PREPARING FOR THE KINGDOM

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. - Matt. 24:44

Preparing for the kingdom of God is a work in progress. If you remember how Esther prepared for just 12 months to meet the king. We should be preparing for the Kingdom of God by seeking and following the commandments. We must remember life on this earth is not promised to us. However we must prepare for the Kingdom as if this is our last day on earth . No one knows the day or hour when Jesus will return.

Preparing to meet Jesus requires a daily study in the word of God. Lack of studying and wisdom of the word can cause displacement in your spiritual walk. When we prepare ourselves we must purge ourselves of anything and everything that is not of God. We must become purified by asking God to create in you a clean heart and renew the right spirit with us. (Psalms:51:10) this scripture is one that I believe should be quoted daily. When you quote this scripture you are asking Jesus to purge (clean) anything that is not good in you and your asking Him to give you a spirit of righteousness. Walking in Righteousness is

"Being holy, virtuous, upright; being obedience to God’s commands; and not sin". However when we are preparing for the Kingdom of God we will have trials and tribulations as well as stumbling blocks that will try and discourage us from Gods will.
Preparing ourselves is vital as the world itself offers so much that could be harmful to our spiritual walk. There is nothing more the devil would like, is to claim every soul he can.

Think on this: when you have a up coming review on your job. You will prepare yourself for it because you want to make sure your T's are crossed and your I's are dotted to show your boss you are up on things.

That's what we must do in our daily walk, by Preparing ourselves for the coming of the LORD. As
TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE.


God Bless,
Eustine Harper
 

A Premeditated Heart

Proverbs 6:16-19- These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

The above scripture talks about things that God hates. However, the world as we know it seems to overlook the commandments that God has given us. We walk around with a spirit of arrogance, a lying tongue, hands that shed blood, a heart that scheme, feet that will run to evil, someone who gives false testimonies and some who stirs up trouble among one another. I would call that a premeditated heart. 

We also continue to do things that we have a desire for even though we know not to do it. The bible clearly tells us to refrain from sinful things. However, the world itself can be very enticing. Often times we premeditate our daily lives weekly, monthly and a year in advance to do what we want to do. Sometimes we premeditate and intentionally set out to hurt others knowing all the while it's not how God wanted it. When your flesh is not under control it is opt to do sinful things. So if we continue to premeditate to do things that is not Godly we will continue to causes hurt, and harm to others as well as ourselves. When we set out to do harm or to sow discord among one another and much, much more we are going against what God commanded us to do. God wants us to love one another and to help one another. “So let's stop premeditating to cause hurt to one another and let's start working together and do things GODS WAY.”

Love and Blessing

Eustine Harper

Nov 26, 2013

Identity Crisis Within Yourself

 

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. (Psalm 139:14 KJV)

To be born into this life as a infant we had no idea who we were in our mother's womb, however, God knew who you were.  Yet, we go through life having an identity crisis about who we belong to.  Yes, we All have biological parents and as infants, we grew to know who our parents were through sense of smell, hearing, seeing, and touch. However, most people go through their Christian life not feeling, hearing, and knowing the touch of God. Some people are going through the motion by going to church Sunday after Sunday, week after week and still walk away not having experienced the touch or hearing from God. Therefore, we go through life having a identity crisis within our spiritual walk with God.

We can't alway go through life being pumped and pushed to praise and worship God. We have to get that sense of knowing who we are in God and from there you'll begin to know and feel the touch of God.  It's time for us to recognize who we are in Christ. This has to be a personal walk with God. We can't go through life having an identity crisis walking around lost in the wilderness of sin or not knowing who we are in God.  

Psalm 139:14

I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works;

This scripture tell us who we are in God. So why would you walk around with an identity crisis when WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD.

Eustine H

The Microwave Effect

 

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.  Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 NIV

So many look to change their life and when they do they look for the microwave effect, the instant fix. However, it takes a lot more than just a quick fix. When we say yes to God we must be ready to go through the process of being fixed. It's like being in a slow cooker, a slow cooker cooks the meat from the inside out. Rom 12:1-2 talks about presenting ourselves a living sacrifice Holy and acceptable unto God. It talks about transforming which is making a change, not conforming to the ways of this world. Therefore when we surrender we are asking God to make the change. But just know it is a process. So don't be discouraged (or) stop fighting for you life in Christ. When the process is complete then we can look at the man in the mirror(self), we can see the process is being completed. Just know this is not a microwave effect, the instant fix. It is a change in progress.

Love and happiness

Eustine

When life's disappointments Rot from the inside OUT

 

 Colossians 3:8-9 (KJV)

8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Life disappointments can cause people to retract back to their hiding place which is within ourselves. We do this to shield ourselves from being hurt by those we think are friends and yes our family. By holding the anger, malice and hurt inside it can become like a plague that will rot through our hearts that can become hardened. When this happens we become afraid to open ourselves to be loved, to receive others that want to befriend us. Hiding such unclean things will cause a decomposing and rotting of our hearts, and with that, it begins to show on the outside. We begin to hurt others by talking, being malicious, and pushing them away do to life problems. But in order for us to put those things behind us we must become new in Christ and put the old thing behind us that is causing the decomposing of the heart.  To become clean and free from the rotting of our hearts we must ask God in Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. This must be a daily prayer in order for us to be free from the rotting plague that is keeping us from living life Gods Way.

Eustine Harper

LABOR & DELIVERANCE

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28 KJV)

Oftentimes we wake daily and go to bed daily with burdens and worries on our hearts. We carry them as if we are barring a child. This can control how we think and go about our daily lives and affect how we deliver God's message. The burdens we carry can be like a yoke around us that can destroy us in the natural and in the spiritual. We as Christians need to know that our daily burdens and worries must be given to God so we can go about our daily living in order for us to do what God requires. We need our witness to be a seed to those we are trying to reach. Therefore when we are serving God we must be in the right frame of mind so that when we speak we are planting a seed that will penetrate the very soul we are trying to reach. I say it's time for us to labor at our altars and be delivered from the burdens that is keeping us from going out and helping those that seek God. God said that if we come unto Him with our burdens He will give us rest. Therefore let us labor at our altars and let God be your deliverance. 

God Bless!

Eustine Harper

Closer Than You've Ever Been

James 4:8 (NIVUK)

Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

The word tells us to draw near to God and He will draw near to us. He wants us to wash our hands, sinners, and clean your hearts, for those that are unsure on wanting to serve God or living the life of sin. He want us to stop the wavering and being double minded in our walk with him. 

God wants a relationship with each of us, but we must first make up in our minds that we want to make Jesus our priority. Let's not make ourselves a target for the enemy by being unstable in our walk with God. YES! you can be kept in your walk with God,  but if you choose to live life anyway, you can cause yourself to fall out of the will of God. The song says I come this far by faith leaning on the Lord, trusting in His holy word, He never failed me yet. Saints, friends, Jesus will never fail you, continue to draw near to Jesus by reading your word daily and let it cultivate within your spirit and Jesus will draw near to daily as you seek Him.

Eustine Harper