TITHE OR HELL YOUR CHOICE by Mike Peralta (best books to read fiction txt) 📖

Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

Isaiah 8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.

Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

Isaiah 11:3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: I

saiah 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

Jeremiah 2:19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that My fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Jeremiah 5:22 Fear ye not Me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Hosea 3:5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.

Haggai 1:12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.

Malachi 1:6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise My name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

Malachi 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not Me, saith the LORD of hosts.

It would be wise to read and study the above list again. Notice all the benefits of Fearing the Lord.

Really Know Jesus & Do The Father’s Will

I know I am repeating the following Scripture but it is eternally so important that it’s wise to repeat it and study it very carefully. In Matthew 7:21-23 (NASB) Jesus tells us: 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’

In the introduction of this book, this scripture was presented and I mentioned four extremely important points in this last verse:

• Only those who do the will of the Father (those that are obedient to the Father) will go to heaven.

• If you don’t have a close intimate relationship with Jesus then Jesus will end up telling you that He doesn’t know you and to depart from Him.

• Jesus will tell those who practice lawlessness (those who are disobedient and break God’s laws) to depart from Him. This is why obeying God’s laws in all of the Bible is necessary to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. As it says in Hebrews 12:14, “Without holiness no one will see the Lord.”

• Even if you are involved in a good deal of ministry – even performing miracles – but don’t get close to Jesus and therefore do not do the Father’s will you will be cast into Hell.

Going to Hell because of disobedience and lawlessness, I pray, is understandable to all of us. However, going to Hell because we did not get to know Jesus well is less understandable. But, in reality, this makes perfect sense. Jesus is the one who keeps us safe and tells us when we are going off His narrow path. Jesus helps us to repent and gets us back on the right track. His path. His way. His truth. His life.

Also you can get so busy with ministry and even do many miracles for Jesus, but if you are not close to Jesus, among other things, you will not be hearing God’s will and you will get busy doing your own will, and so you will be disobeying God and He will have to cast you into Hell.

Remember, under grace you are under the Lordship of Jesus. But if you are not close to Jesus, you will not hear Him and you will be straying away from His Lordship over you. And that my reader is extremely dangerous. Because you will be easy prey for the enemy to puff you up with pride, and deception, and your own will and not God’s will.

If we don’t get close to Jesus and hear His voice we will end up listening to the lies of men or the lies of the world, or the desire to please people instead of God. And that, my reader, will lead you to Hell very quickly. In John 10:27 Jesus says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” So hearing the voice of Jesus is needed for Jesus to know you and for you to know Jesus. Otherwise in the end, Jesus will tell you “I never knew you” and then send you to Hell forever.

So whatever else you do, keep seeking Jesus until you find Him. Keep seeking Jesus until you hear Him. Keep seeking Him and don’t let up. And keep that open communication with Jesus always, for all time, continuously.

If you encounter obstacles or can’t seem to hear His voice, then keep seeking (again and again if you have to) and asking Him and keep obeying Him. Sin and other distractions or attractions in life (actually idols) is what puts barriers between you and Jesus (Ezekiel 14:6-8). Sin also separates you from your God. Isaiah 59:2, “But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.”

And notice that Ezekiel 14-5-8 shows that being estranged from God causes you not to hear Him anymore and the biggest reason for this is idolatory. Anything that captures your attention and time more than God is an idol – even those things that are not necessarily in themselves evil (cars, homes, possessions, hobbies, businesses, even ministry, etc.)

Ezekiel 14:5-8, That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from Me through their idols. 6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from Me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: 8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

And so to stop your idolatry spend much time with Jesus and keep asking Jesus to speak to you. As you keep asking Jesus to speak to you and show you how to get close to Him, He will point out certain sins that He wants you to deal with and repent of. If you truly want to get close to Jesus and have that close intimate relationship with Him, as Mat 7:23 states, it is eternally vital that you obey, obey, and obey. This is part of Jesus cleansing you with His precious blood and by His Holy Spirit.

Keep at it – obedience – and asking Jesus to clean you up and follow through by obeying Him at every turn. Listen and obey, listen and obey, listen and obey. It is extremely important to keep seeking, listening, repenting, and obeying Jesus. In this way, you will truly sense God in your life and He will lead you into true life – His life and His will. But don’t quit. Keep getting closer and closer to Jesus every day. As you do, He will tell you His will for your life. As this occurs obey God’s will for your life – in all areas.

If you don’t obey you will end up separated from God and end up getting judged eternally and sent to Hell as Jesus promises in Mat 7:21-23.

To finish our study of this scripture, I include the following prophecy that Lasttrumpet777 received on Oct. 2, 2011. (Prophecies have NOT been done away with. You will find many prophets and many teachings about the gift of prophecy in the New Testament – which is the current present day convenant that God has with His children.)

I include this because it gives us a heartfelt, honest, and direct warning from Jesus, and it reiterates what Jesus already told us in Matthew 7:21-23. It also had a huge impact on me and hopefully you will see how compassionate and truthful Jesus is in inviting us to sincerely and honestly ask Him what our status is before Him. Not according to what men say, or what we might fool ourselves into believing, but according to How Jesus Himself will talk to you if you sincerely ask Him and honestly seek to follow and obey Him.

Prophecy from that Lasttrumpet777 received on Oct. 2, 2011:

Lord, Lord. - October 2, 2011

“My children, do not be deceived. Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord will enter into Heaven. Many are deceived and in darkness, not knowing it. They will be disappointed in that day to hear that they were not pleasing to Me, but it will be forever too late. If you do not want to be disappointed in that day, make sure with Me today, ask while you still have the time, if I am pleased with you or not, tomorrow might just be too late.

Repent and come in right standing with Me while you have the opportunity, do not wait. I see and I hear everything, what can anyone hide from Me? I know the intentions of every heart and all thoughts. I will not strive with man forever. I am the righteous Judge and I will decide who will enter through the Narrow Door. I am the Door and not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord will I allow entrance into Heaven. Only those who truly love Me, who obey Me and do the will of My Father until the end, those who were pleasing to Me not to man.

Many only serve Me with their lips but their hearts are far from Me. They just do not want to go to Hell but