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There’s Power to Stand Firm

We are all facing unprecedented times with the next election in the United States looming closer and closer. There is a lot of apprehension as to which candidate will be elected and the formidable consequences facing all of humanity. Most Christians rely on whatever power they have to stand firm and not be led astray by the great deception. Unfortunately, many are relying on their own choices to determine their best course of action. The good news is that God has given us great power to stand firm on His truth alone and not be swayed by the world’s teaching, much of it manipulated by the powers of darkness under the cloak of religious morality. Yes, we all see the great daggers cast at the other political party; one claiming the other side is the “enemy within” essentially destroying everything Christ stands for and the other claiming the other side is on the dangerous path of “fascism.” Now, some on the right are going so far as claiming the other politician is the Antichrist as they fear the worsening depravity will bring us to the precipice of Armageddon. We must not be swayed by every political hyperbole or fine-sounding argument. Let’s examine everything with a sound mind. Last week we wrote about “Seeing Through A Glass Darkly” returning to the source and interpreting Scripture properly, today we will talk about the great power given to us to stand firm on the truth we have received.

Most of us are familiar with Timothy who was appointed by the Apostle Paul to oversee the church in his day.  Timothy faced a similar situation where he was confronted with many different opinions from very strong-willed men attempting to cast him in one direction, and then another. Let’s explore the counsel given to him by the Apostle, which would be very applicable to our present day. His first counsel was to remember the gift of God, which is the Holy Spirit. How often do those living in our day forget the gift of the Holy Spirit. They forget that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit that lives within us every moment of every day. They have forgotten the many powerful Spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit, allowing them to lie dormant rather than using them. They forget that there is great power in the Holy Spirit to overcome ever obstacle. They forget that the gift of the Spirit was given to us to lead us into all truth. They forget that He is the seal of our redemption, so the Apostle counsels Timothy and us to rekindle the gift of the Holy Spirit within us. When we do it will open doors that we had never known existed. It will show us power that’s beyond anything in the known world.

So, how do we rekindle the fire of the Holy Spirit, the greatest gift ever given to humanity? We can no longer be timid or shy. We must be bold. We must let the whole world know, which begins with our family and friends, that we are a chosen vessel of God to proclaim His goodness to a wayward world. When we rekindle the flame the whole world around us will notice that there is a difference about us. They will see the light shining forth from our face. We will no longer be ashamed of the Gospel but look for every opportunity to share it with whoever we come into contact with from the least to the greatest. We will stop immediately to pray with everyone needing it, even if they don’t know it. We can no longer be secret Christians in our present world, but we must be very visible Christians of the Cross always ready to speak in the name of Christ. Dear children, this will rekindle the fire that will give us the greatest power known to mankind. Until we rekindle the fire by stepping out in faith, unashamedly, we will never see the power. Until we rekindle the fire we will be tossed about by every wind of doctrine and of little use to the Kingdom of God. Until we rekindle the fire we will never become all that God wants us to be in Christ Jesus.

The counsel continues, and the Bible says, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Timothy 1:7). They say that the days of uncertainty bring forth the greatest fear. Each candidate has brought forth the greatest fears of electing the other candidate from Nazism to the horrific increase of perversions equaling Sodom and Gomorrah. Even without the election fear has captured the hearts of humanity from the threat of nuclear war to the increase of catastrophic weather patterns, and from increasing lawlessness to global pandemics. Christians are told to fear not but to embrace the power given to us by the Holy Spirit. This power allows us to see beyond the present moment to a time of peace and tranquility. It allows us to see the power of God working in our lives causing all things to work together for the best by opening doors and establishing new priorities. In the power of God, we are no longer locked into the moment but can transcend time and space. Furthermore, we have access to all the Spiritual gifts allowing God to bestow the appropriate Spiritual gift to fulfill His will and destiny for that very moment in time. We are no longer held captive by the ways of the world being tossed in one direction, and then another. On the other hand, we follow Christ in the Spirit, which establishes our destiny to the glory of God.

Once we access this power as believers in Christ we are immediately separated from the world of hate, unforgiveness, and all the emotional trauma associated with it. The power of God puts an amazing love into our hearts completely different from the fallen world. We learn to look at the hearts of others in all their pain and agony. We look well beyond their outward behavior to the child within. Our love is never about getting but giving all that we have to bring them to the foot of the Cross to receive Christ’s tender love. There is great power in our self-giving agape love that can bring the worst sinners to their knees. This love looks well beyond all the arguments and all their various opinions to joyfully share the truth in the power of love. As true believers in Christ we have also been given the power of a sound mind, which is an anomaly in the modern world. As the fallen world continues to add traditions by adding mankind’s interpretations of the truth it grows further and further away from the simple truth. Our sound mind never changes because of the gale force winds of every new opinion. It is not rattled by all the changes in a fallen world, saying one thing, and then another. On the other hand, our sound mind focuses only on becoming all the Christ wants us to be, which allows us to see the eternal depth and dimension of every truth that never changes. Moreover, a sound mind is not taken captive by every emotional and psychological problem plaguing fallen humanity, but it trust in God’s truth alone for all life and godliness (II Peter 1:3-4).

Finally, to him who overcomes Christ will give to eat of the hidden manna (Revelation 2:17). This is a glorious promise to every true believer who has not fallen captive to the world being led in one direction, then in another. Their feet are planted on solid ground allowing Christ to grow them from one degree of glory to another. This manna is the same heavenly food that fed God’s children in the wilderness. We will go through many difficult times as the unrepentant world receives the consequences of its many sins. Although we will be shielded from the horrific consequences, we will still be slightly affected but never destroyed or overcome. We will stand firm continuously partaking of our hidden manna giving us constant encouragement and confidence to face another day. We will never give up on this life no matter how difficult it becomes. As the fallen world continues to cry out in agony and despair we will rejoice in the Spirit and the knowledge that God has not turned His back on us but is going through the same trials and tribulations with us. Unfortunately, it will make no difference who wins the election because mankind’s heart will not change unless He surrenders to Christ alone. The world will continue to get worse falling deeper and deeper into the pit of depravity as we enter the Great Tribulation. On the other hand, God’s beloved children will continue to become more like Christ every day demonstrating the power of the Spirit in love and a sound mind standing firm in the power of God. Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness. On Christ the solid rock we stand.

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 Subject: “Making the Right Choice on Election Day”

Good morning Heavenly Father. Oh Lord, let me pray a prayer for the upcoming Election Day that you would give your beloved children great discernment. We desire to follow your lead especially in this particular election and at this point in prophetic history. We pray that your children will look beyond the lies and misinformation that’s being peddled by most of the major networks. We pray that they would even look beyond the fake smiles and the happy face to look inwardly to how she hatefully treated her own staff. We pray that you will cause them to look much deeper than what lies on the surface and would discern the leader who would lead this country on a path of righteousness. Who would lead our country to cherish all life by saving the unborn, and teaching only the truth to our children, giving them liberty to worship you, and respecting the marriage estate between one man and one woman. Let them not be blinded by the rhetoric of socialism that would keep the elite in power and make everyone else poor. We know if they humbly seek your guidance then you will lead them to make the right choice. We pray this in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

“But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil” (Hebrews 5:14).

The Gospel Presentation

We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, which explains the many difficulties that you are currently facing in your life. Well, I have good news, God has solved that problem by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who was born of a virgin to show us the way to a beautiful new life in Christ. God has dealt with all of our sins past, present, and future by having His son pay the debt for our sins. Jesus Christ willingly went to the Cross in our stead by allowing all of the world’s sins to be placed upon Him as a sacrificial Lamb. As Christ hung on the Cross, the wrath of God was poured out on Him to pay the penalty for our sins. Jesus Christ died on the Cross and was buried for three days. On the third day, Christ arose from death to life everlasting. The good news is if we believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, then we will be forgiven for all of our sins and receive the Holy Spirit. The Spirit will lead us into all truth helping us in the transformation process of putting off the old life, allowing the old sin nature to die with Christ, and then putting on our new life in Christ by being raised with Christ to everlasting life. You can accept Christ today by confessing your sins to Him through a simple prayer asking Him to forgive you and make you into a new creation filled with the Holy Spirit. If you have done that, then you have just begun the greatest journey of your life that leads to heaven and eternal life. Welcome to the Kingdom.

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Let God Lead You In Your Thinking

I have previously written much about how Satan and the powers of darkness are trying to lead you in your thinking. Everywhere we go, everything we see, and everything we listen to, Satan is right there trying to influence your thinking and your every thought. As we draw closer to the end this will increase exponentially. It will increase to the point of mass confusion where everyone is choosing their own path and expressing their own opinions. So, we must ask ourselves, are the thoughts coming from God or the powers of darkness? Remember, Satan has always been an expert at quoting scripture often out of context and totally unrelated to what God really wants to say to us. It may sound good and even cause us to rejoice believing that we just got a word from the Lord. It may even make perfect sense about our present situation or circumstance. So, you might ask, why is Satan doing this? What is the point? Well, the point is Satan does not care what you think about, nor does he really care what you do, but he does care if you listen to God and follow His express will for your life. Satan knows the moment you start listening ONLY to God’s voice and His direction for your life, then he will lose the war for your soul. He will be defeated.

So, how do we let God lead us in our thinking? Simply put, we need to stay focused on the path ahead. You will quickly discover that everything in the world is designed to get you off the path and focused on the ways of the world. The Bible says, “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—“ (Ephesians 2:1-2, ESV). As we approach the end, most in the world, including many who claim to be Christians, are still spiritually dead in their trespasses and sins. They are still following the prince of the power of the air who has dominion over the entire world. This spirit is still at work in the sons of disobedience. Let that sink in! The whole world is being directed by the evil powers of the air by casting thoughts into their minds from the many different sources in the world. These sources have increased exponentially from social media, TV programs, YouTube videos, news media, and the internet. This is a never-ending voice that has only one task given to them by the powers of darkness. This one task is to keep you from hearing the voice of God through the indwelling Spirit. Again, Satan does not care what you listen to, he just does not want you to listen exclusively to the voice of God through the Spirit.

I will even take it a step further, Satan doesn’t even care if you read the Bible and read select scripture from the Bible, which is popular in social media postings and reels. Satan just does not want you to listen exclusively to the voice of God through the indwelling Spirit. I will never negate the importance of the Holy Bible. Let God lead you to one of the powerful letters, or amazing books in the Bible, asking God to open your spiritual eyes to understand the truth, then continue reading until you get to a place where you experience a warming in your heart; to a place where God desires to add this truth to your heart. Read the passage of Scripture over and over again allowing it to sink deeper and deeper into your heart. Ask God to speak to you through the Spirit concerning its meaning for the original recipients and what issues was God addressing at the time, then ask God what it means for me now, and how can I apply this truth to my life. Keep in mind God is only speaking to you, which may or may not apply for a larger audience. Keep in mind your walk with God is very personal because we are all at different levels of our Spiritual growth. What could apply to you may not apply to others, at least at this point. Just remember Satan’s job is to sow confusion among God’s children leading them in one direction and then another. As we shall see it is essential that we stay focused on our path ahead, the path that He has put us on.

You will soon discover if you are listening to the voice of God through the Spirit, then every path glorifies God alone in the fallen world, which is run by the powers of darkness.  Every thought and every action will essentially glorify God. This will help you immensely in discerning if you are listening to the voice of God or listening to another. Often, if we are honest, those other voices come from the old sin nature, which is supposed to die with Christ, so that it can be raised with Christ to a new bountiful life. Or those other voices come directly from the world, which we have already discussed briefly. This is a new phenomenon that would have shocked the previous generations of humanity, who had no access to modern technology that produced the television, YouTube videos, social media, news media, and the internet. This massive information coming at the speed of light to every corner of the planet is allowing Satan to implant these thoughts in humanity leading them to put their thoughts into action, thus following the ways of the world. Well, we can’t leave the world, but we can be in the world and not of the world (John 17:15-16).

Imagine with me for a moment living in the world a hundred years ago without all of this massive information coming at us. What would we do, how would we behave? Well, for the most part, our thoughts would be our own. They would either come from ourselves, from face-to-face relationships, from reading (if you were able), or from God. Now, Satan is ruling the world through the technology of massive information coming at you at the speed of light. We may not be able to leave the world, but we can enter into our proverbial closets by turning off all of the noise from the world. This is exactly how Jesus Christ says we should pray. We talked previously about embracing silence and solitude. This is what we do when we enter our proverbial closet and shut the door to the world and its massive amount of information coming at us. Stop listening to the world and learn how to tune your ears to only hearing the voice of God, that still small voice. Through discernment, we will cast out every vile thought, every thought that contradicts the clear teachings of the Bible, and every thought that resurrect feelings of past hurts that may have led to periods of unforgiveness. We learn to focus only on the truth as we embrace God’s presence in our proverbial closet.

The closer we draw to God in the Spirit an amazing thing begins to take shape in our lives. We are no longer interested in every little event thrown at us by the powers of darkness. We feel repelled by all the divisions in the world created by the powers of darkness causing one side to strike against the other. We feel repelled by all the conspiracy theories engineered by the powers of darkness to divide humanity so that they can be destroyed. We feel repelled by all the drama and run back to our proverbial closet to seek the presence of God through the Spirit. In time we learn how to confront the fallen world while staying separate from the world and all of its drama. We learn that this becomes possible through the power of love. We learn how to love and serve others without expecting anything in return. We learn how to give ourselves to others as Christ gave himself to the world. The Bible says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him” (John 3:16-17). Yes, we come out of our proverbial closet in the power of the Spirit and His amazing love to impact the world for Christ. This is only possible when we stop listening to the world and start listening to God alone.

The Gospel Presentation

We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, which explains the many difficulties that you are currently facing in your life. Well, I have good news, God has solved that problem by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who was born of a virgin to show us the way to a beautiful new life in Christ. God has dealt with all of our sins past, present, and future by having His son pay the debt for our sins. Jesus Christ willingly went to the Cross in our stead by allowing all of the world’s sins to be placed upon Him as a sacrificial Lamb. As Christ hung on the Cross, the wrath of God was poured out on Him to pay the penalty for our sins. Jesus Christ died on the Cross and was buried for three days. On the third day, Christ arose from death to life everlasting. The good news is if we believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, then we will be forgiven for all of our sins and receive the Holy Spirit. The Spirit will lead us into all truth helping us in the transformation process of putting off the old life, allowing the old sin nature to die with Christ, and then putting on our new life in Christ by being raised with Christ to everlasting life. You can accept Christ today by confessing your sins to Him through a simple prayer asking Him to forgive you and make you into a new creation filled with the Holy Spirit. If you have done that, then you have just begun the greatest journey of your life that leads to heaven and eternal life. Welcome to the Kingdom.

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In the Center of God’s Will

Living in the center of God’s will on earth as it is in heaven is a most amazing experience filled with awe. If I had only one prayer for all of God’s children living on the planet, it would be that they would all live in the center of God’s will every moment of every day. If that happened it would truly turn the world upside down. Imagine how that would look. The lukewarm church would no longer exist. Everyone in the church would be completely out of the world and following God’s will every moment of every day with both feet firmly planted in the Church, the body of Christ. They would no longer follow the ways of the world. Loving one another would be paramount. Every believer would live to serve others by learning how to recognize their real needs and immediately fulfill them with humility. No longer would they build up their self-esteem by displaying perfected self-images, beautifully crafted rhetoric, and the vanity of rehearsed mannerisms. True love would not be braggadocio but in humility would count others better than themselves (Philippians 2:3). What joy it would be to see God’s magnificent love radiate one to another in selfless acts of service. In an egotistical and prideful world, how can we ever get there? Continue reading In the Center of God’s Will

We Were Created in Love

What an amazing truth that all of creation was created in love. Every life form from the animal kingdom to the crown of His creation, humanity, was created in love. We were created to love God, our Creator, and to love one another. This was the perfect world before Satan entered the scene and led humanity to sin against God, their Creator (Genesis 3:1-24). Can you only imagine what it was like to see the entire world loving one another with no hate or malice? Can you imagine the entire world, including the animal kingdom loving their Creator, God? When mankind turned away from God taking all of God’s creation with them they lost true agape love. What a horrible day that was for the entire world. Instantly, with the introduction of sin, we lost our capacity to love. We lost our ability to truly love others more than we love ourselves. God sent His only begotten Son to show us the Way back, but we hung Him on a Cross. That way given to us by Jesus is still valid. It’s still accessible to all those who step out in faith believing that all things can be made new again in love. In true agape love, we can touch heavenly bliss rising above all the hate and confusion in the fallen world. Continue reading We Were Created in Love

Thus Saith The Lord

With all that’s happening in the world, no one says, “Thus saith the Lord.” We hear prophesies, we hear the Bible quoted out of context, we hear people’s comments, we hear conspiracy theories, we hear great speeches, and preachers exhorting the Word, but we don’t ever hear, “Thus saith the Lord.” Yet, the world belongs to God, He created it. So, let us have ears to hear what the Lord says about your little squabbles, your unsanctioned wars, your political maneuvering, and your lying news feeds. Let us listen to what God has to say while we still have time. Continue reading Thus Saith The Lord