I Remember When

Let's Remember The Old Paths And Former Things Of Old

To Be Blessed

     Jesus tells us to remember the old paths and former things of old to be blessed. Jeremiah 6:16 says Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. but they said, We will not walk therein. And Isaiah 46:8 tells us Remember this and shew yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressers. Remember the former things of old; for I am God and there is none else, I am God and there is none like me. Finally Proverbs 22:28 says Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

     In other words, we need to look at how christians lived in the past and return to the old paths to have revival to overcome our troubles. This bible study will list the way christians used to live which I pray in Jesus name will return to America and everywhere so God's people can receive mercy and be blessed. God's Word is an ancient landmark that everyone should read and memorize daily to have victory over all our problems. Return to God's Word daily and according to Psalm 1 you will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; your leaf will not wither, and whatsoever you do shall prosper. Get saved today and return to the ancient landmark (Jesus and the Word) by repenting while you stop sinning, confessing Jesus to be God, and believing that Jesus died for you on the cross, was buried, and rose again.

I Remember When

Sunday Was Church

     First I remember when Sunday was church. Blue laws used to exist that restricted or banned Sunday activities for religious reasons to promote the observance of a day of worship or rest. All stores and malls used to be closed on Sunday so people could go to church. And stores used to close on Wednesday at 12 Noon so people could attend Wednesday night church service. Church used to be considered essential and everyone feared God and respected preachers and their churches.  Unfortunately today most blue laws have been repealed and everything is open for business on Sunday. You can buy booze now on Sunday. The atheist Voltaire was correct when he said that to get rid of the christian religion all you have to do is abolish Sunday.

     Wow what a change has happened everywhere on Sunday. If blue laws could return where people made time to attend church while businesses closed on Sunday, God would bless people while they prayed, repented, and asked God for mercy to heal our land. Attending church with your brothers and sisters will bless people with peace, strength, and health. As I always say, If you listen to God, God will listen to you. God speaks through pastors' sermons at churches; Therefore the more you attend church and listen to the Word of God, the more God will listen to your prayers and bless you. The more you read the Word, the more God will listen to your prayers and bless you. 

     Therefore we need to set aside Sunday as a day for church instead of a day for shopping and recreation. Let us all say Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Let's all make time every Sunday to go to church and pray for revival to return to our nations. Friends everywhere we need to obey God's command at Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 

I Remember When

Salvation Was A Change

     I remember when salvation was a change. After a person gets saved, a change should occur. 2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. The woman at the well pictured above was married five times and the man she was living with was not her husband. Jesus talked to this woman more than anyone else in the gospels including Nicodemus. After Jesus talked to this woman, she dropped her waterpot and went into the city saying Come see a man that told me all things that ever I did; is not this the Christ.

     There was a change in this woman at the well after she got saved and made Jesus her Lord. This woman had been with a lot of men; But she never met a man like this man named Jesus. The woman at the well told the men of Samaria about Jesus and the result was that many people from Samaria got saved because of the testimony of a prostitute that was changed into a blessing after salvation. 

     Unfortunately, today many people make professions of faith with no change in their lives. These people claim to be saved but do not attend church, pray, witness, or read their bibles. These people are not convicted and keep sinning by loving the world, smoking, and drinking at parties. But when someone truly gets saved they will feel ashamed when they sin and try daily to stop sinning. Remember if anyone regards iniquity in their heart, God will not hear their prayers. Give no place to the devil or sin. Daily deny your flesh by staying in the Word, praying, and attending church whenever church is open. DL Moody said I never a met a man that gave me more trouble than myself. Get victory over your flesh, make a change living holy every day, and become blessed. Proverbs 16:32 tells us He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.  

I Remember When

Saints Were Consecrated

     I remember when saints were consecrated and devoted to Jesus while they always attended church, witnessed, and prayed. Romans 12:1 tells us I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

     Today when pastors have prayer services most people won't attend a prayer service for just one hour. Instead most people just want to listen to preaching at church and don't make time to pray. I'd rather teach one person to pray than ten people to preach. Four hours of work after one hour of prayer accomplishes more than five hours without prayer. Luther said I have so much to do today, I'm gonna spend the first three hours in prayer. James 4:2 says ye have not because ye ask not. And Jesus said at John 16:24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name, ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. If we are willing to consecrate ourselves like the saints of ancient days, we will pray more and receive many more blessings of peace and strength. Jesus and Brother Bob ask my friends everywhere 1 Chronicles 29:5 And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?

I Remember When

Sermons Were Challenging

     Today a lot of people are singing and teaching; but there is not a lot of blessed KJV preaching. Years ago when revivals happened, people asked who's preaching; But today people ask who's singing or who's teaching. Singing and teaching are good but we need blessed preaching from the KJV bible. 2 Timothy 4:2 says Preach (not teach) the Word, be instant in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers (not preachers), having itching ears. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables.

     Today, christian radio stations advertise that they are your talk and teaching station; What happened to the preaching? And many churches sing for 2 hours and only want the preacher to preach for 15 minutes. To me singing is like a salad before your main meal of preaching. Some churches will give you 10 bowls of salad singing before you hear any preaching. After I eat my salad, I'm ready for some chicken and a baked potato. Salad singing is fine but I need some main meal preaching for my faith to increase to receive blessings. Romans 10:17 tells me So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God that is preached.

     Finally, there is not much preaching of the KJV bible today on the internet or any radio station. People are preaching about everything but Jesus and the Word. And we hear a lot of preaching from translated versions of the bible. These perversions like the NIV (non inspired and new idiot version) and the RSV (Revised Slandered Version) are only dull butter knives that have no power against the devil for deliverance. A preacher must use the true sword (a KJV bible) to stick and destroy the devil, claiming the promise of Hebrews 4:12 For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.  

     When anyone preaches out of a translated version of the bible instead of the KJV bible it's like shaving with a banana. It just doesn't cut it. If it's new it's not true and if it's true it's not new. These translated versions remove thousands of bible scriptures and deny that Jesus is God and that Jesus was born of a virgin. The only accurate bible in English is the KJV bible that we must preach from. Remember the warning from Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book; And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

I Remember When

The Saviour Was The Cure

     I remember when preachers used to say that Jesus is your answer for everything and your only hope. But today most preachers say that the cure is good works, religion, church membership, baptism, holy water, and holy wafers. We need to learn to deny ourselves and tell people everywhere that the cure is Jesus Christ. Just because I walk down an aisle and shake a six foot spiritual icicle's hand, answer some questions and do some good works, and get dunked in the pool and blend in with the crowd won't save me. The only way I can get saved is to repent, stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe in the finished work of Jesus when Jesus died on the cross, was buried, and rose again. Acts 4:12 tells us Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name (Jesus) under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.

     To all people that think you have to be baptized to be saved, remember we don't sing What can wash away my sins nothing but the water; We sing What can wash away my sins nothing but the blood of Jesus. And remember we don't sing At the millpond at the millpond where I first got dunked; We sing At the cross at the cross where I first saw the light. The thief on the cross by Jesus got drycleaned and gloriously saved. The thief didn't get baptized but he got saved and entered paradise by repenting, calling Jesus Lord, and believing that Jesus died on the cross for him, was buried, and rose again.

I Remember When

A Shepherd Was Complimented

     People used to respect preachers and pastors. But today people call most preachers fakes, phonies, and quacks. Every profession has a quack. There are fake quacky lawyers, doctors, and car salesman. Yes there are some fake quacky preachers but there are some blessed preachers of God. Instead of slandering a preacher, find a blessed preacher and support their ministry. If your pastor is faithful and keeps preaching and praying for his members, encourage him and bless your church. Truly the shepherd pastors need to be complimented and encouraged today.

Hebrews 13:7, 17, 24

Tells Us To Remember Obey And Salute Our Pastors

     Notice that Hebrews 13:7, 17, 24 tells us to Remember them which have the rule over you; Obey them that have the rule over you; and Salute all them that have the rule over you and all the saints.The picture above says it all; Protect your pastor, Assist your pastor, Submit to your pastor, Thank your pastor, Obey your pastor, and Respect your pastor.

I Remember When

Sinners Would Get Under Conviction

     When was the last time you saw a sinner tremble with conviction. Today because iniquity abounds, the love of many wax cold. Pictured above when the Philippian jailor got saved he fell down at Paul and Silas' feet trembling and saying Sirs what must I do to be saved. When Paul saw Jesus on the road to Damascus, he got convicted, trembling in astonishment about Jesus as a sinner that received salvation.

     It's a blessing when a sinner trembles with conviction fearing God unto salvation from our Lord Jesus. It's a good thing to fear the Lord Jesus. Proverbs 10:27 tells us that the fear of the Lord prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. Proverbs 14:26-27 says In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence; and his children shall have a place of refuge. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Finally Proverbs 19:23 tells us The fear of the Lord tendeth to life; and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

In Conclusion All I Can Say Is

I Remember When

Service To God Was Commended

Sin Was Condemned

And Success Was A Close Walk With God

     I pray in Jesus name that this little bible study blessed multitudes all over this earth. 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.