Righteous Pathway Ministries

Instant In Season, Out Of Season

Patricia Bishop — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:16:54 +0000

We’re teaching from the second book of Timothy chapter 4 verses 2 - 5.

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
(II Timothy 4:2)

This means to:
Make publicly known, utter, crying aloud the Divine Expression (that is, Christ): be direct, on the spot, within a moment preach, seeing you have been given the occasion, the instant that is opportune, in the time of need.
On the other hand, being out of season you must also be direct, on the spot, preach within a moment even if the time given seems inopportune (for oneself), that is, even if the occasion seems not to be suitable to you, lacking opportunity, not good and inappropriate.
It is God that called you and God that chose you, He is the one who equips you with His Word, It is His anointing and His Spirit that presents the opportunities. It isn’t for us to decide when or where we feel comfortable sharing the Gospel, we must follow the Spirits leading. He is all seeing, all knowing, everywhere present and His ways are higher than ours even His thoughts are higher than ours. (Isaiah 55:9)

Folks, if you are called to preach, face it; you’re always on call and instantly on duty, if you are walking in obedience
to God and His Word! Even to be a witness for Christ we must always be ready to give an answer to every man
that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience;
that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your
good conversation in Christ. (1Pe 3:15-16)

Let’s look at some reasons that one might think would be an inappropriate time to preach the Gospel. Please take the time to look up these scriptures; they will really bring this to light for you.
Maybe:

What you have to say would not be popular with those present (Romans 14:18-19)
The state of affairs aren’t right (Galatians 6:10 & Philippians 4:10)
You haven’t prepared (II Timothy 2:21 & I Peter 3:15-16 & LL Timothy 4:2)
Fear of persecution (II Timothy 3:12)
Fear of embarrassment (Romans 1:16)
Man fearing spirit (Matthew 10:28)
Fear of rejection (Mark 7:9)
Fear of being disliked ( Saint John 15:18-19 & Luke 6:26)
Unbelief (Romans 3:3)
Not sure of one’s calling (II Peter 1:10)
Not trusting God (Mark 11:22)
Lack of Boldness, courage, confidence (Acts 28:31)

We MUST be instant in season and out of season for the following reason:

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;(II Timothy 4:3a)

People will not have patience to carry on, tolerate or continue sound teaching, set of guidelines or principles.

But after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; (II Timothy 4:3b)

Out of their own longings, appetites, desires and passions they will gather around themselves teachers and
instructors, who will imitate the ones that speak the truth. They will accomplish this by, speaking mysteries
and telling secrets, and hushing the initiation into the Way, the Truth and The Life of Christ while
speaking whatever their ear’s itched to hear. They’ll pay attention to what is being said as long as it amuses
them, entertains them and is a delight to them. Pleasing to their ears being a source of enjoyment while
silencing the truth, the Word of God.

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (II Timothy 4:4)

They will stop listening to the truth and depart from it, separating themselves going back, perverting, distorting
and turning aside from (The Word of God), to myths, fairy tales, and legends, stories and wives tales.

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
(II Timothy 4:5)

Be observant and sharp eyed, paying attention in all areas, to all things, carrying on, seeing through to the end, bearing hardships, burdens, difficulties and problems, pain and misfortune putting forth effort and laboring as a preacher of the Gospel of Christ, entirely accomplishing: - most surely believing, fully knowing (persuaded), making full proof of your official service, your office, your ministry.

Be on hand with the Gospel whether the time seems right or not. (Jewish Bible)

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. (Romans 1:16)

Something to think about

Do you remember when Jesus was hungry and saw a fig tree but there was nothing on it but leaves? He cursed that tree and it withered and died bearing no more fruit for any man to eat. Mark said it was not yet the season for the fruit. God has told us in His Word to be instant in season, out of season.

The Word of God is food for our souls just as the fig was food for the physical body. Instantly we must produce for the Lord or we too could be cursed wither and die. His agenda is to provide the necessary nourishment to give life and sustain it. Jesus is the Living Word, the Bread of Life and we partake of Him through the Written and Spoken Word which is our Spiritual Bread administered to us by the Holy Ghost.

When was the last time you heard the word of God preached straight from the bible in demonstration
of the Spirit and of power? We’re not talking about when you last heard man’s opinion, the philosopher’s
theories, the theologian’s theology or vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments (fundamentals)
of the world, and not after Christ. This is the kind-of stuff that is so prevalent in today’s church.

Many are those bringing their text written down on a sheet of paper in which they have dug up and
dusted off from the archives of sermons past or from the many published books of some great
Evangelist of yesteryear. Throw in a few step programs a couple of points, recite a poem and tell a joke
and there you have it, this weeks religious fix!

The Bible never goes out-of-date but we are crazy if we think we can produce the same results time
and again from the same sermon. God is alive and feeds us fresh bread daily to keep us alive!
The Holy Spirit knows the needs that are present under the hearing of the word and He anoints to bring
the Word forth in demonstration of the Spirit and of power through a clay vessel, a human mouthpiece
that is “submitted, yielded, willing and studied in God’s Word.” What can the Spirit bring to your mind
if you have nothing in your heart to draw upon? God cannot use a novice.

The Bible is the only God inspired text available to us and yet many never open it. Worse are the many
translations available now that are deceiving those who don’t take the time to study for themselves.
We’re instructed to study to show ourselves approved unto God, in other words to become educated in
God’s Word. Why study? Because we need not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. All who
labor in the Gospel as a workman are to study.

When expounding the Word of God we must be able to make a straight cut, that is, (figuratively) to dissect
(expound) correctly (the divine message): - rightly divide. All are not preachers, all are not teachers, all are
not pastors or evangelist but all are Disciples of Christ and must proclaim the Word if you are truly born again.
If you never study then you make yourself vulnerable to believe a lie and be damned. Stop being lazy,
depending on others to feed you and you study God’s Word for yourself. Lay down all your religious books
and consume the Word of God for yourself until it consumes you!!! Love yourself enough to ensure your soul
eternal life with God by studying His Word. If what you hear does not line up with God’s word, reject it discard
it immediately. 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. (Jeremiah 6:16)

God bless you and keep you as we continue our journey with Him,
Ronnie & Patty Bishop

The Desire Within

Patricia Bishop — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:37:40 +0000

Identifying……

Ever think about your past?

Did you have plans, dreams and desires that you may have even held in your hand but for one reason or another they slipped away?

Do you have recognizable talents, skills and abilities but someone or something always seemed to have the power to hold you back or push you down?

Are you the author of the book titled “I can’t?” Or feel the book was dedicated to you?

Ever been the one who did all the work just to see someone else get the credit?

Many of us have never been given the opportunity to reach our potential. Seemingly others use us for stepping-stones or rungs on the ladder they’re climbing. Our backs have become bowed from the heavy load that we have carried through life.

Alone, this causes our judgment and thinking to become clouded, our enthusiasm to grow weak and our visions to grow dim. Our dreams and our talents die and are buried. Sadly what gets buried is the part of us that we were intended to be and to share with others.

Instead of reaching up and pressing onward we adapt to our ho-hum environment and try to make it work. You know the ole saying, “Make the most of what you have.” “Play the cards you have been dealt!” Unhappily and emptied we settle for a lukewarm life never striving, pressing or reaching to obtain anything better.

Our groans can be heard under the heavy load we carry. Our strength is gone because it was in our vision, the dream and passion we once possessed. Once we give-in and are defeated we tend to inhabit a place far below our full potential, filling the occupations that promote others in the very position where we once saw ourselves having the ability to perform.

We haven’t been left without choices. We can choose to recognize and believe what God says and knows about us, see ourselves as He sees us or we can choose to accept the lies Satan whispers to us distracting, deceiving, hindering and keeping us from the TRUTH.

God sees us through His eyes of love, as “A” designer’s original, He being the exclusive, perfect, powerful and wise creator. God Himself totally empowering and equipping us for an abundant life that we are to share with others for enhancement and encouragement and for Gods good pleasure.

Satan sees us through his eyes of self-exaltation, hatred and jealousy he being a fallen angel and no longer eligible for God’s blessings. He knows we can crush him by fulfilling our purpose and call, opposing and exposing him and his lies. He would love for us to live secluded lives under his dominion disabling our ability to have and enjoy life and that more abundantly.

To me it seems that all of this is growing more intense rapidly. I believe the hour is growing near for the gathering of the saints, the bride of Christ to be united with her Groom. Gross darkness is enveloping the earth with life degenerating as in the days of Lot and Noah.

It is never too late no matter how old you are or how much you have failed to become the “somebody” you always desired to be in the kingdom of God.

In the kingdom of God He is the one who rules. He has the final say. He is the qualifier. He gives the talent, skills and abilities, the gifts and the blessings. We never perform for man but unto God alone for His good pleasure.

We get another chance, and a new name. There is therefore now nothing or no one having the ability to stop us in our obedience and desires toward Him. He removes the stumbling blocks and no weapons formed against us shall prosper.

God exalts and rewards our efforts when they are what He has told us to do. His kingdom dwells within us, and he makes His abode with us. We are fashioned by his hands.

This world and its government are corrupt and unfair being under the dominion of Satan who is the evil of this present world of sin and darkness, the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that works in the children of disobedience.

We can live fulfilled lives. We can be somebody and be proud of who we are. We can rise above those who have no confidence in us, those who discourage us with their words. We need to let what they speak for evil, what they intend for discouragement to fall to the ground and put it under our feet!

It’s enormously important what you think about God.
More significant than that is what God knows about you!

Why? Because:
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. (Jeremiah 17:9-10)

Focus on Him making Him the center of attention, what He knows instead of what you think.
Acknowledge Him in all of your ways and He will direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:6)

Imagine what kind of life you would have if you were to consider and try to please all the voices and every opinion of each person in the world? Could you meet everyone’s expectations? Can you imagine the drama you would encounter while running yourself ragged 24/7 performing to meet protocol? This is what many of us are doing. It sounds crazy doesn’t it?

We all want to be thought well of and have people like us but according to Gods Word if we are living Godly lives in Christ Jesus we are going to be bullied, hounded, harassed, singled out and suffer. We are warned by a WOE, (misery, sadness, despair, wretchedness, affliction) when all men speak well of us!

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! For so did their fathers to the false prophets. (Luke 6:26)
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. (2Timothy 3:12)

What does God require of us?

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? (Micah 6:8)

This will put into action what we have tagged the golden rule:

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. (Matthew 7:12)

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

(Matthew 22:37-40)

Let us consume the word of God until it consumes us!

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. (Ephesians 6:1-9)

As I continue my journey with Him,

Patty Bishop

We Must Be Like Baby Bear Soup “Just Right”

Patricia Bishop — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:40:32 +0000

IF YOU DO MORE THAN GOD ASKS YOU TO DO THEN YOU’RE IN SELF!

IF YOU DO LESS THAN GOD ASKS YOU TO DO THEN YOU’RE IN DISOBEDIENCE!

1Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Keep Looking up, our redemption draweth nigh!

Patty Bishop

Healing And Deliverance

Patricia Bishop — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:31:36 +0000

Questions and Bible Answers
To Receive Healing and Deliverance

Is it God’s will to heal everyone?
Is it God’s will to deliver everyone?

The answer is yes and yes.

Then why isn’t everyone healed?
Why isn’t everyone delivered?

Because;
Not every sickness has been submitted to God.
Not every demon has been submitted to God.
Not every person is submitted to God.
Not everyone has resisted the devil.

God gave us a straightforward principal from His Word, a key, with instructions to unlock the specified promise He made “if” we acknowledge the requirement declared and follow it without variance.

When we willing receive and comply to God’s order, (His course and not our own) we will obey Him, and stand firm on His teaching. This activates His promise. With assurance we will know we will thoroughly be healed from all manner of sickness and all manner of disease loosing us from every stronghold and bondage as well as delivering us out of all afflictions. We are made whole spirit, soul and body.

What is this instruction God has given us in His Word for healing and deliverance?

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

The key words here are:

Submit
Resist
Flee

This is the order God gave them to us.

Lets look at exactly what this means:

Submitting yourself to God requires a revelation and realization of who God is and who you are.

How does this happen?

Jesus reveals Himself and the Father to whom He will. He also opens our eyes to see ourselves as He sees us. (Luke 10:22) (Ephesians 1:18-23)

This will happen when you have fully come to the conclusion, realizing it’s not in yourself, meaning your strength, your thoughts, your ideas. Plans or work. It is through your acceptance, acknowledgment and dependency on God.   At last coming to terms with and comprehending that He must increase and you must decrease. (John 3:30)
Seeing Him high and lifted up. (Isaiah 6:1)

When you launch out determined to draw near to God and accept the fact that you are not able to redeem yourself but are in need of a redeemer, then this becomes the action, the legs on which your prayers are transported carrying your faith in Him, to Him. You are now in line to be a partaker of Gods provisions, blessings and benefits for your life.

How will I know that God has heard me and that I am submitted to Him?

The results will speak for themselves; there will be recognizable changes in you, how you think, your attitude, actions and behavior.

How can I identify these changes?

You will know because you become victorious in decreasing self, allowing God to increase in you. You   become secondary he comes first. At that point you realize your weakness and hopelessness without God.   You’ll stop trying to influence or affect things in your own life by letting go and letting God have full control.   Automatically, without thinking you will be eager to obey God and His Word   You will not be panicking or experiencing anxiety but you will rest in His peace.

This is quite a change from how we normally approach God in times of need isn’t it?

Now that I have submitted myself unto God what is the next step?

Resist the devil.

Resisting the devil means that you have:

Refused to accept his deception
Refused to go along with his lies
Refused to give in to temptation
Opposed him and his kingdom
Stood firm against his report
Challenged his authority
Turned down all his offers

Don’t listen to the whispers, his roars, his hissing, and his arrogance. Silence him with the Word of God.
Don’t entertain the thoughts, suggestions and imaginations he brings to your mind. Bring them into captivity to the obedience of Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:5).
Your mind is the door to your heart. If you cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, never dwelling on them but capturing, imprisoning and bringing them to the obedience of Christ then no seed from the devil can be planted in the ground of your heart to take root and grow
No bad corrupt fruit on this tree devil! I belong to God. Created in His image and likeness, bought and washed in His blood, redeemed from sin and have become an heir and Joint heir with Christ! Take a hike; get thee behind me.

Scripture teaches: “after” we submit to Him (God), resist the devil and he will flee from us.

Flee means:

Run Away
Fly
Take off
Dash
Be in a hurry to get away

Many well-meaning religious folks get carried away and blame the devil for nearly everything, rebuking, binding and commanding him to do this and that. Have you ever rebuked the devil and found that he didn’t rebuke? Did you immediately think that you needed more power perhaps? Or maybe I should spend more time in prayer and reading Gods word, or could this be one of those things that will only be done through prayer and fasting?
We do have absolute, God-given authority over the devil through the Name of Jesus making the whole demonic realm subject to us through Jesus’ name. I find it very interesting how that God clearly laid out instructions, informing us on the specific order in which they must come (submit to God, resist the devil, he will flee), making it as simple as 1-2-3, to put the devil on the run and yet I see Christians who the devil is wreaking havoc in their lives and they sit around clueless!

Look at what Jesus had to say about this:
Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Through submission to God first, and resisting the devil after we have submitted to God is how we are made whole spirit, soul and body.

The problem has never been that we don’t have enough faith. God has dealt every man the measure of faith. The amount of faith it takes to move a mountain is only the size of a mustard seed. (A mountain is any trouble or problem that arises and presents itself largely in your life).
The problem is not that we aren’t good enough only the Father is good. It isn’t because we haven’t done enough because it is not by our works. It is Jesus that paid the price for all these things and He paid it in full. He completely satisfied the Father by becoming the slain Lamb.
The problem is we have not been properly educated in how to receive from God the provisions and promises He has already given us. This is why He said that His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Once we realize that God is a God of order, Divine order, not a man that He should lie, His thoughts and His ways are higher than ours, that He has completely finished all His work and made provision for every need that we could possibly ever encounter, then and only then will we understand the problem has been our inability to receive due to a lack of knowledge.
All sickness and disease is from the devil. We inherited it through the fall of Adam. Once we receive Christ as savior we are no longer under the curse of death but have been given life. All the inherited family curses, gone! We have been adopted into a new family and the bloodline now is pure with no blemishes, no pass me down diesease, bondage or bad character traits. Only life, life giving water flowing from our inner most being. Praise The Lord!

Let us understand God’s Word, receive it, obey it and watch it come to pass in our own lives and rejoice that our names are written in heaven while we enjoy healing and deliverance in this present life.

Stand your ground! Be sure to enforce upon the devil that as he flees from you he must take with him all that he had planned on leaving with you.

It has come to my attention that some folks want to know if what I’ve said is true, how do I explain the healing and deliverance of people that don’t acknowledge God.

My first response would be that we don’t have the capability or qualifications to know another’s heart that ability solely belongs to God (Jeremiah 17:10).
Secondly, God does many things for many people out of His Great Mercy. He said in Romans 9:18 He has mercy on whom He will have mercy.

He left me with a good impression that He will do whatever He wants and is right in His own sight and I shouldn’t hold my breath waiting for Him to seek my counsel.

As I continue my journey with Him, I love you,

Patty Bishop

Exposing Failure For What It Is

Patricia Bishop — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:22:41 +0000

Have You Failed Trying To Overcome Failure?

I bring you good news.

Fact: We are either in Adam or we are in Jesus. We are either dead or alive.

Romans 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

Romans 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

We inherited all manner of death through Adam.

Although our physical bodies were alive, we were spiritually dead.

Through Jesus we inherit all manner of life.

1Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

We have to stop knocking ourselves out to do good, the only good we can do is obey God.

Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

God loves mankind He gave Himself for us and expects us to love others as we love ourselves.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Galations 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Fact: You will not kill something that you have hope for or think perhaps it’s repairable or having possibility/potential.
This is still the nature of Adam. It’s still trying to get life out of something that is dead.
This is the same as saying I can exist without God, I will rely on myself.

Think about it, man can’t make it rain, or even produce water from catching moisture without God’s sun.
We can’t live without water, hydration! Every living thing needs water. We need the trees and plants to filter carbon monoxide and produce oxygen and the gases necessary for us to breathe and survive! Between the rain and plant life it cleans the air we must have to continue to exist in the physical body we live in. Man cannot produce that, only God.
Mankind has been successful at creating pollution and destroying the forests but unable to create these things vital to existence.

When Jesus is accepted into our heart and life, He nails that “old man” Adam that lives within us to the tree (cross).

1Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Have you failed at trying to overcome failure?

Our problem is we continually try to rehabilitate, revitalize, recoup and restore ourselves, the nature that we inherited from Adam instead of allowing Christ to nail that old man, the sin nature of our inheritance to the tree and be changed into a new man.

2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

If we could overcome life’s obstacles, problems, failures and sins on our own wouldn’t we have already done it?

If we could stop hurting, wouldn’t we?
If we could stop the pain, wouldn’t we?

When Adam decided to eat of the forbidden fruit he thought that he could live his life on his own outside of and without God.

God created man to live with Him, depend upon Him and for man not to live without Him. Yet everyday that we choose not to live with God and depend on self we are doing the exact same thing as Adam did. God knows left unattended man will destroy himself.

How many people do you know that have done just that, lived their lives without God declaring I can do this myself?
Did you watch while they have destroyed their own lives because they did not acknowledge the creator?
They never would accept Jesus and continued in failure until their life was cut short and over. Perhaps they physically lived, but the quality of their life faded. They were spiritually dead.

Today it is the same for us we think things like:

Maybe I should enroll in anger management, I would then have control.
If I could just get that promotion things would be good for me.
If I could afford that red BMW convertible I would feel better about myself.
If I could lose weight I would have a better outlook on life.
If so-and-so would just get off my back!

This is all self, this is I, I, I.

It is true that even though something is dead, it looks better dressed up, cleaned up and makes it easier to deal, but no matter how good it looks the truth is IT IS STILL DEAD!

When will we realize that we can do nothing in ourselves?
We can’t be good; there is no good thing in us. We could never get good enough to inherit eternal life with Christ. (Romans 7:18)
When will we comprehend that Christ does EVERYTHING?

We can’t spiritually change ourselves only Jesus can do that. Without first having the old man, the inheritance of Adam nailed to the cross of Jesus Christ, believing in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins, repenting and being washed in His blood (for the remission of sin), you cannot change your nature that passed onto you from Adam or change your eternal destination from death unto life.

No matter how hard you try, no matter how good you think you are, no matter how often you go to church, no matter how much money you give to charity, you still can’t help yourself, you inward man. Are you starting to see that it is not in the job you have, your bank account, how good you look, how much weight you lose, how you dress, the car you drive, what you eat and so forth?

We need to embrace the newness of life that Christ brings and quit trying to mend, make better and re-establish the old man, the Adam that lives within us and accept our need to trust in, rely on and turn to Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only way back to the Father (God). Mankind failed through Adam but we can be restored and overcome through Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen.

Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Here is how it works.

We see the sinner, those who have not been washed in the Blood Of Jesus Christ seemingly being blessed. We wonder how or why when we that have accepted Jesus and been washed in His Blood and seemingly get the same blessings, the same rewards as those who don’t.

To sum it up it is like this:
God gives some of His blessing to all mankind out of His great mercy. But to His children He will keep His covenant made with them and keep all of His promises made to them.

We like that!

As we continue our journey with Him,

Ronnie & Patty Bishop

Spiritual Warfare

Patricia Bishop — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:59:17 +0000

The cost of being endued with power from on high is quite great these days. The need for power in this battle is a must. Although it is a promise and a free gift the one desiring it must count the cost and with diligence pursue it.

You see satan is our enemy if we indeed are the children of God, born of His Spirit. He doesn’t care who he works through so long as he can keep us from receiving revelation knowledge of Jesus Christ, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit (which is the enduement of power and fullness of the Spirit) and uniting with other believers to wage war against him and the kingdom of darkness. If we are not united then we pose no threat to the devil.

We must understand that if we ever again want to see the miracles of God, the signs following the believers, the deaf hear, the blind see, limbs restored, all manner of healings, people delivered and set free from demon possession, the dead raised (you get where I am coming from) we must be willing to consecrate ourselves unto God daily.

We must live in yeildedness, pray, and read God’s Word and maintain an up-to-date relationship with Him in order to live and keep this kind of power operating in our life.

Seeking this power gets the attention of our enemy when he see’s us gaining power over him. He locks us in his sights and begins to use the heavy artillery against us. For those who wage effective warfare and put him under their feet as a defeated foe the next battle will be persecution, often suffered at the hand of the religious world and family members.

Unfortunately, most people won’t pursue such power because of their unwillingness to endure such hardship and battle. It is much easier to just accept the measure of the Spirit of God one receives when born again and live a very shallow Christian life not ruffling too many worldly and demonic feathers. After all life is hard at it’s best, why create greater suffering and hardship on ones self?

As for my husband and I we have decided to go all the way with God and seek this promised fullness of the Spirit the supernatural power of God for believers today. We love our Heavenly Father and believe that we need this enduement of power given to us by Jesus Christ through the Baptism of the Holy Ghost to represent God in the earth today just as He would represent Himself.

We want to fulfill our call and we realize that if ever there was a time that we need this power it is now when their is infinitely more demon possessed people, more sick and diseased people, more false doctrines, more false teachers, and more divisions among Christians than at any other time in history.

Points to ponder:

Every believer today receives the Spirit of adoption and is filled with the Spirit in a measure when born again.
We must obey the same command of Jesus that He commanded His disciples prior to His ascension (for we are still in the same age) Acts 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. Act 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
How do you think we are to fulfill the scripture of (John 14:12) Greater works than these shall ye do, if we don’t have the same power He had to accomplish these works?
There must be an original(the real deal, the real McCoy, Genuine), for there to be a counterfeit, (imposter, impersonator, imitator).
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is the Spirit without measure. (John 3:34, Matthew 20:20-23, Luke 4:8-21, Acts 10:38).
God gives the Holy Ghost to those who 1) ask Him 2) obey him, Luke 11:13, Acts 5:32
Did you know that this is one of the two things that Jesus died for read Galatians chapter 3 verses 13-14.

God Bless You Richly as we continue our journey with Him,

Patty Bishop

Prayer Request

Patricia Bishop — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:58:36 +0000

Please continue to pray for my sister Melissa. Thank you from the depths of my heart.

Love,

Patty

The Wedding

Patricia Bishop — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:56:42 +0000

The wedding took place on January 5, 2008. The weather cooperated and everything fell right in place. Jordan was a very handsome groom and Samantha made a beautiful bride. Ronnie performed the ceremony. The happy couple are doing good. We are still waiting on pictures to come back from the photographer and then we will try and post some.

Merry Christmas

Patricia Bishop — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:44:39 +0000

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

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From our family to yours, we wish you a Blessed Holiday Season and a New Year filled with the joy of knowing Jesus our Savior. During this time of remembrance take some time to read for yourself and share with your families the second chapter of Luke concerning our Dear Saviors birth. We believe that the year 2007 was a year of completion of some things in our lives. It seems as many things in our lives came full-circle this year. A time of great testing and dependency on God. A year of much learning. We are believing that 2008 is going to be a year of new beginnings for us and for you. God is good and let us always remember to give Him thanks and praise!
Love,
Ronnie, Patty, Jordan & Megan
Righteous Pathway

Happy Birthday

Patricia Bishop — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:52:03 +0000

Join with us to wish Jordan a Happy Birthday. On December 22, Jordan turned 25 years old! His wedding date is quickly approaching now. January 2008. Wow! We are excited, happy and sad all at the same time. All of you mothers who have gone through this know how I feel. Pray for me that God will comfort my heart. It is a joy to see them grow and find a good mate, settle down and start their life. To know that they will be okay and able to carry on if anything should happen to dear ole “mom & dad”, yet at the same time it is sad to realize that time has passed so swiftly and they are grown and leaving home. You know what I mean if you’ve been there and done that. I am thankful that I am getting a wonderful daughter through all of this. She is not only beautiful on the outside, but twice as beautiful on the inside. We love her dearly as does Jordan.