obedience is the secret!

THE SEWING LAW IN THE ETERNAL KINGDOM ...

Tithing and offerings were common practice in the Old Testament. Jesus, Jesus' apostles and followers practiced it. After all, there have always been and there will be orphans, poor (needy) and widows. The Eternal is the owner of gold and silver. He doesn't need us or our money. However, the Eternal has established Principles, which, if obeyed, will bring blessings and benefits to our lives. If disobeyed, they will have consequences. We should not act out of interest, but out of gratitude and recognition of what the Eternal is in his essence, after all his son Jesus Christ offered for us. Of course, we want to be blessed, but more than that, we need the presence of the Blessor. Jesus gave an order: Jesus appears to the eleven disciples

Matthew 28.16-20; Luke 24: 36-49; John 20: 19-23; Acts 1.6-8

14 Finally, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples while they were at the table, eating. He rebuked them for not having faith and for insisting on not believing what those who had seen him resurrected had told them. 15 Then he said,

- Go all over the world and announce the gospel to all people. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 Those who believe will be given the power to perform these miracles: to cast out demons by the power of my name and to speak new languages; 18 if they catch snakes or drink any poison, they will suffer no harm; and when they lay hands on the sick, they will be healed.

How to fulfill this order without resources? In Jesus' time, this was even possible, however, much longer, due to long walks and long trips by ships, carts and mounted on animals. They were unable to reach a large number of people at the same time, as today is possible with the internet. Today, there are means of transport to optimize time, digital resources, TV programs, where media spaces are very expensive. In Jesus' time, the worship was at home or outdoors. Today, due to the laws, rules and bureaucracies, normally, closed spaces are purchased and prepared according to the “rules” for receiving people, with acoustics, security, in short, with all the necessary infrastructure. There are expenses for light, water, telephone, internet, maintenance and cleaning, evangelism material, social works, mission trips, rent, evangelism projects and support for the Persecuted Church in the world (MISSÃO PORTAS ABERTAS) among others. Nothing is free, but everything is for Grace! and provided by the resources of the brothers (tithes and offerings) to sustain and propagate the Kingdom of the Eternal throughout the land until Jesus returns! Jesus cannot count on the government, but on His Church, who are each of us who profess faith in Him! Are there false prophets, profiteers and greedy dogs? Yes! Many the Holy Bible says so! If you don't feel good about tithing or giving in a local church! Do it by faith to an institution you trust: Nursing homes, orphanages, nursing homes, projects that help street people, the elderly, widows. But, do not retain what is not yours! For the Bible says that when we withhold, we are stealing from the Creator! Even if you don't believe in tithing anymore. The New Testament, after Jesus' resurrection, reveals many passages clarifying that the offering is necessary. As for the value, it's you and the Eternal! By faith!

The Eternal will not forget your deposit until that Great day! 2 Timothy 1: 12b

1 Corinthians 9: 9-27

Rights and duties of an apostle

9 In the Law of Moses it reads: "Do not tie the ox's mouth when he is treading the wheat." Is God interested in oxen? 10 Or was it about us that he said that? Of course, this is written in our favor! Both the sower and the reaper do their work in the hope of receiving their share of the harvest. 11 If we have sown the spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we receive any material reward from you? 12 If others have a right to expect this from you, do we not have much more rights than they do?

However, we have not used that right. On the contrary, we have endured everything so as not to disturb the gospel of Christ. 13 Surely you know that those who work in the Temple are from the Temple who receive their food. And they also know that those who offer sacrifices on the altar receive part of the meat of the animals that are sacrificed there. 14 So the Lord also commanded those who proclaim the gospel to live by the work of proclaiming the gospel.

15 But I have not used any of these rights, nor am I writing this now to claim those rights for myself. I would rather die than do that! And no one will take away the pride that I have to act like this! 16 I have no right to be proud to announce the gospel. After all, doing this is my duty. Woe is me if I don't announce the gospel!

17 Therefore, if I do my work of my own accord, then I can expect some payment. However, if I do it as a duty, it is because it is a job that God gave me to do. 18 In that case, what is the payment I receive? It is the satisfaction of announcing the gospel without charging anything and without demanding the rights that I have as a preacher of the gospel.

19 I am a free man; I am not anyone's slave. But I became a slave to everyone in order to win as many people as possible for Christ. 20 When I work among Jews, I live as a Jew in order to win them over to Christ. I am not under the Law of Moses; but when I work among the Jews, I live as if I am under that Law to win the Jews over to Christ. 21 Likewise, when I am among non-Jews, I live outside the Law of Moses in order to win non-Jews for Christ. This does not mean that I do not obey the law of God, because I am, in fact, under the law of Christ. 22 When I am among the weak in the faith, I also become weak in order to win them over to Christ. So I become everything to everyone in order to be able, in any way possible, to save some.

23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel in order to share in your blessings. 24 You know that in a race, although all runners take part, only one wins the prize. So run in such a way that you win the prize. 25 Every athlete who is training can take hard exercises because he wants to receive a crown of laurel leaves, a crown that, by the way, does not last very long. But we want to receive a crown that lasts forever. 26 So I run straight to the finish line.

I'm also like a boxer who doesn't miss a blow. 27 I treat my body harshly and force it to be completely controlled so that, after having called others to join the fight, I myself will not be eliminated from it.

Of the multitude of those who believed, one was the mind and one was the heart. Nobody considered anything they owned, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There were no needy people among them, for those who owned land or houses sold it, brought the money from the sale and placed it at the feet of the apostles, who distributed it according to the needs of each one. Acts of the Apostles 4: 32-35

Honor the Lord

with all its resources

and with the first fruits

of all his plantations; your barns

will be completely full,

and their barrels will overflow with wine.

Proverbs 3: 9-10

Jesus looked and saw the wealthy putting their contributions in the gift boxes. He also saw a poor widow put two small copper coins. And she said, "I claim that this poor widow has put more than all the others. All of these have given what was left over; but she, from her poverty, gave everything she had to live." Luke 21: 1-4

In everything I did, I showed you that through hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus himself, who said: 'There is greater happiness in giving than in receiving' ".

Acts of the Apostles 20:35

There are those who give generously,

and sees its wealth increase;

others retain what they should give,

and fall into poverty. Proverbs 11:24

I received everything, and what I have is more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received the donations you sent from Epaphroditus. They are an offering of mild aroma, an acceptable and pleasing sacrifice to God. Philippians 4:18

The disciples, each according to their means, decided to provide help for the brothers who lived in Judea. They did so, sending their offerings to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts of the Apostles 11: 29-30

The practice of tithing today is not law for Christians, but it is also not condemnable before God, since anyone who contributes healthily to the Lord's work does so voluntarily and by faith.

Undoubtedly, our contributions have served to help those in need, to expand the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ throughout the world through missionaries and various media, to support leaders who work full-time in the churches (2 Cor 11: 8-9; 1 Tim 5.18), for the construction of congregations, where we can come together as a church and worship God in a more organized way, to create, maintain and expand truly social projects.

In short, we can consciously and effectively contribute to the Lord's work, "because God is not unjust to forget your work and the work of love that you showed for his name while serving the saints and still serving" (Hb 6.10).

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BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME, PRAY ... YOU DON'T IMAGINE WHAT THE ETERNAL GETS YOU FREE!

 WE CAN count on the protection of the eternal creator!

Life is a war. Even if you do not see it, spiritually speaking, there are situations orchestrated by Satan to kill you, to destroy you. Destroy your family, finances, health, your fellowship with the Creator, trying to destroy your faith! And, you need to be aware! Most people do not realize, however, if you stop to observe better, you will notice strange events: an almost run over, an uncontrolled car that almost hits you, a storm suddenly, an object launched from nowhere near you, a person who does not know you looking for confusion, discussion, or saying that he hates you, he is angry with you, situations of misunderstanding, misinterpreted, something that should be simple becomes a storm, a person close to you stumbles in revolt looking for conflicts, in the traffic someone you hit your car and you already want to argue, point a gun, at work, someone who is chasing you, an assault, you are in danger! His life is at risk, that is, from “nothing” situations arise, these occasions, orchestrated by evil to take lives. A stray bullet, actually “found”, how many cases do we hear on the news? How many fights ended: death? How many situations of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? How many "fatalities"? However, despite this, the Eternal is our protection. Pray to the Creator before leaving home. Give your life, your day to Him. In the midst of all the struggles and difficulties, the Eternal protects those who love him. The Creator takes care of our lives and our souls. He who trusts in the Eternal, even though he is afraid, like Peter, can count on Jesus and ask for help because, through the blood of Jesus, the Eternal is on his side.

When difficulties surround us and we see no way out, we can cry out for the Eternal and he will deliver us. Our protection does not depend on our strength or power, it depends on the Eternal exercising His Mercy. He gives us wisdom and the ability to face all situations and protects us from the evil one in all circumstances and moments ...

Protection in the Bible

Our hope is in the Lord;

he is our help and our protection. Psalm 33:20

Protect me, O God,

for I take refuge in you. Psalm 16: 1

Everyone will hate you because of my name. However, not a hair on your head will be lost. It is by persevering that you will obtain life. Luke 21: 17-19

Don't two sparrows be sold for a penny? However, none of them fall to the ground without your Father's consent. Even the hairs on your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows! Matthew 10: 29-31

I won't be in the world anymore, but they are still in the world, and I'm going to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one, just as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them and kept them in the name you gave me. None of them was lost, except the one who was destined to perdition, for the fulfillment of Scripture. John 17: 11-12

We know that everyone who is born of God is not in sin; he who was born of God protects him, and the Evil One does not reach him. 1 John 5:18

I lift my eyes to the hills

and I ask: Where does the help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow you to stumble; your protector will remain alert, yes, the protector of Israel will not sleep;

he is always alert! The Lord is your protector;

as a shadow that protects you,

it is on your right. By day the sun will not hurt you;

nor the moon at night. The Lord will protect you from all evil,

will protect your life. The Lord will protect your way out

and his arrival,

since now and forever. Psalm 121: 1-8

A thousand may fall at your side;

ten thousand, on your right,

but nothing will hit him. Psalm 91: 7

Rejoice, however,

all who take refuge in you;

always sing for joy!

Extend your protection over them.

In you rejoice those who love your name. For you, Lord, bless the just;

your favor protects you like a shield. Psalm 5: 11-12

I cry out to you, O God, for you answer me;

incline your ears to me

and hear my prayer. Show the wonder of your love,

you, who with your right hand saved

those who seek protection in you

against those who threaten them. Protect me like the apple of your eyes;

hide me in the shadow of your wings, from the wicked who attack me with violence,

of the mortal enemies that surround me. Psalm 17: 6-9

The horse is a vain hope of victory;

despite his great strength, he is unable to save. But the Lord protects those who fear Him,

those who steadfastly hope in their love, to deliver them from death and guarantee their lives,

even in times of famine. Psalm 33: 17-19

Blessed be the Lord, my Rock,

who trains my hands for war

and my fingers for battle. He is my faithful ally, my strength,

my protection tower

and my deliverer;

he is my shield, the one in whom I take refuge.

He subdues peoples to me. Psalm 144: 1-2

How birds protect their young

with your wings,

the Lord of hosts

protect Jerusalem;

he will protect and deliver you;

he will spare and save you ". Isaiah 31: 5

Do not deny me your mercy, Lord;

that your love and your truth

always protect me.

Psalm 40:11

Guard my life and deliver me!

Don't let me down,

for I take refuge in you. May integrity and uprightness protect me,

because my hope is in you.

Psalm 25: 20-21

May the Lord answer you

in the time of anguish;

the name of the God of Jacob protects you! From the sanctuary send you help

and from Zion give you support. Psalm 20: 1-2

Sir, many are my opponents!

Many rebel against me! There are many who say about me:

"God will never save you!" But you, Lord,

you are the shield that protects me;

you are my glory

and make me walk with my head held high. I cry to the Lord with a loud voice,

and he answers me from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep, and wake up again,

because it is the Lord who sustains me. The thousands around me don't scare me. Psalm 3: 1-6

Hate evil, you who love the Lord,

because it protects the lives of its faithful

and deliver them from the hands of the wicked. Psalm 97:10

The Lord protects the simple;

when I was out of strength, he saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul,

because the Lord has been good to you! For you saved me from death,

you saved my eyes from tears

and my stumbling feet, so that I could walk before the Lord

in the land of the living. Psalm 116: 6-9

He defends the cause of the oppressed

and gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind,

the Lord raises the downcast,

the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects the stranger

and supports the orphan and widow,

but it defeats the purpose of the wicked. Psalm 146: 7-9

For the Lord is the one who gives wisdom;

from his mouth proceed

knowledge and discernment. He reserves wisdom for the just;

like a shield

protects those who walk with integrity, because it guards the path of the just

and protects the path of your faithful. Proverbs 2: 6-8

Wisdom offers protection,

how money makes you,

but the advantage of knowledge is this:

wisdom preserves life

who owns it. Ecclesiastes 7:12

Righteousness protects the upright man,

but wickedness brings down the sinner.

Proverbs 13: 6

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ANALYZE IF THIS IS NOT YOUR CASE ...

HAVE YOU CONTENTED WITH THE ETERNAL CREATOR?

Have you ever asked the Creator about your life story?

Ever wanted to not exist?

Have you ever asked about suffering, which you were subjected to?

Ever wondered, why were you born?

What purpose does your life have?

Why did you make such wrong and disastrous choices?

I believe that all of us, at some point in life, go through these questions, sometimes we speak, other times they are only in thought, however, Are you alive? Know that even if it looked like you were not alone. The Eternal Creator watched you, waiting for the opportunity for you to allow Him to reveal Himself to you! and answer you. Make you understand why each choice, each step, the mistakes and successes, the victories and defeats. The reason for the emptiness, the anguish, the feeling of a hole in the chest, the sadness for no reason, the reason for the bad memories and negative feelings, the reason for the murmuring ...

Perhaps, the path you took was not to the liking of the Eternal, even so, He allowed it because it was your choices, your decision! And you needed to reap what you planted!

However, there is no need to remain in darkness!

Do you need to forgive yourself?

Come to light! Jesus can still transform his entire history of pain into learning and purpose to help others. Allow yourself to be an instrument in the hands of the Eternal !!! Make the suffering worth it. To make you stronger, more experienced, more empathetic, more merciful, more loving, more kind, less judgmental.

The Word of the Eternal guides us not to question the paths, which He allows us to cross. It certainly has a purpose, an experience to be shared with others ...

May you see how much the Eternal was with you in every moment of danger, in the deliveries of death, in situations of difficulty, of apparent despair, using people and situations to favor and help you ...

Most likely, you will need to get rid of some baggage: pride, hatred, anger, resentment, envy, hurt, rejection and feeling of revenge ... and with the help of Jesus to become a tree of good fruits ...

A song to build your life. Let the Eternal speak to your heart ...

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 ROMANS 9 19-33

God's wrath and mercy

19Some of you will say to me, “If so, how can God find fault with people? Who can go against God's will? ” 20But who are you, my friend, to argue with God? Could a clay pot ask those who made it, "Why did you make me like this?" 21For the man who makes the pot has the right to use the clay as he wants. From the same clay he can make two pots: one pot for special use and another for common use.

22And that is what God did. He wanted to show his ire and make his power well known. So he endured with much patience those who deserved the punishment and who were going to be destroyed. 23He also wanted to show how great his glory is, that he poured out on us, that we are those whom he felt sorry for and whom he had already prepared to receive his glory. 24For we are those whom God has called, not only those who are Jews, but also non-Jews. This is what he says in the Book of Hosea:

“Those who were not my people

I’ll call ‘my People’.

The nation I didn't love

I’ll call ‘my Beloved’.

26And in the same place where it was said:

‘You are not my people’,

there they will be called

‘The children of the living God’. ”

27And Isaiah said of Israel:

“Even though the people of Israel

be so numerous

like the grains of sand on the sea shore,

only a few of them will be saved.

28For the Lord will judge immediately and at once

the whole world."

29As Isaiah himself had said before:

“If the Lord Almighty

hadn't left us

some descendants,

we would be now

like the city of Sodom,

we would be destroyed

like Gomorrah. ”

The people of Israel and the gospel

30What are we going to say, then? Let's say this: non-Jews, who did not seek to be accepted by God, were accepted through faith. 31But the people of Israel, who were looking for a law to be accepted by God, did not find what they were looking for. 32And why not? Because they sought to achieve this through their actions and not through faith. They stumbled on the “stumbling block”, 33as the Holy Scriptures say:

“Look! I'm putting in Zion

a stone that they will trip over,

the rock that will make them fall.

But whoever believes in it

you will not be disappointed. ”

 

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REFLECTS...

 DO WHAT'S RIGHT! EVEN IF, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL BE HARMED!

WHEN WE HELP OR EXHORT SOMEONE, GENERALLY, THE ENEMY (SATAN) AFFECTS US, IN ANY WAY, CREATING ADVERSE SITUATIONS, OF APPARENT LOSS OR LOSS. I SAY THIS, BY OWN EXPERIENCE AND, MAINLY, BECAUSE THE WORD OF THE ETERNAL CREATOR YHWH, ALERTS US ABOUT IT. THE SAME WAY OCCURS WHEN WE ALERT SOMEONE ABOUT SIN OR WRONG CONDUCT. NORMALLY, WE WILL BE TESTED. AND THE IDEAL IS THAT WE BE APPROVED. FOR THIS, LET US BE ATTENTIVE.

SATAN BLOWS IN YOUR EAR. YOU THINK IT IS YOUR THOUGHT BUT IT IS NOT! TO TRY TO SAY:

• “SAW IT WASN'T WORTH YOU TO HELP FULANO, BELTRANO, OR CICRANO”;

• "SEE, YOU TAKE LOSS";

• “SAW, YOU GOT HER EVIL”;

• “SEE, YOU WERE A THROUGH, SUCKER”, BESTA, BOBO (A);

• “IT WAS BETTER NOT TO HELP, YOU WOULD BE WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM”

• “SAW, FULANO DID NOT VALUE WHAT YOU DID”;

• “SAW, FULANO (A) IS INGRATE (A), DON'T THANK YOU”

• “SEE, WHEN FULANO (A) NEEDED, YOU HELPED HIM NOW, DON'T CARE FOR YOU!”

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE SHOULD DO WHAT'S RIGHT! WHAT WOULD JESUS ​​DO!!!! EVEN IF THE PERSON WILL NOT RECOGNIZE YOUR EFFORT OR PERFORMANCE IN HELPING YOU!

WE SHOULD DO AS JESUS ​​DOES, HIM COME THE REWARD! AND HE ALWAYS SEES !!!!

Galatians 6

1Siblings, if anyone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual, you must restore that person with a spirit of humility. However, take care of yourself so that you are not tempted. 2 You carry each other's heavy loads and thus you are fulfilling the Law of Christ. …

1 Peter 5: 8

8Be alert and watch. The Devil, your enemy, walks around like a lion, roaring and looking for anyone to devour.

James 4:17

17Then think about this: Whoever knows that he must do good and does not do so commits sin.

Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do it also to yourselves, because this is the law and the prophets.

Enter through the narrow door; for the door is wide, and the path that leads to perdition is wide, and many are those who enter through it;

And because the door is narrow, and the path that leads to life is narrow, and there are few who can find it.

But beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inside, they are devouring wolves.

You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes picked from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

Thus, every good tree produces good fruit, and every bad tree produces bad fruit.

The good tree cannot bear bad fruit; nor does the bad tree bear good fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut and thrown into the fire.

Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matthew 7: 12-20

WE ARE NOT PERFECT BUT, I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN EXERCISE THIS IN THE DAILY IMPROVEMENT AND BE HUMAN BEINGS WITH EMPATHY AND BETTER PEOPLE EVERY DAY ...

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