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[/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”Demetrics and Pauline Roscoe” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_custom_heading text=”Motives Of Our Hearts” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%234c199e” css_animation=”none”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”8352″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_text_separator title=”The Warrior Within Us” title_align=”separator_align_left” style=”shadow”][vc_column_text]Many of you may have discerned the warfare surrounding my ability to get the blog out last week to you. We had technical problems on several different fronts. Nevertheless, our God broke through the spiritual enemy’s line of defense by pushing forward and illuminating the souls of men.

These “light afflictions” we encounter are not worthy to be compared with the anticipated glory revealed in us. The Messiah taught His new community of faith to expect life changes after the Message of the Kingdom filled their hearts. Likewise, as overcomers, we walk in true victory when the indwelling of the Holy Spirit merges our hearts together with the Messiah’s. The Heavenly Father spoke the Word. Jesus, the Word manifested His Father’s divine purpose, and His Holy Spirit caused the world to come into existence. Incredibly, that same powerful, unstoppable force exists in you, the believer. I pray that you will get the full revelation that God wants to manifest His divine purpose through you and around you. Not only will family and friends notice the difference in your life, but the power of the Holy Spirit will uproot a heart of flesh and replace it with a surrendered heart for our Heavenly Father. Hallelujah![/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”Easton’s Bible Dictionary” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_column_text]According to the Easton’s Bible Dictionary, the word for “heart,” is also the seat of the conscience (Rom 2:15).
Amazingly, the closest synonyms to the word “conscience,” are “duty,” “morals,” and “shame.”
Adonai, our Creator, gave man conscience, to guide him into morality and righteousness.

(NLT)
14 Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. 15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. 16 And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life.
Romans 2:14-16

The Lord knows us by our hearts, or our conscience, because it is of the heart that emerges the “who” that we become. The more we have surrendered our trust to Yeshua, the Jewish Messiah, the more people will see the invisible God.

Easton Bible Dictionary
The heart is the “home of the personal life,” and hence a man is designated, according to his heart, wise (1 Kings 3 3:12, etc.), pure (Ps 24:4 Matt 5:8 etc.), upright and righteous(Gen 20:5 6; Ps 11:2 78:72), pious and good (Luke 8:15), etc. In these and such passages the word “soul” could not be substituted for “heart.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7860″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_text_separator title=”A Renewed Mind” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_column_text]A rebirth of the heart is the only thing that causes a man to think like Christ. The danger of people believing that the Kingdom of Christ is all inclusive to all groups is not to care how much sin breaks the heart of God.

1 Corinthians 6:15-20 15 Don’t you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never! 16 And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united into one.” 17 But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.
18 Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. 19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

2 Timothy 2:22-24 22 Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.
23 Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. 24 A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.

(CWSB)
5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the Lord that he had made — man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Genesis 6:5-6

(NLT Study Bible Text,)
39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
Matthew 10:39[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Sending The Wrong Message” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_column_text]The Apostles knew the consequences of sending the wrong message. Sometimes, people will remember a clear answer, correction, or an explicit remark from a believer rather than all the sweet words they may have received as flattery from others.
The world is waiting to see proof that the Kingdom lies within you. And, your joy even in the midst of adversity will attract those who are wondering what a life with Christ really means rather than someone just quoting Scriptures or professing to be religious.

(Complete Word Study Bible)
10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:10-12

(NLT)
4 We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people. 5 For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. 6 So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:4-6

(NLT)
3 So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery.
4 For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. 5 Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get your money! 6 As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.
1 Thessalonians 2:3-6[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8552″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_text_separator title=”This Awesome Grace” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_column_text]When people who had feelings of hopelessness and helplessness understand that life with Christ is so amazing, their joy of serving the Messiah will give others insight into the reality of holy living which is so much better than the pseudo pleasures of sin. This awesome Grace which has been bestowed upon us is only because we are taking this journey with a real life, eternal King of Glory and all Heaven is moving with us.

(Amplified Bible – AMP)
12 to live lives [of honor, moral courage, and personal integrity] worthy of the God who [saves you and] calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:12

(MSG)
12 holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life.
1 Thessalonians 2:12

(NLT Study Bible Text,)
9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.
Colossians 1:9-10[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]