“And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written,
‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.’
And He closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on Him. And He began to say unto them,
‘This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears.’ ” Luke 4:16-21
anointed
Words of Jesus; Son of God, God the Son – 082620
“And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written,
‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.’
And He closed the book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on Him. And He began to say unto them,
‘This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears.’ Luke 4:16-21 (KJB)
When the Preacher Goes Home
Please read 1 Samuel 14 – 16…
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.” 1 Samuel 16:13 (KJB)
Saul had proven himself to be a disobedient, arrogant king. He rejected the word of the LORD and more. A king who would be god himself; so GOD chooses another. Saul’s kingdom would end with him: there would be no dynasty.
The Scripture text for today is on the day of the anointing of a young shepherd as the next king of Israel – David. Saul would not have a dynasty. His son Jonathan, nor any other would carry it onward. David’s descendants would reign in Israel forever on the throne of Israel. God sought out a man “After My own heart”…
View original post 185 more words
What the Kings of the Earth Say
“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against His anointed, saying, Let us break Their bands asunder, and cast away Their cords from us.” Psalm 2:2-3 (KJV)
I have been sharing these posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Google. My prayer is that you will read them. You are also welcome to leave a comment or question or even a kind critique of my writing or need for improvement. I pray that the Spirit of the Lord will educate you in His word, and convict you of your sins and your need for a Savior, that Jesus Christ is the only Savior for Adamkind [mankind].
Some of you received this without any exposition of the text, and I fully intended to come back to it and complete it. I also pray that you have come back to it to check it out further.
Who are these “Kings of the earth”? They are the rulers who were alive at the time of this writing of the Psalms, and all the kings of the earth that have existed since time began, and exist in 2018. It does not take much discernment, at least for a Christian, to see that the earth and the leadership of nations are against the teachings of Christ, His being the Son of God, and God the Son in particular, to realize that they, and without realizing it are the enemy of the Son of God, Christ followers, and Biblical Christianity; they are against God. They are in rebellion against God and godliness because they are of their father, the devil who is Satan.
Many a world leader would rather be at peace with the rebellious Philistines than to be at peace with God and His word, and His people.
To be against His Anointed is to be against God’s Christ who is Jesus Christ. To be against Christ is to be against those who are His, and that is the Body of Christ the Church. There is still much rebellion against God in our world.
Stop being against Him. He has died to redeem all those who will call on His name in repentance of sin, and turning to Him in faith.
The True King Shall Reign
The True King Shall Reign
1 Kings 1:1-53
1. There Are Some Who will Presume to be Kings (vv. 1-10; 2 Sam 15:10-12).
2. There Are People Who are Loyal to the True King, and His Dynasty (vv. 11-27)
3. The King is Made King by a Decree of the King, Anointed by God, and His Servants (vv. 28-40).
4. The Presumed King and His Devoted will Tremble at the News of the True King (vv. 41-49)
5. The True King Will Show Mercy – He Has Shown, Does show, and Will Show Mercy (vv. 50-53).
6. Jesus Christ is the True King Who is Coming Again.
Against the LORD’S Anointed
“And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’S anointed, and be guiltless? David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish. The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.” 1 Samuel 26:9-12 (KJV)
For a second time David is merciful to the man, the king of Israel who is pursuing him; in order to kill him. David is merciful. One can only be merciful if they are forgiving.
David was merciful and forgiving because he himself had received much mercy and forgiveness.
David’s man Abishai wanted to kill the king, and be done with him. David saw a way to get the king’s attention instead, and make a clear point.
We have all received the mercy of God. We can see it everyday. The One who made us, keeps us, holds us, and offers us His glorious salvation. God in His mercy could destroy every evil man, or woman in an instant; but instead offers them grace; giving them yet more mercy with each moment they, or we live.
You are alive today because of God’s mercy. You can live in eternity with Him by His grace which is revealed in the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, His burial, and His bodily resurrection. Receive His forgiveness today.
Lift not your hand against God’s anointed.
The Fire and Hammer 