kennethgregory's Blog

(Our best vs Christ holiness)

After all these years, mankind still does not understand that our BEST effort to bring contentment to God's justice, is futile. In the old days, under the old covenant, temporary redemption was achieved through the sacrifice given in the temple once a year, every year, by a sinful priest.


Jesus has (under the new covenant) made a permanent payment, on our behalf, that has now completely satisfied the Father's justice, one time for all. Some of use are still trying to match His righteousness, with our own dirty useless acts of goodness. It is true, what they say; all roads do lead to God; One road (Jesus) lead to His eternal peace, all other roads lead to His judgement.


Kenny Gregory

(A look at knowing God)

The idea for this message, somewhat stems from an old hit song by Janet Jackson, called "What Have You Done For Me, Lately?" Donât get me wrong, I am not knocking this song, however, it works as a perfect example of how we often approach God. In manâs mind life only revolves around himself. Too often we come to God with this "what can you do for me lately" attitude. It is so sad that we sometimes are guilty of treating God as if He is just some genie in a bottle, who must only emerge to do our bidding, then return to "his bottle" until further notice.

God is holy, and we should come before Him in reverence. If we were to ask Him this question; "Lord, what is Your will for me today?" He would reply, "Empty yourself, draw near, lay aside all your worries and concerns and fellowship with Me, for it is My desire for you to know Me". This can not be accomplished any other way, but by making prayer a priority, and by mediating on His word daily. The scripture says; "Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word." (Psalms 119:148) It is not just enough to show up at church, give our tithes and offerings, or even to serve in the ministry. These things are very important and we ought to be doing all of them. However, more importantly, God wants to spend time with us.

A husband and a wife can never really know one another, unless they spend time together. The same is true with knowing God, for He has revealed Himself through His word, and unless we are spending time reading, studying and hearing His word, we can never really know Him, nor can we build a faith that can stand up against the storms of life. In fact, according to the Bible, the growth of our faith is directly related to hearing Godâs word; Romans 10:17 says; So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

If you feel like youâve been inconsistent with meeting with God daily, then you can start a fresh, meet with Him right now in prayer. Ask Him to help you to commit to a daily routine of prayer, a consistent habit of studying His word and a constant practice of sharing it with others, for it is His will to do so.

May the Lord bless you daily

Kenny Gregory

Psalm 23, was written by David, not just as some nice thing to read at funerals, but as a love song, a letter of confidence and encouragement, a word picture of his very heart. Even though, David sinned just like all of us, Acts 13:22 records God saying of David: "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will". How could God say this about a man who committed adultery with Bathsheba and then murdered her husband? While, the answer is evident in David's response to Nathan (God's Prophet), when he confronted David about his sin. Instead of having Nathan killed, David quickly confessed, repented and willingly expected his punishment, in this we see evidence that David's true treasure, was His God. In Luke 12:34, Jesus said: "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also". Unfortunately, the unsaved can not put their trust or their confidence in God, because they do not really believe that He exists. Psalm 53:1 says; "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God". In contrast, David said to the giant Philistine, Goliath, before slaying him: "This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand;â¦.. that all the earth may know that there is a Godâ¦..". Now let us take a look at this heart of David, as described in Psalm 23. In Psalm 23 verse 1) we see that David had a heart that Believed in God (who is our guide and provider): "The LORD is my Shepherd" and he also had a heart that Trusted in God: "I shall not want". In Psalm 23:2) we see David had a heart that is Trainable: "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters". In Psalm 23:3) we see David had a heart of Holiness: "He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake". In Psalm 23:4) we see David had a heart of Confidence: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me". In addition, he had a heart that Agreed with God: "thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." In Psalm 23:5) we see David had a heart of Gratitude (telling of His goodness): "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over". In Psalm 23:6 we see David had a heart that was Fixed on God: "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever". Can we truly confess that our heart is set on the things above, and not just on the things below? It is my prayer day that God will give us all a heart that is firmly fixed on JESUS.

GOD BLESS U

Kenny Gregory