Fathers we should follow

People always say walk by faith. Sometimes they say they are walking by faith to excuse a lack of humility. You may ask them, "Have you heard from God", "Have you prayed and asked God?", and they may reply, "I have free will", "God is not concerned, I walk by faith". Well, I do believe that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the WORD OF GOD. There are somethings that are scriptural and we just walk by faith believing them, there are other things that pertain to our personal walk with the Lord that we need a WORD from God first. James said to the business not to "say" I will go in do this or that but instead, "I will, if the Lord WILLS".  Abraham was the father of Faith and it says that we are his children if we walk in the same faith of Abraham. Lets see, so did Abraham just conjure up an idea to go find the promise land or did God reveal Himself to Abraham and tell Him there was a Promise Land, and then did God give him a command to depart and go find it? To often we conjure up ideas and just tell ourselves to walk by faith. We say, "well God wants to give us the desires of our own hearts". All that is in the world is the Lust of the Flesh, Lust of the eyes, and the pride of Life, be careful that these desires that are deep within don't deceive you. You have no need for a 80,000 dollar car or a 2 million dollar house when you are single or have no kids. Even beyond that, if you make these things your goal then you have missed the mark.

Father Abraham, if he is your father, understood we are just pilgrims and sojourners here on earth, he seeked a heavenly homeland although he was searching here on earth. He found no place to make/build a house. No dwelling place here on earth was meant for him. He spent all his days in tents and moving around on the earth from one place to the other (nomadic). He had money(lots of money), he had servants, he was wealthy and was like one of the Kings, but he didn't live his life in pleasure. He continually searched for the Promise, dwelling in tents only. He was not of this world and declared to be a pilgrim and a sojourner. He died in faith; not living as if he obtained the promise. So remember God is not concerned about making every Christian the next Bill Gates, which is on the mind of tons of Christians. Wealth is Ok, but it shouldn't be seeked as a number one calling in life. We are to seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and everything else falls into place, if you happen to be the next Bill Gates then you are blessed of the Lord. If you seek His Kingdom before everything else and you happen to be the next Paul you are blessed of the Lord, who was condemned to death, made a spectacle to the world, a fool for Christ's sake, weak while you were strong, dishonored, hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, beaten and homeless, laboring and working with his own hands, reviled and persecuted and was made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now (1 Corinthians 4). This is all in Chapter 4 of 1 Corinthians, first Paul tells the Corinthians that they are rich and that they are "already" living as kings, yet he declares that they are not truly reigning because if they were Paul would be too, but instead Paul decided to tell them how he lives which I listed above briefly. Verse 14 Paul says he didn't write any of those things, which I listed above, to make them feel bad about there life but as a father in faith he was "Warning" them. And then in verse 16, Paul urges them after his warning to instead live like him, to "Imitate" him (as he listed in detail). Paul understood that even if God had blessed him above and beyond with earthly wealth as He did to Abraham, that he should still live a life seeking God's Kingdom above all else and to not live with worldly pleasures. Not to make a kingdom here on earth when there is a Kingdom ready for us to reign in the heavens as Jesus said, "I go to prepare a place for you".

I am not saying this in a impure religious way condemning the prosperity gospel as if Gods principals are not true, but I am saying that if you are sowing for the purpose of being rich and that is your earthly focus then you have truly missed the mark. God didn't put seed time and harvest here on earth to make you a King but to bring forth a harvest. He is the King. In Israel, the tribes were led by God and the judges that God gave the oracles too. There was no King until man rejected God as King and Saul was given in His place; with a "warning" I might add. Then God choose David as the next King and it wasn't because God was saying OK to having a King but instead David was a man after God's own heart. God warned man what Kings would do to them. God gave them the choice and the warning. They suffered the consequences, even till this day they are reaping what they sowed. We don't need to be ex-halted by our own measures but in Humility brought low until the time is right for God to to let us reign.  Anyone who temps you to make a Kingdom for yourself here on earth is not speaking with the Words that come from God. We are to seek His Kingdom above all else. Don't worry about making one for yourself. Why would you, when it is promised that Jesus Himself is preparing yours already. Your mansion is already being prepared. You will have it in the right timing. This life is but a vapor why spend that vapor building your pleasures when you can't take them with you. But instead spend that vapor seeking God's Kingdom, making Christ known. Let that be your number one goal. If you happen to be the Next Bill Gates then don't live like Bill, but instead live like Abraham, and with your wealth take care of the less fortunate, sow into the mission field, give, give, give. You will be happier in the end when you realize none was worth it. The car, the house,  the fancy this and fancy that, none is eternal but what was built in the Kingdom of God. Don't let people speak into your lives that take your focus off of God's Kingdom and make it a self-gospel. If they make your focus withing yourself than how could it be based on LOVE. If you become a Bill, I suggest you spend the majority of your money on clothing and then give it all away to those who are naked. Spend it all on food and then what you can't eat, give it all away to the hungry. Spend it all on houses that you can't live in, then give them all away to the homeless. You will be blessed on earth and in heaven. Live like a servant and not a King. Rich or not, leave your pleasures far behind you so they don't hinder your Kingdom WALK here on earth. Abraham never stopped his search, never stopped to build his kingdom, never stopped to indulge in many pleasures. He was focused on finding the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth. Now it is here in our days, we have God's grace, we have His Spirit to empower us, His Kingdom is all around us. Focus on it, live in it, not your own. Expand it, pray for more of it on earth. 

You can't walk by faith and only be building a place for you to Reign when it is not time for you to Reign. If you do you will be very unhappy in the end, because you would have only reigned for a vapor, it will all be gone in no time and you would not have had time to enjoy it. None will pass through fire and remain, but those who endure till the end as bond-servants will reign for eternity. Servants are not kings, but they serve their Master and obey His word. Abraham is the model of our faith. God sent him blessings but he was faithful and felt no need to be the first Hebrew King but instead the father of the Hebrew/Christian faith. Walk in His footsteps. If God tells you to be a King then by all means make yourself a kingdom and live your life in pleasure like the Rich Corinthians were doing. God blessed them and they began to reign before their time according to Paul. Instead I suggest you get a vision from God, a true vision from God, and when you have it, run with it. Keep focused on it, walk by faith with it. Don't be afraid of wealth but don't make it your focus either. Remember Abraham was given a promise and i am sure that he had temptations with all the wealth he had to be a the first King of the Hebrews but instead he was called to be the first Father of the Hebrews. He focused and focused and never stopped believing, He was made righteous because of this. 

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Free to Slave!

Paul says, "I am a bond-servant of Jesus Christ", and the scripture also says that "we have been bought with a price". Even so in Ephesians chapter 3 the Word states that we have been "saved unto good works". First what does it mean to be a bond-servant? In Old Testament Law it was permitted that slaves be set free at certain times as a Jewish tradition set in order by God Himself. When a good master had slaves every so often when it was time for them to be set free the servant would choose to remain with his master.  Usually this was due to his years of wonderful kindness (there were other reasons too but this was the main reason). The servant loved him and chose to stay. This was how you became a bond-servant. Then the servant would be put up against the wall and take his masters mark. His ear would be pierced with a certain instrument of those days indicating that he is no longer a slave but one that was aloud to sit and eat at the table of the master like a child in the master house. 

As Jesus paid the price with His blood and set us free from the slave bonds of Darkness and the sin that had us bound, we are now free. As a bond-servant we choose not to use our freedom to do wrong but instead do good; righteously serving the Lord as a son in the Masters House. Not choosing our old master (sin) but a new Master, a worthy and kind Master, Jesus. As we are born again we are truly children of God and freed from the power of darkness. Now we are left with a choice to serve God. Some choose to live out their Christian life doing "little" works here and there and that is great, and the Master Loves you, but we were created unto good works Ephesians 3 says. So in our freedom, lets choose to not just be a son at the Masters table and enjoy the benefits, but in righteousness lets choose to be bond-servants dedicating our lives to serving and doing the Works of the Father here on earth. Paul was sold out to God and that is why he used the term "bond-servant", indicating that he is free now, but choosing to do all that he can to further the Kingdom of His Master. If you haven't already dedicated your life to doing good and to serve King Jesus there is no better time than now. He Loves you, He paid the price for you, the least you can do is just choose to be available. God gives His grace to empower you to do all the works that He has called you to do. Let your talents and the giftings hidden deep within you be free as well. Use them to further the Kingdom of our Master. 

As every man has received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the [manifold] grace of God. 1 Peter 4:10

Bless you again today. My the Lord pour out a blessing on you so large it can't even be contained. Pour it out on others today!!


By: Rich Cohrs

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Enough is Enough!! No More being a YES MAN!

One thing I have learned from past mistakes is this. Always follow the Leading of the Spirit no matter how stupid or how foolish you may be. I still don't always do it, but I still feel more like a fool when I choose to disobey. But another thing that I have learned that is even just as important is this. It is better to obey God rather than man. In the 5th chapter of Acts you will see scriptures that speak of the mighty works Jesus did through the Apostles. Many miracles it says were performed and as a result many people believed in Jesus. The Apostles were doing the work of the Lord but when you do the works of God there will always be the oppressor sent to bring opposition on your grace walk with the Lord. Just so happened that the religious leaders of that day became Jealous of the the Apostles because people were talking about them everywhere. So they arrested them and put them in the public jail out of pure hatred and jealousy. But what is great about great oppositions is that there is sometimes a great grace for deliverance. Not always the case but in this case the Angel of the Lord opened the doors of the Jail and brought them out and commanded them to go to the temple and tell the people about the wonderful life they could have in Christ. Long story short. They found out they escaped, found them and brought them before the court and wanted to know why they still taught about Jesus. Boldly their reply was. 

Acts 5:29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!

This should be at the foundation of every Christians heart established in His Grace. No mans opinion is better than Gods. No mans thought toward you are better than Gods. No man should be looked up to more than God. We have no reason to obey man before we obey God. We live in a country were our freedom always allows us to speak freely about the Grace of God found in the person Jesus. In other countries people are literaly skinned alive, stabbed to death, hung, shot, stoned, whipped, limbs torn off, and the list could get more gruesome and keep going on and on. This happens today. Why? Because people realize that even without our American freedom they still have freedom in the Spirit to obey the unction of the Spirit and speak freely about the man Jesus Christ. Eventually it cost their life. We, on the other hand, are completely free by the law but somehow feel as if we can't speak like this. Why is this, it is because we care to much of what others think. The people don't want us to speak. They are going to get mad at us. On and on the list goes. But it is better to obey God rather than man. 

I learned this from another lesson one time. People thought that I would be the perfect person to play the role in there ministry which wasn't God's plan for my life. They pressured me and pressured me and I gave in(I felt it wasn't the Lord from the beginning but my spiritual leaders felt it was the Lord). I gave in for months and was doing the ministry but then I knew what I had to do. I had to humble myself before the Lord and tell them that God didn't want me doing these things and that He had a different plan for me. Unfortunately a lot of people were let down. I lost a ton of friends. I left my Church. I become like an orphan child of the kingdom with no Christian family, but I have this one thing; I may have let man down, but ultimately God smiled. God saw the heart of mine and the brokenness that it brought. The emotional roller-coaster that was disturbing me from within my soul. But I felt more free that day than I felt in a long time. You see I use to be the YES MAN. Everything that was asked of me, I would simply just say YES. That day I learned to say, Enough is Enough and i will no longer say Yes to man but instead to God. Don't be the Martha's who miss the blessing of being at Jesus feet. There is a time and a place for hospitably but when your Lord has summoned you be a Mary and sit at His feet, don't pass up the impartation. It is there that you will hear the Word of the Lord. It is there where you will feel His mighty presence. It is there where you will be imparted His Glory. And in His Glory, when it shines upon your face, like Moses when he came down the mountain and His countenance shined, so will you. That is where you will begin to Shine. That is where you are ultimately transformed into the very image of Jesus Christ. 

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Come let us REASON with the Lord

Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD......

All the great prophets and men of God you see in the bible reasoned with the Lord. They made petitions of Grace. They asked for things they did not deserve. 

The scripture says to come boldly to the throne room of Grace. Many people confuse boldness with yelling or speaking loudly, making demands on a promise. That couldn't be all the more a lie. A bold speaker is not one that yells and gets excited, a bold speaker is one that is not afraid to speak the truth no matter the consequences, a man or woman of courage and integrity, a person displaying confidence.

King Hezekiah's health was determined by God Himself that the sickness that he was suffering was going to be the sickness that put him to rest for good. A prophet of God came to Hezekiah and spoke the bold sincere truth from God about the Kings coming death. The bold King turned over in his death bed and "reasoned" with the Lord. He reminded God of all the good things that he humbly did in his life. God listened to the reasoning of the King and spared his life for many many more years. God even sent the same prophet back to him to give him confidence and a sign of Gods Grace. God was faithful to His promise and the King did not die but instead recovered and lived the exact years that the prophet had spoken in his return to the King. (Isaiah 38)

God is neither a genie in a bottle nor is he a state lottery. He is a King and Master of Great Grace. Humility brings about greater grace in your life. How can I say this? Well the scriptures says it quite plainly. "But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, 'GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.' " (James 4:6). Hezekiah reasoned with the Lord and when he did he reminded God of his humble deeds that he accomplished during his reign in the name of the Lord. He reminded God of his extreme humility. God never extended his life because of the awesome good works but instead because he reasoned with the Lord and God had compassion. It said that he heard his prayer and saw his "Tears". God answered the plea of a humble man. Hezekiah wasn't yelling at the Lord like a bratty child, but instead cried out to the God for Mercy. God was moved with compassion as Hezekiah turned over in his promised death bed and "tears" flowed like a river. Sounds a little different than loud arrogant demanding prayer doesn't it? Hezekiah was a humble man and he prayed in humility. He didn't tell God that he didn't deserve death as if God owed him more days on the earth, but instead reasoned with God and pleaded with Him to spare His life. God gave a greater grace and extended the mans life 15 more years. 

When you approach God with boldness remember that it is always and honor to be in the presence of the King of Kings. Like a disobedient and foolish child making rude demands to his father, the wise father does not answer. In the same way watch how you speak to the Lord, he opposes the proud but draws near to the humble, He gives greater grace. 

"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

Start by reasoning with the Lord, watch your sins wash away. Walk in Humility and pray in humility and watch how your reasoning is granted a Greater Grace.

Bold defined at this link:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bold

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Awakening of Men! Take Back your Birthright!

So there is a severe epidemic spreading far and abroad. A disease that is airborne not yet given a name. A cancer-like gene that is spread from man to man by actions and words and monkey see monkey do. What is it? What causes it? Where and when did it start? How big will the outbreak be? Will it be the end of us? NO, we will rise to the occasion and say enough is enough. We will speak(YELL) to the mountain and say, "Go take a dip in the sea!", we will stand for what is right again. We will RISE UP!

Again what is it? How will we fight against it? Where is it's foundation so we can crush it? MEN it is within our hearts. It is a lack of passion. It is the pleasures of this world. Is it really a disease? NO I am afraid not, it is a way of life! 

For a bowl of soup we have sold our birthright to Jacob. Every Christian must be born of both water and of Spirit, of both flesh and of heaven. In heaven there is neither male nor female, but on earth there is. On earth you have a birthright. On earth you are spiritual heads of the woman. Not higher in the form of spirit, but stronger in the form of flesh. And God has set you with a birthright to be strong and to be the protector, to be a spiritual Samson for the people of God. But the epidemic is that for the pleasure of this world we have sold our birthright to the women in the Church. They are not stealing it, but offered it by the hands of men. We have every right to be the leaders in our community but for passing pleasures and laziness we give up our rights. There is nothing wrong with women being in ministry, but if you listen to the cries of their hearts they are crying out for our wimpy generation, for real men to rise up. They want you to take the lead, some enjoy it, but others understand the birth right. They understand that strength is in numbers, BUT God ordained much strength in men. Men you have been entrusted with the gift of leadership naturally as you were born of water. You were entrusted with the gift of leadership spiritually as you were born again of Spirit. So both naturally and spiritually you are called to RISE UP! To be the leaders God has called you to be. We don't need to take our God given calling and give it away like Esau did to Jacob. And what was it for, a bowl of porridge. A passing pleasure. It is time to say NO to SIN and yes to the POWER OF JESUS!! It is yours for the taking, it is yours both Spiritually and naturally. You are a called warrior in Christ Jesus!! It is time for a Revolution of Men Rising UP!! 

How will this happen? First take and examine your life. Is your job more important than the Kingdom of God. Is your Kingdom on earth more important than God's Kingdom here on earth. Are you to busy building a life for yourself instead of the Life Christ intended for you? Time is not something we can get back. Some say we have all the time in the world. But time is what is slipping away. You say next year you will rise up. You say when you are more financially stable you will be more active in the Kingdom. You say when your family is happy you will be happy. Life is like a vapor, it is only seen by the finest of eyes then it is gone in their twinkle. You can't do this tomorrow you have to do this today. 

Proverbs 26:14 As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed. ((It is time to stop turning over and going back to bed, no more thinking about waking up but instead doing it)) 

Though you are out of bed and alert and full of energy and strength, you are still in slumber. We must Rise. We must awake. We must put of the deeds of the flesh that hinder our awakening. It is a calling from the deep of God to your deep right now. He is whispering with the winds for you to ARISE! Take the stand with us. Be a man! It is the Word of the Lord to our Generation!! It is the Oracle of Jesus that is being spoken. We must obey!

Romans 13:12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Ephesians 5:14-17 14 Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light." 15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

We can all be more proactive as leaders. I am preaching to myself right now. Deeply convicted in many area's of my life, but I am going to strive to live the "Awakened Life in Christ", to be warrior, a soldier. A soldier is not concerned with the pleasures of this world but seeks to please the One that enlisted him. I will forever seek to please God who has entrusted us with our birthright. It just takes one of you in your sphere of influence to do the same. The same way the epidemic spreads and men fall asleep and slumber, is the same way the Awakening happens. One person can make a difference in many men's lives. Wake up and shine your light into their sleepy cracked open eyelids. One after another they will Rise. One after another they will Awaken to the Life of Christ. Set your self on fire and burn bright!! Glory to God in the Highest!!


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Good News not the Harsh News

Proverbs 15:1

 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, 

But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Even God's Word shouldn't be used with a brother or sister to stir up anger. If you are in a scriptural debate and you get angry, most likely you are not feeling the anger of the Lord that most people claim to be feeling (Godly anger, Fiery indignation, Passion for the Word). Most likely your feeling your own pride wanting to be right and wanting to have the last say so. You think your right, they think their right, but it doesn't matter in the end, cause when you use God's word in a debate neither one of you are now "right". Even if your opinion was the right opinion you are now wrong in the way you are delivering it. You have both become an enemy to the gospel, to the "Word of God". Sure people will always get offended at the Word of God because it says profound things that get people all shook up, but that is not what I am talking about. I am talking about your close nit family of the Lord. 

Ephesians 4:26 says to "Be Angry", but "SIN NOT". That verse is one of the hardest scriptures to obey. How hard is it to actually be angry and not sin at the same time? Extremely! The next part of the verse says not to let the sun go down on your wrath, or your anger. So now it is saying to forgive. Let it go, be the man in the situation, or for some of you, the woman in the situation. Both parts of the verse leave us with a warning, that is is not good to be angry and if you are then you are in danger. What Danger? Danger of a bitter and wounded spirit. If you learn to forgive at the drop of a dime you will learn a GREAT secret of guarding your heart. Forgiveness is like a shield to you against the enemy. It protects you against bitterness and keeps you from getting wounded. 

So now back to what I was first saying. A gentle answer turns away wrath (anger), but a harsh Word stirs up anger. So if you are warned to not be angry lest you fall into temptation of unforgiveness then why would you be the one giving the harsh words. Why would you be giving your brother or sister a reason to be angry and unforgiving. Think about what you are saying before you say them. If someone needs correction cause they believe the Word of God in error, then pray about it first before speaking. If God's Spirit is not directing you, then there will be no power in what you say. It is God's anointing that breaks the yoke. You need the Spirit that has been poured out on you to do the leading in these situations. God sets people free not you. It is His Spirit that brings freedom, not you. Remember God is not fighting His children, He is loving them. Don't be the advocate, be the avenue of God's Love. 

Last thing I want to say, is that if your brother is sinning, and you feel it is your need to give a harsh rebuke. Just remember this, nobody is without sin. NOT EVEN YOU! Cast the first stone, and one day I am sure it will hit you right up the side of the head. LOL If they need to repent, God's goodness needs to be reminded to them. 

New International Version (NIV)

Romans 2:1-4

 1 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

It is His GOODNESS or as in this translation it says, "KINDNESS"  that leads people to repentance. Fear brings deception, but Goodness brings revelation of God's love to a His child. Yes we should fear God, but there needs to be a balance of LOVE and GRACE. A reverential fear of God. Fear as in Respect, not the feeling of God is going to ZAP you for doing wrong. 

Galatians 6:1

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

 1 Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

And for those of you who feel it is your job to be the O so Powerful JESUS REBUKER, remember this verse. RESTORE in the SPIRIT OF GENTLENESS! You also are vulnerable to fall in the same sin. Don't think you are that spiritual. I did that once, and had to pay the price for years. When you think you are the purest then mostly likely that is your folly already. Season all your words with GRACE. That is the Word of God. Its not the HARSH NEWS, but the Good News! 

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"Not about Religion but about Relationship"

Please read all the way through and read the Disclaimer as well!!!

Do you want to hear something profound that will shake your boots and make you want to throw stones at me? OK I will say it. "Jesus was the most RELIGIOUS Man of His days."

Make you mad yet. Jesus was Religious! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes!! Tick you off yet. LOL Yes He was, you better believe it. There is PURE and IMPURE Religion, we too often are scared to even say the Word RELIGION anymore, but the truth is we are suppose to be religious, not like the religious leaders of Jesus days but like the Religious leader that Jesus was in His days on earth. Pure and undefiled.

James 1:27
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained [a]by the world.

People quote this verse left and right and all they get out of it is that it is pure to visit the orphan and widow. Then they make a muck with it by pretending to genuinely care outwardly by their speech to others about the orphan and the widow in order to make others think they are pure. We see this all the time. Doesn't mean they are bad people just means that they have forgotten the last part of the verse indeed.

"...To keep oneself unstained by the world." The Contemporary English Version says, "...and not let this world make you evil." Wow, now that is profound. The Amplified says the word, "uncontaminated", as in contaminated with filth or poisonous material. So to be religious is or almost the opposite of what most in the Church perceive as religious. We see the religion of certain denominations and we say they are religious. Yes we are right about that too, but it is only the impure form of religion. The Pharisees were indeed the religious leaders of Jesus days but Jesus said to the multitude this statement.

Matthew 23:3-39
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
3 therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

You see Hypocrisy was the Pharisees cup of tea. They were good at it. They were like coffins full of dry bones and they didn't even know it. They looked down upon the downcast of those days, such as the poor, leapers, the sick and the hurting. They wouldn't lift a hand for them instead they demanded everyone's attention as if they were the Greatest in the Kingdom. The exact reason why they wanted Jesus dead, cause the peoples eyes were enraptured with the glory that came with Christ. Their eyes were off the leaders and on the Majestic Ancient of Days, Jesus Christ. Jesus was stealing their show.

Our Lord said do all that they tell you to do, but don't do what they do. So what I am trying to say is that being religious isn't like being a Pharisee or about visiting the orphan and widow. Its about doing the commands of God. The Pharisees had mostly good doctrine they just didn't have revelation that comes from knowing Jesus and they didn't obey their own words either. Most people don't mind saying the word Pure and undefiled religion and then defining it as visiting the orphan and the widow, but that is not the definition, instead that is just two examples of a huge list of things that are pure.

Galatians 5:16-18
New King James Version (NKJV)
Walking in the Spirit

 
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

So here is the deal. If you Walk in the Spirit you will not fulfill the Lust of the flesh. You will not be spotted by the world. You will not be contaminated or stained by the world. You would not let this world make you evil. So being led by, or to Walk by the Spirit as Galatians put it, is the answer to being Pure and Religious. Yes there it is again, being religious, I said it again. Most people want to be led by the Spirit all the time, they want to learn to walk in the Spirit, they WANT to BE RELIGIOUS! They want to be religious they just don't know it yet. They don't know that being religious is what Paul strives for when he says, "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." Our goal is to be Pure Religious Zealots. Zealous about Jesus and about the Kingdom of God. You don't do this on your own, but you have to have fellowship with God, with His Spirit in order to be one that is led by His Spirit. It is almost like learning to swim and your instructor is the Spirit of the Living God, except His Spirit will never leave you nor forsake you, unlike an instructor that is there solely to train you.

Next time you are about to say this statement, "It's not about Religion, its about Relationship" I am sure you will understand that it is quite the oxymoron. It is one in the same. You can't have a relationship with the Lord without being religious. Having a relationship with the Lord is what makes you pure, it is what cleans you and makes you holy.

Bless you today and God's Grace be with you!

Rich Cohrs

Disclaimer:: Although I have written this blog, I only did it with the purpose of teaching Purity. The famous statement that says, "It's not about Religion but about Relationship" truly inspires people to do what is right and to have a relationship with the Lord. I do believe it is not statement that will stand through fire in itself but I will have to say the spirit of the statement couldn't be more true. The purpose of saying it is to get people's eyes off of doing the impure things and on to Jesus instead. The sole purpose of the statement, right in the heart of it, is indeed true. So saying that, I just wanted folks to have a bit more knowledge. There is no need to hunt all down that say the statement, they are only doing good, but there is no problem explaining to them that there is a PURE Religion also. LOL GBU all in Jesus Name

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He has no reason for a Front!

Some people put on a front as if they are better than they really are. Richer, smarter, physically sharper. More More More than what they are or have in order to have more, more, more from you. To have your attention and your awe. To capture there audience. BUT GOD!!! BUT GOD has NO reason to put on a front for you. We can't even fathom the true nature of God. How Smart, How Wealthy, How Beautiful our Creator really is. We can't comprehend His infinite wisdom. His Foreknowledge. We can't understand His ways 100% yet the one who has no reason to put on a front humbled Himself to be a man like you and I. Then to top that off, He gave His precious life in the place of ours so we don't have to suffer for eternity. What an awesome God we serve. What a privilege we have in His presence. Direct your attention to Him in Complete Awe! Let Him Capture your eyes and ears!

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Faithfulness! Hay and Stubble or Gold Silver and precious stone?

Some people think that being faithful is to finish what you have started. "Finish what you have started" really, that is faithfulness? No! What if you without knowing started to build hay and stubble thinking you are doing the work of the Lord. Then God tells you to stop, but to continue your faithfulness you continue in the work. What now is faithfulness? Did it profit anything at all? Nope! Just gets burned. 


Just because you have started something doesn't mean you need to see it through till the end. In fact, in God's Kingdom many workers, led by God's Spirit, will make the heavy load light. Even if you are building with silver, gold and precious stones, God is still in control, you need to be humble enough to stop when He says stop. His Kingdom also isn't a one man show. One man plants, and another waters but God gives the increase. You may start a project and another finishes it, but its God's Spirit that needs to be directing both in order for there to be an increase. 

Its about God and not about you. He has prepared Kingdom assignments for us to work together. Don't do it on your own. Be faithful to God and not to your own"Finish what I have started" ego. God is not in the business to make you look good, but in the business to destroy darkness, to save the Lost, heal the sick, and put to shame the works of the evil one. The cross was to unite us and not to divide us. A kingdom divided against itself will surely fall, but a nation with one language and one mind can do anything. So we need to speak the same language do the same work. That work isn't yours its God's, it's His plan. That language is the language of Love. Just let go and let God be God. ~ Rich Cohrs




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Restoring the Anointing by David Wilkerson and also some great worship

Couple very power teaching on loosing and regaining God's anointing. Also a few of my favorite worship songs as well. 

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The Atheist Joke

An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.."
The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.
"OK," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?"
The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."
To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death, when you don't know crap?" And then she went back to reading her book.

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Even There

Psalm 139:7-12
New International Version (NIV)
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.

David said in verse 10, "Even there your hand will guide me". Think about that. You can't hide from God's Spirit. He is everywhere. People often say, "It just feels like God left me, like He isn't with me anymore. He is disgusted with me and left." Or, "I am so far away from the Lord right now, I don't know how to get back." The reason why we say these things is because of the darkness, but like verse 12 says "EVEN" the darkness will not be dark to you, the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you." And then again Even there your hand will guide me.

You see your not hidden in the darkness like God can't see you. He is with you, He never left you. He is just waiting for you to follow His leading. Even there your hand will guide me. First believe He is there cause it is true, He really is, then trust Him and take His hand and let Him lead you. Even there, right there, where you are, Take his Hand and let Him lead.

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His Glory is for YOU!

Your GREATEST Calling in Life is not to be a mother, father, wife, husband, Business man or woman, or anything related. Your greatest calling is not ministering to each other. Your Greatest calling is to Love the Lord your God with all your heart. Gods anointing to do all those other things comes with your deep relationship with Him.

You have to step into His presence and keep walking further. The veil was torn from top to the bottom for a reason. That reason is YOU! Your greatest calling is a priest of Most High God, but different than the priest of the old testament. They "STOOD" continuously offering the sacrifices of the people; and Jesus with one Sacrifice perfected the old testament priesthood then "SAT DOWN" at the right hand of the Father in the Heavenly places. That priesthood ended that day. Sacrifice was perfected, so what kind of priest are you? The type that stays in the temple offering himself to God. Gods Grace is on you to enter behind the Veil. His calling on your life is to do just that.

While you are in the presence of Jesus, Gods glory will get all over you. Like when Moses spent time with God on the mountain. When he came down people couldn't even look at his face cause it shined so bright the Glory of God. Moses had to put a Veil on His own face that day. But that Glory faded away. We have a covenant with the Father and we as Son's and Daughter's can come freely into His presence. Offering yourself Continually to the Lord, and ministering to Him will produce a living and abiding anointing. You will walk in greatness. You speak with authority. When you pray you will pray with faith. Unlike Moses the Glory doesn't have to fade away. If the Glory is fading away its because you are walking away. Lets learn to give up somethings to be with the Lord. Spend time with Him, it is well worth it. God Loves you, so Love on God! Bless Ya!

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Biblical Questions Answered Part 1

Questions #1 How are our sins forgiven through Jesus? Jesus said if you forgive others others God will forgive you so God was already forgiving people before Jesus died. 

Question #2 Also aren’t we all God’s Children?

Question #3 John 6:65 Jesus says no one can come to me unless the father enables him. What does that mean to you?

Answer:   Well first of all these are very common questions and I am going to try answer them all in one letter. So Here WE GO! 

To answer the first question we have to understand two things, Man’s fallen nature and Old Testament Sacrifice. We will start with the present nature of the human spirit. We all know that as you age through life there is going to be an end of all to your bodies. (scripture about spirit renewed day by day) They are decaying day by day. One day there is not going to be any life whatsoever in your flesh. But the human spirit is eternal. That means it will always exist. You may be wondering why is it important to know Jesus if your spirit will always exist. Reason why is because Jesus is the key factor of “WHERE” your spirit will exist. (Lazors drops water on tongue) I don’t want to live a black and white life with no gray area’s in everything I do but in this case there is no in between. Two locations your spirit has a place to dwell. Bad news first, one place your spirit may dwell for eternity is in hell (not a brimstone preacher, but I don’t comprise the scriptures either).  Torment for eternity, a place that was created for the fallen angels, but now also for those who don’t trust in Jesus. Now for the Good News, the second place for your spirit to dwell is in a BRAND NEW(if you like comics books movies then you will like this. Lol)  awesome spiritual body in Heaven. This is scriptural, and I will post the scripture for you. This body is indestructible, can’t be broken and doesn’t decay. God has only given us a little knowledge about this but made it O’ so clear. Thank you God for you coming blessing! 

Ok still haven’t answered the full question so I will continue. Lets look at Genesis for a bit to find out more about the human spirit. You know the story, and if you read some of my other letters this is going to be a bit of a repeat. All the way back to Adam is where we are going with this one. Most of you are Americans and most of you have heard the story sooooo many times and you might be thinking why it’s even relevant. Here We GO! First of all, it was God the Father who created the Earth and Heaven and everything that was in them. He also created man in his image. The first man Adam, and first woman Eve. Took Eve right out of the poor little mans side. So these two humans were the first of many. They walked among the earth, and God gave them dominion in all the earth. They were Earth’s rulers. With all this God only gave them one command. He gave them all kinds of tree’s to eat from but one tree was off limits. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil (bad tree, lol). Lets look at the Scripture. 

Genesis 2:17(NASB) but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the “DAY” that you eat from it you will “SURELY DIE”.” (emphasis by me)

Notice what I highlighted, DAY, and SURELY DIE. You know the story Adam and Eve ate. Then there eyes were open and we know Adam lived another 900 years. God doesn’t lie. Never has and never will. Everything He says is truth. According to the scriptures He is the Spirit of Truth. Adam died that same day. So did Eve. There bodies continued on and so did there spirits but they weren’t the same. They were separated from their Creator for eternity. That is what spiritual death is. There spirit no longer possessed LIFE eternal. But instead lost a part of God that day. Without that missing part you and me will not be able to have life after death. After our bodies fully give out on us, we are stuck with eternity whether you like it or not. If your spirit stays in the state that Adams was after he sinned, which God the Father called Death, then you will not see Eternal LIFE. But the Good news is that Jesus is Eternal Life (scripture). He is the Way to the Father, He is the Truth and the LIFE. 

So now we are ready to get started. How are our sins taken away by Jesus? Well here is the deal, from the very beginning sacrifices had to be sacrificed all through the scriptures to remove the sin. But it was continually done. Certain times of the month, certain holy days, sacrifices were sacrificed for the sins of the people. Once a year there was a Passover Lamb the was for the Passing over of death. The only problem with this lamb during the Passover is that it wasn’t perfect, if it were then there would have been no more need for sacrifice at ALL. There would have been no reason to have the Jewish priesthood anymore. But we know the sacrifice continued from month to month and year to year, and on holy days. 

Both New Testament and Old Testament speaks about the Lamb that takes away the sins of the World. Jesus is the Lamb of God According to Scripture. You see these animals couldn’t really be in place of our sins. There blood was pleasing to God for a short while but God was demanding peace between man and Himself. God wanted to draw men closer. God needed a perfect lamb without spots or blemish to be the perfect sacrifice for mankind’s sins. The only candidate for the job was Jesus Christ himself. God spoke in every book of the bible about this Lamb, about this Messiah, about His Son and our Lord. Jesus himself spoke of this sacrifice that would be made. John the Baptist declared this of Him.

John 1:29 (NKJ) The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God that Takes away the sin of the world! This is He (Jesus) of whom I  said, After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me. I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I come baptizing with water.” And John bore witness, saying “I saw the spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. I did not know Him, but He(God the Father) who sent Me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ “And I have seen and testified that this is the SON OF GOD.”

He is worthy. He is perfect. A sinless man according to scriptures and according to the Spirit of God. He is the Lamb that is to take away the SIN of the world. You noticed that when I typed the previous scripture I underlined sin. Notice that sin has no (s) behind it, but instead indicates that this is sin in general, ALL SIN. No need for several different sacrifices. Just one perfect one. Jesus Christ of Nazareth. This topic has so many different angles that we could go and could go much further into the scripture I am going to stop right there and if you have any questions post a comment. But just remember when Jesus died He was the perfect Lamb.

To Answer the second part of the first question. Jesus said if you forgive others others God will forgive you so God was already forgiving people before Jesus died. Well this is true God was already forgiving people before Jesus died. But if you remember in the previous paragraphs about the sacrifices, they were for the forgiveness of the men’s sins. The problem was is that God thought it was evil for a man to come to him with a sacrifice and ask Him to forgive the him even though they had not forgiven those who had wronged them. This context comes from the book of John as well. John was speaking to a bunch of Jewish people who practiced the tradition of sacrificing animals for there sins. Jesus was profoundly stating that even sacrifice alone could never take away your sin, cause you have hatred in your heart for another person. The sacrifices were conditional. You can’t trick God. God requires purity of heart and humility. You couldn’t just come to God with a sacrifice and yet are not even sorry for the person you wronged. God wanted them to have faith in Him, to truly Fear Him. When they brought sacrifices it was supposed to be with repentance. If you truly loved your brother and you would have forgiven him as well. Unfortunately that wasn’t always the case. Man formed religion and it became more a duty than a worship. They brought there sacrifices cause they were raised to do it. Some of them wasn’t sorry about anything. This wasn’t faith which brings us to the next question. 

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New Picture

Got another new pic so I thought I would just add it here. Feb 2012, hey the last one was from the 14 months ago. I guess one pic a year is good enough. LOL 

FINALLY I have a new profile picture.

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