Having a Godly Aesthetic
Aesthetic Definition: concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
There is a lot of focus on having the right aesthetic, the right look, the right style of the Instagram page all for the sake of aesthetics.
What does a holy aesthetic look like to God's scriptures? Lets see what I have to say about aesthetics
“and the king will desire your beauty. Bow down to him, for he is your Lord.”
Psalms 45:11 CSB
“Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30 CSB
Aesthetics are based on perception
We are concerned with the right outfit and the right feed planner and not of that matters to Jesus.
God looks at the heart. The world only sees what you put on and what you post, Jesus sees what only is available to him: The heart!
We must not be conformed. While I love fashion and wear what I think looks cute on me. I think there is a line that needs to be drawn if you start to look so much like the world that nothing is different, nothing is standing out, nothing is set apart and nobody can see the light of Jesus in you.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:2
What is Holy Aesthetic?
Don’t let your beauty consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes, 4 but rather what is inside the heart[a]—the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 1 Peter 3:3-4
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
1 sam 16:7
For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16
Holiness is being set apart
Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred
The Digest
The Chew: Focus on what is Holy to God, your heart not your aesthetics
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First Episode of 2021!
Peter asked Jesus for the ability to step on to the water. Then fear started to drown him.
He saw Jesus walking on water and he wanted to do it but his fear of the strong wind blocked his ability.
We can ask Jesus to be more like Him. Increase our ability to do what He does. But the question is do we have enough faith to step on to the water?
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The Bite: Romans 11:26
And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, The Deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
Digest:
Jesus was the promised Deliverer. He would deliver Israel and that same deliverance would be offered to us.
What was He going to rescue or deliver us from?
1. Ungodliness and sin
2. Terrors fo the coming judgment
3. The power of Satan in the right now
Delivery takes items from one location to the next. You expect that delivery to arrive. The delivery has processing time.
Jesus came to be the Ultimate Deliverer from this earth to eternity. God the Father awaits our arrival. The journey of life is our processing time.
1. Have you trusted in the Lord to deliver you from your sins for eternity?
2. Is there a situation that you need the Lord's deliverance?
New Christmas Series
Bite: Jeremiah 33:15
“In those days and at that time I will cause a Righteous Branch
to sprout up for David and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.”
Righteous Branch- David's line had been stumped down but God and would make it have a new branch that would beautiful and glorious, that branch would bear fruit
that benefits us today. Jesus administers and executes justice and righteousness. He would be the new growth that causes our New GROWTH. He would sprout a new way and route for our salvation.
Digest: Even when our tree is stumped by sinful legacy or actions of our own. Jesus provides a new growth. The new branch that has the ability to affect generations. Jesus Is the Righteous Branch that sprouted out for righteousness and justice For ALL people.
Where do you need to trust Jesus in a new way ? Are you from a stumped family of faithlessness / generational strongholds?
Jesus was God's way to show us that when he makes a covenant...he keeps it. When he sees brokenness…. he repairs. Even at the lowest stump he can make something new.
Chew: Allow the Righteous Branch to sprout something new in you.
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Could this be it? There is a lot talk about the rapture
Rapture
1 Thess 4:17-18
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died[h] will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. 18 So encourage each other with these words.
This weekend is the Feast of the trumpets in Israel. I don't understand much of what is happening but there was a Abrahams Accord just signed by President Trump
Resurrected Body 1 Corin 14:50-55
50 What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever.
51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. 53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.
54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die,[j] this Scripture will be fulfilled:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.[k]
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O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?[l]”
Matt 24-25 Go Read IT!
Deception will be on the rise
Sin will be rampant
v.31 And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world[i]—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.
“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself.[k] Only the Father knows.
37 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 38 In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. 39 People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.
40 “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.
42 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. 43 Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. 44 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.
How can you be saved ?
Repent
God created you He Loves you and he wants a relationship with you
You are a sinner and you need a savior
Jesus is the only way to the Father
You respond by Faith
Romans 10:9-10 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart you will be saved.
You need to be saved
John 1:12 Accept Jesus in your life Invite him in your life!
Pray !
Dear Jesus, I know that my sin has seperated me from you. Thank you that Jesus Christ died in my place. I ask Jesus to forgive my sin and to come into my life. Please begin to direct my life. Thank you for giving me eternal life. In Jesus name , Amen
Mark 13...
So I was awakened this morning by my bed shaking, tv shaking, and hearing my metal stamping and jewelry rattling.
My first reaction was I must be trippin 😵
I looked out the window didn't see nothing
So I grabbed my bible app and put in earthquakes!
All I am saying y'all we better get our house in order because it seems to be that 2020 is putting us in labor for the return of our Savior.
We are living in a time where nation against nation, a pandemic and now an earthquake that haven't hit North Carolina since the 1900s, the food shortage that we are still seeing..
Just like a woman goes into labor without any warning other than pain. I think we are in active labor in return. No one knows the time of his arrival but the Father.
So according to the Word of God.
v7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Be on guard..because this is just the beginning?
These pains should give us hope for a new birth!
I must ask because I can't assume that all my followers/listeners know Jesus.. Are you ready if He was to return right now?
If not I invite you..to pray..
Father God.. I'm in need of Savior. I'm a sinner. I realize that my sin separates from you and I need you to come into my life. Thank you for Jesus paying the price to save my life. In Jesus name Amen!
Bite: Isaiah 43:18
Right before God tells his people he was going to do a NEW thing. He instructed them to Forget the former and not to dwell on the past.
God can’t take us to a NEW place,person or thing if we dwell on the past place, person or thing.
What does it mean to dwell? To live!!
Don’t live in the former. Move to the NEW!
When you make a move in life. Somethings have to be boxed up and thrown out. You normally don’t pack something you will no longer use and bring to the new home.
So purge the OLD things in your life. Make room because God is going to do a NEW thing.
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You cant hide nothing from Jesus!
The Bite
Luke 12:1-3 MSG
By this time the crowd, unwieldy and stepping on each other’s toes, numbered into the thousands. But Jesus’ primary concern was his disciples. He said to them, “Watch yourselves carefully so you don’t get contaminated with Pharisee yeast, Pharisee phoniness. You can’t keep your true self hidden forever; before long you’ll be exposed. You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. You can’t whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day’s coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.
Jesus warned his disciples ….the followers of Christ...this bite is a reminder to us followers of Christ to watch yourself (thoughts, conversations, what's going in your ear) on this evil day. Stay guarded..those with large influence..search the Scripture for yourself!!
The Digest
You can't hide from God he knows ALL! with your mask on or off.
The Chew: Reveal your True Self and True Face to Christ.
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Inspired by Jada &Will Red Table Talk
If you are married, you can not be entangled with someone who is not your spouse
You don't get seperated to help or heal someone who is not your spouse. You're no man's savior.
Then Sin Entangles
You get so wrapped up and cant get untangled until your mess gets out.
Let's talk Holy Scriptures
This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.
Genesis 2:24-25
5 But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts. 6 But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother 8 and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Mark 10:5-8
To those who are already married my command, or rather, the Lord’s command, is that the wife should not leave her husband. But if she is separated from him she should either remain unattached or else be reconciled to her husband. A husband is not, in similar circumstances, to divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11phillips
If anyone is ill he should send for the Church elders. They should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Lord’s name. Believing prayer will save the sick man; the Lord will restore him and any sins that he has committed will be forgiven. You should get into the habit of admitting your sins to each other, and praying for each other, so that if sickness comes to you, you may be healed
James 5:14-16
Exodus 20:14 MSG
No Adultery.
David/Bathsheba 2 Sam 11
We see/We take
3 So David sent someone to inquire about her, and he said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hethite?”
David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her
So David sends Uriah home from the frontline to try to get him to slept with his wife to pin the baby on him but Uriah didn't go home
We Coverup
16 When Joab was besieging the city, he put Uriah in the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were. 17 Then the men of the city came out and attacked Joab, and some of the men from David’s soldiers fell in battle; Uriah the Hethite also died.
We get over quickly
26 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband, Uriah, had died, she mourned for him.[e] 27 When the time of mourning ended, David had her brought to his house. She became his wife and bore him a son. However, the Lord considered what David had done to be evil.
Don't Judge Jada
Cast the first stone
The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?” They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him.
6-8 Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, “The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone.” Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt.
9-10 Hearing that, they walked away, one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. “Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?”
11 “No one, Master.”
“Neither do I,” said Jesus. “Go on your way. From now on, don’t sin.”
Digest
Where do you need to reconcile first to Christ and then to others? Marriage?
What entangles you?
If you are in a hard marriage seek out your spiritual leaders to help come alongside you for reconciliation stay unattached from relationship of the opposite sex. Don't put yourself in situations where you see and then want to take
Where have you had to cover up sin ?
Do you move on quickly after you have sinned against the Lord forgetting to repent?
Remember we have no right to judge when we all are deserving to be stoned right now but by the grace of God we can be free
Chew
From now on don’t sin
This episode is just sharing my notes and thoughts after the death of a George Floyd and seeing what the Word says about injustice.
Scriptures mentioned:
Ecclesiastes 3:14-17, 12:13-14
Matthew 5:43-45
Resources mentioned:
Tony Evans Study Bible/Commentary
Where to Find it in the Bible A-Z topic : Racism
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Prov. 31: 30
charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the LORD
Pro 1:7
The fear of the lord is the beginning of knowledge
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Prov 8:13
The fear of the lord is to hate evil
Proverbs 22:4 The reward of humility is the fear of
Yahweh = wealth and honor and life
-reverently worshipping, obeying, serving
Trusting Him with awe filled respect
Is your focus on inner or outer beatty?
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“She selects wool and flax and works with willing hands.”
Proverbs 31:13 CSB
Digest
Chew
Work willing for the Lord
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The Bite: “When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness.”
Proverbs 31:26-27 NLT
The Digest
Digest
How has my talk been lately ? Especially doing this COVID and this divorce ?
Are my words wise, kind, loving and Full of God's WORD?
Does this listener of my words feel ministered to?
How organized are you ? with menu planning chore making, etc
Do you keep watch over what goes on in the home ?
. “An excellent woman [one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous], who is he who can find her? Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.”
Proverbs 31:10 AMP
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She is valuable .
She is worthy .
She is strong .
She is far from cheap and someone who must go the distance to get her .
She is full of mental energy .
Her greatest strength is her trust in the Lord
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Her value is greater than what she does. .
Digest ?
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How do you view yourself as a woman? Don’t settle for anything less than what you are worth. .
You more than diamond 💎 sis!
The Bite
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” (The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)”
Zechariah 4:10 NLT
The Digest
Zerubbabel would need supernatural strength from the Spirit.
The Foundation was laid and it would be completed
Zechariah was given a vision that he couldn't understand. So he asked for an explanation.
Zerubbabel was a civic leader responsible to finish the work of rebuilding the temple, he needed encouragement.
God's work needs might and power...collectively & individually
Our most valuable resource is the Holy Spirit
Maybe small in man's eyes, but BIG with God
God wanted Zerubbabel to know the Spirit would give him what he needed .
small - young, insignificant, unimportant.
He gives the resources to began and finish the WORK
Look at the mustard seed Matthew 13:31
God uses the small things!
Don’t despise them. They will be used for greater!
Satan fears the small things because he knows God is up to something BIG in you.
Keep doing your little work,sis !
God wants His supply and reliance in the Holy Spirit to be continual in us.
God gets the glory & gives grace because the work was done by His spirit.
The Chew
What in your life seems small or little?
Where do you need to begin that small thing ?
GloriBites is a small ministry. BUT GOD!
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THE BITE :JOHN 16:33
“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.””
John 16:33 CSB
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THE DIGEST
DIGEST QUESTIONS
THE CHEW
The Bite
“They said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us while he was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?””
Luke 24:32 CSB
Two men traveling after the resurrection were discussing and arguing about all that had taken place. Jesus comes near and starts to walk with them. They are prevented from recognizing him. Jesus inquires about their conversation. They ask Jesus if he did not know what had just happened three days prior. They described to Jesus the crucifixion. They had hoped that the Messiah would be coming because it was the third day, and they hadn't seen him.
Jesus stated that they were foolish and slow to believe. He explained that the crucifixion was necessary.
They invited Jesus to stay with them. When Jesus became their host, and broke the bread. It was then they recognized Him. But Jesus was gone.
Their hearts were burning within them while He was talking and explaining the Scriptures to them.
On this walk, Jesus
Allowed them to question the resurrection
He let them chatter about the events.
He checked them on the belief. V26
He explained the things concerning himself in all the Scriptures
He was invited but became the host
The breaking of bread was the eye opener
By the time they recognized Him. He was gone
They realized the road was different when walking with Jesus.
Digest
Walk and talk with Jesus. You will feel the burn when you understand the Scriptures. God gave us the Holy Spirit to help us understand the Word.
Don't wait until it's too late to recognize Jesus. He will come and disappear with those that are His.
Are you walking the road of life with Jesus?
Are you still “waiting on the messiah” of material things” ?
When you read the Word, do you get a fresh “burn” ? conviction, praise,excitement …
Can Jesus become the host in your house? (your temple)
Chew
Walk and talk with Jesus
Today’s Episode
The Bite:
“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.”
Psalms 119:133-134 KJV
The Digest
❔Are your steps misguided by your own plans,desires?
❔Have you asked God to order your steps?
❔Where have you allowed iniquity to rule over your life?
The Chew
Stop sin walking and faith walk
“After this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finished that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.” A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it up to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.”
John 19:28-30 CSB
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The sour wine was what the soldiers drank while they were waiting for the person to die.
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Jesus receiving the sour wine fulfilled scripture.
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“My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You put me into the dust of death.”
Psalms 22:15 CSB
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Finished -Before Jesus there had to be a priest to atone for the sin. Jesus was the final atonement for all of our sins.
The system ended with Jesus. He paid in FULL. The full penalty for our sins which was death. The veil was torn giving us access to him both now and forever.
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He bowed- He humbled himself to the point of death. Laid down his life on His own.
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“No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.””
John 10:18 CSB
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Laid it down for His friends-
“No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:13 CSB
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He gave up His spirit- submitted himself to death willingly?.
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“Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.”
Isaiah 53:12 CSB
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He entrusted Himself to the father.
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“Into your hand I entrust my spirit; you have redeemed me, Lord, God of truth.”
Psalms 31:5 CSB
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Digest ?
Have you accepted Jesus? Do you realize the price He paid so that you can be free and live in eternity? Have you entrusted your spirit to the Lord?
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