Nov
11

Deep Meditation!

 

By Shane Gardener

Hi everyone,

Greetings in the name of God our Father in heaven, the creator and giver of all life, and his only begotten son Yeshua.  Wow hasn’t it been a long time since I last addressed you all?  I bet you have all been wondering what has happen to us? Quite a lot has change over these last few months as we continue to evolve into the created form that God has predestine for each and everyone of us.

This has been quite difficult at times as we try to find the answers to those deep questions we ponder in our hearts.  For example:  What is the purpose of  our existence here on the earth?  What is the purpose of religion? Why must we follow a doctrine in order to have faith and believe in God? These are just but a few of the questions that I ask myself, and wonder Why?

As a firm believer in the word of God, I can only but ask this question.  As a black afro caribbean, with african descent, what place does the bible hold for me and my people?  Where is it mention about us as a race in the history of the holy bible?

Meditating on these thoughts made me to realise in order to find the answers to my questions, I had to start thinking outside of the box. Which meant thinking outside of my religious beliefs and the doctrine I followed in the christian church, which can at times limit your vision to seek out the truth?

My eldest daughter has written a very inspiring blog that you all must read. The moral of her story is that in order to walk on a straight path you must keep moving forward, this has inspired me so much I had to write onto you my points of view!

I once herd a man speak about God, he’s point was that God was not universal, and we as a race of people all over the world see him as we are, and that is in our own image.

I asked myself this question, show me your god, and I will ask you this question. What is his name?  Because I do not agree with the concept that God is ‘not’ universal.  All over the world different races of people have their gods and call him or her by a unique name.

But there is only one God right?

Deep meditation made me to recall my own personal account of who and what God really is? As always with me God ‘keeps it simple’ so I can understand when he speaks to me by visual representation, just how awesome He really is. You and I must bear this in mind when we try to imagine or call on the names which have been given to God. Because God is far greater than any name we can give Him?  I am not saying that we should not call on the names of God. But rather that you should understand the essence of the God behind the name?

If we just say that God’s name is Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Yeshua, YHWH or some other name. People of different religious beliefs apart from Christianity and Judaism, will be offended. How can we then reach the masses who don’t profess there faith in these religions?

Now I have to approach people with a new vision which is not new at all, avision that is from a universal prospective, and dates far back into the antiquity of our ancestors, which has been recorded in our history books.

Have you ever heard the saying ‘Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it mistakes?

My way around this was given to me by revelation from God our Father in heaven.

No matter who you are, where you are or what tribe you might belong to, wether you be underground, standing on the earth, sailing across the ocean and the seas or taking a flight, we all exist under the Sun, Moon and the Stars, upon this earth.

If we look further with the third eye of the pineal gland, which is the throne seat of the holy spirit, then we can see the blackness of space filled with such dense light permeating throughout the universe beyond the stars, this is who and what God really is! Every thing that you can see both day and night, was created by Him and exist within Him?

Now, take a moment to think of the implications of what I have just said, and allow your mind to comprehend its possibilities. Awesome isn’t it?

God is far greater than any name you or I can give Him, He is larger than life itself, you can see him, smell him, touch him, breath him and hear him all at the same time, every day of your lives and yet still deny his existence.

When you can break the mould of that which has been cast for you by society through religion, to keep your mind shackled in spiritual chains onto bondage, and really begin to see God through the eyes of Love in every humanbeing, then we shall all be that one step closer to the Kingdom of God, and ultimately achieve salvation, through ‘Deep Meditation’ in God our Father in heaven.

Just keep moving forward..!

God Bless You All. Amen.

May
08

We all need Salvation!

By Shane Gardener

With great concern, I have been compelled to write this important yet humble message, to all who believe in the Almighty God YahWeh. Moreover for those who are yet to find His loving Grace fall upon their lives. My prayer is that this message reach those who do not know Christ yet, who have not been touched by Faith, but though this message they are drawn to know God and to take up the mantel and follow Him.

Some people may ask. What is Salvation, and what dose it have to do with them?

When we look at the state of the world today, salvation is what you and I all need. Across continents and countries the ocean and the seas, there is a planetary outcry for salvation, this cry has now reached the heavens, and the wheels of change are now set in motion?

Salvation can at times be so extreme, then on the other hand it can ’seem’so trivial… Just look at all catastrophes happening all over the planet? From earthquakes to tsunami, hurricanes, tornados, volcanos, mudslides, wars, famine, and Genocide on a planetary scale. I’m anxious to know that what has been written by predecessors is now coming to pass in our era.

Nevertheless take heart there is still hope for us who believe. So now I will reveal to you the revelation given to me by God.

Acts 13: 26. Men [and] brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

In the month of April 2011 on a wednesday evening, I was praying with my wife and children just before we go to bed. As I was interceding on behalf of all our families, friends and saints all over the globe, this intense feeling of the Holy Spirit came over me, and I began to speak in tongues. I was caught up into a vision and a express revelation was given to me.

I was translated through time into space and made to see the planet earth as a whole. Four angels then revealed themselves to me, the first was in the form of a star so bright it luminated it’s surroundings. The second was in a form of fire, my eyes could not look upon it for it’s brightness was like that of the sun. The third was in the form of a dense storm cloud ready to explode and consume anything within it’s path. While the fourth was in the form of darkness, I knew it was there but the depth of its darkness was beyound anything I could ever imagine or even explain.

Each angel was the captain of a host of angels too many for me to number, these armies of God were fierce in appearance. They position themselves around the four corners of the planet earth, I wondered in my heart what this all meant as I looked on.

At that moment the planet earth started to explode all over, this sight alarmed me as I cried out in my heart as to what it all meant. It was at that moment that the voice spake to me and said,

“The planet earth is God’s child and mankind is killing God’s child, (hence the explosions.) The time has come now for God has chosen to send forth the four angels to unleash judgement upon the earth inhabitancy.”

Just as he concluded, there was a loud trumpet sound and the angels descended on the earth, the noise of there descent was deafening. In the blink of an eye I was back, standing on the earth in the mist of the carnage as the angels took the lives of everyone in sight.

I cried so hard with pains of despair and disbelief as I watched helplessly atfriends and love ones losing there lives. I began to beg for God’s mercy to spare all these people. Suddenly I was made to see other people dressed in white, chained hand and foot like prisoners, lead in a single file amongst all the carnage.

I wondered why this was happening? The voice spoke to me again and said, “These people are not in chains for reasons you might presume, but these chains are the chains of salvation. The white clothing is to identify them from the rest of the population. The ones that were saved were slim in comparison to all those who perished. At that moment I was taken to my former church and found myself preaching from the pulpit to a large congregation, I spoke of the same revelation I am now revealing to you.

The people ran out of the church covering their ears trying to escape the revelation I was preaching. The only person which remained in the church was the shepherd in charge of the congregation. He listened attentively and received the message?

The voice spoke to me once again and instructed me, that from now on I should not pray for anything immaterial, but my prayers should be only for Salvation! Salvation for my Family and Love ones, Friends, Church Congregation, but most of all the Saints all over the world. The vision lifted and I ended my prayers.

Brethren, the revelations given to me by the Lord are spiritually deep, who can discern them?

Corinthians 2:12-16; Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Beloved of God continue in the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with all fear.

In YHWH we pray In YHWH we trust.

Dec
23

WRITINGS ON THE WALL / OUR VISION

WRITINGS ON THE WALL

Hello I’m Shane,

Welcome to GOJM, our family ministry website. First I like to tell you about our holiday. In December 2010 we found ourselves in the land of Egypt. Why you may ask? This was not just a holiday for us, but deep research into antiquity and the Holy Bible, which has lead us on thisspiritual pilgrimage. As children of God who believe in his written Word, the Holy Bible. We must all seek out our salvation with trembling, in the fear of Almighty God!

As the years have gone by my spiritual understanding of the Word of God has increased tremendously, this has caused me to seek the will of the Lord our God in my life more diligently!

Glory be to God! This searching has now taken me one step closer to “knowing thy self” something we all must identify with if we are going to be of any effect in the ministry work of the Lord our God. Our journey took us along the Nile River the source of life in Africa, starting in Luxor all the way up to Aswan. We saw many of the ancestral sites ranging from Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, Luxor Museum, The Valley of the Kings, Philae Temple, Nubian Museum, Mummification Museum, Banana Island, High Dam, Colossus of Memnon among others.

Our reasoning for this is to question the origin’s, and the foundation of the things taught to us by the world and most of all the church. Whichsome of us adhere to, and as christians knowing full well that they are pagan practises which the Holy Bible speaks against, need I to mention Christmas and Easter?

However on a more serious note, deeper research into antiquity causes me to question Monotheism and Polytheism beliefs? Not Just practiced by the world, but most importantly the church? Which have there origins from one of the oldest civilisation on the face of the planet, the land of Egypt.

Why do we these things? Where did this all originate from? What is the foundation for such practices? Sometimes reading a book is not enough, but actual field research that produces physical evidence that can be proven, who can refute such a thing?

I thank God for this family adventure and our safe journey while in Egypt. For answering all my questions. Nevertheless to my beloved Sister Angela. Thank you” for all the information you feed us with. Most of all to the families of God, my brothers and sisters all over the world the “Know thy self” God Bless you all.

Shane Gardener

in YHWH we Pray in YHWH we Trust.


OUR VISION 

Would you like to know what Our Vision is? It’s simple really, Salvation.

What do we hope to achieve through this ministry? Addressing the truth as our Lord God see’s fit.

Who do we hope to please through this ministry? God the Father, the Creator and maker of the Sun, Moon, Stars, Heavens, and the Earth with its entire universe.

What are you going to get out of this ministry? A good stewardship.

Why are you doing this Ministry? For the love of God and Jesus Christ and the Gospel.

Who are you affiliated with? Everyone who worships God the Father in truth and spirit.

Who provides for this ministry? Our Father in Heaven.

Who is the head of this ministry? Jesus Christ.

By whose authority are you doing this ministry. By God’s Authority through Jesus Christ.

What are our goals for this ministry? To Shepherd God’s lost sheep.

What are your Foundation principles? Faith, Hope and Charity.

Our Vision according to these questions asked and anymore will always remain the same. Peace.


As I am writing to you about the Revelation that our Lord Jesus has given to this ministry concerning our vision, the Holy Spirit is now giving me this burning desire to quote the words of our Lord Jesus.

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truthJohn 17:17-19.

As I read this scripture the Word of our Lord Jesus Christ, comes so audible to me, and every time I read his word it is always the same and never changes. Sometimes I start out on a whim whenever I am about to do something for the Lord, acting very impatient, always wanting to move before the Lord says so, trying to follow the crowd and wanting to compete with these other big church ministries and be like them or even better, but the word of the Lord keeps coming to me, and always says: “Keep it simple” Do you know that the Lord has designed each and everyone of us as individuals, to be trend setters of his Word? So I decided within my heart of hearts, that your will be done your kingdom come, not mine Lord. Now I don’t no if this is how the Lord Jesus, talks to every one of us, or if it is just me.

Todays technology is now so advance with the use of what is called the World Wide Web and Telecommunications, Emails, etc: We now can touch a larger more diverse, national and international spectrum of multicultural people for God. We are no longer limited by horse drawn carts or donkeys or writing letters in scrolls and having them couriered hundreds of miles away, or just doing it the good old fashion way by walking to preach the gospel to every creature, not that there’s anything wrong with that…..But todays technology is given to us who believe, to spread the will and purpose of our Lord Jesus to preach the gospel.

In my short life I have tried to understand what it is that the Lord Jesus requires of me, even though I have had a relationship with him for as far back as I can remember as a little boy up until now. I discovered from an early age that I loved and had a passion for the truth the Word of God, and wanted to share it with everyone that came into contact with me, but as a little boy what platform did I have.

Now I am a man, technology has evolved and we all have a platform to preach the gospel to every creature and tell our story. So in 2006 the Lord gave me a word to start this ministry, we went into research, I and my wife was ready to launch the ministry website by 2007. But the word of the Lord came instructing us to put off, launching the ministry until after July 26 2008, This was because I and my wife were to be married on that date, and now we are Husband and Wife Glory be to God Amen. I believe it was the will of God that we should be in line with him before we took this great step of faith, and declare our devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ by starting this ministry.

Shane Gardener


May
09

Spiritual Detox!

 

 

Peace be unto you in Yeshua’s name.

Every year round about January time, I decide to flush my body of all harmful toxins by going on a detox diet. One must try and look their best for the coming summer, besides after indulging in a lot of rubbish during the holidays. I’m left with no choice but to detox! My point is during the first few weeks of a detox diet the affects it has on your body is quite visible. Your skin starts to break out with spots and you might develop a cold, this is your body expelling all the toxins out of your body through your pores. When this starts to happen you can become so dismayed by the whole process and decide to stop. Thus not completing the detox, resulting in you body returning to its toxin filled state. What we don’t realise is the appearance on the outside of our bodies might look ok but internally our organs, muscles tissue etc. are suffering slowly wasting away with time. But if we where to complete the detox process at first our outward appearance might not look good but inwardly our bodies are becoming strong and very healthy. Moreover we are laying down the foundations for a much healthier and longer life.
So you’re wondering what has this got to do with the Lord and His Will in your lives. Well Everything!!
We have to always be on a spiritual detox in our lives in order to stay on the path to the Kingdom of God, laying a foundation for eternal life.
So how do we do this?
We rid ourselves of all those unclean and potentially harmful spirits that pollute our lives causing our internal spirit to slowly waste away, thus leading to a spiritual death.
How do we identify we need to go on a spiritual detox?
What does the scripture say?
2Corinthians 4:16-17 ‘So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being re-newed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure.’

Romans 8:5-10 ‘For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law- indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is Life because of righteousness.’

My belief is that God knows we sin daily he knows we are not perfect, but through the Holy Spirit given unto us by Jesus Christ we can try to live a life according to His will. In saying this we must be willing to perform a daily detox on ourselves. Ridding our bodies of unclean spirits that will try and pollute our inner souls thus making it hard for the Spirit of God to dwell within us.
Knowing our souls/spiritual life is in danger is hard, satan will not attack us in a obvious way. He will try and beguile us with plain and simple ‘human nature’. Lust for the finer things in life, being too proud, self pity, arrogance, judgemental attitude and the list goes on. These things sneak up on us unawares.
We look at our christian walk with the Lord and become boastful, proud and arrogant. We start to judge our fellow brother or sister, our prayer life becomes one of, ‘I want this and I need that!’ Or its my throne right to have all things I want because the Lord has promised it to me.
Our lives on the surface might seem ok, but inwardly we could experience a spiritual slump if we don’t identify with the natures above that can bring us down.
How do we spiritually detox ourselves?
This can only be done one way and that is through the Word of God, reading our bibles daily will restore our spiritual life, strengthening our body and soul. We also know through scripture that the Word of God is Yeshua (Jesus), only through him we obtain eternal life and thus detoxing our souls of all condemnation through the sins of the flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-27 ‘My child, be attentive to my Words; incline your ears to my sayings. Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forwards and your gaze be straight before you. Keep straight your path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.’

Therefore I leave you with the wise words of YHWH (God), may they strengthen you and keep you all on that path to His glorious Kingdom.
Amen
‘In YHWH we Pray, In YHWH we Trust’
Paula.

Apr
15

Who want’s to be a millionaire!

By Shane Gardener

Millionaire

–Noun

1. A person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.

2. Any very rich person.

If someone came to you and asked if you would like to be a millionaire, most people would likely say Yes’ without for one-second considering the consequences. A catchy slogan can often draw the attention of anyone, even the most harden Christian believer in our Lord Jesus Christ…

With one glance at the world today we can see all around in our society, what I would call piped dream’s. People trying to live out the American Dream of allot of money, a big house, a great ride and all the bling you can get. All you have to do is watch the TV, go on the Internet or listen to some Radio Broadcast, they’re all filled with so much advertisements on get rich schemes…

Our world today is filled with so much rush, people just don’t have enough time for each other. Its not entirely your fault, its just the world that we live in. Climatization also plays a big part in the way that you think and live your life in this world… Say for instance, if you were to put a person in the Jungle, they will either live or die, in the ocean, and they will either sink or swim, in the cold, and they would either freeze or keep warm, in the city, and they will either fail or succeed…

What I’m saying is that we adapt to the climate we live in, to survive. If you rub shoulders with thieves and robbers, there is an increase chance of you stealing. Likewise gamblers, adulterers, liar’s, fraudsters, and those that disrespect parents. Can you see where I’m going with this… In a worldly way of thinking (it’s do or die trying…) This is not the way of Jesus Christ!

So who still wants to be a millionaire?

We all can’t be millionaire’s, however we can all be rich?

Being a millionaire and being rich are two completely different things, it’s entirely dependent on the definition that you give it. Some people think to be rich is to have allot money, but when it concerns Eternal Life and the Kingdom of God you couldn’t be any further away from the truth… I stumbled on this knowledge when the Holy Spirit directed me to read the words of Jesus Christ from the New Testament Gospel according to Mark 10:17-31. With the emphasis on the verses highlighted in red!

17And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

18And Jesus said unto him, Why callouts thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God.

19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother.

20And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

22And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

23And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

27And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

28Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

29And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,

30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

31But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

Brethren I want to encourage you to meditate on these verses, even though they are literal in their whole entirety and somewhat self explanatory. It is my belief that these words from our Lord Jesus Christ will carry a profound message to both the reader the hearer and the doer of God’s word for Christ sake, and His gospel. God bless you and remember…

IN YHWH WE PRAY IN YHWH WE TRUST


 

Jan
31

Standing up for what I Believe!

Please be warned the language in this blog might offend, apology’s in advance.

If I asked you, do you think it’s ok to fornicate, what would your answer be?
Fornication:
‘It derives from the greek word porneia, which also means pornos. Where the english word pornography comes from.’
Definitions:
Fornication; voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
Porneia;
1) illicit sexual intercourse
a) adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals etc.
b) sexual intercourse with close relatives; Lev. 18
c) sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; Mk. 10:11,12

2) metaph. the worship of idols

a) of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols.

Pornos;

 1) a man who prostitutes his body to another’s lust for hire

2) a male prostitute

3) a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse, a fornicator

Pornography;
1) Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
2) The presentation or production of this material.
Wow, thats a lot of definitions, I’ve listed them all mainly to save you time doing the research yourself and also it builds a background picture for what i’m about to write.
So back to my original question, do we think it is ok to fornicate? Most of us will say no of course not, but I believe we do everyday.
When I read my bible I like to know the original greek word and meaning. This way I get a clearer understanding of what the writer was trying to convey. I think its naive to read the bible and not know the history of the book you are reading or the background of the author. It helps to gain a broader picture as to why they wrote certain things; Besides we live in very different times now, where the language as well as the culture has changed dramatically.
With that in mind, does everything still have as much implication on our lives today, as it did on their lives during their era. Well with fornication I feel that it does.
However I’m not writing about fornication I’m writing about pornography. So for reference sake I had start with the meaning of the word fornication because in biblical times they never used the word pornography. But in my opinion I feel thats what they were describing.
I have a son who is soon to be nine and then ten etc…. One day the process within his body will start where he will begin puberty. Questions will be asked and discoveries will be found, but what about the discovery of pornography? How do I tell a growing young teenager that the one thing society has deemed healthy in his development. Is actually an abomination to the Lord.
When I turn on the television I see nothing but visual displays of soft porn that teases and entices the young mind into wanting more. We have become de-sensitsed to what was a very immoral act, done in secret. Now it’s there on the music channels, on prime time television and in periodicals.
It has become a way of life, a lifestyle that is bragged about as an healthy act, especially within the marital home.
I’m sadden to think that most of the responses I will receive because of this blog will be negative.
I know that because of the way society is, we have become so accustomed to seeing pornography everywhere, that to talk against it seems absurd.
Nevertheless as a mother and moreover as a christian, I have to make a stand for what I believe in.
I read a newspaper article which stated;
“It was medically proven that male masturbation reduces the risk of prostate cancer. However sexual intercourse could INCREASE the risk of the cancer, because of sexually transmitted diseases.”
To find out more, you can just google this article for your own viewing. Now with research like this how can I make my point valid. Whats wrong with masturbation? Whats wrong watching or looking at pornography while you masturbate? Furthermore whats wrong with using pornography to aid marital sex life?
Well according to the world nothing……….but to our Lord EVERYTHING.
Ever since the fall of man, satan has been waging war and trying to cease the first commandment in Genesis 9, (please see below) and also Gods will for our lives. His goal is to stop the reproduction of mans seed and defile the martial bed!
Genesis 9:7 ’And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.’
Can you not see the way society is going! My heart pains with frustration when I see that pornography which use to be a criminal act, is now a ‘wholesome’ way of life. My spirit cries out everyday just thinking about the battle my husband and I have ahead of us. When we try to explain to our children about how wrong pornography is. How it can alienate a young person from not wanting or even needing to seek a partner. How it can put demands and expectations on relationships, new and old.
While to those who are married and need pornography to spice up their sex life, WHY? Do you not know that you are committing fornication, just lusting after another person with your eyes is as wrong as cheating. You might as well say you’re having a threesome or more!
Matthew 5:28 ’But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a women to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.’
I know I sound extreme but if I had written this fifty or more years ago people would agree with me, moreover I might not of needed to have written this at all.
My conclusion to you is, let us remind ourselves of why we are here. What does the Lord want for us as a nation;
Is it to slowly increase our desire for immoral acts. Encouraging singleton lifestyles, while decreasing the desire of our Lords first commandment to Adam and Eve.
Or does he want us to live in a Kingdom that holds the family and all it stands for sacred. To be with a partner that completes you physically and mentally. Being a real a part of you life, not a lustful image in your mind.
You see we forget God invented sex, he made our bodies to orgasm beyond control. What joy is that if you can not share it with the one you love, and only them.
I pray the Lord gives us the wisdom to teach our children the sanctity of marriage and how important real love is, and not lust!
In YHWH we PRAY, In YHWH we Trust.
God Bless,
Paula

Jan
26

What shall we ask of the Lord!

I’ve been helping my Husband by proofread a book he has written on the Lords Prayer,

Matthew ch6 v9-13.

While I was reading the scriptures laid out in the book. There was a question plaguing my mind

“What shall we ask of the Lord?”

Luke ch11 v5-13 tells us of Jesus Christ explaining about prayer.

I always say if you need to know anything about your life, go to the life manual ‘The Holy Bible.’ In there you will find the answer to everything you need to know, I mean everything! So with that said, what does Christ tell us about asking of the Lord and what to ask for.

Well, we often hear preachers tell us to pray for the things we need, however how many of us get that confused with the things we want. I know I do, there’s a very faint line between what we want and need. Our minds convince us that our wants are a necessity in life so we end up praying amiss.

Think about it, if the Lord wanted us to have the latest car or biggest house, what the heck all the money in the world. Would He not have created the earth like that? Instead He created the earth for all its inhabitants to cater for our every NEED. It was man and the fall of man that let Satan influence them into developing the world as we know it today. Yes, people might retort and say God does not scorn improvement or the development of a GROWING, NOT DYING earth.

However, thats the thing, the Earth and the World are two very separate things. There are so many scriptures in the bible stating the two as very different things. Jesus Christ himself prayed a very powerful prayer, regarding his followers then (disciples) and now (Christians); stating they are not a part of the world.

My point is, sadly we pray daily to our Awesome God in heaven for things of this world. Please do not be deceived, for the things of this world belong to Satan, how else could he try to tempt Christ with the kingdoms of this world;

Matthew 4 v8-10

“Again the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

So it must offend the Lord greatly, when we ask him for things that Satan himself has conspired to make as a distraction from the true Glory and that is our Lord YHWH. So much so our prayer becomes obsessive, praying constantly for material things i.e money. We lose sight of the real goal and that is salvation through Jesus Christ.

OK I sound really radical, nevertheless I want to get across to you how important it is to pray for the right things.

Luke ch11 v13

“If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

When Christ was teaching His disciples about how to pray, His main ethos was on praying in line with Gods will. To me this is impossible without the Holy Spirit and that is why Christ concludes His teachings with the above verse. If we pray for the Holy Spirit, Jehovah Jireh will give it to us. However why is it so important to pray for the Holy Spirit?

Luke ch12 v30-32

30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. 32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

The Lord wants to give us everything we need. He will provide a spouse, children, a home, jobs, food to eat, the clothes on our backs and more. He will always provide those things. We must just seek Him and His righteousness, we must yearn to embrace His ways and long for His will in our lives. If we focus on Him, our needs and supposed wants become meaningless. Why, because he would have taken care of them all.

You might say, if it is as easy as that then why do we continue to need the basic of things, well that is down to our faith.

Hebrews ch11 v6

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

That says it all, we must have faith that He is and that He can provide all things, only then will he reward those who seek him. So my prayer to you all is to seek the Lord, give your whole lives to him, repent of your sins daily and pray in line with His will for your life. Ask for the Holy Spirit so you can be guided in the ways of the Lord. Moreover STOP asking for things of this world, STOP wasting precious praying time with the Lord, asking for things that can decay away.

Matthew ch6 v19-20

19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

I love you all so much and the time is nearing for us to be correct before the Lord in all our ways, but we can only do this if we seek HIM.

In YHWH we Pray In YHWH we Trust.

Paula

Dec
21

True Fellowship!

Someone once asked me, ’What about fellowship?’.

This question was posed to me when my husband and I decided to leave church. I pondered over my response to this statement, which led me to feel quite convicted within my heart. At the time of our decision to leave church, we had been directed by the Lord to concentrate on the ministry he had given us. Shane and I knew fellowship was important to us and our children but wondered how we would incorporate it in our lives. At the time it was Shane, myself and our four children, there was know one else except Our Lord Jesus Christ.
The definition of fellowship;
(The condition of sharing similar interests, ideals, or experiences, as by reason of profession, religion, or nationality.
The companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere and on equal terms.)
That sounds good, the above meaning is a good reflection of my family. We have the same interests, if you come into our home the atmosphere is loving and joyful. Plus we try to be on equal terms according to our walk with Christ.
Just then the Lord made me to realise that if we are to hold any ministry meetings, we should do so with the true meaning of fellowship in mind.
A place where all share and have similar interests and ideals in Our Lord God. Somewhere where the atmosphere is loving and joyful, moreover everyone is on equal terms. I realise that not all who come to the meetings will know about the Lord on the same level as the next person. But I hope whoever comes, comes with an open mind to want to learn about the Lord as we do.
I’m writing this blog because I feel that some churches have lost sight on what true fellowship is. They have an hierarchy system whereby the leaders at the top are lording themselves over the congregation. So much so that equality becomes an act practiced more within a work place than in the house of God.
Church can also be a place where issues according to the rules and doctrine of the church is forced on an individual, to the point of personal condemnation. Whereby they are striving so much to perfect the doctrine of the church. Instead of learning and drawing closer to Christ through His words and teachings.
Lets embrace true fellowship, which starts with the family. Look at the love you have for your children, the respect you have for your father and mother. The similar ideals and interests you share with your spouses. Embrace these values and bring them into your churches and then you will experience true fellowship.
God Bless you all.
Paula

Nov
04

Don’t be Deceived!

What I am about to write will definitely change the way you look at the things we celebrate as christians.

I know with these profound words, there will be some people who will not understand or receive this message with good faith. However I have to obey the Holy Spirit talking to me, telling me to always teach the truth.

Jeremiah 10

1Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 2Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

During a conversation regarding my christian faith, a colleague asked me how do I know that Jesus was really born on the 25th December and why do christians relate christmas with his birth. I was stomped, I could not answer him because I was never taught about the history of christmas and how it came about.
I felt embarrassed insomuch I was trying to convince someone that believing in Christ is the only way. However when they confronted me about our so called christian celebrations I had know real answer to give him.
I had tainted the message of the Good News of Jesus Christ taught in the gospels with a pagan festival.
So I decided never to be caught out again and research the history of christmas for myself.
My first point of call was the online encyclopaedia ‘wikipedia’. I was shocked at the results, at first you read that christmas is a day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Then you read on to find that the day may have been chosen to correspond with either a roman festival or the winter solace.
So I decided to find out what roman festival fell on the 25th of December, again I was shocked to find out it was the celebration of sol invictus the roman sun god, who was BORN on the 25th of December. Further research led me to find out that Constantine the roman emperor in 306, made the worship of sol invictus official within the roman army. He even had the image of sol invictus on his coins along with himself.
Ok you say how does this tie in with christians and christmas? Well we all know that Constantine started the roman catholic church, he took on the christian faith established by jews in those days and formed the catholic church. Unfortunately he took everything that was jewish out of the christian faith and implemented everything roman thus worship of the sun god ‘sol invictus’ as christmas. You might think that I am being extreme but I had asked myself why would a jewish founded faith like Christianity be so far from jewish traditions.
Some of the references used today to refer to christmas are mistletoe, yule log, giving of presents, santa claus etc…..what are their origins and what do they mean? We should think carefully before embracing mans traditions with the Lords teachings. If it isn’t in the bible directed by the Lords himself why are we doing it?
May I remind us of why we are christians: The Greek word for “Christian,” is Christianos. This means “follower of Christ; Christian.” Prior to their adoption of the name, the Christians called themselves believers (Acts 5:14), brothers (Acts 6:3), or saints (Acts 9:13), names which also continued to be used….”
So the name means the same as today but our actions are far from what was taught back then in the New Testament times.
If we are to follow Christ in spirit and in truth, lets know the reasons to why we do thing’s. Not being fooled into saying this is done in the Name of God when God never stated in his word to do it.
I could write so much more regarding this, nevertheless Christ teaches us not to be fooled by false prophets and to seek the truth. So please don’t take my word for it, do your own research about christmas and come to your own conclusions.
In YHWH we Pray in YHWH we Trust
God Bless
Paula Gardener

Nov
03

Busy Busy Busy!

 

Hi and welcome back to our monthly blog,

How have you all been, we’re so sorry it’s been a while since the last blog but we’ve had so much going on. On 17th October 2009, we had our first ministry fellowship meeting. Well what can I say, except you cannot achieve anything without the Lords direction in your life. We were all so nervous leading up to that date, all the preparation for the seven prophetic books to be written and published. Equipment we had to buy and the prayers we had to render in order to have the strength to step out in FAITH.
It was all worth it, the turn out wasn’t brilliant but people came and that was more than what we expected. We would like to thank all who came and supported us, it meant a great deal.
We are hoping to do many more in the future, please check out are website for further information.
We’ve also launched our new eBook store page on our website, if you go on there you can download a PDF of all the available books.
It’s been a long journey to get where we are today and we praise the Lord for his continual guidance in our lives.
In YHWH we Pray In YHWH we Trust!
Paula Gardener

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