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I was reading the Book of Zechariah in the Bible, and when I read Chapter 6 there was a part that Really Stood Out to me.
When I got to the end of the Chapter I felt God Guiding me to Re-Read the part that Stood Out.
It was Verses 1-3, and this is what Stood Out to me,
“Behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains,
and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
With the first chariot were red horses,
with the second chariot black horses,
with the third chariot white horses,
and with the fourth chariot dappled horses”.
I asked God to Guide me if there was something He wanted me to Learn Personally, or if it was something He wants me to Do for Him.
I felt that God wanted me to write something about it, and I ask Him to Guide me.
This is what came to me,
“Call a Horse a Horse, and a Person a Person”.
I knew what God was Guiding me to write about.
It doesn't matter whether a Horse is Black, White, Red (which I think is referring to a Reddish Brown Colour like a Red Squirrel), or Dappled (which can be a Mixture of Colours), no matter what Colour a Horse is, people Simply call it a Horse.
I felt God Guide me Very Powerfully that it should be the same with 'People'.
No matter what Colour a Person is, a Person should Simply be Called a Person.
“Call a Horse a Horse, and a Person a Person”.
Throughout my life, I've known Many different People of All skin Colours, (either Personally known them or known about them).
I Learned Many years ago that there are Many Truly 'Loving & Caring' People who Do Wonderful things for God, and it Doesn't matter what their skin Colour is.
They are Wonderful People because of 'Who They Are', and Not because of the Colour of their skin.
I also Learned that there are Many 'evil and nasty' people who Do wicked things, and it Doesn't matter what Colour their skin is.
They are evil based on 'Who They Are', and Not what Colour their skin is.
God Doesn't look at the Colour of a Person.
He looks at 'Who' the Person is, and 'How' they Live their Life.
When Jesus died on the Cross to 'Save People' from their sins, He was Not 'Selective' about skin Colour.
He 'Did It' for Everyone who is Willing to Believe in Him and Follow God's Way to Live.
The Holy Spirit 'Connects with People' through their Spirit, so skin Colour makes No difference to the Holy Spirit.
People have 'Over Analysed' skin Colour.
But to God,we are All 'Simply People'.
“Call a Horse a Horse, and a Person a Person”.
Horses Live 'Happily Together', no matter what Colour they are, because that's how God 'Created' them to Live.
God also 'Created' People to Live 'Happily Together', no matter what Colour they are.
If Hoses can 'Do It', then People can Certainly 'Do It'.
God keeps things Simple.
It's the devil that Dramatises and Complicates things.
Follow God's Way.
Look at People for 'Who They Are' and 'How' They Live Their Lives.
“Call a Horse a Horse, and a Person a Person”.
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The Right Response to God.
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When God 'Communicates 'With You', there's a 'Right Way' and a 'wrong way' to Respond to Him.
When the Angel of the Lord visited Zacharias and told him his Prayer had been Heard, and that his Wife Elizabeth will have a son, Zacharias 'Responded' in the 'wrong way'.
He 'Doubted' what the Angel told him.
When the same Angel Gabriel visited Mary and told her that Elizabeth has conceived even though she was barren, Mary 'Simply Believed'.
The 'Same Guidance' from the Angel, but two Different 'Responses'.
The Angel told Mary that she will also conceive and have a Son.
Mary said,
“How will this be, since I am a virgin and have No intimacy with any man”.
If you read that at 'Face Value', it might Seem that Mary was also 'Doubting' what the Angel told her.
But when You look at the 'True Meaning', and the Overall Situation, it's clear that it's a Very Different 'Response'.
Zacharias & Elizabeth were already Married. They had been trying for Elizabeth to become pregnant for a Long time, and they had been Praying for God to Help them.
Whereas Mary & Joseph were Not Married at that point. They would Not have been Praying for a baby because they had Not even been intimate, and would of had No intention of being intimate until after they were Married.
So when the Angel told Mary she will conceive, then it was a valid Question to Ask, “How will this be”.
Mary was clearly 'Asking the Angel a Question' with the 'Willingness' to 'Believe' whatever he told her.
This is clear from the 'Response' she gave when the Angel told her that she will 'Conceive by the Power of the Holy Spirit', and that 'The Baby will be the
Son of God'.
Mary showed 'The Right Way to Respond to God' when she said,
“Let it be to me as You said”.
That's 'True Faith In God'.
She Didn't 'Keep Asking Questions'.
She 'Simply Believed' what the Angel told her.
She would have known that Other People would probably not Believe her about How she got pregnant, but she wasn't bothered about Other Peoples Opinions.
Mary put her 'Faith In God', and 'Only God'.
Joseph also showed 'The Right Way to Respond to God'.
The Angel of the Lord visited him many times in Dreams, and 'Everything' the Angel told Joseph, he 'Simply Believed'.
He Didn't even Ask the Angel any questions.
He Simply 'Did' whatever the Angel Guided him to 'Do'.
When the Angel said,
“Do not be afraid to take Mary as your Wife”,
he 'Simply Believed' and Married Mary.
Even though Mary was pregnant and he knew that he had Not been intimate with her, Joseph 'Simply Believed' the Angel that the Baby was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
That's 'Amazing Faith in God'.
When the Angel 'Warned' Joseph that Herod's army was looking for Baby Jesus to kill Him, and he Guided Joseph to 'Flee to Egypt', Joseph 'Immediately' got up and took Mary & Baby Jesus to Egypt, even though he had only just woke up and it was at Night when they needed to set off.
Joseph Didn't 'Put Things Off' until later, or 'Wait to See How Things Go'.
He knew 'The Right Way to Respond to God' is with 'Immediate Action'.
The Shepherds also knew the Importance of 'Responding Immediately' when God Communicates to You.
When the Angel visited the Shepherds and told them that 'The Saviour' had been Born, they 'Immediately' went 'Looking for Him'.
They Didn't Complain saying they were 'Too Busy' looking after their Sheep.
They Didn't look at the negatives and say, 'How are we going to find Him, we don't know where He is'.
Instead they showed 'The Right Response to God'.
They 'Simply Believed' what the Angel had told them, and they 'Decided' themselves to 'Go' to Look for Him.
The Angel didn't actually tell them to Look for Jesus.
They 'Decided' to 'Do' that themselves.
They didn't want to Miss 'The Opportunity of a Lifetime' to 'Meet The Saviour'.
That's 'Intelligent Faith'.
The Wise Men also showed 'The Right Response to God'.
They first 'Followed His Star', even though they didn't know where it would take them.
That itself shows a Lot of 'Faith In Action'.
After they had 'Met Jesus', they were Divinely Warned Not to return to Herod.
The Wise men 'Simply Believed' the 'Warning', and Decided Not to return to Herod, but to travel back to their own Country another way.
They would have known the 'Dangers & Risks' involved in Not returning to Herod as he had a Reputation for being Very evil & brutal.
Yet they 'Simply Did' what God Guided them to 'Do'.
That shows the 'Power' of 'True Faith' in 'Only God', and 'Not In People'.
Mary & Joseph, The Shepherds, and The Wise Men all showed us
'The Right Way to Respond to God'.
They 'Simply Believed Him'.
They Didn't Doubt Him.
They Didn't Ask 'Other Peoples' Opinions about what God had told them.
They Didn't Complain.
They Didn't Look at the 'negatives', or the 'Risks'.
Instead they put God's Guidance 'Into Action Immediately'.
They were Willing to 'Believe Whatever God Guided them',
even if it 'Seemed' impossible.
Because they all 'Knew & Believed' in their Hearts that
'With God, Nothing will be impossible'.
They All 'Decided' to Believe God, and put their 'Faith Into Action'.
And they All Did it 'With God'.
That's 'The Right Response to God'.
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Many people say they Pray but God doesn't Answer their Prayers.
The Truth is, God Does Answer Prayers, but many people 'Question' God's Answers, instead of Simply Believing.
The Bible says in the beginning of Luke that Zacharias was in the Temple of the Lord when an Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said,
“Do not be afraid Zacharias, your Prayer is Heard,
and your Wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call
his name John. And you will have Joy and Gladness.”
The Angel continued to explain that John will be Great in the sight of the Lord, and will be Filled with the Holy Spirit.
And that he will turn many people to the Lord God, and will make people Ready and Prepared for the Lord.
~ That sounds to me like 'God's Answer to Prayers' ~
But Zacharias said to the Angel,
“How shall I know this” ?
He 'Questioned' what the Angel had told him.
I've read this part of the Bible many times, but when I was reading it over the Christmas time, something Really Stood Out to me.
Zacharias asked, “How shall I know this” ?
~ An Angel of the Lord had just told him, that's 'How' he knows ~
The Angel clearly recognised he did not Believe him because he then said,
“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God,
and was sent to speak to you and bring you these Glad Tidings.
But behold, you will not able to speak until the day these things take place,
because you Did Not Believe My Words”.
That's the same as what many people do.
God Answers their Prayers, but they 'Question' God's Answer.
God will Answer Prayers in Many 'Different Ways'.
It might not be an Angel of the Lord in the Temple of the Lord that Answers 'Your Prayer', but However God Answers, Simply Believe Him.
Don't 'Question' God's Answers.
There's a Big Difference between 'Asking God a Question', and 'Questioning'
an Answer that God has given You.
To 'Ask God a Question' means You are Willing to 'Listen' to the Answer and Believe Him.
To 'Question' His Answer means You are 'Doubting' what God has told You.
And You should 'Never' Doubt God.
'Doubt the devil, but Don't Doubt God'.
Zacharias gave his 'Reasons' for his Doubts,
'he was an old man, and his Wife was well advanced in years'.
But just because he had his 'Reasons', that doesn't mean that he should 'Doubt' what the Angel told him.
Yes they were both old, and he would have also known that she was barren, but as the Bible says later in (Luke 1:37),
“With God, Nothing will be impossible”.
When God 'Answers Your Prayers', You can be Certain that Whatever He tells You, it's 'True'.
But here's the Key Words that most people miss ~ 'With God'.
The Bible says 'With God' Nothing will be impossible.
It Doesn't say, 'With people'.
It Only works when it's 'With God'.
The Bible Doesn't say 'With God and 'With people'.
It Only says 'With God'.
Many people, even 'True Believers' are Not receiving 'God's Answers to Prayers, because they are trying to Live their Lives 'the worlds way', as well as
'God's Way', and those two Ways Don't Mix.
When You get 'the worlds way' Out of Your Life 'Completely', then You will be able to Receive 'God's Answers to Prayers' with a Clearer Understanding, because there will be No Distractions.
When the Bible says, 'With God Nothing will be impossible', it doesn't mean that God will 'Do' Everything for You.
It means 'You' Doing 'Your Part' With God.
You and God Together, that's where the Power is.
There are Many people who have Achieved Truly Amazing things because they have Done it 'With God'.
God Created 'You' to Be an Achiever.
Be Who God Created You To Be.
No matter who You are, or where You are from, You can Achieve Great things when You Do it 'With God'.
Who You Believe, determines What You will Achieve'.
If You Believe 'the world', there'll be Big Limitations to what You can Achieve.
But when You 'Only' Believe God, then Nothing will be impossible.
So whatever Answers God Gives You, Simply Believe Him.
Don't 'Question' God's Answers.
Zacharias 'Questioned' what the Angel of the Lord told him, and he faced the consequences, he couldn't speak until John was born.
If You 'Doubt' God's Answers, You will have to face consequences in one way or another.
It's Pointless Doubting what God tells You, because “It's impossible for God to lie”, (Hebrews 6:18). So whatever Answers God Gives You, they are 'True'.
You don't need all the Technicalities, You Simply need to 'Believe'.
The Bible describes Zacharias & Elizabeth as “Both Righteous before God, walking in All the commandments and ordinances of the Lord”, it even says they were “Blameless”.
Yet Zacharias still 'Questioned' what the Angel told him.
I don't believe this is wrote in the Bible to make Zacharias seem bad,
because he Clearly was Not bad in any way.
I believe it's wrote as a 'Loving Warning' from God to 'Everybody',
that no matter how Righteous You are,
no matter how high up in the Church You are,
no matter what Great things You have Achieved for God,
and even if You Follow All of God's commandments and are Blameless,
You should Never 'Question' what God tells You.
Simply Believe God, because He's God.
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God Communicates with people in Many Different 'Ways'.
The Bible shows that over the centuries, God has used a Multitude of Communication Methods to 'Connect With People'.
Some of them are 'General Ways', that are for Everyone.
The most obvious being God's Written Word, which is for us All to Read.
But God also Communicates on a Personal level with 'Each Person' Individually.
God 'Tailors' His Communication to Every Individual in the 'Way' that gives the Person the Best Opportunity to Understand and 'Connect With God'.
The Nativity of Jesus shows lots of Good Examples of this.
~ God used an Angel to Communicate with The Shepherds.
If a person had said to them, “You'll find a Baby wrapped in Swaddling Cloths lying in a Manger”, they might have though it was just someone trying to trick them to leave their Sheep so they could steal them.
But an Angel appearing in the Night with the Glory of the Lord Shining, would have got their Clear Attention.
God also used the things they Understood to Communicate 'With Them', such as the Manger and Swaddling Cloths, as these would have been things that The Shepherds used for their own Sheep and Lambs.
~ God used a Star to Communicate with The Wise Men, because they Understood Astronomy, and they clearly Believed in the Mighty Power that God has over the Entire Universe.
They were 'Willing' to Journey a Long Way through Difficult conditions, simply to Meet Jesus. God was able to Communicate 'With Them' through their 'Willingness' and 'Openness' to Go where He Lead them.
~ Mary & Joseph are the people who God 'Chose' to Look After His Only Son.
It's Clear they Both had 'Total & Utter' Faith & Belief in God.
The Angel of the Lord Communicated God's Messages to them, and they Both 'Simply Believed'.
God knew they 'Trusted Him Completely', and he was able to Freely Communicate 'With Them' through their 'Belief' in Him.
God Communicated with Joseph through Dreams, which shows that his 'Mind' was so 'Clear' from the worlds Junk, that God had a 'Clear' Communication Channel to him, without Any interruptions or distractions.
Mary knew 'Who She Was', a Humble Maidservant.
She wasn't trying to 'Be' someone that God Didn't Create her to 'Be', and so God was able to Communicate through her 'Humility'.
~ All the people in the Nativity clearly had a Good Understanding of Scripture, because they All knew that the 'Focus' was on Jesus, (and Not on themselves, or other people).
They knew that the Messiah is the 'Only One' who can 'Save People', and they 'Believed' in Him.
God was able to Communicate with 'Them All' through their 'Belief in Him'.
God would like to Communicate 'With You'.
He has Many 'Ways' to 'Connect With You'.
Be 'Open' to God's Wondrous Ways.
Look for the Different 'Ways' that God might be trying to Communicate
'With You'.
Think about the 'Way' He will 'Tailor' His Communication to 'You Personally', and then Tune 'Your Inbuilt Antenna' to Receive God's Connection.
~ Clear Your Mind from the worlds Junk.
~ Be a Humble Servant of the Lord.
~ Read and Learn the True Meaning of God's Word in the Bible.
~ Believe in the Mighty Power of God.
~ Trust God Completely.
~ Don't try to 'Be' someone who God Didn't Create You to 'Be',
'Simply Be You'.
~ Have 'Total & Utter' Faith & Belief in God.
~ And Live 'Your Life' with 'Your Focus' on Jesus.
Then God will have a Clear Communication Channel to You.
And God will be able to 'Connect With You'
in Wonderful & Beautiful Ways.
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God is Communicating with You All The Time.
He will be sending Positive Ideas to You, Solutions to Your problems, New Insights, Details of His Wonderful Plans for Your Life, and Loving Guidance.
God will be sending Answers to Prayers,
A Constant Supply of Peace, Love & Joy are being sent to You Every Day.
~ Are You Being Receptive ? ~
How do you 'Receive' these Wonderful Gifts ?
~ By being Willing to Follow God's Way.
~ By being Open to God & Trusting His Answers,
(even if it's not the answer you want).
~ By 'Tuning In' to God's Channel.
Think about how a TV works. There are Millions of Images & Sounds floating around you all the time, but you can't See or Hear them until you 'Tune In' the TV. Only when you've 'Tuned' the TV in to the Channel will it become Clear.
God Designed Your Mind to Receive the Messages ' He' Sends to You.
They are Always there, You Simply Need to 'Tune In' to them.
How do You do that ?
~ By Making a Decision. It's that Simple.
A TV will only Show the Channel that You have 'Decided' to 'Tune' the TV in to.
If You don't 'Tune In' to a Channel, then the TV will Not Show it to You.
Your Mind will Only receive the Messages that You Decide to Receive.
When You don't 'Tune In' to 'Other Peoples' Ways, then Your Mind will Not Replay 'Their Ways' or Show them to You.
Your Mind is like Your Own Personal Built In TV,
and Your 'Decisions' are the Controller.
A TV can Receive Lots of different Channels.
Many of the Channels contain Lies & Deception that will Corrupt & Mislead you.
It's the same with Your Mind.
People will try to 'Trick' You into Living Your Life in the 'wrong way'.
If you're Listening to 'Other Peoples' Ways to Live, then you will be Distracted from God's Loving Guidance.
If You're 'Tuned In' to 'Other Ways', You'll get Confused.
For a TV to receive a Clear Picture, it needs to be 'Tuned In' to 'Only One' Channel. If the TV tries to receive different Channels at the same time it will just show a Jumbled Up Mess. There would be No Clarity, No Vision and No Understanding of what is Supposed to be on the Screen.
It's the Same with Your Mind. If You're 'Tuned In' to Different Channels of 'Other Peoples Ways' to Live Your Life, as well as God's Way, then you will have No Clarity, No Vision and No Understanding of what Your Life is Supposed to be.
~ Only God's Channel has the Answer.
~ Only God's Way will Give Clarity.
You Simply Need to 'Switch Off 'Other Peoples' channels by 'Not Believing them', and 'Tune In' to God's Channel of Truth & Love by 'Believing Him'.
God Created Everything.
He Knows Everything there is to Know about Everything.
There isn't a Single Thing that God doesn't Know the Answer to.
It Makes a Lot of Sense to 'Tune In' to the Only True Source of
Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding & Real Joy.
God's Channel is Always Available to You.
Be Receptive to God by 'Tuning Your Mind' to His Channel
and 'Only' God's Channel.
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