The Error of “IF”

Be a Light, He Went That Way

© 2010 Debbie Turner Chavers

A few mornings ago I read a scripture-based verse on merchandise.

The merchandise was attractive yet gave a wrong impression of God’s Word. 

The following is an example of the merchandise that I read, 

“If the stars were made to worship you, so will I.”

Indeed the stars were made, all creation was made to worship the LORD. 

Yet it is not faith inspiring nor factual to premise it with the word “IF.”

With our good intention to draw hearts to acknowledge our sovereign LORD 

we must not give place to doubt in any form that implies “IF.”

What God’s Word says is not doubtful, it is only our lack of understanding that 

hinders our confession.

We, the Body of Christ, the Church, must not call forth or sound an uncertain note pertaining to the Word of God.

Our calling is sure and our stand in Jesus Christ is certain and secure, may our testimony and our words of confession testify to the truth found only in Christ.

Let us pray that we shine His Light in the darkness of unbelief with the sure word of His grace and truth. In Jesus name. Amen.

~ Debbie 

Psalm 148:1-14

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens:praise him in the heights.

Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.  

He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a  decree which shall not pass.

Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

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Choose

Choices

©1999 Debbie Turner Chavers.

It is time for the chosen to choose.

Joshua 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD,

choose you this day whom ye will serve;

Whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house we will serve the LORD.

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Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name

Take Up The Cross and Follow Me

© 2024 Debbie Turner Chavers

God is a jealous God. 

When you pray, 🙏🏼

remember His name is not, 

nor has it ever been “Mary.”

Exodus 20:5

Exodus 34:14

Deuteronomy 4:24

Deuteronomy 5:9

Deuteronomy 6:15

Joshua 24:19

Philippians 2:8-11

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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From the Beginning

Behold the Man, The Word Became Flesh

Copyright 2005 Debbie Turner Chavers

God has laser focus:

To see Himself glorified 

and men saved.

It has been so from the beginning, with singular purpose and no confusion. Praise God.

~Debbie

+Salvation message and quick prayer :

https://debbiechavers.blogspot.com/2024/09/abcs-of-salvation.html?m=1

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If God Asked You A Question, What Would It Be?

Painting At The Beach

Copyright 2024 Debbie Turner Chavers

I find myself on a busy day sending a quick note or quick question for needed information to those that I know.

I have never considered how often I ask a question. Being a fairly practical person I want to get an answer and bring any subject to completion when dealing with business.
But relationships don't happen that way. And that is the difficult part! There are so many nuances and reasons why people do what they do. And usually they do not give a second thought to any of this! Well, I believe we need too! Have you ever tried to work on a puzzle where one of the pieces is missing or there is a piece that almost fits, but, not quite?
Ugh! This will send me to my knees. Literally. Where is that piece?
That's the way I feel at times dealing with people who make me look for the missing piece in a relationship and look and look and look.

This train of thought was brought about by mulling over some personal issues. Well, like I said...I like completion. So my thoughts were twirling around in my brain sphere with WHY don't they just tell me...why don't they listen?
And then......it happened.
I found the piece I was missing in this puzzle as I lay quietly pondering my WHY"S. I didn't need to keep asking Him questions. My answer was in His question to me!

If God asked you a question, what would it be?

Ask Him.
God what do you want to ask me? I bet the question has something to do with what you are experiencing. I did and His question got right to the heart of the matter! My heart.....my center.

You see...you can't ask for me and I can't ask for you.
But if you ask Him......you might be amazed at His question and your answer.
I asked Him.....Lord what would you ask me?
Go ahead....Ask Him. He loves to tell us His heart.

Debbie

Mark 11:29
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

+ Salvation message and quick prayer

https://debbiechavers.blogspot.com/2024/09/abcs-of-salvation.html?m=1

*Repost from my blog April 12, 2009

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ABC’s of Salvation

Behold the Man, The Word Became Flesh

© 2005 Debbie Turner Chavers

                                           
                                                                 

The most important thing we will ever do is respond to God's offer of eternal life with Him. This life is a passing moment that will decide an eternity.

ABC's of Salvation

Admit your need-"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

Believe in Christ-"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31).

Commit yourself to Christ-"Yet to all who received Him … He gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12)

Think about the three scriptures and say them in your own way back to God.
I do not remember the exact way that I said this prayer for salvation but the following prayer is my example of what I said.

God, I realize I am a sinner, I have followed my own way. With my understanding I have realized that Jesus Christ is indeed your only begotten Son and that His shed blood has made a way for me to appear before you sinless. I accept His sacrifice, Jesus shed blood at Calvary as final payment for my sins, and I ask that you fill me with your Holy Spirit and enable me to live my life for you.
In Jesus name, Amen.

I have found that the easy part was giving my heart to God. From that point on I knew that the responsibility lay with me and no one else as to how fast I learned and grew in the knowledge of
God and His blessings for me. He provided His Spirit to live in me, His written word, the Bible to study and do, and His Living Word Jesus Christ to die for my sins. I have been equipped for the task at hand--my life.
God never forces His will on someone else but always tells us to choose. I can choose who I will serve, who I will believe in and what I will do with that knowledge. Part of what I chose through saying the sinners prayer is I chose to have a relationship with Father God and His son Jesus Christ. Asking Him to fill me with His Holy Spirit gave me the ability to live this life that I have been given. I make mistakes and even choose to do the wrong thing at times, this is called rebellion. But I am in an eternal relationship with God who will allow me to choose and accept the consequences of my choice. Every relationship has this dynamic, your choices decide the failure or success of that relationship. Every relationship you enter into requires diligence on your part if it is to be successful.

Read God's word...it is your instruction manual. I have found over the years that even it I did not understand what I was reading in the Bible that if I applied myself to the discipline of getting to know Him, I would eventually have understanding.
Don't give up, keep pressing forward. God will not give up on you. He is stable. I have fallen many times and each time when I looked up it was always His hand that reached out and picked me up.

It will not be easy, but it is worth it.

To become established in the training of a disciple of Jesus Christ you need to now study the word of God contained in the Bible. I like to read and study the King James version of the bible.

It is God's Holy Spirit that has given you the desire to ask God for your salvation through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. As you learn and commit to doing God's instructions contained in His word to you, you will begin to change.

Some things will come quite easily and others you will have to apply your will and be obedient to His will.
Determine to follow Him always. This is a decision that only you can make.

Religion is evidenced as men's traditions versus the reality of the Living Word of God effecting a real verifiable change in you. Salvation should bring about a change in you and your behaviour. Salvation is not just a few words said to please others or our self. 

Christ accomplished our salvation on the cross through His shed blood and His obedience to God. 

Jesus submitted to His Father's will. Our acceptance of the shed blood of Jesus Christ should bring about our own obedience to God's word as well. 

The seed of our new birth has been planted in us and manifests itself in the light of God's word working in and through us. 

How can we know that the love of God is at work within us, unless there is the manifested fruit of a changed heart by word as well as deed? 

We have need to be hearers of His word as well as doers of His word.
I am addressing the day in day out change that should be evidenced in our over all daily behaviour. 

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Our walk with Christ should be evidenced by fruit, the evidence of a changed heart followed by our actions.

An example in nature.

As a seed grows, it expands out of its shell. In first grade my teacher had the class perform a science experiment to view a growth cycle.
We brought a seed from home, a bean seed. The seed was cocooned in a moist napkin until the shell was softened. Then we removed the seed and planted it in a small milk carton containing soil. Before it was planted we could see evidence of the new growth. There was a small green shoot emerging from the seed. Without moisture, no growth will happen. The Holy Spirit of God supplies the moisture needed for our growth through our application of God's word in our everyday life. The water of His word begins to soften our spiritual shell and prepares us for growth. As we apply ourselves to doing His word, we become rooted and grounded in our faith. 

Do not allow the cares of this life to uproot you. As a new creation in Christ Jesus you need to receive the needed moisture and the life giving warmth from the Son through the study and application of God's written Word, the bible.

~Debbie





Galatians 5:22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Deuteronomy 30:6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. 

John 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

All of John 5 and Galatians 5 for your consideration. 

Galatians 5: 19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

*First posted on this date June 5,2009

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The Simplicity of the Gospel

Behold the Man, The Word Became Flesh

© 2005 Debbie Turner Chavers

It is simple, the gospel is nothing fancy.

Men and women of old moved by the Holy Spirit shared the Living Water of the gospel.

The need to love the Lord God with all your heart and soul.

This leaving of our old self has us leaning hard into the all sufficiently of Christ and his finished work on our behalf.

The struggle has become rest, not in our ability to overcome but His ability to save us to the uttermost.

As a child we can depend upon His eye ever being upon us, His correction ever leading us, His mercy and grace ever covering us.

What do we have to add to this except our acknowledgement followed by obedience to the Father who sent His Son for our total redemption.

God is good and has bestowed upon us His life and His love. 

Let us receive this grace with grateful willing hearts.

In Jesus name. Amen

~Debbie Turner Chavers

Example of prayer to receive Christ as your Savior.

Salvation prompt

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