Mary at HIS Feet-Again

1) At the house of Simon whom He had healed Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, Matthew 26:6
2) The Anointing Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. John 12:3 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Luke 7:38
3) The indignation towards her Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. John 12:4-6
4) The rebuke When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. Matthew 26:10 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: John 12:7 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Mark 14:8 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. Matthew 26:12 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. Mark 14:7
5) The thoughts of Simon Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. Luke 7:39
6) The rebuke in the form of a Parable And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. Luke 7:40-43
7) Mary shall be remembered for this Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. Matthew 26:13
8) Judas leaves to betray Him Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. Matthew 26:14-16
9) Plot of the priests to kill Lazarus Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. John 12:9-11
10) The contrast between Simon & Mary And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. Luke 7:44-47
11) Words to Mary And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. Luke 7:50
In Hebrew Mashach means Messiah. In Greek Christos (Christ) means anointed one. Mary is the one who anointed the Messiah as Christ. As nations will rise and fall throughout the pages of history Mary will be remembered as the one who annointed the Messiah as the Christ. She was a woman of poverty and spent her money for the anointing. Paul reminds us Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7

You can take NOTHING with you when you die

As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. Ecclesiastes 5:15

SHEARJASHUB

Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; Isaiah 7:3

Shearjasub was the name of one of the sons of Isaiah. His name means "A remnant shall return". How fitting and symbolic to name his son. A remnant of literal Israel would one day return from the Babylonian captivity. And spiritual Israel (His Church) would also have a remnant at the end of time to call those out of spiritual Babylon. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Revelation 18:2,4

Always remeber to dig deeper. The Bible is a Chain-of-Truth from Genesis to Revelation. May we all be part of the "Shearjashub".

Go for the Meat...Not the Fluff of the Word

The Shepherds of the flock (ministers) should focus on the meat of the word rather than teaching the people fluff and leaving them in spiritual darkness. Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk,... For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: Isaiah 28:9,10 They should help the flock grow up spiritually. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:12-14 We need to get back to the "meat" of the word so as not to ...and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. Isaiah 28:13

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. Titus 1:9

Beware of the Contemplative Prayer movement

The Contemplative Prayer Movement is creeping into Christianity today. It is nothing more than New Age meditation techniques sneaking into the church. This has happened from time to time in church history. Take for instance Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) a Catholic nun.

*Her motto became "Either let me suffer or let me die". This of course isn't the Christian attitude. That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. Ephesians 6:3

*Her meditations went through 4 stages-1) Mental Prayer 2) Prayer of Quiet 3) Devotion of Union (an ecstatic state) 4) Devotion of Ecstasy/Rapture which the person awakes from a trance and is covered in tears. Also she is said to have been able to levitate during Mass while in this state. This too is not from God. As Paul would say...O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, Galatians 3:1 The answer: Beth Moore, Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Calvin Miller, Priscilla Shirer as well as the emergent church movement and others who preach this garbage.

Testimonies for the Church (E.G.W.)

TOP 10 Messages from Testimonies for the Church by E.G.W.

1) Character, character, character-get your heart right with God so that your character reflects His character.

2) You know the truth, you believe the truth, you even love the truth. But the truth hasn't changed you. Let the truth change you.

3) Break free from the entanglements, snares & cares of this world.

4) Prayer-pray,pray,pray.

5) Dig deeper-the Bible is a chain of Truth from Genesis to Revelation-always dig deeper.

6) The most important question the world will ask is that asked by the rich young ruler-"Master, what must I do to be saved?"...You should always be ready to give an answer.

7) Message for the ministers **a) You are the shepherds of the flock-don't let the flock run wild. You are responsible and will be held accountable for the flock.**b) The message to take to the world is to hold up the Lamb that was slain by preaching the science of the cross of salvation more than the dry points of doctrine.

8) Don't beat each other over the head over minor disagreements of minor points of doctrine. BUT hold fast to the major points of Truth and stay free of error and false doctrine.

9) The health message-live it as best as you can.

10) Avoid extremes. Avoid the cold ice of indifferance and the flames of the fire of fanatacism. Avoid extremes.

The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. 2 John 1:13

Weeping & Gnashing of Teeth

And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD. Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Amos 5:17-19 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. Luke 13:28