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(KJV.)  MATTHEW 16:17-19

(17)  And Jesus answered and said unto him,  Blessed art thou Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
(18)  And I say also unto thee,  That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(19)  And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on  earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT ME?

Brethren, in verse sixteen of Matthew chapter sixteen, Jesus was curious of what people thought of his identity; therefore, he asked his disciples, "Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?;  Simon Peter answered, said unto him, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.";  in this fallen world, at times, believers are identified by names of reproaches, names such fanatics, zealots, crazy etc.; however it really does not matter what the world say about believers, if Christ be for us, who can be against us?

Case in point,  Jesus asked his disciples a question regarding his identity, but none of his disciples knew exactly what to say, except Simon Peter was bold enough and answered with wisdom from above; for the Holy Spirit himself, gave Peter the answer by spiritual revelation, that Jesus was the Son of the living God;  praise be to our Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!;  there is no doubt about Jesus's identity, his ministry identified him; he introduced the kingdom of heaven unto earth, ministered words of our Father unto humanity, performed miracles, signs and wonders, at the end of his ministry, he suffered to take away the iniquities of this world, died on the cross of Calvary, went into pits of Hades, ministered the gospel to the spirits in bondage of the enemy and set them free, he rose again from the death on the third day, ascended into heavenly places, sitting on the right hand of our Father, as an advocate for all those who trust and believe in him; therefore, as believers, we identify ourselves by the gifts and talents given in Jesus Christ, some are Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Pastors and Teachers; all these gifts are for the perfecting of the saints, and the work of the ministry, and for edifying of the body of Christ; therefore, let us know who we are in Christ, use our gifts and talents for his glorification forevermore;  and in doing his will, when we face reproaches of men, let us not lose hope but rather rejoice and be happy, for we are in his will and great is our rewards in heaven; for Jesus said, "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." (Matthew. 5:11-12).

Points to ponder,  when Simon Peter answered the question, Jesus became surprised, because he never told his disciples, who he really was yet; therefore, he commented right away that his secret was revealed to Simon Peter by the Spirit of our Father, and if Peter has been given the power to hear the voice of our Father directly from heaven, then Peter is also a chosen vessel of our Father for his glorification, remember when Jesus was with them, the Holy Spirit, has not been given yet;  therefore, Jesus saw that the gift was already planted in the innermost spirit of Simon Peter and he said unto him, "That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."(Matthew 16:18);  whaoo! what a commission; Simon Peter received his commission right away from Jesus Christ; this is an example, that the Holy Spirit reveals secrets of our Father unto humanity through his believers; therefore, when the Holy Spirit reveals secrets from our Father through his holy men and women of faith; let us honor his words, not dispute facts, but leave all disagreements to Jesus Christ; for before Jesus ascended into heaven, he promised his disciples that the comforter will come and teach them all things.(John 14:26); therefore, in this day and age, we are to expect newer revelations from our Father to lighten our ways in this world of darkness;  let us not condemn newer revelations of Jesus Christ but rather embrace them, ponder on what was revealed, to know for sure, what our Father is saying and adhere to his voice; for our Father is still revealing secrets by the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit; for it is written, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream dreams: on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy;" (Acts 2:17-18);  therefore, let us cease not to share revelations, gifts and talents to the glorification of our Father, for this course they were given those gifts and talents to lighten ways of humanity from darkness into marvelous lights of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Brethren, Simon Peter was given the keys of the kingdom of heaven by Jesus Christ he bounded things on earth and they were bounded in heaven; and all things loosen by him on earth was also loosen in heavenly places forevermore; therefore, Simon Peter was made a stone, pillar upon which Christianity was build upon until this day; the Prophecy of Jesus Christ was fulfilled; truly, no gates of hell had prevailed against Christianity and will not prevail against it forevermore: today, let us ask ourselves, what are we in the body of Jesus Christ?

CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved,  let us ask ourselves this question; what newer revelations given to believers by the Holy Spirit, for glorification of our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, but we have not shared because of opinion of skeptics;  if the prophets and apostles of old, did not write down their prophesies, revelations given by Spirits of our Father, there will be no scriptures today, to lighten our ways in this fallen world; therefore, let us be encouraged to share revelations to the glorification of our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior;  for the Holy Spirit still reveals secrets of our Father to enlighten our ways in his righteousness forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Colossians 1:18  And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things  he might have the preeminence.

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EL ELOHIM MINISTRIES: DAILY BREAD OF LIFE: (KJV.)  JAMES 5:13-16 (13)  Is any among you afflicted?  let him pray.  Is any merry?  let him sing psalms. (14)  Is any sick among you?...

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(KJV.)  JAMES 5:13-16

(13)  Is any among you afflicted?  let him pray.  Is any merry?  let him sing psalms.
(14)  Is any sick among you?  let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
(15)  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

NO WAVERING!

Brethren, we ought not to worry about things of this world; but rather supplicate and pray about all things, whether good or bad circumstances;  let us not waver in faith, but rather pray, give thanks to our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior;  for it is written in the book of 1 Timothy 2:1-2; "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, giving of thanks, be made for all men;  For kings, and for all that are in authority; that, we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."; therefore, let us pray, give thanks to our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, for he is good and his mercies endures forever.

Brethren, let us study the above text in segments;  (i)  Is any among you afflicted?  let him pray.  at times, we receive afflictions from the enemy, to bring harm upon our souls, frustrate and derail our faith in the righteousness of our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior;  let us be aware that the enemy does evil works in spirit to afflict souls, break down faith grounds, spiritual powers and strengths; therefore, let us always pray and be in spirit;  the above text is saying that whenever we receive enemy afflictions, instead of rushing to emergency rooms for medical assistance, let us rather pray with faith, rebuke the affliction, declare victories and plead the blood of Jesus upon our souls, give thanks to the Father for victories granted, that we survive the attacks;  there is nothing wrong with seeking medical assistance if we desires to do so; however, spiritual attacks are cured with prayers; at times, there are lots of deaths from spiritual attacks, categorized as natural deaths but are deadly afflictions from the enemy; therefore, if we receive enemy afflictions through dreams or visions, but are able to wake up alive; let us pray, give thanks to our Father for his grace through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; for it is written, "Offer unto God, thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most high: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me." (Psalm 50:14-15);  therefore, let us worship, give thanks unto our Father at all times; so when we call upon him in times of troubles, he may speedily answer our prayers;   (ii)  Is any merry?  Let him sing psalms. at times, when we receive favors and blessings from our Father; we tend to cover up, pretend like nothing good happened, afraid to let others know of our blessings to rejoice with us; however, it is stated clearly in today's text that when we are glad, to sing songs of praises from the book of psalms, glorify our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; we may also testify about his miracles, signs and wonders show gratitude and trust in him forevermore.

Brethren, in verse 14 of the text Apostle James asked;  (iii)  Is any sick among you?  let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: sicknesses are afflictions from the enemy;  therefore, when we are sick, and at our lowest states of energies, cannot pray for ourselves, let us call on the elders or other believers of faith for prayers; and believe that we are healed; for it is written, "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."(1 Peter 2:24); therefore, healing was granted on the cross, at the time of sufferings, death of Jesus Christ by his wounded sides;  we just have to receive it, decree it, believe it;  it shall be so, by his Holy Name!;  we may also receive anointing with holy oil from our elders, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; a sign that we are healed, sealed by the power of the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption;  (iv)  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.;  brethren, it is faith that activates all things of our Father, without faith is is impossible to please him;  we can pray all our heart desires unto him but without faith, our prayers are like sounding brass in his ears;  therefore, to manifest instant healing, let us pray with greater faiths that we are already healed, and healing will manifest, and if we receive enemy afflictions because we disobey or err from our Father, he will have mercy on our souls, receive us unto himself, by the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through his blood shed on the cross of Calvary forever; though, we may seek medical remedies for sicknesses, as believers, let us not rule Jesus Christ out of the equation, he heals and saves those who trusts and believes in him.

CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved, today we are encouraged by Apostle James to supplicate, pray about everything and regardless of our situations; whether good or bad; to have faith in our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; rejoice and leave all burdens unto Jesus Christ; for such reasons he died on the cross of Calvary and grant salvation, free grace and life everlasting.  Amen and Amen!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Revelation 7:12  Saying,  Amen:  Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour; and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever.  Amen.

  

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EL ELOHIM MINISTRIES: DAILY BREAD OF LIFE: (KJV.)  ISAIAH 12:1-2 (1)  And in that day thou shall say,  O LORD,  I will praise thee:  though thou wast angry with me, thine anger ...

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(KJV.)  ISAIAH 12:1-2

(1)  And in that day thou shall say,  O LORD,  I will praise thee:  though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
(2)  Behold,  God is my salvation;  I will trust, and not be afraid:  for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song;  he also is become my salvation.

SALVATION, STRENGTH AND SONG!

Brethren, let us give thanks, praises and adoration to our Father; for his goodness and mercies that endures forever:  for we do not deserve his forgiveness, but he chose to sacrifice his only begotten Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior to take away the iniquities of this world; that humanity could approach throne of grace freely, receive salvation and life everlasting.

Case in point,  it is recorded in the book of 2 Samuel;  when King David sinned against our Father, by impregnating Bathsheba Uriah's wife, he set Uriah at the battle front, withdrew support from him and he was killed with the sword;  what an awful thing to do!,  therefore our Father sent his prophet Nathan to King David with a message spoken in parables, unknowingly, the King passed judgment upon himself, but when he found out that the parable was about him, that the wrath of our Father is against him; the King David repented of his evil deeds, humbled himself, saying, ".......I have sinned against the LORD.  And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin;  thou shalt not die." (2 Samuel 12:13);  therefore, regardless of what our trespasses are Jesus already paid the price on the cross; and our Father's mercies given through the blood of Jesus Christ endures forevermore; not only that, but we receive his comfort, to go and sin no more. (John 8:11):  today, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior is saying to humanity, "I am not angry at you, regardless of what you have done and currently doing; I died to give you free Grace;  therefore, Come unto me all ye that labor and heavy laden and I will give you peace and rest for your souls."  what an amazing grace!  Let us give our Father all the glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior forevermore.

Brethren, Prophet Isaiah is saying; in other words,  Look!  our Father is my union, deliverance from condemnation;  I will believe and rely on him; I will not be fearful of enemy attacks; the Almighty I am that I am, is my source of power, the lyrics of my praises; my protection from perils and dangers of this world;  friends, this is what we call confidence in the LORD;  today, as believers, Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior;  our Father had made him our strong tower of salvation, strength and song; therefore, let us have greater confidence in him, that with him, there are no worries, condemnations or eternal deaths; but rather salvation, free grace, peace and joy everlasting;  isn't  that interesting how humanity believes that all is well, life is good on this earth, but then worry themselves, because of the troubles of the end times?  whereas in heavenly places, there are no sorrows, worries, aches and pains; but peace, joy and life everlasting;  therefore, let us rather focus on things above, where we are going, seek our Father with all our hearts, souls, and bodies; read his words, pray everyday, show love and respect for others, walk in humbleness into life everlasting; for it is written, "The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts." (Haggai 2:9).

CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved,  let us emerge ourselves into the grace of our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior everyday; walk by faith, in his righteousness, be aware that our Father loves his children passionately, know that we are his chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; show forth praises of him who hath called us out of darkness into his marvelous light; for in the past, we were not his beloved children, but through the sufferings, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, we become chosen, sanctified children of our Father; who never before had favors with him, but now have receive his compassion, grace freely and life everlasting. Amen and Amen!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Psalm 27:1  The LORD is my light and my salvation;  whom shall I fear?  the LORD is the strength of my life;  of whom shall I be afraid?

EL ELOHIM MINISTRIES: DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

EL ELOHIM MINISTRIES: DAILY BREAD OF LIFE: (KJV.)  ACTS 18:9-11 (9)   Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision,   Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: (10)...

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(KJV.)  ACTS 18:9-11

(9)   Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision,  Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
(10)  For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
(11)  And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.


DO NOT BE AFRAID; SPEAK UP!

Brethren, as believers, let us walk by dictates of the Holy Spirit; in this chapter, Paul the Apostle of Jesus Christ was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the people that Jesus was Christ; however, the people oppose themselves and blasphemed;  therefore, he shook his raiment and went to the Gentiles instead to preach the gospel; for, it is written; "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. (Matthew 10:14);  at times, believers engage in unfruitful debates about the word, and unbelievers, tend to mock at them for having disagreements among themselves, and not knowing what they are doing; however, that is not true, truthfulness of the matter is, believers need to focus on doing the will of our Father, and be in unity, as one church, under one Shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; for united we stand, divided we fall;  in this text, Paul the Apostle, did not waste his time with people who think they knew everything about our Father; he left them alone and went to those who are willing to listen to his words, believed and be baptized into the faith, in the righteousness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; therefore, Paul saved more souls for Christ among the unbelievers.

Case in point, per the above text, Jesus spoke to Paul in a vision to encourage him:  (i)  "Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: what an encouragement,  as believers of today, we have encouragements from Jesus Christ to persevere and forbear to finish lines of our assignments; let us obey the voice of the Holy Spirit, which comes by hearing, reading of his words, in dreams and visions and through prophecies of holy men and women of our Father;  let us do the will of Jesus Christ, as instructed by the Holy Spirit, minister words of encouragements and pray for others, seek peace and pursue it;  when we do things that pleases Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit's anointing and empowerment will be upon our souls, miracles, signs and wonders will manifest on earth, the death will rise back to life, the lame will stand up and walk, the blinds will see in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior;   (ii)  For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee:  therefore, let us not be timid but be bold and brave in spreading the gospel to unbelievers, believers of other faiths, for there is nothing to fear; Jesus is with us, and if we have him on our sides, no man can prevail against us to hurt us;  however, we may say;  then why are all these persecutions all over the world, if Jesus is with us; friends, in the past, after Jesus ascension into heaven, the Holy Spirit empower his disciples and they preached the gospel all over the world without fear of enemies; as we all know, they were persecuted and killed for righteousness sake; however, every Apostle that died, became seed planted for Christianity in that part of the world, Christianity greatly multiplied; therefore, there are reasons why things has to be the way they are right now, and those reasons are known to Jesus Christ, the owner of the universe; also, it is stated in the scriptures, "And fear not them which kill the body; but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:28);  therefore, let us fear our Father, and do his will, receive greater rewards in eternity.

Brethren, let us be aware that, regardless of what we accomplish on earth, we will someday sleep in death, whether we sleep in death at an early age or are given the grace to live longer than three score and ten years; someday, we will go back home where we belong to our Father;  the question we need to ask ourselves is, where are we going from here, if we do not know for sure where we are going yet, let us choose rightful pathways into life everlasting;  (iii)  For I have much people in the city:  if we have been assured by Jesus Christ that there are many believers all over the world, then there is nothing to fear for we are not alone, when we go out of our neighborhoods, cities and nations of the world to do his will; for Jesus is with us everywhere we go, and assured us again in Luke 21:18  "But there shall not an hair of your head perish.";  Paul the Apostle continued there in Corinth a year and six months, teaching the word of our Father among them:  brethren, let us not give up in spreading the words of our Father, if we have the assurances of Jesus Christ, that all is well with us, regardless of how we feel about ourselves, then it is well to go ahead, stand our faith grounds, continue to do his will until trumpets will sound in heavenly places for his second coming to earth, and life everlasting.


CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved, Jesus Christ is encouraging believers not to be afraid, but persevere with faith in his righteousness, and do the work of our Father throughout the world; therefore, let us not waste time on things that are not important to our salvation, but rather focus on spreading words of our Father, and save souls for eternity, for Jesus Christ is with us forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!  


QUOTES OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Matthew 19-20  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:...Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.