Building your house on the word from God

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... In Romans 7, Paul presents several questions concerning what to do about the flesh which would take us in ways opposite to the Spirit of God.   Paul says:   Romans 7   14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 16 If then I do that which...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... In the Old Testament, God chose the nation of Israel to be HIS people and the people vowed that it was true that the Lord was their God.     Here are some interesting declarations:   Deuteronomy 26   Thou hast avouched (affirmed/declared as true) the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in HIS ways, and to keep HIS statutes, and HIS commandments, and HIS judgm...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... When we belong to God, HE is with us wherever we go.     We have the great advantage that by HIS Spirit God teaches us all things and guides us into all truth and even shows us things to come.  (John 14:26 & John 16:13)   The apostle Paul says:   Romans 8:31  If God be for us, who can be against us?   Another promise:   Romans 8:28  And we know that all things wor...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... God made promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob concerning the land which HE would give to the children of Israel for their inheritance.   God also set forth for HIS people "rules of war".    Deuteronomy 20  God says   1 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the L...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... David was a man after God's own heart.  (Acts 13:22)     God took the Spirit from Saul who was king and gave HIS Spirit to David and God had the prophet Samuel to anoint David as king and God removed Saul from being king.   At one point, David greatly sinned, and David prayed:   Psalm 51   2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... John 3:3  Jesus says: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.   💥💥💥   We who believe in the resurrection do not sorrow in death as the pagans sorrow.   I Thessalonians 4   13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Deuteronomy 16:22  Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.   💥💥💥   We worship God in spirit and in truth in the church today as Jesus said to do.   John 4   19 The woman saith unto HIM (to Jesus), Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... The children of Israel served the Egyptians for 400 years until God brought them out of their bondage.   Deuteronomy 15:15  And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee:    We once served this world and the ideas and goals of the flesh of man, but God redeemed us also from the bondage of the flesh.   Now...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Deuteronomy 14:2  For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto HIMSELF, above all the nations that are upon the earth.   The children of Israel were chosen by God to be HIS people in the Old Testament.   Noah found grace in the sight of God and God saved Noah from the great flood.   Abraham was chose...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... I never ask anyone, "Where do you go to church?"   We "are" the church.   In the Old Testament, God said:   Deuteronomy 12:30   Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.   The t...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Deuteronomy 12:5  But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put HIS name there, even unto HIS habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:   In the New Testament church today, God chooses where HE will put HIS name.   Acts 2:47   And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.   God opens the eyes o...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Peter walked on water at the Word of Jesus ... but then when Peter looked at the circumstances, faith failed Peter, but Jesus saved Peter.   Matthew 14   22 And straightway Jesus constrained HIS disciples to get into a ship, and to go before HIM unto the other side, while HE sent the multitudes away. 23 And when HE had sent the multitudes away, HE went up into a m...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Deuteronomy 1   21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. 22 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... God has given to each of us an assignment to fulfill HIS purpose while we live on this earth.   In the Old Testament, God gave portions of lands to HIS people but they had to go up and possess that land though God had given it to them.   Deuteronomy 1   21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... God speaks to Moses:   Exodus 33 And HE (God) said, MY presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15 And he (Moses) said unto HIM (God), If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and THY people have found grace in THY sight? is it not in that THOU goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Genesis 14   21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shou...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... I Corinthians 12   4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wis...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... The one thing that is the same between the Old Testament church and the New Testament church is this:  The ones who believed in God, believed God was speaking and they did that which God said to do.   💥💥💥   In the building of the tabernacle, we see the following testimony:   Exodus 39:32  Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation f...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Spirits bring thoughts to our minds.   God speaks to us by HIS Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus.   The devil also brings thoughts to our mind, often to make us fearful and to torment us and to pull us away from the assignment given us by God and to cause us to doubt God.   The apostle John said:     I John 4:1   Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spiri...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Hebrews 1   1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his p...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... God called Moses to come up to HIM and Moses was with God 40 days in the mountain and God gave Moses commandments for the children of Israel.   All his life, God prepared for Moses to lead HIS people.  The call of God was on Moses even from his youth.  God arranged for Moses to be taken into Pharaoh's  daughter's house as a baby where he was "learned in all the wa...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... John 14:6   Jesus says:  I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME.   Jesus, The Word, is the way to go to God.   When God speaks to us, we believe the Word and we agree with what God has said and we are born again and given the Holy Spirit of God when we believe the Word given to us.   And immediately God changes us into a ne...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... Exodus 19   1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount. 3 And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... The Old Testament and the children of God:   Moses selected men from the tribes of Israel and they assisted him in judging the people.  There were 600,000 men (plus women and children) in the wilderness so it became too much for Moses to do all the work alone.     Moses' father-in-law suggested another plan for Moses in dealing with the people.   Exodus 18   8 And...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... These Old Testament examples teach us to follow God.  They allow us to see the work of God on behalf of HIS children.  And these examples show us God is always giving information in the problems of life to HIS children.     I find these examples to be strengthening and faith building.   The children of Israel had to fight in many battles, and so do we today.  For...