Which came First the Chicken or the Egg?

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

The answer is far easier than most people realize and it can be answered definitively.

Focus on Christ!!!

Please, brothers and sisters, do not allow yourselves to be swept away by this thing called "Q."

What if it were true which I have grave doubts about, now what? What are those listening to "Q" going to do with the information they think they have that they cannot prove?

There is such a thing as useless knowledge for the sake of appearing superior, as having special knowledge.

Placing one's trust in an anonymous source that purports to have secret knowledge is akin to Gnosticism, to value knowledge for its own sake, foregoing any purpose for actions.

As born again believers we can trust the Bible every day for everything and we can trust the Holy Spirit to guide and lead us without even knowing the details of why we are doing something.

2 Corinthians 4:18

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

This scripture in 2 Corinthians is not speaking about believing whatever other people tell us. The meaning in context is that we believe God even when we do not see a purpose and even when we do not see results.

We do not need to know all the hidden things of the world to walk with Christ. We can trust that He will tell us what we need to know when we need to know it. This is what faith is all about, trusting Christ every day for all things. We start by knowing the Bible deeply.

If believers would spend more time in the Bible seeking the Face of God in prayer and obeying what He tells them, they would have no need of political secret knowledge. Sadly so many are getting swept up in the frenzy of digging up the dirty secrets of the political world they speak far more of what they think they have found than they do on the wisdom of Christ.

Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart

And do not lean on your own understanding.

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He will make your paths straight."

Psalm 37:4-5 "4 Delight yourself in the Lord;

And He will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord,

Trust also in Him, and He will do it."

Psalm 33:20 "Our soul waits for the Lord;

He is our help and our shield."

Isaiah 26:3 “The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,

Because he trusts in You."

Isaiah 12:2 “Behold, God is my salvation,

I will trust and not be afraid;

For the Lord God is my strength and song,"

And He has become my salvation.”

Psalm 9:10 "10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You."

Psalm 56:3 "When I am afraid,

I will put my trust in You."

Jeremiah 17:7 "“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord

And whose trust is the Lord."

Proverbs 29:25 "The fear of man brings a snare,

But he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted."

Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and my shield;

My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart exults,

And with my song, I shall thank Him."

These verses are only a few encouraging verses that give us direction to keep our eyes focused continually on the Lord. We do not need to know all the evil going on in the world. We are commanded to expose false prophets in the church but we are not commanded to know all the deep dark secrets of what evil people are doing in the world.

James 1:26-27 "26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained [b]by the world."

Ephesians 5:11-13 "…11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.…"

God tells us to expose evil when we encounter it but He does not tell us to go looking for the evil to know all about it.

Ephesians 5:3-7

King James Version

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

7 Be not ye, therefore, partakers with them.

2 Corinthians 6:16-18 "…16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

May we as born again believers set our minds continually on this:

Philippians 4:7-9 "7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable— if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think on these things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.…"

One cannot go wrong when our mind is focused daily on Christ as we pursue Him.

Encouraging a Christian Sister

I wanted to encourage a sister this afternoon with these words. When we expect things to get worse and they do then our hearts are prepared to face it. This is why God gave us the knowledge and wisdom of the end times to prepare our hearts to endure through it by depending more fully on Him. If we know what is coming we can cling more closely to Christ Who is our help and strength.

What I shared with my Sis!

"We know things are going to become worse, we are not going to be as comfortable as we have been most of our lives because Christ is coming soon. He is coming to get us out of a darkened world that is only going to grow darker."

Thank the Lord my hope is not in this world but in Christ to take me through it and out of it in the right time.

2 Timothy 3:10-16 "10 Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,

11 persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me!

12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

14 You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work."

We are Living in "As the Days of Noah" Right Now

We are to share as led by God because in our day, "as in the days of Noah" there are not many people left who will listen. I believe we are approaching a time when many people who have a desire to share the gospel will be prevented from doing so because of the hardened hearts of the world at this time.

Acts 16:6-7 "6 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia. 7And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.…"

It is not a good idea to pressure believers to get out there and speak the gospel to just anyone all the time. It is quite possible in these last days that very godly people who love to speak about the Lord with boldness will be prevented from doing so because of the hardness of hearts near them or in the rest of the world.

If you think that God is not going to deal harshly with America think again. America is not special to God so much so that He would turn a blind eye to all its wickedness.

I am quite sure there are many people who are assigning to God the traits of the permissive parents of our day. The permissive parents are against the sin of shacking up as unmarried couples until their own children do it. Then all of a sudden because of their desire to be loved by their son they accept his sin and even embrace and endorse it.

God does not need our love to the extent that He is willing to pretend our sinful deeds have changed to good just because we want to act disrespectfully and disobedient.

We know someone is in rebellion against God when they fight and argue against God's commands and principles to defend sin using circumstances as their excuse.

If hard circumstances were a reason to disobey God than Christ would have disobeyed the Father when He was going to the cross to pay for the sins of others, sins He never did Himself. Circumstances and hardship are not a pass for disobedience.

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."

We never have a good reason to sin! As born again believers we have the option of seeking the Lord for answers and strength, when we do this He will go through with us. He does not always bail us out, but He always goes through with us.

Do we wish to become warriors, coming out the other side of the battle in honor, obedience and blessed by God, enduring and trusting in Christ is the way to do it.

James 1:12-24

"12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.

14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.

15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.

16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.

17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.

18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of firstfruits among His creatures.

19 This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

20 for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.

21 Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in]humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.

22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.

25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does."

It is not cruel or mean but rather love when a brother or sister encourages us to keep obeying Christ no matter what, it is a noble and courageous thing to endure for Christ's sake. It is love to help someone endure their trial. It is hate that endorses sin comforting someone in their rebellion has no blessing.

Many of us have lived in difficult times from time to time, but because we love Christ we did not allow our pain to cause us to sin against God and others. We did lean into our pain, whinning and complaining with a desire to do anything we could to remove it when we were lost without hope. A born again believer does not think like this, or if they do it is temporary as the Holy Spirit helps us to remember our calling is to glorify Christ in our trials.

The heart of this country and the world has become apostate, full of rebellion, and angst against the Lord continually.

Matthew 13:15

"For the heart of this people has become dull,

With their ears, they scarcely hear,

And they have closed their eyes,

Otherwise, they would see with their eyes,

Hear with their ears,

And understand with their heart and return,

And I would heal them.’"

Romans 2:5

"But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,"

Revelation 16:9

"Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory."

Revelation 16:11

"and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and they did not repent of their deeds."

The Continually Growing Apostasy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VraAW8oi3Yg

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