Tuesday 17 April 2018 and hopefully you have been diligent in reading your Bible to know God. We have had many opportunities to witness to men about their eternal life and future with or without God. I use the question, life's most important question, "When you stand at the door of heaven and The LORD God Almighty ask you why should He let you into His holy heaven, what will your answer be?"

This applies world wide and in particular to all of you from the 34 Nations that have read Barnabas Blog and made page hits  from Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Latvia, Malaysia, Netherlands,  Panama, Philippians, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turks and Caicos Islands,Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam. 

These last few days we have finished reading God's account of how Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt and as they wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. We are about to finish the entry into the promise land being led by Joshua and how their disobedience and lack of faith caused them to suffer while being supplied by God. Hopefully you have noticed the names of God and seen His attributes as He provided for the children. We need to seek to know God by reading His WORD every day and enjoy being fed the Bread of Life and drinking from the fountain of water of eternal life. God wants you to prosper.

Reading the record penned by Luke causes us to be amazed at the life of Jesus. Allow the scriptures to draw you into a closer walk with God The Father as you see the God-man preach the gospel, forgive sins, heals, feeds the thousands of men and women, calms the raging sea and stormy winds. Take note of what was said to the demoniac called Legion, chapter 8:22-39, and be obedient to the commandments you have been given, if you have been redeemed. If you are still living in "unbelief" and sin, hear the gospel, Jesus saves, agree with God, repent, believe and receive salvation as a GIFT of God. Read Roman 10:1-14; John 1:1-14;  Ephesians 2:8-10 and II Corinthians 5:17-21. Hear and hearken. Be right/get right, know right, do right and don't quit.

As you read through the Psalms and Proverbs take time to be holy and strive to pray back what you have read. Read the Word, hide it in your heart so as to not sin against GOD. I pray to see you in heaven, perhaps it could be today. 
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Here we are at Wednesday 4 April 2018.Numbers have passed off into eternity since our last session. It is a fact that we all will be "alive" 100 years from today either with the Lord God Almighty or away from God in a place prepared for the devils. All unbelievers are separated from God for eternity. Even those two thieves that were crucified at the same time Jesus was crucified, ONE asked for pardon and was granted salvation from the wrath of God. The three died that afternoon. God raised Jesus from the dead on Sunday. He is not dead. One thief is asleep in Jesus waiting for the resurrection of his body. One thief died in his sin and is in Hell. Read 1st Corinthians 15, Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 5:8; 8:1-;10:1-14 and John 3:1-16. The Bible is plain that ALL, born of water, are sinners, coming short of the glory of God and the wage of SIN is death.

Those of you who are reading the One Year Bible, CONGRATS! Discipline yourself to read early  every day to know God. My wife and I spend about 20 minuets in the morning reading out loud, the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalm and Proverbs. We alternate reading a few verses so that we get to touch the Bible, see and read, hear, consider and receive the Truth. We ask for The LORD to cause the Holy Spirit to search our hearts according to the scriptures in the name of Jesus to cause us to confess any sins, to take our sins so that we may have fellowship with God. After our reading we discuss some traits of God or consider the promises made plain and also pay attention to the warnings.

Reading the Book of Deuteronomy is exciting because God makes His ways, statues, commandments and direction plain and simple. Chapter 6 is a key chapter for the family. Chapter 13 warns about knowing the Truth and being alert to the prophets. God makes it very plain for how The Jews are to worship and observe the offerings and given of the tithes. God declares who are the enemies of the Jews and why and how they are to be destroyed. All need to learn and respect the holiness of the LORD.

Reading through the Book of Luke is exciting. We need to remember that Luke is a Gentile and was not walking with Jesus.  Consider that these events and words are presented to Luke by The Holy Spirit so that we might be able to understand and know God.

After your daily reading of the Psalm and Proverbs take time to go back and re again the scriptures that "caught" your attention and Selah. This discipline will equip you to better meditate and memorize these Truths. We refer to these as promises verses, weapons and warfare scriptures, that The Holy Spirit may be able to bring them out of your memory to resist the Devil and overcome obstacles.  Read your Bible to know God.

28 March 2018 and this could be The Day that Jesus comes in the clouds to call out those asleep in Christ and those of us who have been forgiven and redeemed to join Him. What a blessed hope we have, Maranatha! I hope you have been reading your Bible to know God. I hope that those who do not have a Bible are reading the on-line One Year Bible at the blog every day.

As we read the history of the Hebrews as recorded in Deuteronomy we are instructed in what the Lord GOD expects His children to know, be and do. Take time to read again chapters 4-10 of Deuteronomy to learn the WILL of the LORD thy God is according to the WORD that has been provided to you today. Ponder chapter 10:12-13 and determine to hear, believe, receive and OBEY. These instructions were given specifically to those Jews that day before they were to enter into the promise land. These truths are for our admonition. Read II Timothy 3:16-17. Do it!

Read the life of Jesus as recorded by Luke and pray for understanding of His instructions and the parables. Ponder your position as it is today because of your experience with Jesus, The Holy Spirit and God The Father. Are you one of those who God considers as good ground?

Read the Psalms and Proverbs to be encouraged, confronted, challenged, instructed and led by The Holy Spirit to bring glory to God. Reading your Bible to know God will be for your good and your joy will be full. KNOW-BE-DO and Don't quit.

Expect to see you in heaven, perhaps we will meet in the air today.

Friday 23 March 2018 and SON Day is coming! Are you ready to be caught up in the air with those who are "asleep" in Christ and in the grave waiting for the trumpet sound and the voice of the Angel? YEA! We who are saved will be caught up with them to meet the Lord Jesus Christ in the air on a cloudy day and will be with God forever.

O what a Day that will be, no more sin, no more pain, no more living by faith for our faith will be SIGHT. We will see HIM! When that event happens those who have been confronted by The Holy Spirit, having heard the gospel and still saying NO to pardon and forgiveness, WOE to you forever. John 3:36.

Please hear the gospel, believe God and by faith receive the gift of eternal life. All have sinned. All have offended GOD from birth and by deeds and intents of your deceitful heart. You must be born again! If God's Holy Spirit is dealing with you, please pay attention and follow His leadership. You will be shown scriptures to cause you to confess that you are a sinner. You will be shown scriptures that tell you that the way of the cross is the only way and that Jesus died in your place, He who knew nor did any sin, loved you while you were a sinner.

Hear, believe, confess, and call unto God The Father in the name of Jesus for forgiveness. Believe that you will be redeemed if you believe that God the Father raised Jesus from the tomb the third day. Read Romans chapter 10. Note Ephesians 2:8-10. Accept the Truth at II Corinthians 5:17-21. If this is so, say Thank you God for saving me!

Read your Bible to know God. Read every day at the on-line One Year Bible. Hope to you in glory.

21 March 2018, Wednesday soon it will be Friday and we know Sunday//Son Day is coming! Are you ready to give an account of your gifts, talents, treasures and life? Look up Hebrews 9:27 and ponder your responsibility as a son of God when you stand before The Lord Jesus Christ and He requires your report. Hope you have been reading your Bible every day to know God. You do not have an excuse for not reading when I do not post and nor ask if you are reading.

We DO NOT read our Bible to make God happy nor believe He will love me-you more or less because we do or don't read to know HIM. We don't read to "catch up" when we have missed days of reading because that causes us to sense a duty and we-you wind up reading out of guilt. Reading every day is JOY unspeakable. The key for prosperity is to discipline yourself ON PURPOSE to meet The most high God whose name in JEHOVAH daily, early while He may be found. A reading by habit will not last. Discipline YOURSELF on purpose to rad to know God.

Numbers is nearly finished and God has made the history of the Jews very plain of the 603,550men that were 20 years old+ men of war-ALL but two (2) died in the wilderness because of unbelief. The history of Jesus is made plain in the Book of Luke and we as readers get to know and are privy to the interaction of Jesus, the disciples and the Jews. Spend time to "Selah" the Psalms and Proverbs.

Spend time pondering "As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion." Compare this saying with Psalm 1. Develop a sense of hearing and believing what God says,  We are living in the enemy's territory. The Jews were sent by God to live and take over the "Promise Land" flowing with milk and honey. 

If you are not in harmony/agreement/fellowship with The Lord God Almighty, GET RIGHT, hear and believe right so to Know Right then Do Right, don't quit. This is Son Day. If you doubt read Psalm 19.

13 march 2018, could this be The DAY? Hebrews 9:27, look it up, read it and admit you know your status before the thrice holy most high God whose name is Jehovah. You//we are with Him or we are against Him. With God there is no gray/grey or grease , He deals in GRACE. You are in His hand, John 10 or still under His wrath John 5:24. Read the Bible to know God. Pray and expect to be shown your need for redemption, God's Person of Reconciliation and your opportunity to receive the Gift of Salvation.

Today at Psalm 55:12-14 reports that humanity will disappoint and hurt. Start at verse 1 and tell God your hurts, hopes, hunger and ask believing HE will hear and hide not himself from you. Read, believe, receive, and then put into practical faith in deeds the desires of your heart.  Trust God.

We are to be the hand of God to the helpless. We are to be the eyes for the blind, the calm for the restless, the hope for the hopeless, the cure for the infirmed, the friend to the prisoner and the bearers of The Gospel, Jesus saves. We are Ambassadors. We are to read the Bible to know God and then obedient to all of HIS Words. To be sure read Psalm 119.

As you read the Book of Numbers take time to appreciate all that The Lord Jesus Christ has done for those of us born after His birth, sinless life, sacrificial death, burial, resurrection and ascension. Learn to appreciate God's mercy shown to the Jews and be fascinated by His attributes showing goodness, greatness and being genuine. God's LAWs revealed as Christ was concealed then Christ revealed as the Law was fulfilled. We are blessed by these truths, edified by these words and commanded to GO! and tell, go and show what great things God ha done for us. Let you light shine. God loves you!

Sunday 11 March 2018 and we are to be encouraged by Proverbs 11:5-6 "The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his ways; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: by transgressions shall be taken n their own naughtiness." If this causes you to be concerned about offending God pray back Psalm54.

We have read the events concerning the Jews hatred for Jesus and how they conducted their mock trial causing Him to be crucified and slain. Read again chapter 14 & 15 of Mark to sense the provisions of God The Father in His care for Jesus. After we read each day  it is good to take additional time to read again the striking events that you have been reading and "Selah" the Truth. Meditate on God's hatred for sin and enjoy knowing His love for the hearing, repentant believing sinners as they come to salvation.

Allow The Holy Spirit to impress you with the size and capacity of the Jews on the move toward the promise land. Note God's attributes as He provides for His children. Numbers is a factual report on the enormity of God's people and consider that of the 603,550 men of war, 20 years and up that crossed the Red Sea, only two (2) will enter into the promise land 40 years later.

Learn the lesson of obedience to orders. Learn the price for sin//unbelief is death. God hates sin but loves sinners, John 3:1-16. Read your Bible or read on-line to know God. NOTE John 17:3