CHRIST ETERNAL SENIOR MINISTRIES
THE "WORD"
SEPTEMBER 5/6, 2026 LX663-36
Sabbath Meditations
Welcome to this week's Dual Parasha
"NITZAVIM" (YOU ARE STANDING) + "VAYELECH" (AND HE WENT)
Deu 29:9(10)-31:30, ISA 61:10-63:9, Luke 24:13-43
“You are standing today, all of you, before Adonai your God—the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, all the men of Israel, (10) your children, your wives, and the outsider within your camp (from your woodchopper to your water carrier). (11) Each of you is to cross over into the covenant of Adonai your God that He is cutting with you today, and into His oath. (12) “This is in order to confirm you today as His people. So He will be your God, just as He promised you and just as He swore to your fathers—to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. (Deu 29:9-12 TLV)
SUNDAY, THE LORD'S DAY
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Rom 1:16-17 kjv)
GREETINGS:
Welcome Dearly Beloved. By the WILL and Grace of GOD, we thank You, Lord, for gathering us this day, here and around the globe. Hundreds of believers, each with the same mission; to KNOW and WORSHIP The CREATOR and HIS WORD. It is not by coincidence that you are here with the rest of us, WORSHIPING as one body together; CITIZENS ETERNAL in HIS KINGDOM to come. Together we grow in His "WORD". JESUS, our SAVIOR!, PRAISE HIS HALLOWED NAME!
OPENING PRAYER: O' Mighty Father of all Creation, thank You for gathering us together from around the globe to receive Your message in HOLY SCRIPTURE, Your "WORD". Open our minds, souls, and hearts to receive as we read together in the "LIGHT" reflected from the Cross, a reverential reception of the Lord guiding us on a wondrous eternal journey. Permit this Holy gathering to edify His supreme deity as our Teacher, our Lord and Savior, our KING of KINGS Eternal, THE ALL MIGHTY, AMEN
PROLOGUE : In the Apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians {also know as Judaizers for their belief that many Old Testament ceremonies and practices were binding in the New Testament church. Some even accused Paul of not being the REAL DEAL} Our God never promised any of the work HE commands to be easy. The promise is that HE will be with you to guide you through to the conclusion.
Let us now consult the "WORD" and determine GOD'S WISDOM AND TRUTH in HOLY SCRIPTURE:
THE "WORD":
WALKING IN THE SPIRIT
(Gal 5:16-26) As we open here in chapter five, Paul is addressing the "Judaizers...HE WRITES; I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. (17) For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
(18) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
(19) Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, (20) idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, (21) envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
(22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. (24) And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (25) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (26) Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. (Gal 5:16-26 nkjv)
As the Apostle's letter teaches and instructs, edifying as he writes, we have an opportunity to see the contrast between those who belong to Christ and those who certainly do not!
Perhaps we get wrapped around the hub over the term or action "to walk in the Spirit". Jesus is SPIRIT, as is the Father and the Holy Spirit (of GOD). We are FLESH. Flesh is not spirit. However, when we give ourselves completely to Jesus, we, at that moment, CRUCIFY and KILL the worldly flesh. Our full submersion baptism; being buried in the flesh, then raising up out of the water is a public declaration that we now belong to Jesus.
The soul {our mind, thoughts} in us is our SPIRIT. Believers, converts, may now combine our Spirit with the Holy Spirit, His thoughts and directions become our thoughts and direction. His way is now our way.
Walking in the SPIRIT is when your thoughts and actions are in line with the Lord and His Holy Scripture. Allow your Spirit (thoughts) be known to the Holy Spirit in you. Follow His lead, stay on the Holy Path on which HE guides you. That is how you WALK IN THE SPIRIT! Be HOLY because HE is HOLY!
CLOSING PRAYER: Almighty God, thank-You for this global assembly. Your precious eyes are reading, learning, growing and then sharing the wisdom of the "WORD" of our Master, our CREATOR, our GOD, the only GOD, with and through hungry souls no matter the tongue, the country, or the land. Your blessings endure for ever and ever, and we are forever grateful, O' Lord Jesus, AMEN
DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, Ye heav'n-ly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Amen
BENEDICTION: (Num 6:24-26) The LORD bless you, and keep you; (25) The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; (26) The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.'AMEN
Details are in The "WORD"
www.ChristEternalSeniorMinistries.org
May the Peace of Jesus Christ be with you always! Amen
Have you read YOUR Bible today?
Chaplain Gary
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