"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." Luke 12:27 ESV
Lilies: purity, hope, new life, Love, innocence of heart, beauty, and more.
A few encouraging words.
"Such mighty words of true wisdom from above. Well done, dear Hephzibah." Yes, you did not shrink back but spoke boldly with love, wisdom, grace, and mercy. Every word was precisely what needed to be heard at this moment. Oh GOD, thank You for Hephzibah, she is such a blessing. Truly, she is Your tender gift to us, Your people.
"Praise the LORD!"
Hephzibah, I read your letter yesterday before going to Church. I planned to comment this morning. After we went down the street for ice cream, the sun was out, and it was another awesome day living in the LORD's Loving care. As I sat eating my quickly melting ice cream, the LORD said I have a special word for Hephzibah. Will You deliver it to her, for sure I said. I'm excited to know what it was,
"Are You Ready?"
Hephzibah, a tender lily underneath.
"I planted a field of tender lilies. It covers the whole earth below, each wonderfully made. To a passerby, many of them go unnoticed because the others cover them, making their beauty unappreciated, not seen, but not to Me. I see them right where I've placed them. They are the ones underneath, holding the others up. Yes, everyone can see the ones above, but the ones underneath are the ones I have allowed to suffer the most. They are the ones who bear the burdens of the others, they are those who carry with them My scars, My tears, My Love for the others. Yes, they share in My deepest sentiments. They are the ones who heard Me say, feed My sheep. Yes, their beauty doesn't go unnoticed by Me, for it shines brighter than the stars, it sings with the angels, so precious is its adoration and praise, so pleasing to My ears and eyes, sing My Lilies sing because you are My joy."
"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full." John 15:11 ESV
O the Deep Deep Love of Jesus // Sounds Like Reign
Such loving kind beautiful encouragement, I don't know what to say, but you make me cry brother & thank you so very much may heavenly father bless your huge heart of your & His love towards me!
wow...everything you shared. so much all together, exactly as I just received hate from my last attempt to reach my Sister, because there won't be a way any more to do so. I thought I'd share an example of the hate and anger we receive when sharing the gospel, and it reminded me of a quote and scripture. I Samuel 8:7 - And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. (SO SAD to see) and the quote: "Truth sounds like hate to those who hate truth."
THIS is why I share. To help all see if they are on that broad road to destruction, and lead them back to the narrow road, so they can spend eternity in heaven. It was what I was put on this earth to do, and I take that responsibility seriously. Especially to those whom I love. That is all I can say. You are free to see, or reject. Just hit delete and I will never share another scripture with you. I would be very remiss if I did not. It would mean I DON'T CARE, and I DO CARE. That is all. I love you. Sorry if God's Words of life offended you. They are not my words, only what I am supposed to pass on. And so I have, and will not ever again. You are free to reject, but it is my job to warn. Not just you, but everyone.
Remember...there are good angels, and there are bad angels....I showed you how to test those spirits, so there is nothing more I can do, or say, but just love you and hope you might return to your first love. I got it. FREE WILL TO CHOOSE WHOM YOU WILL SERVE. My parting words. Jesus said the world will hate you, so I fully understand having been rejected by everyone I ever loved on this earth. But I still love you......
I shared the below scriptures, and here is her reply. We share in love, and receive hate
Feel free to delete this comment, if it is not appropriate to share.
You really don't get it. You don't give a shit about me! Once again, you just stomped all over my boundaries, my heart, my thoughts, my beliefs AND my freewill! The narcissistic audacity of someone who thinks they are right no matter what anyone one else thinks, or believes, is appalling to me! That is the problem I have with 'Christians' and the whole religious ideal. Judgemental, narcissistic, and rude! Oh my gosh, I can't even believe what you just did! I couldn't feel more rejected and dishonored as a human being as I do right now.
Free will is not WHO I will serve! I SERVE NO ONE , Yet, I serve ALL life forms in the eternity! No one is above me nor below me! I am equal to every single life form in the eternity! Oh My Gosh! I am hurt and very angry right now.
…25 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self? 26 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”…
Cross References Matthew 10:32-33
Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. / But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
Mark 8:38
If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
2 Timothy 2:12
if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
Revelation 3:5
Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
1 John 2:28
And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, ...
1 Peter 4:16
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
Hebrews 2:11
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Daniel 7:13-14
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Zechariah 14:5
You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
Malachi 3:16-18
At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name. / “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him. / So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Treasury of Scripture
For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
Luke 12:8,9
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: …
Psalm 22:6-8
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people…
Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
of him.
Luke 13:25-27
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: …
Matthew 7:22,23
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? …
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
when.
Daniel 7:10
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Matthew 24:30,31
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory…
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences sister, I am praying for your blood sister to be so humbled & pierced deeply at heart & the goodness of our heavenly father leads to her ultimate repentance, yet also when you need to just be silent & instead just pray for her, & allow her to come to you, & ask you questions as that may very well intrigue her more than trying to share Jesus while she is completely disinterested, stiff-necked & non responsive at this time. Much love to you always! xxx
Thank you. You are so right. Just had to share this response with you, after I sent her a thank you note for things I was very grateful for that she has done. I HAD been too forceful and unrelenting. Thank you for your prayers…I knew you’d want to see a great result and putting me on the right track also. Bless you Hephzibah. Grateful to you also. and praising God for reply, and my correction
I left out the personal parts…thanking her for, and apologizing for my own faults…(sharing love & appreciation more humbly)
Thank you for that wonderful note I am uplifted from it. I apologize for my egotistic outburst. I really doesn't matter whether we agree or not. I forgot that simple little rule. We all suffer from not being seen or heard in our childhood the damage from that showed in my outburst. I have learned from it so I'm glad it happened.
I would have loved to plant a willow out there but they take A LOT of water!
I was honored to help you after that horrendous surgery, you are Miss Independent and I know it took a lot for you to accept help.
I know that you will never understand why I refuse to bow to clay and become the potters vessel. That's ok. It matters not.
I wish for you, all the joy and blessing I also want for myself. All will soon be revealed to all and I hope I might be helpful again as you grasp the news we will all come to know. Peace be with you in your heart.
I'm sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you.
On Sun, May 11, 2025, 09:07 Lighthouse Gmail wrote:
My opinion does not equate to being hateful just because it differs from your opinion.
You are right...sorry I offended you sharing my views. That was the last time. I understand now…much better.
I just wish you could see that it IS out of love.....
As you said "Tomorrow is not promised"- we must be accounted worthy by what we do in this life:
Mat_10:37-38 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.
Mat_22:8 Then said he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Luk_3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Luk_12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Luk_20:35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
Luk_21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Act_5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Rom_1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Eph_4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Col_1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
1Th_2:12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
2Th_1:5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
2Th_1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
Heb_10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Rev_3:4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
What you have just shared in others attitiudes is so heartbreaking Linda, what waxed cold calloused far removed hearts indeed...😔
People have to see that those who truly belong to Jesus, that He actually lives in then! His resurrection life flows in us & through us. We become partakers of His divine nature! 2 peter 1:3
IN YOU & IN ME! In fact, as we serve our Lord Jesus we are to reflect His power & His life! The best way for others to really know Jesus IS ALIVE today is to let them see Him in you, see Him in me, & how we treat respond and react to others, in all His true set apart servants radiating Jesus' life through us as He lives in us! So they have not just one Jesus to contend with but many!
He wants us to be aware of what is important to him. When we know how much he cares about certain things, then we will want to care about them too. He says, "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?" Isaiah 58:6,7
Heavenly father God doesn't need dead buildings. He has living stones upon the solid foundation of immovable rock that put those buildings in this old world to shame. What will remain? Phil 4:17,18 Where Paul told them to bring a gift out of their want. It wasn't that he desired that they bring a gift to him, but as he said, "I desire fruit that may abound to your account." So, when this book of account is open not for reward here but is for the Lord, who is operating and functioning through our surrendered submitted vessel so He can utilise us for his honourable use & for his glory.
Whilst we are here we are to be busy about our father's business and in carrying out heavenly fathers will and purposes and in loving supporting and practically helping especially to those related to us in Jesus' body and everyone else, loving even our enemies, even if our enemy is hungry to feed them, if they are thirsty to give them something to drink, hence heaping fiery coals upon their heads. (Romans 12)
Jesus said if we have even given a cup of water, to the least of these his brethren we have done it to him, that when Jesus was naked, we to have clothed him, when he was hungry, we gave him something to eat, when he was thirsty gave him something to drink, when he was a stranger, that we took him in, when he was sick, that we visited him; when he was in prison, that we came to him, when when we have done it unto these his brethren, the least, then we have actually done it unto him, towards and for him! Others need to meet Jesus shining and working in & through us, as the holy spirit leads & guides. And yes that takes time energy effort, resources that heavenly father had blessed us with! Yes it's truly loving the way of Christ Jesus in us and through us, the way of the cross, exemplifying and Jesus bringing forth in us and through us His selfless sacrificial crucified life. Yes, moved to our very bowels with compassion motivated by God's true love, care & concern, that also means we go without so others don't have to starve and have their necessary needs met. To not love in just word but in actual deeds! Not be just talker's but walking the talk through our daily lives in Christ, sensitive to the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 25)
We as disciples of the living Jesus Christ, have to pray know & be led by God's Holy spirit & have a real respect for heavenly father & God's word so that we can be able to recognize what is of God, and what is a counterfeit manifestation of His Holy Spirit. Those who have no spiritual obedient life, nor Christ's spirit are obviously none of His.
I guess I should have heeded Titus 3:9-11. I kept thinking THIS may reach her. But the more we share truth that they don't want to hear, the more they hate us. Proverbs has many examples. And why Paul gave that warning: A man that is an heretick, after the first and second admonition, reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself. (or herself). Thank you for your beautiful reply. I thought if there was a way to reach her, it would make a way to reach others, too, but..."they cannot be charmed, charming never so wisely." the Bible is SOOO TRUE! It actually hurts us when others reject it and cannot see the love and beauty in it, that comes from our Savior. Because every soul is precious, and its redemption ceaseth forever. Jesus doesn't want coerced love, or feigned love, but willingly given...I guess I crossed that "boundary", as she said. Well, bless you my Sister....grateful for those who can see, and we can still share together. (And I probably should have only put a few scriptures. OH WELL. I did my best, and her blood won't be on my hands, but I shudder to picture what it says in Luke 16:19-31...and then it's TOO LATE FOR THEM! But for now..."there is no fear of God before their eyes". Oh my, there will be.
"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." Luke 12:27 ESV
Lilies: purity, hope, new life, Love, innocence of heart, beauty, and more.
A few encouraging words.
"Such mighty words of true wisdom from above. Well done, dear Hephzibah." Yes, you did not shrink back but spoke boldly with love, wisdom, grace, and mercy. Every word was precisely what needed to be heard at this moment. Oh GOD, thank You for Hephzibah, she is such a blessing. Truly, she is Your tender gift to us, Your people.
"Praise the LORD!"
Hephzibah, I read your letter yesterday before going to Church. I planned to comment this morning. After we went down the street for ice cream, the sun was out, and it was another awesome day living in the LORD's Loving care. As I sat eating my quickly melting ice cream, the LORD said I have a special word for Hephzibah. Will You deliver it to her, for sure I said. I'm excited to know what it was,
"Are You Ready?"
Hephzibah, a tender lily underneath.
"I planted a field of tender lilies. It covers the whole earth below, each wonderfully made. To a passerby, many of them go unnoticed because the others cover them, making their beauty unappreciated, not seen, but not to Me. I see them right where I've placed them. They are the ones underneath, holding the others up. Yes, everyone can see the ones above, but the ones underneath are the ones I have allowed to suffer the most. They are the ones who bear the burdens of the others, they are those who carry with them My scars, My tears, My Love for the others. Yes, they share in My deepest sentiments. They are the ones who heard Me say, feed My sheep. Yes, their beauty doesn't go unnoticed by Me, for it shines brighter than the stars, it sings with the angels, so precious is its adoration and praise, so pleasing to My ears and eyes, sing My Lilies sing because you are My joy."
"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full." John 15:11 ESV
O the Deep Deep Love of Jesus // Sounds Like Reign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANmnqRZR1Gw
Such loving kind beautiful encouragement, I don't know what to say, but you make me cry brother & thank you so very much may heavenly father bless your huge heart of your & His love towards me!
I was speaking to my mother concerning the blessed hope that purifies and the importance of it being preached.
I think about what happened when the people thought Moses delayed coming down from the mountain.
We are closer than we were when we first believed🙏🏾
wow...everything you shared. so much all together, exactly as I just received hate from my last attempt to reach my Sister, because there won't be a way any more to do so. I thought I'd share an example of the hate and anger we receive when sharing the gospel, and it reminded me of a quote and scripture. I Samuel 8:7 - And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. (SO SAD to see) and the quote: "Truth sounds like hate to those who hate truth."
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THIS is why I share. To help all see if they are on that broad road to destruction, and lead them back to the narrow road, so they can spend eternity in heaven. It was what I was put on this earth to do, and I take that responsibility seriously. Especially to those whom I love. That is all I can say. You are free to see, or reject. Just hit delete and I will never share another scripture with you. I would be very remiss if I did not. It would mean I DON'T CARE, and I DO CARE. That is all. I love you. Sorry if God's Words of life offended you. They are not my words, only what I am supposed to pass on. And so I have, and will not ever again. You are free to reject, but it is my job to warn. Not just you, but everyone.
Remember...there are good angels, and there are bad angels....I showed you how to test those spirits, so there is nothing more I can do, or say, but just love you and hope you might return to your first love. I got it. FREE WILL TO CHOOSE WHOM YOU WILL SERVE. My parting words. Jesus said the world will hate you, so I fully understand having been rejected by everyone I ever loved on this earth. But I still love you......
I shared the below scriptures, and here is her reply. We share in love, and receive hate
Feel free to delete this comment, if it is not appropriate to share.
You really don't get it. You don't give a shit about me! Once again, you just stomped all over my boundaries, my heart, my thoughts, my beliefs AND my freewill! The narcissistic audacity of someone who thinks they are right no matter what anyone one else thinks, or believes, is appalling to me! That is the problem I have with 'Christians' and the whole religious ideal. Judgemental, narcissistic, and rude! Oh my gosh, I can't even believe what you just did! I couldn't feel more rejected and dishonored as a human being as I do right now.
Free will is not WHO I will serve! I SERVE NO ONE , Yet, I serve ALL life forms in the eternity! No one is above me nor below me! I am equal to every single life form in the eternity! Oh My Gosh! I am hurt and very angry right now.
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Take Up Your Cross
…25 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self? 26 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”…
Cross References Matthew 10:32-33
Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. / But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
Mark 8:38
If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
2 Timothy 2:12
if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
Revelation 3:5
Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
1 John 2:28
And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, ...
1 Peter 4:16
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
Hebrews 2:11
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Daniel 7:13-14
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Zechariah 14:5
You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
Malachi 3:16-18
At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name. / “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him. / So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Treasury of Scripture
For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
Luke 12:8,9
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: …
Psalm 22:6-8
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people…
Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
of him.
Luke 13:25-27
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: …
Matthew 7:22,23
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? …
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
when.
Daniel 7:10
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Matthew 24:30,31
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory…
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences sister, I am praying for your blood sister to be so humbled & pierced deeply at heart & the goodness of our heavenly father leads to her ultimate repentance, yet also when you need to just be silent & instead just pray for her, & allow her to come to you, & ask you questions as that may very well intrigue her more than trying to share Jesus while she is completely disinterested, stiff-necked & non responsive at this time. Much love to you always! xxx
Thank you. You are so right. Just had to share this response with you, after I sent her a thank you note for things I was very grateful for that she has done. I HAD been too forceful and unrelenting. Thank you for your prayers…I knew you’d want to see a great result and putting me on the right track also. Bless you Hephzibah. Grateful to you also. and praising God for reply, and my correction
I left out the personal parts…thanking her for, and apologizing for my own faults…(sharing love & appreciation more humbly)
Thank you for that wonderful note I am uplifted from it. I apologize for my egotistic outburst. I really doesn't matter whether we agree or not. I forgot that simple little rule. We all suffer from not being seen or heard in our childhood the damage from that showed in my outburst. I have learned from it so I'm glad it happened.
I would have loved to plant a willow out there but they take A LOT of water!
I was honored to help you after that horrendous surgery, you are Miss Independent and I know it took a lot for you to accept help.
I know that you will never understand why I refuse to bow to clay and become the potters vessel. That's ok. It matters not.
I wish for you, all the joy and blessing I also want for myself. All will soon be revealed to all and I hope I might be helpful again as you grasp the news we will all come to know. Peace be with you in your heart.
I'm sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you.
On Sun, May 11, 2025, 09:07 Lighthouse Gmail wrote:
My opinion does not equate to being hateful just because it differs from your opinion.
You are right...sorry I offended you sharing my views. That was the last time. I understand now…much better.
I just wish you could see that it IS out of love.....
Amen!!! Thank you!!
As you said "Tomorrow is not promised"- we must be accounted worthy by what we do in this life:
Mat_10:37-38 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.
Mat_22:8 Then said he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Luk_3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Luk_12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Luk_20:35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
Luk_21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Act_5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Rom_1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Eph_4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Col_1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
1Th_2:12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
2Th_1:5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
2Th_1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
Heb_10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Rev_3:4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
Amen! Thank you brother & for your encouragement!
That's a wonder parallel sister! Thank you.
What you have just shared in others attitiudes is so heartbreaking Linda, what waxed cold calloused far removed hearts indeed...😔
People have to see that those who truly belong to Jesus, that He actually lives in then! His resurrection life flows in us & through us. We become partakers of His divine nature! 2 peter 1:3
IN YOU & IN ME! In fact, as we serve our Lord Jesus we are to reflect His power & His life! The best way for others to really know Jesus IS ALIVE today is to let them see Him in you, see Him in me, & how we treat respond and react to others, in all His true set apart servants radiating Jesus' life through us as He lives in us! So they have not just one Jesus to contend with but many!
He wants us to be aware of what is important to him. When we know how much he cares about certain things, then we will want to care about them too. He says, "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?" Isaiah 58:6,7
Heavenly father God doesn't need dead buildings. He has living stones upon the solid foundation of immovable rock that put those buildings in this old world to shame. What will remain? Phil 4:17,18 Where Paul told them to bring a gift out of their want. It wasn't that he desired that they bring a gift to him, but as he said, "I desire fruit that may abound to your account." So, when this book of account is open not for reward here but is for the Lord, who is operating and functioning through our surrendered submitted vessel so He can utilise us for his honourable use & for his glory.
Whilst we are here we are to be busy about our father's business and in carrying out heavenly fathers will and purposes and in loving supporting and practically helping especially to those related to us in Jesus' body and everyone else, loving even our enemies, even if our enemy is hungry to feed them, if they are thirsty to give them something to drink, hence heaping fiery coals upon their heads. (Romans 12)
Jesus said if we have even given a cup of water, to the least of these his brethren we have done it to him, that when Jesus was naked, we to have clothed him, when he was hungry, we gave him something to eat, when he was thirsty gave him something to drink, when he was a stranger, that we took him in, when he was sick, that we visited him; when he was in prison, that we came to him, when when we have done it unto these his brethren, the least, then we have actually done it unto him, towards and for him! Others need to meet Jesus shining and working in & through us, as the holy spirit leads & guides. And yes that takes time energy effort, resources that heavenly father had blessed us with! Yes it's truly loving the way of Christ Jesus in us and through us, the way of the cross, exemplifying and Jesus bringing forth in us and through us His selfless sacrificial crucified life. Yes, moved to our very bowels with compassion motivated by God's true love, care & concern, that also means we go without so others don't have to starve and have their necessary needs met. To not love in just word but in actual deeds! Not be just talker's but walking the talk through our daily lives in Christ, sensitive to the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 25)
We as disciples of the living Jesus Christ, have to pray know & be led by God's Holy spirit & have a real respect for heavenly father & God's word so that we can be able to recognize what is of God, and what is a counterfeit manifestation of His Holy Spirit. Those who have no spiritual obedient life, nor Christ's spirit are obviously none of His.
(2 Peter 2:1; Romans 8:1-37; 8:9)
I guess I should have heeded Titus 3:9-11. I kept thinking THIS may reach her. But the more we share truth that they don't want to hear, the more they hate us. Proverbs has many examples. And why Paul gave that warning: A man that is an heretick, after the first and second admonition, reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself. (or herself). Thank you for your beautiful reply. I thought if there was a way to reach her, it would make a way to reach others, too, but..."they cannot be charmed, charming never so wisely." the Bible is SOOO TRUE! It actually hurts us when others reject it and cannot see the love and beauty in it, that comes from our Savior. Because every soul is precious, and its redemption ceaseth forever. Jesus doesn't want coerced love, or feigned love, but willingly given...I guess I crossed that "boundary", as she said. Well, bless you my Sister....grateful for those who can see, and we can still share together. (And I probably should have only put a few scriptures. OH WELL. I did my best, and her blood won't be on my hands, but I shudder to picture what it says in Luke 16:19-31...and then it's TOO LATE FOR THEM! But for now..."there is no fear of God before their eyes". Oh my, there will be.