Day 69 of the Fruit Feast. Day of Spiritual preparation for the Sabbath of Rest. Its been a blessed week. So many have died this week, so many have had serious life changing events, so many have become homeless. i am thankful the Lord saw fit to keep us safe from harm this week. He has blessed me with life and health and Delicious fruit. i have been getting whole durian regularly (such a blessing it is). i had a very nice workout today. No leg work, just upper body but did the workout in under 30 minutes. Re-upped on fruit from the big asian market in Greensboro, NC. i am taking a business trip to Connecticut on monday by God's grace so i got some fruit for the journey and stay. i will be there for 3 days. As part of the detox i experienced this past week, i have had some sores in and on my mouth. This has happened before to me and i know it as a sign of detoxification. i thought it good to mention it in case others experience it.
We are having holy communion tomorrow for Sabbath. i will fast from the time i eat dinner tonight until dinner tomorrow to keep my head clear as i am the vessel being used by the Spirit to do the service. Communion is a very serious thing for the Bible Christian. It means a renewal of the covenant between Christ and the believer. It is a covenant in the blood of Christ unto death. Which means the person partaking of the communion agrees to put away all sin in Christ and to be His follower forever until death. In Christ this means forever because not even death can separate the believer from Christ.
Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Romans 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
By partaking of the bread and wine (fruit juice), the believer is making a commitment to allow Christ to dwell in them and through them forever. For me this is very serious and i approach it so. We encourage people not to partake unless they are prepared to make such a commitment because many partake not having any idea what they are doing. One thing i have learned, before getting into anything, make sure you know what you are getting into both for bad and good. Understanding all the possible consequences. i think many people would save themselves alot of trouble if they would take the time with prayer and deep thought to thoroughly count the cost.
Here was today's menu:
Breakfast: 5 mangos.1 clementine
Lunch (it was more like a pre-workout snack): Chopped sugarcane, 3 dates.
Dinner: 32oz of OJ, 1 whole durian (delicious), bowl of longan.
Spiritual bread: Hebrews 1, 2, 2 Cor 1, 2.
Exercise: 320 pushups, 58 chins.
Sabbath peace and rest to all who love Christ in Sincerity.
Grace and Peace be multiplied to all.
Have a wonderful Weekend!
todd
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010.....Day 67
Day 67 of the Fruit Feast. Ate Fruitarian Fabulous today. i actually did have a salt craving, but i noticed i was also very hungry and my wife was cooking something. As soon as i ate, the craving was gone. When i am hungry it seems that is when and temptation that wants to come, will come. But i don't want hunger to control my choices. i want my mind to control when i eat and i want the Spirit to control my mind.
Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Romans 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
This is why an occasional fast is probably a good thing. i am planning on Fasting for a very little while this weekend as i have a bit of a dilemma. We are having holy communion this sabbath. It involves bread. We use the bread made as the bible describes it, so it will have salt and flour in it. My wife suggested making dehydrated crackers out of vegetable and perhaps that will solve the issue. i don't know, but i will be fasting prior to it and waiting a few hours after it to eat anything regardless. Here again, i must continue to think in the Spirit and not be concerned with the flesh. The Lord will take care of the details and the blessing is always great.
Breakfast: 4 mangos, 5 clementines, dried banana.
Lunch: Non-sweet fruit salad with guac sauce. Durian.
Dinner: Durian, SugarCane.
Spiritual bread: 2 Sam 14-16
Exercise: 24 Chins, 250 pushups, 160 weighted squats, 15 assisted pistols per leg, 20 tricep presses.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Romans 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
This is why an occasional fast is probably a good thing. i am planning on Fasting for a very little while this weekend as i have a bit of a dilemma. We are having holy communion this sabbath. It involves bread. We use the bread made as the bible describes it, so it will have salt and flour in it. My wife suggested making dehydrated crackers out of vegetable and perhaps that will solve the issue. i don't know, but i will be fasting prior to it and waiting a few hours after it to eat anything regardless. Here again, i must continue to think in the Spirit and not be concerned with the flesh. The Lord will take care of the details and the blessing is always great.
Breakfast: 4 mangos, 5 clementines, dried banana.
Lunch: Non-sweet fruit salad with guac sauce. Durian.
Dinner: Durian, SugarCane.
Spiritual bread: 2 Sam 14-16
Exercise: 24 Chins, 250 pushups, 160 weighted squats, 15 assisted pistols per leg, 20 tricep presses.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010........Day 66
Day 66 of the Fruit Feast. i was feeling sort of lazy today. It was a dreary day outside, i had work that i needed to do, but i just couldn't get into it today. i did manage a descent workout, not great, but descent. i ate well and the idea of cooked food is getting to be a turnoff to me completely. i am just loving fruit. i did have a taste for the savory today though so i ate a non-sweet fruity salad with guac. The guac was the simplest of recipes. i just juiced 2 ribs of celery, i placed in the bowl of juice 1.25 avocados and mashed it up in there. That was it. i tossed that in my salad and it was totally delicious. i am still using my celery for my medicine and each time it seems to make me more secure in the Fruitarian lifetstyle. The remedies the God of Heaven provides in nature are the best of all. i continue to look forward by Faith to higher and higher heights in Christ as the living soul Temple becomes more cleansed and His presence takes over more and more.
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
May i stay humble in Christ as i reach towards the mark of His High Calling.
Breakfast: 32oz OJ, 7 mangos.
Lunch: Non-sweet fruit salad (1 english cuke, 1 yellow bell pepper, 3 tomatoes, 1 rib celery) with guac sauce.
Dinner: 44oz smoothie (watermelon juice, honeydew juice, mamey sapote, 3 dates). The mamey did not ripen properly so i used it in the smoothie.
Spiritual bread: 1 Cor 13-16
Exercise: 210 pushups, 38 chins, 35 assisted pistols per leg, 100 weighted squats, 58 weighted stair hops.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
May i stay humble in Christ as i reach towards the mark of His High Calling.
Breakfast: 32oz OJ, 7 mangos.
Lunch: Non-sweet fruit salad (1 english cuke, 1 yellow bell pepper, 3 tomatoes, 1 rib celery) with guac sauce.
Dinner: 44oz smoothie (watermelon juice, honeydew juice, mamey sapote, 3 dates). The mamey did not ripen properly so i used it in the smoothie.
Spiritual bread: 1 Cor 13-16
Exercise: 210 pushups, 38 chins, 35 assisted pistols per leg, 100 weighted squats, 58 weighted stair hops.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Monday, March 22, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010.....Weekend Review of Days 62-64.
Weekend Review of Days 62-64. The past Sabbath was exactly 9 weeks of being 100% Raw Fruitarian. i was expecting some detox at about 8 weeks and when it didn't come i just figured it may take alittle longer. Well, i didn't have to wait that long. Saturday night, my stomach began rumbling. Actually it was in my intestines that i really felt it. By Sunday morning i was doubled over in pain. i eliminated about 5-6 times. After each time i felt like the pain was going lower in my intestinal tract. (Warning: this may get alittle gross).
Then my system seemed to calm down alittle, but i felt like i had been through a fight. i had eaten some longans, 4 clementines and drank some OJ. i had determined to rest easy on Sunday and just ride it out.
Well, then my son called. He said there was alot of guys at the park and they wanted me to come out. i really didn't feel up to it, especially since some of these kids really get up for me, but i was feeling alittle guilty since it was a beautiful day and i wanted to spend some time with my son. So i got dressed and came out. i am glad i did. The running and jumping really helped the detox symptoms. i seemed to get stronger the longer we played. i felt great. i did a few sets of chins and dips between games and we played about 2 hours. i am excited about how it went because i am still rounding into shape and as the weather gets warmer, i will be more fit. Notwithstanding this, once i returned home and showered the pains began again in my intestinal tract. All night i was feeling my abdomen heaving and i was gaseous. i awoke at about 3am with energy and pain at the same time. i fell back to sleep at about 6am and awoke again for family worship at 8am. After worship the gurgling in my intestines got worse and i had to go to the bathroom.
Now this is the nasty part. Yesterday i eliminated so much that i almost clogged the toilet once. It was the same this morning, the only difference was............some of the "stuff" was black. i mean i had seen it so nasty in quite a few years. i immediately felt great. Light and energetic. i knew i had just gotten rid of something from my intestines that needed to go. i praised the Lord for the fruit and what it was doing in me.
After dealing with that it made me think that i don't want to ever put anything that wasn't raw fruit in my system again. i am looking forward to the continued progress in my person from the Fruitarian Lifestyle. i am again, very, very thankful to have overcome the salt demon as well as the sugar demon. i am sure there will be other mountains to conquer, but i know what the scripture promises:
Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Amen.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Then my system seemed to calm down alittle, but i felt like i had been through a fight. i had eaten some longans, 4 clementines and drank some OJ. i had determined to rest easy on Sunday and just ride it out.
Well, then my son called. He said there was alot of guys at the park and they wanted me to come out. i really didn't feel up to it, especially since some of these kids really get up for me, but i was feeling alittle guilty since it was a beautiful day and i wanted to spend some time with my son. So i got dressed and came out. i am glad i did. The running and jumping really helped the detox symptoms. i seemed to get stronger the longer we played. i felt great. i did a few sets of chins and dips between games and we played about 2 hours. i am excited about how it went because i am still rounding into shape and as the weather gets warmer, i will be more fit. Notwithstanding this, once i returned home and showered the pains began again in my intestinal tract. All night i was feeling my abdomen heaving and i was gaseous. i awoke at about 3am with energy and pain at the same time. i fell back to sleep at about 6am and awoke again for family worship at 8am. After worship the gurgling in my intestines got worse and i had to go to the bathroom.
Now this is the nasty part. Yesterday i eliminated so much that i almost clogged the toilet once. It was the same this morning, the only difference was............some of the "stuff" was black. i mean i had seen it so nasty in quite a few years. i immediately felt great. Light and energetic. i knew i had just gotten rid of something from my intestines that needed to go. i praised the Lord for the fruit and what it was doing in me.
After dealing with that it made me think that i don't want to ever put anything that wasn't raw fruit in my system again. i am looking forward to the continued progress in my person from the Fruitarian Lifestyle. i am again, very, very thankful to have overcome the salt demon as well as the sugar demon. i am sure there will be other mountains to conquer, but i know what the scripture promises:
Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Amen.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010.........Day 60
Day 60 of the Fruit Feast. Today is officially two months as a 100% Raw Fruitarian. i have to say, i am having no cravings for anything but sweet fruit now. This time around is so much easier because of the elimination of salt cravings. After two months i have lost a total of 10lbs (as previously blogged, i weight 203lbs right now at a height of about 6 feet tall). i feel very strong, but know i will get stronger and more fit as the summer comes on. For example i did 400 push ups today along with 80 chins. It felt great! Every part of the Bible that i read is coming alive to me. Not that it wasn't alive before, but my level of awareness of the Spirit of Life in Christ is much higher. The exciting thing about that is, i know it will only increase. It is my determination to one day reflect perfectly, the Image of Christ. This diet, which i believe is the Original Diet the Creator gave to our parents Adam and Eve, is a tremendous help in this goal. i believe it helps clear the mind and souls for a stronger spiritual connection. What i am realizing though is this connection can be for either the Holy Spirit, or the spirit of the arch deceiver of all. For i see some choosing the former and others the latter. What i notice about those in the latter category is, most of them have no idea what they are doing. This is partly because when one begins to reach higher levels of consciousness, one tends to think its all good because its all new. But there are two spirit worlds vying for the control of the human habitation, of this i am always aware. One is the Spirit of Truth, the other of deception. The truth is honest, but the deception is powerful and deadly. Ask Adam and Eve.
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
Its also interesting to me that, this April will be the end of 6 years on the raw path. May will begin the 7th year and i think it would be fitting if i began a permanent Fruitarian lifestyle in the 7th year. i think that would be very cool. If it continues as it is now, it will not be a problem at all. i have noticed my family gravitating towards increased fruit intake. The power of example is indeed stronger than words. Praise the Lord from Whom all Blessings flow!
Breakfast: 7 mangoes, 32oz smoothie (celeryjuice, honeydew, 4 dates)
Lunch: Large fruit salad with orange-date sauce.
Dinner: Smoothie made from leftover fruit salad and orange juice. 3 mangos. Sugar Cane.
Spiritual bread: 1Cor 3-5, 2 Sam 1-4
Exercise: 4 mile walk, 400 push ups, 80 chins. i tried a different way of doing my sets today. i did staggered sets. i started with one set of 60 pushups with 12 chins. i did this twice. Then i did the same thing twice with 50 pushups and 10 chins. The 40 and 8 and so on, ending up with 10 sets each. It took about 45 minutes and it was very satisfying. i think i will try the same principle with my leg work on the next workout.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
Its also interesting to me that, this April will be the end of 6 years on the raw path. May will begin the 7th year and i think it would be fitting if i began a permanent Fruitarian lifestyle in the 7th year. i think that would be very cool. If it continues as it is now, it will not be a problem at all. i have noticed my family gravitating towards increased fruit intake. The power of example is indeed stronger than words. Praise the Lord from Whom all Blessings flow!
Breakfast: 7 mangoes, 32oz smoothie (celeryjuice, honeydew, 4 dates)
Lunch: Large fruit salad with orange-date sauce.
Dinner: Smoothie made from leftover fruit salad and orange juice. 3 mangos. Sugar Cane.
Spiritual bread: 1Cor 3-5, 2 Sam 1-4
Exercise: 4 mile walk, 400 push ups, 80 chins. i tried a different way of doing my sets today. i did staggered sets. i started with one set of 60 pushups with 12 chins. i did this twice. Then i did the same thing twice with 50 pushups and 10 chins. The 40 and 8 and so on, ending up with 10 sets each. It took about 45 minutes and it was very satisfying. i think i will try the same principle with my leg work on the next workout.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010......Day 59
Day 59 of the Fruit Feast. i am totally enjoying the Fruitarian lifestyle. The food is bringing added joy to my heart (as Christ designed it to). As the Word says:
Psalms 104:14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Psalms 104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
btw, the "wine" is the pure juice of the fruit (usually grape in the bible) and not the alcoholic beverage that is the drink of the intemperate. Its unfortunate how so many use the bible to justify ugly vices. Anyways, i am really experiencing tremendous blessings from the Fruitarian lifestyle; more than any other time in my life. i am so thankful for the fruit that is available to me, even as i understand that there are places where the fruit grows of much higher quality (like south Florida, Jamaica, Central & South America, Hawaii, SE Asia and other places). But what i am able to obtain here in the Roanoke Virginia area is a great blessing for the fact that the best of fruit does not grow here (although the area produces delicious watermelon, apples, peaches, raspberries and blackberries as well as some other fruits in the summer). i am just very thankful for what i am being provided with in general.
Here is my delicious meals for the day:
Breakfast:38oz smoothie (celery juice, honeydew juice, 4 dates), 3 mangos.
Lunch: 1 durian, bowl of longans, 4 mangos (i was hungry!).
Dinner: 16oz smoothie (grapes, oj, bananas), 3 dates (i brushed right after, no issues)
Spiritual bread: 1 Cor 1, 2
Exercise: 100 squats, 16 assisted pistol squats per leg, 48 chins, 200 push ups, 60 weighted step jumps.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Psalms 104:14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Psalms 104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
btw, the "wine" is the pure juice of the fruit (usually grape in the bible) and not the alcoholic beverage that is the drink of the intemperate. Its unfortunate how so many use the bible to justify ugly vices. Anyways, i am really experiencing tremendous blessings from the Fruitarian lifestyle; more than any other time in my life. i am so thankful for the fruit that is available to me, even as i understand that there are places where the fruit grows of much higher quality (like south Florida, Jamaica, Central & South America, Hawaii, SE Asia and other places). But what i am able to obtain here in the Roanoke Virginia area is a great blessing for the fact that the best of fruit does not grow here (although the area produces delicious watermelon, apples, peaches, raspberries and blackberries as well as some other fruits in the summer). i am just very thankful for what i am being provided with in general.
Here is my delicious meals for the day:
Breakfast:38oz smoothie (celery juice, honeydew juice, 4 dates), 3 mangos.
Lunch: 1 durian, bowl of longans, 4 mangos (i was hungry!).
Dinner: 16oz smoothie (grapes, oj, bananas), 3 dates (i brushed right after, no issues)
Spiritual bread: 1 Cor 1, 2
Exercise: 100 squats, 16 assisted pistol squats per leg, 48 chins, 200 push ups, 60 weighted step jumps.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010....Weekend Review of Days 55-57
Weekend Review of days 55-57 of the Fruit Feast. Total learning experience this weekend. First off, after nearly 2 months on all fruit i am a solid 203lbs. Thats amazing to me. i feel very strong and energetic. i am getting more knowledge from the Holy Spirit as He is preparing me for future use. i recall times past when i was 100% raw and when i lost alot of weight. Last year at the beginning of the 7 month fruit feast i was 215lbs (give or take). By the end of 7 months i was 175-180lbs. i had done some running last year and played alot of basketball with my son and his peers. i have not done any running as of yet this year. i decided to wait until sometime in April, when its consistently warmer, to begin playing ball outside. So i may end up losing alot of weight at some point, but at this point i have not. i am by no means fat or obese, but i am muscular and i can tell my body will get tighter as time goes on. So much for the fruitarian diet making one sick for lack of protein or whatever.
Recently i have been studying the book of Ephesians. This is one of my favorite gospel books of all. i have been praying a prayer said by the Apostle Paul in Chapter 3:
Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Ephesians 3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
To "know" the Love of Christ and be filled with the fulness of God. The word "know", implies intimate and close personal experience with something or someone. In the bible the term is often used to describe sexual connection because its intimate in its acquaintence and holy in Christ. So to "know" the Love of Christ is to have a close, personal experience with His Love. i have been praying for more of such an experience and, as the Lord would, He placed me in a position to learn of it.
We were having an online bible study on sunday night. The Spirit was moving among us as Christ was being uplifted and the Father being glorified. The Truth of the Word was being put forth and many were rejoicing. Then the study concluded and we had our usual time of question and answer. During this time people can say whatever they wish so long as they are not profane or argumentative. Certain people, who came in under the guise of joining us in study, began to accuse me of blasphemy. i let it go on for well over 45 minutes and the spirit of peace that was among us left as the spirit of accusation and fanaticism took hold. Some urged me to put a stop to it (which i normally would have done), but instead i let it go. What started out as rejoicing turned into sadness and frustration. Thus is the damage satan can do if allowed his purpose. Afterward i was angry that i allowed it and i purposed to ban those people from our bible study in the future. But then the above-referenced verse came to me, along with the prayer i prayed for the same. i realized that, although those people came with an evil spirit, Christ died for them and loved them. i realized that, i had a long way to go before i could "know" that type of love. i went to my knees asking for forgiveness for in any ways not representing the Love of Christ. i asked the Lord to show me my sin if there was any i was not aware of (He is faithful to do so if asked). i realized that, thru the Spirit of Grace, i must come to the point where Christ was on this earth as the devil constantly attacked Him with every weapon at his dark and powerful disposal:
John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
Christ was so closely and firmly connected with His Father, satan could do nothing to disturb His peace or move Him to sin. i am determined thru Grace to reach that point. This is the reason for the Fruit Feast. To clear my mind and reach that spiritual connection with the Father thru Christ where "the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me".
Amen.
i have eaten several mono meals this weekend. On Friday, i ate all mangos for breakfast and durian for dinner. On Sabbath i ate the same. On Sunday i ate all bananas for breakfast, but when i got to the Asian market the mono-thing went out the window. i was tasting the longan and the mangos. The atafaulos were delicious! Glory!. i got 3 cases of them along with 3 cases of kent mangos. The manager gave me a discount on a case of valencias (a case of 100 for $18.50). i also bought a sour sop and some custard apples. They were frozen the way the durian was. When i let them thaw and ate of them they were totally nasty. i am sure they taste good right off the tree but they do not well after being frozen the way the durian does. i believe the hard exterior of the durian protects the fruit more effectively. It was a shame too because one sour sop costs nearly $16. The waste left as bad a taste in my mouth as the fruit. i was even able to eat of some dates (i brushed immediately afterwards and experienced no pain). i love medjool dates. i am planning on trying the "datorade" i have been hearing so much about on 30Bad. i was thinking of using celery juice in place of the water. i will give a report when i do.
i pray you all had a wonderful weekend.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Recently i have been studying the book of Ephesians. This is one of my favorite gospel books of all. i have been praying a prayer said by the Apostle Paul in Chapter 3:
Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Ephesians 3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
To "know" the Love of Christ and be filled with the fulness of God. The word "know", implies intimate and close personal experience with something or someone. In the bible the term is often used to describe sexual connection because its intimate in its acquaintence and holy in Christ. So to "know" the Love of Christ is to have a close, personal experience with His Love. i have been praying for more of such an experience and, as the Lord would, He placed me in a position to learn of it.
We were having an online bible study on sunday night. The Spirit was moving among us as Christ was being uplifted and the Father being glorified. The Truth of the Word was being put forth and many were rejoicing. Then the study concluded and we had our usual time of question and answer. During this time people can say whatever they wish so long as they are not profane or argumentative. Certain people, who came in under the guise of joining us in study, began to accuse me of blasphemy. i let it go on for well over 45 minutes and the spirit of peace that was among us left as the spirit of accusation and fanaticism took hold. Some urged me to put a stop to it (which i normally would have done), but instead i let it go. What started out as rejoicing turned into sadness and frustration. Thus is the damage satan can do if allowed his purpose. Afterward i was angry that i allowed it and i purposed to ban those people from our bible study in the future. But then the above-referenced verse came to me, along with the prayer i prayed for the same. i realized that, although those people came with an evil spirit, Christ died for them and loved them. i realized that, i had a long way to go before i could "know" that type of love. i went to my knees asking for forgiveness for in any ways not representing the Love of Christ. i asked the Lord to show me my sin if there was any i was not aware of (He is faithful to do so if asked). i realized that, thru the Spirit of Grace, i must come to the point where Christ was on this earth as the devil constantly attacked Him with every weapon at his dark and powerful disposal:
John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
Christ was so closely and firmly connected with His Father, satan could do nothing to disturb His peace or move Him to sin. i am determined thru Grace to reach that point. This is the reason for the Fruit Feast. To clear my mind and reach that spiritual connection with the Father thru Christ where "the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me".
Amen.
i have eaten several mono meals this weekend. On Friday, i ate all mangos for breakfast and durian for dinner. On Sabbath i ate the same. On Sunday i ate all bananas for breakfast, but when i got to the Asian market the mono-thing went out the window. i was tasting the longan and the mangos. The atafaulos were delicious! Glory!. i got 3 cases of them along with 3 cases of kent mangos. The manager gave me a discount on a case of valencias (a case of 100 for $18.50). i also bought a sour sop and some custard apples. They were frozen the way the durian was. When i let them thaw and ate of them they were totally nasty. i am sure they taste good right off the tree but they do not well after being frozen the way the durian does. i believe the hard exterior of the durian protects the fruit more effectively. It was a shame too because one sour sop costs nearly $16. The waste left as bad a taste in my mouth as the fruit. i was even able to eat of some dates (i brushed immediately afterwards and experienced no pain). i love medjool dates. i am planning on trying the "datorade" i have been hearing so much about on 30Bad. i was thinking of using celery juice in place of the water. i will give a report when i do.
i pray you all had a wonderful weekend.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
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