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Rev Martin

@multinet85

Priest & King

Lagos, Nigeria Katılım Mart 2009
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Yarah
Yarah@sl4Yahweh·
@TNTJohn1717 The only change I would make to your beautiful and truthful post is to have it speaking of the Father—Yahweh— not the Son, Yahshua. We serve Yahweh. We imitate Yahshua Messiah.
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PaulsCorner-VerseQuest@TNTJohn1717·
You Can’t Serve Christ Part-Time He demands all, not leftovers. One of the great delusions of modern Christianity is the idea that Jesus Christ can be fit into the corners of a man’s life like some noble hobby, some uplifting interest, some Sunday attachment, some private comfort to be visited when the schedule allows. Men talk about putting God first while giving Him the scraps that remain after work, entertainment, ambition, pleasure, sleep, money, reputation, family plans, and personal desires have all already eaten at the table. Then they act shocked when there is no power, no joy, no victory, no unction, no peace, and no holy authority in their walk. But the Lord Jesus Christ did not come to rent a room in your life. He came to take the throne. He is not interested in being penciled into your planner after the flesh has finished its business. He said, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23). That is not part-time language. That is total claim language. The flesh hates that because the flesh wants a divided arrangement. It wants enough religion to calm the conscience, enough church to look respectable, enough Bible to feel spiritual, enough prayer to ask for help when things go bad, but not enough surrender to interfere with self-rule. It wants Christ as Saviour without Christ as Lord, blessings without obedience, forgiveness without submission, and heaven without holiness. But the Bible destroys that fantasy over and over again. “No man can serve two masters” (Matthew 6:24). Not should not. Cannot. A divided allegiance may last in appearance for a while, but eventually the real master reveals himself. When the issue becomes costly, inconvenient, or humiliating, the man’s actual god steps forward. If Christ only gets what is convenient, then Christ is not truly being served. He is being visited. This is why so many believers live in a state of chronic weakness. They have never settled the matter of ownership. They are trying to negotiate with the Lord Jesus Christ as if discipleship were a contract between equals. They want terms. They want clauses. They want room for private idols, hidden reserves, favorite lusts, cherished ambitions, and untouched corners of self-will. But Jesus Christ does not bargain for fragments of a man. He bought the whole man with His blood. “Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). There is the death of part-time Christianity right there. You are not your own. If you are not your own, then you do not have the right to offer Christ leftovers and call it devotion. He demands all, not leftovers. 1. Christ’s Lordship Leaves No Room for Shared Rule The first thing a man must understand is that Jesus Christ is not applying for office in your life. He is Lord already. The issue is not whether He will become Lord by your permission. The issue is whether you will bow to the Lordship that is already His by right. God “hath made that same Jesus… both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36). That means the sinner is not negotiating a power-sharing arrangement with a helpful religious adviser. He is standing before the rightful King. Every attempt to compartmentalize Christ is an attempt to soften His claim on the whole life. This is why the language of Scripture is so absolute. “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). That verse reaches into the ordinary, not just the exceptional. It enters meals, habits, routines, and daily choices. Christ’s authority is not limited to what men call sacred activities. He is Lord over the whole thing. Over the tongue. Over the body. Over the wallet. Over the entertainment. Over the ambitions. Over the relationships. Over the time. Over the inner life. Over the future. Once a man understands that, the whole game of part-time service begins to look ridiculous. The problem with shared rule is that it
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Rev Martin
Rev Martin@multinet85·
@TNTJohn1717 Your website blocks everybody. You have to do something about it.
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PaulsCorner-VerseQuest@TNTJohn1717·
🔗 versequest.com/wp-content/upl… 🚨 NOW LIVE! 🚨 A new VerseQuest Exclusive Series has launched: THE FORGOTTEN FLOODS, a deep investigation into the ancient cataclysms before Noah, revealed through Scripture, world mythology, and the shattered ruins of the pre-Adamic world. Discover the judgments erased from history. See how Lucifer’s fall reshaped the earth. Learn why the Bible speaks of “the world that then was” (2 Peter 3:6), a world destroyed long before Genesis 6. If you’ve ever wondered what existed before Adam, why civilizations speak of earlier ages, or how Satan hides the past to deceive the present… this series is for you. 🔥 Uncover the floods they forgot. #ForgottenFloods #VerseQuest #BibleStudy #KJVBible #AncientHistory #BiblicalTruth #PreAdamicWorld #FirmamentBeliever #SpiritualWarfare #EndTimesStudy #CataclysmicHistory
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PaulsCorner-VerseQuest@TNTJohn1717·
accursed from among you” (Joshua 7:12). The Lord ties His presence directly to their willingness to deal with sin. Achan’s sin was exposed tribe by tribe, family by family, man by man. You can almost hear the tension as Joshua stands there watching the spotlight of divine judgment narrow like a funnel. When it lands on Achan, the man collapses. The sinner always collapses when the light of God hits him full on. There is no more hiding. No more excuses. No more pretending. And that is where judgment begins. 3. GOD’S JUDGMENT IS FINAL, BUT NEVER PURPOSELESS Achan is stoned in the Valley of Achor — and not gently. Israel piles rocks on him until the wrath of God is satisfied. “And all Israel stoned him with stones” (Joshua 7:25). The Lord burns the heap for good measure. It is violent. It is raw. It is offensive to modern sensitivities. But God is not running a public-relations department. He is not apologizing for holiness. The Valley of Achor becomes a witness. Every time an Israelite walks past that pile of stones, he is reminded that lust costs something. Compromise costs something. Breaking God’s word costs something. And it costs more than the sinner expects. But judgment is not the end of the story. With God it never is. The Lord uses judgment like a plow — He breaks the ground so He can plant hope. After Achan dies, the power of God returns. Israel conquers Ai. The curse is lifted. Victory is restored. The valley of defeat becomes the starting line of triumph. God never judges without a purpose. Modern preachers think judgment is an accident in the Bible. It is not. It is part of the plan. The Lord cuts before He heals. He breaks before He restores. He kills before He resurrects. You see this pattern from Genesis to Revelation. Adam falls. Judgment. Then comes the promise of the seed in Genesis 3:15. Israel enslaved. Judgment. Then comes the Passover lamb and deliverance. David sins. Judgment. Then comes the birth of Solomon. Humanity crucifies the Son of God. Judgment. Then comes the resurrection and triumph. The Valley of Achor fits this pattern. Judgment first. Hope second. This is why Hosea, the prophet who preached to a nation drowning in idolatry and whoredom, reaches into Israel’s history and grabs the Valley of Achor as an illustration. He tells Israel that God will take their place of trouble and flip it into a “door of hope” (Hosea 2:15). If anybody needed to hear that, it was Israel in Hosea’s day. And it is the same for Christians today. The Lord turns the smoking craters of your disobedience into construction sites for grace. 4. A DOOR OF HOPE — GOD MAKES PATHS THROUGH ASHES Now we come to the miracle. Hosea says the Valley of Achor will become a “door.” Not a monument. Not a grave. A door. God turns the place of judgment into an entryway. Why? Because the Lord can carve hope out of ruins. Israel in Hosea’s day was spiritually bankrupt. They chased idols like a dog chases cars. They committed spiritual adultery with every god on the pagan shelf. God stripped them down, judged their land, sent their enemies, and broke their pride. But He also promised restoration. And He uses the Valley of Achor as the metaphor for it. “And I will give her… the valley of Achor for a door of hope” (Hosea 2:15). That is the Lord’s way. He loves turning the worst chapter of your life into the opening line of your redemption story. Jacob’s fear after deceiving Esau turned into a ladder to Heaven (Genesis 28). Joseph’s captivity in Egypt turned into the salvation of nations (Genesis 50:20). Moses’ exile on the backside of the desert turned into a burning bush (Exodus 3:2). Ruth’s barrenness in Moab turned into a royal lineage (Ruth 4:17). David’s cave at Adullam turned into a throne (1 Samuel 22). Peter’s denial turned into a Pentecost sermon (Acts 2). Paul’s murderous rage turned into apostleship (Acts 9). And your Achor — your valley of trouble — becomes a doorway too.
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PaulsCorner-VerseQuest@TNTJohn1717·
The Valley of Achor – A Door of Hope in Judgment 1. INTRODUCTION: GOD’S MERCY HIDES INSIDE HIS JUDGMENT Most Christians today read past the Valley of Achor like it is some dusty footnote in the book of Joshua, a piece of ancient geography that belongs on a map nobody uses. They skip it like it is filler. But the Holy Ghost did not waste a single valley in that Book. The Valley of Achor is the kind of place God uses when He wants to rip the blinds off human sin and then shine a flashlight straight into His mercy. It is where judgment falls like a hammer and hope springs like a fountain. Only the Lord can paint a crime scene and a revival scene on the same acre of land. Achor begins with the stench of rebellion. Joshua has just watched Jericho fall without swinging a sword, and Israel is walking around like spiritual hotshots who think victory is a default setting. Then one man named Achan decides that God’s word on the accursed thing does not apply to him. God told them, “And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing” (Joshua 6:18). But Achan treated God’s command like most modern Christians treat preaching: a suggestion, not a command. He sees a Babylonish garment, two hundred shekels of silver, a wedge of gold. His eyes lock onto the forbidden thing, and that is all it takes. “I saw… I coveted… I took… I hid” (Joshua 7:21). That is sin in four steps. Nobody ever improved on that outline. So Israel goes to battle at Ai and gets whipped like a dog. Joshua falls on his face, crying like half the preachers in America who do not understand why their churches have no power. The Lord tells him exactly why. “Israel hath sinned” (Joshua 7:11). God does not stutter. When the camp tolerates sin, the Lord withdraws His strength. Achan is exposed, dragged into the Valley of Achor, and stoned. Judgment falls. And it is not pretty. But then the strangest thing happens. The Lord takes that same valley where death screamed and turns it into a prophecy of hope. Hosea says, “And I will give her… the valley of Achor for a door of hope” (Hosea 2:15). Only God can turn a crime scene into a doorway. That is what this essay is about: when God burns the bridge behind you so He can open a door in front of you. 2. ACHAN’S SIN — THE HIDDEN THING GOD ALWAYS UNCOVERS The first lesson Achor preaches is this: sin always hides, and God always finds it. Achan buried his loot under his tent thinking he could disguise disobedience behind dirt. People are still doing the same thing today. The modern church has not outgrown Achan; it has perfected him. They bury lust under ministry. They bury greed under “God has blessed me.” They bury rebellion under “follow your heart.” They bury worldliness under “relevance.” Then they wonder why the power of God has evaporated like a drop of water on hot iron. You cannot hide from a God whose eyes “run to and fro throughout the whole earth” (2 Chronicles 16:9). Those eyes saw Achan when his hand touched the forbidden gold. Those same eyes watched him wrap that Babylonish garment like a thief in the night. The Lord saw the mound of dirt he patted down to hide the evidence. God keeps better records than the FBI. Achan’s sin contaminated the whole camp. His personal lust became national defeat. The text is very clear. “Israel hath sinned” (Joshua 7:11). Not just Achan. God holds the body responsible for the cancer it refuses to cut out. The modern church refuses to believe this because it thinks God is running a democracy. He is not. He is running a kingdom. And in a kingdom the King decides what is clean and what is unclean. So when Israel goes to Ai expecting victory on autopilot, the Lord lets them learn the hard way that little sins rot big blessings. Thirty-six men die because one man thought God’s warnings were optional. You talk about collateral damage. That is how sin works. Then God says something modern Christians choke on. “Neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the
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Julius Elum
Julius Elum@JuliusElum·
I think $KGEN has formed double bottomed, what do you think will happen onwards, a full send, more time to consolidate or a dump?
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Julius Elum@JuliusElum·
Do you think $MERL will run up the dump candle?
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Julius Elum@JuliusElum·
$PIPPIN completely Delivered over 300% in 7 DAYS🔥💰
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Anndy Lian
Anndy Lian@anndylian·
Most people expect $BNB to pump. Then the ecosystem projects will pump. NO! I tell my community that you need to build harder so that $BNB can pump. Community backed is more sustainable.
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onchainschool.pro
onchainschool.pro@how2onchain·
Guys, as always, I’m waiting for your token suggestions for reviews Anything interesting will be posted, so stay tuned and don’t miss it 🫶
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Rev Martin@multinet85·
@JuliusElum This birthday fell into a very critical time o The market is bleeding hard.
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Julius Elum@JuliusElum·
The dip already made me forget today is my birthday😭😅🎁💰🔥
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Julius Elum@JuliusElum·
By the Grace of God & Wisdom, we're going to print hugely coming week if BTC doesn't breakdown the $100k price zone🔥💰 Mr. Black
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Julius Elum@JuliusElum·
In 30 minutes, over 350 persons indicated interest, I ONLY want to train 20 persons from different countries on how I identify the coins I buy. To make sure I have ONLY serious people. Pay $1000 to the below address. 20 persons ONLY and I will stop receiving funds💰🔥 Send $1000 USDT BEP20 address to the below wallet⬇️ 0x1B658AfCf28aDe4e63ea06e23015e3E8647B4491
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