If you have spoken and spoken and spoken many times to resistant loved ones who will not listen to the gospel, perhaps you are trying to do it in the flesh.
When we see we are not making headway in presenting the truth to family, it is time to stop trying and leave it to God.
God can do a better job than we can in ways and using people we never expected. WE cannot possibly know the mind of Christ or the need in the heart of the unsaved one.
God knows exactly what they need to hear and from whom. When we hand our loved ones over to God and leave it alone we may see miracles.
I know I have seen miracles this way, God said to me one day as I was praying; "when you are ready to let go and let me I will work on them.
God never instructed us to keep trying over and over and over again only to get the same result.
1 Peter 5:7
"Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."
Romans 5:3
"More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,"
Sometimes our greatest influence on others is how we respond in all situations, do we remain hopeful, joyful, and steady in the face of trials. This can be a powerful witness to those who are fearful and unsaved.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
"But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one."
Proverbs 16:3 “Commit to the Lord whatever you do and He will establish your plans.”
Yes, speak when the Holy Spirit tells you to speak but remember to be silent when the Holy Spirit is not telling you to speak.
Stubborn people will not hear our continual wrangling, but if God wants them to hear Him they will hear Him.
Friday, May 1, 2020
My Opinion Only
This is my opinion. If you have evidence that this might be true please comment to clarify or if you have evidence to the contrary please comment to clarify.
I am convinced but have no proof, that anyone who takes the mark of the beast will be indwelt with a demon, possibly even legions. The mark associates the wearer with the demonic forces and Satan himself.
Anyone who takes the mark of the beast will be aligning themselves as worshipers of the devil.
Revelation 13:16-18
Also, it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
Revelation 14:8-10 "…8 Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” 9 And a third angel followed them, calling out in loud a voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.…"
Revelation 14:9-11
And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”
I am convinced but have no proof, that anyone who takes the mark of the beast will be indwelt with a demon, possibly even legions. The mark associates the wearer with the demonic forces and Satan himself.
Anyone who takes the mark of the beast will be aligning themselves as worshipers of the devil.
Revelation 13:16-18
Also, it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
Revelation 14:8-10 "…8 Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” 9 And a third angel followed them, calling out in loud a voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.…"
Revelation 14:9-11
And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”
Closet Rebels
1 Samuel 15:23 “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry”
Are you a closet rebel, never admitting your sin, always having to be seen as perfect and right about everything?
It's a good question to ask ourselves. When we operate continuously from the standpoint of superiority and refusal to admit we are wrong we will not grow or change. Those who do this remain, spiritual infants their entire lives until they begin to confess their weaknesses and their flaws.
We all have them, weaknesses and flaws, to pretend one does not is to be sinfully prideful.
Are you a closet rebel, never admitting your sin, always having to be seen as perfect and right about everything?
It's a good question to ask ourselves. When we operate continuously from the standpoint of superiority and refusal to admit we are wrong we will not grow or change. Those who do this remain, spiritual infants their entire lives until they begin to confess their weaknesses and their flaws.
We all have them, weaknesses and flaws, to pretend one does not is to be sinfully prideful.
Pride and Wisdom, Pride and Humility do not Dwell in the Same Body
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