THE GOSPEL OF LUKE . CHAPTER 7 8 9 10 11 12CHAPTER 7 VERSE 9
“When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel.”
Faith is the driving force of all present and future life. Faith is essential as long as it is moved and energized by love. We have a chapter in Hebrews Epistle where by faith many promises received grace and were fulfilled. All the people who believed in God by faith were vindicated. The faith of miracles increases with the passage of time based on study and prayer and spreading the Word of God. It takes dedication. By faith we will excel to heaven and coexist with the living God, by removing from within us and around us all corruptible elements that today enslave our lives. The centurion was a Gentile. That kind of faith from the Gentiles towards Christ, gave the opportunity for God to send afterwards Paul the Apostle so he can help the nations to see the face of God, which I wish to all of us. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 10
“And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well who had been sick.”
The living miracle faith, works under any circumstances and from any distance, as long as we believe. The reason is because when it exits from a chosen vessel, it travels through electromagnetic waves to the sick and by the amorphous material gains energy and performs the miracle of healing. The Holy Spirit is all the above elements. Amen. When the Lord healed the man with the withered hand by telling him to, “Stretch out your hand” where did He find the material to restore the hand? Certainly, by faith He collected from the amorphous material. Great mystery the faith of miracles!! It is for sure that, miracles stimulate the interest of even the most unfaithful person.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 11
“Now it happened the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd.”
Many of the disciples followed Christ under any circumstances and gave their lives for Him. Worthy and capable are those disciples who follow Christ in Tabor and Golgotha, and apply the Word of God under any circumstances. Even the difficult circumstances do not prevent them to fight to spread the Word of God unto other fellowmen. Love always finds ways and attains salvation systems. Capable and worthy is the one who has the qualities to do something well in a nut shell, he is trustworthy.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 13
“When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep”.
Compassion is part of God. It is our obligation to have the compassion of Christ so when we see the misery and the gridlock that the devil has caused on our fellowmen we shall rush and with compassion to help and liberate our fellowmen from the shackles of evil and from the negative situation in which they are in. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 19
“And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to Jesus saying, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
To see the Spirit of God descend and to hear the voice of God which told John that “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased” and later to ask “If You are the One?” Means that we must pray for the temptation not to come stronger than what we can sustain. “Do not lead us to temptation.”
But if God wants us to be tested beyond at least we shall not deny Him. It takes wisdom to not come to a standstill and be tested beyond what we can sustain, and avoid tests that would bring us into deadlock and denial of Christ. Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 24
“When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?”
Reed shaken by the wind resembles the person whose dedication and personality move (change) depending on the incitements (provocations) he accepts from around him proving he is not strong in God. We shall become ideal people with the identity and principles of Christ, as Christ, who He neither moved to the minimum from His mission and from the obedience to His Father. Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 30
“But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves not having been baptized by Him.”
The rejection is because we do not know God and the way He works the plan for the salvation of the human race. But by sincere repentance comes the enlightenment so that after the holiness takes place through the works of penance. These works of repentance will revive us a hundredfold to become heirs of the promises and gifts of God. Subsequent adoption will be our salvation. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 33-34
“For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon’. The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners’.”
God came by the Orthodox Church in Greece which neither eats nor drinks wine and people abhor it. The voice of God eats and drinks with liberal perceptions based on the grace of God and people still do not want to hear. Sadly, everyone justifies themselves with excuses as; I have work, I have obligations etc… What would God do? We need to come to our senses in order for God to abide in us and live with His grace in all centuries to come. Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 38
“And stood at His feet behind Him weeping and she began to wash His feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.”
When God reveals His Son or His Messenger to us than the repentance and the affection (thrill) and the love overflow in us so we can essentially honor our Father God and His Son and the person sent from God. In that manner we feel the blessings of God in our lives and we from that day on until the day of the Lord we serve God and person with happiness and pleasure. If all these have taken place on our lives then it means God hasn’t revealed to us yet his plan for salvation so we can share in it as heirs, coheirs and partakers of His glory of infinite beauty. Let this be done….. Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 39
“Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself saying, “This Man if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
The Pharisees and those who follow them, do not judge with the just judgment of God but with a human side of judgment which takes consideration and is derived through social position and material status, therefore it is hard for them to enter into the infinite wisdom of God. God’s wisdom saves through sincere repentance the righteous and the unrighteous. So, without this wisdom and not being able to comprehend the grace of God and depend only on the law we lose our orientation towards God and people. How can a spiritual person of the world can understand that God is pleased and works with an illiterate or with a repentant sinner who has zero spiritual or secular circles and He also fills him up with wisdom so everyone bows down to him and to the God which he exhibits. Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 44-47
“Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. you did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. Therefore I say to, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
Many people support their salvation only to the fact that they are called Christians and they avoid to do the works of repentance. Let us not be fooled! We need to have and to present works of love towards God and to our fellow man (as this woman did here to honor Christ). How can we work from morning to night to provide for our luxury and the finest things in life and we cannot devote little time for the advancement of our fellowman and to establish the kingdom of God on earth?
Here we see when a sinner repents sincerely, and presents subsequent love, is qualified to enter:
a. In the providence of God
b. In the love and protection of God
c. In the wisdom which will guarantee and ensure life with heavenly and earthly virtues and possessions.
Therefore, if we love much the works of love will bring us to the throne of God; anyone who loves a little without the works but only with words let him glorify his Creator God day and night, for even being alive is a blessing. Whoever works for his own progress, for his own glory, for his own interests, is not in human status; and that is why I say that even that he is alive it’s enough. A human being is the one who works in all his life for the glory of God and the salvation of the world. The Lord said, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.” We must have faith to run towards God and He will engrave our future, because we have no future without God. ATTENTION! Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 48
“Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
The incurable diseases and great passions are treated when the works of repentance are essentially sincere and driven from God and His commandments. Therefore, God intervenes and forgives sin and disease; which disease derived from sin or passion and healing the patient. Amen.
CHAPTER 7 VERSE 50
“Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
The works of faith can save a soul from death and brings infinite blessings to the faithful. The world today believes with shadow faith (typical) without works of repentance. It takes living faith, which activates body and spirit to achieve objectives which until yesterday were unthinkable to us to perform. The Lord stresses, “If you had faith as a mustard seed, you would be able to move mountains.” “Whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” Therefore, if things are going wrong in our lives it is because God does not live within us so that through His wisdom and living faith to free ourselves and those around us from corruption and death, and misery and the poverty of the soul and body. Amen. Living faith and practice on the will of God is needed for us to achieve the promise.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 1
“Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him.”
Christ was the first to preach the Gospel of the kingdom. He is the One to present it and it is by this Gospel that a human becomes God, the icon of the invisible God, heir and coheir and partaker of the grant glory of God. When the Lord ascended, the Gospel of the kingdom turned into a Gospel of emblematic making people Christians in words but in works the people remain pagans. Two thousand years have passed and the Gospel of the kingdom is preached again today by the voice of God, so God through the Paracleto (Holy Spirit) to create a nation who will meet the conditions in order for to become heirs of God, coheirs of Christ, and partakers of the heavenly and earthly glory of God.
The phases that characterize the Gospel of the Kingdom are four:
The first phase is undivided. Unfortunately, today all Christians disagree and in the end are all divided. I have not heard yet that two Christian churches of different dogmas have come together and unite. The reason for the division is the personal benefits and selfish ambitions. We, that belong in the voice of God, we will not be divided for none reason. My spiritual father said, “To respect the opinion, the religious conscious and the freedom of others.” This is enough, if it is understood and implemented, for us to be united with all people.
The second phase is consistency. To achieve consistency among us, as people of God, we shall search the Word of God so that we can find those points which will make us stable. If we dogmatize the Word of God which is grace and mercy and practice it as law and not as grace, we become the cause to demolish the edifice of God which is love and all her elements which are referred in the hymn of love. We also demolish the fruits, the sacrifice on the cross of Christ and last the great mercy. CAUTION is needed! The Lord in His prayer that he made before His disciples as He entered into His voluntarily sacrifice stressed the following, “Holy Father keep through Your name those whom You have given Me that they may be one as We are.” The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit have distinct personalities and separate projects to perform but their work is based on love and the salvation of the human race. The Father who is silence made His presence to Moses by handing to him the Ten Commandments. The Son who is the Word, made His presence through Jesus from Nazarene who was begotten by the Holy Spirit since He is the Son of God and showed by speech and by the works the way to salvation. The Holy Spirit makes His presence in many ways. The Holy Spirit started with the descent on the day of Pentecost unto the disciples, and continuous on the Holy Fathers and today with the voice of God which proclaims the laws and the commandments of God for salvation of body and soul.
The third phase of the Gospel is completion. All Christian dominations have rejected the right of the inheritance of the eternal life and have conveyed the afterlife faith; that we must die and go to heaven where there is paradise and there will be resting like a shadow and people live as spirits with God. But God is not God of the dead but A GOD FOR THE LIVING. Christ died in order for us not to die; He paid the dues for us not to die with His own death. For what reason do we die, if our God is the God of the living? Since Jesus resurrected for what reason His children still have to die? We shall not have to die. The faith of death which they have installed in us is the one of the reason we die and second is the sin which works through us. If we throw away the faith to death and draw out the sin from within us, we will live. The wise Solomon revealed long time ago that God did not create death and does not want people to perish.
The Lord then revealed His true Word as follows: “He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this? We need faith! This belief of death that we have shall be cast out and replaced by the living faith in our lives; the faith of eternal life, of incorruptible life with the result of positive faith and sincere effort to dominate within us and around us. We are capable to bring to life whatever we can think as long as we believe and work for it. If God did not want us to think of these things he will not have made us think of these things. What remains is our effort. Paul the apostle through the Holy Spirit revealed afterwards, “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed --- in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruptibility, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on immortality then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory”. “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law. The law gives birth to sin because it is unpracticed, but with the grace and mercy of God we can defeat sin and be delivered from the law so that sin no longer works in us and the grace and wisdom of God will abolish the corruption and death.
The fourth phase of the Gospel of the kingdom is the one that contains all previous phases and it is essential that all children that belong to God’s voice meaningfully, to become carriers of all the above. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 2
“And certain woman who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities --- Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons.”
There are people who appreciate the work which God perform in them and rush to serve Him. There are also many people who benefit and later forget to deliver even a thank you. We need to be caution not to be captive under the influence of the demon of non-gratitude, but to value things right and to become ourselves benefactors as the benefactor Christ who saved us. Remember the ten lepers; nor a thank you from the nine. Except one who turned back to say thank you. I wish we have no one like that in the voice of God.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 5
“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.”
The sower is Christ, the way is people, with their heart harden, having as a theory convince me if you can, and the birds are the everyday cares and concerns which devour the seed of God that exists on the way so it cannot be developed.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 6
“Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up it withered away because it lacked moisture.”
When the seed falls on the rocky place it means that this person wants God in his life but his environment does not help him increase and develop the Word of God and therefore the seed is lost. The environment, surely, plays a vital role in our evolution positive or negative. If it is hard as a rock, it is difficult for the seed of God to grow, but if it is well intentioned the seed will grow hundredfold. Also, the hardening occurs many times within us. The reason is because the system of the world which entered in our lives from childhood has taken over and makes it hard for something pure and divine to increase within us.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 7
“And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.”
The seed that fell among the thorns symbolizes the person who accepts the word of God but yet the problems, the cares, the studies, the obligations, the world, choke up the seed and it gets lost.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 8
“But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The seed that finds good ground increased a hundredfold. The good ground is the person who is well disposed, positive in God’s will; when he hears It, rushes without delays and throws in the bin the corruptible elements which corrupt his life, in order to cherish God in his life. We all have read the parable with the person who found treasure in a field and sold everything he owned to buy that field. He is the good ground where the seed will increase immediately without procrastination and excuses etc…
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 16
“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.”
Many people see and understand that the lamp is Christ and His teachings, but because of fear to confess their faith they hide it so it will not be shown to others. The reason this happens is because they are afraid of being questioned and criticized by their nearby environment. Anyone who is ashamed of the lamp, Christ, who enlightens our life, likewise, Christ will be ashamed for us also. Forbid this to happen! It takes courage and decision not to be ashamed of our new way of life which Christ shows us to follow, so that through this new life to become lamps and stand in the societies of people as a lampstand which is wisdom, repentance, regeneration, application. Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 18
“Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”
Whoever has love, joy, hospitality, peace, wisdom, God, more will be given such as: fruits of the Holy Spirit, gifts, signs, eternal life. Anyone who now thinks he has comes from secular titles and is indifferent to multiply what he has in God and he will lose what he thinks he has. The way it’s taken away is with corruption, disease, old age, death. Therefore, the world’s wisdom is lost when we ignore to unite and associated with the wisdom of God.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 21
“But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the Word of God and do it.”
The family of God are those who hear His Word and bear fruit. Therefore, our family shall be all who accept the living God and struggle to always have Him in their lives. The biological family is united up to the grave, but the spiritual family is united with God in all centuries to come. So let us strive to rejuvenate our biological family so nothing can ever divide us. Our decision to serve God and our love will rejuvenate them. The reason that God asks for all people to rejuvenate is because through the call of Christ they will be able to evolve and develop themselves, conceive the truth so one does not become a load for the other and not abolish freedom and personality of another. The regeneration will bring real blessings and will unite the biological and the spiritual family so all members will be led by the Spirit of God with a common goal to achieve the promises of God inside them and around them. Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 24
“And they came to Him and awoke Him saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing.” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.”
We shall be careful and do not put our God to sleep by ignoring our spiritual rebirth, because when the waves come we must awaken Him up. If He is close to us we are in luck but if we have put Him out from our lives for a long time then it will be difficult at the time of temptation or ordeal to meet Him for help. Recall the parable with the ten virgins; that five were foolish because of spiritual laziness and the other five were wise because of their spiritual pursuit and been in activity with God. We need to act daily on study the Scriptures, pray, preaching, in repentance and in the renaissance, so our God will always be awake within us. This battle will be conducted continually in our lives until we say what Paul said, “It is not me who is alive but Christ in me.” Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 25
“But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him.”
How much God and how much faith we have inside of us will show the time of the test. How much love we have inside of us will show the time that others will abhor us and accuse us. How much joy we have within us will show of how we deal with the hard times around us or within us. How much humbleness we have will show when everything is on our feet. Etc…
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 29
“For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.”
An unclean spirit enters very slowly in a person. First it place the fear, after the complaining, after the egoism, after the wickedness, after the anger, the lie, the judgment, the condemnation after the spiritual laziness, then makes us criticize all other people and finally criticize even God. Then the unclean spirit brings psychological problems with following isolation and last death of body and soul. When we are ignorant of the Will of God we are capable with an event that will disturb our lives, our daily life, to allow, the unclean spirit to enter inside of us. Even the environment which we are born in plays a crucial and vital role when it is governed with unwise rituals which unwittingly allow the unclean spirit to foster in us and shake continually our lives. Forbid this to happen… With us be born again in the spirit and follow the voice of God, demonisms will be excluded from our lives. With this action the Lord revealed to us that all people must understand that the devil exists and where ever he enters he destroys.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 33
“Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine and the herd run violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned.”
Imagine what kind of demons a person has that when they enter an animal create such confusion, madness, while a person can have a legion and yet wear a tie or a scarf and called a Mr. or a Mrs. Many people think that the devil does not exist in them, but I would like to inform you that the devil is not someone with horns and red eyes. The devil has elements which are jealousy, lies, selfishness, judgment, wickedness, fear, anger, worries, materialism, and ignorance of the Word of God. Also, boasting, praise the environment sensitivity, complaining, justification and impertinence etc.. Who is the one who does not have legions within; since all these have many derivatives. There are many people who seem peaceful, helpful, smiling; however the devil boils inside them. Mister and Mrs. Are not the ones that wear the nice clothes but within lives in mire of sin, but the ones that do wear the nice clothes and has the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the fruits, the signs and the hymn of love. The Lord is called a Lord because by the elements of His Father dominated the devil which could not enter in Him at all. If we want to be Lords then we shall have the elements of our Lord in our lives.
I want you to know that when in someone abides a big demon it also comes out and we can see it and avoid it. We need to be cautious and to have the spirit of discernment. Today the world is based on money. Imagine when people’s requirements grow and governments cannot meet the demands e.g have no money to pay out for wages pensions, what will happen? Chaos and destruction and all fake smiles will become snakes ready to bite. If we trust Christ, this will never happen because Christ’s disciples have love under any circumstances. Attention! We need repentance, patience, application, revival. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 37
“Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned.”
This happens to a lot of people when they get to know themselves, they despair and fear to follow Christ because they cannot expel their passions and demons, like the young man who was rich and did not follow Christ because he had lots of land and did not want to give up. But anyone who has a mission for salvation works hard for sanctification and struggles in order to free the self from the devil and the demons who managed to enter in side of him. If someone has no target for salvation is indifferent and acts as he does not see. Forbid this to happen! Let us struggle and fight rather avoid the battle because the time will come and we will weep bitterly.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 44
“Came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.”
When we have faith even to touch someone who we think is God’s the miracle will take place and we will get rid of any disease. That is why faith works in all religions and in all nations. The point is for faith to work with love which I wish to all of us. Great faith of miracles needs great devotion and great humbleness. Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 45
“And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You and You say, “Who touched Me?”
Anyone who has faith has energy that when someone else takes he can feel it. It is like we have a glass of water and someone else drinks it. Faith is not formless or invisible but visible and active for anyone who has it. So this is how this person with faith understands he has faith and uses it against the enemy to help his fellowmen and himself. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 50
“But when Jesus heard it, He answered him saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe and she will be made well.”
When we do not have essentially God at the first hurdle that will occur we lose it let alone when your child dies. Fear overpowers us and fear has hell and the fearing has no love and no faith and no logic. Fear causes confusion.
The living faith will bring us to heaven. The courage and the decision is the eagle which will unite us with the living God so through sanctification we will gain powers which will ensure and guarantee peace under any circumstances. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 51
“When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James and John, and the father and mother of the girl.”
Why the Lord did take those three disciples? The reason is because these three disciples had no doubt in their minds for the actions of the Lord. Likewise even today we shall be surrounded by people that have no doubt for the work which we do and believe it is a true work of God. Only with the faith of many people towards the same goal makes the miracle happen. Let this happen My Lord… Amen. Lord please send worthy and good workers in the voice of God, so that through them the miracle in the human race can take place. Let this be done…Amen.
CHAPTER 8 VERSE 56
“And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.”
When a person is humble he hides the small and the great miracles which God performs in his life, because he does not want to show off (egoism). It is one thing for God to advertise us and another for us to advertise ourselves. But when we have egoism even the smallest good work we do we go and tell the whole world. Let this not happen!
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 1
“Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.”
The way to cast out demons and to cure diseases begins first from ourselves. So, first we must get to know our self so with the power of God and the proper spiritual decisions to be able to cast out the demons from within us. Likewise, to cure diseases starts from inside us after we heal our self from various diseases. Both are power which is given by God. The result is the thank you we receive from the others who show by their words that God acted by using us so they can be healed spiritually and physically. After sometime of spiritual struggle and awareness of the will of God (humbleness) the power is given to us to say one word and to cast out the demons which have trapped our fellowmen and also with one word to heal the sick. Lord please help us to reach the day which all children that belong in the voice of God to self-heal and to heal those around them spiritually and physically.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 2
“He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”
The kingdom of God is preached with words which exit with power and are possessed with the wisdom of God. But the most fundamental of all is our life. It is our life that shall preach Christ with power. When our words and our deeds reveal Christ then people will run to hug us and the Gospel of Christ will be preached with power. Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 3
“And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.”
Firstly, the reason why the Lord told them to do not have on them material possessions is not to give reason to the thieves that where all nearby.
The second reason is because the one who preaches the Gospel of the kingdom with sacrifice, is worthy to receive aid for his daily needs from others, who hear and receive the mysteries of the kingdom. Because the laborer is worthy of his wage.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 5
“And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
Anyone who does not accept the messenger of God who brings wisdom, regeneration, peace, humbleness, love, Christ, neither will he accept God because God is all of the above and much more infinite blessings which we receive when we receive the messenger. In the house where the messenger has not been received naturally thrashes the devil, the controversy, the division, the selfish benefits, the lie, the wickedness, the egoism and other demons. The only thing left for this house is to be dissolved and become dust. Please God allow for us to receive your messenger which in essence is YOU. The messenger at that time becomes as if God is visiting us.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 13
“But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.”
And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.” For there were about five thousand men.”
- The Lord knew very well how much food the disciples had and it was not enough for all those people. But the Lord shows here through His word the simplicity and the humor he has displayed with His disciples in different occasions.
- If only the men were five thousand, then with the women and the children they were ten or fifteen thousand people. To have that kind of money to feed all these people, since the disciples said they would go and buy food, it means that they had a fund. Where was the money found since the disciples did not work? Surely it would be from people making donations to them; people that loved them and wanted them to continue the work that they were doing without having to think where they will find the money for their daily needs.
Today it is very difficult for people to appreciate the gift of God which He brought in their lives, and to become benefactors as they themselves benefited from God. As a result, our dedication to be greater and more meaningful more blessed with divine and physical interventions towards to the glory of God and salvation of the world.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 17
“So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.”
Many people ignore and throw away the left overs. We always want fresh food because we are spoiled. It is a good thing for us to gather the leftovers so we can gain time, especially the mothers, so we can use that time for the glory of God and the salvation of the world or for our revival. Those who are served by the land lady of the house accept the leftovers, if they love her and want her to relax. Also, by making of good use of the leftovers we save money which we can use in different other needs or for the glory of God. Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 19
“So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah, and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
When there is one man who announces a new course to people or a new teaching which is more essential to God, you cannot help wonder of who he is and this creates confusion among people. The only way to know is if it is revealed by God. However, seeing he speaks the wisdom of God we remain with him. At the end of his mission we shall understand who he is unless the Father reveals his mission to us earlier.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 23
“Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”
This is the spirit of the Lord; it does not beg and does not promise beforehand, just requires sacrifice. The sacrifice that each one of us makes is to follow Him, abandoning everything, by working with love for the glory of God and the salvation of people. This sacrifice brings the blessings and God in the end close to us making us chosen vessels and heirs of all things. I wish we all trust and follow Him with joy. At the beginning it will seem difficult the way but it is certain that our joy will be inexpressible because God and joy will live in us and all the elements of the Holy God with culmination the wisdom of God. What’s needed for us is to take the decision! HE WHO DARES WINS. Let it be done. Amen. Those who followed Him became the world’s reformers and were blessed by many and performed great miracles. I think it is worth for us to give this short life that we have so we can gain the eternal everlasting life. Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 24
“Foe whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever desires to save his life for My sake will save it.”
All people with no exception except for a few cases struggle to create conditions which will guarantee them a comfortable life and if possible a life that is full of material blessings. But here God asks for something that cannot be easily understood by us unless we have God’s spirit and His wisdom to perceive what is to lose our life in honour of God. What is to not have time for anything else, day and night, other than to study the Word of God in order to know what is His will; with the result when we discover it to begin the struggle to integrate it in our lives. When the life of Christ becomes our own life then the unparalleled blessings, the gifts and the spiritual and material wealth and finally the infinite immortal life that we shall receive will fill our life and we will live a life full of wisdom and life of God.
When we are born we enter and meet the material world and bond with it because it is the primary component that we meet in our life and unfortunately the material aspect closes the pores of the spirit so that we cannot perceive the value of the spiritual. These spiritual values when are applied in our lives we will be given all the gifts and promises of God with infinite blessings. (You shall do more than these).
The Lord is a great example. He did not have the time to dispose of than in doing the will of His Father. The blessings that he held were infinite and thousands of people were blessed by His word. I think it’s worth to relegate this life that has so much hassle, in order to bring the life of Christ in our lives which will provide in goods a hundredfold. In short, God asks for dedication because through this we will gain the gifts and the values of the Holy Spirit and comprehend the power and the value of the Holy Spirit. However anyone who understands the values of the spirit runs and closes any other door that has been opened to the world and this I wish for all to do! Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 25
“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?”
It is no profit because we will have no time to enjoy, due to wickedness, selfish interests, arguments, the devil, the diseases, the death of the soul and body, will continually function within us because of lack of sanctification and purification. These elements will bring infinite heartache which will be eternal. God forbid!
We don’t need much to live; it’s enough for us to be simple. Indeed, when we simplify our lives we will have much time to use to study and pray drawing from the Holy God inexpressible joy. Let this be done … Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 26
“For whoever is ashamed of Me and My works, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.”
Many people are embarrassed to confess God; this is egoism in case they are criticized. Why are we afraid? Who are we? Gods or kings? Who do we think we are and we’re afraid to be criticized? Surely, this kind of ego will self-destruct us and when we meet up with Christ he will tell us, “Depart from Me you dogs and snares”. God forbid!
Let us confess Christ with joy so He can confess for us to His Father with joy Who will make His presence felt in our lives with the angels, with the Holy Spirit, with His Son and His presence. Sometimes we see a dream with the Virgin Mary or with a saint and with joy we confess to all others; imagine we see God Himself! Assuredly, we will fly from joy and infinite blessings which will pour one after the other. Let this be done … Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 27
“But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.”
The truthful mouth of the Lord reveals here that some who were there with Him will not die until he comes back. Therefore today these people are over 2000 years old and live among us without been noticed. The reason is because the thickening of the corruption of our vision which rules us does not provide the elements to be able to see them and see their incorruptible body even though they live among us. But when we will be reborn in the spirit we will see these people and we will get to know the glory of the living God which works in these people so likewise it will work in us. The introduction elements to get to know these people and recognize them is holiness, purification, elimination of corruption and death and we will be encourage to follow their example. Someone asked me, “What happens to these people after; will they die?” I answered, “Physically impossible. What is the benefit in God if they die; which will be the reason? This does not happen. To live for 2,000 years as incorruptible and immortal and after to die?” Amen.
But there is for Jesus to say, maybe a case due to the power of life this person became a devil through his huge ego. Christ will judge and if such man (devil) exists he will die. Only in this case death can occur.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 30-31
“And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.”
Why were Moses and Elijah who appeared to Jesus and not Abraham or David or someone else? God is the God of the living and not of the dead. These two were taken in the spiritual heaven alive and that is why God has as escorts alive people and not dead. The glory that was revealed (Moses and Elijah) is the glory which we are racing to achieve and obtain; which is the purification, the holiness, the life of Christ which eliminates all the corruptible elements from our lives, granting us a life full of inexpressible joy. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 33
“Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”--- not knowing what he said.”
Today many spiritual people build tents. We must understand that we need to work day and night because we will not be alone in the kingdom but through struggle many millions of people will enter into it. That is why it is mentioned that he does not know what he said. These are not personal individual kingdoms but the whole kingdom which ensures God eternally with in us and around us. Let this be done … Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 35
“And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”
It was God the Father which spoke out of the cloud. God is a great mystery!! If God was speaking where was the voice coming from? What is God? Does He have vocal cords and a brain and a body? Should we investigate to find and get to know the truth? When I was young I heard that God fits nowhere because He is bigger than the creation. But here we see He descends to the mountain, therefore He is smaller than the creation. However the world was created by His Word and not with His hands. If it was though His word, it states that human was created to His icon and His image and it allows us to think that He is smaller than the creation but He governs everything spiritually and that is why we say: God is spirit. John the Apostle states, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Once in the Old Testament Moses asked to see Him. God answered, “If you see My face you will not live.” Therefore He has a face. What is going on? Then He placed Moses between two stones and told him He will allow him to see His back. And God passed by and Moses saw Him. If we want to see Him, to get to know Him, to understand Him, we shall ask with the zeal of Christ and implement His commandments so He can come and meet with us. The Lord said, “God is spirit and the faithful worship Him in spirit and truth.” Therefore we shall reborn in the spirit so through the Holy Spirit we can comprehend and know our God the Father. The answer here in this verse is for us to wonder and to question because through that, we will create thought which will create research to find and discover God. Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 40
“So I implored, Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”
Lack of faith is the reason which prevented the disciples. Lack of faith dissolves with the struggle of the study of the Word of God and with unceasing prayer. Indeed, confessing God increases the powers and with time in the name of Christ we can perform miracles against all demons. It is necessary for us to increase faith through devotion in order to find the time for our spiritual rebirth. We need to exit from the world and to enter in our private sanctuary in order to find those powers which will allow us to do miracles. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 48
“And said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great.”
We might be the least among the people but the courage to love God, ignoring all the rest of the world, makes us grant and becomes the cause to increase the spiritual gifts towards God and human beings salvation. At the beginning we make mistakes but what counts is the love, the struggle to maintain peace in us, and the research in the Word of God which guarantees and ensures by God the living faith and the unconditional love. Living faith and unconditional love are essential so God is glorified because of us on a large radius on earth and in salvation of the world. But faith and the love shall be working in us without any showing off or bragging so we can avoid the ego which brings the destruction of soul and body.
Tip: Whatever God grants us and as great our mission is, let us be governed by humbleness so we are essentially the least in God and in the world. Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 50
“But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side.”
Fear and causes obstacles and our ignorance in the spiritual scale. When fear is cast out the obstacles are also gone. Then we can grow in God and ensure complete confidence towards God the Father following the commandments of God in our lives which He revealed unto us. But when we are looking to correct the course of others thinking it is the wrong one, then we leave the wisdom of God and our mission and we even become an obstacle in Father’s plan of salvation. This can bring us to deadlock and confusion because we abandon our goal and due to ignorance we go against the living God. Attention! We need to have faith in God’s actions and to devote our time every day for our regeneration which will secure God’s wisdom faith and trust in Him. Also we need to search and explore positively the events that unfold around us so in them we can see the wisdom of God. More so, when we do not understand the events we need to search out of the box and beyond the ordinary through the Holy Spirit.
Many people are afraid to do the will of God and create molds around them. This fear is the result of huge ego which does not allow them to move different fearing the objections of the world. And that’s how all heresies and dogmas etc.. are created. Those who belong and are under such molds cannot understand that he who is not against us in on our side, and fall in judgment and condemnation. Let us concentrate in our mission without preventing anyone so we can ensure salvation of soul and body, and observe with sympathy the positive works of the ones around us.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 54-55
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” but He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.
In order for us to understand whose spirit we are is simple. If we get angry, we judge, we are jealous, we want the bad for our fellowman, if when not welcomed somewhere we condemn them, if we lie, if we have fear, if we yell, etc… then surely we are of the strict spirit (wicked spirit). But if we have love, humbleness, living faith, joy, concern for others, the peace of Christ, the love of God, if we practice the commandments of God, if we respect the path of others etc… then we are of God’s people and within us reigns the spirit of God. (Holy Spirit). Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 56
“For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
Many people listen and receive with joy God’s words and messages which He gives them in order for them to integrate His wisdom in their lives. However when some comprehend what they should do and where should they tend unfortunately their individual interests become obstacles and don’t allow them to practice the struggle of sanctification which works for the glory of God and the salvation of the world. And that is how they start to judge and blame others use excuses and draw away from the will of God which ensures them their own glory because if what is handed to them; all spiritual infinite blessings. Instead, by then their own choice penalize themselves and abstain from God and His blessings. God has shown to everyone the way to salvation and His intent is always to save the world and not to judge and condemn. It is by our own will that we draw away from God and we do not understand our grant mission with result to lose it. Forbid this to happen. Attention!
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 58
And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
The responsibility which the Lord felt towards God’s will, His Father, did not allow Him to share His life for the will of God and a little for the pleasures of the world. Here it suggests that whoever wants to follow Him needs sacrifice. The reason we need to abandon the system of the world (not people) as much as possible depending on our obligations, is to devote more time to find the elements from the Gospel which are needed to build within us the incorruptible, immortal, and full of blessings edifice of God. I have been searching for years and unfortunately if we do not abandon the system of the world and I stress not the people, we will not actually find the essential time we need to demolish all corruptible elements which surround this system and pumped in us daily. This is why the Lord said to this man to forget all pleasures and if he wants to follow Him.
The person of God is in a constant war with his other evil (himself) and needs to be fighting battles in order to neutralize him. Once we overcome and defeat our evil self we are out of danger. The Lord stressed, “Seek the kingdom of God and all shall be added to you”. Assuredly, God will make us happy, without special reasons, as long as He is in our lives. Amen.
CHAPTER 9 VERSE 59-60
Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord let me first go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”
The reason that the Lord did not want him to tend this action; not to bury his father something very simple and natural to us that if anyone would dare to stop us we will had him rebuked, is because the Lord wanted to protect him from all family revivals, e.g. arguments, obligations, working the fields, siblings. God knows our time shall be used for our essential spiritual regeneration. For someone to take over all those responsibilities it will be needed to devote all the time to the cares and naturally consequence would be to abandon Christ, the regeneration and the wisdom of Christ. We need to be cautious! Amen.
Christ wants His people to have a mission which tends with all their might, like the soldier in the battle, to establish the kingdom of God within and around us. To establish the kingdom of God within and around us we need first to understand, and through confessing, to create and serve every day of our lives. If we want to establish the kingdom of God we need to preach with God’s logic, with Jesus sacrifice and self-denial (servant of God) working with all our strength towards our goals. Let this be done. Amen.
CHAPPTER 9 VERSE 61-62
And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.” But Jesus said to him, “No one having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
I thought to give an answer to this verse. But what can I say? In this verse God says that after we have received the call; the time that we understand and place our lives in these verses, only then we are able to become heirs of the heavenly system. Then it becomes private and there is no need to say or give an explanation for what you do even to your closest people. But now to justify what we do, so they won’t criticize us or call us heretics, we create science fictions scenarios so the others are okay that we follow Christ. What do we care, my beloved friends, what the people will say? In God we will give explanations one day and not to our fellowmen. Let us do the will of God and not the will of people. All we have to do is to pray for those who are around us so God will call them and not us to beg them. Now those around us who have good will, we can invite them with love and patience and sacrifice. God calls us variously or directly or with a messenger; co-worker of God, or from a chosen vessel, as long as we don’t ignore the call. When we accept the call then we become the messengers, the heirs, coheirs, and partakers of the heavenly system. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 1
After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.
The reason that the Lord was sending two by two the disciples is because they needed one another, so that one supports the other and helps him in his struggle of destination. Moreover, the Lord says, “Where two or three are gathered there I am in the midst of them.” In addition, at the time of Christ the living conditions were not that good, and there were danger everywhere. So it was wise for them to travel two by two taking in consideration all the many different danger risks. Today life’s conditions are democratic in many countries and societies do not usually commit crimes at least during the day. So today we are given the ability for even one person alone to start and become two three or ten or a hundred or a thousand or several million born in spirit people. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 2
Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few, therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
The main request to God in our prayers is for Him to send good workers who will care for the glory of God and the salvation of the world and as well for the establishment of the kingdom of God inside them and around them. And us that we are in the voice of God we shall ensure that we get enlightened by Christ and become from unworthy to worthy workers and hurry up to understand what is the will of God and to strive with all our might for its realization which I wish from the bottom of my heart to all the new disciples of Christ. With powers and breath of life to strive towards our goals, and life will derive from our daily relationship with God with study and prayer. Many people do not study and try with the breath of death, which comes from the philosophical gossip, to accomplish objectives that need great love, great faith, and great humbleness. It takes dedication which we shall not be afraid. The Lord pointed out, “Whoever loses his life for Me and the Gospel he will gain life.” Also I will stress that Christ calls upon workers and not leaders or shepherds, or teachers or know it all philosophers, but He calls only laborers. Those who want to become bosses, shepherds leaders, do not belong to Christ and they are not of Christ. The laborer of Christ must serve God and people without aiming to become a leader. All children of God’s voice should be laborers and servants. Leader in these children shall be Christ who will bear for their work, infinite material and spiritual blessings, which will strengthen and enhance their spiritual battle towards attaining the spiritual goals that God inspired unto them. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 3
“Go your way; behold I send you out as lambs among wolves.”
The lamb processes the ability of peace and of purity and does not understand the danger. The Disciples of Christ acquire these elements also, but they are not lambs and understand danger, that is why it refers like lambs. The prophet refers for Jesus led as a lamb for slaughter. Surely Jesus had awareness of what was happening but He did not resist because it was the will of His Father. The wolves are people who have been affected by the system of the world to who the devil has placed inside them elements such as, selfish interests, aspirations, hatred, envy, and jealousy. We shall approach these people with peace, as lambs, if they welcome us it is a good thing, if not we flee and there is no need for discussion. Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 4
“Carry neither, money bag, knapsack, nor sandals, and greet no one along the road.”
The reason they do not need to carry silver or gold is not to provoke evil people which even for a euro are capable of killing another human being. Just be humble and simple when doing the distance.
The reason not to greet any one along the way is because by mingling with others we lose focus to what Christ appointed to us. In other words, have no discussion with the devil. Attention! Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 5
“But whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace to this house”.
The king of peace who is sending them is Christ. So we need to give as a greeting peace unto that house. For peace to come to us and to be transmitted to all around us, we need to have essential regeneration in order to understand the peace which Christ is referring to. For us to have the peace of Christ we need to take the decision to battle our evil side. When we gain peace we will convey the blessing to others so they can multiply unto a hundredfold. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 6
“And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it, if not it will return to you.”
Peace leaves the throne of God and descends to the person of God who is strangling to practice through peace the will of God. Peace is possessed by wisdom, joy, incorruptibility. Indeed, the person who owns it may bring it unto others who accept and understand, and likewise, they then can draw peace from the throne of God. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 7
“And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.”
It is not possible for a worker of God, a messenger of God, to work with sacrifice to lead someone to God’s throne and help others to draw the wisdom and be blessed by it in their whole lives and ensuring a life filled with Christ and we do not give him the opportunity to start a new job, in a new house in a new city in a new country. We shall strengthen the worker of Christ because he is the only one worthy of his salary. Those who are real workers who work for the glory of God and the salvation of the world shall be strengthen materialistically from those who live the renaissance in their homes so that one day they become God’s workers. The surplus of one shall go to the other need. Let this be done.. Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 9
“And heal the sick there, and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you.”
To heal those who accept that we are Christ’s disciples, we need first to find the way to heal our own selves. If we preach Christ and have not healed ourselves we need to search deeper; because it is not possible to be a messenger of Christ and sick; something is to blame. Our long time battle has shown us that this happens when humbleness is absent and faith is in shadow faith instead of living faith. One of those two are to blame. The sufferer needs to intensify his effort so God can have mercy on him and humbleness and living faith shall be the dominant factors in his life. Christ refers to the signs for the faithful in the end of the Gospel of Marc. Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 10-12
“But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, “The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless, know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you! But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.”
If the people do not accept the messenger of God naturally they will not accept God; the voice of God is the messenger of God. It is the voice that when adopted it will ensure these people joy, love, rebirth, wisdom, life and Christ. Since then, despite the effort of God by His messenger when not accepted by the people then the devil, the dust, will take place in the house, in the village, in the city, in the country. Forbid this to happen. Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 16
“He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.”
The messengers of God are recognized by
1. from the attractive power of their speech which exits their mouth with power. The multiplicity of their words which are interesting, full of life, full of wisdom, full of love, full of living faith and wisdom of God which removes all corruptible elements that surrounds us. Their words shower us with hope of renaissance, evolution and eternal life.
2. From their serene, crystal, clear, and full of optimism look.
3. From the glow of their face which glow emits confidence and trust to those who hear and see it and receive it themselves.
4. From the simplicity that pervades them.
5. From their generosity.
6. from their absolute interest to the glory of God and the salvation of the world.
These are the basic and there are many more elements that reveal the good messengers. Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 17
“Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”
Faith makes miracles in the name of Christ. Yet it is humbleness and love that save our soul and body. Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 18
“And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven.”
The fight of Christ against His temptations, His victory in Gethsemane, His courage to work in front of the Scribes and Pharisees, His apostolic work, His sacrifice on the cross His burial and His resurrection, His Ascension, plummet Satan so he cannot act unto Him, because He fought him as a person and not as a God, with guidance of the Holy Father. Likewise, when we comprehend and integrate God’s guidance in our lives we will win also. However, the voice of God understood all these and today with the power of Christ; which power He showed and proved as a human by doing the will of His Father; and we have the same power within us, and this power is capable to increase so we can also plummet Satan and his legions from within us and around us, emboldened by the actions of the Lord who stresses, “You shall do more.”
Many people do not understand all these and run to Christ to solve their problems which remain unsolved. What is needed is to become like Him: “You are My friends when You do what I say. I have given you the example.”
Those who will believe all these will make the steps to find time and love, to tend towards the dedication which will secure them with the life of Christ. Everything is possible to the faithful. So my dear brothers and sisters let us take the Gospel well in hand so we take courage. With the Gospel as a guide let us walk all the days of our lives and be sure that we will actually be instrumental in the establishment of the kingdom of God within us and around us. Let this be done … Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 19
“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means, hurt you.”
Here, it does not mean the snakes found in the fields nor the scorpions, but the snakes and the scorpions which live in the world and try to impose the system of the world as our salvation. We shall toss out the system of the world which has principles that slowly leads us to perish our soul and body. Forbid this to happen. Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 20
“Nevertheless, do nor rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
The miracles which are performed by preaching the Gospel of Christ are like fireworks for a brief time and later lost. The reason the miracles happen is to strengthen us and the ones around us and then to follow Christ more fundamentally with love, humbleness and sacrifice and to reach to the point where we see Christ face to face. When we become like the image of Christ our names are written in heaven, because He put Himself in the service of His Father for the regeneration of all people through His sacrifice. So in this way and only this way, our names will be written in heaven. So in order to seal our mission we shall fight our own weak self and gain the likeness of our Lord Jesus Christ. “Show me your faith by your works.” When we do acts of love then Christ lives within us. Some people say that works are not needed because we have Grace and that we are saved by faith. Paul the Apostle spoke about the Grace but the same time he preached the Gospel to 12 nations with works of sacrifice. The humbleness which abided in him was revealing in words that whatever works he did was by the Grace of God in him. Let us also make sure to put Christ through works of sacrifice where we can, where ever they welcome us and we can all at the end say we did what we did with the Grace of God. Humbleness is needed so we can see the great and glorious day of the Lord. Let this be done….. Amen.
The works are done to shape in us the character of Christ. Without the works how we will know that we can love? How we will know that we are humble? How can we prove that we worked with sacrifice? So what’s needed is attention and prayer in order to be enlightened from above for how we shall live. Let it be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 21
“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.”
Those who think they are the wise in this world and call themselves wise because they own one or two diplomas in the science of the world, fall into the trap of selfishness that they know everything. This selfishness becomes the cause for them to discard the simplicity and the wisdom that pervades the Word of God and they are not able to understand it and they stay distant and indifferent in the various wisdom of the Holy God and the apostolic mission of our Lord. The reason that the babes of the world found grace is because of their simplicity which pervades them and allows the pores of the Spirit to open so they can question and seek when reading God’s divine Word. This is God’s way to attract and spur interest on the elements on the Gospel on to His readers. So over time they become shareholders of the renaissance, the evolution and the faith. They glorify God for the blessings which are in their lives. Humbleness, simplicity and love ensure us a life full of happiness and help us avoid the corruptible traps of the world. Furthermore, the babes of the world see the brilliance of God and there are no words for them to express it. However, in order for them to see it means that they are liked by God and they are accepted by Him for their works. So do not let selfishness blind us and lose out from the Grace of God and His blessings. Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 22
“All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”
The Son will reveal the Father (life) to those who struggle in their whole life to practice the will of God which derives from the Holy Gospel and from the life of Christ. Unfortunately, the spiritual world of today does not have the Father and His wisdom because it fell into many traps and the result is for God not to be revealed unto the spiritual leaders and to their followers.
The first trap is the rejection of the kingdom of God from within us and around us and they transfer it unto heaven.
The second trap is that they believed in life through death and not in life through life.
The third trap is they did not believe to acquire the fruits, the gifts and the signs by which will ensure blessings.
The forth trap is they formalized the Word of God (typical faith)as like being inactive verb when in contrary the verb of God gives and sustains life.
We need to study without moulds, forget what was given to us and to take the Word of God in our hands so we can see white days. So we can get to know our Father whom only the Son (word) can reveal to us. The way for this to happen is to imitate the life of Christ. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 23-24
“Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see; for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it.”
Indeed, those were lucky people who heard and saw God Himself face to face and were presented with the whole truth of heaven which reveals that a person can become through Jesus Christ; a child of God, an heir of God, coheir of Christ and partaker of the glory of the heavenly Father. Today after 2000 years God still is acting with great miracles through the Holy Spirit and through the voice of God in our lives so we feel also that we live in the presence of Christ. God ensures us with His way by manifesting in us His Word which grants us joy and determination to keep and practice His word and through this we shall become shareholders of the promises and gifts of the Holy God. Blessed are those who did not see and believed. Today it is the Holy Spirit which activates Christ in us and God in our lives by crafting us in chosen vessels and afterwards children of God. This I wish to happen to all of us. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 25
“And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
There are many people like in this case, who ask not for learning but with the spirit to provoke, or to mock or to act smart. In any case the answer given by God is true. We shall know that knowledge is the forbidden fruit; it is the tree that a person learns good and bad. When making good use of the knowledge a person is reborn and becomes God. When we misuse the knowledge, this knowledge will become the cause for the person to perish. Forbid this to happen. Be alert and cautious.” I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.” Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 27
“So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart with all you soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
We have analyzed this verse in the Gospel of Mark in chapter 12 verses 30-31.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 28
“And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
In order to live we shall love God with all our might and to throw all weakness, personal benefits, personal interests, ambitions etc... in the waste basket. The love towards others depends on our dedication to do the will of God so by personal consecration to find spiritual ways with love that will disposition the spirit of others, leading to the result of making them see all corruptible elements which have surrounded their lives. So anyone who loses their life for the glory of God and the salvation of the world, he shall live. The rest who shall not live, will play a role so with their behavior, history will be written which will educate and studied attentively by the people of God for constructive feedback. It is therefore the promise of God, the word of God, which says “Do this and you shall live.”
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 30-36
The parable of the Good Samaritan
This parable symbolizes the fallen person or rather the whole human race which is fallen, went away from Christ and the thieves (worldly system, weakness, passions, diseases, egos, wickedness etc...) left him dead. The Good Samaritan is Christ who with the elements of love and the great mercy which He grants to His people, established His church on earth (an Inn) so a person can find essential therapy. I wish from my heart, for all of us to find Christ; that church and the innkeeper that would secure us the therapy and the recovery in the principles of life of God. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 37
“And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
In the world the mercy of God follows believers and unbelievers. God rains for just and unjust with gifts over all the materials and the spiritual domains. It will be inconceivable for us that we are God’s people not to do the same; give material and spiritual mercy for all brothers and sisters who suffer around us. We shall show to all the unconditional love of God. Mercy, love and humbleness are the throne of God. We shall embrace these elements if we want to reach the throne of God. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 39-40
“And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
Martha symbolizes the precipice of the material world which devoured the spiritual. Mary stands at the ultimate spiritual structure which abandoned the physical structure of the world. Indeed this spiritual development with the zeal that governs it may evolve with the grace of God to reach holiness and sanctification. Martha symbolizes money and the system from where comes the glory of the world and surrounds the materialistic world. Mary symbolizes the spiritual devotion which attaches us with God absorbing our mind and our works for the glory of God and the salvation of the world. Also, Mary symbolizes these people where they belong essentially to the voice of God, which after studying the wisdom of God will stream towards establishing spiritual bible studies all over the world. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 10 VERSE 41-42
“And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha , Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
There are many people who from morning to night work hard to establish materials and their only interests are to increase their financial development and boast for all their materialistic riches and investments. They think they have secured their future. They forget what our Lord Jesus Christ said, “your time is always ready.”
Why is it hard for us to understand that life, the blessings, and the joy in our lives do not come from our assets but from the blessing and the presence of God in our lives. Why we cannot comprehend that death will swallow us soon or later? We shall begin to invest in the spirit instead to the soil. We are happy when we live with God and this love and devotion is enough to provide in us continuous contentment. In a nutshell, the Lord states in this verse, “Martha, Martha, (humans) you worry and trouble for many things, but one and only one thing is needed; it is for us to find the way to reborn in spirit so we shall not die and to seek the way to do the will of God from now and ever and unto the ages of ages Amen. Those people who are like Mary symbolize God; the purity which will never betray them.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 2
“So He said to them, “When you pray, say, “Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven.”
Father of mine, since all Christians say the Lord’s Prayer it shall imply that all Christians are brothers and shall stand united. However the message has not been understood for judgment and condemnation to be abolished and for God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Today in the Christian world and especially their leaders confess and dogmatize in the hearts of their people that the kingdom of God is in heaven and all Christians shall die in order to go to heaven. Meanwhile, God our Father asks to establish His kingdom on earth. This means subversion of the worldly belief in death and the elimination of sin, corruption and finally the end of physical death. God’s kingdom on earth means that people have to set in their lives and be governed by the unconditional love towards all fellowmen. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 3
“Give us day by day our daily bread”
In this verse we come to understand that we need to spend more time to seek the spiritual things for the glory of God and the salvation of the world and our rebirth in spirit. Let us not waste our time for the abundance of the materialistic possessions because it is the promise of God “Seek the spiritual and all material will be added to you.” The everyday worries alienate us from God and create in us conditions of anxiety and disorientation from the will of God and the aim of holiness. We need to understand the importance of limiting the working hours towards materialistic possessions and devote more precious time towards our salvation. We shall take advantage of our time and devote it to God so we can be paid with the fruits with gifts and with the signs of the Holy Spirit which will bring to us spiritual treasures and materialistic wealth, because the Holy Spirit creates infinite blessings in all areas and domains. These blessings can all be available for the establishment of the kingdom of God within us and around us. Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 4
“And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
All people say these words in their daily prayers, but in practice this verse is not understood and is not applied. Mercy is not granted towards fellow human beings and this becomes the obstacle for not receiving remission from heaven for our own sins. We must forgive others for their sins in order for God to forgive our sins, because whichever judgment we judge we shall be judged. When we refuse to forgive, obviously the mercy of God does not enter and does not overshadow us and our mistakes. That is why our world is filled of disease, wickedness and multiple temptations who like lightning erupt in our daily lives with unpredictable results. The temptation is instant and keeps from one minute to a few days, but the trial keeps for years. The temptation comes because our spiritual level has limited power of God to respond to the instant attacks of the evil one. Repentance, regeneration, spiritual insight and ingenuity of the spirit are needed upon the utmost in order to understand the temptation and to protect ourselves with prayer and evangelical knowledge. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 9-10
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”
“Ask it will be given.” What can we ask? We can ask for God to grant us the appetite and the desire to study the Word of God and also when we study the Word to feel so good as if we are on vacation and always with the first opportunity to want to study and learn more and more.
“Seek and you will find.” We seek in the Word of God to find the way to free ourselves from sin, from corruption and from death. For example, the following verses in the Bible help us to find the way to free ourselves from sin, corruption and death.
“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. For, with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
“There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?”
“Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?
“For this corruptible must put on incorruptibility, and this mortal must put on immortality.”
“Forgive them because they do not know what they are going.”
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
So let us begin to study to seek and to find. Amen.
“Knock and it will be open.” To knock means to pray with unceasing prayer so whatever we find in the Word of God through the living faith to become heirs of the promises, the fruits of the Holy Spirit, the gifts and the signs of God. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 13
“If you, then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
We as humans know the needs of people from childhood and we ensure that our children have the necessary. Also, God knows that without the Holy Spirit we’re a nothing and our strength and drive is next to nothing. The Lord trusted His Father and received from Him the Holy Spirit without measure. The reason that He received without measure is because he trusted His Father unto the absolute. Because we do not trust in Him, our wisdom reaches to a point that we have limited power and strength. If we trust Him totally, we will also receive the Holy Spirit and depending in our trust in Him the spirit will increase within us. Therefore what needs to be added in us is the Holy Spirit because with the wisdom and the power which will provide us, we will be able to tackle everything in order to free both soul and body, so we can reach and obtain all those elements which guarantee us sanctification. “You’re Gods and Sons of the Mighty God.” Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 17
“But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. “
Where there is division there is no God. There will only be dust. I want all the children belonging in the Voice of God not to divide for any reason. Besides, only with unity this promise which reads as follows will be achieved, “Let all know you’re My disciples when you have love for one another.” Also when we are united the Lord’s Prayer will be fulfilled in our time, “Father, keep those who You gave to Me safe in Your Name and united as We are”. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 21-22
“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own place, his goods are in peace. But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.”
The strong man is the devil who managed to plant over time within a person jealousy, lies, selfishness, criticism, fear, anger etc.. And with these elements he dominates today people and the whole human race. But when the stronger man (Christ) comes to visit, then first through repentance and second with renaissance manages to overcome and throw away the powerful devil. The right for the devil to be strong is given by us through our ignorance to the Word of God and His wisdom. So when God will come He will cast out from inside of us the devil so Christ will reign and act with His elements which are the fruits, the gifts and the signs. The spoils of the devil which he managed to place in God’s people hearts are weakness, passions, and ignorance of the Will of God etc... And those spoils enter in us and they keep us away from the regeneration of our spirit. We need to urgently call on Christ and invite Him so He can perform His miracle with in us. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 23
“He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.”
There is no middle ground; either we are with God or with the devil. What are we waiting for? There are thousands the blessings of God which will come and abide within our lives. We already know where the way of the world and its joys lead us. We need to decide and make up our minds without fear to do the will of God and to have faith and trust in Him. Let us all work hard to achieve the struggle of purification and holiness. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 24-26
“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, “I will return to my house from which I came.” And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
I met people who actually launched a struggle of sanctification and managed to throw away a lot of demons from inside of them, but they had no patience to endure and complete their purification. So, slowly they let it go and the devil which existed before in their lives, but had gone away, when they let go and abandoned their effort and stopped praying and be attentive, he came back stronger and brought more demons and they became worsted than before. The Lord stresses, “Patience will save your souls” and “He who will endure to the end he will be saved.”
It takes a lot of study, continuous prayer and spreading the word of God in order for the Holy Spirit to fill us with infinite wisdom which spurs our interests and our attention to complete our mission. Let us become like the Spartans who when going for battle they would say we shall win or we shall not return. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 27
“And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
Many times, as humans we attach honor to people, for God that came in our lives. Surely this shows a person of God who returns the honor to whomever and whatever works and acts for our substantial regeneration, because it is God who works through people. This behavior is acceptable and well pleasing to God and to the people and it is a perfect feeling to know that through people God works and is behind the actions of the people of God and to Him we must ascribe full honor and many thanks. We worship Him with works of repentance and regeneration that occur through our love for God our Father. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 28
“But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
Indeed, blessed are those who hear and understand the teachings of the Father because they will be able to free themselves from sin, corruption and finally from death. Furthermore, they will bring the heavenly Father within themselves so they will reign with Him now and ever unto the ages of ages, defeating by the word of God all those corruptive elements of sin which lead to deadlock. I wish to all of us in the voice of God to essentially understand the verbs of the teaching of God and the role of the presence of Christ in the world. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 29-30
“And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah, the prophet. For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.”
Signs (miracles) are like fireworks which excite for that hour but they do not rejuvenate, they don’t save us but bring fear and produces faith in shadows. Anyone who demands or wants signs (miracles) will not go very far in the spiritual battle towards sin and corruption. In the contrary, those people who understand the teachings of Christ and strive to integrate it into their lives they will see the greatest miracle; God in them, who will guide them and direct them to the road of incorruptible immortal life; the blessed eternal life in Jesus Christ. This is the miracle that we shall seek to see. The way to see it is by study, by understanding the words of the Holy Gospel, by repentance, by regeneration and by the progress in God unto us by the teachings of our Lord. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 31-32
“The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the Wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.”
The queen of the South was a woman who heard about the Wisdom of Solomon and travelled for years to go to meet him. Many people today that understand Christ and His teaching abhor it with different reasons because they seek to ensure through the system of the world, the joy, the life, and the prosperity, through the meaningless things which the world provides such, as money properties, education etc…. (Life does not consist of possessions).
This queen because of her zeal to go and hear the wisdom of Solomon, in the day of judgment she will be screaming; aren’t you embarrassed that you got to know Christ, the God and you have remained indifferent and no repented in His teachings? This teaching happens to lead us towards the defeat of the physical corruption and the physical death. The queen will laugh at this and many others will do also with our failure to enlightenment. Forbid this to happen. Let us be cautious. Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 33
“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.”
The lamp is Christ and His teachings. To whomever Christ will enter with His teachings that person then becomes God; becomes a lamp. And then this lamp (person) shines unto the lives of his fellow men through Christ that lives and acts within him, and the world is enlightened and guided by this person to the path of incorruptible and eternal life. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 34
“The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.”
The eye of the body is the member which sees the outside world, the nature and all objects and introduces them to the inner world of a person. The eye inserts, the brain sees, the spirit that exists and acts in our brain processes the images. If the devil resides in the brain a wicked spirit acts within us and all around us. But if in our brain resides the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God and unspeakable joy inundated our lives. The reason is because with the spirit of God everything works for the pure. Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 35
“Therefore take heed that the light in in you is not darkness.”
Light can be a test or an adversity that without God becomes darkness that leads us into an impasse. But when Christ and His teachings are within us then the test will guide us and we will remain a light.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 36
“If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”
When Christ abides within us in whole essence, then our spirit and our body are always shining through Christ. Christ was handsome in spirit and body. This is the future glory; the glory of Christ; healthy spirit – healthy body. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 39
“Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.”
There are many Christians who care to perform the standard and all the rituals of their doctrine, thinking that it would be clean and pleasing to God, while their spirit, their acts and their heart is far away from the essential will of God. The inward which must be clean is our spirit which should be of Christ. The “Get to know thy self”, the cleanliness of ourselves, the study of the Holy Gospel, the unceasing prayer are what guarantees and ensure us holiness and clean interior world with the result of our exterior (body, works, image) to be of the Holy God. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 41
“But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.”
The handout materials is an element of love and a component of God and when is given it brings rest and joy. When someone gives material goods to the needy, it shows this person is a reborn spirit in God and he works the will of God in his life. Many are those who spent numerous hours talking about Christ but do not work the will of God and they cannot give a single dime. They are not capable to give even to those who have helped them let alone to people who cannot reciprocate them. The handouts are material and moral support to the poor and to those who are in need in general. Anything given to the people who need material help manifests unconditional love. There is another charity which is spiritual and seeks the redemption of the human race. This is done by a person who has devoted years to the study of God’s Word and in unceasing prayer. The results of this dedication is to provide to the well –meaning faithful, spiritual material such as spiritual speeches, questions and answers on spiritual mysteries, spiritual insights which through studying them we are able to free ourselves and save our body and soul. Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 42
“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.”
Many people belonging to various Christian denominations tithe and watch the typical law that has nothing to do with love, with mercy, with judgment and with substance. Surely, they will find the woe of the Lord before them because with the power they hold they prevent the will of our Father. Let not this happen to us.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 43
“Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.”
The greetings of honor, the VIPS, the best seats are annulled from the voice of God. We are all workers of the truth; we are all servants of God and our fellowmen. Anyone who wants to be a leader in the voice of God let him depart because he puts himself at risk, because of his selfishness, to self-destruct. In the voice of God the leader is Christ; and we are all brothers and sisters. Jesus said, “You are all my brothers” This is the word of God, the command of Jesus. And we walk base on this command which ensures us humbleness. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 44
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”
Attention! Because these graves shine from the outside but the inside is decay. The lie, the egoism, the selfish interests, the wickedness and generally all sin within us is the ones that create the graves and they exist in the first place! Attention! Hypocrisy creates this situation. A hypocrite is a person whose behavior is characterized by the effort not to show the true self but to present a false image for ideas for emotions and for intentions. In other words, like an actor who embodies a role that never had.
Attention! Indeed some pretend that role so well that many others live with them many years without understanding anything. God bless us. Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 46
“And He said, “Woe to you also lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to hear and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.”
Indeed! How many laws are there? Because of my job, I have been around people who put emphasis on the law and had authority to implement it where they wanted. However, when they wanted to win the favor of some people they themselves were breaking the law. Unfortunately, it is very sad but the whole world is like that. I wish mercy will conquer and be applied to all people. Amen.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 47-48
“Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.”
This is sad…
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 49-51
“Therefore the wisdom of God also said, “I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute, ‘ that the blood of all prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.”
The wisdom of God allows this situation to happen for a person having no excuse for being a hypocrite.
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 52
“Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”
Many people today seek to learn the law of God and the law of the people. But when they learn the law, due to their weakness they mistreated it. They know the law, however, they handle it with wickedness and hypocrisy and even when they are question about it they reveal another law which serves their ego. Luckily today we are governed by democratic powers and laws and so we are given the opportunity to take the law in our hands to study, to understand and integrate in our lives. To many hypocrites of the law which are governed by selfish interests, they won’t like this initiative because the truth will be revealed through us and they will have to take blame for their actions. We shall not care how they feel; we shall go forward learning and working the will of God.
“Blessed are you that people are persecuting you in My name. Rejoice because great is your reward in heaven.”
This is the only way for God’s will, His wisdom and His love to overwhelm our lives with infinite blessings. Let this be done… Amen. Have courage and he who dares wins!!
CHAPTER 11 VERSE 53-54
“And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross- examine Him about many things, lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him.”
There are many ambushes this kind even today. We need to act as snakes and as doves because the river of sin, of fanaticism, and of egoism can crush us when is found in front of us, when we do not have the required roots to not be afraid and swept away. We need to be cautious! Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 1
“In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.”
The leaven of the Pharisees is words without works, rituals without essence, and love without love. It is selfish powers and works of love for the show to people and not for the glory of God. The leaven of the Pharisees abolishes the kingdom of God here on earth and transfers it into the sky. In other words, the leaven of the Pharisees is empty words which delete the substance of God, hinder the establishment of His kingdom as in heaven and on earth, eliminate the incorruptible immortal life. Briefly we can say, it removes the meaning of Jesus sacrifice on the cross by altering it as a religious ritual making followers all those people who have ignorance of the Word and the will of God. Beware of that leaven because when we eat it slowly but surely it will lead us to doubt which fosters premature corruption, meaningless knowledge and death.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 3
“Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.”
One day everything will be bare and transparent before God and human. What is hidden it will be revealed. If it is in accordance with God‘s will the glory will be infinite. However, if it is outside from the will of God sadly it will become the cause for our loss. We must study and pray for to become holy. Constant struggle creates holy habits and the mind of Christ, so that by pure habits and the mind of Christ we can ensure the glory of God eternally. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 4
“And I say to you, “My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.”
Friends of God (Christ) are those who under any circumstances glorify God and work without anguish or without whys all adversities that they are faced by doing God’s will. The work is done for the glory of God and the salvation of the world. The friends of Christ will not hesitate to glorify God with sacrifice if needed and the reason they do not hesitate and have no fear is because of their huge love towards God. The works of love which we do for God will excel us into heaven and will create His kingdom within us. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 5
“But I will show you whom you should fear. Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!”
Here it means to be afraid of the devil who is the best marketer and is the only one who gets such a power. We give him the right and the power. The devil with barrage of lies is working day and night with a thousand two tricks to buy his merchandise; sin. The reason he is doing so is to expose us before God and people and before angels of God on the Day of Judgment. Later, because of sin he wants to claim power over our body and soul. Beware!! Have no discussion, no dialogue, and no concession with the devil and in his works which he encourages to access in our lives. In the beginning we do not understand the tricks and the way the devil acts in our lives but after a while we realize that is of the devil because it becomes habit the sin and passion. So, by sin he dominates us throughout our lives on earth and later after death in the spirit. Please Lord have mercy on us and protect us in order to reach to the desired place that is through living faith and unconditional love and save both our soul and body. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 6-7
“Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
The people who feel they are left behind and feel that they have no blessings in their lives should tend to these:
To stop acting as if they know it all
To take the Gospel of Christ in their hands
To cling to the voice of God
To study the Gospel of God
To pray in secret and to seek the great mercy of God to outshine their lives
To forget what they thought and practice as the will of God that was given to them by the system of this world.
To sincerely repent and to exhibit substantial love towards to God and to the people.
To reborn with God so they can function like Gods.
To confess Christ where they feel they will be heard, starting with the preaching of love and life which ensures the joy and infinite blessing.
Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 8-9
“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.”
If it’s taking a long time for the kingdom of God to establish on this earth is because to many people who followed God received many powers and blessings, but when they had to confess their beliefs to the principalities and authorities of this present world they were ashamed and feared they will be cast out and consequently they lost it all. The voice of God with the power of God took the decision to work to establish the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven, regardless of what others think. “Blessed are you when they persecute you in My Name and for the Gospel.” Let this be done… Amen.
Those who are embarrassed to confess God and His messengers cannot enter the kingdom of God. Shame hides egoism and selfish interests and with those kinds of demons we are blind. Forbid this to happen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 10
“And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.”
The Father is the silence who gives the plan of the creation. The Son is the word who receives the design and gives it to the Paracleto (Holy Spirit). The Holy Spirit is the contractor of holiness. It is this that will work to establish the kingdom of God within us and around us. Imagine how many holy people are waiting for centuries the Holy work of the Holy Spirit, in order to redeem their body and soul so they can re-enter in life, in the kingdom of God with new bodies with new life. The reason that there will be no forgiveness for the one who will blaspheme the Holy Spirit is because it is the Holy Spirit who establishes the kingdom. So when someone blasphemes the contractor,( the Holy Spirit), he will not be saved. This person did not understand God and the crew of His Holy wisdom which governs Him and he did not understand the way God works. Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 11-12
“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
If we are called from the authorities or from the principalities we shall say the truth. We do not need to think what to say. We only need to say the truth and we shall be confident that God will take care through the Holy Spirit so no one will be able to contradict the wisdom which the Lord bestowed on our lips. Sometimes the truth seems like it`s accusing but it`s not accusing but saying the truth.
A person of God must say the truth. If the truth offends someone it is not the intention of the person of God but of the person who has negative perception and gets offended. If the person has positive perception the truth becomes glory of God if he has negative perception it becomes an offence. Let us all have the positive and good perception to receive the truth and glorify our God. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 14
But He said to him, “Man who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you”
I have also been brought to this position from people who did not care about God but only they cared about themselves and their personal ambitions. I was asked to give opinion for material matters that bring controversy among materialistic minded people, but thank God for He enlightened me and took no part in it. However if a spiritual person asks me I am obliged to tell him the following, “When you are ask to give give and to him who takes do not demand”
We shall not be doing favors to gain friendships, but to have the desire for the salvation of fellow friend and enemy. Our main goal shall be for us to be always with God and liked by Him rather be liked of someone who aims for fraudulent purposes. Our Lord did stress, `He who leaves his house, brothers or sisters father or mother, children and fields in honor of My Name, he shall receive hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.` This must be our priority and if we want to follow Christ let`s leave the divides aside and let`s proceed to do the will of God. Let this be done…. Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 15
And He said to them, “Take heed and be aware of covetousness, for one`s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
Greatness is the answer of the Lord. Unfortunately, people in all their lives are dealing with the material investments and this draws all their focus and does not allow them to think of God or His will or their purpose etc… it is sad to be under the ignorance of the Word of God. Christ’s advice is that life does not consist of material possessions and materialism does not bring us to salvation. Let’s be reminded of the parable of the rich fool and of the words of wise Solomon “the first generates the material around, the second increase the material and the third sells the material and eats them because he never sweat or worked for them. Attention and be aware of materialism because it is a trap to lose our precious time and secondly to absorb us in heavy concerns and worries. This brings forth disease and death. The children of God shall always recall and remember the verse of the Bible which states “Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?” Also remember, “Give us our daily bread”. Let this be done… Amen. Blessed are those who tend the will of God.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 16-21
Then He spoke a parable to them, saying; “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, ‘Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.’ But God said to him, “Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?” So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God”.
Exactly as it says!
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 22-23
Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
Our primary concern should be to do God’s plan with devotion and sacrifice in order to receive love, humbleness, wisdom, living faith, fruits, gifts and signs. These elements will excel us to heaven and will give us hundredfold spiritual and material goods. Let this be done… Amen. Indeed, anyone who loses their life will gain it through living faith and through the Holy Spirit. We will gain eternal and blessed life; life with God. Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 31
“But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.”
We shall ask and work for the kingdom of God. But what is the kingdom of God? Many people believe that the kingdom of God comes to us when we die. If this was the case, all people (Christians) would like to die. However, the opposite happens. All people want to live and always be young and healthy, but sin does not permit this to take place. Our Lord with His powerful teachings revealed to us that the kingdom of God is within us and whoever hurries enters into it. The person of God is the one who possesses the obedience in the Word of God and more specifically in the will of God. We must understand once and for all that the kingdom of God is not in the sky but is within us. God’s kingdom means; within us reigns God, life, the fruits of the Holy Spirit, the gifts, the signs, the humbleness, the unconditional love, the joy, the wisdom, and the incorruptibility. It is the biggest lie that has been preached on earth for centuries that the kingdom of God is established after death and people live to be judged here on earth. A person does not live to be judged on this earth, but we live so we can reborn in spirit and understand and decode through the Holy Spirit all the mysteries that exist around God. The mistaken faith of death, the sin, the selfish interests and the abomination of humans from the will of God pervades everyone and makes us unjustified in front of God and we cannot become heirs of that inaccessible glory of God. The voice of God emphasizes the following; when a person dies enters in a worst fate because he loses his body which is the temple of God and with which he can work the works of the Spirit. When a person dies the only thing he can do as a spirit is to wait for the kingdom of God to be established on earth so through resurrection he can receive a new body. When a person dies is like a paralytic who is in the bed of pain capable to think but not able to do anything. We shall all of us understand once and for all that we need to ask and work for the kingdom of God to be established within us and around us. Lord told us “Follow Me, repent and regenerate”. These elements will situate and ensure within us the faith we need to remove the sin and all the corruptible elements. The voice of God is working towards to abolish sin which exists and is hidden in us in many ways. The voice of God is working to establish the kingdom of God within us and around us so there is nothing to set us in servitude. The voice of God is working towards the elimination of physical death through the living faith and through the Holy Spirit (cloak). The voice of God works to create the people of God. The voice of God is working to be cleansed from the big sin and from the small foxes (sin) in order to stand up to the temptation which is to come upon the habitants of the earth. The voice of God works to build the people which will call for Christ to come for His second coming and so everything will be in God and we all can be eternally children of God. Let this be done … Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 32
“Do not fear little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
It will not stay little flock. It starts from God and after it’s given to someone who has essential relationship with God (prophet) then become two prophets after three after thirty prophets after three thousand prophets and after many thousands of people whom all together become sons and daughters of God. Prophet means the person who first plants the wisdom of God and His glory to others. Let this be done … Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 33
“Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.”
It is all worth it to give it all for the purpose of God’s will on earth. Our Lord pointed out to us, “Make friends from the mammon of injustice”. For example, now that we have the money we shall distribute them with wisdom to reborn in spirit other people so all together we can strive for our grand goal which is the foundation of the Kingdom of God on this earth. If we invest in doing the will of God in our lives we will inherit God’s eternal powers. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 34
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Many people are presenting with their lips their Christian faith but with their works they worship materials. This is evident by daily preoccupation which tends to attain material goods and has no time left for any kind of dedication towards studying the Word of God and to bestow it to others. The tree is known by its fruit. Our joy shall be how to invest the powers that God gave us, material and spiritual, in our fellow man and not on ourselves. “Whoever loses their life for My Name and the Gospel he will find it”. Let this be done… Amen.
CHAPTER 12 VERSE 35
“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning.”
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