Be Thankful

Greetings in the name of Jesus! This is Rob Haymes. This is 15 Minutes With Jesus. Wherever two or three are gathered together in My name, Jesus said, there am I in the midst of them. To those of you who love Him in truth: mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied! (Jude 1:2)

Welcome, all of you who are reading this. I thank God for you. Today we’re going to talk about being thankful. Let’s turn to 1 Chron 15:25, So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the Ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom with joy. Chapter 16, verse 1, So they brought the Ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: verse 7, On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord: 

David's Song of Thanks

Oh, give thanks to the Lord! 

Call upon His name; 

Make known His deeds among the peoples! 

Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; 

Talk of all His wondrous works! 

Glory in His holy name; 

Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! 

Seek the Lord and His strength; 

Seek His face evermore! 

Remember His marvelous works which He has done, 

His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, 

O seed of Israel His servant, 

You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! 

He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the Earth. 

Remember His covenant forever, 

The Word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, 

The covenant which He made with Abraham, 

And His oath to Isaac, 

And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, 

To Israel for an everlasting covenant, 

Saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan 

As the allotment of your inheritance, 

When you were few in number, 

Indeed very few, and strangers in it. 

When they went from one nation to another, 

And from one kingdom to another people, 

He permitted no man to do them wrong; 

Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, 

Saying, Do not touch My anointed ones, 

And do My prophets no harm. 

Sing to the Lord, all the earth; 

Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. 

Declare His glory among the nations, 

His wonders among all peoples. 

For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; 

He is also to be feared above all gods. 

For all the gods of the peoples are idols, 

But the Lord made the heavens. 

Honor and majesty are before Him; 

Strength and gladness are in His place. 

Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, 

Give to the Lord glory and strength. 

Give to the Lord the glory due His name; 

Bring an offering, and come before Him. 

Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! 

Tremble before Him, all the earth. 

The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved. 

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; 

And let them say among the nations, The Lord reigns. 

Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; 

Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it. 

Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord, 

For He is coming to judge the Earth. 

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! 

For His mercy endures forever. 

And say, Save us, O God of our salvation; 

Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles, 

To give thanks to Your holy name, 

To triumph in Your praise. 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! 

And all the people said, Amen! and praised the Lord. 

Let’s turn to Psalm 100:

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 

Serve the Lord with gladness; 

Come before His presence with singing. 

Know that the Lord, He is God; 

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; 

We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, 

And into His courts with praise. 

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. 

For the Lord is good; 

His mercy is everlasting, 

And His truth endures to all generations.

 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! 

Let’s turn to Rom 1:18-25, For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 

because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.  Verse 21, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 

Let’s turn to Col 1:9-14, For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son, in whom we have redemption through His Blood, the forgiveness of sins. 

Let’s turn to Rev 4:1-11. Yesterday my wife and I were having lunch together at our kitchen table, and it came in my heart to read this account in Rev 4 about what it is like at the Throne of God right now. Verse 1, After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this. Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in Heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come! 

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. As I was having lunch with my wife at our table, I said to her, When I see God, the first thing that I will say to Him is, Thank You ! When I said that to her, the Lord spoke to my heart and said, You can say that to Me now. And as we began to thank Him, His presence came upon both of us, and remained upon us. God was there at our table, as we lifted up our hands, thanking Him and praising Him with all our hearts, for at least 15 to 20 minutes. He also spoke to us by tongues and interpretation, saying to us to look up unto Him, and walk with Him; that He is with us unto the end. This was a real time of refreshing in the presence of the Lord. As it says in Psalm 100, Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name, for He is good, and His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations. As you begin to thank Him, and praise Him with all your heart, for all that He has done for you, first of all, by giving us His Son to suffer and die for our sins to bring us into fellowship with Him, to deliver us from all the power of darkness and bring us into His marvelous light; as you thank Him and praise Him for the things He has done in your life, for His kindness to you, and His great mercy in your life, for the “little” things, and the great things, for the people in your life; whatever comes into your heart, as you thank Him and praise Him, you will enter into His presence; He will respond if you are truly thankful. And by His presence and His power He will refresh you. He may show you something you need to repent of, to Him, or to someone you know. Then, as the Apostle Peter said, Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. And He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you. God appreciates it very much when we give Him thanks; He takes notice. He also takes notice, as we read in Romans, when we are not thankful; when we murmur and complain. It did not go well for the Children of Israel in the wilderness when they murmured and complained. Even if you are going through a very hard and difficult time, if you will pause and come before Him, and begin to thank Him, and give Him a real sacrifice of praise, He will respond; He will move on your behalf, and you will be lifted up above the trouble; you will be able to endure it, and He will be with you, and He will comfort you, and you will be able to comfort others that are in any trouble.

So, right now, those of you who are reading this message, especially if you are, as I just said: if you are in a situation of great trouble, of great pressure, of great distress; maybe you’ve lost a loved one, maybe you’re injured, maybe you’re having great trouble and oppression from the powers of darkness: remember your Lord, and how He suffered for you on the Cross, and all that He went through for you, and begin to give thanks! Just begin to thank God with whatever comes into your heart, whatever you are thankful for, whatever He shows you; give Him thanks right now! So we just thank you Father! We worship you together! We give you praise and honor and thanksgiving! Praise you Father! Praise you Father! Praise you Father! We just worship you and we thank you Father! Praise you Jesus, and thank you for your love and your sacrifice for us on the Cross! 

Interpretation of a message in tongues:

I am God Almighty! Those of you who are listening today to my servant Rob, Obey My voice! Listen to these Words that he has spoken to you! They are My Words. I ordained him to speak these Words to you today. If you will respond; if you will call upon My name; if you will be thankful unto Me, I will do as I have spoken; I will lift you up; I will inhabit your praises; I will bless you with My presence, if you will call upon Me and be thankful! But if you will continue to complain and murmur against Me, you will not be happy; you will suffer for it, says the Lord! So hearken diligently to My servant, and give Me thanks!, and you will see what I will do in your life, says the Lord.

Thank you for reading this message from 15 Minutes With Jesus at roberthaymes.com . May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you who love Him in truth, Amen! ( 2 Cor 13:14)

 A Holy Fellowship

Greetings in the name of Jesus! This is Rob Haymes. This is 15 Minutes With Jesus. Wherever two or three are gathered together in My name, Jesus said, there am I in the midst of them. To those of you who love Him in truth: mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied. (Jude 1:2)

Thank you Heavenly Father. We give you thanks for this day; Thank you for this program that you’ve given me. Thank you Lord. Today’s program is called, A Holy Fellowship.

Let’s turn to 2 Cor 6:14, Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty. 2Co 7:1  Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 

Ok let’s turn to 1Pet 1:13, Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, Be holy, for I am holy. And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 

He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, that’s how we purify ourselves, by obeying the truth through the Spirit, in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the Word of God which lives and abides forever.

Chapter 2, verse 1, Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. In John 4:23, Jesus said to the woman at the well, that the hour is coming, and now is when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth; in Spirit and in truth: the doctrine of Christ with the Holy Spirit. In 2 John 1:9, Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds. 

Jesus said, In Mark 7:6, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men. Verse 13, making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition… When we hold to our religious traditions, and the doctrines of men, and thereby reject or set aside the doctrine of Christ, our worship is in vain. We offer to God all kinds of worship, but it is not acceptable to Him.

Let’s go to Isa 1:2, Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O Earth! For the Lord has spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me; the ox knows its owner and the donkey its master's crib; but Israel does not know, My people do not consider. Verse 16, Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rebuke the oppressor; defend the fatherless, (and the unborn), plead for the widow. Isa 1:18  Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

If we will come to Jesus, and confess our sins to Him; if we will humble ourselves before the living God and repent of the evil of our doings and turn to Him with all our heart, He will forgive our sins, because of the sacrifice of Jesus, who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own Blood. And we can enter into true fellowship with Him and with one another. The Blood of Jesus, through faith in His shed Blood, washes us white as snow when we confess our sins to Him. Our conscience is purged thereby from the offence, and we walk on with God, and with one another, in holiness and true fellowship.  

Let’s turn to 1 John 1:1, That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us—that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us. 1 John 2:1, My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 

God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, We have fellowship with one another, and with the Father, and with His Son, and the Blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. 1 Pet 2:9, But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. If you are walking in darkness, and you say you have fellowship with God, you are a liar; you are deceived, and you are not practicing the truth. If you don’t have fellowship with God, you don’t have a church. Let’s say that again; if you don’t have fellowship with God, you don’t have a church. In Rev 2, Jesus said, I know your works. Verse 5, Remember therefore from whence you are fallen, repent and do the first works, (your first love), or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from it’s place, unless you repent. In Rev 1:20, …the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven Churches. The Lampstand is the Church in the light.

You can come together and sing and preach and do all kinds of things, but if you don’t have that fellowship, you don’t have a church; you don’t have the light, and you don’t have the life. If you walk in darkness, you don’t have fellowship. The Church is a holy fellowship in the light. Jesus said to His Apostles in John 15, Now you are clean through the Word which I have spoken unto you. In John 13, Jesus said to Peter, He that is washed, needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean. Jesus cleanses us through His Word by His Holy Spirit, teaching us and leading us in doing it every day. He said, If you continue in My Word, you will be My disciple indeed, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. Whoever commits sin (or practices sin), is the slave of sin, Jesus said, and a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever, therefore, if the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. 

In the Early Church, they continued steadfastly in the Apostles’ doctrine, the New Testament Scriptures, and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers. As they continued steadfastly in obedience to the Apostles' doctrine, they had holy fellowship. We have the Apostles’ doctrine available to us; if we will read it, and consider it, and prayerfully seek God for understanding, and obey His Words to walk in the light, we can have that Holy Fellowship, and our worship and our spiritual sacrifices will be acceptable to Him.

Thank you for reading this message from 15 Minutes With Jesus at roberthaymes.com . May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you who love Him in truth. (2 Cor 13:14)

 Jesus Taught Us To Pray

Greetings in the name of Jesus! This is Rob Haymes. This is 15 Minutes With Jesus. Wherever two or three are gathered together in My name, Jesus said, there am I in the midst of them. To those of you who love Him in truth: mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied. (Jude 1:2)

Thank you Heavenly Father; we thank you for this day; we thank you for this program that you have given me: Jesus Taught Us To Pray.

Let’s turn to Luke 11:1, Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 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. Give us day by day our daily bread. 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. 

Ok, let’s read in Mat 6:5, And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, (closet, or secret place), and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 

First of all, you get alone with God; no distractions; not in public. Second, you pray to your Father in Heaven. Third, you give Him glory! Amen! Fourth, you pray for His Kingdom, and His will to be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Jesus said, Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you shall ask anything in My name, He said, I will do it.  1 John 5:14, Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. 

That the Father may be glorified in the Son. Are you seeking the honor of God? Do you want Him to be glorified?, the One who loved you and gave His Son for your life, upon the Cross, to save you from your sins; to save you from death and Hell and eternal fire? Is your heart right with Him, or are you seeking your own glory; your own pleasures? This is so important, first of all, that we understand this: that we pray to the Father in Jesus’ name, and Jesus will do it, that His Father may be glorified through Him. Jesus honors His Father. 

Jesus said, in Mat 18:19, Again I say to you that if two of you agree on Earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in Heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. We come together in Jesus’ name, two or three or more, asking the Father in His name, and Jesus will do it, that the Father may be glorified in Him. 

Jesus said in John 15:7, If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. In verse 5, Jesus said, I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. We are in Him, and He is in us, and we are keeping His Words; loving the Father and loving Him, and His Word in our hearts is bringing forth fruit to the glory of the Father. As the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. That’s what Jesus said. We need to believe that: As the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you shall abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments, and abide in His love. This is My commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. These things I command you, that you love one another. We abide in Jesus through keeping His commandments. If we love Him, we will keep His commandments, and we shall abide in His love, and whatever we ask the Father, in Jesus’ name, He will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. This is His commandment: that we love one another. If we are not loving one another; if we have unforgiveness or hatred toward a brother or a sister or even an enemy, and we will not humble ourselves to love Jesus  and keep His Word in the situation, our prayers will not be answered. 1 John 3:22, And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. 

Jesus said in Mark 11:22, Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in Heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in Heaven forgive your trespasses. Mat 21:22, And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive. Mat 5:23, Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. The same is true of prayer: not only do you need to forgive, when you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, but also, if anyone has anything against you, you need to go to them and confess your fault to them, and be reconciled to them as much as possible, by the grace of God, that He may receive your prayer and answer you.  Sin and unforgiveness block prayers. If you have sinned against God, or your brother, and not repented, He will not hear you until you repent. And if you will not forgive others, same thing. 

Let’s go to Luke 18:1, Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Get justice for me from my adversary. And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. Then the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge said. And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the Earth?  Don’t faint! Keep believing and crying out to God. If you faint, repent, and get back to believing, and keep on crying out until you receive the answer, Amen! These are the things that Jesus spoke, that we may understand how to pray, and how to get our prayers answered. 

Verse 9, Jesus also told this parable to some that trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others.  Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess. And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to Heaven, but beat his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner! I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. God is a very present help in the time of trouble, and He grants grace to the humble. When you are in trouble, and you cry out to Him for help in the time of need, and you are full of pride, and lifted up in your heart, He may have to humble you: you may not find the help you need. Those, however, who will humble themselves before Him will find grace. 

Let’s go to Luke 22. We’re going to read about Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Verse 39, Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. When He came to the place, He said to them, Pray that you may not enter into temptation. And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done. Then an angel appeared to Him from Heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. Then He said to them, Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation. And while He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus said to him, Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss? Jesus said, Pray, that you enter not into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. You don’t know what is ahead in your life. You must pray, and overcome in your prayers, so that you can be faithful and fulfill the will of God for your life. If you don’t pray, you will enter into temptation, and you may not be able to overcome. 

Interpretation of a message in tongues:

I am God Almighty. Those of you listening to My servant Rob today, he is teaching you about My Son, and how He taught you to pray. Listen carefully to My Words that He spoke, and put them to work in your own life, that I may answer your prayers; it is My desire to answer your prayers, says the Lord God.

Thank you for reading this message from 15 Minutes With Jesus at roberthaymes.com . May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you who love Him in truth, Amen. (2 Cor 13:14)

 Innocent Blood

Greetings in the name of Jesus! This is Rob Haymes. This is 15 Minutes With Jesus. Wherever two or three are gathered together in My name, Jesus said, there am I in the midst of them. To those of you who love Him in truth: mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied. (Jude 1:2)

Today we’re going to talk about Innocent Blood. Let’s turn to Psalm 94:1-23,  O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs—O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! Rise up, O Judge of the Earth; render punishment to the proud. Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph? They utter speech, and speak insolent things; all the workers of iniquity boast in themselves. They break in pieces your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage. They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. Yet they say, the Lord does not see, nor does the God of Jacob understand. Understand, you senseless among the people; and you fools, when will you be wise? He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see? He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, He who teaches man knowledge, shall not He know? The Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile. Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, and teach out of your law, that You may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked. For the Lord will not cast off his people, nor will He forsake his inheritance. But judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul would soon have settled in silence. If I say, my foot slips, your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul. Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship with You? Did you see that? Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship with You? They gather together against the life of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood. But the Lord has been my defense, and my God the rock of my refuge. He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; the Lord our God shall cut them off. The Lord God will cut off those who devise evil by a law. 

Let’s turn to Psalm 106:34-38; This is talking about the Children of Israel,  They did not destroy the peoples, concerning whom the Lord had commanded them, but they mingled with the Gentiles and learned their works; they served their idols, which became a snare to them. They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, and shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood. Verse 38, And shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood. Our land, The United States of America, is polluted with blood; with the blood of the innocent children who are being slaughtered, even as you read this, unto the idols of Canaan; unto the idols of self love, 

self indulgence, love of money, love of pleasure, my career, my life, my body.

Let’s turn to Psalm 139:1-24,  O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, and laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it. Where can I go from your Spirit? or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend into Heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall fall on me, even the night shall be light about me; indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You. For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the Earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You. Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men. For they speak against You wickedly; your enemies take your name in vain. Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Verse 14, I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the Earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. Consider these Words people; consider what the Lord is saying to you this day. Humble yourselves before the Living God and consider His Words. It is written that the Scripture cannot be broken. These are the Words of the Living God; the One who created you in your mother’s womb.

2 Kings 21:1&2, This is talking about King Manasseh: verse 1, Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. Verse 10, And the Lord spoke by his servants the prophets, saying, Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations: he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols, therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. So I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become victims of plunder to all their enemies, because they have done evil in my sight, and have provoked Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day. Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the Lord. 

Let’s turn to 2 Kings 24:1-4, In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. And the Lord sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servants the prophets. Surely at the commandment of the Lord this came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the Lord would not pardon. 

Our land is filled with innocent blood. Surely the judgment of our God is upon us. Will you humble yourself? Will you humble yourself before the Living God? Will you tremble at His Word? Will you fear Him? Or will you snuff at Him? Will you continue in your evil way? Will you devise evil by a law, and declare that it is good to kill babies; to slaughter the innocent? How do you feel when you hear the statistics of the numbers of innocent babies that are being slaughtered in the United States and around the world every day? How is your heart? How do you react? Is your heart tender, or do you harden your heart? Is your heart hard toward the Lord, toward his Word? Or are you like King Josiah whose heart was tender toward the Lord, and when you hear of what is written in God’s Word; about how He will judge those who shed innocent blood, do you weep and rend your heart before Him? 

2 Kings 22:10-20,  Then Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes. Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Michaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying, Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us. So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter. And they spoke with her.  Then she said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man who sent you to Me, Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants—all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read—because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath shall be aroused against this place and shall not be quenched. But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, in this manner you shall speak to him, Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Concerning the words which you have heard—because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, says the Lord. Surely, therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place.  So they brought back word to the king.  Make no mistake! God is longsuffering; He is patient; He waits a long time before He brings judgment, and He pleads with the sons of men; that they might turn and humble themselves and repent! But if we will not repent, rest assured, judgment is upon us folks! Judgment is upon America! We are as Sodom! We are as Gomorrah! If we will not repent, the judgment of God will be fulfilled in America!

Let’s turn to Mat 18:1-14, At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven? Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes! If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire. Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in Heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in Heaven. For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. Jesus said,  In Heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in Heaven.  What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in Heaven that one of these little ones should perish. God has not changed. He said, I don’t change. His judgments are the same now for those who shed innocent blood as they were in the days of the kings of Israel. But for those who will tremble at his Word, and will come to the Innocent One, who willingly shed his own Blood for them on the Cross, to thoroughly wash them and cleanse them of the innocent blood that they have shed; there is forgiveness! And there is life! Jesus did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them! He is come that we might have life, and that more abundantly! Come out from death and darkness into his marvelous light; into eternal life with Him, the Creator of all things.

Interpretation of a message in tongues:

I have a Word for you, America, and I urge you vehemently to take heed! I am the God of all flesh. I created those precious babies in the womb. They are fearfully and wonderfully made by my power. I created them, just as I created you in your mother’s womb. If you will humble yourselves and turn and be tender hearted, and fight for the unborn to save them alive; then will I hear from Heaven and I will have mercy on this land. But if you will continue to frame mischief by a law, and continue to slaughter innocent babies in the name of women’s health care; lies, wicked lies that are being spoken to justify murder; every person who slaughters a child is guilty of murder; that guilt is upon you until you repent. If you will turn and repent, then I will have mercy, but if you harden your heart and continue to kill the innocent, my judgment will come upon this land. This land will not continue as it has been, but it will be brought down; it will be brought to desolation, if you will not hearken unto Me. I warn you America this day! I am speaking this warning by my Spirit through my servant Rob. If you will say, Oh who’s he? I don’t need to listen to him; you don’t understand. It is Me speaking to you by my Spirit. I am warning you: Turn from your evil ways, humble yourselves before Me, and I will have mercy on you. But if you will harden your heart, judgment will follow. Thus says the Lord; the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

Thank you for reading this message from 15 Minutes With Jesus at roberthaymes.com . May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you who love Him in truth, Amen. (2 Cor 13:14)