NEW, Mini-Series Weekday 5 of 20

*Giving a boost to our day and life, with this 10-minute Weekday Blog*

Our 2nd Blog Mini-Series, each Weekday in JULY!

Thank you for joining us as we
continue this JOURNEY...
digging in to the 2nd - 3rd CHAPTERS of Keith's book,
“Keep the FAITH…Keep Your VISION”!

If you will read this book in its entirety, then you will be equipped to begin walking with the confidence and authority that Jesus Christ came and died to provide for us, in order that we may work *with* Him, be *fulfilled* in our work, lead a *successful life*, and...
      

Day #5 of 20-day Blog mini-series #2
Chapter TWO, "In Christ Jesus our Lord"

    
"In Christ Jesus our Lord"
          Jesus said, "I and my Father are one. " (from John 10:27-38) Those who heard Him understood what He meant and considered it blasphemy. They charged Him with claiming to be Deity saying, "Thou, being a man, makest thyself God." Jesus replied with the scripture that declares the same for God's people, "He called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken." Therefore, Jesus extends to all believers the status of Deity!

Question to ponder:

Have you received the gift of the Holy Spirit of truth?   _________________________________________

Keith's "Comments from the Author":

          "Now, please do not confuse the gift of the Holy Spirit with the diversities of spiritual gifts the Holy Spirit brings, such as, word of wisdom, word of knowledge, prophecy, speaking in tongues, and so on. These are manifestations of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Holy Ghost precedes all of those. But we must ask the Heavenly Father to give us the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
         Moreover, if you have not asked for the gift, then you cannot 'know the things that are freely given to us of God' because your natural mind 'receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.' Unless we learn through the Spirit the things that are freely given to us of God, we cannot fulfill the purpose for which God created us. Selah."

"Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ ... For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many." (1 Corinthians 12:4-18)

*HAVE A WONDERFULLY BLESSED WEEKEND!  See you MONDAY, and please make sure to invite your friends who are lost or who just need encouragement too! God bless you!*

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Find this blog mini-series message, and more on the topic, in our book Keep the FAITH Keep Your VISION based on crucial, real-life matters for each of us. To ask questions, make a special donation, request a large quantity of books, or to share a testimony or prayer request with us, please click for e-mail, or write a letter and mail it to the address shown on our website, and as provided below.

We pray God bless you greatly as you have greatly blessed us and the entire Toward The Mark, Inc. Family!

Your friends & servants in Christ,

Keep PRESSIN' IN!

           Take me back to the top of this post.

           Take me to *DAY 4* of this 20-day mini-series.

           Take me to *DAY 3* of this 20-day mini-series.

           Take me to *DAY 2* of this 20-day mini-series.

           Take me to *DAY 1* of this 20-day mini-series.

           Take me to Keith's Journey through Chapter ONE of *Keep the FAITH*.

           Take me to the LAST DAY of Keith's Journey through *Chapter ONE*.

           Take me to "Rattlesnake Revelation" post.

           Take me to "Honoring Gold Star Patriots" post.

           Take me to "The Love of God" post.

           Take me to "Fiery Trials of My Broken Vessel" post.

           Take me to "Magnetic Mantle...Why cats..." post.

           Take me to "Valentine's 5-Step Prep" post.

           Take me to "Run TO the Roar!" post.

           Take me to "Overcoming Intimidation" post.

           Take me to "The Heart of Thanksgiving" post.

           Take me to "The Invisible Man" post.

           Take me to "The Abomination of Misrepresentation" post.

           Take me to "Living Among Thorns" post.

To Show GOD BIG in a World that Sees Him small… 
sums up the reason Keith stepped out in faith 35+ years ago to focus full-time on reaching the lost and strengthening believers everywhere, through Toward The Mark, Inc.  Keith and Brenda's prayer is that you will be encouraged and edified by the Secrets from God's Word that Keith recounts in our written and recorded products.  The complete collection of original podcasts, music, blogs, books, CDs, and other resources of Toward The Mark, Inc. are made possible thanks to the faithful prayer and financial contributions of the TTM Support Family.  We'd like to invite you to join our family, and welcome you to become a special part of our regular sponsorship team TODAY!

We INVITE You ... to follow and share these resources that are also available, for helping build your faith in God, His Will, and His Ways: 

~  "Keith Shealy & Wisdom for Weekdays"  on Facebook  

      

~  "TTM Singing Sergeant"  on Twitter  

      

~  "Between The Lines Podcast"  by Keith and Brenda Shealy  

      

~  "VIDEO Versions of Between The Lines Podcast"  on Vimeo  

      

~  "NEW TowardTheMark MINUTE Podcast"  on our Libsyn Channel  

      

~  "Sharing with you Secrets God Whispers to Us"  on the website  

      

~  "I want to help TTM, Inc."  by giving a tax-deductible donation here:  

      

Keep PRESSIN' IN!

This blog mini-series, along with the rest of our inventory of Bible-based resources, is made possible by the support of our faithful monthly partners. Would you consider helping us expand our outreach capabilities by becoming a monthly financial partner? Your support will go toward fulfilling our God-given calling to help provide effective, contemporary outreach tools, available to everyone, the churched and un-churched alike, for getting to know the love, truth, and salvation of Jesus Christ. We invite you to partner with us as we "press Toward The Mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:14)

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Thank you in advance for sowing your financial seed into the fertile soil of this ministry! We pray God bless you with a 100-fold return for your generosity!

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Day 7, Paragraph 7 of Weekday Blog #1

*Starting our morning and day off great with the 10-minute Weekday Blog*

Our first DAILY blog, every Weekday in JUNE!

Thank you for joining us for this
ground-breaking JOURNEY...
through the 1st CHAPTER of Keith's book,
“Keep the FAITH…Keep Your VISION”!

If you will read this book in its entirety, then you will be equipped
to begin walking with the confidence and authority that Jesus Christ
came and died to provide for us, in order that we may work *with*
Him, be *fulfilled* in our work, lead a *successful life*, and...
      

Day SEVEN,
Paragraph SEVEN:

    
We are spirit, soul, and body, in that order. Consequently, our true selves are not based on our physical bodies, but on the inward man of the heart. In other words, there is much more to natural birth than a cuddly little baby being brought into the world. For even as a jeweler places a valuable diamond ring into a comparatively inexpensive little box, God places us in physical bodies. Therefore, while the suffering a baby experiences being murdered in the womb is a great tragedy, the greatest tragedy of abortion is that the baby's spirit and soul are never given the opportunity to develop as God intended.

Question to ponder:

Why is the value of the diamond ring, that a jeweler places inside the inexpensive little box, a good comparison to the value of the baby's spirit, that God puts inside the simple physical body?  _________________________________________

Keith's "Comments from the Author":

"Just as Jesus, before He gave up His Spirit on the cross, said 'It is finished', it has been God's purpose all along that each one of us fulfill, hence finish, our purpose for which He has intricately designed us to fulfill.  As we mentioned yesterday, He intended our life and His purpose for our life to be fulfilled *with Him*.  This is what we often refer to as 'the Great Partnership' between us and our Father.  It is our ability to have an intimate working relationship with God that enrages satan with jealousy.  Fueled by this insane, jealous rage, satan continually works to hinder that Great Partnership between us and God, which Jesus paid for, with His own Blood.  One way that satan does this is by working to distract us, people in the general public, from realizing the Truth that each one of us are made of the three parts: spirit, soul and body - in that order.  By blinding people to this Truth, satan can more easily convince the proponents of abortion that a person in the womb is no more than 'a piece of tissue', a physical body.  The way the body came to be, whether by way of rape, by 'mistake', or by way of marriage union, when a sperm meets the egg inside the womb of the woman, God instantly becomes aware of the union between the two, a body, and joyfully inserts a spirit into that body.  So, you see, upon the union of that sperm and egg, you don't have 'a piece of tissue'; you have a human being, complete with spirit and soul and body, ready to fulfill the specific purpose that God designed within the spirit of that person, from the foundation of the earth.  The Scripture says that 'My People are destroyed for lack of knowledge' of God and His Word. Those people are destroyed individually, and also destroy others who fall under their area of responsibility.  So, the destruction works in two ways:   (1) an individual is destroyed, themselves, because of their not having the knowledge of God and His Word; and (2) that individual, such as a lawmaker, who does not know God and His Word, is responsible for permitting the destruction of others, the killing of the unborn, the babies in the mothers' wombs, by the laws of abortion that they are deceived into writing, approving, and passing.  It all comes around to the fact that it is satan's deceptive ploy that we get involved with in taking part in the killing of babies, those children in the womb.  It's important to point out that the word 'kill' means 'to terminate before completion'.

PS.  Please know this IMPORTANT POINT:  If you, or someone you know, were born out of rape, incest, or any other form of procreation that does not line up with God's Word, your spirit and soul, what is on the inside of your physical body, placed by God, is truly who you are.  Your physical body is the 'vehicle' that contains 'you', your spirit and soul.  YOU are specifically designed by God, before the foundation of the earth, to fulfill a very unique purpose.  Just like we know the diamond inside the inexpensive box is very valuable, the spirit that God created and placed inside your body is valuable beyond your comprehension.  Your body is NOT who you are, so your body being conceived outside of God's design of 'Holy Matrimony' does not, in any way, change the immense value of your spirit that is contained inside your body!  In the eyes of God, YOU are valuable beyond compare, no matter how your physical body looks or how it came to be!”

"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.  Brethren, pray for us.  Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.  I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.  Amen."  (1 Thessalonians 5:23-28)

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This book is based on real-life matters that are crucial for each one of us to embrace in our life. To ask questions, make a special donation for a large quantity of books, or if you would like to share a testimony or prayer request with us, please click for e-mail, or write a letter and mail it to the address shown on our website, and as provided below.

We pray God bless you greatly as you have greatly blessed us and the entire Toward The Mark, Inc. Family!

Your friends & servants in Christ,

Take me back to the top of this page.

Take me to the top of yesterday's post *DAY 6*, June 8th.

Take me to the beginning *DAY 1* posted June 1st.

To Show GOD BIG in a World that Sees Him small… 
sums up the reason Keith stepped out in faith to focus on reaching the lost and strengthening believers everywhere, through Toward The Mark, Inc.  Keith and Brenda's prayer is that you will be encouraged and edified by the Secrets from God's Word that Keith recounts in our written and recorded products.  The complete collection of original podcasts, music, blogs, books, CDs, and other resources of Toward The Mark, Inc. are made possible by the prayer and financial contributions of the TTM Support Family.  We'd like to welcome you onboard TODAY!

We INVITE You ... to follow and share these resources that are available as well, for helping build your faith in God, His Will, and His Ways:

~  "Keith Shealy & Toward The Mark" on Facebook
~  "TTM Singing Sergeant" on Twitter
~  "Sharing Messages God Whispers" on the website
~  "Between The Lines TTM Podcast" by Keith Shealy 

      

This blog message, along with the rest of our inventory of Bible-based resources, is made possible by the support of our faithful monthly partners. Would you consider helping us expand our outreach capabilities by becoming a monthly financial partner? Your support will go toward fulfilling our God-given calling to help provide effective, contemporary outreach tools, available to everyone, the churched and un-churched alike, for getting to know the love, truth, and salvation of Jesus Christ. We invite you to partner with us as we "press Toward The Mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:14)

CLICK HERE to make a tax-deductible contribution securely by PayPal.

Every gift is tax-deductible and helps, and we thank you for it!

Mail tax-deductible contributions by check to the order of:
Toward The Mark, Inc., P.O. Box 1152, Yorktown, VA 23692-1152. 

Thank you in advance for sowing your financial seed into the fertile soil of this ministry! We pray God bless you with a 100-fold return for your generosity!