To Keep Them Alive in Famine. 'To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine." "They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied." There are two types of famine in this world today, the first a famine for food and the second a famine for the word of God. Many countries are seeking aid from the richer countries to help them in their need for food, but this is not the cause of this type of famine. The cause is the paganism, the worship of false gods, and even to the worship of animals. The Lord will not provide for these people and will allow them to worship the gods they have chosen. We see an example of this with God and Israel. “Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.” People have forsaken sound judgment and the word of God. They have rejected Jesus as the Son of God, and are now paying the terrible price for their acts. We see more warnings in the Bible concerning this matter. “And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.” There are many that seek out the destruction of the Christian and the children of Israel. Why haven't they called upon their gods to strike us down, instead of trying to kill us off with bullets and bombs? Why haven't their gods taken over this world, why haven't they food and shelter, why haven't they conquered this world? The reason is that, Jews and Christians are interconnected with the living God Jehovah. Their false gods cannot hear, see nor speak. They cannot hear a prayer, see division, nor suffering, nor hear the cry's of hunger. “See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.” God Jehovah is a God of peace and a God of war. There is no other God that can give life and take away their mortal soul. This is why the other gods cannot destroy the Christian or the Israeli's. We are made whole in Christ Jesus, we are fed when we are hungry, we are clothed when we are naked, and we are able to see when others are blind. The Lord has promised to keep us alive in famine, keep us from the hour of temptation and able to keep us from falling, when others try to confuse us. The word of God is our strength and our foundation on which we build upon. There is no reason for any man to perish when he belongs to the Lord God. If God feeds the birds of the air, and the beast of the field, how much then should He take care of those that worship Him? For as it is written; "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it." The Lords patience is long suffering for His creation, but all things come to an end. God has set His plan of salvation in motion, and the end days are here, this is the day of salvation, today is the day to come to Christ, but in these days of trouble and tribulation, the Lord shall cut off His Son from many. Many shall seek out the Lord and He will not be found. The reason for this is the worlds religions have corrupted minds, and souls, so far, that the Lord will no longer seek them out. When the deception is discovered by these men, it will be too late, the Lord will not be mocked. Be not terrified of the things that we are seeing today. Many an earthquake are taking place, many try to calm the people saying that these things are normal, many try to say that the floods, earthquakes, fires and other catastrophes are things that this earth must go threw to clean itself. These are deceivers, lairs and prognosticators, not knowing and neither telling the truth. “But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony.” ars. Webster,TSK. Jdg 10:13-14;Deu 32:37-42; Deu_32:26-28, Deu_32:37-38; 1Ki_18:27-28; 2Ki_3:13; Pro_1:25-27; Isa_10:3; Jer_2:28 Luke 21:9-13 Psa 33:19 Amo 8:12-11 Psa 37:19
Turn thee unto me. "Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. " "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:." We are a peculiar people, a people of faith without seeing, hearers without hearing and doers without questioning. We believe because it is indwelled within our hearts. The Lord is with us in times of plenty and in the days of fammon. He is there, in the fire, wind and even the whirlwind. He is our light in the darkest of times, a cool breeze on a hot day, and a covering in the winter of years. These are the days of trials and tribulations. It seams that there is not enough food, shelter or finances to aid all that are in need. But the Lord knows our afflictions and desires. He hears our prayers and helps us in a time accepted by Him. Our trial of faith goes to a boundary that we are able to bear, and never further. We may ask,"Why does the Lord allow famine and petulance?" Its not the Lord, but mankind that has promoted these things, for their rejection of Him. We prove this in these verses. "But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods." "Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?" These troublesome days have been brought upon mankind for their disobedience to Gods will. They have violated the first Commandment. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments." Can the Lord show mercy to those that hate Him and despise His Son? Can the Lord deliver them from their distress, when they serve other gods? And if the Lord delivers them, these people will give glory to their gods? Let their gods deliever them, so saith the Lord God, let their gods answer their prayers, let their gods feed, and cloth them, and if they are not delievered, then let them destroy their false gods, and turn to Him who is able to save and deliever. Let them now believe on His Son Jesus, that they might be saved, delievered, and have life, and have it more abundantly. And He will show mercy unto thousands of them that love Him, and keep His commandments. For those of us who serve the true God, the God of Israel, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, we are delievered each and every day. We are fed according to His will, clothed by His mercy, and saved by His Grace threw faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We are never forsaken, as those that serve other gods, we are never left alone to face trials, troubles or tribulations, as those that pray to idols. We bow to no man, no god, nor are we terrified by these things that man desires. We are justified, and glorified by Him that sets upon the Throne in Heaven and in Jerusalem. "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee." We see many a hardship upon the Children of the Most High God, but He is there my children, He sees and understands. If a man, who does not believe in God, gives good gifts to his children how much more shall the Lord give to them who believe and trust in Him. Our afflictions are but for a short time. We die daily for our testimony of Christ. Our total provisioning comes from the Lord. We are to trust in Him and no other. Give us this day our daily bread, an forgive us of our trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us, this is true and worthy to be accepted by all who believe upon the Lord. ars. 2Ki 18:35 Exo 20:3-6 Webster,TSK. Isaiah 43:1-2 -Psalms 25: 16-20 Jer 44:5
Whosoever will save his life. "And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it." In the end days many shall come before the anti-Christ and make a choice, weather to take his mark(666) or weather to suffer beheading and live for Christ. This decision is being made each and every day around the world. There are many that have become martyrs for their faith in Christ and others save their life denying Jesus as the Son of God. We see these things in the Bible, such as these verses, "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?" And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." "their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." God having all wisdom and knowledge, knows that many shall loose their life for the sake of His Son Jesus. Many in this country and others have been killed and are being persecuted for their belief in the truth of the Bible. These persecutions have come in many forms and from some unlikely sources. When a government denys the Biblical truth, this is another sign of the end of days. Many confuse loving one another, with hating sin and opposing all manner of unrighteousness. If we speak not the truth of the Bible, how will any one know of these abominations and sins that will keep them from the love of God and His kingdom. Shall the Christian accept Islam as a religion to be converted to? By no means. We are those that live by faith in Christ Jesus. We hold the Bible as the Holy word of God. We cannot convert to any false religion, and will never be partaker of any holiday celebration of them. We can, and must love our enemies as ourselves, but we cannot be partaker of their sin. The greatest sin, in my opinion is, unbelief. Unbelief leads to all manner of religions and useless rituals, that cannot bring salvation nor healing of any type. This country is falling away from the truth of the Bible, and will suffer for its mistakes and unbelief. “You believe that there is just one God, you do well, but the devils also believe and tremble.” Mark 8:34-35, is easy to understand. Those that save this body of flesh, because they are unwilling to be led by the spirit of God, shall loose their life(Soul.) in the resurrection. This is the choice that all, under this troubled and violent world face. Islam is leading a Jehad(holy war.) against all that refuse to convert to their religion. This is where many will save or loose their life. It is a known fact that anyone that tries to convert to Christianity from Islam, is under sentence of death. Many say that this is just the response of religious zealots and not the religion itself, but they are forgetting what the Bible states of the end days, of the anti-Christ, and the one world religion. Many do not believe in Biblical prophecy, and with this, they have blinded themselves to the awful truth of Christian martyrdom in these end days. Who has shown the greatest hatred of Israel and Christianity, who has doubled their influence in these last twenty years, who is calling for peace talks, while preparing for war with Israel, Who? There are none so blind as those that will not see, nor deaf that will not hear, nor lost that will not believe. In these end days many shall save their lives by loosing them for the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many a christian have been killed by Muslim, Hindu, satanist, and other religions, because they will not sacrifice their souls to retain their mortal lives. Many refuse to see the truth being content to be blind, content to be deaf rather to hear so that they might be saved, and ignorant of the truth that they may be healed. When will this number be reached according to Revelations 6:11? "until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." There is a number that only the Lord knows, when this number of martyrs is reached, then the wrath of God shall be poured out upon this earth. It could be reached at any time, the best thing to do is be prepared. ars. Webster,TSK Rev 6:9-11 Mar 8:3435
Getting away from the Power. “And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” What power does the Christian have over the things that come against them? We are all the same in the sight of God, there is no male nor female. We are seen in only two states, the first is in first Adam, where all are under sin and corruption. The second is Last Adam, where we are attributed and have salvation threw Jesus Christ. In these last days the church has gotten away from the source of our power. Many are going astray from the truth of who they are, and have accepted many false doctrines of devils. The spirit of anti-Christ is running rampant, seducing and deceiving many who are week in their power to resist. We cannot accept things that are contrary to scripture no matter what the reason given. We cannot be partaker of the sins of the world. For this reason many have lost the power to heal, convert and bring forth a true testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ. There are too many names of the church doors, too many doctrines and too many wrong interpretations of scripture. Remember this verse? “Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” Many today have denied the scriptures as they are written. Many have dulled their ears to the truth and have gone away after what they have been taught by mans doctrines. I have run into this many times. We see a denial of the scriptures concerning our power to heal, speak in other tongues and wisdom and knowledge that brings our power to full intensity. These verses are located in 1Corrinthians 12:4-10. Let us break down the meaning of a few words. “And there are differences(A logical distinction.) of administrations(dispensation; distribution; exhibition), but the same Lord. And there are diversities(Difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.) of operations(The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical or moral.), but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation(The act of disclosing what is secret, unseen or obscure; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; the exhibition of anything by clear evidence; display; as the manifestation of God's power in creation, or of his benevolence in redemption.) of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” The act of disclosing what is secret, unseen or obscure, is our power within this Gospel that we all are tied to, and believe. Without the gifts of the spirit, how can we understand the Gospel, how can we share wisdom, knowledge and understanding with others. Our power lies not in us, but within us as believers in the word written for our own salvation. “For to one is given by the Spirit the word(Declaration; affirmation.) of wisdom(The right use or exercise of knowledge); to another the word of knowledge(Learning; illumination of mind. Ignorance is the curse of God, knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.) by the same Spirit;” As you see here, wisdom and knowledge is a gift from the Holy Spirit. These gifts are given by Him according to His will. Wisdom and knowledge are two different things. Man has knowledge of many things but it takes wisdom to make true use of it. We all have a certain amount of knowledge of the scripture, but without the wisdom to understand, and then use what we know, is vital to our power as Christians. Many miracles are not preformed today because many have gotten away from the power, the wisdom that it takes to use knowledge to preform such acts. Do not be disheartened, for as it is written in prophecy, these things will, and are, taking place. We see many have not this gift and others do. Here is where we must seek out those with these gifts to help us to understand what we read. “To another faith(Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting on his authority and veracity, without other evidence; the judgment that what another states or testifies is the truth. ) by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:” The gift of faith has been given to all. This is also included in the gifts of the spirit. But why do we all have this gift? Faith is a substance(That which subsists by itself; that which subsists in and by another, is called a mode or manner of being.) , a possession(To take possession, to enter on, or to bring within one's power or occupancy.) and a miracle( an event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event.) within itself. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Without faith we would never be saved and, without faith, how can we believe in Jesus? The discerning of spirits has been given to all. We are aware of false teachings, preachers, and doctrines, but as I have said before, if we do not use this power, we will fall into entrapment of lies and deception. You cannot say that the gifts of the spirit were only for the disciples of Christ and His apostles, for we are all so have been given these gifts. You may not understand them but they are there. If a gift isn't used it will be given to another. This part of the gifts have been misunderstood, and feared, for years. “to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:” The gift of tongues and their interpretation is available to all who desire to communicate this Gospel of life that Jesus brought to us. I have used this gift to communicate to many people not of English origin. I can read, write, and even use verbal communication in spreading the Gospel. There is another gift of tongues that is given that a man can communicate with God, but not all, who say they have this gift actually have it. There are many special gifts that are there if we ask for them but all in all it takes faith and trust in Gods word to achieve the impossible, for doesn't God make the impossible possible? Isnt it time that we all get back to the source of our power? Think about it. Ars Webster,TSK. Mat 10:1 1Ti 4:1 1Co 12:3 1Co 12:5 1Co 12:10
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Doctrinal Statement. A.R.Smith Ministries International. Pastor, Founder & Author; Temple of Spirit & Truth Ministries, A.R.Smith Ministries. http://www.ourchurch.com/member/a/arsmithsermons/ Our Doctrine;In English and French 2Jn 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 2Ti 3:16-17; All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. We have come along way, from a simple ministry, to a ministry reaching half way around the world. The mission of this ministry is, 1.To obtain fellowship, and partnership, between all Churches, and Christians.2. Spread the word of Christ to all nations. 3. Teach faith to all Christians, and the ability to use it. 4. Teach the scripture, as the Lord desires it to be taught. 5. Render all church, man made doctrines, void, for Christ told us not to, add to nor take away, from the teaching of the Gospel. Gal 1:8-11; But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. We are pleased that you have decided to join our family. A.R.Smith Ministries is a ministry of Spiritual Guidance, my Ministry and Goal is to get all Churches, under Christ, to help one another. I have added you to our Mailing list, and you are more than welcome to contact any, or all, our Associates for friendship and prayer. I do send out Biblical material to all members to aid in their ministry, as the Lord provides. I teach total dependence upon God, this being the will of God, for all His Children.I also seek others to adopt our Member Churches so that financial aid may be available. I write sermons, lessons, commentary and Biblical Insight and e-mail them to all members. Your Servant Rev.A.R.Smith
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