The Lord Is My Shepherd

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.

Thank you Lord! We thank you for this program Father; we thank you for this day; we worship you; we praise your Holy Name! Father, I pray that you would bless your people, every one of us; open our ears; open our hearts to receive the things that you are saying by your Holy Spirit. Thank you Father. Today’s program is called The Lord Is My Shepherd. So let’s turn there, to Psalm 23, verse 1, The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 

He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. If the Lord is your Shepherd, you shall not want. In John 6:35 Jesus said,... I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

Let’s turn to John chapter 10, verse 1, Jesus said, Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers. Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. Then Jesus said to them again, Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. Let’s go down to verse 25, Jesus answered them, I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. I and My Father are one.  The hireling does not care for the sheep. He is only in it for the money. When Satan comes to destroy you, the hireling will not stand with you, but he will flee, because he is a hireling. Not so with Jesus! He is the good Shepherd. He knows His sheep, and His sheep know Him, and He laid down His life for His sheep. He said, I will be with you always, even unto the end.  Is He your Shepherd? Really? Be honest with yourself: are you really following Jesus, or are you following a hireling, a businessman, who cares nothing for you. If Jesus is your Shepherd, you belong to Him, and He will care for you! He bought you with His own Blood, and no one can take you away from Him! Glory to God! Praise God!  

Psalm 23, verse 2,  He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He is leading you there; you are following Him, and you shall never hunger; you shall never thirst. Verse 3,  He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. You are following Him, and He is leading you in righteous paths to deal with you and to restore your soul. Verse 4, Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You are not afraid of deadly situations and places; you are not afraid of death because you are following Him, trusting in Him, and He promised you that He will never leave you. You fear no evil! His rod and His staff: His authority and power in every situation, comfort you! Glory to God! He has not given you a spirit of fear, but of love and of power and of a sound mind! Verse 5, You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; If you will truly follow Jesus, He will bless you, right in front of your enemies! You anoint my head with oil… that is the anointing: Jesus will baptize you in the Holy Spirit if you truly follow Him. If you don’t want to be baptized in the Holy Spirit, you’re not following Him! Shall not the Father, Jesus said, give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him? And He will fill you to overflowing with His joy and His presence. Jesus said, If any man will be My disciple, let him deny himself, every day, take up his cross and follow Me. The Holy Spirit will lead you to follow Jesus to do the will of His Father, and He will lead you into all truth. And if you will love Him and keep His Words, you will abide in Him and He will abide in you, and you will bring forth fruit in your life, and His goodness and His mercy shall follow you all the days of your life, and you will dwell in the House of the Lord forever! You will inherit eternal life! Glory to God! That’s what that verse is talking about: dwelling in the house of the Lord forever: you are with Him in His glory; you shall never perish; you have eternal life!  All of this is if He is truly your Shepherd; if you continue in His Word and in His Holy Spirit to deny yourself and follow Him to do the will of your Father in Heaven every day. 

It is deceit to take Psalm 23 unto yourself and say, “The Lord is my Shepherd”, if you are not hearing His voice and following Him. The Apostle Paul said, I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me, and the life that I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me. His servant you are to whom you obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness. Are you obeying Jesus? Are you really following Him? Are you in His fold, or are you hanging out with the goats? Remember, Jesus said, Not every one who says, Lord, Lord, is going into the Kingdom of Heaven, but they that do the will of My Father, He said. Are you yielding to the Holy Spirit every day, denying yourself, your own desires and plans, taking up your cross: the fellowship of Jesus’ sufferings, and yielding to the Spirit to follow Jesus? He leads us by His Spirit to do the Father’s will. Jesus only does the Father’s will.  

God created you, and you fell into the traditions and sins of your fathers; you were defiled in all your transgressions, and He, in His great love, sent His Son to die for you a brutal death upon the Cross to save you from your sins, and He raised Him from the dead to justify you and to give you eternal life in Him, and He brought you to Him. No one can come to Me, Jesus said, unless My Father draws him. And what are you doing now? Are you following Him? Do you think you can stay with the goats and everything will be ok? The goats are going to the Lake of Fire! Jesus said, in Mat 25, that when He comes in His glory, He’s going to sit on His throne, and He’s going to set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on His left. And He’s going to say to the goats, Depart from Me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels… The goats are going into everlasting punishment: they would not show mercy; they would not have compassion. Are you a goat, or are you a sheep? If you are a sheep, then you need to be with Jesus’ sheep, following Him. Stop chumming up with the goats! Evil communications corrupt good manners! Bad company corrupts good morals. Remember: Lot was vexed with the things he saw and heard every day while he was living in Sodom, with their evil deeds and their evil conversation. But Abraham, his brother, interceded before the Living God for him, and God remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of Sodom before He destroyed it.  Make no mistake! Just as Sodom was destroyed, so this evil world is going to be consumed by fire. 

I want to intercede for you right now. If you are a sheep who is hanging out with the goats, and you know you need to return to Jesus’ fold: those who are truly following the Good Shepherd, I want you to do all you can do to receive this prayer and agree with me now. So let’s pray. Pray with me,  Father, in Jesus’ name, I pray for everyone reading this message. I know you have given this program by your Holy Spirit, and there are some who are reading this, you know who you are: you’re hanging out with the goats; you’re delighting in things you ought not to be doing, and they are having an effect on you, and you need to return to Jesus, and the Lord is pleading with you right now. Father, in Jesus’ name, have mercy on them; have mercy on them. We pray: you said you would have mercy on whom you would have mercy, and whom you will you will harden.  So we pray right now, for whoever it is, that you would help them; that you would soften their hearts; that they would humble themselves and come back to you with weeping and mourning, confessing their sins, and turn to you and be washed in the Blood of the Lamb, and return into your fold, Jesus! We pray this, Father, in the name of your Son Jesus. Glory be to 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.

 Psalm 133

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, Amen.

Thank you Heavenly Father for this program. We thank you Lord. We give you thanks; we praise you; we thank you; we bless your Holy Name. Amen. Thank you Lord, Amen. Today’s program is Psalm 133. Verse 1, Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments. 

It is like the dew of Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forevermore. There are some things here that are very important to see and understand in this psalm. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron… That is the Anointing; that is the Holy Spirit upon Aaron; upon us as brothers and sisters dwelling together in unity: our unity is in the Spirit; our fellowship is in the Spirit; our fellowship is in the truth; in the Holy Spirit. So that is talking about the Anointing. The dew of Mount Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion: that’s the blessing. For there the Lord commanded the blessing: life forevermore, Amen. 

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. Going back to verse 7,  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. Jesus said, Wherever two or three are gathered together in My Name, there am I in the midst of them. The Scripture says, In your presence is fullness of joy, at your right hand are pleasures forever more. This is why it is so pleasant for brothers and sisters to dwell together in unity; in the truth; in Jesus’ Name; in the light, with the Blood of Jesus cleansing us, through faith, from all unrighteousness. We have communion: fellowship together, with the Father and Jesus. He is in our midst. We are righteous through faith in Him, in His sacrifice for us, and by keeping His Words. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. There is no fellowship: light with darkness. God is not there. He dwells in the light. Our fellowship with Him and one another is in the light. When we come together with Him in the light, then He will manifest in our midst, according to the will of the Father. 

Let’s turn to Acts 2:1, When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Notice: They were all with one accord in one place. Acts 4:32, Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 

And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the Apostles' feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need. Acts 2:42, And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. The same is true today. The only way we can have this unity is to continue in the Apostles’ doctrine, which is the New Testament, steadfastly, with the Holy Spirit leading us into all truth: in the light; in the truth. 

Let’s turn to John 17:1,   Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to Heaven, and said: Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your Word. Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. For I have given to them the Words which You have given Me, (notice: the Apostles had Jesus’ Words; they had His doctrine; they were continuing in His doctrine, as He was teaching them and leading them. That’s how they had one accord)  and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me. Verse 16, They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. Through the Gospel of Jesus Christ; through His suffering: His death, His burial, and His resurrection, Amen, through the Gospel we are established in the truth: the truth of God’s Word. It is the truth with the Holy Spirit that brings us into one accord, as we love the truth; as we walk in the truth; as we walk in the light we have fellowship one with another. Jesus said, I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. 

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 

It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments. It is like the dew of Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forevermore. Where did the Lord command the blessing? It is when we come together in the Name of Jesus; in the truth of His Word; in His doctrine: the doctrine of Christ; the Words of Jesus; the Words of the Apostles; we come together, believing the Word of God walking in the Word of God; walking in His love, filled with the Holy Spirit, we come together in the Spirit, and that’s where the Lord commanded the blessing: life forevermore. Jesus has come that we might have life, and that we might have it more abundantly. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever lives and believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. In Him is life! Hallelujah! When we come together in Him, we have life. He is with us; He is there. We have joy; we have pleasures forever more. It is so pleasant

to come together with brothers and sisters that are walking with Jesus; walking in the Holy Spirit; walking in the truth! This is where the blessing is. The reason that the blessing is not in a church or a fellowship is because Jesus is not there. The reason He’s not there is because you’re not walking in the truth. You’re compromising His doctrine; He cannot fellowship; you’re allowing darkness; your allowing sin in the church; He cannot fellowship with that. If you will repent and turn from that and walk in His Words; walk in the truth; walk in the light, God will forgive you. Confess your sins one to another; God will forgive you. Forgive one another; walk in love; walk in the light; He will be there! And that’s where the blessing will be. 

Php 2:1, Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in Heaven, and of those on Earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

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.

 Love Is Hard

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.

Thank you Heavenly Father! We thank you for this program. We bless your Holy Name!

Father I pray that you would bless this program; I pray you would bless every one of us to hear what your Holy Spirit is saying, in Jesus’ name, thank you Lord, Amen. 

Today’s program is called, Love Is Hard. Let’s turn to Mat 18:1, 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 sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Verse 15, Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of' two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector. Verse 21, Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times? Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.  Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what you owe! So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay you all. And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you? And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. So My Heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses. 

Jesus said that unless we humble ourselves and be converted and become as little children, we will not enter into the Kingdom of God. Whoever shall humble himself as a little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of God. In Gal 6 the scripture says, If a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. The apostle Paul said that he was nothing. If he was nothing, who are we to think we are anything? Jesus said, Whosoever will humble himself shall be exalted. Even at the Last Supper, the disciples were striving about which one of them was the greatest. Let’s go to Luke 22:14, When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. 

Then He said to them, With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me. Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing. Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. And He said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors. But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves. John 13:1, Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, Lord, are You washing my feet? Jesus answered and said to him, What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this. Peter said to Him, You shall never wash my feet! Jesus answered him, If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me. Simon Peter said to Him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head! Jesus said to him, He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you. For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, You are not all clean. So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. We will be blessed if we will follow Jesus’ example to wash one another’s feet. The One who is the greatest has loved us and washed us in His own Blood; He has humbled Himself to the death of the Cross. He said, Greater love has no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends. He said, You are My friends if you do whatsoever I command you, and He said, This is My commandment: that you love one another. The Apostle John said, Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

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. You can’t have fellowship, light with darkness. The light is shining on our sin, but if we refuse to acknowledge it, we are deceiving ourselves and continuing in darkness. If we will humble ourselves as a little child, and confess our faults, one to another, and forgive one another, then we are walking in the light, and the Blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin, and our fellowship is restored. It is the same with our relationship with Jesus and the Father: they will not, and cannot fellowship with sin. If we allow sin in our life and in our relationships, one with another, then our fellowship with God is broken. Jesus said, If you bring your gift to the altar; when you come to worship God, and you remember that your brother has something against you, 

leave there your gift before the altar and go your way. First be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift. God will not receive your worship if your brother has something against you: if you did your brother wrong, and you haven’t repented. So what do you do? You humble yourself, like that little child, and go to them and say, Brother, I was wrong. Please forgive me. If he forgives you, then your fellowship with your brother is restored, and you can come back and worship God and fellowship with Him. If your brother won’t forgive you, then you go on loving him and praying for him, but you have done your part. You can go back and worship God freely. If your brother won’t forgive you, then he will not be forgiven by God, and his fellowship is broken with Him. This is not easy!  Love is hard!  It was very hard for Jesus to go to the Cross and suffer for us. He has commanded us to deny ourselves; humble ourselves, take up our own cross, and follow Him. If we are going to follow Him to walk in love, it will be hard. We will suffer, but we will be changed, more and more, to be like Him. Jesus said that He is the Stone which the builders rejected, and whoever falls on that Stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomsoever it falls, it will grind him to powder. It is painful to be broken to pieces, but the Lord’s correction; His dealings with us, if we will stay with Him, will produce the peaceable fruit of righteousness in us. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins (the atonement for our sins). Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 

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.

 Oppressed Every One By Another

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.

Praise your Holy Name! Thank you Lord! Praise your Holy Name! Thank you Lord!

Praise your Holy Name! Praise God! Father, we thank you for this day; we thank you for this program. Blessed be God Almighty! Today’s program is called, Oppressed Every One By Another. Let’s turn to Jer 9:4-6, Everyone take heed to his neighbor, and do not trust any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanderers. Everyone will deceive his neighbor, and will not speak the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity. Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, says the Lord. Isa 3:1-5, For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, the mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable. Verse 8, For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of His glory. The show of their countenance witnesses against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of your paths. 

Because iniquity shall abound in the last days, Jesus said, the love of many shall wax cold. In these days, people are indulging themselves in all kinds of evil on the internet and through the media. These things enter into their hearts, and Jesus said, Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. It is not that which goes in the mouth which defiles a man, but it is that which comes out of the mouth. Let’s turn to Mat 15:10-20, When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, Hear and understand: 

Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man. Then His disciples came and said to Him, Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying? But He answered and said, Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch. 

Then Peter answered and said to Him, Explain this parable to us. So Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding? Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man. Verse 18, But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. Christians are continuing to indulge in defiling things on the internet, and they enter into their hearts. Then, when we are speaking with one another, these things come out of our hearts and we oppress one another. Jesus said, If you continue in My Word, you shall be My disciples indeed, and you shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free. As you continue in the Word of God and in the truth, that’s what will be in your heart. And when you come together in the Word of God with the Holy Spirit, you will be speaking things that edify one another. Mat 24:9-13, Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. Verse 10, And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. These are the days we are living in. Iniquity is abounding in the hearts of Christians because they keep on indulging in things of the world through the internet, instead of continuing in the Word of God. John 8:31-47, Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed, and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered Him, We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, You will be made free? Jesus answered them, Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My Word has no place in you. I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father. They answered and said to Him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. You do the deeds of your father. Then they said to Him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God. Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My Word. You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears God's Words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God. If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Let’s turn to 1 John 2:15-17,  Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Verse 15, Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  The more we indulge in the things of the world, the more our love will grow cold. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. As we continue in the Word of God, however, with the Holy Spirit teaching us and leading us in doing it, we will be walking more and more in love, and when we come together, more and more love will be coming out of our hearts; out of our mouths, and we will be edifying one another. As we continue to expose ourselves to worldly, carnal, evil things, through the media on our devices, our hearts are being evil effected and hardened, in many cases, to the point of oppressing one another, and hurting one another, even hating one another, in these last days. And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another. 

Why should we continue in the Word of God? Heb 4:12-16,  For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. 2 Tim 3:16-17, All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 

1 John 2:20-21, But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. 

I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Verse 27, But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him. So as we continue in the Word of God, the Holy Spirit will be teaching us, revealing it to us, and as we continue in it; in doing it, we will know the truth, and the truth will make us free. Jesus said, He that practices sin is the servant of sin, and the servant does not abide in the house forever, but the Son abides forever. If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. So as you continue in the Word of God, the Son of God: Jesus, the Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the world, will be setting you free from lies; from iniquity; from sin.  

Everyone take heed to his neighbor, and do not trust any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanderers. And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another. 

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.

 Look Up !

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 the midst of them. To those of you who love Him in truth: mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied.

Thank you Lord! We thank you for this day; we thank you for this program. Father, I ask your blessing on this program. Bless everyone listening; everyone reading; thank you Lord. The Lord spoke to me the other morning to this effect by a tongue and interpretation: The things we are seeing in the world now are the unfolding of the things which are written in the Word of God concerning the days when the Lord Jesus shall return in the clouds. God said to me, Look up!, for your redemption is drawing near.

Today’s program is called, Look Up!

Let’s turn to Luke 21:5-36, Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts, He said, These things which you see—the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down. So they asked Him, saying, Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place? And He said: Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, I am He, and, The time has drawn near. Therefore do not go after them. But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately. Then He said to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake. 

But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But not a hair of your head shall be lost. By your patience possess your souls. But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near. 

Then He spoke to them a parable: Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. Heaven and Earth will pass away, but My Words will by no means pass away. But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man. 

Let’s turn to Heb 12:1-14, Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, notice, Jesus is not only the author, but He is the finisher of our faith: the work that He has begun in us, He will complete it unto the day of salvation, if we will continue, steadfast in the faith; not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives. If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. If God is rebuking you; if God is chastening you; if God is putting you through difficult times, do not be discouraged! It is His love; it is His love; He’s working His holiness in you; he’s working righteousness in you; he’s purging you; cleansing you; correcting you. It’s His love. Don’t be discouraged. Verse 12, Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Php 3:7-14, The Apostle Paul said, But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,  I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. I want to skip down to verse 20, For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 

who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. 

Col 3:1-4, If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the Earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. This is our blessed hope! The Apostle John said, If we have this hope in ourselves: the blessed hope of Jesus’ return in the clouds, and of the glory of God, then we should be about purifying ourselves, even as He is pure: holiness, without which no man will see the Lord. How do we go about doing that? By continuing in the Word of God, with the Holy Spirit teaching us; revealing it to us, and leading us in doing it. We shall thus be Jesus’ disciples indeed, and we will know the truth and the truth will make us free. Jesus went on to say, in John chapter 8, Whosoever practices sin is the servant of sin, and the servant does not abide in the house forever. The Son abides forever. Therefore if the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. You can’t do this by religious practice; you can’t do this by reading the Bible only. It is the Son who makes you free from sin, as you continue in His Word, with the Holy Spirit teaching you and leading you.  

Our redemption is drawing near folks. The things that are written concerning Israel and the last days are unfolding before our eyes, and the Lord is saying, Look Up! Be ready! Be watching! Let’s turn to Mat 24:32-44, Now learn this parable from the fig tree, Jesus said: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Luke 21:36, Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.

Interpretation of a message in tongues:

I am God Almighty. Those of you listening to My servant Rob this day, hearken to these words! I am warning you. I encourage you My children, look up in this hour, as you see these things in the news: what’s taking place in My land, look up! Understand! My Son is coming soon. Prepare your hearts; prepare yourselves; be ready for My coming, says the Lord Jesus, be ready for My coming!, for I am coming soon! Do not think in your hearts, It’s a long way off. Behold the things that you see! I am coming soon, 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.

 Not My Will

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.

Thank you Father, Amen. Thank you Lord, Amen. We bless your holy name! We thank you Lord for this day. Thank you Lord for this program that you’ve given me, that you’ve given for your people, to edify your people, Father; we just thank you Lord. Today’s program is called, Not My Will. Let’s turn to Luke 22:39-46, 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. Let’s turn to John 5;30, Jesus said, I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. Mat 12:46-50, While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. Then one said to Him, Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You. But He answered and said to the one who told Him, Who is My mother and who are My brothers? And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My Father in Heaven is My brother and sister and mother. Mat 7:21-27, At the end of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said, Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness! Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 

Let’s go to Rom 8:1-8, There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.  Verses 12-14, Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 

Love is doing the Father’s will; keeping His Words. Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me, Jesus said, every day. Taking up your cross: the Father’s will for you, not your will, is love. Self love, self will, the love of money, the love of pleasure, the love of the world, that’s what we have today, as Paul said it would be in the last days. Jesus said, Because iniquity shall abound, in the last days, most people’s love shall grow cold. This is love: deny yourself, take up your cross: the Father’s will, and follow Jesus; yield to the Holy Spirit to follow Jesus to do the Father’s will every day. You want to watch a football game, and the Holy Spirit is leading you to go to a prayer meeting. Because you love the Father and Jesus, you yield to the Holy Spirit and go to the meeting, denying yourself the pleasure of watching the game, and you meet someone there who later becomes one of your best friends. It was a struggle to deny yourself, and to do the will of God, but it resulted in very good things happening in your life. If you had chosen instead to gratify your desire to watch the game and did not obey the Holy Spirit, you would perhaps have never met that person and you would have missed the blessing. It was a much greater struggle for Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane to deny His flesh and to do the Father’s will and go to the Cross for us. We overcome when we deny ourselves and do the will of the Father. Not my will, but yours be done Father. 

Are you doing the Father’s will? Eph 5:17, Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. We find the will of the Father through prayer with the Holy Spirit. We find the will of the Father in the Word of God with the Holy Spirit, the Sermon on the Mount. He will lead us to do His will; we must receive Him, be filled with the Holy Spirit, and learn to yield to Him, to be led by Him to do the Father’s will; to follow Jesus every day. He said, My sheep hear My voice and they follow Me. How do we hear His voice? He speaks to our hearts by the Holy Spirit. In Acts 13 they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, and the Holy Spirit spoke and said, Separate unto Me Barnabas and Saul for the work which I have called them to do. They were sent forth by the Holy Spirit; they did the Father’s will, and much fruit came from their obedience. 

Sometimes you have to fast to hear His voice; to understand what the will of the Lord is. If you love Him, you will always want to do His will. Paul said, I die daily, I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, (not my will), but Christ lives in me, and the life that I live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me. Jesus loves the Father; that’s how He was able to go to the Cross. He loves you; that’s why He suffered and died there. Beloved, we love Him because He first loved us. Loving Him is keeping His Words; doing His Father’s will, denying ourselves; crucified with Him; dead to the world, all it’s pleasures, and the glory of man; looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who, for the joy that was set before Him, endured the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the Father. There is great joy and pleasures forevermore at the right hand of the Father. In His presence is fullness of joy! Eternal glory is set before us if we will do the Father’s will!: deny ourselves, take up our cross every day, and follow Jesus! A heart that would chose the pleasures of sin for a season; the glory of this present evil world, over the eternal glory and pleasures of God Almighty in the Kingdom of His beloved Son; a heart that will not humble itself to do the will of the Father; a heart that cannot, or refuses to see that they are bought with a price: redeemed, not with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from their vain behavior, received by tradition from their fathers, but with the precious Blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish; without spot, who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own Blood, is blind!, and they have forgotten that they were purged from their old sins, and they have gone astray as a dog returns to his vomit. Unless God decides to have great mercy on them, they will utterly perish, no matter how much they say, Lord, Lord. Not my will, Father, but yours be done!

John 4:34, Jesus said unto them, My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. John 5:19&20, Then Jesus answered and said to them, Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does… John 5:30, I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. John 6:40, And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day. John 7:16-18, Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him. John 8:49, Jesus answered, … I honor My Father… Jesus only did the Father’s will, and He thereby truly honored Him. 

Jesus overcame in the Garden of Gethsemane to do the Father’s will and go to the Cross, to suffer there and die for our sins. There He said, Father, if it be your will, take this cup from Me! He knew what was in that cup. Nevertheless, He said, not My will, but thine be done. Because He humbled Himself to do the Father’s will, even unto the death of the Cross, the Father has given Him a name above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, in Heaven, on the Earth, and under the Earth, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. The Father said, Those that honor Me, I will honor. The way that we can honor the Father is to follow His Son to do His will; to deny ourselves every day, take up our own cross, and follow Him. If we will be faithful to Him, even in suffering, even unto death, to do the Father’s will, 

in this way we will honor Him, and Jesus said He would honor us: He will give us a crown of life, Hallelujah! In John 12:26 Jesus said, If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. 

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.