOTISTICAL MIND, which is the FATHER OF ALL LIES. I’ll explain a bit further, but if you need more explanation, find my essay on the subject to the left, under the subject section.
Here is how it works, a situation arises, and OUR WICKED IMAGINATION creates a bunch of things for us to worry about and consider. FOR EXAMPLE: “how will you make your rent?””Your kids will never get off drugs””I’ll never have any friends””I’m going to lose everything” – you get the idea.
OUR SATANIC IMAGINATION, creates a whole universe of worry and fear by tricking you into believing all of these things WILL HAPPEN! But YOUR CARNAL EGO is a LIAR! And the FATHER OF ALL LIES! This is why we are taught… “To TAKE EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE” and find out whether or not these “spirits” (thoughts) are of God and True, or are from your wicked imagination (satan) and are lies.
This is what it means, “Choose this day which God you will serve” – Is it the god of this world (Your carnal imagination/ego/satan) – or the ALMIGHTY GOD who is COMPLETELY IN CONTROL, and is trying and testing you in the fires of this world?
If you want to know why you suffer I will be glad to tell you. It is because you are worshipping and serving the wrong god. One will bring you life and peace, the other will cause nothing but pain and suffering, because the voice of this “strange woman” as it is written in scripture leads to the depths of hell (your ignorant suffering)
Proverbs 2:15-17
15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
We have been conditioned since coming into this temporal (temporary) realm, that we should worry about everything. The ELDER (ego nature) which was formed from the DUST OF THE EARTH (lies we have been taught, told, and our experiences) tries to kill off the YOUNGER nature (Christ/Truth/God) as Cane killed Abel, Ishmael would have killed Isaac, and Esau wanted to kill Jacob. BUT THE ELDER (Our Ego/sense of who we think we are) will serve the YOUNGER (Our True Life/WHO WE REALLY ARE/Christ)… So this is why our ego refuses to listen to the TRUTH, and this is why we have so much fear and pain.
Jeremiah 13:10
This evil (ignorant) people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods (false beliefs/ideas), to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this GIRDLE, which is good for nothing.
A GIRDLE, or BELT is really good for one thing and one thing alone, and that is TO BIND! And that is why, worshipping and serving your imagination/Ego/Satan is USELESS!
Your wicked (ignorant) imaginings are good for nothing but BINDING YOU! KEEPING YOU IN PAIN, USELESS, HURTING, and that means, it’s time to learn how to STOP LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF FEAR AND WORRY IN YOUR HEAD that says, YOU (your ego) is IN CONTROL!
2 Timothy 2:25-26
25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Notice, the very first line, “those THAT OPPOSE THEMSELF”, to follow after the false belief/lie that YOU(your ego) is in control and that everything is going to hell in a hand basket, is in fact OPPOSING THE TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE! Which, may I point out, is PRETTY AWESOME! For you are GOD’S CHILD!
1 John 3:2
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is
Yes, we are GOD’S CHILD… but right now, it is hard for us to see that. The reason is we have all of that clutter and nonsence rumbling around in our head. This is why I am writing this simple essay today, because way too many people, are going about their lives believing they are the masters of their destiny, listening and following every foolish worrisome thought that comes to mind (as if these thoughts are true and coming from the true YOU which is Christ).
You are being fooled, you are being told by that EGO DEVIL, to worship him. You are being tempted to worship your EGO!
Luke 4
6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Our Ego is always trying to get us to worship OUR EGO! It basically says, “if you do this or that you’ll be fine, everything can be yours, simply do whatever wicked thought that comes to your mind and you can have it all!”
But Jesus, understood that we have to put these CARNAL THOUGHTS behind us! And WORSHIP AND SERVE GOD!
Now one may question how one does this… Is it more than “Love God, Love Others”? Well, I will tell you that if you do these two things, you’ve overcome. Simple you say? Well remember to Love God is to PUT YOUR COMPLETE TRUST IN GOD.
1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments
To love God is to keep his commands, now I’m not trying to put anyone under any carnal man made law. But I am saying, to LOVE GOD we must HAVE NO GOD’S BEFORE HIM. In other words, to focus your thoughts on anything like fear, worry, doubt, etc… is to worship other Gods. A little know fact about the word “worship”, the first time this is mentioned is when Abraham was to sacrafice Isaac, it has nothing to do with raising your hands, closing your eyes, swaying and singing “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts.” Not to say that, doing that isn’t awesome, IT IS! But to WORSHIP God means you must be willing to lay down anything you have CREATED (imagined, gave birth to) anything that you exhalt above God, must be laid on the altar. GIVE UP YOUR FEARS AND TRUST THAT GOD HAS EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE UNDER CONTROL! Do that, and you LOVE GOD! Don’t do that, and you don’t. Because you will always be wondering why GOD isn’t changing your circumstances, as opposed to seeing God is making your circumstances to BETTER YOU! When you change your thinking, your life changes.
The ONLY TRUE WAY TO SERVE GOD is to KNOW GOD IS IN CONTROL and to CEASE FROM YOUR LABOR! The question is, how many when reading this will do this? And what about me, will I do this? Sure it’s easy to intellectually understand something but without FAITH and putting this into practice it is worthless.
Hebrews 4
2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
So we need to STOP TRYING to control the situations in our lives that we believe will give us life, because in fact this will produce more pain. “Those that try to save their lives, lose their lives!”
So take a step back look at everything that you have MADE OF YOUR LIFE already, and say, as God said, “It’s all good!” Whether I’m in a castle or on the street, I am where I am, I am what I am, and it’s very good! Even if your situation seems desperate and your imagination (ego/satan) is screaming, “EVERYTHING STINKS BIG GREEN EGGS!” You need to say, NOT MY WILL BE DONE, BUT GOD’S BE DONE in my life!
Where you are right now is not where you will always be. And it certainly is not where God is going to bring you. Where you are is simply where you are and it is WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT, THAT MATTERS!
When Jesus was about to be killed, before he was driven from the Garden… BTW, sound familiar at all, didn’t another son of God we know be driven from a garden?
I digress, before Jesus was driven from the Garden he didn’t want to give up the LIFE HE WAS LIVING AS JESUS, but he knew to pray “NOT MY WILL BUT YOURS!” And it was that prayer, faith and understanding that allowed him to finally GIVE UP THE GHOST.
Let me first point out what JESUS REALLY GAVE UP “Ghost” – A ghost is a SPIRIT of a DEAD PERSON, so actually it was the SPIRIT OF DEATH he gave up! He let go of the thoughts of death (ignorance/fear/worry/suffering) so he could RISE ALIVE AFTER DOING SO! It is a person’s ability to say, NOT MY WILL BUT YOURS BE DONE, that allows us, as it did Jesus, to finally say “INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT!”
We have to be ready to give up the SPIRIT OF DEATH (THE GHOST), we have to be willing to give up the “Thoughts of worry, fear, and doubt” and be willing to commit our SPIRIT (overall thinking) to the HANDS (AUTHORITY/RULE) of God as Jesus did.
He understood, as I am hoping you will understand that we can do nothing of ourselves. And even though times may be hard we will be RESURRECTED from our current situation when WE REST IN GOD’S HANDS! We must be willing to accept whatever comes out way as if it is a gift from God, BECAUSE WE KNOW…
2 Corinthians 9:8
God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
I know life isn’t always easy. I know this as well as you know this. I have experienced pain. As you have loss I have had loss. I hurt as you hurt. I’ve been betrayed as you have been betrayed. I like you have cried, screamed, shouted, and worried for my very life, for my family, and for my friends. Of course, everyone’s challenges are different, but we all suffer with the same fears. The good news is, in my like I have learned that after the storm there is always that still small voice reminding me to…
“Be Still and Know I am Lord”
Because…
Philippians 2:13
It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Soon, you will understand that all of these hard times will be as NOTHING compared to all the good that comes out of them!
Romans 8:18
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
At this moment, take a breath, forget about everything you owe, forget your troubles and say to yourself…
“ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE THAT LOVE GOD!”
A weight lifter doesn’t become strong unless resistance is constantly added. A pearl isn’t formed unless an Oyster is constantly covering and dealing with the irritation of the grain of sand. A student doesn’t learn unless that student is tested and passes the test.
But worrying about the test never helps that student pass the test. Thinking you will fail it won’t help you ace it!
So why is it a majority of our thinking is like that of the ignorant student worried he will somehow fail? Why do we worry so much, when scripture states, ALL WILL OVERCOME THIS WORLD!
THE REASON: You have not yet renewed your mind.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Don’t conform (give in and believe) your wicked imagination (Satan=god of this world). No, cast those thoughts away. Any thought that brings you fear, STOP, DROP, AND ROLL THAT STONE OF CONDEMNATION AWAY! Say, it is no longer I (my ego) that lives, But CHRIST (the power and wisdom that God is completely in control)
We are told what to think on, and nowhere does it say think about fearful thoughts.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
We all have to change our thinking people! And the best way to do that is to FINALLY REST! Give up the reigns, give up the ghost (spirit of death) and just go with the flow, saying NOT MY WILL LORD BUT YOURS!
Let me give you a personal example: My will is NOT to have trouble at work, but there is trouble at work. Not of my doing, not of my lack of dedication or talent, but because people know not what they do, and God has saw fit to bring this into my life to teach me to REST! Everything in our life is a lesson to learn. The sooner you learn the lesson, the sooner you trust that God is in control of it all the sooner you will rest and be free! My Egotistical Will is to not suffer, but God’s will is for me to have faith! My will is a great lack of faith, SO I LEARN TO PRAY “FATHER INCREASE MY FAITH” SO I MAY REST! And I evenually rest!
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you
The sad truth is even though we say we believe these things our EGOTISTICAL SATANIC IMAGINATION will fight us and try and keep us from ENTERING INTO SUCH REST! This is the war within and the only way this war is won is to GIVE UP THE FIGHT!
A fight only ends when one side gives up!
Hebrews 4:10
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Now many won’t be able to do this because they have not yet learned the most important lesson of all…
OF OURSELF WE CAN DO NOTHING, WE CAN ONLY DO WHAT WE SEE AND HEAR THE FATHER DO!
If you’ve ever wondered why it states that Christ suffered in all points as we suffer it is because BY HIS STRIPES (WHICH ARE OUR STRIPES) we are healed. CHRIST is our LIFE, our suffering is CHRIST’S SUFFERING, but also HIS GREAT WORKS which cannot be contained in all the books, are our great works!
So fear not, GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU (your true life/christ) THAN HE (your ego) THAT IS IN THE WORLD (your wicked imagination ruled by your EGO/SATAN) – In the end, it is all good.
SO PLEASE, NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, REST!
I pray this was an encouragement to you, Jacob
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Author: Jacob Israel
HOLD OUT HOPE!
When we go through hard times, when trouble comes our way, sometimes we need to be reminded that even though there may not be a quick fix, there is a reason for you to Hold out Hope! The life we know is but a shadow of the amazing life to come, so hang in there, don’t give up and enjoy this video. Peace Jacob
SALVATION NOW!
SALVATION NOW!
For some reason I have been on a kick lately of sharing these new videos. Some have wondered why I have affected the footage, I briefly want to explain so there is no confusion. It just happened, you see I put these together so quickly that sometimes I just goof around, and if I don’t like the way something looks I fiddle with the brightness and color etc, but this time, I tried a visual effects feature, and I just thought it looked cool.
It wasn’t until later that I truly understood the signifigance of what I did. By doing this, it forced the viewer to take their eyes of “Jacob Israel” and simply listen to the words as if they are their own.
Also, it helps me add another layer to this onion I call these videos, so people can take more away from it, while also adding a touch of intrigue….
I like the idea that people will not look AT me, as if I know something they don’t, because that is the truth, I DON’T! I know no more than anyone, and am no better than anyone, because we are all WHERE WE ARE MEANT TO BE!
So, I like the idea of people seeing a “character” that perhaps will provoke them to think, to question, is God Love, is God in Control, Am I God’s Child, What is the point of suffering, Is life just some cosmic joke or does everything, the good and the bad have meaning, and eventually lead us all home.
Home which I believe is a person finding ETERNAL LIFE, which is not endless carnal living, but Eternal Life, which is Righteousness, Peace, Joy, and Power in the Holy Spirit. Look it up if you don’t believe me. And Eternal life is something I believe each and everyone of us, not only can HAVE RIGHT NOW, it is the ONE THING that everyone NEEDS RIGHT NOW!
I take comfort knowing, i can only know what God allows me to know, and be what God has made me to be, and that is a man who knows it is better to love than hate, give than take, forgive than stay bitter, serve than be served, etc etc… SALVATION is this, and SALVATION is now! So enjoy this latest video I did on this, and understand I only do this, because I want to. This is a desire of my heart, that people will come to know their Value in God, know God as their Lifegiving Spirit of Love and Truth, and rejoice in every trial because it is for the good of others, to see God in all things than to see God in none… Enjoy, Jacob
DON’T LET IT BRING YOU DOWN!
Too many things in life bring us down. When you wake up to the truth that waht brings us down is simply forcing us to STAND, then you see the GOOD IN ALL THINGS! Enjoy Jacob
For more information: visit http://www.JacobIsrael.org “The Truth Will Change You”
IT’S ALL RIGHT!
This video has a lot to offer, a lot to take in, and definately not like the same. Stick around until the end for a special surprise insight from a good friend of mine! Enjoy Jacob
THE DEATH OF RELIGION
THE DEATH OF RELIGION
Samuel said to Saul, “You’ve done foolishly… Now YOUR kingdom shall NOT continue. The Lord is looking for those after his own heart!”
If this above passage doesn’t speak volumes to you about the state of religion today then you must revist this story again. Saul’s Kingdom was in the wilderness, David’s Kingdom was established in the land of promise. Saul was consumed with pride, tormented, no longer cared for God’s timing or ways. Saul could not kill the GIANT carnal nature within him, because his man made armor did not fit. Instead of recognizing the new day and the way of love and faith, Saul sought to kill the “beloved of God/David”. David (Those beloved of God) would not take the Kingdom by force, but waited on God. In the end Saul would perish, as would those who stood with him. David would assume the crown of Righteousness. This is the day we are in. The Death of Religious abuse and persecution is at it’s end. And we, Like David, will dance into the land of promise naked (free from the religius beliefs that hid our true nature from sight)
This is a wake up call for all of us. We must ask God “teach me the truth no matter what the cost.” Because LOVE, ACCEPTANCE, PEACE, AND SHARING is what will bring the greatest riches to mankind. I pray this speaks directly to those who need to hear it.
GREAT WHITE THRONE OF JUDGMENT
GREAT WHITE THRONE OF JUDGMENT
I was asked recently, by one of the readers here, what I considered to be the “great White Throne Of Judgment”. This is something I haven’t ever considered before, but no sooner did I read the inquiry then the answer came. If you want to know, it’s pretty simple, it’s your Brain. It’s the mechanism used to judge things, including yourself. It’s white, and boy is it great. Considering the MIND OF CHRIST and GOD is what we are meant to have. And the kingdom is within us all, it would only make sense that the BRAIN is this GREAT WHITE THRONE. But I wanted to give a more explained reason why this is the case. You know, for those people who believe one day, there will be a literal throne that some old guy with a beard is going to be sitting on judging at the end of literal days. As opposed to understanding…. 1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment MUST begin at the house of God: and if it first BEGIN AT US, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? Okay, that really should put this whole future judgment belief to rest. It’s pretty clear that JUDGMENT BEGINS AT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD (which is the TEMPLE OF GOD, which is US) … The very next sentence also hammers that point home… IT FIRST BEGINS AT US But for those, who want more… I will gladly oblige…. Let’s talk about the whole LOOK of this THRONE. 1 Kings 10:18-20 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. Okay the obvious part is, the brain when cleaned off for study, the brain matter is the color of ivory, and it’s outward color could be considered gold… As if the whole brain was overlaid with it. BUT THAT IS NOT THE COOL PART HERE PEOPLE… Look at the next description of the THRONE, it had six steps. LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT OUR BRAIN: Neuroanatomists usually consider the brain to consist of six main regions: the telencephalon (cerebral hemispheres), diencephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus), mesencephalon (midbrain), cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata. – The SIX STEPS to the THRONE – Right there, the six major regions of the brain, not to mention the six major neurotransmitters… But let’s move on, and consider the further description of this THRONE. …and the top of the throne was round behind 
< It’s pretty obvious how round the BRAIN is, top, and behind. But where it gets more interesting is the description of the TWELVE LIONS standing on ONE SIDE and the OTHER. These my friends are the TWELVES PAIRS OF CRANIAL nerves, WHICH stand on both side of the BRAIN. Which make us the 24 KINGS sitting around the THRONE OF GOD. (Which should be obvious by now, is our BRAIN) 
< Now look, the reason understanding this is important is because you begin to understand that GOD is actually WITHIN YOU, and that God is not OUTSIDE of you far away, waiting to condemn or reward you for your life. In actuality, God is your LIFE, for everything exists in CHRIST (God’s anointing of spirit of truth) – this is why we are told again and again… Romans 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. 1 Corinthians 4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God This is what judgment really means – Most people believe, judgment means OFF TO JAIL YOU GO! But the true definition of Judgment is simply, “to separate right from wrong, truth from error” – And this is what happens each and every day WITHIN US. We are constantly being judged, we are constantly being separated from the wrong thinking so the TRUTH is the only thing left. Now I know there are some Religious leaders that will feed that ego of man, and say… “One day, we will be like kings judging everyone else, saying “this one is good and this saint is bad”! These religious leaders give you the false belief (WHICH FEEDS YOUR EGO, VANITY, AND PRIDE) that somehow because you said something, or did something, God is going to set you up so you can become the Boss and tell people who is right and who is wrong. BUT, THIS IS NOT TRUE! When we judge the WORLD, we aren’t judging others, we are judging OUR LUSTS WITHIN. 1 Corinthians 6:2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? This ALL takes place within. The LITERAL WORLD doesn’t need to be judged, what needs to be judged is what is IN THE WORLD…. 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. Not only will God WITHIN US, AS US, have US, to judge the LUSTS within us, but we will also judge our thoughts… otherwise known as ANGELS (thoughts, or messengers) 1 Corinthians 6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? Sorry, for those people who think, we’ll be up there saying, “Gabriel, put that trumpet down, you’re a bad boy!” NO! Doesn’t it make more sence, since JUDGMENT BEGINS AT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, IN US… That we would be judging our thoughts, the thoughts of others, and our actions? THINK ABOUT IT! Cast aside all the Hollywood supernatural stories you have been told, get rid of thinking you’re going to be come supernatural King ruling with an iron fist, THAT’S ALL VANITY! God is no respecter of persons. We only need to…. Philippians 2:12 … work out your own salvation… Not only that, but is God double minded, does God say, DON’T JUDGE OTHERS and then say, “Okay, down the road it will be okay!” NO! Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment Romans 14:13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. Once we take our eyes off everyone else, and put them on ourselves, we will be closer to the KINGDOM OF GOD then ever before. BECAUSE THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN! SO BACK TO THIS GREAT WHITE THRONE OF JUDGMENT = OUR BRAIN Consider, a throne represents a place a Kingdom is ruled from. The King sits on that throne and rules. He has complete control and authority over his kingdom. It should not be hard to see, that a Throne represents this, and if the Kingdom that is in question here is the KINGDOM of GOD, then we must question where the throne is? Luke 17:21 21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you In other articles, it’s established the word KINGDOM does not mean LITERAL KINGDOM, but translates into REIGN or Rule… So we can easily understand that GOD REIGNS and RULES from WITHIN US. You don’t have to be a great theologian to understand this. We are ruled by our thoughts. Good (God) or Bad (Ego/Devil). So would it be that hard to believe that the THRONE OF GOD, the GREAT WHITE THRONE, that God SITS ON and RULES from is OUR BRAIN? It shouldn’t be! Remember LIFE IS NOW! RESURRECTION IS NOW! JUDGMENT IS NOW! We are not talking about some future event, we are talking about RIGHT NOW! 2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand/HERE NOW So if JUDGMENT begins now, in the House of the LORD, just what do you believe the THRONE OF GOD IS? It’s all about THINKING! Ephesians 4:22-24 22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23And be renewed in the spirit of your MIND; 24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness THE ONLY WAY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IS FOR JUDGMENT TO BEGIN WITHIN! Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus And what MIND was in Christ, GOD’S WILL/WAYS… Jesus said, “I can only do what the Father does, say what the Father says” But Jesus wasn’t the only one that understood, “He could do NOTHING of himself/His Ego/Who others thought he was! 1 Corinthians 4:4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord We are ALL RULED by a higher authority, which is sitting on the THRONE – OUR THINKING is ruled by God. Who is judging (sorting out the truth from lies) within us. And only the PURE TRUE THOUGHTS will enter into EVERLASTING LIFE, the thoughts of fear, greed, worried, etc… those nasty goats are purged away… PICTURED BEAUTIFULLY in the PARABLE of the JUDGMENT SEAT! – But now see this parable TAKING PLACE WITHIN, and ask yourself if you YOURSELF, don’t also constantly feel JUDGMENT at work within. “Did I do the right thing? Was I in the wrong? I shouldn’t have said that? Help me stop doing this? etc” — All of our prayers are in fact EVIDENCE of what is being JUDGED (WORKED OUT/SORTED OUT) within us. So I say rejoice, and start seeing parables like the one below in a NEW LIGHT, with NEW EYES! Matthew 25:31-33 31When the Son of man (TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE) shall come (IS REVEALED) in his glory, and all the holy angels (PURE THOUGHTS OF TRUTH) with him, then shall he sit (RULE) upon the throne (YOUR MIND) of his glory: 32And before him shall be gathered all nations (YOUR BELIEFS): and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep (TRUTH) from the goats (LIES): Jacob http://www.JacobIsrael.org
DEAL WITH IT! GOD’S IN CONTROL
DEAL WITH IT! GOD’S IN CONTROL
Many people believe God doesn’t want us to have trials and testing. Many state God doesn’t want suffering, or hardship, yet to be free from these hard times one must first understand why they are going through what they are going through and find all the good in it! Regardless of your circumstances, regardless of what you are suffering, GOOD WILL COME OF IT! You are where you are for a reason, but that doesn’t mean that is where you will always be. God is in control, and when you know you are God’s son, then you submit everything to the LIFE within you, and the two become one, and NOTHING CAN EVER AGAIN KEEP YOU FROM PEACE OR OVERCOMING! BELIEVE!
MAKE ME A LIVING EPISTLE
MAKE ME A LIVING EPISTLE PART 1
I’m on a mission you see, to see God at work in my life, by seeing those he places in my path. My desire is to reach as many people as possible without mentioning any religion, or putting out any religious mumbo jumbo, no I simply want to show love to others.
The day has come when you don’t need to go door to door, saying “KNOW GOD”, all will KNOW GOD from the least to the greatest. So my next couple of posts here will be different. There will be days, where I have stuggled and God has allowed me to overcome, days when I have been blessed and God has allowed me to stop everything I am doing to help another, days when I don’t want to mention God at all, but I promise these days will mean something to us all. Because I am writing them, to learn from them myself.
This new series of essays, is my way of simply sharing how I desire to see the world, and others. And my desire is to change this world, to have peace where there is pain, hope where there has never been. I want everyone to know, that no matter what is happening, IT IS ALL FOR THEIR GOOD AND THE GOOD OF THE WORLD!
I believe people are hungry to know the real God, the real Christ, or whatever SPIRIT you want to call the ONE SPIRIT IN US ALL CALLED “LIMITLESS LOVE AND LIFE.” I believe it is the day, where GOD is meant to be seen, heard, felt, and rejoiced over THE WORLD. The day when the weak will become strong in their compassion, and the strong will become weak in their greed and pride, and together they will help each other to come to the knowledge of the Truth and the stature or the perfect creation, which is our destiny, who we are and have forgot. GOD’S CHILD!
I will not force my beliefs on anyone, and I will do my best to only answer emails I get saying I am wrong, will a solid answer that will show love. Because we are all brother and sisters, we are all one, we are not separate and my goal is show everyone that. I believe that by doing this, more will know this and do this in return, and like a wild-fire it will spread, and then the world will finally know what REVIVAL IS! Not some carny show, where false healers shout about false healing, but people in their suffering can find the purpose and joy and peace of it all!
By showing them this love it won’t matter what faith they are, they will know God, regardless of what the name, they will know that what I am, they are too, and I, by looking for these moments, without great money, without greed deeds, will make a difference. Whether it be a simple talk at a counter, or what you are about to read below, the difference is going to be made. And people will understand how powerful, unique, and special they are, regardless of what they have been through, or currently are. They will learn that what they believe, they can become and what they believed they are. They will know their circumstances are there to help them understand they can rise above them, and finally let them go. Most importantly, they will understand they are not better than anyone, and this is when the last war will be won in their lives. Because they will have learned to give up the fight, and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
Just yesterday I wrote about rejoicing in my trials. About how as I sat in my house, watching the flat roof be repaired, our finances get a bit worse… well let’s just say a lot of debt. What I didn’t expect however, was after writing an article about praising God in the midst of the storm, and trusting there was a way out, that the VERY NEXT DAY, I would be getting such incredible stomach pain, that I thought I would die. I went to sleep, knowing it was my Crohn’s disease. Something I have had for years, since I was a teen. A serious case of Crohns, many blood transfusions, hospitalizations, accidents, surgeries, bowl resection, and too many horrible tests to recall. I suffered until I met my wife, then more trials would surface, this time in regards to my childhood, which I will get into at a later time.
But that is a piece of why I believe I got Crohns disease at 15, and suffered for so long. A disease where your immune system attacks your digestive system, the allegory of course, MY SELF DEFENSE mechanism attacking My DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, I hated myself, thought I was no good, so how could I possibly EAT OF THAT BREAD OF LIFE… But I also would go on to try to be the best at everything to gain approval, and this is why I accomplished so much. Because I believed my accomplishing something great would finally pave the way for people to love me, and I would finally feel worthy to be loved! Because I had been conditioned and programmed to believe I had to please everyone else, to which I found I was only rewarded with rejection, abuse, abandonment, betrayal, mocking hate, accusations, gossip, and other yucky stuff.
But isn’t it the saddest thing, to hear someone say, “the only way for me to feel worthy of love is to do something great.” The truth being, we are all great, we don’t need to work to be anything, we need to accept and love.
ADAM AND EVE, were already the image of God, they didn’t need to eat of that tree or do anything to become like God, they were BORN THAT WAY! And so are we, but we too, ate of this tree called, the cares of this world, the laws of religion, and man, and we too feel ashamed of who we are and hide behind out many works and accomplishments, or titles, or street rep, etc, as Adam and Eve hid behind their fig leaves, lost in the trees of their own imagination. Which is the world! So my CALLING, to quote a great book, called THE CALLING (HINT HINT HINT) is to “WAKE THEM UP FROM THIS SLUMBER!” Because TOO MANY PEOPLE, including those who have tried, and try to hurt me, even some reading this now, feel that they are no good, will amount to nothing, and need to prove to the world how great they are, because they feel so shallow. But like ADAM and EVE they simply forgot they already are perfect. I’m here to remind them. Because if no one in their life told them how good they are, someone needs to. If they are suffering and struggling, they need to know it is for a great purpose and that God has not abandoned them, but given them a oppurtunity to be a light in this world…
WELL THAT’S ABOUT TO CHANGE! Make me a Living Epistle to be read of all men, let ME, be an image of God in this world, and never let me say you must do this or that, let me simply tell other who they are at heart, and help them to remember, they aren’t their past, they aren’t their mistakes or what people have called them. They are GOD’S CHILD AND ABLE TO DO ALL THINGS IF IT IS DONE FOR ALL THINGS! So please enjoy a day on this adventure I began.
DAY 2: 1/20/2009
My pain got so bad, every other minutes it felt like knives were turning inside me. My beautiful wife all night, worried, in the morning she would call in sick and take me to the hospital. Boy was I in pain. The other day, I rejoiced at how hard things were, I didn’t factor this into the equation.
However sick I was, I KNEW many good things would come out of it.
EMERGENCY ROOM!
ut I Praise God they are admitting me:) just what I needed, a time to heal up, no responsibility, people surrounding me who ONLY want me to get better. My wife rubbing my head and telling me how much she loves me, my kids so compassionate and not running around like 10,9, and 7 years olds do. No dogs to take care of, or workers to deal with and yes the drugs are nice tooooooo.
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In any event just got even better news while here, about our dream house. Now the Entire upper roof, not just the small addition roof needs to be replaced…. Wow, God is definitely moving in our life this year. Now some of you may find this hard to believe but this excites me. Because soon I will be writing a note about how good life is because of all I went through. You see, this is exactly what I want and wouldn’t change it at all, because i know not only will goodness and mercy follow me, BUT great things will come out of this and already have.
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I have met one person after another who i just happened to say exactly what they needed to hear. One young man, got into a fight, he had been arrested times before, he’d sold drugs, did drugs, “did bad things” he said. I simply told him about his value and worth. I told him guilt will only create more things to feel guilty for later. I told him everything that he did, or happened in his life would make him the amazing man he was about to become. He had never been told such a thing, and he was so grateful, he went from being a young thug who thought himself to be good for nothing, to seeing that he was Gods child and could do all things, I showed him a small part of how unbelievable he is, and he wanted more. I thank God for this 25-year-old, whose rap name is Bighead… Or, the older nurse I spoke too, who overheard me talking to my wife, about how all things will, and already have worked out. The nurse was so taken by what I said, she told me how hard things were for her. And she left a different person knowing that it is only after the storm that our old nasty homes are rebuilt into the mansion we always wanted them to be. But if the storms would never come, we would have no reason to change or strive for more, and we certainly would never know how truly strong we all are.
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When we trust in a God that is in control of all things and we look for the good that can come out of all we experience, when we look for the very good reason we are where we are, then we will find stories like these on a daily basis. When we rejoice in our sufferings, it doesn’t mean we don’t wish things could be different at times, it simply means we understand Gods wisdom and will is manifold greater than our own. In addition when we trust in that, we truly are being in everything and every circumstance a light in a very dark world.
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I know there are so many that have a hard time seeing that there is so much good in what we call bad, but please tell me if the alternative is good news?
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Would thinking that God doesn’t want you sick when you are sick give you hope? Does God not wanting hard times to fall on you but allowing it anyway, show you that God loves you?
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Or can you for a moment say, “Okay, you know what God this sucks, but I’m here for a reason. I have purpose and good, will come out of all I endured.” By understanding this you won’t sit around saying woe weighs me.
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It’s easy to say, oh you can’t choose your circumstances, but you can change how you see them. But I tell you there is more . And you cannot simply change your view of things until you understand there is a point to all you endure. If you can’t see that perhaps you drug addiction is to help others never need drugs, your paralysis is to teach other how to walk upright, your poverty is to teach others how truly rich they are, if you can’t see that your hardship could literally change lives wouldn’t you see the good in what you had to endure. Who is to say that, that young man who many might consider a thug on the outside was tired of feeling like a failure and had plans to end it all, then God afflicted me a man he knew wouldn’t curse him or leave him to speak to that lost boy. Who is to say that that conversation made a difference and that not only will he not kill himself, he will go on to find a cure for Crohns disease, which will save countless lives… All because God afflicted me for but a moment. Would one or two days pain be worth that? Would anyone who could see the end from the beginning ever complain again, when they see all the good that comes out of it? No way!
I don’t want my suffering and hardship to ever be in vain. And I refuse to believe a God of love would allow hardship and pain unless there is something good that can come out of it. So, armed with this faith, I will use my experiences to help others who are going through the same. I will tell them look for the opportunities God planted to water so they could grow into who they are truly and what they must remember they are, Gods beloved child!
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Dont look for JUST the silver lining, but the mountain of gold hiding in your trial, with the right eyes it won’t matter what you come up against You will learn to be free. Everyone wins when you Rest in God.
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To enter in Gods rest we must cease from our work. We have to take ourselves out of the equation. It is no longer I that live but christ. We learn so much through what we suffer. And that is always how it has been to those that have tasted of that heavenly fruit called tree of life/wisdom and faith.
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In prison they sang praises to God and because of it, every cage was opened and every shackle came off. This world needs more heralds of the New Day! It needs more that say Thank you My Father for all you have given, thank you for the life you have given me to me and out of all you have give me I have lost nothing, beside my ignorant unbelievingly selfish greedy untrusting heart.
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Now even though many heard the praises and songs, and even though the shackles fell, many stayed in their cell. And I am saying GET OUT! LIVE FREE as this is my hope and dream.
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Now to do this, to trust in God, to keep above the ways of the world as Jesus walked on water, it means you must have the desire to get rid of everything you think you know and simply trust God, as when every storm came they threw out everything weighing them down. The only thing Paul told them to keep was the faith that they would LIVE, but only if they did this. So do this, will ya?
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Trust God who makes everything beautiful in its time. And it is high time we stop with the fear, shame, guilt, and hate. We simply need to discern properly…. Choose which God you will serve, one that doesn’t want unfortunate events to happen and allows them. Or choose the God that has a point and purpose and show you the great FORTUNE in it all.
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RING, RING, just now I had a call from my amazing wife, she is worried because we don’t seemingly have the money for all of these repairs and reconstruction on the house that we have. But I told not only will we have what we need, we already do… “And how do I know this?” she asked. “Because it’s happening for a reason and whatever the result is it will bring us to a powerfully rewarding finish, that right now, even though it seems like another shoe couldn’t possibly fall, I say those shoes are falling for a reason, because blessed are the feet of those that bring the gospel (good news) …
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We are all going to get through what we are going through, we all have to go through what we go through, but I promise you the instant you trust God and look for the treasures and lives you can touch all around, it is the your salvation from your troubles will be found.
Love God, Love Others, by Loving God you Love others, by Loving Others You Love God!
Much more to come – tomorrow – the responses I got. Some people, actually believe i could bring this, or keep this on myself. My answer, tomorrow!
Jacob
http://www.jacobisrael.org
Check out my novel at the link above, …..The Calling A Voice In The Dead Woods
BELIEVE, BE TRUE, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
BELIEVE, BE TRUE, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
There is a lot to this video. I hope you don’t mind the video affect. When I first did this video I really wanted people to focus on what was being said as opposed to being able to see who was saying it. Also the video affect helped with adding graphics. I hope the affect isn’t too distracting. In any event, there is much to take from this. So sit back, relax, turn up the volume, make the screen as big as you can and enjoy. 🙂
JACOB'S LADDER 