PSALM 23:4 THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.

PSALM 23:4

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.

So the writer of Psalm 91 says, "I will say of the Lord ( The Owner of the universe, The Master, The One in charge), He is my REFUGE and FORTRESS.

What is a refuge? What does the word refuge mean?

In some places the word refuge is translated as shelter, or hiding place. The World English Dictionary defines the word refuge as follows:

REFUGE ref·uge, {ref-yooj} noun, verb, ref·uged, ref·ug·ing.

noun

1.shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.

2.a place of shelter, protection, or safety.

3.anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.

verb (used with object)

4. Archaic . to afford refuge to.

Synonyms

1.  security, safety. 
2.  asylum, retreat, sanctuary, haven, stronghold.

SHELTER.noun

1.

something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.

2.

the protection or refuge afforded by such a thing: He took shelter in a nearby barn.

3.

protection from blame, incrimination, etc.

4.

a dwelling place or home considered as a refuge from the elements: Everyone's basic needs are food, clothing, and shelter.

5.

a building serving as a temporary refuge or residence for homeless persons, abandoned animals, etc.

verb (used with object)

7.

to be a shelter for; afford shelter to: The old barn sheltered him from the rain.

8.

to provide with a shelter; place under cover.

9.

to protect, as by shelter; take under one's protection: Parents should not try to shelter their children from normal childhood disappointment

10.

Finance . to invest (money) in a tax shelter.

Synonyms

1.  retreat, asylum, sanctuary, shield, haven, harbor, house, guard, safeguard, shield, defend.

LETS DO A STUDY OF THE WORD FORTRESS

WHAT IS A FORTRESS?

for·tress  <a

noun

1.

a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.

2.

any place of exceptional security; stronghold.

World English Dictionary

fortress  (ˈfɔːtrɪs)
— n
1.	a large fort or fortified town
2.	a place or source of refuge or support
— vb
3.	( tr ) to protect with or as if with a fortress
AFTER STUDYING THE TWO WORDS REFUGE AND FORTRESS, WHAT IS THE WRITER SAYING ABOUT THE LORD?. DO A WORD STUDY SUBSTITUTING WORDS, YOU WILL DISCOVER A PROFOUND TRUTH. THE WRITER OF THIS PSALM IS SAYING… 1-THE LORD, MASTER, LANDLORD OF THE UNIVERSE IS HIS- SHELTER, MEANING, - SHELTER.noun 1. something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge. 2. the protection or refuge afforded by such a thing: He took shelter in a nearby barn. 3. protection from blame, incrimination, etc. 4. a dwelling place or home considered as a refuge from the elements: Everyone's basic needs are food, clothing, and shelter. ·      HE ALSO SAYS THE LORD IS HIS REFUGE MEANING— 1. shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm. 2. a place of shelter, protection, or safety. 3. anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape. ·      SYNONYMS OF THE WORD REFUGE.

1.  retreat, asylum, sanctuary, shield, haven, harbor. See cover. 7.  harbor, house. 9.  guard, safeguard, shield, defend.

STILL IN VERSE 2 DAVID, AS I CHOSE TO CALL HIM SAYS THE LORD IS HIS FORTRESS.

WE SAW THAT THE WORD FORTRESS MEANS….

fortress  (ˈfɔːtrɪs)
— n
1.	a large fort or fortified town
2.	a place or source of refuge or support

I PERSONALY GOT EXCITED WHEN I LEANT THAT THE LORD WAS ALL, AND IS ALL THESE THINGS TO HIS PEOPLE. THE LORD IS EVERYTHING TO HIS CHILDREN. MAXIMUM PROTECTION AND PROVISION IS WHAT YOU GET FOR BEING A SON AND BEING IN THE SECRET PLACE. REMEMBER WE ARE STILL PERSUING WHY DAVID WOULD SAY I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR THOU ART WITH ME. THAT’S WHY HE SAYS MY GOD IN HIM I WILL TRUST. WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A STATEMENT OF CONFIDENCE AFTER SOMEBODY HAS JUST DISCOVERED A TRUTH ABOUT GOD, YOU CAN DO NOTHING BUT DECLARE THAT YOU WILL TRUST IN GOD.

LETS GO TO VERSE 3.

3.Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a]
And from the perilous pestilence.

Lets look at the word, deliver so that we can substitute. Surely he shall (Word Origin

a prim. root

Definition

to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

NASB Translation

defended (2), deliver (103), deliver yourself (2), deliverance (1), delivered (46), delivered at all (1), deliverer (1), delivering (1), delivers (7), escape (1), escaped (1), plucked (1), plunder (1), plundered (1), preserved (1), recover (1), recovered (2), rescue (11), rescued (5), saves (1), separate (1), snatched (1), snatched away (1), snatches (1), spared (3), stripped (1), surely deliver (2), surely rescue (1), take (1), take away (1), taken away (2), took (1). FROM THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER., A SNARE IS A TRAP MEANT TO SUDDENLY CATCH YOU UN AWARE, WITH THE INTENTION TO CAUSE HARM, OR DAMAGE.IN HEBREW THE WORD MEANS CALAMITIES OR PLOTS. AND A FOWLER IS A TRAPPER. THE WORD ALSO MEANS TO BE PROPERLY ENTANGLED.

SO WE CAN SAFELY CONCLUDE THAT DAVID IS SAYING GOD WILL ………..FROM THE TRAPS OF A FOWLER OR TRAPER. WHAT WILL GOD DO? FROM THE BOX ABOVE WE CAN USE WORDS LIKE, …DEFEND, RESCUE, SNATCH AWAY,RECOVER, PRESERVE, TAKE AWAY…AND MANY MORE INCLUDED IN THE BOX ABOVE.

VERSE 3 CONTINUES, AND FROM THE PERILIOUS PESTILENCE.

WHAT IS THAT? PERILIOUS MEANS DEADLY  (dead·ly  adjective, dead·li·er, dead·li·est, adverb

adjective

1.

causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison.

2.

aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy. Synonyms of deadly.

deleterious, destructive, unrelenting, pernicious, dangerous, malignant anpoisonous.) AND DANGEROUS.HERE ARE SOME OF ITS …Synonyms

threatening, treacherous, precarious, vulnerable, hazardous, uncertain, and unhealthy.

WHAT IS A PESTILENCE? -

1.

a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.

2.

bubonic plague.

3.

something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.

Synonyms of the word PESTILENCE

infection, sickness, disease, endemic, scourge, plague AND virus

DAVID SAYS THE LORD GOD SHALL DELIVER FROM ALL THESE DEADLY WORKS OF THE ENEMY MENTIONED ABOVE. INFECTIONS,SICKNESS,DISEASE,ENDEMIC,SCOURGE, PLAGUE AND VIRUSES, JUST TO MENTION A FEW. GLORY TO GOD. WE GIVE HIM PRAISE.

WE NOW GO TO VERSE 4.

4 

He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

WHAT DAVID IS SAYING HERE IS THAT GOD , THE LORD WILL COVER…(protect, inbox , shelter ,cover, defense, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect -- cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.               

5 

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

6 

Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 

A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.

8 

Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

9 

Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

10 

No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

11 

For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.

12 

In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

13 

You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

15 

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 

With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”

Footnotes:

a.          Psalm 91:3 That is, one who catches birds in a trap or snare

Psalm 31:20 (NKJV)

20 You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence 
From the plots of man;
You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion
From the strife of tongues.

Psalm 27:5-7 (NKJV)

5 For in the time of trouble 
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle 
He shall hide me; 
He shall set me high upon a rock.

6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
 Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
 I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! 
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

PSALM 23 VERSE 6

PSALM 23V6

Psalm 23:6

New King James Version (NKJV)

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell[a] in the house of the Lord
Forever.

GLORY TO GOD. WE HAVE REACHED THE LAST VERSE. IN THE PREVIOS VERSES WE HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL JOURNEY THAT HAS LED US THROUGH THE ENTIRE BIBLE AS EXAMINED THE MAKING OF A SON. WE ENDED LAST VERSE WITH GOD ANOINTING THE SON AFTER A FEAST, PREPARED BY GOD HIMSELF IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SON’S ENEMIES. WE LEANT ABOUT THE ROLES OF BOTH JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF A SON. WE SAW THAT IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO ANOINTS THE SON FOR MINISTRY. WE SAW THAT JESUS WILL CHOOSE SOMEBODY FOR MINISTRY, BUT THE HOLY GHOST GIVES THE GIFTS AND ANOINTS THAT PERSON FOR MINISTRY.

WE WERE TAUGHT THAT ALL OF THIS HAPPENS IN THE SECRET PLACE. WITHOUT THE SECRET PLACE THERE IS NO CHARACTER AND TRAINING FOR LEADERSHIP. THE HOLY SPIRIT DEVELOPS THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AS YOU SPEND TIME WITH HIM IN THE SECRET PLACE.

NOW AFTER THE PARTY, THE FEAST PREPARED BY GOD FOR HIS SON THE SON MAKES A DECLARATION, WHICH SHOWS HE HAS QUALIFIED AND HAS LEANT A LOT ABOUT THE LORD AND ABOUT THE KINGDOM HE SAYS,

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell[a] in the house of the Lord
Forever.

SURELY, WHAT DOES SURELY MEAN? SURELY IS A FIRM DECLARATION OF SOMEBODY WHO HAS COME TO AN END OF EVERYTHING AND KNOWS THAT AFTER THIS THERE IS NO MORE. IT’S A SAYING THAT SAYS IM NOT CHANGING MY MIND AGAIN THIS IS IT. Word Origin

of uncertain derivation, see aken

Definition

surely, howbeit

NASB Translation

altogether (1), certainly (1), completely (1), exactly (2), except (1), hardly* (1), however (9), indeed (3), just (1), just* (1), mere (1), nevertheless (13), nothing (1), only (52), only* (1), rather (1), soon (1), surely (37), surely* (1), truly (1), utterly (1), when they had just (1), yes (2), yet (6).

DAVID SAYS AFTER ALL THIS TEACHING AND TRAINING, AFTER THIS FELLOWSHIP WITH THE FATHER AND SON AND HOLY SPIRIT, AFTER EXPERIENCING THE ROD AND STAFF IN ALL ITS USES AND MEANING, HE IS CONVINCED THAT AS A SON HE IS GOING NOWHERE. HE IS NOW ANCHORED IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FORVER.

DAVID REALISED THAT IF HE CONTINUED WITH THE LORD WITH THIS RELATIONSHIP IN OBEDIENCE ONLY GOODNESS AND MERCY WILL BE HIS POTION. WHAT IS GOODNESS THAT DAVID IS CLAIMING WILL BE HIS PORTION?

pleasant, agreeable, good (s

1 pleasant, agreeable to the senses:

a.  to the sight, fair, of daughters of men

b. to the taste, good, sweet, agreeable for eating למאכל Genesis 2:9; Genesis 3:6 (both J); ears of grain Genesis 41:5,22,24,26 (E); figs Jeremiah 24:2,3(twice in verse); Jeremiah 24:5; honey Proverbs 24:13; כְּיֵין הטוב Cant 7:10 as wine of the best sort (Hi reads כַּיַּיִן); תְּנוּבָתִי הַטּוֺבָּה Judges 9:11 my sweet fruit ("" מָתְקִי).

beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair word, be in favor,

c. to the smell, sweet-scented, of ointment Songs 1:3; קנה הטוב Jeremiah 6:20 the fragrant cane.

d. of pleasant shadow of tree Hosea 4:13.

2 pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well:

b.  of persons, (אתה) טוב בעיני pleasing in the eyes of 1 Samuel 29:6 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 29:9 ׳טוב בעיני י Malachi 2:17

d. of word or message, בְּשׂוֺרָה טוֺבָה 2 Samuel 18:27 good tidings; ׳שְׁמוּעָה ט good report 1 Samuel 2:24; Proverbs 15:30; Proverbs 25:25; דבר בעתו Proverbs 15:23 a word in its season; דבר טוב Proverbs 12:25 an agreeable word (maketh the heart glad); דבר טוב Psalm 45:2 a good theme.

a.  e. of other things, דֶּרֶךְ טובה 1 Samuel 24:20 a pleasant, prosperous journey; מנחה כי טוב Genesis 49:15 (poem); of unity of brethren מה טוב ומה נעים Psalm 133:1 how good and how pleasant it is! טוב לְ (יהיה) it shall be well for Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 8:12,13 (compare

3 good, excellent of its kind:

a. of the several creations, וירא אלהים כי טוֺב and God saw that it was good, excellent Genesis 1:4,10,12,18,21,25 (P); טוֺב מאר כל אשׁר עשׂה והנּה Genesis 1:31 (P) God saw all that he had made, and behold it was very excellent. So

a.  b. of land, soil, fruitful, fertile: ארץ Exodus 3:8; Numbers 13:19 (both J), Numbers 14:7 (P), Deuteronomy 1:25,35;

b.  c. of vegetation, choice, fruitful זֵיתִים 1 Samuel 8:14; עץ 2 Kings 3:19,25; Ezekiel 31:16; שׁמן טוב 2 Kings 20:13 precious oil = Isaiah 39:2; Psalm 133:2 Ecclesiastes 7:1; of seed, אם שׁניהם טובים Ecclesiastes 11:6 whether both of them will be fruitful.

e. of minerals, fine, pure זהב Genesis 2:12 (J), 2 Chronicles 3:5,8; כֶּתֶם Lamentations 4:1; brass Ezra 8:27, soldering Isaiah 41:7.

4 good, rich, valuable in estimation:

a.  a. in quantity, שׂיבה טובה good old age Genesis 15:15 (R), Genesis 25:8 (P), Judges 8:32; 1 Chronicles 29:28; dowry Genesis 30:20 (E; many sons); treasury Deuteronomy 28:12 (from which ׳י sends blessings).

b. in price, goodly, valuable: of the estimation put upon house, beast, and tithe Leviticus 27:10 (twice in verse); Leviticus 27:12,14,33 (H); profit Proverbs 31:18; hire Ecclesiastes 4:9; מחמדי הטבים Joel 4:5 my goodly precious things.

a.  5 good, appropriate, becoming, טוב אשׁר Ecclesiastes 7:18 (compare Ecclesiastes 5:4 below); טובה חכמה עם נחלה Ecclesiastes 7:11 wisdom is good with an inheritance

b.  1 welfare, prosperity, happiness: "" שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 52:7; Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 14:19; אם טוב ואם רע Jeremiah 42:6 whether prosperity or adversity; יבוא טוב Jeremiah 17:6 prosperity cometh; ׳

c.  welfare, prosperity, happiness: "" שׁלום Deuteronomy 23:7; Jeremiah 33:9; Ezra 9:12; Lamentations 3:17; יוֺם טובה Ec

From towb; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).

NB DAVID SAYS ONLY THE BEST OF LIFE, IN EVERY SPHERE OF LIFE WILL FOLLOW HIM. IF YOU STUDY THE ABOVE WORDS, YOU WILL REALISE ITS ALL THAT’S GOOD TO THE EYES, IN WORDS, OF VEGETATION, OF POSSESIONS, OF ANIMALS. ALL THAT PERTAINS TO PEOPLE, HE DECLARES THAT SURELY ONLY THE GOOD, INCLUDING THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD WILL FOLLOW HIM.

AND MERCY OR LOVINGKINDNESS WILL FOLLOW ME…

WHAT IS MERCY OR LOVINGKINDNESS?

FAVOUR

I. of man:

1 kindness of men towards men, in doing favours and benefits 1 Samuel 20:15; 2 Samuel 16:17; Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 19:22; Proverbs 20:6; 2 kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable), mercy

1 specifically lovingkindness

a. in redemption from enemies and troubles Genesis 19:19; Genesis 39:21 (J), Exodus 15:13 (song), Jeremiah 31:3; Ezra 7:28; Ezra 9:9; Psalm 21:8; Psalm 31:17; Psalm 31:22; Psalm 32:10; Psalm 33:22; Psalm 36:8; Psalm 36:11; Psalm 42:9; Psalm 44:27; Psalm 48:10; Psalm 59:17; Psalm 66:20; Psalm 85:8; Psalm 90:14; Psalm 94:18; Psalm 107:8; Psalm 107:15; Psalm 107:21; Psalm 107:31; Psalm 143:8; Psalm 143:12; Job 37:13; Ruth 1:8; Ruth 2:20; men should trust in it Psalm 13:6; Psalm 52:10; rejoice in it Psalm 31:8; hope in it Psalm 33:18; Psalm 147:11.

b. in preservation of life from death Psalm 6:5; Psalm 86:13; Job 10:12.

c. in quickening of spiritual life Psalm 109:26; Psalm 119:41; Psalm 119:76; Psalm 119:88; Psalm 119:124; Psalm 119:149; Psalm 119:159.

d. in redemption from sin Psalm 25:7; Psalm 51:3.

3 the kindness of God is

a.  abundant: רַבחֶֿסֶד abundant, plenteous in kindness (goodness) Numbers 14:18 (J), Nehemiah 9:17 (Qr), Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2; Psalm 86:5; Psalm 103:8 (compare Exodus 34:6

b. great in extent: ׳נֹּדֶל חִ greatness of thy mercy Numbers 14:19 (J); ׳נְּדָו֯וֺלחֿ Psalm 145:8; it is kept for thousands Exodus 34:7 (JE), Jeremiah 32:18, especially of those connected with lovers of ׳י, Exodus 20:6 = Deuteronomy 5:10; for 1000 Generations Deuteronomy 7:9; it is great as the heavens Psalm 57:11; Psalm 103:11, compare Psalm 36:6; Psalm 108:5; the earth is full of it Psalm 33:5; Psalm 119:64.

c. everlasting: לעולם חסדוֺ Jeremiah 33:11; 1 Chronicles 16:34,41; 2Chronicles 5:13; 7:3,6; 20:21; Ezra 3:11; Psalm 100:5; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 107:1; Psalm 118:1; Psalm 118:2; Psalm 118:3; Psalm 118:4; Psalm 118:29; Psalm 136:1 (26 t.); חסדךָ לעולם Psalm 138:8; מעולם ׳ח ועד עולם Psalm 103:17; עולם ׳ח Isaiah 54:8; אל כּל ׳ח היום Psalm 52:3.

d. good: כִּיטֿוֺב חַסְדְּךָ Psalm 69:17; Psalm 109:21; כי טוב חסדךָ מחיים Psalm 63:4.

a.  4 plural mercies, deeds of kindness, the historic displays of lovingkindness to Israel: shewn to Jacob Genesis 32:11 (R); but mostly late Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 25:6; Psalm 89:2; כְּרֹב חסִדיו Isaiah 63:7,

Favor, good deed, kindly, loving-kindness, merciful kindness, mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing

From chacad; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) Beauty -- favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity,

WHAT DAVID IS SAYING HERE IS THAT ALL THAT IS GOOD AND PLEASANT IN LIFE WILL FOLLOW HIM, WILL CHASE AND OVERTAKE HIM, BOTH GOOD AND FAVOURABLE FROM GOD AND MAN. HE SAYS WHAT HE SAID IN PSALM 84. LOOK. Psalm 84:10-12

New King James Version (NKJV)

10 

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11 

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.

12 

O Lord of hosts,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

DAVID DECLARES THAT ONLY THE BEST OF LIFE, IN LIFE WILL BE HIS PORTION FOREVER. HE THEN SAYS

;
And I will dwell[a] in the house of the Lord
Forever.

 WOW, DAVID REALISED THAT IN GOD THERE IS ALL THAT YOU NEED. YOU DON’T NEED TO EVER LEAVE. HE DECLARED THAT FOR HIM TO DWELL IN THE HOUSE FOREVER WAS HIS PORTION. WE LOOKED AT THE WORD DWELL BEFORE AND SOME OF THE WORDS ARE, CONTINUE, TARRY, LIVE, PERSEVERE, TARBENACLE, CAMP, IT’S A PERMANENT POSITION THAT DENOTES A MARRIAGE TO THE HOUSE OF GOD, AND TO GOD FOREVER.

AMEN. IS THAT YOU?

IN CONCLUSION LETS LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER? WHAT DO YOU EXPERIENCE?

Greetings and Benediction

11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.

13 All the saints greet you.

14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

GRACE IS DIVINE ENABLEMENT, MERCY, FAVOUR, PEACE AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS FROM JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOU, AS YOU DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF GOD FOREVER YOU WILL ONLY DO SO BY GRACE FROM OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

THE LOVE OF GOD.

THAT AGAPE LOVE OF GOD THAT MADE YOU A SON, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE THAT INCLUDES REBUKE, CHASTISEMENT DISCIPLINE, GRACE, FAVOUR, PEACE, AUTHORITY, ALL THE GOODNESS OF GOD BE WITH YOU.

AND THE COMMUNION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. WOW WHAT IS THAT? LETS LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT WORDS THAT EXPLAIN COMMUNION.

koinónia: fellowship

Original Word: κοινωνία, ας, ἡ

Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine

Transliteration: koinónia

Phonetic Spelling: (koy-nohn-ee'-ah)

Short Definition: participation, communion, fellowship

Definition: (lit: partnership) (a) contributory help, participation, (b) sharing in, communion, (c) spiritual fellowship, a fellowship in the spirit.

I COULDN’T HELP IT BUT IMPORT THE WHOLE THING FROM STRONG’S CONCORDANCE. READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT COMMUNION WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT MEANS. IT’S A PARTICIPATION, PARTNERSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, SOCIAL INTERCOURSE, SHARING, HELP…READ ONκοινωνία, κοινωνίας, ἡ (κοινωνός), fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, contact; in the N. T. as in classical Greek

1. the share which one has in anything, participation; with the genitive of the thing in which he shares: , Philippians 2:1;  2 Corinthians 13:13 (14); , Philippians 3:10;  Philemon 1:6  i. e. in the benefits of Christ's death, 1 Corinthians 10:16  2 Corinthians 8:4;  Ephesians 3:9  to obtain fellowship in the dignity and blessings of the Son of God, 1 Corinthians 1:9,

2. contact, fellowship, intimacy:

the right hand as the sign and pledge of fellowship (in fulfilling the apostolic office), Galatians 2:9 (where see Lightfoot); ; what in common has light with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14 used of the intimate bond of fellowship which unites Christians: absolutely, Acts 2:42; with  added, Philippians 1:5; , 1 John 1:3, 7; of the fellowship of Christians with God and Christ,  1 John 1:3, 6, (which fellowship, according to John's teaching, consists in the fact that Christians are partakers in common of the same mind as God and Christ, and of the blessings arising therefrom).

3. a benefaction jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution, as exhibiting an embodiment and proof of fellowship 


fellowship; contribution

From koinonos; partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction -- (to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship.

fel·low·ship  (fl-shp) n. 1. a. The condition of sharing similar interests, ideals, or experiences, as by reason of profession, religion, or nationality. b. The companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere and on equal terms. 2. A close association of friends or equals sharing similar interests. 3. Friendship; comradeship. Fellowship [ˈfɛləʊˌʃɪp] n 1. the state of sharing mutual interests, experiences, activities, etc. 2. a society of people sharing mutual interests, experiences, activities, etc.; club 3. companionship; friendship 4. the state or relationship of being a fellow 5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a.  mutual trust and charitableness between Christians b.  a Church or religious association

fellowship

noun

1. society, club, league, association, organization, guild, fraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, order, sodality the National Youth Fellowship

2. camaraderie, intimacy, communion, familiarity, brotherhood, companionship, sociability, amity, kindliness, fraternization, companionability, intercourse a sense of community and fellowship

Quotations

"Fellowship is heaven, and lack of fellowship is hell" [William Morris A Dream of John Ball]

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CAN YOU READ THE MEANING OF COMMUNION AND FELLOWSHIP, AND CONCLUDE THAT YOU HAVE, OR ARE IN FELLOWSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT?

DO YOU HAVE HIS HELP, PARTICIPATION, AND INTIMACY IN ALL THINGS.

ARE YOU HIS COMRADE, PARTNER IN ALL THINGS. DO YOU HAVE COMMON INTRESTS AND VALUES AND ATTITUDES.

PAUL SAYS IN 2 CORINTHIANS 13, Greetings and Benediction

11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.

13 All the saints greet you.

14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

DO YOU HAVE THIS? ITS ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE THESE THREE   GREAT GIFTS FROM GOD THAT YOU CAN BE WHAT PAUL SAYS IN VERSE 11. COMPLETE. YOU NEED THE

·      GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

·      THE LOVE OF GOD

·      AND THE COMMUNION, OR FELLOWSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

WHAT IF YOU ARE LACKING AND YOU DIDN’T KNOW OR UNDERSTAND THIS?. LOOK AT ISAIAH’S ADVISE.

Isaiah 55

New King James Version (NKJV)

An Invitation to Abundant Life

55 

“Ho! Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.

2 

Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.

3 

Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The sure mercies of David.

4 

Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people,
A leader and commander for the people.

5 

Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”

6 

Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.

7 

Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

8 

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.

9 

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,

11 

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

12 

“For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills 
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

13 

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the Lord for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND. GO TO HIM FOR HELP. THIS WHOLE BOOK WAS TO ENLIGHTEN YOU TO WHATS EXPECTED OF A LEADER AND SON, WHEN YOU FALL SHORT CRY OUT TO THE LORD. MAKE IT RIGHT WITH GOD. FIND THE SECRET PLACE. DWELL THERE. WALK WITH GOD IN AUTHORITY AND OBEDIENCE.

MAY THE LORD RICHLY BLESS YOU.

AMEN.