May 11, 2023
“1 Corinthians 3:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
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1 Corinthians 3:11 in all English translations” (BibleGateway.com)
“1 Corinthians 11:23-25 New King James Version (NKJV)
Institution of the Lord’s Supper
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, [a]“Take, eat; this is My body which is [b]broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
Footnotes:
- 1 Corinthians 11:24 NU omits Take, eat
- 1 Corinthians 11:24 NU omits broken
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“For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you:”
“Romans 10:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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Romans 10:17 in all English translations” (BibleGateway.com)
Good morning beloved; who have been saved by grace (GOD’S gift to the world—His only begotten Son-YESHUA CHRIST JESUS) through faith (in the precious Blood, death, burial, and resurrection [on the third day, according to Scripture] of our Messiah-YESHUA CHRIST JESUS-by His Holy Spirit; for the forgiveness of our sin of self-righteousness.) Amen.
Continued from the May 10, 2023 letter;
Good morning beloved of YESHUA CHRIST JESUS; let us continue to receive what our LORD’S Holy Spirit has for us as He reveals our LORD-YESHUA CHRIST JESUS to us in the life of our man of GOD, King David. Amen.
“Genesis 14:18-20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Abram and Melchizedek
18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said:
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
20 And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
And he gave him [a]a tithe of all.
Footnotes:
- Genesis 14:20 one-tenth
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“Hebrews 11:32
New King James Version
32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:
Hebrews 11:32 in all English translations
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‘. . . “2 Samuel 24:18-25
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The Altar on the Threshing Floor
18 And Gad came that day to David and said to him, “Go up, erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 19 So David, according to the word of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded. 20 Now Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming toward him. So Araunah went out and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.
21 Then Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?”
And David said, “To buy the threshing floor from you, to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague may be withdrawn from the people.”
22 Now Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up whatever seems good to him. Look, here are oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing implements and the yokes of the oxen for wood. 23 All these, O king, Araunah has given to the king.”
And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept you.”
24 Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25 And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord heeded the prayers for the land, and the plague was withdrawn from Israel.
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“24:18 The threshing floor of Araunah was on Mt. Moriah, where Abraham offered Isaac (Gen. 22:2), and the location of Solomon’s temple (2 Chr. 3:1).
24:24 Fifty shekels of silver: This seems to conflict with 1 Chr. 21:25, which says 600 shekels of gold. The figure in 2 Sam. specifically says that David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 50 shekels of silver. The figure in 1 Chr. is for the entire site.
24:25 David . . . offered burnt offerings and peace offerings: In ch. 23 David functions as a prophet, here as a priest. David combines the three offices of prophet, priest, and king. These were again combined in David’s relative, Christ the Messiah, and again combined in the Spirit-filled church, in whose members the Spirit of prophecy resides (Acts 2:14-21) and who are “kings and priests to our God” (Rev. 1:6; 5:10).” (NEW SPIRIT FILLED LIFE Bible—Jack W. Hayford, Litt.D.—New King James Version—THOMAS NELSON—Since 1798)
“KINGDOM DYNAMICS
24:24 Give God Your Best—Then Expect His Best, SEED FAITH.
David had sinned, and, as a result, a plague came on the people. To atone for this sin, the Lord told King David to build an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah and offer a burnt offering so that the plague might be stayed. Araunah tried to give David the land, the oxen, and other items to sacrifice. But David insisted on paying Araunah, saying that he could not present to God an offering that cost him nothing.
The very heart of Seed Faith is that unless you experience some sacrifice, you have not truly given. Unless your giving costs you something—something that represents a portion of your very life—then it is not a living gift and will not yield a good harvest. Our giving to the Lord must bear these three qualities.
First, it should be our best. When we give God our best, we are in a position to expect His best back into our lives.
Second, we should give to God first. The very first thought in our minds after we have received something should be how we can give a portion of our harvest to the work of the Lord.
Third, our giving should be generous, freely from our heart and without expecting anything back from the one to whom we give. As Jesus said to His disciples, “Freely you have received, freely give” (Matt. 10:8).
(Gen. 8:22/Matt. 17:19, 20) O.R.” (NEW SPIRIT FILLED LIFE Bible—Jack W. Hayford, Litt.D.—New King James Version—THOMAS NELSON—Since 1798)
Let him who has an ear, hear what the Holy Spirit says to His church. Amen.
Have a blessed Thursday beloved of YESHUA CHRIST JESUS. Amen. Sincerely: Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. and Linda Shephard. Amen.