*I AM*

* Fear not, Abram: I AM thy Shield, and thy exceeding great Reward.
* And he said unto him, I AM the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
* I AM the Almighty God; walk before Me, and be thou perfect.
* I AM the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I AM with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for My servant Abraham’s sake.
* And, behold, I AM with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
* I AM the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto ME.
* I AM God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
* I AM God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
* I AM the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
* And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
* And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I AM the Lord.
* I AM the Lord that healeth thee.
* I AM the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
* And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear; for I AM gracious.
* For I AM the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I AM holy.
* For I AM the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I AM holy.
* Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I AM the Lord.
* I AM the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
* I AM thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
* See now that I, even I, AM He, and there is no god with ME: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand.
* The Lord is God of the hills, but He is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I AM the Lord.
* Be still, and know that I AM God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
* Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I AM God, even thy God.
* I AM the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
* Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I AM Understanding; I have strength.
* I AM the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
* Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I AM He.
* Fear thou not; for I AM with thee: be not dismayed; for I AM thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of MY Righteousness.
* I AM the Lord: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.
* For I AM the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.
* That ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I AM He: before ME there was no God formed, neither shall there be after ME.
* I, even I, AM the Lord; and beside ME there is no saviour.
* Yea, before the day was I AM He; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
* I AM the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
* I, even I, AM He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
* Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his Redeemer the Lord of hosts; I AM the first, and I AM the last; and beside ME there is no God.
* Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, and He that formed thee from the womb, I AM the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by MYSELF.
* I AM the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside ME: I girded thee, though thou hast not known ME.
* That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside ME. I AM the Lord, and there is none else.
* For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I AM the Lord; and there is none else.
* Look unto ME, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I AM God, and there is none else.
* And even to your old age I AM He; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
* Remember the former things of old: for I AM God, and there is none else; I AM God, and there is none like ME.
* Hearken unto ME, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I AM He; I AM the first, I also am the last.
* Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I AM the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
* I, even I, AM He that comforteth you.
* But I AM the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: the Lord of hosts is His name.
* Therefore My people shall know My name: therefore they shall know in that day that I AM He that doth speak: behold, it is I.
* I AM merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
* I AM the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
* And I will give them an heart to know ME, that I AM the Lord: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto ME with their whole heart.
* I AM a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
* Behold, I AM the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for ME?
* And ye shall know that I AM in the midst of Israel, and that I AM the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
* Behold, I AM pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
* This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
* Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I AM with you, saith the Lord.
* For I AM the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

* This is my beloved Son, in Whom I AM well pleased.
* I AM not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
* Take My yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I AM meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
* This is My beloved Son, in Whom I AM well pleased; hear ye HIM.
* I AM the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
* Lo, I AM with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
* And Jesus said, I AM: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
* And Jesus said unto them, I AM the Bread of life: he that cometh to ME shall never hunger; and he that believeth on ME shall never thirst.
* I AM that Bread of life.
* I AM the Living Bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
* Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I AM the Light of the world: he that followeth ME shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of life.
* I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I AM He, ye shall die in your sins.
* Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.
* And Jesus said, For judgment I AM come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
* Verily, verily, I say unto you, I AM the Door of the sheep.
* I AM the Door: by ME if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
* I AM come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
* I AM the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
* I AM the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of mine.
* Jesus said unto her, I AM the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in ME, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
* I AM come a Light into the world, that whosoever believeth on ME should not abide in darkness.
* Jesus saith unto him, I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME.
* I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the husbandman.
* I AM the Vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in ME, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without ME ye can do nothing.
* As soon then as He had said unto them, I AM He, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
* And the Lord said, I AM Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
* For I AM with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
* Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I AM holy.
* I AM Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
* I AM Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:
* Fear not; I AM the first and the last: I AM He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I AM alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
* I AM He which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
* I AM Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
* I AM Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.
* I AM the Root and the Offspring of David, and the Bright and Morning Star.

MY STRENGTH

I will love Thee, O Lord, my Strength. If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen Thou me according unto Thy word. In the day when I cried Thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. The Lord is my Tock, and my Tortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my Strength, in Whom I will trust; my Buckler, and the Horn of my Salvation, and my High Tower. Seek the Lord, and His Strength: seek His face evermore.  The Lord is my Strength and Song, and is become my Salvation. He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. 

The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength, and my Redeemer. But be not Thou far from me, O Lord: O my Strength, haste Thee to help me. The Lord is my Light and my Salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the Strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. 

The Lord is my Strength and my Shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him. Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for Thou art my Strength. But the Salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: He is their Strength in the time of trouble. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. God is our Refuge and Strength, a very present help in trouble. Lo, this is the man that made not God his Strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. Unto Thee, O my Strength, will I sing: for God is my Defence, and the God of my mercy. In God is my Salvation and my Glory: the Rock of my Strength, and my Refuge, is in God. 

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. I will go in the Strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of Thy Righteousness, even of Thine only. Blessed is the man whose Strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the Strength of my heart, and my Portion for ever. Sing aloud unto God our Strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Blessed be the Lord my Strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. The way of the Lord is strength to the upright. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am Understanding; I have Strength. Seek the Lord and His Strength, seek His face continually. Glory and honour are in His presence; Strength and gladness are in His place. 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 

And He said unto me, My Grace is sufficient for thee: for my Strength is made perfect in weakness. That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me. Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness. But the God of all grace, Who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept My word, and hast not denied My name. 

THEY MADE KNOWN

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Luke 2:15-20

CHRIST JESUS is the Lamb of God; The Savior of the entire world without end. JESUS entered into this world as a helpless Jewish baby in a manger, a filthy feed trough. The Creator became absolutely dependent on His mother Mary. His Majesty stepped down from His throne; The Dayspring from on high visited us; The Beauty of Holiness became Sin for us; The KING whose name is the LORD of hosts visited Earth; God was manifest in the flesh, and was found in fashion as a Jewish babe by the shepherds. The merciful Father sent JESUS; and He laid aside His Eternal Robe of Righteousness and put on swaddling clothes in Bethlehem's manger. Behold the humble Savior: He was RICH, yet for my sake, He became poor. He owns the entire universe, but He died a poor man, bleeding and naked on the Cross. The Great King of Glory became the meek and lowly Savior, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. 

The shepherds came with haste to visit the Lamb of God. JESUS' hands touched and healed despised lepers, and He also healed hopeless blind beggars. He was hungry and weary, but He is my Bread of Life and my Strength. The Maker became a man. He was thirsty on the Cross, but He is my Water of Life. He was weary, but He is my Rest and my Way. He was wounded, but His stripes heal my Soul. He had no where to lay His head, but He is preparing a mansion for me. He paid tribute, but He is the King. He was the Truth, but was accused of false witness. He was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, yet He redeems us bankrupt sinners freely. He was forsaken by all, but He will never leave me or forsake me. The high and lofty One became meek and lowly. He who inhabits Eternity entered into time. 

The Creator Himself became one of His creatures. The Immortal One became a human being to die for human sin. The Father of mercies and the God all comfort was scourged and spit upon. Himself at the mercy of His creation. JESUS had to learn to walk and talk and learn a language. The Shepherd of the galaxies came to seek and save lost souls. The Sure Foundation was laid low in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea. The Creator crying in a crib; the Ancient of days sleeping in a manger. The God of all flesh, now dwells in human flesh in the person of JESUS of Nazareth: Nothing is too hard for HIM. The Ruler of the stars was born under the Star of Bethlehem. He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, but He is my Good Shepherd. Jesus died for my sins, and He eternally destroyed death for me. Jesus wept, but He will wipe away my tears eternally. JESUS came down here, so He could bring me up there. The shepherds heard, believed, and then through faith responded to the heavenly message delivered by the angel of the Lord, and they came with haste to see JESUS. 

Now understand: Believing is responding to the Gospel and receiving the Savior Himself into your heart through Faith in His Blood Atonement for your sins. The Holy Spirit makes JESUS known unto us through the Gospel; the Holy Spirit must give us the hearing of Faith. The shepherds spread the message everywhere about the Savior, because they couldn't keep JESUS a secret. The shepherds could not be quiet about the Lamb of God, because He would soon become the Good Shepherd Who would lay down His life for the sheep. 

WALK WORTHY

I will call upon the Lord, Who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.  I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which THOU hast shewed unto Thy servant.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to HIM, saying unto HIM, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof: wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto THEE: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance.

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

WORTHY IS THE LAMB that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. THOU ART WORTHY, O LORD, to receive glory and honour and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, that ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto His kingdom and glory. They shall walk with ME in white: for they are worthy. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after ME, is not worthy of ME. Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power.

The labourer is worthy of his reward. (of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

ALL THE DAY

Lead me in Thy Truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my Salvation; on THEE do I wait all the day. And my tongue shall speak of Thy Righteousness and of Thy Praise all the day long. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised. Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. In God we boast all the day long, and praise Thy Name for ever.  Let my mouth be filled with Thy Praise and with Thy Honour all the day. My mouth shall shew forth Thy Righteousness and Thy Salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. My tongue also shall talk of Thy Righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. In Thy Name shall they rejoice all the day: and in Thy Righteousness shall they be exalted. O how love I Thy Law! it is my meditation all the day. Why stand ye here all the day idle?

SET YOUR HEART

There is none that seeketh after God. Human nature (the carnal mind) wants to enjoy safety, health, peace and prosperity (the mercies and goodness of the only wise God); but human nature will not seek after the person and will of God (The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ). But CHRIST JESUS came to seek and save that which is lost. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners from the wrath to come, that is justly due to human sin. The Father seeketh the Soul, that will worship HIM in spirit and in truth. Gentle reminder: There is no peace in Sin. You are seeking something: What are you seeking today? Is JESUS your heart's one object of pursuit?

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is. The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: and let such as love Thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things. Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near. And ye shall seek ME, and find ME, when ye shall search for ME with all your heart. It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in HIM. The Lord is good unto them that wait for HIM, to the soul that seeketh HIM. I will go and return to MY place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek MY face: in their affliction they will seek ME early. 

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till HE come and rain righteousness upon you. Seek the Lord, and ye shall live. Seek HIM that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is His name. O that I knew where I might find HIM! Behold the Lamb of God! I will seek HIM Whom my Soul loveth.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His Righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye?  How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. Looking unto JESUS, the Author and Finisher of our Faith. Looking for that Blessed Hope and the glorious appearing and the Great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that He have Mercy upon us. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

Psa 53:2; Psa 63:1; Psa 69:32; Psa 70:4; Prov 28:5; Isa 55:6; Jer 29:13; Lam 3:22-25; Hosea 5:15; Hosea 10:12; Amos 5:6; Amos 5:8; Job 23:3; John 1:36; SoS 3:2; Matt 6:33; Matt 7:7-8; Luke 13:24; Luke 15:8; Luke 19:10; John 1:38; John 5:44; John 6:24; Heb 12:2; Titus 2:13; Psa 123:2; Psa 130:6

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek HIM: your heart shall live for ever. When thou saidst, Seek ye My face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: let such as love Thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Psa 10:4; Psa 14:2; Psa 22:26; Psa 27:8; Psa 34:10; Psa 40:16; Rom 3:11;

And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard Thy Voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. Gen 3:8-10

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers. A generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

I Chron 22:9; II Chron 11:16; Psa 78:8; Ecc 8:11

But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find HIM, if thou seek HIM with all thy heart and with all thy soul. Glory ye in His holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face continually. Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Know thou the God of thy father, and serve HIM with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek HIM, HE will be found of thee; but if thou forsake HIM, HE will cast thee off for ever. If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord. The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek HIM, HE will be found of you; but if ye forsake HIM, HE will forsake you. Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek HIM; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake HIM. I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause. If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty. Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek Thy name, O Lord.

Glory ye in His holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and HIS Strength: seek His face evermore. Blessed are they that keep HIS testimonies, and that seek HIM with the whole heart. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek Thy precepts. Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

I love them that love ME; and those that seek ME early shall find ME. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes. Fear the LORD and His goodness. Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Deut 4:29; I Chron 16:10-11; I Chron 22:19; I Chron 28:9; II Chron 7:14; II Chron 12:14; II Chron 15:2; II Chron 19:3; II Chron 31:21; II Chron 34:3; Ezra 7:10; Ezra 8:22; Job 5:8; Job 8:5; Psa 83:16; Psa 105:3-4; Psa 119:2; Psa 119:45; Psa 119:155; Prov 8:17; Prov 14:6; Prov 15:14; Prov 17:9; Prov 18:15; Isa 1:17; Dan 9:3; Hosea 5:6; Amos 5:14

And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, which shall stand for an Ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be glorious. And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee: for Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee. Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought His judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger. Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also.

Isa 11:10; Psa 9:10; Isa 34:16; Amos 8:12; Zeph 2:3; Zech 8:21

THE STEPS OF LIFE

VITALITY
INFIRMITY
FRAILTY
*REALITY*
MORTALITY
ETERNITY
IMMORTALITY

AND HANNAH PRAYED

And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in THY Salvation. There is none holy as THE LORD: for there is none beside THEE: neither is there any ROCK like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by HIM actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: HE bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: HE bringeth low, and lifteth up. HE raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and HE hath set the world upon them. HE will keep the feet of HIS saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall HE thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and HE shall give strength unto HIS KING, and exalt the horn of HIS ANOINTED.

Now Don't Miss It:

The LORD must first kill the pride of our own righteousness, 

before HE MAKETH US ALIVE through Faith in

HIS DEAR SON'S RIGHTEOUSNESS.

SATAN'S SPELLS

Listen very closely today, and you will hear endless spells straight from Satan himself spill out of the mouths of lost worldlings. The prince of the power of the air is very busy today, and the spirit of the world is working extra hard in the children of disobedience and wrath. Beware of this world's very devilish gobbledygook and very subtle propaganda. What's this all about? Satan is diligent duping his zombies, the walking dead. What's going on here? The messaging of the prince of the power of the air cunningly enters the ears and develops strongholds in the minds and hearts of lost souls. When you forget God, you reap Hell by the acre. Here are just a few of Lucifer's spells, devices and vain deceit moving all through the air today:

* The CULTure War, Defund the Police, Soft on Crime, Cartels, Gangs, MS13, No Bail, Politically Convenient, Seditions, Appreciate the Working Class, Abandon the Struggling Suffering Working-Class People, Puppet President, Bankruptcy, Show trials, Kangaroo courts, Banana republics, Autocrats, Oligarchs, Regime, Drain the Swamp, The Enemy from Within, Interests-Stakeholders-Partners, Territorial proxies, United Nations security council resolutions, Sanctions, Atrocities, Bad actors, Targeted military force, The Rule of Law, Protection of religious and ethnic minorities, (Social Justice: It Takes All of Us, Be Love, End Racism, Stop Hate), Create equality of outcome/Marxism, Unconscious bias, 
* Censorship, The Narrative, Information Diet, Cancel Culture, Disinformation, Gerrymandering, Misinformation, Talking down to People, Hectoring, and Lecturing, Censoring of Social Media Feed/Posts and Internet Searches, Social Media Censorship, Censoring Hate Speech

* THE ROOT CAUSE: Forgetting God, Greediness, Refuse to retain God in their knowledge, The Love of Darkness, Depravity, Sex Perversion, The Pride of Life, The Love of Money and Power, Imagine evil, Obscure darkness, Ungodliness, Idolatry, Transgressing and lying against the LORD, Crooked paths, Working iniquity, Trust in Vanity, Slippery ways in the darkness, The power of darkness, Speaking lies, Hatred, Atheism, Envy, Brain Rot, Bribery, Extortion, Perverseness, Conceive mischief, Covet fields, Strange vanities, Vex the poor and needy, Abominable idolatries, Obscurity, Debauchery, Do evil with both hands earnestly, Materialism, Lies, Recompense, Defrauding, Covetousness, Spiritual wickedness, Lasciviousness, Drunkenness, Conceiving and Uttering Words of Falsehood, Perplexity, The works of darkness, Love of Vanity, Shedding of Innocent Blood, Evil Concupiscence, Despise the poor, Oppress the hireling in his wages, Cruel Oppression of the poor, The gain of oppressions, Violence, Sudden destruction, Grinding the Faces of the Poor, Manipulation, Intimidation, Violent perverting of judgment and justice, Use his neighbor's service without wages, 

* The State Media, Weaponized News Media, CNN, MSNBC, Meet the dePRESSed, FoxNews, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR, NBC, BBC, 60 Minutes, Liberal Podcasts, Mainstream News Media, Democratic National Committee, Indictments, Subpoenas, Putin apologist, Ukraine Solidarity 

* The Justice System, Weaponization of the Department of Justice, 

* Addictions:  Alcohol Use Disorder (Drunkenness), Drunk Driving, Food, Nicotine/Tobacco, Lung Cancer, Work, Vaping, Pornography, Prescription Drugs, Huffing, Marijuana, Gambling, Cocaine, Anxiety, Crack, Bipolar, Internet, Opioids, OxyContin, Vicodin, Inhalants, Heroin, Video games, Fentanyl is evil, but Alcohol is legalized and made available everywhere you go, Meth, Adderall, Ritalin, Bendodiazepines, Valium, Xanax, Cell phones, Klonopin, Barbiturates, Sleeping Pills, If it's legal it's probably OK   

* Inflation, The Economy, Real economic opportunity, Federal minimum wage increase, Cost of Living, Stagnant wages, Shrinkflation, Greedflation, Bidenomics, Inflation Reduction Act, Fed Rate Cuts, Price of housing and groceries, Capitalism, Subsidizing Cost, Military Industrial Complex, The Healthcare System, Fighting for people to have a better life 

* The Spirits Industry, Addiction, Misery, Self-medication for mental illness, Hangovers, Alcohol Taxes and Revenue, DUIs, Degradation of health, Divorce, Drink Responsibly, Winos, Sots, Drunkenness, Budweiser, Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Make it Count, Busch Heavy, Miller Low Life, At the Last it Biteth like a Serpent, Deadly to the last drop, Make your night out a deadly one 

* The Pharmaceutical Industry, Big Pharma, Pfizer, Moderna, National Institute of Health, COVID-19, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Astellas Pharmas US, Roche, Novo Nordisk, Beckton; Dickinson and Company; FDA, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Sanofi, GSK, Walgreens, CVS, AmericasourceBergen, CardinalHealth, McKesson Corporation. Lyrica, Eliquis, Trulicity, Celebrex, Jardiance, Stelara, Dupixent, Skyrizi, Xeljanz, Xarelto, Farxiga, Latuda, Humira, Enbrel, Rybelsus, Wegovy, Ozempic, Abilify, Xanax, Chantix, (Abbot, Dexcom, Medtronic, Insulet), 

* Illegal Aliens, Newcomers, Asylum Seekers, Immigration System, Open Borders, Undocumented Migrants, Migrant Caravans, Immigration Reform, Sanctuary States/Cities, (Taxpayer-funded debit cards, schooling, healthcare, childcare, Emergency Medicaid, hotels, housing, food for Illegal Aliens), Fentanyl Epidemic, Mass Deportations, Trade war, Subsidies, Tax cuts for billionaires, Infrastructure, Family Separation, Kids in cages, Cruelty to immigrant children, Human trafficking, Immigrants working on slave wages are instrumental to our economy 

* Progressive Identity Politics, LGBTQ+, Gender Theory, Gender Dysphoria, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), Transgenderism, Trans Inclusion in Women's Sports, Gender Transition, Same-Sex Marriage, Transgender Rights, Pride Month, Cross-dressing Reprobates, Transgender surgery, Woke military, Gender-Affirming Care for Minors, Female to Male Top Surgery for Minors, Chest Feminization, Chest Binding, Puberty blockers, Gender-diverse youth, Hideous Reprobate Minds, Chest Masculinization, CisGender, Pronouns, Adapt and Change, Psychologically deranged deviants, Transgender Influencers (Bud Light, Jaguar), Chemical and Surgical Sex "Reassignment" for children and imprisoned illegal aliens, Gender Non-Binary, Cis Female, (Cross-dressers in Women's Bathrooms, Locker Rooms, Spas, Changing Areas) Mindless slobs, Perverted Degenerates Reading to Children in Public Schools, Intersectionality, Transgender Identities, Foster Inclusivity, Virtue Signaling 

* Vote Woke, Voter Suppression, Disenfranchisement and Suppression on Communities of Color, Hope-Joy-Unity, Free and Fair Election, Election Interference, Key Demographics, Pluralist ethics, Mail-in votes, Super PAC, Caucus, Ballot drop boxes, Save our Democracy-Vote Blue, Suppressing Votes, Rigged elections, Voting Rights, Win the hearts of Latinos, Politicizing the Armed Forces, Defend Democracy, Voter Fraud, Low-Propensity Voters, The Polls, Community Organizer, Soros, Advocacy groups, (Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, Race, Gender, Generation, Ideology) Choose hope over hate and decency over division, Remember the context in which you exist, 

* Activists, Thinkers, Extremists, Radicalization, CULTural behaviors, The Plurality, Safeguard Democracy

* Suicide Rate, 

* The Energy Industry, Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, Drill Baby Drill, 

* Federal School System, Drag Queen Story Hour, Teacher's Unions over Parents, Teamster's Union, School vouchers 

* The Healthcare Industry, Co-pays, Affordable Care Act, Big Pharma, Health Equity, Healthcare Marketplace, Aetna, UnitedHealthCare, TriCare, Humana, BlueCross BlueShield, (Delay payment of justified claims, Deny payment altogether, Defend actions by forcing claimants to enter litigation)

* Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Make Pregnancy Safe Again, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Healthcare, Follow the Science, Free Covid Vaccines 

* College Campuses, Theory of Evolution, Protests, Tumults

* New Agenda, You need a Story/Pitch/Script, Existential Threat to Democracy, Fear Campaign
* Regulations, Executive Orders, Food and Death Administration, Very Damaging to American Democracy, 

* Messaging, Propaganda, Word Salad, Uplift Divergent Voices, Polling modeling, Ad testing, Empower the working class, message must resonate, Respects the rule of law, Russian agents, 
* Climate Change, Carbon Footprint/Sequestration, Greenhouse Gases/Effect, Alternative Energy, Global Warming, Electric Vehicle Mandates, Green New Deal, Carbon Emissions, Save the Earth, Divest from Fossil Fuels, Climate anxiety 

* Environmental Justice, Social and Economic Justice, Gun Control, Banning of Assault Weapons, Gun Manufacturer Liability, Stop and Frisk, Speech Control, Combating Hate
* Critical Race Theory, Diversity, Urban/Rural Divide, Racial Bias, Racial Disparity, Racial Inequities, Racial Inequality, Leveling the playing field, White guilt, Implicit Bias, White Fragility, White Supremacy, White Privilege, Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI), Ableism, Fairness, Internationalism, Amnesty, Dreams, Anchor babies, Equity over Equality, Heteronormativity, Microagression, Restorative Justice, Systemic Racism, white guilt
* Ceasefire, Peace Talks, Justice for Palestine, Intifada, Palestinian Genocide, From the River to the Sea, Ethnic Cleansing, Pro-Palestinian Protesters, Free Palestine,   Street and Campus Activists, A New Way Backward
* (Hitler, Dictator, Fascist, Nazi, Autocrat, Extremist), (Racist, Sexist, Misogynist, Bigot)
* The Establishment, The Elites, Lobbyists, Coastal Elites, Deep State Puppets, Marxism, The Deep State, Election Interference, Make America Great Again
* Corporate Greed, The Corporatists, Corporate Propagandists, Centrists, Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste, The Corporate Donors, Donor Cash, Dark Money

* Something for Nothing, Student Debt Loan Relief, Advocate for the Marginalized Communities, Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), Government Handouts, Tax Credits, Quotas, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Redistribution of Wealth, Meritocracy
* Black Lives Matter, (The Voice of the Unheard - Looting, Rioting, Arson, Shoplifting), No Justice-No Peace, Reparations for Slavery, Medicare for All
* Supreme Court Packing, Senate Packing (Puerto Rico and WDC), Federal Appeals and District Court Judges, Supreme Court Justice retirements, 
* We're all doing our very Best to get to the same place
* The United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO), CCP Tik-Tok, Social Media Apps
* Globalization, Corporatization, America Last, Isolationist, America's Working Class, Internationalism, Lawfare, Racial Grievance, Colonialism, Land Acknowledgment.

BEWARE: Satan cunningly uses his spells to slowly establish strongholds in the minds of lost and saved souls. Keep the screen of the holy scriptures over the windows of your heart and mind to keep the bugs out.

To be continued....The Devil's crowd is always busy devising a new spell/agenda.

THE TWO DESIRES

Human Nature Desires:

The carnal religionist desires to look good publicly, but not to Be Good inwardly and privately for Jesus' sake. Human nature can enjoy religion, but not JESUS CHRIST Himself. Human nature craves the world, sighs for human approval and praise, seeks ease and comfort, and indulges with pride in the vain notion of self-righteousness. Human nature does not need God, because it is satisfied with surface religion. The carnal mind has a very attentive ear to every new notion, and gives careful attention to external religion. The vain convictionite refuses to see the Savior; they are so Blind, that even if they were transported to the edge of the Sun, they still could not see. Human nature insanely rejects the Gospel, despises the Savior, and laughs at His sinless Blood Atonement for human sin as a delusion. Human nature loves to dream up self-righteous nonsense and religious absurdities. Human nature plots and schemes to set up its own vain righteousness, and refuses to concede to Christ and His Righteousness. Human nature loves to stay busy with vain entertainment, vain ceremonies, and dreaming over vain philosophies, and not after Christ Himself. Human nature desires vain wisdom, vain righteousness, and vain glory. Human nature's ignorant, vain-glorious attempts to establish its own righteousness by its owns and merits and religiousness will only result in temporal misery and eternal damnation. Human nature leans to its own understanding, turns to its own way, loves to be its own blind guide, and soon falls into a deep ditch. Human nature desires false profession, hypocritical formality, and a vain show. Original thinkers boast of their enlightenment here in the 21st century, but all of their silly ideas are vain attempts to extinguish the undeniable facts of the Gospel. Vain men would be wise, but they are void of True Understanding from above. Human nature's vain ablutions (the act of washing one's self) only results in making itself more and more filthy in the sight of God.

And the Light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil. I AM the Light of the world: he that followeth ME shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life. He that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. I AM come a Light into the world, that whosoever believeth on ME should not abide in darkness. The darkness is past, and the True Light now shineth.

*John 1:5; 3:19; 8:12; 12:35; 12:46; I John 2:8*

The Divine Nature Desires:

The Holy Spirit works in us and awakens us to our sinfulness and defilement, gives us Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (His Precious Blood, Sinless Atonement), grants the New Birth and Eternal Life, imparts the Divine Nature, and the Grace of God stirs up within us deep Contrition, true Repentance, holy tenderness and lowliness, and thoughtfulness about offending God and grieving the Holy Spirit in our thoughts, words and deeds (The Fear of God). Desire after inward Purity for Jesus' sake. Desire to keep myself pure, the salvation of others, the good of the saints, the truth in my inward parts, to honor God in all things. My one desire is that I may do God's will from day to day for Jesus' sake. HE must INCREASE, but i must decrease. Desire only to praise, glorify, and magnify JESUS, and to only Glory in His Cross. Desire to pray and witness in the Holy Ghost, so that the Holy Spirit will bless the truth of the Gospel, and bring the lost out of bondage and despair. Desire to bring saints and sinners away from sinning and to the Savior, and edify the body of Christ. Desire to depart and be with Christ which is far better. Desire Purity in my inward parts and daily conversation (walk of life). Desire to be made right with God, conformed to the image of Christ, by yielding to the mighty working of the Holy Spirit. Desire to speak with JESUS daily in prayer and communion, desiring to walk in the Spirit, seeking fellowship with the Father. I desire not to believe what I may dream up or imagine, not what I invent or think out, but to believe only in The Holy Scriptures, The Lord Jesus Christ (His Precious Blood and Perfect Righteousness), and The Gospel of the Grace of God. Sincerely Desire to conquer my sins through the help and strength of the Holy Spirit. 

The FATHER hath made JESUS to be Sin for us.

BEWARE, BEWARE

Beware of religious bewitchers, beguilers, and spoilers:  Human nature is hopelessly self-righteous, and loves to impress men, and put on an act: the religionist (the bewitcher) lives in bondage and tries to regulate his life by endless rules, rituals, diets, garb, denominations, bible versions, holidays, bodily disciplines; endless self-righteous do's and don'ts. Religious regulations appeal to the Flesh; the Flesh tirelessly strives and competes for outward superior spirituality. These are sometimes called "convictions" by the religionist (the spoiler).

It is impossible to control or better the Flesh by man-made disciplines, which are only vain "rudiments" of this world's religions. Days, diets, and fleshly disciplines have no sanctifying value; They are useless in the sight of God. Superficial Second-hand Lifeless Surface religion leaves you a dismal void in the end. Pretending Super-Pious Professing Hypocritical Self-Righteous religionists go about to establish their own righteousness, and refuse to Submit to the Righteousness of God. 

Carnal regulations and man-made religious disciplines will never commend you to God. Always remember now: God is no respecter of persons. The LORD desires truth and sincerity in our INWARD PARTS, deep down within our heart, desires, soul, habits, mind, thoughts, conscience. The Gospel cuts to the heart, and demands inward purity and sincerity. Religious observances make the religionist feel and look spiritual. The Flesh loves to be religious in the sight of man, but the Flesh profiteth nothing. The religionist loves the praise of men more than the praise of God. Human nature refuses to devote itself to Christ and the will of God, and the carnal mind refuses to be led by the Spirit, where there is true Liberty, and not bondage. 

Just like you would make a sincere vow to your wife to keep yourself pure for her, for Love's sake. Likewise, simply and sincerely make a solemn promise to the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, to please Him with your thoughts and actions each and every day, to be pure for His sake, and to walk in the Spirit, be led by the Spirit through each day. Take up your cross, die daily to self-will and self-righteousness, deny yourself, follow JESUS from the heart, abide in Him-cultivate a living Heart Connection-Fellowship-Communion with the Father, The True the Living God. Always desiring to keep your promise of discipleship to JESUS, stay close to Him, and seek to please Him in all things. The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth Life. 

Your Soul needs Christ's Nourishment and Life, not religious regulations. Continually resort to JESUS; always be seeking and asking the Holy Spirit for more grace, strength and help. Exercise discipline in the Spirit of God; exercise yourself unto godliness, to the glory of God. Charity puts others first, and builds up others. Religion produces a big head; Charity produces a big heart. Superficial convictionites always look down on other, they are not uplifting and encouraging to struggling souls. 

Keep your eyes on JESUS, not on yourself, or others. It pleased the Father that in JESUS should all Fulness dwell. You are getting after something; Always be getting After Christ. Always give the Lord Jesus Christ the Preeminence, for the Fulness of the Blessing of the Gospel dwells in HIM; therefore Receive God's Fulness from JESUS. Religion results only in vanity, vexation of spirit, and emptiness. Let no man judge you. Seek the Good Part: Learn of JESUS, for HE is meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find REST to your Soul. 

* And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth ME with their lips, but their heart is far from ME. Howbeit in vain do they worship ME, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And HE said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

* And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided JESUS.  And HE said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

* But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. 

* Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. // Be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

* Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.

* Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

* Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (touch not; taste not; handle not; which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. 

* Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

* Who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Wilt thou be made Whole?

(Mark 7:4-9; Luke 16:14-15; I Cor 8:8; Col 2:8; Gal 5:1; Rom 14:4-7; Rom 14:13-14; Col 2:16-23; I Cor 10:31-33; Gal 3:1,3; John 5:6)

HEAR MY PRAYER

O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have Mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: HE heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry came before HIM, even into His ears. Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have Mercy also upon me, and answer me.  Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto Thee will I pray. My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up. Give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. But as for me, my prayer is unto Thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of Thy Mercy hear me, in the truth of Thy Salvation. Hear me, O LORD; for Thy Lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies. He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? 

(Ps 65:2; Psa 4:1; Ps 18:6; Ps 27:7; Ps 5:2-3; 

Col 1:3; Ps 69:13; Ps 69:16; Ps 94:9)

The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not Thy peace at my tears. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. I will praise your Holy name, O LORD, as long as You lend me breath; for Your name alone is Excellent. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God. Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. HE will fulfil the desire of them that fear HIM: He also will hear their cry, and will save them. Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

(Ps 6:9; Ps 17:1; Ps 39:12; Ps 54:2; Ps 34:17; Ps 84:8; 

Ps 86:1; Ps 145:19; Ps 74:22; I Pet 3:12)

Until Thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto Thee, when I lift up my hands toward Thy holy oracle. Blessed be the Lord, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications. I cried to Thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my supplication. Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. I love the Lord, because HE hath heard my voice and my supplications. I stretch forth my hands unto Thee: my soul thirsteth after THEE, as a thirsty land. Hear, O LORD, and have Mercy upon me, be Thou my Helper.

(Ps 25:1; Ps 28:2; Ps 28:6; Ps 30:8; Ps 55:1;

Ps 86:6; Ps 116:1; Ps 143:6; Ps 30:10)

Let my supplication come before Thee: deliver me according to Thy word. Lord, hear my voice: let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. Turn THEE unto me, and have Mercy upon me. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. LORD JESUS, Teach me to pray. Let my prayer be set forth before Thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. O turn unto me, and have Mercy upon me; give Thy strength unto Thy servant. Hide not Thy face from Thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.  My eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that He hath Mercy upon me.

Ps 119:170; Ps 130:2; Ps 140:6; Ps 25:16; Ps 142:1; 

Ps 141:2; Ps 86:16; Ps 69:17; Ps 123:2)

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. It is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the LORD GOD; Grant me Mercy. Thou art my Help and Deliverer, O LORD, make no tarrying. Call unto ME, and I will answer thee. By the Better Hope, I draw nigh unto God. O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. Trust in Him at all times, pour out your heart before HIM, God is my Refuge. Hearken Thou to the supplication of thy servant. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Bow down Thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be Thou my Strong Rock. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep Thy statutes. I am poor and needy; yet the LORD thinketh upon me: Thou art my Help and my Deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

(Ps 55:17; Ps 73:28; Ps 70:5; Jer 33:3; Ps 71:12; Ps 62:8; 

I Kg 8:30; Ja 4:8; Ps 31:2; Ps 119:145; Ps 40:17)

I will look unto the LORD, I will wait for the God of my Salvation, my God will hear me. Thou hast been my Help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my Salvation. Thou hast been my Help, therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice. Forsake me not, O LORD,: O my God, be not far from me. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto Thee. But do Thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for Thy name’s sake: because Thy Mercy is good, deliver Thou me. Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy name’s sake: for Thy Righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. 

(Micah 7:7; Ps 27:9; Ps 63:7; Ps 38:21; 

Psa 102:1; Ps 109:21; Ps 143:11)

God be merciful to me a sinner; LORD remember me; He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer; Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for HIM. I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in HIS word do I hope. My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from HIM. Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth. Poured out my soul before the LORD. Help me, O LORD my God, for I rest on THEE, and in Thy name I go. Shew me Thy Mercy. Consider and hear me, O LORD my God. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear me.

(Lk 18:13; Lk 23:42; Ps 102:17; Ps 37:7; Ps 130:5; Ps 62:5; 

Psa 143:7; I Sam 1:15; II Chr 14:11; Psa 85:17; Ps 13:3; Ps 66:18)

O visit me with Thy Salvation. Thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness. Let now Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, who desires to fear Thy name. According to Thy Mercy remember Thou me, for Thy goodness' sake, O LORD. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at JESUS' feet, giving HIM thanks. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer, for Jesus' sake. For the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, have Tender Mercy on my guilty soul. 

(Ps 106:4; Job 10:12; Psa 143:1; Neh 1:11; Ps 25:7; Lk 17:15-16)

GOSPEL EXPRESS

Notice below how the Holy Ghost and the disciples in the Book of Acts were all On The Move. The Church of God back then was delivering the Gospel and exhorting one another everywhere, just like FEDEX delivers messages and packages everywhere today. In the Book of Acts, the Church of the living God was the GOSPELEX, The Gospel Express, for they were always On The Move. Come what may, the disciples were delivering the Gospel through opposition, imprisonments, persecutions, distresses, reproaches, peril, storms, even hazarding and laying down their very lives for the Gospel's sake.

* Chapter 1) Jerusalem: JESUS shewed Himself alive for 40 days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God, and the promise of the Father concerning the Holy Ghost (1-5); JESUS was taken up into heaven (9-10); Jerusalem: They continued in one accord and supplication (14); Peter testifies about Judas Iscariot (15-20); Matthias chosen to replace Judas as an apostle (21-26). 

* Chapter 2) Jerusalem, Day of Pentecost: They were all with one accord in one place (1); The apostles filled with the Holy Ghost speak with other tongues, some were amazed and marveled, other mocked (4-13); Peter testifies of JESUS and exhorts the men of Israel (14-40); Continued stedfastly in the apostle's doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayers (42); All that believed were together, had all things common, sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men (44-45); Continuing daily with one accord, break bread with gladness and singleness of heart (46); Praising God, having favour with the people, The Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved (47)

* Chapter 3) Jerusalem: The lame man healed at the Beautiful gate (7); the lame man was Walking and leaping and praising God (8); They were filled with wonder and amazement, greatly wondering (10-11); Not our own power or holiness (12); The Holy One and the Just, The Prince of Life (14-15); Through faith in His name (16); Turning every one of you away from his iniquities (26)

* Chapter 4) Jerusalem before the council: They taught the people and preached through JESUS the resurrection from the dead (2); Many of them which heard the word believed, about 5,000 (4); What power, what name (7); Filled with the Holy Ghost (8); The Stone which was set at nought (11); None other name under heaven (12); They saw the boldness, they marveled, been with JESUS (13); Notable miracle, we cannot deny it, spread among the people (16); We cannot but speak (20); All men glorified God for that which was done (21); They lifted up their voice to God with one accord (24); Asked the Lord to grant boldness to speak His word (29); Assembled together, prayed, Filled with the Holy Ghost, and spake the word of God with boldness (31) Were of one heart and of one soul, they had all things common (32); Great power in their witness and great grace was upon them all (33); Distributed unto every man according as he had need, equality (34-35).

* Chapter 5) Jerusalem: Ananias and Sapphira lie and tempt the Holy Ghost and die (1-10); They were all with one accord (12); Multitudes of believers were added to the Lord (14); Speak to the people all the words of this Life (20); Teach in this Name, filled Jerusalem with this doctrine (28); We ought to Obey God rather than men (29); They were cut to the heart (33); They fight against God (39); Rejoiced that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name (41); Ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ (42).

* Chapter 6) Jerusalem: Gave themselves continually to prayer and ministry of the word (4); Deacons chosen (6); Word of God increased, number of disciples multiplied greatly, great company were obedient to the faith (7); Disputing, Not able to resist the wisdom and spirit by which Stephen spoke (10). 

* Chapter 7) Jerusalem: Stephen preaches; God gave them up (42); They resist the Holy Ghost (51); They were cut to the heart (54); Stephen cast out of the city and stoned (58-59).

* Chapter 8) Jerusalem: Great persecution against the church (1); Church scattered abroad (1); Went everywhere preaching the word (4); Samaria: Philip preached Christ (5); The people with one accord gave heed to Philip (6); the bewitched people gave regard to man, not God (11); Philip preached the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ (12); Holy Ghost fell upon them (15); Simon believed and baptized but still in the bond of iniquity (23); Testified and preached the word of the Lord; Preached the Gospel in many villages (25); Gaza: Preached unto him JESUS (35); Azotus, Caesarea: Philip preached in all the cities (40). 

* Chapter 9) Road to Damascus: Saul of Tarsus saved and prayeth (1-11); Saul baptized by Ananias (18); Saul preached Christ in the synagogues (20); Barnabas takes Saul to the apostles, Saul spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, disputed against the Grecians (27-29); Churches edified, comforted by Holy Ghost, and multiplied (31); Peter heals Aeneas of the palsy (34); Dorcas dies in Joppa and arises (Peter) (40); Many believed in the Lord (42)

* Chapter 10) Caesarea: Cornelius was a devout and just man, feared God, gave much alms, fasted, prayed to God alway, of good report, an holy angel of God appeared to him, but still needed to be saved (1-8); Cornelius and the Holy Spirit send the household servants and a devout soldier to find Peter in Joppa (9); God is no respecter of persons (34); Preaching peace by Jesus Christ (36); Word was published (37); Peter preaches to Cornelius; Jesus went about doing good, God was with Him (38); The Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word, Cornelius and his kinsmen and near friends were saved (44); On the Gentiles was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost (45); They received the Holy Ghost (47); they were baptized in the name of the Lord (48).

* Chapter 11) Jerusalem: The Holy Ghost fell on them (15); They believed on the Lord Jesus Christ (17); Gentiles granted repentance unto Life (18); Preaching the word to Jews only (19); Preaching the Lord Jesus (20); The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord (21); Antioch: Barnabas sees the grace of God at Antioch (23); Exhorts them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord (23); Much people was added unto the Lord (24); Barnabas and Saul taught at Antioch for one year; Disciples were called Christians first in Antioch (26); Because of dearth, relief sent to the brethren in Judaea (29)

* Chapter 12) Jerusalem: Herod vexes and kills Christians; Imprisons Peter (1-4) Prayer made without ceasing for Peter (5); Peter freed from prison by angel of the Lord (7); Peter goes to John Mark's house (12:16); No small stir (18); Herod smote by angel of the Lord and eaten of worms (23); Word of God grew and multiplied (24).

* Chapter 13) Antioch: They ministered, fasted, prayed (2-3); Paul and Barnabas sent forth by the Holy Ghost (4); Preached the word in the synagogues (5); Saul's name changed to Paul (9); Paul preaches in Antioch synagogue and declares glad tidings concerning JESUS, the despisers wonder and perish (32-41); Preached Jesus (38); Persuaded them to continue in the grace of God (43); Almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God (44); Jews judged themselves unworthy of everlasting life; The Gospel turns to the Gentiles (46); Gentiles were glad, glorified the word of the Lord and believed (48); The word of the Lord was published (49); Paul and Barnabas expelled (50); Disciples filled with joy and the Holy Ghost (52)

* Chapter 14) They spake in Iconium, and a great multitude of Jews and Greeks believed (1); Spake boldly in the Lord, gave testimony unto the word of His grace (3); Preached the gospel (7); Lystra: Paul heals impotent cripple man (10); Paul stoned and left for dead at Lystra, but then he rose up from the dead (19-20); Preached the gospel at Derbe and taught many (21); Confirm the souls of the disciples, and Exhorted them to continue in the faith (22); Ordained elders and commended them to the Lord (23); Preached the word (25); Antioch: Gathered the church and rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how that God opened the door of faith to the Gentiles (27).

* Chapter 15) Dissension at Antioch (1-2); Jerusalem; Declared all things that God had done with them (4); Peter preaches (7-11); James preaches (13-21); Assembled with one accord (25); Hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (26); Exhorted the brethren with many words and confirmed them (32); Teaching and preaching the word of the Lord (35); Visit the brethren and see how they do (36); Dispute and division between Paul and Barnabas over John Mark, Barnabas takes John Mark to Cyprus (39); Paul and Silas confirmed the churches (41)

* Chapter 16) Timothy is first mentioned; Churches established in the faith, Increased in number daily (16:5); Vision of man of Macedonia appears to Paul (9); Paul speaks to women at Philippi, Lord opens the heart of Lydia (13-15); Paul casts spirit out of a damsel (16-18); Philippi: Paul and Silas falsely accused, beaten, imprisoned (19-24); Freed by earthquake, Jailor saved (25-39); They comforted the brethren (40).

* Chapter 17) Thessalonica; Opening and alleging, Reasoned with them out of the scriptures (2); Preached JESUS unto them who is Christ; they believed and consorted with Paul; great multitude of Greeks and chief women believed (3-4); Turned the world upside down (6); Bereans received the word, Searched the scriptures daily, many of them believed, not a few (11); Athens (16); Paul disputed with them in the synagogue and market daily (17); Paul preached unto them JESUS and the resurrection (18); Paul declares the Gospel to the superstitious Athenians at Mar's hill (22-31); they want to hear a new doctrine, strange things to our ears, hear some new thing (19-21); Some mocked, some procrastinated, some believed (32-34)

* Chapter 18) Corinth; Paul wrought tents with Aquila and Priscilla (2-3); Reasoned in the synagogue and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks (4); Testified to the Jews that JESUS was Christ (5); Crispus and many of the Corinthians believed and were baptized (8); Ephesus; reasoned with the Jews in the synagogue (19); Galatia and Phrygia: Strengthens the disciples (23); Ephesus: Aquila and Priscilla teach Apollos (24-26); Achaia; Apollos helped them much which had believed through grace (27); Apollos mightily convinced the Jews, shewing by the scriptures that JESUS was Christ.

* Chapter 19) Ephesus; Paul instructed disciples, baptized, Holy Ghost came upon them, spake with tongues, and prophesied (1-7); Paul disputes and persuades the things concerning the kingdom of God, Divers were hardened and believed not (8-9); Paul disputed daily in the school of Tyrannus for two years (9); All they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks (10); Exorcists are overcome by evil spirit they tried to cast out in the name of JESUS (13-16); Name of the Lord Jesus was magnified (17); many believed, confessed, shewed their deeds, burned their books, and the word of God grew mightily and prevailed (18-20); Demetrius the silversmith stirs up the people against Paul, because of greed, but Alexander the Jew quiets the confused mob and dismisses them (21-41). 

* Chapter 20) Macedonia; Paul gave them much exhortation (1-2); Troas: Paul was long preaching until midnight, Eutychus dies from fall; Paul heals Eutychus (7-9); Miletus: 

Paul exhorts the elders of the church at Ephesus; Taught publicly and from house to house; Testifying both to Jews and Greeks (20); Preaching the kingdom of God (25); Declare all the counsel of God (27); Commends them to God and to the word of His grace, and prays with them (32-38).

* Chapter 21) While traveling, Paul warned by disciples not to go to Jerusalem (4); Paul warned again by Agabus not to go to Jerusalem (11); Jerusalem: Declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry (19); Paul compromises with the Jew, shaves his head and take a vow, offered temple sacrifices (20-26); Asian Jews stir up the people against Paul (27-32); Paul arrested in the temple (33-40).

* Chapter 22) Jerusalem; Paul declares his conversion in Hebrew before the Jews (1-16);  Paul's calling to the Gentiles (17-21); Paul in the custody of the Chief Captain Lysias; Paul escapes scourging, because he claims the privileges of a Roman (22-30).

* Chapter 23) Jerusalem; Paul testifies of his conversion and pleads his cause before the Sanhedrin council; The high priest Ananias commands that Paul is smitten (1-10); The Lord encourages Paul (11); A band of Jews plot to kill Paul, and lie in wait to kill him, but Paul's young nephew informs the Chief Captain Lysias of the plot (12-22); Paul sent to Felix, the Roman governor of Palestine, in Caesarea; Chief Captain Lysias sends letter to Felix, Paul presented before Felix (23-35).

* Chapter 24) Caesarea; Tertullus and the Jews falsely accuse Paul before Felix (pestilent fellow, mover of sedition, ringleader, profane the temple) (1-9); Paul defends himself before Felix (the way which they call heresy, believing all things written in the law and in the prophets, hope toward God resurrection of the dead) (10-23); Felix heard Paul concerning the faith in Christ (24-26); After two years, Felix left Paul bound (27).

* Chapter 25) Caesarea; The Jews accuse Paul before Festus, the Roman governor of Palestine; Paul defends himself, and appeals unto Caesar (1-12); King Agrippa (Herod Agrippa II) comes to Caesarea, Festus addresses King Agrippa, and then King Agrippa requests to hear Paul (13-22); Paul brought before Agrippa and Bernice, and then Festus explains the case prior to Paul speaking (23-27).

* Chapter 26) Caesarea: Paul defends himself, testifies of his life as a Pharisee, and of his conversion to Christ before King Agrippa (1-18); Paul's tells of his witnessing to Jews and Gentiles (19-23); Paul persuades Agrippa to believe, and Agrippa is almost converted; Agrippa sends Paul to Rome to appeal to Caesar (24-32).

* Chapter 27) Paul sails from Caesarea toward Rome (1-9); During the voyage, they stop at Sidon, Myra, Cnidus, Crete (the fair havens); In Crete, Paul warns of danger that is to come during their voyage (10); but the Roman centurion disregards Paul's warning (11); the angel of God assures Paul they will all be saved (22-24); they suffer shipwreck after 14 days in a tempestuous storm named Euroclydon (27-41); They escaped all safe to land (22, 34, 44). 

* Chapter 28) Island of Melita, Paul showed kindness, bitten by viper, but felt no harm (1-6); Lodged by chief man of the island, Publius (7) Paul healed father of Publius and others (8-9) After three months, they sailed toward Rome and stopped in Syracuse, Rhegium, and finally landed in Puteoli; Went toward Rome (14-15), Arrive at Rome (16); Paul called chief of the Jews together and preaches to them (17-22); Paul preaches again and expounds and testifies of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning JESUS, and some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not; The salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles (23-29); For two whole years; Paul preached the kingdom of God, and taught those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ (30-31).

Paul's First Missionary Journey (Galatia): Acts 13-14

Paul's Second Missionary Journey: Acts 15:36-18-22

Paul's Third Missionary Journey: Acts 18:23-20-38

The Unbelievers' Acts: Grieved when the apostles taught the people and preached through JESUS the resurrection of dead, Stir up the people against the apostles and disciples, Stoned Paul, opposed themselves, blasphemed, hardened, plotted to kill Paul, called the Gospel superstition, 

Not a few, Not a little, No little, no small stir, no small gain

The Holy Ghost was received multiple ways in the book of Acts:

* Acts 2:4 They were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake with tongues, but they were not baptized, and no hands were laid on them

* Acts 2:38 They repented, were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, and then received the gift of the Holy Ghost

* Acts 8:17 Peter and John prayed the Samaritans would receive the Holy Ghost, then they were baptized, then they laid hands on them, and then the Samaritans received the Holy Ghost (no tongues) 

* Acts 8:35-38 Ethiopian eunuch heard the gospel, believed, then baptized (no laying on of hands, no speaking in tongues)

* Acts 9: Conversion of Paul; Ananias put his hands on Paul (9:17) Paul was filled with the Holy Ghost in (9:17), then Paul was baptized (9:18); calling on the name of the Lord (22:16), and his sins were washed away (22:16) (oops, Paul did not speak in tongues) 

* Acts 10:44-48 Heard the word, Holy Ghost fell on them which heard the word, they spake with tongues, and then they were baptized in the name of the Lord (Note: they received the Holy Ghost before they were baptized)

* Acts 11:15 Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning

* Acts 16 Lydia believed, Lord opened her heart, then bapized (no laying on of hands, no tongues)

* Acts 16 Philippian jailor, believed, then was baptized (no laying on hands, no tongues)

* Acts 19:6 Certain disciples; They were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, Paul laid his hands on them, then the Holy Ghost came on them, they spake with tongues, and prophesied