The Old Covenant is clearly spelled out in Deuteronomy 5:22-33.  Moses here reminds the people of the scene at Mount Sinai when the Law was given.  The people chose to have Moses between them and God and promised to obey all that the Lord had said.  History reveals that they continually rebelled instead.  In verse 29 of Deuteronomy 5, God says sorrowfully, “O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always…”  Note that earthly organizations operate on the Old Covenant system.  This is necessary, since they cannot read nor change the hearts of the people.

God’s Law is the foundation of His government, the essence of His character of love, and standard under which all love, joy, peace and success are protected for all people and all created beings, for all time.  This Law is perfect and cannot be improved, nor can it be ignored without serious natural consequences.  Our very nature and being and all of nature, are set with harmonious laws corresponding with all of the perfect laws of the universe.  Any violation of these perfect life-protecting laws brings a corresponding consequence.  As these laws are learned, lived, and loved, they bring the greatest freedom, joy and peace possible.  Many people know and benefit in many ways.  But to be truly free and happy in every way, we will accept the New Covenant, which brings our very hearts into harmony with God’s great heart of love.  Here is true and lasting happiness.  See Hebrews 12.

The New Covenant Path to Learning!

Learn It – Learn the Truth in Theory
But don’t rest satisfied with only a theory!

Live It – Practice the Truth by Letter
Try Hard, Feel Need, Cry out for help! Romans 7:24

Love It – Adopt New Covenant Plan. Receive the change of heart.
Crowd out the bad with the good! Romans 8

Share It – Be an Illustration of Love, Joy, and Peace while you work to Help and Bless others.

See Scripture Texts: Matthew 23:2-12 & 23-28, Deuteronomy 5:1-5 & 15 & 22-33

Charcoal powder, tablets, and capsules may be purchased at drug stores, health food stores, over the Internet, or through mail order companies.  The oral dosage is 1 tablespoon of powder stirred into a glass of purified or distilled water, 4 capsules of activated charcoal, or 8 tablets taken in the mid-morning and repeated in the mid-afternoon.  Food interferes with the effectiveness of charcoal.  Charcoal may be taken regularly for a period of up to twelve weeks with no problem.  Use for a longer period of time is not recommended.

Specific uses for charcoal are: Tylenol (acetaminophen) poisoning, aspirin poisoning, bad breath, cancer, colostomy and ileostomy odor, eye and ear

conditions, intestinal gas, diarrhea, indigestion, infections, inflammation, insecticide ingestion, insect, spider, and snake bites, newborn jaundice, kerosene, gasoline or lighter fluid ingestion, liver failure, metabolic problems, mushroom poisoning, pain, theophyllin overdose, and women’s diseases.  

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 (Cooney, David O. Activated Charcoal. New York:  Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1980 p.4)

Place one medium size carrot in the food processor and blend.

Add 2 medium size cloves of garlic and blend again.

Add 1¾ cups of cashews (preferably organic) and blend.

Add 3 tablespoons of soy sauce (preferably 100% organic and unpasteurized).

Add ¼ - ½ teaspoons of organic mustard (horseradish mustard is best).

Add a dash of Celtic Sea Salt.

Begin blending again by first adding just under ¼ cup of grape seed oil.

Continue to add oil while blending until the pâté is rich and creamy, but not watery.

As I drove up the now snow-covered dirt road leading to the main highway, I could see that the plows had not been through to clear the highway yet.  “It doesn’t look that bad,” I reasoned.  I had seen it much worse in the past, and it was still possible to drive without difficulty.  Besides, I noticed a couple of cars moving very slowly along the narrow two-lane highway.  “They must know what they’re doing,” I thought.  What I had not noticed is that there were no cars coming back from town.  I pulled out onto the highway with an unshakeable feeling that this was not the right thing to do.  Instead of acknowledging the feeling, I convinced myself that I must be resisting my obligation to God, even though I could not understand why - since I normally take great delight in doing things to honor Him.

The snow began to get heavier.  The visibility was very poor and the roadway was beginning to disappear under the snow.  “The snow will be gone by the time I start back home,” I smugly reasoned.  “Besides, the Lord will look after me,” I said out loud to comfort myself.  At that instant, a truck pulled out from a side road and nearly hit me.  It slid on the slippery road surface and probably came within just a couple of inches of my right side.  I pulled off the road for a moment and let the truck go by.   I was startled, but recovered quickly.   “Maybe that’s a sign that I should turn back,” I thought, but then shrugged it off.  I continued on my way. “I’ve already come this far -- I might just as well continue into town,” I argued.

As I sat there stunned and wondering what to do, someone who looked like a Sheriff’s deputy came running up the highway in the vacant oncoming lane waving and yelling “Go back!”  But there was nowhere to go.  Cars were bumper-to-bumper, we were on a steep incline with sharp slopes on either side, and it was difficult to drive even a couple of feet now without sliding.  I closed my eyes and prayed.  “Dear Father, please forgive me for disobeying you.  I humbly ask you to help me get safely home, in Jesus’ name.”  As I turned around to see if I could somehow maneuver to go back home, I was surprised to find that the car behind me had left a gap between us of perhaps one hundred feet or more.  Yet, behind that car, it was bumper-to-bumper for as far as the eye could see.  I immediately began to back up, attempting to make a very difficult K-turn.  With each maneuver my car would slide to one side.  At one point, I almost slid down the ravine behind me.  Finally, I managed to orient myself so that I was facing back toward home.  I began to drive slowly up the highway. 

off into the forest on either side of me.  I said another prayer. “Dear Lord, please forgive this foolish child of yours and help guide my path so I can get safely home.”  Tears streamed down my face.  I held tightly to the steering wheel as I began to slide from side to side while climbing icy, snow-packed hills.  I could not even imagine how the weather conditions had gotten so bad that quickly.  It was like a nightmare.

Finally I arrived home!  As I saw my house through the blinding snow, I praised God and gave prayers of thanks for getting me back safely.  After making a phone call to the Sheriff’s office, I learned that the highway had been completely shut down for many miles due to a large number of serious accidents.  I also realized that had I not taken those few moments to pray before I left the house or the time to pull off the road after that near-collision, I would have been in the midst of that horrible accident.   

As I looked out the window, I noticed to my amazement that the snow had suddenly stopped and the sky was clearing.  All I could do was shake my head and wonder how such seemingly innocent snow flurries could have turned into a major winter storm.  But I had no doubt that the awesome and mighty living God, with his infinite mercy and lovingkindness, had delivered me from my own strong will and lack of faith.

It is a humbling experience to see that even when we are walking in God’s Word, we can still have doubts or make decisions based on our own will instead of His.  We may have only the best of intentions, but our plans can go awry if we do not let Him guide us. “A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps” (Proverbs 16:9).  We should never try not to figure out why He has asked us to take these steps.  Can we possibly know more than Him about what is best for us or why things must happen as they do? “A man's steps are of the Lord; how then can a man understand his own way?” (Proverbs 20:24).   

If we are in doubt as to whether something is wise or not, all we need do is ask Him.  “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him” (James 1:5).  But we also have to be ready to listen.  Galatians 5:16 says that if we obey the Holy Spirit’s instructions, He will tell us where to go and what to do. We need to remember how powerful and immutable the Word of God is.  “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12).

Yet, even out of our desire to do what is right, we will often try to analyze, negotiate, or even second-guess the very thing that God tells us through the Holy Spirit.  This is particularly true when we honestly believe that we are expending energy or making a sacrifice of some kind for His glory or honor.  We should not delude ourselves into thinking that by doing our part in the church or by our efforts alone, we will be pleasing God; lest we forget that He is not as interested in our sacrifices as He is in our love, obedience, and closeness to Him – “For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings” (Hosea 6:6).  The Living Bible says it this way, “I don't want your sacrifices--I want your love; I don't want your offerings--I want you to know me.” 

So, if there is a lesson to be learned in all of this, it is to trust in God completely, even when we have doubts or are confused about the answers to our prayers. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).  If we truly want to do the right thing and yet don’t know for certain what is best, perhaps we can ask Him in this way, “I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies” (Psalms 119:125); or as the Living Bible says, “...for I am your servant; therefore give me common sense to apply your rules to everything I do.”  The most important thing to remember, however, is that God is merciful enough to forgive us and protect us, even when we do make a mistake.