The more we stand firm unwavering in our resolve to follow Christ the stronger we get. Soon it becomes more distasteful to depart from this to be liked by men than it is to be rejected by them.
John 12:43 "For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God."
The more we give into the pressure of men to lighten up in our determination to follow Christ the more we will be like the world, lifeless and useless for the kingdom, and even worse than that, perhaps unsaved without realizing it.
John 5:39-47 "39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;
40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.
41 I do not receive glory from men;
42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope.
46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.
47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
Monday, December 15, 2014
A Dramatic Increase
Has anyone noticed that individuals are becoming more intense than ever before?
Those who love the Lord are separating themselves from the world, while being more bold.
Those who have demonstrated superficial Christianity are engaging in lukewarm responses and relationships, more disinterested than even in their past, in the things of the Lord.
I have also noticed an increase in demonic-like manifestations in the form of various kinds of mental illness. Our culture does not acknowledge many forms of mental illness as being demonic, however, as the growth of sin and wickedness increases, so do these illnesses.
It seems dramatic to me, I wondered if anyone else is seeing this too. I have believed for awhile now, that prophesy is moving quickly, even preparing the unsaved, those who think they are, into a state of deception, that God says will happen when the believers are removed through the rapture of the church.
I am not convinced that the delusion that God sends will necessarily be instantaneous, I am thinking it will be a gradual changing of the mind as many let their guard down, no longer caring what others think of them including God. These people have learned in the past few years, from their culture, that anything goes and they will still be enjoyed by people. God doesn't matter very much as long as they "enjoy" their life and are accepted by men.
Perhaps the pretending is nearly over and everyone will be on the outside whatever is really on the inside.
2 Thessalonians 2:11 "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:"
John 3:19 "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
John 12:43 "For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God."
Luke 10:27 "And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
James 4:4 "You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."
1 Corinthians 10:31 "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
John 4:19-24 "The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him."
John 2:15-17 "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever."
Now is the time to evaluate our priorities, while drawing closer than ever to our Lord. I am not sure we have to try to do this, it seems that the Lord is drawing us closer and pulling us out of the mess just in time for His return.
Luke 21:28 "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."
Those who love the Lord are separating themselves from the world, while being more bold.
Those who have demonstrated superficial Christianity are engaging in lukewarm responses and relationships, more disinterested than even in their past, in the things of the Lord.
I have also noticed an increase in demonic-like manifestations in the form of various kinds of mental illness. Our culture does not acknowledge many forms of mental illness as being demonic, however, as the growth of sin and wickedness increases, so do these illnesses.
It seems dramatic to me, I wondered if anyone else is seeing this too. I have believed for awhile now, that prophesy is moving quickly, even preparing the unsaved, those who think they are, into a state of deception, that God says will happen when the believers are removed through the rapture of the church.
I am not convinced that the delusion that God sends will necessarily be instantaneous, I am thinking it will be a gradual changing of the mind as many let their guard down, no longer caring what others think of them including God. These people have learned in the past few years, from their culture, that anything goes and they will still be enjoyed by people. God doesn't matter very much as long as they "enjoy" their life and are accepted by men.
Perhaps the pretending is nearly over and everyone will be on the outside whatever is really on the inside.
2 Thessalonians 2:11 "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:"
John 3:19 "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
John 12:43 "For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God."
Luke 10:27 "And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
James 4:4 "You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."
1 Corinthians 10:31 "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
John 4:19-24 "The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him."
John 2:15-17 "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever."
Now is the time to evaluate our priorities, while drawing closer than ever to our Lord. I am not sure we have to try to do this, it seems that the Lord is drawing us closer and pulling us out of the mess just in time for His return.
Luke 21:28 "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."
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