Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Welcome to the end times.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."
Has Anyone Noticed This?
God never gave any instructions on how to carry out a wedding, Christian or otherwise. Everything we do in weddings, funerals, and holidays are completely man-made traditions that we do not have to follow.
So many things we think we have to follow God never commanded.
Mark 7:8-9 "You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men... You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition!"
Mark 7:13 "...thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do".
Matthew 15:9 "In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men".
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ."
Worshipping on Sunday, a one-man-paid-pastor system, a building to meet in, we call "a church", people in pews doing whatever someone up front tells them to do,
Most of our mandated traditions were never commanded by God, while many have negated and demeaned God's Word in their practice.
There is more man-made tradition in the modern church than there is obedience to Christ.
John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God".
John 1:14: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...".
Hebrews 4:12: "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword..."
Revelation 19:13: "...and his name is called The Word of God"
Once you begin to unburden yourselves by ignoring man-made traditions and seeking Christ, you will begin to sense an incredible weight lifted and a disconnect from the world.
Some of the traditions are not bad, but the problem comes when they are expected and taught as mandates. Then comes the judging of others for not doing what they are doing.
The biggest problem is when we encounter pushback from church people who mandate things God never mandated. They judge, they gossip, and pressure others to do what they think the culture expects.
May each one find the freedom to remove themselves from cultural demands while free to obey God's Word.
Matthew 15:1-9
Traditions and Commandments
15:1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”
6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition, you have made void the word of God.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 “‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Walk with Christ and there will be great freedom, peace and rest.
So many things we think we have to follow God never commanded.
Mark 7:8-9 "You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men... You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition!"
Mark 7:13 "...thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do".
Matthew 15:9 "In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men".
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ."
Worshipping on Sunday, a one-man-paid-pastor system, a building to meet in, we call "a church", people in pews doing whatever someone up front tells them to do,
Most of our mandated traditions were never commanded by God, while many have negated and demeaned God's Word in their practice.
There is more man-made tradition in the modern church than there is obedience to Christ.
John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God".
John 1:14: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...".
Hebrews 4:12: "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword..."
Revelation 19:13: "...and his name is called The Word of God"
Once you begin to unburden yourselves by ignoring man-made traditions and seeking Christ, you will begin to sense an incredible weight lifted and a disconnect from the world.
Some of the traditions are not bad, but the problem comes when they are expected and taught as mandates. Then comes the judging of others for not doing what they are doing.
The biggest problem is when we encounter pushback from church people who mandate things God never mandated. They judge, they gossip, and pressure others to do what they think the culture expects.
May each one find the freedom to remove themselves from cultural demands while free to obey God's Word.
Matthew 15:1-9
Traditions and Commandments
15:1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”
6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition, you have made void the word of God.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 “‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Walk with Christ and there will be great freedom, peace and rest.
Monday, March 30, 2026
Confess Sins to be Cleansed of Them
We confess our sins to be cleansed and to grow in holiness.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
There can be no Spiritual growth without confession, it demonstrates a desire to be continually changed by Christ.
Those who seek Christ continually self-reflect, pondering the wisdom of the Bible to continue in Spiritual growth.
The more we seek Christ and admit our flaws the more we will grow in holiness.
1 Peter 1:15-16 "15 but [a]like the Holy One who called you, [b]be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16 because it is written: “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 "18 But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit."
Romans 12:2 "2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
1 Thessalonians 4:7 "For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness."
2 Corinthians 7:1 Paul Reveals His Heart
"7 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
Romans 6:22 "But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life."
May each one who claims to be born again evaluate what they do and what they think according to the Bible and the leading of the Holy Spirit and not based on what the world tells them.
The world will tell us the opposite of what God tells us.
Trust in Christ always for everything.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
There can be no Spiritual growth without confession, it demonstrates a desire to be continually changed by Christ.
Those who seek Christ continually self-reflect, pondering the wisdom of the Bible to continue in Spiritual growth.
The more we seek Christ and admit our flaws the more we will grow in holiness.
1 Peter 1:15-16 "15 but [a]like the Holy One who called you, [b]be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16 because it is written: “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 "18 But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit."
Romans 12:2 "2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
1 Thessalonians 4:7 "For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness."
2 Corinthians 7:1 Paul Reveals His Heart
"7 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
Romans 6:22 "But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life."
May each one who claims to be born again evaluate what they do and what they think according to the Bible and the leading of the Holy Spirit and not based on what the world tells them.
The world will tell us the opposite of what God tells us.
Trust in Christ always for everything.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Trusting Christ and the Rapture
For those who mock pre-trib rapture believers, if you do not want ot escape what God said He would save you from, then perhaps you do not trust in Christ as you claim.
𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟐𝟏:𝟑𝟔
—“𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧.”
𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟐𝟏:𝟑𝟔
—“𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧.”
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Violence is More Than You Think
Violence is not what most people think of when they use the word "violence."
1 John 3:14-16 "…14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. 16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.…"
Since hatred and murder are conditions of the heart, not actions, they often emerge from the heart as actions. First, the evil heart condition, and then the actions. If there is no hate in the heart, there will be no actions.
Envy and jealousy are forms of hatred. Envy is wishing we had something someone else has, and jealousy is not wanting them to have it.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
A person does not have to practice envy and jealousy openly for it to dwell in their heart. However, rarely, someone who has these sinful traits does not exhibit them in one way or another, even if only covertly. (covert: meaning subtle forms of manipulation to make someone feel badly about themselves.)
Romans 13:9 "The commandments' Do not commit adultery, Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
One does not have to commit adultery outwardly for it to be adultery; if it is a desire of the heart, it is the same as the act according to God.
The same is true of all the other forbidden sins listed in the Ten Commandments and all the other commandments mentioned in the Bible. Every other command mentioned in the Bible comes under the heading of one of the ten.
Everything God tells us to do and practice in the Bible is a command to be followed. They are not suggestions that we can ignore, but are instructions to be obeyed.
It is violence in the eyes of God when someone lies against their neighbor or family. Gossip is violence with the desire is that the hearer will hate the person being spoken of as much as the gossiper does.
Inserting oneself into the marriages of others to undermine them is violence in the hope that one spouse will despise the other.
Causing division to appear superior without a desire to listen and learn from others is violence.
Proverbs 6:16-19 "There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,"
Genesis 27:41 "And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."
Hatred in the heart always comes out at some point, even if covertly, a sort of "plausible deniability", so subtle that it can be denied and others would not notice.
The effects of love are far different from the effects of violence created by hatred.
Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses."
Many Christians today are committing violence without realizing it is violence, thinking they have a good reason to be mean and rude, without any desire to understand others.
May Christians stop judging things that are none of their business and stop poking others to cause reactions.
1 John 3:14-16 "…14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. 16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.…"
Since hatred and murder are conditions of the heart, not actions, they often emerge from the heart as actions. First, the evil heart condition, and then the actions. If there is no hate in the heart, there will be no actions.
Envy and jealousy are forms of hatred. Envy is wishing we had something someone else has, and jealousy is not wanting them to have it.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
A person does not have to practice envy and jealousy openly for it to dwell in their heart. However, rarely, someone who has these sinful traits does not exhibit them in one way or another, even if only covertly. (covert: meaning subtle forms of manipulation to make someone feel badly about themselves.)
Romans 13:9 "The commandments' Do not commit adultery, Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
One does not have to commit adultery outwardly for it to be adultery; if it is a desire of the heart, it is the same as the act according to God.
The same is true of all the other forbidden sins listed in the Ten Commandments and all the other commandments mentioned in the Bible. Every other command mentioned in the Bible comes under the heading of one of the ten.
Everything God tells us to do and practice in the Bible is a command to be followed. They are not suggestions that we can ignore, but are instructions to be obeyed.
It is violence in the eyes of God when someone lies against their neighbor or family. Gossip is violence with the desire is that the hearer will hate the person being spoken of as much as the gossiper does.
Inserting oneself into the marriages of others to undermine them is violence in the hope that one spouse will despise the other.
Causing division to appear superior without a desire to listen and learn from others is violence.
Proverbs 6:16-19 "There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,"
Genesis 27:41 "And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."
Hatred in the heart always comes out at some point, even if covertly, a sort of "plausible deniability", so subtle that it can be denied and others would not notice.
The effects of love are far different from the effects of violence created by hatred.
Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses."
Many Christians today are committing violence without realizing it is violence, thinking they have a good reason to be mean and rude, without any desire to understand others.
May Christians stop judging things that are none of their business and stop poking others to cause reactions.
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