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This website blog is about being an instrument in Jesus Christ the son of God's hand and to be guided by the Holy Spirit to do so.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away!
A lot of times I have heard at funerals that people say "the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away"... This however, is the words of Job, not God.
Job 1:21 (KJV) 21 and said, “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
(Afrikaans) 21 en gesê: Naak het ek uit my moeder se skoot gekom, en naak sal ek daarheen terugkeer. Die HERE het gegee, en die HERE het geneem: die Naam van die HERE sy geloofd!
God is the Giver, not the taker.
Jeremiah 29:10-12 (KJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
(Afrikaans) 11 Want Ek weet watter gedagtes Ek aangaande julle koester, spreek die HERE, gedagtes van vrede en nie van onheil nie, om julle 'n hoopvolle toekoms te gee.
12 Dan sal julle My aanroep en heengaan en tot My bid. en Ek sal na julle luister.
And I know a lot more scriptures that show us that God is the Giver, not the taker. Even if you read the book of Job, you will see that God say even if ' you ' take everything from Job... He did not say even if ' I ' take everything from Job. He told that to the enemy (the taker), after satan told God if God will harm Job, then he will not serve God anymore. The devil challenged God to struck at Job and then God told the enemy that the enemy can struck but not kill him... After the enemy stole everything, belongings, family and health. God gave back in double fold.
So do yourself a favor and read the book of Job. This book just show that we can rejoice in the LORD always for what ever the enemy takes, God gives back and not just what the enemy stole but double fold.
Before we run with a scripture in our heart, we must understand the concept in what it is meant or from whose mouth it came from. Job was in a bad state and so was I a lot of times in my life. I also made the mistake of thinking God will take and punish. But time with God learned me that He cares for us and Job also learned that. At the end of the book of Job, Job apologized for thinking that God was the taker...
There is one thing though I did agree on with Job in this scripture... blessed be the name of the Lord.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
New on the blog
First I would like to apologize for not posting on this blog for almost a year now and second for no updates that I have made till know.
I have added a few new chords and lyrics and will update new ones as match as possible. Click on the "Chords and Notes" tab to open them.
If you have any queries, please contact me by lourens.ober@gmail.com
Thank you for visiting my blog.
God Bless.
I have added a few new chords and lyrics and will update new ones as match as possible. Click on the "Chords and Notes" tab to open them.
If you have any queries, please contact me by lourens.ober@gmail.com
Thank you for visiting my blog.
God Bless.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Walk in the Spirit
Let's make time to listen to God because only He can teach us to walk in the spirit.
To walk in the flesh leaves us with fear, low self-esteem, vulnerable, desperate and it makes us a siting duck for the enemy. Then we act out of fear and shoot ourselves in the foot.
If you walk in the spirit, you will have peace and joy with all your ways and you will know how to handle every situation.
Only God gives wisdom, no book or professor. So make Jesus your best friend because He wants to do good for us.
Blessed day.
To walk in the flesh leaves us with fear, low self-esteem, vulnerable, desperate and it makes us a siting duck for the enemy. Then we act out of fear and shoot ourselves in the foot.
If you walk in the spirit, you will have peace and joy with all your ways and you will know how to handle every situation.
Only God gives wisdom, no book or professor. So make Jesus your best friend because He wants to do good for us.
Blessed day.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
What is your perception of grace?
Before the flood came, God told Noah to build an ark. Before the ark was built, all heard the flood was coming, but they did not consult God. Instead they continued with their sexual immorality and licentious life. The ark had a few (100) years left to build and very supernatural works happened and people still did not believe. Just to think that Noah told the animals to go in pairs on the ark was supernatural because the animals was obedient to Noah. But still no one believed in Him.
Sodom and Gomorrah is a good example of where God has given people time to Repentance and it's all in the Old Testament. The Word of God says that God will never change because He is not human. His yes is yes and no is no.
The period that we had before the ark was finished, it was grace ... until Jesus comes again, is grace.
What do we do with the time left?
Blessed day
Friday, May 6, 2011
Who is bride of Christ?
There are a lot of prophets that say who will be brides of Christ, especially in the time we live in.
The only One who can judge who is bride and not is God, no prophet can. God’s Word is very clear on this and if we listen to most of today’s prophets, we will be misled.
There is written in Revelation 2 and 3 about the bride of Christ. If you study these two chapters then you will know most of what you should work on to be bride, there is no other why because God is not a liar.
I am going to make a summary of these letters that was send out to the churches, in this summary I’m going to point out the things that will be held against us if we don’t repent.
The things we should repent are;
1st letter, Rev 2:4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Rev 2:5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. We should stay focus when we give our hearts to Christ and continue in the same Loving, willing spirit to do the work of the Lord.
2nd letter, Rev 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. Fear is the enemy’s biggest weapon, so do not fear of the things that happen to you and know that God is in control.
3rd letter, Rev 2:14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. Rev 2:15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Rev 2:16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. If we know the shop owner is worshiping idols will we buy food from him? Some franchises and big restaurants belong to idol and devil worshipers. It’s best not to support them for they have offering systems on their foods and rituals on most of the material things they sell… Most people think that masturbation is not a sin but God say Mat 5:28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Masturbation is a reaction to lustful thoughts, so those who have no lustful thoughts won’t masturbate.
4th letter, Rev 2:20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Rev 2:21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. Rev 2:22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, Rev 2:23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve. What does God’s Word say about homosexuals, Rom 1:22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, Rom 1:23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Rom 1:24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, Rom 1:25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. Rom 1:26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; Rom 1:27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. Homosexual desires and self satisfaction is what jezebel is all about, she doesn’t take no for an answer and force her will on people. If we are like this then we should repent so that this jezebel spirit will flee from us.
5th letter, Rev 3:2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. Rev 3:3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. If we see someone stumble then we must correct them, we sometimes don’t even see what is going on around us. We see people do sin and we don’t even correct them or give them the word of God. We cannot just concentrate on our own lives and not help other.
6th letter, Rev 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. Rev 3:12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. There is nothing to repent in letter six.
7th letter, Rev 3:15 "'I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! Rev 3:16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Rev 3:17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. Rev 3:18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Rev 3:19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. Rev 3:21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. We cannot serve two, the world and God. We can only serve one. What is the most important in your life? Material things, your parents, children, wife, sex or is it God. Do you give everything to God? A lot of people say that we must give 10% of our money to the church and God also want just 10% of our life. But that is not true, only half is true. God wants our whole life to be His, even the 90% of our money that is left we must ask God how and on what we must spend it. Everything we do must glorify God. If not, then we are lukewarm.
The only One who can judge who is bride and not is God, no prophet can. God’s Word is very clear on this and if we listen to most of today’s prophets, we will be misled.
There is written in Revelation 2 and 3 about the bride of Christ. If you study these two chapters then you will know most of what you should work on to be bride, there is no other why because God is not a liar.
I am going to make a summary of these letters that was send out to the churches, in this summary I’m going to point out the things that will be held against us if we don’t repent.
The things we should repent are;
1st letter, Rev 2:4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Rev 2:5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. We should stay focus when we give our hearts to Christ and continue in the same Loving, willing spirit to do the work of the Lord.
2nd letter, Rev 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. Fear is the enemy’s biggest weapon, so do not fear of the things that happen to you and know that God is in control.
3rd letter, Rev 2:14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. Rev 2:15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Rev 2:16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. If we know the shop owner is worshiping idols will we buy food from him? Some franchises and big restaurants belong to idol and devil worshipers. It’s best not to support them for they have offering systems on their foods and rituals on most of the material things they sell… Most people think that masturbation is not a sin but God say Mat 5:28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Masturbation is a reaction to lustful thoughts, so those who have no lustful thoughts won’t masturbate.
4th letter, Rev 2:20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Rev 2:21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. Rev 2:22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, Rev 2:23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve. What does God’s Word say about homosexuals, Rom 1:22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, Rom 1:23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Rom 1:24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, Rom 1:25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. Rom 1:26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; Rom 1:27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. Homosexual desires and self satisfaction is what jezebel is all about, she doesn’t take no for an answer and force her will on people. If we are like this then we should repent so that this jezebel spirit will flee from us.
5th letter, Rev 3:2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. Rev 3:3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. If we see someone stumble then we must correct them, we sometimes don’t even see what is going on around us. We see people do sin and we don’t even correct them or give them the word of God. We cannot just concentrate on our own lives and not help other.
6th letter, Rev 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. Rev 3:12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. There is nothing to repent in letter six.
7th letter, Rev 3:15 "'I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! Rev 3:16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Rev 3:17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. Rev 3:18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Rev 3:19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. Rev 3:21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. We cannot serve two, the world and God. We can only serve one. What is the most important in your life? Material things, your parents, children, wife, sex or is it God. Do you give everything to God? A lot of people say that we must give 10% of our money to the church and God also want just 10% of our life. But that is not true, only half is true. God wants our whole life to be His, even the 90% of our money that is left we must ask God how and on what we must spend it. Everything we do must glorify God. If not, then we are lukewarm.
I know there are a lot of prophets that say it was a letter to those churches so it doesn't count for other. Why is the letters written in the Bible? God won't change, what count for the one count for the other. God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, and God flooded the world with water. That all because of sin, idolizing and the most pointed out was sexual immortality. Isn’t that the most conman sin today; Adultery, sex before marriage, homosexuality, porn and masturbation. Who said that God will ignore it if we do the same? The letters clearly state that God have that against us and we must repent from our sins to be bride. If these sins are still in our life, then we did not repent.
Please study the whole Revelation in the Bible to learn more of the things to come.
I pray, in the Name of Jesus, that all will understand the Word of God that was shared here. Amen.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Prophesy of Pastor Joh. W. Martutis, (Berlin/Germany)
Dearest Brother/Sister
Please read this prophesy and pass it on .... Please
Please read this prophesy and pass it on .... Please
Pastor Joh. W. Matutis, (Berlin/Germany)
While I was praying this morning, God gave me a vision. He showed me a great, world-wide "mobilization"
I saw myself strolling along a beach. Suddenly, there sounded a loud boom, which became stronger and more massive. It was not the noise of the sea or of the wind. It was completely still outside. The sea water was as smooth as glass. The deep booming sound which was like the sound of the mountains about to cave in, a banging sound which I had up till now never heard in my whole life, came from the other side of the ocean, from far away. It became so strong and mighty, that the earth began to quake and shake. It sounded like the blasting of a deep bass trumpet. I had never heard this sort and depth of bass sound before now. The whole air vibrated. I holed myself up in the dunes of the embankment, face down, and waited to see what would come out of this natural spectacle.
When the booming refused to stop, and instead became stronger, I saw myself begin to pray in the vision, and to speak with my God.
Then I heard a voice saying, "my child, fear not. That is my mobilization call, a signal, from the other world. I am calling my people out from all peoples. I myself am shaking the earth and the sea. The sinners and godless will pass away for fear and the fearful expectation of the things which are to come. Understand, my child, that all these have been initiated by the financial crises. That was just the beginning of ruin. The foundation of today's society will be so shaken that the people will lose all that they have acquired, and saved up till now.
Every infrastructure and welfare will collapse with time. Life will be very difficult for very many people. The general security will get out of control and there will be a proliferation of crime such that life on earth will be massively threatened. But you, who fear my name will I save from ruin. I am holding my arm of protection over you. Although not even a silent wind blew, and not even a small wave was seen on the sea, the booming was so mighty, that my heart threatened to stop beating. Then I thought to myself, "I will now also die". And then the Lord said to me, "my child, do not fear. You are to live and continue to declare my works. Arise, go home and tell your loved ones. Let them know that the coming of my son is very close at hand, at the doorstep. I am setting everything in motion in order to take my people home, and I am now stripping them of everything that is holding them back, or blocking them.
As I stood up to obey God's voice, starting to make my way homewards, I saw very many people, lying in the dunes. They had come out from their houses, racing towards the sea to see and experience this extraordinary natural spectacle. They lay on their faces as if paralyzed, exactly as I had lain a few minutes before now. As I passed by them on my way home, despite the continuous distant booming sound, these people called to me saying "you are crazy; you cannot make it home in this situation. It is too dangerous". They then buried their heads even further in the dunes, because they feared what would happen next. They no longer wanted to hear or know of anything.
And then said the Lord to me: "for you, my children, who fear my name, this is the day of my "mobilization". For you my "sun of salvation" arises, with which I gather my true children, and bring them together. Go, my son, and tell this everyone you can reach". Then I asked the Lord "what shall I tell them?" "Tell my children, The Lord said", "they are no longer to occupy themselves with perishable things, but rather, much more with the immortal, the eternal things. They are to seek me and study my word. They should forgive one another, so long as there is still time, and make peace with one another. They should stop being envious of, and pointing fingers at one another. They should neither accuse nor suspect one another. Everyone should do what he is supposed to, and can do. Tell them to free themselves of every unnecessary thing, and to stop fighting spasmodically (intermittently) for their rights. From now on, I will ensure your rights, and provide for
justice for you. Great changes are about to occur all over the world, in every area of life. Adjust yourselves therefore and be prepared. Nothing is going to be as it has been before now..."
The further I moved away from the beach, the less of the booming sound I heard, even though I was of the opinion that the sound had become stronger and even more massive. I felt as if I had been secured in a glass case. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying "I will bring my children into safety in my own way. You will see everything I will do in the world, which will experience all the "plagues of Egypt” before I withdraw my children unto myself, before Pharaoh releases you forever. My people hold together! Stay with one another, encourage one another. Soon, you would have made it!"
That was the last thing I took with me from this vision.
As I thought about all that I had seen, and what I should do with it, the Lord spoke to me saying "spread this revelation I have given you this morning about my "mobilization" overall further to my children, and encourage them to do likewise, for I am at the door (I am coming soon). And tell them, especially my people, that they should be serious about their relationship with Me (God), before it is too late...."
Please help me spread this message overall.
Send it to your friends and acquaintances.
Spread it your churches and house fellowships.
Translate it into other languages.
Maranatha! Our Lord comes.
Pastor Joh Matutis
Berlin/Germany
While I was praying this morning, God gave me a vision. He showed me a great, world-wide "mobilization"
I saw myself strolling along a beach. Suddenly, there sounded a loud boom, which became stronger and more massive. It was not the noise of the sea or of the wind. It was completely still outside. The sea water was as smooth as glass. The deep booming sound which was like the sound of the mountains about to cave in, a banging sound which I had up till now never heard in my whole life, came from the other side of the ocean, from far away. It became so strong and mighty, that the earth began to quake and shake. It sounded like the blasting of a deep bass trumpet. I had never heard this sort and depth of bass sound before now. The whole air vibrated. I holed myself up in the dunes of the embankment, face down, and waited to see what would come out of this natural spectacle.
When the booming refused to stop, and instead became stronger, I saw myself begin to pray in the vision, and to speak with my God.
Then I heard a voice saying, "my child, fear not. That is my mobilization call, a signal, from the other world. I am calling my people out from all peoples. I myself am shaking the earth and the sea. The sinners and godless will pass away for fear and the fearful expectation of the things which are to come. Understand, my child, that all these have been initiated by the financial crises. That was just the beginning of ruin. The foundation of today's society will be so shaken that the people will lose all that they have acquired, and saved up till now.
Every infrastructure and welfare will collapse with time. Life will be very difficult for very many people. The general security will get out of control and there will be a proliferation of crime such that life on earth will be massively threatened. But you, who fear my name will I save from ruin. I am holding my arm of protection over you. Although not even a silent wind blew, and not even a small wave was seen on the sea, the booming was so mighty, that my heart threatened to stop beating. Then I thought to myself, "I will now also die". And then the Lord said to me, "my child, do not fear. You are to live and continue to declare my works. Arise, go home and tell your loved ones. Let them know that the coming of my son is very close at hand, at the doorstep. I am setting everything in motion in order to take my people home, and I am now stripping them of everything that is holding them back, or blocking them.
As I stood up to obey God's voice, starting to make my way homewards, I saw very many people, lying in the dunes. They had come out from their houses, racing towards the sea to see and experience this extraordinary natural spectacle. They lay on their faces as if paralyzed, exactly as I had lain a few minutes before now. As I passed by them on my way home, despite the continuous distant booming sound, these people called to me saying "you are crazy; you cannot make it home in this situation. It is too dangerous". They then buried their heads even further in the dunes, because they feared what would happen next. They no longer wanted to hear or know of anything.
And then said the Lord to me: "for you, my children, who fear my name, this is the day of my "mobilization". For you my "sun of salvation" arises, with which I gather my true children, and bring them together. Go, my son, and tell this everyone you can reach". Then I asked the Lord "what shall I tell them?" "Tell my children, The Lord said", "they are no longer to occupy themselves with perishable things, but rather, much more with the immortal, the eternal things. They are to seek me and study my word. They should forgive one another, so long as there is still time, and make peace with one another. They should stop being envious of, and pointing fingers at one another. They should neither accuse nor suspect one another. Everyone should do what he is supposed to, and can do. Tell them to free themselves of every unnecessary thing, and to stop fighting spasmodically (intermittently) for their rights. From now on, I will ensure your rights, and provide for
justice for you. Great changes are about to occur all over the world, in every area of life. Adjust yourselves therefore and be prepared. Nothing is going to be as it has been before now..."
The further I moved away from the beach, the less of the booming sound I heard, even though I was of the opinion that the sound had become stronger and even more massive. I felt as if I had been secured in a glass case. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying "I will bring my children into safety in my own way. You will see everything I will do in the world, which will experience all the "plagues of Egypt” before I withdraw my children unto myself, before Pharaoh releases you forever. My people hold together! Stay with one another, encourage one another. Soon, you would have made it!"
That was the last thing I took with me from this vision.
As I thought about all that I had seen, and what I should do with it, the Lord spoke to me saying "spread this revelation I have given you this morning about my "mobilization" overall further to my children, and encourage them to do likewise, for I am at the door (I am coming soon). And tell them, especially my people, that they should be serious about their relationship with Me (God), before it is too late...."
Please help me spread this message overall.
Send it to your friends and acquaintances.
Spread it your churches and house fellowships.
Translate it into other languages.
Maranatha! Our Lord comes.
Pastor Joh Matutis
Berlin/Germany
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