Ruling with Christ for a Thousand Years

The world lied to us many years ago in the 1970's when it said; "just follow your feelings", the truth is that following our feelings has led our country to the place it is right now. 

Feelings often negate and destroy reason and good sense. When we know the Bible we do not have to lean into our feelings we can ignore them and pray for strength to obey God's principles. 

John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him."

Hallellujah, our rewards are not here right now, they are later after we leave this life which is a training camp for when we rule in the Millennium. 

Revelation 20:4-6
"4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years."

Freedom of Speech and the Mask

I find it interesting that in a time when freedom of speech is being removed from our country except for those who are the squeaky wheels., the violent evil ones, are speaking as loudly as they please without restraint. 

We are mandated to wear something over our mouths, a sort of symbol of shutting up everyone but those who will ultimately control others. This has always been the way it is in the world, the few control the masses.

This does not frighten me because I know what comes next, that is the redemption of the born again believer from this mess. 

Those who are not born again will not see the safety of the Lord. they will remain to endure far worse injustices than we have seen thus far. 

I urge those who have not yet trusted in Christ to seek Him out. Confess your sinfulness and seek out the only One Who can cleanse you from your sin. 

When you do this Christ will send His Holy Spirit to live in you, The Holy Spirit does all the work of cleansing as we submit to Him. 

1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

You must confess and you must want to believe in Christ to be cleansed by Him if you are to see heaven. And, NO, not everyone who dies goes to a better place, only those who are born again. 

John 3:1-14 "3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
2 this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?”
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
8 The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be?”
10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things?
11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.
12 If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;
15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life."

All God's Children Have Sinned!

You have reason to be worried if you think you have never been disciplined by God. 

Two things may be true, you are either denying your sin to avoid being seen by others as sinners just like them.
Or, you don't believe you have ever sinned big enough to displease God. 

OR both are true, in any case, you have good reason to wonder if you were ever saved in the first place. 

God brings consequences to His children so they will see their need for obedience. Every child of God gets disciplined by Him.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"

Hebrews 12:7-9 "…7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?…"

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Changed by Christ!

Anyone who is attempting to be good without Christ might act a little better for a while but they will not be saved from hell. Only those who have been changed by Christ will be saved from hell.

Only God can Change the Nature of a Man

When God makes us into a new creation the old us is gone forever, you cannot return to the old again.

God gave us a great example in nature that is the butterfly. When the butterfly worm emerges from the cocoon it can never go back into the cocoon again, its nature is completely different. Before when it was a worm in the cocoon it could do nothing, it couldn't fly or become beautiful, it had to emerge changed before it could fly or be beautiful.

When God makes us into a new creation we don't think the same way anymore, our mind processes things with the mind of Christ. When our flesh fails us we hate it and desire to be cleansed of it by the Holy Spirit that dwells in us.

Remember it was God that changed us, we didn't change our own nature He did that. When people try to be good on their own without Christ they are not saved, they are attempting to do the impossible, that is to change their own nature. If our nature was not changed then merely changing the actions does not change our nature.

It is a work of God that no man can do.

Ephesians 2:10 "10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

Praying in the Will of God

The only prayer that will be answered will be by id that which is within God's Will. God will not submit to our will we must submit to His!

However, if we nag and beg the Lord for something that is not His will He may give it but there will be undesired consequences.

4 Ways God Will Increase Your Faith If You Let Him

TOP ISRAELI RABBI: "I AM IN CONTACT WITH THE MESSIAH"

25 “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Luke 21-25-27

Born again believers know this is the antichrist that is on the earth ready to deceive the world and cause terrible things in the last days. This antichrist is the devil, waiting to be the leader of the one world government.

Everything Has Purpose for the Born Again Believer

I take joy in knowing that everything that happens to us has a purpose when we are in Christ.

James 1:2-8
"2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."

I am convinced that everything we endure and learn from here on earth is preparation for the Millennium when we will rule with Christ. We are in boot camp right now.