JOSIAH-MINISTRIES
. What brought us here We have been serving the Lord for over 40 years. We have worked in childrens ministry, youth, street ministry, worship, preaching/teaching and most recently we are part the prayer team for Flames of Fire Healing ministry. Our desire is to encourage all we meet to push themselves to draw nearer to God. I have found that the best way is to seek Gods face. There is no shortcut, it only comes by time spent with the Lord.(reading the Bible, prayer, worship and some times just sitting before him. We hope that these materials will encourage you to go on further in your walk with the Lord. As we post lessons, feel free to email us with questions.
Latest Message:
Let Me Tell You About My
Jesus
“For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, so that who soever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16 Salvation is simple; Admit you are a sinner and can’t save yourself and you need a savior Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and died to pay the price for all of your sins Commit your life to Jesus Confess Him as your Lord This is the beginning of your new life (born again) Run to Him and work out your relationship with Him May the Lord bless and keep you and give you His peace In Christ, Marty Recently, a young woman named Ann Wilson wrote and released a song called “Let me tell you about my Jesus” It was written following a family tragedy and how Jesus carried her LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT ABOUT MY JESUS I spent my 10th birthday in the Standring hospital in Burian, Washington, I had cancer when I was admitted into the hospital and when surgeons operated on me it was gone. All that was left in the tumors was a trace of cat scratch fever, THE CANCER CELLS WERE GONE! My mom told me the surgeons were in tears and that it would be entered into a medical journal as a miracle. My Grandma and her Pastor had prayed for me and asked for healing. The following summer at vacation Bible school at Boulevard Park Church I accepted Jesus into my heart. I wandered away from the Lord through much of Junior and Senior high school. I was married 2 weeks after graduation and our son was born 3 months later. By this time I was an alcoholic. When I was 23, Joan had left me. Alcohol was destroying my marriage. At that time I returned to the Lord who had healed and saved me and my marriage. (We just celebrated our 46th anniverery) When the Lord made it clear I could not drink, I said “I couldn’t do that, if this was Him speaking, He had to deliver me from this, and HE DID! No withdrawl or anything. There was nothing to compel me to drink anymore. That was over 40 years ago and I am clean and sober to this day. I have been serving the Lord ever since. During my time away from the Lord, I know I hurt a lot of people, there are some I could never make it up to them except to say I am sorry. I pray that they would allow the Lord to do the same thing for you as He did for me. These are uncertain times we live in but I have Peace about Gods’ hand upon me and my family. The same God who led me through the last 40 plus years will carry me to the end. I’m writing this to encourage the wayward Christians to find their way back to the Jesus, He remains the the same and is still there for you! If you have never given your life to Jesus, ask and you will find Him. Nobody can tell me I’m wrong, because I know my Jesus and what He did for me! Hallelujah Tell everyone your story of salvation, wether it be words or the evidence of a changed life. Your story is important. Send me your stories and I will try to post them. . Yours In Christ, Marty
For The Sake Of Our Testimony
In the book of Ezra , Cyrus King of Persia made a declaration that the exiled Jews in Persia could return to their homeland. They had been living in exile for 70 years. When the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem they plundered and burned the temple. They destroyed the walls around Jerusalem and took the jews into exile. They carried away all of the gold, silver, precious stones and the gold and silver bowls and utensils from the temple and from Jerusalem, capital of Israel.
In his edict, The Persian King released all of the implements of the Temple, 650 talents of silver and 100 talents of gold. A talent is about 75 pounds by our weight. 75 of pounds gold today would be worth over 2.4 million dollars at $2000 an ounce. The King gave them 750 pounds of gold. What was given was no small amount.
The amazing generosity of the King was unimaginable as was the sheer volume of these treasures. The King had realized that the God of Israel was the one and only God, creator of the universe and he was releasing them back to their homeland.
The people who were released to their homeland were not the mighty men of King David their former great King or King Solomon’s great army from their past. They were husbands and wives with their children. They carried millions of dollars of treasure on their journey to their homeland.
In Ezra 8:21-22, Ezra called for a fast for safety on their journey. For he said in verse 22
“For I was ashamed to request from the King troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemies on the way. For we had said to the King “ the hand of our God is favorably disposed to all who seek Him. But, His power and anger is against all those who forsake Him”
The king knew the God of Israel as the one true God and that is why he was releasing them to their homeland. How would it look if God’s own people could not trust Him. What kind of testimony is that? Their ongoing testimony was important.
In my own life, I have a testimony of God’s power. I have been healed of cancer, released from the partying lifestyle of alcoholism and smoking, divinely protected and provided for my whole life. I am set apart and empowered for God’s service. I am a changed and transformed believer of Jesus Christ! People watch Christians to see if their testimony of Jesus Christ is real.
In the 40 days leading up to the Jewish fall festivals,Rosh HeShonah , Yom Kippur and Sukkot, it is a time of self evaluation and conviction of the Holy Spirit. When I first learned this I thought, I try to confess my sins ongoing and did not place much importance to the 40 days of repentance. Along with the 40 days was also reading a couple chapters from the Psalms each day.
This year, as the 40 days went on, I have been convicted of many things that have both hindered me and set a bad example to others around me.
Conviction is different from condemnation. Conviction brings me to repentance and to ask God to forgive me, asking Him to strengthen me to change my ways. Condemnation holds the sin over my head telling me I am powerless to resist repeating.
Ezra and the people fasted and prayed and the Lord protected them on their journey home. He protected them as they rebuilt the `Temple and the walls of Jerusalem. What they accomplished was a testimony of their faith.
Over the years I have learned that since I gave my life fully to Jesus that I am being watched.
When is Marty going to fall off the wagon? was said or “When is he going to fail and his former ways return?”
My continued testimony is an example of my faith and that God is real in my life. My wife and I have seen many of our siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles come to Jesus. We have seen both of our parents come to the Lord and not leave this earth without Him. The Holy Spirit draws them and convicts them, He uses His children as examples to help bring them in.
My testimony is a changed life, I am not the angry young man I once was. These past 40 days have brought many things to mind where I have been a bad example, (words and actions) As they have been revealed I confess and repent before God.
To those who have witnessed these things or I have hurt, I am sorry, Please forgive me.
Like Ezra the Lord has been with me from the beginning, is with me now and will be with me until the end. Let me tell you about my Jesus and what He has done. I am a changed man because of Him in my life, my life will never be the same. I pray that my example will testify of the salvation that only Jesus can bring.
Like it or not, we as Christians are being watched by those around us. When we come to Christ, He loves us just as we are with all of our flaws, but He love us to much to leave us that way.
I pray that all who read this will be drawn to Jesus in their lives. Be Blessed
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