Pictured above we see that each bird has a song of praise to our Lord Jesus. Have you ever tried to recognize a bird by his or her song? Try it once and keep listening to the birds and Jesus will give you great peace. Unfortunately most people are too concerned about the cares of this life and fail to listen for the thousands of bird songs of praise surrounding them. Jesus told us to behold the fowls to receive daily blessings from God. Matthew 6:26 says Behold (look at and consider) the fowls (birds) of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Each bird (the cardinal, blue jay, robin, pigeon, dove, and crow) all have their own blessed songs of praise to our Lord Jesus. Left click this youtube link https://youtu.be/yxjXZnWrPrY and see how many bird songs you can recognize.
In the spring the birds sing praises to Jesus everywhere but the average person can not identify a dozen kinds of these visitors in the trees. Yet we are surrounded by them, singing for all who have ears to hear. I'm not an expert bird man, but even I can identify over fifty by their songs of praise. But if you practice listening for bird songs, you will hear them, and rejoice while you praise our Lord Jesus.
Bird songs often go unnoticed because most people are too concerned about the cares of this life and fail to hear the Lord Jesus speaking blessings from heaven through His Word. Jesus said at Matthew 13:13 Therefore, speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Jesus warned us at Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (hangover after drunkenness), and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Little Samuel had to learn to ignore the cares of this life and hear God's voice speaking. 1 Samuel 3:8 says And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. Therefore, Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if He call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
After this, Samuel clearly heard the Lord's voice by ignoring the cares of this life and obeyed God's instructions. Like Samuel, I pray in Jesus name my friends everywhere can ignore the cares of this life and not be overcharged with facebook, cellphones, youtube, and twitter so they can hear Jesus speaking. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again. Say every day I am crucified with Jesus Christ and covered by the blood of Jesus to get victory daily over the devil.
And remember each cheep, tweet, and chirp of the birds around us is a song of praise to our Lord Jesus. Isaiah 55:12 says For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. The singing we hear in the mountains and hills is the songs of praise from the blessed birds around us; And the trees of the field clap their hands in praise to the Lord Jesus daily by clapping their branches. Remember, consider and learn lessons from the birds; Birds have bills but they keep on singing. Birds don't worry about tomorrow by storing food in barns; Birds trust God every day to provide food. It's amazing how God feeds millions of birds every day. If God feeds millions of birds every day, God will take care of you my friend reading this bible study.
Like the birds, live one day at a time and be content when you have food and clothes. James 4:13 says Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 1 Timothy 6:6 says But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
Alright, you might say Brother Bob why are you posting the two pictures above? I've posted the first picture to let everyone know that Brother Bob is not a tweedle dee, tweedle dum, pussyfooting, compromising, whitewashing, backscratching, ear tickling, soft soaping, tiptoeing through the tulips, lovey dovey, feel good type of a preacher. I'm telling everyone to repent of your sins. Repentance is a requirement for salvation because 2 Corinthians 7:10 says For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Repentance causes you to quit; faith causes you to start. Repentance causes you to turn from; faith causes you to turn to. Repentance causes you to stop; faith causes you to begin. You need both repentance and faith to be saved. First repent of your sins to God and then have faith in the Lord Jesus, confessing that Jesus is God, and believing the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again. This is proven by what Paul said at Acts 20:20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house. Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Repentance is required for salvation
We are trying to get young people to volunteer for Jesus
And only say "Here am I" before they have ever said "Woe is me."
OK, I've posted my second picture above of a baboon hanging by his tail in a tree to prove how ridiculous the theory of evolution is. People who believe in evolution say we came from tadpoles, bullfrogs, and baboons. Now look how silly it is to say that first there was a tadpole with his tail long and slim, then there was a bullfrog with his tail tucked in, then there was a baboon swinging by his tail from a banyan tree, and then there was a Dr. with a PHD.
Even a lost sinner realizes how absurd it is to believe that humans came from monkeys and baboons. I pray in Jesus name that all my friends everywhere believe that Jesus is God who created everything and spoke us all into existence. Instead of believing evolution say John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him (Jesus); and without Him was not any thing made that was made. And say Colossians 1:16: For by Him (Jesus) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.
OK, I've posted the picture above to let everyone know that Brother Bob is not like the two fellas on the roof waiting for a cardinal to blow some white smoke out of a chimney in Italy to find a pope. A preacher once said that there was white smoke coming out of his church. It was a deacon smoking a cigarette in the church parking lot. But the church did not elect a new pastor. Instead of looking for a pope, Brother Bob's waiting for Jesus to blow a shout from heaven when the saints get caught up in the clouds in the air to find a Saviour and Lord named Jesus. Friends everywhere we all need to be rejoicing and look daily for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. I'm not looking for a pope or the antichrist, I'm looking for a Saviour named Jesus Christ. Many people reject the God who became a man named Jesus, but they will receive a man who will claim to be God called the beast antichrist.
Titus 2:12 tells us that the blessed hope is Jesus appearing in the air when the saints get caught up to the clouds and be with Jesus during the rapture. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 tells us we need to rejoice about this blessed hope that Jesus will soon appear to catch us up to glory instead of rejoicing about the appearance of a pope. Romans 5:1 says Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope (the blessed hope of Jesus' appearance during the rapture) of the glory of God.
Let me state that I don't have to confess my sins through a knothole to a Latin speaking, bead counting, robe wearing priest that calls himself a father, and the bird ain't even married and to top it off he dresses like mama. The pope is nothing but a bald headed reprobate that needs to take off his robe and bow down at the feet of Jesus and repent of his sins like all sinners. 1 Timothy 2:5 tells me For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Friend reading this Jesus is your mediator (not a pope or a priest) and if you confess your sins to Jesus, Revelation 1:5 says that the blood of Jesus will wash away all your sins. And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him (Jesus) that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood. It's wrong to call the pope or any priest your father. Jesus said at Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father which is in heaven.
Jesus hates the doctrine of the Nicolaitans and the modern traditions of the Catholic church. The Greek definition for Nicolaitan is to conquer and have power over the people. Throughout history the leaders of the Catholic church and the pope did not allow the common people and the farmers have access to the bible. The pope and the leaders of the Catholic church were the Nicolaitans that Jesus hated. Jesus said at Revelation 2:15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. I don't hate Catholics. I believe many Catholics today are saved and are good people but I hate the false teachings from the leaders of the Catholic church. Most Catholics are ignorant of the doctrines taught by the Catholic leaders.
John Wycliffe rebelled against the pope and wrote the first English bible for the common people. After John Wycliffe died, the pope burned his bones and cast them into the river. Then William Tyndale became a blessed missionary and gave Wycliffe's English bible to thousands of common people in Europe. The pope tracked down William Tyndale and burned Tyndale at the stake. The Catholic leaders wanted the common people to be ignorant about the bible in order to control the people and their money. This happened during the church of Thyatira where there was continual sacrifice to the pope and Mary by the Catholic Church during the Dark Ages that lasted for 1000 years from 500 AD to 1500 AD.
Then the Catholic church and Martin Luther created the false replacement doctrine theology stating that the church replaced the Jews and Israel. This is false because Paul said at Romans 11:1, I say then, Hath God cast away his people (the Jews)? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. And 1 Corinthians 10:32 says that the Jews are a separate class from the church. 1 Corinthians 10:32 says Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God. Unsaved people are either Jews or Gentiles; Saved Jews and Gentiles belong to the church of God. Instead of replacement theology; It's restoration theology because saved people have a Jew named Jesus living in them who soon will restore Israel when the Jews accept and believe that the Lord Jesus is their Messiah.
Remember if you bless the Jews and Israel, you will be blessed. If you curse the Jews and Israel, you will be cursed. Most Jews are atheists and enemies of the gospel but God tells us to love them because they are beloved enemies because of God's covenant to Abraham. Romans 11:28 says As concerning the gospel, they (the Jews) are enemies for your sakes; but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. God will bless you if you bless the Jews, Israel, and Jerusalem. Psalm 122:6 says Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. God told Abraham at Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation (Israel and the Jews), and I will bless thee, and make thy name great: and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee (Israel and the Jews), and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Remember when you fight against the Jews, Israel, and Jerusalem, you fight against God and will lose. Zechariah 12:9 says And it shall come to pass in that day, that I (the Lord Jesus) will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
The picture above shows how God whittled down Gideon's unwieldly band to a few hard core effectives leaving the irreducable minimum. After Gideon started out with 32000 soldiers, God removed 22000 cowards and 9700 sissies, leaving 300 brave men to fight for Gideon. Judges 7:6 shows how God told Gideon to only use the three hundred soldiers in his army that lapped water by putting their hands to their mouth. All the other soldiers bowed down upon their knees to drink water and were not looking for the enemy. Notice that we need to be like the three hundred soldiers that were alert and looking for the enemy to resist the devil while they lapped water by putting their hands to their mouth.
Like Gideon, when we preach the true gospel we will whittle down groups of unwieldly sinners who reject the Lord Jesus but there will still be an irreducible minimum (the few faithful believers in the Lord Jesus like Peter who said at John 6:68 Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life). Just try peaching a message about the three cannots listed below and see how much wheat (true believers) are left after all the chaff (false professors who refuse to serve the Lord Jesus because of persecution) are gone.
The message about the three cannots can be found at Luke 14:26 where Jesus said If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot (first cannot) be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot (second cannot) be my disciple. Then Luke 14:33 says So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot (third cannot) be my disciple.
Remember also that Jesus said at Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. In 1982 Brother Bob left all his Jewish family to follow the Lord Jesus and has been greatly blessed for 42 years. Jesus, the cross, and the blood of Jesus is the only thing that makes sense in the entire universe. Thank you Lord Jesus for dying on the cross for me and all my friends and giving us all a place daily to place our problems on the cross where they are destroyed forevermore by faith because Jesus, the cross, and the blood of Jesus are the same yesterday, to day, and for ever. And the blood of Jesus has overcome and defeated the devil forevermore.
OK, to end today's bible study let me tell you a story about Rip Van Winkle pictured above. Rip Van Winkle slept through a revolution. When he fell asleep, George III of England was the ruler of America. When Rip woke up, George Washington was the President of the United States of America. Rip didn't know what had happened. Rip started hollering and shouting praises for George III and got into trouble. Rip didn't realize that he was hollering for the wrong George.
Soon a lot of misguided souls will be like Rip Van Winkle and holler praises to the wrong king who is the beast antichrist instead of the the true King who is Jesus. God will send these misguided souls a strong delusion because they rejected the true King Jesus. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 says And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth (Jesus), but had pleasure in unrighteousness. The strong delusion will be the first white horse rider of Revelation 6:2 that looks like Jesus but only has a bow with no arrows and one dinky crown. This first white horse rider is the beast antichrist who is followed by a red, black, and pale horse bringing war, famine, and death. The second true white horse rider Jesus at Revelation 19:11 has many crowns and will be the King ruling everyone with a rod of iron upon this earth for 1000 years and in the kingdom of God forever. The second white horse rider Jesus is followed by peace and blessings for 1000 years on this earth and forever in the kingdom of God.
Remember that a little that a poor man has with Jesus is better than the greatest fading riches of a billionaire in an extravagant palace. Rejoice and say the following blessed scriptures. Psalm 37:16: A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. Proverbs 15:16: Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. Proverbs 16:8: Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. Proverbs 15:17: Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Proverbs 17:1: Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
To end up this bible study say some of Brother Bob's favorite quotes below:
1) Say I need to correct the wrong that needs resistance, help the cause that lacks assistance, and prepare for the future in the distance.
2) Say God saved me out of the world, but I'm still in the world, but I'm not of the world, and I got to go back into the world to save somebody out of the world, and that's my only business in the world.
3) Say because we're bought with an infinite price, don't worry when we're beset by invisible powers, because we're blessed by an invincible presence.
4) Now a happy acrostic saying about the word FAITH. Faith stands for For All I (Take, Trust, and Thank Him) First For All (He Is) I Take Him; Second For All (My Needs) I Trust Him; Third For All (His Gifts) I Thank Him.
One last story to make you laugh and smile. When a preacher had a weekly revival at his church, he would say every day "Open them doors, open them wide, let the sinners come inside." A man working at a brick factory across the street said "If that preacher says that one more time, I'm going to toss a brick at the church." When the preacher again said "Open them doors, open them wide, let the sinners come inside, the sinner at the brick factory tossed a brick at the church. Then the preacher said "Close them doors, close them quick, some dumb sinner done tossed a brick."
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 604-7133. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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