Friday, April 29, 2011

As the Horse

Psalm 32:9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they they come near unto thee.


I've been stubborn since I got here on this earth. And that subborn attitude saved my newborn life. But here in Psalm 32:9 David speaks of another kind of attitude that has to be proded and poked with a bit in the mouth and reigns that pull this way or that. There is a positive aspect to this kind of leading, that is if a righteous Man has His hands on the reigns. Then I must be quick to yeild to the turn of His hands the kick of the spur. This is a lesser way of being commanded by our Savior Jesus. But it is a way that can be used by the Savior on ones who have no understanding. It times I must admit Iam one who has no understanding but we all will find ourselves here from time to time. All things work together for good to those who are called according to His purpose(s) for each individual life.


Having Understanding

This is the highest form of yeildedness. Moving with the nudges and shifts of the Jesus's Spirit of Truth who is the Holy Spirit. I say Jesus's Spirit of Truth because there is a intricate working together between them. He could not come unless Jesus left to take His rightful place in a Heavenly place. Whether this place be on earth or not we count this as a mystery. He is our Soverien and can do as He wills with the laws of Science. So we must not be quick to assume what Spiritual law is in operation at a given time unless the one who is King of kings lets us in on the mystery.

Micah 4:12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

Later Alligator
Shundra L. Moore

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Working On Something

Compelling people to receive God's Love through others. Sometimes you have to go through their hearts desires (their likes) to compel them to see how much God has already done for them.

Not many will want to bless another in this way. Some say you have not qualified for the blessing. But God qualifies by the blood of Jesus not from works even if those works are in faith.

Works that are in faith are simply acts that please God. But God is not waiting for you to please Him to show you Love. That would be a barter system. I don't serve a Jesus like that one. His love is unconditional His mercy and favor is at His command.

If I live in poverty for the rest of my life I will still be content. Not with the poverty. But with my relationship with God. I personally choose to be content. Because he has already delivered me from Hell. I'm not trying to buy my salvation or pay God back for saving me from Hell by pleasing Him. I make an effort to please Him because I love Him.

And he is showing me how He wants to be Loved. Because I asked Him how He liked to be Loved. That answer has reward in learning the personality of Jesus. How about knowing someone personally who can make a new star system. I'm working on that.

Later Alligator - Exodus 2:3
SLM Shundra L. Moore

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Worship in Spirit and in Truth

Worship in Spirit and in Truth.


God is Spirit and we are created like Him by God. Man is also spirit and is called to yield himself to his true nature, which is a spirit who has a body. That one who yields will agree with Jesus who is the God man.

I hear you say agree in what way should I agree with Jesus? Well, God is concerned with our condition on this earth. He even sent His son, Jesus, to make sure that we have the ability to live the life that He died and was raised from death for. The ambition of my life is to know by experience this a life that consistently yields to God in the mundane day to day life right here on earth.

The Third person of the Trinity the Holy Spirit who is also God is here to help me with this ambition. I am concerned about where in life and how correction by the Holy Spirit is given. For me personally this correction usually comes concerning how I see God. As Father as friend ect. But I know even His correction is kind because I know Him. If I see God as a harsh being who sends all types of calamity to train me to be Holy or separate from the world system. This attitude will affect how I receive His promises to me. Do you see God as a god who has to be angry to get a point to a lesser being or is completely justified in getting angry at sin which is separation from His children?

Sin can be illusive for the Christian and other honest seekers. Especially if you can recognize the big ten thou shall nots or the don’ts. Our enemy will usually will not come at those who recognize those in an obvious way. The don’ts are there to show us the boundaries of protection so that we can stay within His shielded area. But I am convinced that God wants us to know Him by who He is not what He does not want us to do.

I see and am seeing God as a kind Father who has all power and will not force His Lordship on His capstone creation, who is man. A kind God who wants me to execersise my God given authority in situations where others are not willing to submit to or are unaware of God's true nature. As He did.

I consider worship as everything that one is and does towards God. And as I said God is concerned with my condition on this earth being the same as the position that Jesus won for us, all humankind, on the cross of Calvary and in the rich man’s tomb. How we see God is paramount to how we act towards His promises to us in the Bible and proclaimed to us by the Bible made flesh Jesus.

So if God makes you a promise How you see Him will determine if you take His promise seriously. Or if it is just another man's broken fantasy proposed as Truth. Who do you worship? What is He like?

Is He concerned about you? Do you have to break a coded language to get to Him or jump through a series of intellectual hoops just to be aware of His presence? If so consider Jesus who is willing to meet you where ever you are.

Worship is about God and how you see Him. We can only worship in our daily lives to the degree that we believe that He has our best interest at heart. He wants the best for us more than we want the best for ourselves in this life.


Later Aligator
SLM - Shundra L. Moore

Friday, April 15, 2011

Judgement

Obadiah 1:17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.


My definition of escape or spiritual deliverance is simply a way out of. Of what? Anything and everything that would prevent one from experiencing the Love of God for the individual and the group collectivly.That specific anything would be different in each individuals case. In Obadiah there is a negative judgement pronounced on the wicked of the day, but on God's people there is another pronouncement one of a promise of possisions and powerful deliverance. The wicked in this case is anyone who would take Love and twist it against its Author.

In a eariler post I mentioned Loving your neighbor in a individual way or a way that the individual would like to be Loved. Because Love is like that it does not seek its own. But let me clarify the butter here. Those likes should never come in a manner that is opposite or opposed to One who is Love and that is God. Because the one who we call Jesus Loved us unto death so that we could live a life full of God's Love towards Him and others.

Mount Zion I believe is God's collection of believers assembled together with one purpose in mind. To Love as we are loved by the One who has no wickedness in Him. This Him is Jesus in the flesh of our daily lives. This is an invitation to join us in this quest to remove the stumbling stones that we at one time picked up and threw at one another. But were stopped in our tracks by Love who arested our hearts, and not only convicted us but moved on to compell us to Love Him and others in small and great ways.

I will speak more of the personal small ways with the power of God sprinkled on it in Later post. Because as the miracle of the loaves and fishes. As the song goes, little becomes much when you place it in the masters hand. The small ways of God are day to day activity that honors God or commonly known as worship. I perfer that with prophetic worship music on instruments. Kind of like really good coffee with whipped cream on top.

But back to the point of the sword. God's people will have a judgement also. It is already decided, grace (khane - strongs number H2580) Psalms 84:11-12 so this is an open invitation. God loves people cuz He created us and validates all who are worth anything.

Earthquakes are not the judgement of God, bad weather is not from God. I think that His creation is affected by sin which is our separation from God's power. His power is His Good News. Without Jesus we are all lost. There is no way of escape without the power that Jesus provides through His sacrifice on His Cross. Justice or God's judgement is good and Godly for those who overcome evil with good. So confess Jesus today if you are alienanated from God.

Pray this prayer with me. Jesus I want to be in your family. Forgive my sins that have twisted my good intentions to live a Godly life apart from you. Please turn your negative judgement in my personal life to vengence against your enemies in my personal life. Show me how to live for you. Open your Scriptures to me so that I will know your better.

Rise up in me Lord Jesus as the Holy Spirit raised You from the dead and live Your life through mine. Help me to forgive those who have tresspassed against me as you now forgive me. Give me Holy Spirit power to walk in your purpose for my life so that every thing will work together for good. Amen.


Later Aligator - Exodus 2:3
SLM. Shundra L. Moore

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Forgiving Yourself

Forgiving Yourself

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Mat 6:15)

Ever heard the saying you cannot give what you do not have? Well forgiving is not one of those. We don't forgive sins Jesus does. And if we hold something against a brother or sister that Jesus is ready to forgive we stand in the way of God. Don't pick a fight with Father God. We cannot wait until we are forgiven to forgive. We just do as the Father did. And as Jesus does. To forgive you start from God's perpective not your own.

But its interesting as this also applies to us. Forgiving ourselves for what we have done for whatever reason requires us to know where forgiveness comes from. I have only one Source. Jesus. This Source already decides to forgive with one exception when we choose not to.

So my question is why haven't some forgiven themselves? They are looking for someone to give them the ok to forgive themselves. Well the He we call Jesus, already says yes I died for you to be forgiven, So yes you are forgiven under the only living human sacrifice that Father God has recieved. So we take the lead now the tennis ball is in our court. Forgiveness is available to all humankind. Do we take it for ourselves first? Well not always. But it is very hard to forgive others if you have not first forgiven yourself. So start with yourself as I do. A self evaluation of sorts. Is there a care a worry that I have not given to Jesus? If so give this to Him. The Him we call Jesus. He will take it from you, then you are free to lead others to the feet of Jesus where forgiveness of sins is available. Saying I forgive you is not always needed. Can we say Jesus forgives you of your sins to one another?

Some may say that is reserved for those who are priest or pastors. But we are called priests and kings as Christians. Why can't we act like it in that way? So if we say I forgive you and mean Jesus forgives you by the Blood He shed on the Cross of Calvary. Then I believe that the Power of God will rest on our word to a brother or sister who is hurting and wants to recieve forgiveness of their sins. For one reason. That is the only way we can forgive each other.

SLM, Shundra L. Moore,
Forgiven in the Beloved.

PS. UR2

Monday, April 11, 2011

Loving Your Neighbor Romans 13:8-10 MSG (Message Bible)

Subtopic: Loving and answering the don'ts of Life.

Neighbors come in all religious flavors. Not all of them Christians. When Jesus walked this earth the first go round He loved all into health that He came in contact with, but there were a few exceptions. Those with hearts intent on keeping their own way of hate.

I don't like to admit that I sound like the evil guy at times but that is true for all of us at one time or another. But that is par for the course if you are intent on reaching the goal of Loving your neighbor as yourself. But it is the standard by which we Love that I am concerned about. If we aim low. What good is it even attempting to hit the mark at all. An example of a low mark would be following the crowds idea of a debase mind. Or living like you have nothing to live for. Which because of aiming low in life some lose hope of ever reaching a Higher the Spiritual mark of acutally living in Wholeness with others.

For example a healthy relationship with the God of the Universe would start you off on a Higher Plane in my opinion. My God for example expects those who believe He exists to acutally Love each other to the point that they would lay down thier lives for each other. Not in a false since of humility. Where you deny your God given desires. But you just choose to give them away. Back to that God who gave them to you first then to others who are lacking and others who have more of a Healthy realtionship with the God of the Universe than you.

Every person on the planet got standards even if they are not aware of them. Our job is to live in such a way that we represent those who are in Authority over us. And live like you acutally want to Love your neighbor even if you fall far short.

A family friend preached a sermon about the dirt and grime being flushed out of our systems once we decide that we want a Higher form of Life on this earth. It the grime shows sometimes when its being flushed out of your system so we must be patient with ourselves and others in this process of "purging" the system.

In Christian circles we often disagree on how to go about this flushing out. Denying yourself things that would not benefit the process or should I say help it along. But if you pay attention to Jesus' Ways as my family friend told me. You would see that Love is the more excellent way. No one disagrees with Love for the most part. Its detecting the way a person will recieve this Godly Love that is the key. Every human is different. So how you show this Love to should differ from person to person. Jesus was and is a Master at this skill.

He, Jesus disliked the pigeon hole approach where one expects all people to just recieve Love in the same way. So this unique approach to each human makes us rely on a Higher Power who would know each persons hearts desire and help us to Love them how they want to be loved the most. Uniquely. But there are a few things that are common to all. And thats where most of us live. In the common areas.

But what if God has called every human to learn how to Love each other individually and collectivly in a new Light. This Light I speak of knows everyone individually from their birth and even after their deaths. So what's my point?

The struggles common to humans work fine we start there as a point of contact when we Love each other back into a healthy sense of this new Light. Those are the basics of Loving each other. But to get to the Higher Levels attention much be given to how one likes to be Loved. Not just how that should be Loved.


We all fall short of the land of should be. I should know how to do this already but I'm still learning. I should not even think of hurting another back just because they hurt me. I should do many things that I don't do and that in our Holy Book is sin ( seperation from Power ). I should, I should, I should. And I could go on. But that won't help me learn this Higher Level of Loving my neighbor. I can only speak for myself since I know a little bit of how I liked to be Loved and Loved into learning to Live in this Light. Who is a personality. A person, a human no less. But even more than a human a God Man who seeks to show us how to be God men.

So lets agree to disagree in true Love and lets learn to be all that we can be Spiritually. I do not agree that all will reach this High level of Love. Because, the one who is teaching me said they wouldn't. I believe Him. As to the number who will ultimately miss the mark of the Higher Calling I cannot say. But training each other to Love will help more than hurt the number who will ultimately reach the Destination I speak of.


Later Aligator.

SLM, Shundra L. Moore

PS. excuse any mispelled words.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Center

In some eastern religions people meditate to find their center. A happy place where they can withstand all the termoil of this world. But as Christians the center of everything is Christ Jesus. So if your looking for power? Jesus is the One who is power. By His power the worlds were formed by Him and through Him.

But my question that answers your question is: What for? What are you going to use the power that God gives you for?For the hurting the suffering those who have no hope?

Some in my family have commented that they feel lonely, me too, sometimes. But there are times when eagles have to fly alone. And Jesus will be the wind that will lift you above your stormy curcumstances. And Jesus will translate you into His right hand of power for the purpose of being able to live this life as a witness of God's Loving authority. You don't have to do much. Just ask Him to help you.

Cry out to Him from a place of honesty about your feelings. Some say you should ignore how you feel and just fuction from what you believe. Well I believe that santified feelings are tools in Jesus's hands. And if you ignore those you sear your emotions to a point of being numb, but Jesus will awaken those when you ask and even before.

The catch is to "get santified" but even there you don't have to do too much cause Jesus does the seperating to His use. We just have to know Him when we see Him operating in our lives. That may take the rest of your life but the adventure is worth the time of looking for Jesus hand in your life.

I define His hand in your life as what Jesus does for you, and to you, to let you know the God of the universe is your help and comforter when you feel seperated in a negative way.

Shundra Here "found the center = Jesus" at least today anyway. :)

In Hebrews 2:10 says in the Contemporary English version
10Everything belongs to God, and all things were created by his power. So God did the right thing when he made Jesus perfect by suffering, as Jesus led many of God's children to be saved and to share in his glory.