The Pearl of Great price

A great price was paid for our redemption. God put a value on our lives that nothing I know of compares to. On the other hand what price have we paid to carry the gospel to others?

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:45, 46

What would one give up to see the good news of God live with more love and power?

The background of many years of ministry we studied God's Word of truth and we continue to teach it in detail as His Word is vital to our walks, but what about His love and power? I also with many others manifested speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues and prophecy. Then some of the other evidences of the spirit but not in great quantity. It cannot be God who limits for He is unlimited. He changes not and Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. The conclusion is then it would need to be me who is not walking in all He has made available.

Do you want to walk in more of what he has for you?
Whatever it may be you desire in your life that God has promised what effort would you give to see it live not someday but today?

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance.... 1 Thess 1:5

For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. 1 Corin. 4:20

Are you satisfied with everyday Christianity or do you want to see it with more love and more power?

Submit to God Resist the Devil

Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7.

This is something that I have been pondering lately. What does it mean to resist the devil?

Here is just a few thoughts to consider. First consider this verse to find how the enemy is working.

In which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. Eph 2:2, 3

We are to resist (stand against, oppose) the devil to do this it is necessary for us to stand against, to resist the ways of this world. The way this is done is to submit to God first without submitting to God first we cannot effectively resist the devil, this is where the issue begins, we must desire and endeavor to live our true Father's will more then our own will. This world's way is the way of lust, unbridled desires, lack of self control. We are not to run wild chasing and fulfilling every desire that comes to mind and the things the world is chasing after. First this will take submission to our loving God and Father then discipling our minds and then our resulting actions to think and act the way God reveals to us we are to live. Where do we find this way?
In God’s Word and in the way we see believers in the Word of God lived and in the way we see believers today who are walking in truth live. It is written that Jesus endured great contradiction of sinners against himself, so must we.
Today think about what you think about, what you say and do. Does it line up with the life God called you to? If not then you can start the change today. If not you can ask for help. We should not forget what we sow is what we reap if we plant in our hearts and with others God's love and truth then this will come back to us if we sow in corruption we will reap corruption. The life, joy and peace we want in out hearts is right there if we will submit and resist and follow God’s perfect plan for our lives.

Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; 17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:16

The life we desire truly is available now if we will make the change. We can because Jesus Christ blazed the trail for us.

F.C. Farwell

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If God is the creator why does He send us to hell?

Herein is the answer.

Maybe this is the wrong question and so our answer misses the point and we misunderstand God purpose.

First God is love, everything thing He purposes is good. Now we can guess or we can go to what He says.

1John 4:8
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

He does not change He is always good.

But He also is a God of righteousness so justice is required. That is why He sent His son Jesus Christ.

First if you really love someone you have to give them free will. For controlling someone is not better then having a servant or maybe a robot. In other words you give out love in hope that loves comes back. You don't force others to love you.

So God gave Adam and Eve His Word and one command. Freely eat of all the trees but one.

This would give them the free will to obey and would show trust and love for God their Father. God knew if they disobeyed that it would bring hurt and damage to themselves and their relationship (sin). If they could not have obeyed by free will then they would be not much different then robots forced to do what is right but God said they had a choice.

They chose to disobey by free will disavowing God's love and care for them. They did not trust God's integrity fully or return the love He showed to them in the end.

Now God could have left us up for wrath (not hell, as hell is Biblically the grave, gravedom, the state of the dead) as you put it. Would it be love to leave us to wrath or hell?

I think we agree here NO it would not.

So he makes a way back to Him that also involves free will. This plan involved Jesus Christ His son the redeemer.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Yes God hates sin but He loves the sinner.

These two verse explain that.

Rom 5:8 But Commended his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 2:4
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

So God's perfect love plan gives us now the free will to come back to HIm and in His love.
This plan of sending His son Jesus Christ and him fulfilling it (by free will) is so we can be restored to Him as Adam and Eve were in the beginning before they disobeyed (distrusted God, did not return His love)

People don't go to wrath or hell because God does not love them, they go because they reject His love plan to redeem and restore us to Himself.

So if i say I don't like His plan really I'm making my own God and making myself my own God.

If we had been the ones in the garden of Eden we would have done the same, I think you would have to agree if you think this through.

So God is not sending us to wrath or hell. He sent us His son to give us life. But if we also choose to disavow, distrust His love to us. Then we are doing the same thing Adam and Eve did.

We distrust His love and integrity for us by rejecting the free gift of the life His son came to give us.

This should help make this so clear no one misses it. That is His free love offering / gift, if we don't want to. He is offering us the life, liberty, freedom and love we really want not some kind of religious bondage or trip.

He loves us so much he was willing to pay the highest price so we could come back to Him if we really wanted to.

This is real, genuine love.

fc

Part 3 India land of promise

Ashish and Yushpal on the rooftop at Carmel Niwas.

Arriving at Newark in the late afternoon for a direct 15 hour flight to Dehli, India. We departed departed near midnight and with the time zone changes arriving late night also in India. We flew so far north we were over Iceland and Greenland (great circle route which actually makes the flight shorter). With the excitement for the trip who could sleep there were two in the group Barney and Raymond who did sleep for part of the trip. We would often get up in the plane and share our vision and expectation for our travel.

One of the surprises to await me in Newark was a couple of people I went to Bible college with about 20 years ago. While in India I met more from my same class year who flew in from other areas. Quite a blessing. So it was Geralyn, Carolina and Pepe her husband, Barney, Doug, Ken, Raymond, and myself on the plane.

Also on the plane was another group on a missionary trip. In reality though we may have done some “missionary work’ we were in reality going to learn how simply and powerfully the believers were living the word in India and see how easy it is if we will only look to God and not a system.

Arriving at Delhi it was somewhat chaos at the airport though large and International it looks like it had been put together by by second world standards, Oh I’m in a second world. There were a number of believers who where waiting for us, they had been waiting some time as we were delayed leaving Newark and at Delhi.

The believers included, Bhupendder, his son Ashish, Yushpal, Peter, Sangat his daughter Pryia (sp?) and Pershawn (sp?) and Sun Jin (sp?) and others.

What a warm and joyful welcome to see the believers. As we visited getting to know our driver and India believers in our particular vehicle. You could clearly sense the excitement they had to have us visit and their deep rooted joy with the Word of God living in their hearts and growing rapidly in India.

One thing I noticed is how the air in Delhi is very thick, probably like Los Angeles. It seems foggy much of the time and I could not see many stars at all, which I so enjoy seeing and thinking of God’s Word written in the heavens.

Now traveling in the middle of the night to where we would stay I noticed road rules are not obeyed, red lights don’t always mean stop (only if needed) and people constantly blow their horns. No attention is paid to driving lanes you might be on a two lane road but it was treated like it had 3 or 4.

In about 45 minutes we arrived at Carmel Niwas in Delhi, Catholic retreat, the housing might remind you of staying at a camp cabin. Very simple but completely adequate. Oh there is no showers here you take a bucket bath pouring water out of a bucket with a cup over your head.

It’s January and the temps in the nights were about 40-50 and highs in the day 65-70 degrees. No heaters to use here but good blankets. It was cooler then usual in January so out came the light jackets and sweaters.

Carmel Niwas was also the place the Ambassadors (Leaders) meetings were going to take place so except for a day of travel to local sites and 4 different fellowships we visited everything was close by.

Ashish and Yushpal stayed at Carmel Niwas with us their fellowship was greatly enjoyed. The simplicity and powerful affect of Word of God in their lives was very apparent. A day later Ashish interviewed Yushpal on the rooftop at Carmel Niwas (see picture at top) about his first year living the Word. God wrought a number of miracles by them in their lives during this time. (I have a video of this I will post so you can share in it. For the moment a picture will have to do.

We all were so looking forwarding to the things God was going to be revealing and teaching us in the next two weeks.

Next our first fellowship Aligar, India

India: Part 2 Preparation and first day of travel

There was three days of specific preparation for travel, weather, food and the other things had to be taken into consideration. I had packed enough basic “American” food to keep me going if the Indian food was not tolerable.

First day out:
At the Omaha airport at 5AM checked in and took flight to Houston TX, Continental airlines roundabout way for to get me to Newark airport NY.

Now a storm was growing stronger that was moving east, having about a 3 hour layover in Houston I found out some airlines were canceling their flights to Newark because of this major storm and the forecast of a large amount of snow and strong winds. I just gave it to God and did not think too much about it. In the meantime Ken and Darlene P. asked for God to work a miracle and nothing short of that He did the storm split north and south and went above and below Newark airport area. All the believers airlines flights were not canceled though other flights were because of the server winter forecast that did not develop in Newark. Airports north and south of their were closed. When I landed the ground was only wet - no snow but on the monitors was the reports how surrounding areas were shut down and travel was not recommended.

Next, India land of promise.

Trip to India: Part 1 The impossibility of the Trip

Most likely as the reader you want to get right into the trip but their is some background that is vitally important to see how God was working in the situation so I could go.

Having been invited late summer 2007 by Ken Petty to go to India opened what was to be one very fulfilling and exciting opportunity but also my biggest challenge of the whole journey. This was at a Weekend in the Word in Denver with Sangat Bains, his wife Beautrice also Bhupender and Ashish also from India. Plus many believers from around the US.

The impossibility there was no way I could foresee how to come up with the time or money. My new business was having growing pains and strains.

Beautrice said to me during the weekend that I must make the decision to go or it would not happen. My clear decision was made to go. Over the next about five months. The impossibly of the trip at times seemed to loom over me. For moments of time it would seem such a heavy burden or mental pressure that two or three times I almost called Ken P. to say I would not be going. In my mind I knew this would take the pressure off. But this would also not let be trust that God would be my provider. So I refused those thoughts cast the worry, the care upon God and stayed at peace about it. In the end my need was fully met by an outside source. The only thing I had to come up with was my personal spending money, which was miniscule to the airfare and housing, vehicle transportation and food costs. Darlene P. gave me some good tips for packing my items it still took about 3 repacks until everything fit as needed in two bag and a carry on.

Little did I know this was only the beginning of doors God would open.

Next Preparation and first day of travel