Many Chosen

"For many are called, but few are chosen." Mat 22:14.

This is the scripture the Lord gave me for the year 2013, for us to get to know Him more. And it is the same scripture that is used by many (ignorantly of course) in painting a bad picture of God's redemptive plan. This scripture therefore need some clarifications.And to help clarify this,here are two questions we need to first ask ourselves:

1. How could anyone respond to the Lord's calling and still not be chosen? or
2. How could anyone learn of the Lord and not be chosen to serve Him and/or make heaven?

Reading through the parable Christ gave in Mat 22:1-14,we will see and understand that God is calling and bidding many to come and be received as His honored and distinguished guests at His Son's wedding dinner party.
"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come."(Mat 22:2-3).
God is calling many to come and dine with Him.To come and rejoice with Him,and He is clearly being turned down. So why are many saying that God is now turning- and still going to turn many down? This is not right. God is not calling you and I to turn us down. It is Never in His plan of redemption (the marriage of His Son) to turn any down.
"Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:..."(Mat 22:4-6), and in case all didn't get the invitation or maybe they didn't get the message right the first time,God sent other servants again to these people, to come and rejoice with Him, and He made sure they will "see" what the wedding had already cost Him,for He had gone to the extreme sparing no cost to make the marriage a success. Still they all turned Him down in pursuit of their business,careers,etc. So are you one like these people? Are you making light of His calling/biding, being too preoccupied with your business and career achievements? Is God now a thorn-in-your-flesh,hindering you from your goals? Many can't stand God anymore and will do anything to stop Him or should I say,stop the marriage from holding.This is shown in the hatred and killings of God's servants."...And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them."

"But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage."(Mat 22:6-9). The many that were initially called made themselves unworthy - haters and murderers,and are destroyed.These "wasters" never did consider the great cost put into the wedding of the King's dear Son (the Prince of Peace),who through this wedding is bringing many sons and daughters to glory.
"So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen."(Mat 22:10-14).
Now we see that because God has spared no expense for this wedding,He MUST have guests at His tables.So He brought in many of "the bad and the good"-i.e,replacement, as many as they could find on the highways!? And God only turned down one who didn't take the dress code seriously - having no excuse for not wearing the proper wedding garment: for "he was speechless".
Here's my conclusion, the "Many are called,but few are chosen" statement of Jesus in this context is not for those that hid His calling. For out of the many that were called and did attend, all were chosen except one without the wedding garment. To hid is callings and do His biding is what qualifies for the wedding dinner.If the "bad and good" are honoured for attending so likewise you. 
The only thing that can disqualify anyone that is called is to not be wearing or put on the wedding garment. Christ is This garment.You must put on Christ. He was the cost of this wedding,He wasn't spared because of you and I. His Blood is shed for you and his Body for you to put on. And be a part of His Body - the Church, today. 

Happy New (Word-packed) Year 2013!!!

Our Daily Bread

"Give us this day our daily bread." Mat 6:11.

Do you still pray like this?
Are you now so rich you don't need this "daily" bread?
Is this prayer outdated because you're now so very rich? Rich in what? Material things? But what about in the rhema and revelation of His Word/Himself?

Christ in Mat 6:9-11 said;
"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread." Christ said to ask/pray our Father in heaven,each day for our daily bread,because there is a fresh provision/bread for each day we breathe in!

So now, what is this bread?
To the people Christ was teaching,bread meant food:something eaten to sustain life.Nutrition for physical strength of the body.They also remembered the manna God gave for 40yrs to their fore-fathers in the wilderness.They knew that without food man cannot survive for long.Man's body will die after a prolonged period without food or bread.They see God as a Provider and Sustainer of life.
But to many of us today,especially in "advanced" nations,bread is merely a type of food we buy at will,without the need for God.That is all we think of when we hear "bread". We then wonder why we need God on a daily basis.

The Word of God is the Bread of life, and it's Christ.
"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." John 6:35. Christ is this Bread we Must have daily.He is the daily "manna" from our Father in heaven.We can't go on in life without Him.There is no life in anybody without Christ.

What has He given you today? There is a fresh provision of rhema (or manna) for our lives on a day-by-day basis designed for a life of blessings."They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." Lam 3:23.

So however Christ commune with you, keep that appointment with Him daily.Shalom.
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Antichrist

The Antichrist.

The word anti- is;
as a noun: "A person opposed to a concept or principle."
as a preposition: "a word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase." Wiktionary.

This word anti-

1. when used as a noun speaks of a person:

" Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son." 1Jn 2:22..and
      2.  when used as a preposition, it talks about the anti- spirit in that person:

"And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world." 1Jn 4:3. [This anti-spirit has been in the world since Christ resurrection & ascension.]

When we carefully consider these definitions,we get to understand that to be an "anti-person" you first must belong to a group or body you are against in principle.What do I mean by this? To the body of Christ (i.e,the church), an antichrist would be a "fallen" member.You can't be called an anti- when you're not formally of it. It's a qualifier.
Also the antichrist is a deceiver. The scriptures says; "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." 2Jn 1:7. The antichrist is "a fallen-deceiving-believer",or did I get that wrong?! Any person that goes against the principles of the group or body he belongs to, is anti- to that group or body.

So what else can I say about this anti-man that is "full" of this lying spirit? The scriptures have said it all that as a person he (the deceiver) will speaks by a lying spirit. Be very careful and watchful,if you still can't figure things out by now.
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Life of Light.

Life of Light.

"In Him was life;and the life was the light of men." John 1:4.Christ's life is our light.
This life-light is what is spiritually seen in and around you,and it CAN'T be hidden.You CAN'T hide it except you don't have it.The world of evil under the cover of darkness can CLEARLY see this life-light of Christ shinning in/through you.
How & When were you transformed?
This life-light came to be with you at the acceptance of Christ as your saviour.that is,you believe Christ to be true.The words of Christ you believed is what has changed you.Your new person/spirit/light is now of the life of Christ.
So don't pretend or fake your true person in this perverse world.If you do,you are in denial.(Mat 10:33).
There is nothing you can do about you new person except to let your light shine.
"Ye are the light of the world.A city set on a hill cannot be hid.Neither do men light a lamp,and put it under the bushel,but on the stand;and it shineth unto all that are in the house.Even so let your light shine before men,that they may see your good works,and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Mat 5:14-16.
Christ didn't light you up to be hidden from this world,but to shine! 
Beware,the enemy knows you.