Trusting In A Man

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)

Amen! Thank you Father, in Jesus’ name, for this program. Thank you Lord that you are with me to speak your Words by your Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord. I pray that you would give us all grace to understand what you are saying this day. 

Today’s program is called, Trusting In A Man. Let’s turn to Jer 17:5,  Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

Trusting in a man-putting the words of a man above the Words of God. His Word is truth.

Let’s turn to 1 John 2:26, These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. 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. And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him. It is the Holy Spirit who is the teacher; it is Him in you, and in any true minister of God who is sent by Him. In John 16:13, Jesus said, However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. He will glorify Jesus, the Holy Spirit, never a man. If a man is teaching without the anointing of the Holy Spirit, you have no need of him. Jesus taught by the Holy Spirit, and so did His disciples. He said, I only say what I hear My Father saying. He also said, The Words that I speak, they are Spirit and they are life. It is the Spirit that quickens, or gives life; the flesh profits nothing. They that are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. In Acts chapter 13, we read about Paul and Barnabas being sent by the Holy Spirit. Verse 2, As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 

1 John 2:26, These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.

The people of Germany, in the 1940’s, were seduced by Adolph Hitler. He walked in the spirit and power of the Devil. He was an antichrist. 1 John 2:18, Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. Even now, little children, there are many antichrists. If you are looking to a man; trusting in a man, you are open prey for that spirit to take you over. Rev 13:1, Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him? And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in Heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. The whole world will worship the Antichrist; he will declare himself to be God, everyone whose name is not written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

2 Thess 2:1, Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Don’t be deceived: just because you are a Christian, of whatever degree, don’t think that you cannot be deceived. Your name can be blotted out of the Book of Life, if you turn away from Jesus and stop following Him only; if you go after another man and trust in him. Rev 3:5, He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Trust only in Jesus Christ. 

1 John 3:7,  Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Mat 24:3, Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age? And Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Christ, and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 

Mat 7:15, Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them. An antichrist is of the Devil; the Antichrist is of the Devil. The sheep’s clothing is the Word of God. They will come speaking truth; speaking the Word of God, and then they will speak lies, when they have won the hearts of the people. 

2 John 1:6, This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. 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. He that abides in the doctrine of Christ, he has both the Father and the Son. Trust in the Lord your God; Him only shall you serve. 

“In God We Trust”:

The reason that our country, America, has been so blessed, is because our forefathers truly trusted in God. They gave Him glory and honor, and He was with them in the founding of our nation. It was not “One nation under George Washington”; it was not “One nation under Thomas Jefferson”; it was “One nation under God” with liberty and justice for all. Now, who are we trusting in? When you follow a man; when you trust in a man, you make flesh your strength, and your heart departs from the Lord, and you are cursed. Church!, who are you trusting in?

Several years ago I was involved in a church which was led by a false prophet, a minister of Satan. Through trusting in my preacher I was brought into bondage, and I ate the fruit of his lies that he taught. Through his false doctrine I fell into sin, and it was only the great mercy of my God, and the intercession of my Lord and Savior before my Father, that I was led to repentance, and by the truth of His Word, He brought me out of that darkness and into His light. The Lord continued to lead me in righteous paths to break me of my rebellion, and bring me into obedience and His righteousness. In the process of my deliverance and sanctification, I made a real commitment to God to believe what is written in his Word, over and above what my preacher or any other man might say. It was the light of His Word that delivered me from that darkness. After leaving that church, I started following another man: a preacher that taught a lot of truth. The Lord then went to great lengths to deliver me from following him, and that was the end of my trusting in a man. I remember saying to Jesus at that time, “Only you, Lord, only you.”  

We have a King; He is righteous, and He is coming in His glory, and the glory of His Father, to establish His Kingdom on the Earth, and all His enemies will be put under His feet. Jesus is our great King! Those of us who truly trust in Him shall be saved.

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)

 My Love Is Sufficient For You

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 Father; we thank you for this day Father; we ask your blessing on this program today. Give us ears to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying.

Today’s program is called, My Love Is Sufficient For You. Let’s turn to 2 Cor 12:8, Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Not too long ago I was struggling with some afflictions, and the Lord Jesus spoke to me and said, “My grace is sufficient for you.” Then He touched me, and lifted the affliction off of me. What a joy! I felt so much better, all that night!, and I realized His grace is truly sufficient for me. The Apostle Paul wrote, in Heb 4:14, let’s turn there,   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. When you are in need, you can come boldly to Jesus and the Father and ask for grace and they will respond, if you come boldly, in faith, in humility; faith in what? Faith in Jesus sacrifice for you upon the Cross, through which He brought you into fellowship with Him, through your repentance and faith toward Him. What is that? It’s His love. 

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, upon that Cross for our sins, that whoever lives and believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. The other evening, as I was meditating on the relationships I have, and the Lord spoke to me again, “My love is sufficient for you.” Then He touched my heart. I was weeping and thanking Him for His love, not only for the Cross, but also for how He has loved me all my life. I realized, at that moment, that if everyone turned away from me, Jesus would still be with me; His love would sustain me. Thank you Father; thank you Jesus. 

Sometimes you may feel that nobody loves you; I’m here to tell you that Jesus loves you.  

He gave His very life for you, and if you will come to Him, in humility, with all your heart, you can know Him. He said, Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. 

Let’s turn to Eph 2:4, Lord I thank you; I praise you; thank you Lord, But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. God gave His Son because He loved us: His great love with which He loved us. The grace of God is His love toward us in Christ Jesus. His love is sufficient for you. Jesus loved us when we were dead in trespasses and sins, and He gave His life for us, that we might be forgiven and live in fellowship with Him and His Father forever. 

Isa 53, Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, and we hid, as it were our faces from Him; He was despised and we did not esteem Him. He was rejected of men, that we might be accepted of God in Him. In Him, you are not rejected; the Father loves you!, and He has accepted you because you believe in His Son and His sacrifice for you. Eph 1:6, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. When we reject Him, we condemn ourselves. He does not change. His love is true and everlasting. If we will repent and turn to Him and obey Him, we will abide in His love. 

John 15:9, Jesus said, As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love. He said, If you love Me, keep My commandments. We love Him, and continue in His Word, because He first loved us and gave Himself for us. Let’s go to John 17; Jesus was praying to the Father, shortly before He was arrested. Verse 20,  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. In verse 23, Jesus said,... that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. If you are in Jesus, according to His Word, the Father loves you as He loves Him. Do you believe that? That’s hard to believe, isn’t it? But it’s the truth, because Jesus said so. That’s how much the Father loves us. His love is true and faithful. If you will trust Jesus, no matter what you are going through, He will uphold you; His love will sustain you. He will be interceding for you before the Father at His right hand. He will bring you through into victory, but you must trust Him and believe Him and follow Him, even unto death. Let's turn to 1 Cor 15: 54, So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory. O death where is your sting? O Hades where is your victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

1 John 4:7, Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.   In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. 

Understand this: the only reason that Jesus endured and willingly went through all He went through in His suffering for you and me, is because He loves us, and the Father, and the Father loves us. Receive His love this day. His love is sufficient for you.

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)

 The Givers and the Takers

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)

Father, in Jesus name, we thank you for this day; we thank you for this program that you have given me, thank you Father, for your people. Give us all ears to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying, in Jesus’ name, thank you Father.

This program is called, The Givers and The Takers. There are people that love God, and will love you and do you good, and there are people that love themselves and only want what they can get from you. They walk in witchcraft to manipulate you and get what they want. God brought people into Jesus‘ life to minister to Him of their substance. Let’s turn to Luke 8:1, Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance. Let’s turn to Luke 10:38, Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His Word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me. And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her. Martha and Mary and Lazarus had a house, and Jesus stayed at their house and they fed Him and showed hospitality to Him and His disciples.

Satan tries to bring people into your life to take from you; to steal, kill, and destroy, like Judas. Let’s turn to John 12:1,   Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said, Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. You see that? He was a thief, and he took money from Jesus, and he betrayed Him unto death. But it was the will of God, that the scriptures might be fulfilled. Matt 7:15, Jesus said, Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. They want to devour you, like the scribes: Jesus said, Beware of them, for they devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence, make long prayers. They love the chief seats; the honor of men. They don’t love you or God, but themselves only.  

The Scripture says, Let him who stole steal no more, but let him work with his hands, doing that which is good, that he may have to give to those that are in need. Let the taker repent and become a giver. When God leads you to give to someone, it is a blessing; to show compassion. But when you let people manipulate you, it is not a blessing, and they will keep on manipulating until you stop letting them use you. We’ve got to learn to overcome the takers; the wolves. Jesus said to beware of them; they can really mess up your life. 

Rom 16:23, Paul said, about Gaius, he said, Gaius my host, and the host of the whole Church, greets you. 3 John 1:1, talking about Gaius, one of the saints, who was a giver,  The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, who have borne witness of your love before the church. Gaius was a giver; he showed much hospitality to the brethren.

In 1 Kings 21, we read about Ahab and Jezebelle: they were takers. They killed Naboth and took his vineyard, and God judged them.

Give and you shall receive. You give as God is leading you, not by response to the takers and their manipulation. It is always according to what you have, not to what you don’t have. It’s not he who gives much money who is spiritual, but he who does the will of God. Jesus said, I only do what I see My Father doing.

Barzillai, in 2 Sam 17, was a great man, and he also was a giver. He provided for David and his company when they were in the wilderness, fleeing from Absolam. 2 Sam 17:28,...beds and basins, earthen vessels and wheat, barley and flour, parched grain and beans, lentils and parched seeds, honey and curds, sheep and cheese of the herd, for David and the people who were with him to eat. For they said, The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.

But the greatest givers of all are the Father and His Son Jesus Christ: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever lives and believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God gave His beloved Son to die for us; Jesus willingly gave His life for us, and shed His Blood to deliver us from our sins and from death. Others have followed Jesus, and taken up their cross and died for His name-the true martyrs of Jesus. Others have suffered greatly for His name, and for the Gospel’s sake.

In 2 Sam 11, King David became a taker when he lusted after Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba, and he took her for himself and killed her husband with the sword of the Ammonites.  But God confronted him through the prophet Nathan, and dealt with him and judged him, and David repented. He never went back to his vomit again. He became a great giver to the people of Israel, and to God. He gave very much of himself and his substance to the building of the Temple of God. He also gave us many wonderful songs and psalms by the Holy Spirit.

Ok, let’s turn to Luke 6:27, Jesus said, But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you. This is how the Kingdom of God works; this is how life works. Jesus said, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If you are a taker, people will be taking from you. But if you are a giver, you don’t even have to consider your needs. God will be sure that men will give unto you, according to your giving. If you give generously and graciously, like He does, according to what you have, people will be giving into your bosom; you will have an abundant life. Jesus said, Don’t even think about your life, what you need, but seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all your needs will be added to you. When you see your brother in need, let the Holy Spirit lead you in doing them good. Forgive if you have anything against anyone, and you shall be forgiven. Show love and kindness and it will be shown to you. Don’t wait for people to give to you. Do what Jesus said: Give and it shall be given; forgive and you shall be forgiven. Love God and serve Him and obey Him and He will love you and bless you. Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you. Who knows if they won’t change and do you good in the end. What kind of life do you want? Do you want to live in the blessing of God, or do you want to be cursed? You can manipulate people and get things from them, but you won’t be blessed; you won’t be happy. Even when we must suffer for the Lord’s sake, and do without, He will be with us: we will have what we need, and He will give us His joy, Hallelujah! In due season, if we sow righteousness and goodness, we will reap a good harvest, Amen! Just don’t let the takers deceive you into giving to them when God is not leading you to do so. Let Him lead you in giving and doing good and you will be blessed. It’s ok to say no.

I know what Jesus said, in Matt 25:31-46, about the sheep and the goats. I’ve always had fear concerning these Words, and I definitely want to feed people and give them drink when I see them in need. I definitely want to take in a stranger and give them shelter, but I have had to learn the hard way how people will manipulate you, if you let them, and you can get into a situation that is very difficult by feeling sorry for someone and doing things to help them when God is not leading you to do so. Whenever you see someone in need, you must seek the Lord, and understand what He wants you to do in the situation. Some people know very well how to manipulate Christians who have a heart to give and to help, and they are very crafty at getting you to give to them. They are takers, not givers. Many of them don’t work, and they live off of other people’s labors. That doesn’t mean that you should stop giving and helping, no! You just need to truly let God lead you by His Holy Spirit in doing so, and then it will be a blessing. Saying no to a taker is a blessing. Giving to a giver is a blessing. A real giver will do what they can to help you while you’re helping them; they will truly be thankful. So, be filled with the Spirit and give cheerfully and graciously as He leads you and you will be blessed. 

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.

 A Little Iniquity

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)

Amen! Thank you Lord Jesus! Thank you Heavenly Father! We thank you for this day; we thank you that your Word is the truth. Lord, I pray that you would give us ears to hear and hearts to receive your Word this day, by the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Today’s program is called, A Little Iniquity. I heard someone say, in a dream one time, as we were in a conversation about the things of God, It’s good to have a little iniquity in your life.  I heard another person ask me one time, Don’t you have a little mischief in your life? It’s good to have a little mischief in your life. Really? What are we really talking about here? How much iniquity or mischief is good? How much is too much? Where do you draw the line? Do you really believe that you can draw a line with God: how much sin and iniquity you can willfully practice, and it is acceptable with Him: a little lying; a little fornication; a little hatred; a little slander; a little stealing? I’m here to tell you, you cannot possibly know where to draw such a line. Why? Because God has already drawn the line. It’s clearly written in His Word: the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus. Rom 3:23, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed. He that commits sin, or practices sin, Jesus said, is the slave of sin, and the slave does not abide in the house forever. The Son abides forever, therefore, if the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. Through grace you have been saved through faith; faith in His sacrifice of Himself upon the Cross for your sins, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. God gave His Son for all of your sins. He suffered willfully a brutal death and the shedding of His Blood to pay the full price for your redemption from your slavery; your bondage to sin, that, through your repentance and faith in that sacrifice, and in His resurrection from the dead, you might be justified before God, and you might inherit eternal life with Him in His glory.  

Heb 10:26,  For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. And you’re going to draw the line? Really? Let’s consider what the Apostle John said in 1 John 1:1-9, 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 you are walking in any darkness at all, and you think that you are in fellowship with God, you are deceived, and that darkness has blinded your eyes. 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. Chapter 2, If we sin, or when we sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; the Man who suffered so much for us, and gave Himself for all our sins upon that Cross. This is the line.

In the light of all of this, will you confess it? Will you repent and turn to God with all your heart? Or will you keep it and stay in darkness because you love your evil deeds? John 3:19, Jesus said, And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.

Let’s turn to 1 Peter 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 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, 2 Peter 3:14,  Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless.

Let’s turn to Matthew chapter 7 and see what Jesus said. Verse 21, 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. That thing that you are doing; that thing that you love, that you don’t want to give up: is it the will of the Father? 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! Verse 24, 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. 

Ok, let’s go to Revelation, chapter 20, verse 11, this is talking about the end: the final judgment, Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the Earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. Your little iniquity is written in the books. The books are going to be opened on that day, and every man and every woman will be judged according to what is written in the books, according to their works. You say, Oh, that’s so severe! That’s right, it is severe. You need to get a revelation of what Jesus suffered for you: it was severe, to deliver you from these things that are destroying you and will cause you to perish eternally, if you do not repent and believe on Him. After all that Jesus and His Father have done for you, don’t you want to love Him and please Him and give yourself to Him completely?

Prophecy:

I am God Almighty. Those of you who are listening to My servant Rob this day, I want you to understand how much I love you. Please consider what I have done for you: how I gave My beloved Son, who was tempted in every way as you are, and never yielded; never sinned and was righteous before Me. Remember, I said, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear you Him. He pleased Me, and He offered Himself willfully, according to My will, to give Himself upon the Cross; to give His life; to suffer greatly on that Cross, and to be scourged, and to be tormented, for you; for your sins; to suffer for your sins and to shed His Blood to pay the full redemption for your sins. If you will turn from them, all of them; if you will repent and turn to Me and believe on Me; believe what I’ve done for you, you shall be saved!; you shall be delivered from them! I have paid the price through the sacrifice of My Son! Now turn to Me with all your heart and be free!, and enter into My Kingdom to be eternally with Me in joy and in My glory, 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)