The Soap Opera Spirit

James 1:8 - A double-minded man is unstable in all he ways.

Sometime we can become YOUNG and RESTLESS in our spirit, not knowing IN THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES we only HAVE ONE LIFE TO LIVE. So we become unstable. That causes us to have doubt in God and begin wondering why are we living this life for God. We begin to act out in the flesh, causing sickness, and trail and tribulations to come in our lives. James 1:12 states "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." That 's when we need to go to the GENERAL HOSPITAL (the word of God)
 to be healed in order for us too be BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL  as we are walking and doing the will of God no matter the trails and tribulations. As we go through the test and trails we have JESUS, our GUIDING LIGHT, to help us fight the fight and be about our father business so that we can all work toward the kingdom of God.

Love and happiness
Eustine

TAMING YOUR TONGUE

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.  JAMES 3:8

Just think we can Murder someone with our tongue just by speaking ill things about them. We can kill them with our tongue in the natural and in the spirit. We all know the flesh  dewelth no good thing. We must at all times keep our tongues tamed from things that can cause us to talk or speak against our brother and sisters in Christ and those that are not in Christ. Jesus did not go around speaking and talking against the people and expect to win their soul. So how can we expect to win a soul for Christ if we are always talking ill word to them or about them. When we do we are killing them naturally and spiritually. Also you must remember that the person you are talking to about someone else you could very well be killing them spiritually and fogging their mind with ill thoughts against the one person you are talking about. Just know GOD DOES NOT LIKE UGLY! God is about love.... And if we don't follow his commandment then we are being disobedience to Gods word. Taming your tongue is a daily work because we all know that if we walk in the flesh and someone set you off you know your flesh will kick in and then you are ready to fly off the handle with your tongue and say things that is hurtful to someone or those around us. We must remember that we will be tried every day by the devil and his imps and you if you give the devil a inch he will take a mile and then he got you right were he want you.  We cannot let our tongues be like poison because we don't know the effect it will have on someone.  And just think God will hold us accountable for what we do and say. People it's time out for all the tongue slashing , back biting , Ill speaking against people. If you read Proverbs 6:16-19 it tells you the six things God hates and the seven is an abomination unto him. So why would you want to disappoint God by killing some one with your tongue in the natural or in the spirit. Therefore let's TAME OUR TONGUE! and let's stop killing one another in the spiritual and in the natural. God wants a church with out spot or wrinkle as God created us to be like him and if we don't follow his commandment then WE ARE NOTHING LIKE HIM! We must TAME OUR TONGUES.

Eustine Harper

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
 

God Bill

Do me a favor

Imagine what it looks like each month when you, or someone you know, are paying "the bills". Imagine please, the way that this monthly ritual is spoken of. Think of the annoyed voices saying, "We have to pay the light bill." and "Man, this week's paycheck is basically gone already. I've got to pay my cable bill, phone bill, and car note." Unless you come from an environment far different from any I've ever been exposed to (praise God if you do), paying bills is not an activity that brings to mind images of joy or celebration. Yet, each month we figure out what must be spent and where we must spend it then we make the necessary payments.

Why? Simple, we pay our bills because we value the services that we gain by paying them. There's no wonder, then, that some of our brothers and sisters show up to church service each Sunday despite it being all too obvious that they'd rather be anyplace else.  What sort of person am I talking about? If you're reading this there's a good chance you've witnessed the type of person I have in mind. He's the guy who consistently kind of sneaks into service late. He sits there quietly and stone faced the entire service. When it's time to greet his brothers and sisters, he does so with barely a smile (if he even bothers to leave his seat to do so). When service is over, he's the first out of the door (if he didn't leave when everyone began giving tithes and offerings).

I know this guy well because, for a long time, I was him.

I thank God every day that He changed me. I thank Him for getting me over treating church gatherings and service like I was just paying my God bill. I say this to assure you that, if you need and want Him to, He can do the same for you. Many people only show up at church service because (you may have guessed it) they, like the husband spending his last on a light bill, feel they need to do so in order to continue to receive God's blessings. They need to keep their "lights on". The truth is that without love for the One who has always loved us without our deserving it their "lights" are already off. If there were such a thing as a God bill they'd be paying it with checks written from an empty account. This is because the only currency that God is interested in is love. I urge you, and I do so urgently, to examine yourselves and your hearts.

Church service is not an obligation that we must meet every week with the same spirit that we pay our bills with every month. It is a privilege. It is, in fact, one of the greatest privileges in life. We ought to be excited about gathering with our loved ones to sing and dance together for God. There ought to be enthusiasm in every place that houses members of Christ's body. There ought to be an air of such joy that an unbelieving observer would have to question what could give the people she sees such feeling. She should ask "What has given you so much passion and enthusiasm?" and not "Why do you bother wasting your Sunday morning here?”

Wherever you gather, if you have been treating church service like it's your God bill and God has not yet changed your heart, I pray that He changes your life very soon. I pray that He moves into your heart and washes His love over you in such a way that you come to see the true purpose of church gatherings; that you are filled with so much love for Him that you can't help but sing out to him and embrace your brothers and sisters when you see them; that the time between gatherings would be filled with so much longing to see your brothers and sisters in Christ that on the morning of your gatherings you leap out of bed, dance to your car, and walk through the doors of your gathering place smiling from ear to ear. I know that God can do this for you because He has done exactly this for me. I pray that He does this in your life swiftly because, remember, those checks you're writing God from your account bankrupt of love are going to be returned and if something isn't done to correct that lack of love in time there will be a fee to pay.

I love you.

- C.

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

A Sinful Nature

 GAL 5:19-21

 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,impurity and debauchery;20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

If you have read the scripture, you will find that living a life of sin daily we cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. We cannot have sinful nature thinking all the while, as we go to church Sunday after Sunday, bible study and other services that we will inherit the Kingdom of God. If we are still in the clutches of the devil's sin then we know that we are opting to do anything that is not of God. But when we became reborn as a child of God then the old man should have been passed away and we became new in Christ. People don't realize when they continue to think they have time to get themselves right they don't, understanding that, not one second, day or hour is promised to them. But yet they let the desires of the flesh get the best off them. Therefore, they begin to act on them not realizing God can take them in a instant. People must know that having a sinful nature they will always continuing to do those things that are not of God. Remember God see’s all, whether it is hidden or not. So what will it be? Are you going to continue to be in the clutches of the devil or are you going to be a true Child of God; God gave his ONLY SON so that we might have everlasting life, God did not give his Son for our sins so that we can continue to live a life of sin. He gave his SON so that we might be saved and to be free of sin so that we can inherit the Kingdom of God.

Eustine Harper
Nov 7th, 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

Don't Be Auctioned Off

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. 1 Corinthians 7:23 (KJV).

Life , life , life. It is an interesting thing.  We go through life hoping, wishing and wanting what it has to offer. Not realizing we all have a price that we are auctioned off for. You may say what do I mean by that. Just look around, life offers so many material things some will do anything for it. People can be like a child in a candy store. Therefore, we put ourselves out there hoping to get picked for the perfect job, wanting the perfect house, cars and to be called on, instead of letting God be your source. We set ourselves up to be approached by the devil and his imps when we are not focused on the will of God. The devil will try to lure us and entice us to pick between God and him.  The scripture above tells us not to be servants of men. Don't let life trick you into thinking that you are just a piece of material  or object to be auctioned off to the world. We can become slaves to the world by putting ourselves up for auction to be sold just to gain the things of the world.  Remember our sins was bought with a price and that was the blood of Jesus. He gave his life for us, so why would we want to be auctioned off or to be sold at any price just to gain the material things of this world when God gave his SON JESUS for our sins? We belong to Christ! Because we were bought with His blood for our sins so that we DON'T have to be  servants of man.  We can look to Jesus for our needs because He said to trust Him. We belong to Him because we our heirs of His Kingdom.  God Bless

Eustine H.
March 11th, 2013

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

The KEYS To SALVATION

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38 KJV)

Having the KEYS to SALVATION is listed in the verse above:
1. Repent   2. Be baptized  everyone of you in the name of JESUS CHRIST and ye shall  3. Receive the GIFT of the HOLY GHOST. These KEYS give us the opportunity daily to say yes to Jesus. This starts the beginning of a new life so that we can make it into the Kingdom that awaits us. If we go around with sinful hearts and having the desires that sin offers us, we can cause ourselves to miss the Kingdom of God. We must have a heart of repentance and be washed in the name of Jesus. If anything keeps us out of heaven it will be ourselves. When Jesus was teaching his disciples He was giving them the Keys to Salvation.
That is what the word of God offers us. The word offers us the wisdom and knowledge so that we can apply it to our daily lives. We have to stop trying to take detours in our Christian walk as this only causes delays in us getting closer to the Kingdom. Let the word of God be your Keys to Salvation. Let us be washed in His blood. The song says what can wash away my sins nothing but the blood of Jesus, what can make me whole again nothing but the blood if Jesus. Once we take on the name of Jesus, then we have been given the KEYS to SALVATION.  With these Keys to Salvation we can help others receive their Keys to Salvation.

Eustine H.