Wicked men interpret the constitution of this country the same way pretenders in the church interpret the Bible passages.
An unregenerate man cannot see things the way Christ sees them, they are perverted and mixed up in their imaginings. They can only see things through fallen and wicked eyes.
It is only through the eyes of Christ that anyone can get it right.
1 Corinthians 2:9-11 "…9 Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
10 But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.…"
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Their Eyes Tell Them Lies
My most intense prayer these days if for God to remove the scales from the eyes of unsaved family. In order to do this He must chase away the demons that are twisting their minds to believe things that are not true. Until they are born again their eyes tell them lies.
Ephesians 1:17-19 "…17 and asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
18 I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
19 and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. He displayed this power in the working of His mighty strength,…"
Ephesians 1:17-19 "…17 and asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
18 I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
19 and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. He displayed this power in the working of His mighty strength,…"
Praising Fools
It might be good, if next time we see believers honoring the movie stars or famous people for their worldly accomplishments, to quote this passage to them.
Proverbs 26:1-12 "26 Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
So a curse without cause does not alight.
3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.
6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
7 Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him."
Proverbs 26:1-12 "26 Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
So a curse without cause does not alight.
3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.
6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
7 Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him."
God Will Take It Where He Wants It To Go
Sometimes we wonder if anyone is hearing, if anyone is interested or if anyone has been impacted by anything we do that we are called by Christ to do. My encouragement to you is this, simple and restful to ponder.
Don't worry, we will be leaving all this behind soon anyway. God will make it go where He wants it to go and do what He wants it to do.
Don't worry, we will be leaving all this behind soon anyway. God will make it go where He wants it to go and do what He wants it to do.
Short and Last Chance
I am saddened to see so many believers writing more about the new president, his policies, his wife and the executive orders he is engaged in than they are writing about Christ and His principles.
Perhaps most believers are not praying and seeking Christ in these last days. Is it really all that important that we get a wall to keep out immigrants or making our economy strong, when millions of souls are dying and going to hell!
When our brothers and sisters in Christ are worried about and busy with things that we will all be leaving behind when we are taken out of this world, shouldn't we be busy with God's work, teaching, preaching and encouraging the brethren in the way of holiness while speaking and writing to those who have not yet been born again?
I could be wrong, but I don't think so, the Spirit within me seems to be driven to do God's work now more than ever before, because soon there will be no time left and we will be taken out, anyone left behind will experience the most horrible temporary life, only 7 years long, that anyone has ever encountered before, And, if they are left behind after having heard the gospel and refusing, will have no more chance to do so after the rapture of the church.
Only those how have not heard the gospel before the rapture will have an opportunity to be saved from God's wrath and hell during the tribulation. If someone will reject Christ before the rapture, they will not be accepting Him after.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 "…10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. 11 For this reason, God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that judgment will come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.…"
Do not miss this short and last chance to speak truth to the lost and those who are perishing, do not miss this opportunity to trust Christ before it is too late for you.
Perhaps most believers are not praying and seeking Christ in these last days. Is it really all that important that we get a wall to keep out immigrants or making our economy strong, when millions of souls are dying and going to hell!
When our brothers and sisters in Christ are worried about and busy with things that we will all be leaving behind when we are taken out of this world, shouldn't we be busy with God's work, teaching, preaching and encouraging the brethren in the way of holiness while speaking and writing to those who have not yet been born again?
I could be wrong, but I don't think so, the Spirit within me seems to be driven to do God's work now more than ever before, because soon there will be no time left and we will be taken out, anyone left behind will experience the most horrible temporary life, only 7 years long, that anyone has ever encountered before, And, if they are left behind after having heard the gospel and refusing, will have no more chance to do so after the rapture of the church.
Only those how have not heard the gospel before the rapture will have an opportunity to be saved from God's wrath and hell during the tribulation. If someone will reject Christ before the rapture, they will not be accepting Him after.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 "…10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. 11 For this reason, God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that judgment will come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.…"
Do not miss this short and last chance to speak truth to the lost and those who are perishing, do not miss this opportunity to trust Christ before it is too late for you.
Yes, "Shame to the Mother"
"The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother." Proverbs 30:15
It is interesting to me that God says; "shame to the mother."
It is interesting to me that God says; "shame to the mother."
God Can Get Through Without Us
I am convinced more than ever now that devils are twisting the minds of people to make them believe things that are not true for the purpose of destroying families and relationships with non-family members. I am astonished sometimes at the things people are angry about but refuse to discuss.
The devil knows that "non-communication" leaves people to their idle and even idol imaginings which deceive otherwise reasonable human beings.
If the devil can get someone to believe a wrong has been leveled against them when there wasn't any, then they become convinced by shear imagination rather than fact and intent.
I cannot tell you the number of times someone acted angry toward me and others and refused to talk about it. This is a violation of God's Word. God clearly tells us if we have something against our brother/sister, we are to go to them to work it out.
Perhaps people shrink from working something out because they know they have no grounds and can't take the chance of exposing wrong attitudes or sinful actions.
When we really believe we have done nothing we are not afraid to talk about it. When we are willing to violate the Scripture to save face we are more than likely guilty of something, even if only to believe a lie.
Somehow, it makes sense that when we are sheepish and withholding we know something is wrong in ourselves that we do not want exposed.
Proverbs 28:1-2 "The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion."
If we are humble and love people we want to work things out, it pleases us when relationships are restored, but more than that it pleases us that they are restored God's Way.
Matthew 5:23-24 "23 Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.…"
However, if our brother refuses to listen to us, then we are to walk away and leave it to the Lord.
2 Corinthians 13:1
This is the third time I am coming to you. "Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses."
Matthew 18:15-17 "15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector."
If a brother refuses to listen, refuses to discuss, then we have no other alternative but to walk away and leave it to the Lord, He can handle and will handle that which we cannot.
The devil knows that "non-communication" leaves people to their idle and even idol imaginings which deceive otherwise reasonable human beings.
If the devil can get someone to believe a wrong has been leveled against them when there wasn't any, then they become convinced by shear imagination rather than fact and intent.
I cannot tell you the number of times someone acted angry toward me and others and refused to talk about it. This is a violation of God's Word. God clearly tells us if we have something against our brother/sister, we are to go to them to work it out.
Perhaps people shrink from working something out because they know they have no grounds and can't take the chance of exposing wrong attitudes or sinful actions.
When we really believe we have done nothing we are not afraid to talk about it. When we are willing to violate the Scripture to save face we are more than likely guilty of something, even if only to believe a lie.
Somehow, it makes sense that when we are sheepish and withholding we know something is wrong in ourselves that we do not want exposed.
Proverbs 28:1-2 "The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion."
If we are humble and love people we want to work things out, it pleases us when relationships are restored, but more than that it pleases us that they are restored God's Way.
Matthew 5:23-24 "23 Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.…"
However, if our brother refuses to listen to us, then we are to walk away and leave it to the Lord.
2 Corinthians 13:1
This is the third time I am coming to you. "Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses."
Matthew 18:15-17 "15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector."
If a brother refuses to listen, refuses to discuss, then we have no other alternative but to walk away and leave it to the Lord, He can handle and will handle that which we cannot.
Blaming Others is Sin
It has been a rough five days as I have battled a bug that kept me down. I am thankful that God is faithful to not leave us in our misery forever, but brings us out stronger than before. Still a little weak I can sit at my computer enjoying fellowship with my brothers and sisters in Christ.
As I was listening to a prophesy update this morning I was reminded that the time of Christ's return is very close, also reminding me that things are continuing the downward spiral in spite of the glimmer of hope we think we see in the new presidential regime.
Over the past 45 years I am reminded that our Christian culture has bought into the deception that parents are the reason for the response of children in all things.
This thinking comes from psychology which teaches that man is nothing more than an animal responding to stimuli, that all the responses of people are because of their environment.
While we know that we can have influence over others and will be accountable for that influence, we are not ultimately responsible for the choices of others, neither our children or other relationships.
God tells us in His word that in the garden of Eden, the serpent tempted Eve, Eve gave in and followed the words of the serpent, then Eve influenced Adam and he fell under the spell of his wife rather than guiding her and in his mind Eve was to blame for Adam enjoying the forbidden fruit.
The fact is that the serpent (Satan), Eve and Adam were influenced for their choices to disobey God, but their ultimate choice was their own. Each one blamed the other to add sin to sin, the sin of disobedience against God's command to not eat from the forbidden tree and the second sin compounded the first as they refused to admit their own sin, lying to say that it was someone else's fault other than their own.
After the tribulation comes the millennium, in which only true believers in the flesh will enter, along with the saints that were taken in the rapture. God will rule at that time with a rod of iron. Interesting, God will have to rule with a rod of iron, why? The answer is simple, even those who enter the Millennium from the tribulation will be those who trusted Christ, wouldn't their children be wonderful and without sin? The answer is NO, they are not sinless nor are the children who are born to these flesh and bone saints who enter from the tribulation into the Millennium.
The survivors of the tribulation are born again believers, of whom many will give birth to children during the Millennium. Those with glorified bodies who were raptured out before the Tribulation, will be those who rule with Christ over the flesh and bone believers.
The condition of the children of the Millennium is good evidence that man born in the flesh is sinful without Christ. When the devil is loosed at the end of the Millennium, these flesh and bone children of post Trib saints, will rebel against Christ, once again things will become terrible and at the very end the devil, his demons and the fleshly children of the Millennium who rebelled against Christ will be thrown into the lake of fire to burn with eternal consequences.
The evidence I speak of is the rebellion of the children of the Millennium who had born again parents, will rebel against God, not all but many. WHAT HAPPENED?
Children born to born again saints will once again choose their own will over the will of Christ and follow the devil. This evidence that parents are responsible to God to teach and train their children, even in their own imperfection, are not ultimately responsible for the choices of the children.
Imagine, having King Jesus as our leader, the Perfect Ruler over all the earth, ruling in righteousness and perfect justice, administering swift justice, Whom we can all see and know personally, how could anyone rebel against Him?
Because man is sinful, full of wickedness in our very nature, we can only resist evil if Christ lives in us. Even those things which we thought were not so bad, are too wicked for God to gaze upon.
Let's not be so prideful as parents, assigning goodness to ourselves if our children turn out "good" in our human perspective. Let's remember that our idea of goodness usually includes a responsible person who holds down a good job and does not commit crimes. AND yet, this is not enough for our children to escape hell.
Even the slightest sinful thought is enough to keep someone out of hell, because it is our sinful nature that God is observing and He cannot have it in His presence.
Adult children are inwardly corrupted not by their deeds but by that which dwells in their heart. Many corrupted and sinful souls have evil in their heart while doing good deeds and deceiving people on their outer man while their inner man rages with hate and rebellion.
Children who blame their parents for their own evil choices remain in rebellion against their parents and against God. As adults children make their own choices, to obey God or to obey the lust of their own flesh. Nothing from their past will excuse their sinful behavior, no one from their past will excuse their rebellion. They stand alone before God in their sin.
Ezekiel 18:19-21 "19"Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity?' When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live. 20"The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself. 21"But if the wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed and observes all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die.…"
REMEMBER: When we are in our sinfulness without Christ, our tendency is to blame others, even when there is no one to blame. Nothing big, bad or ugly, happened to us beyond anything that was normal life, we only think these things when we want someone to blame for our own bad attitudes.
Of course there are terrible families, families that brought destruction and pain upon us as we were growing up. These things were tests for us to make a decision, to go the way of the evil people who harmed us, or to seek God for cleansing. When we use family as an excuse or deny our own attitudes, we have given the devil a foothold, allowing him to use us for his evil purposes to do even greater damage to ourselves and to others in our life.
Those who judge good parents for the way their children turned out, walk in arrogance, seeking to elevate themselves as though they were perfect in their parenting.
REMEMBER: Each one of us, parent and adult children is responsible for our own sin no matter what we thought the other party did or meant by what they did.
When we respond to something in hatred and anger, the Lord is showing us the hatred and anger in our own hearts. The only response that pleases God is to confess that and ask to be cleansed, while seeking Him, thought His Word and Prayer to be the person He wants us to be.
REMEMBER: Just attempting to do better next time on our own will not produce anything but more pride. We must seek Him to cleanse us, changing our heart to hate those attitudes and actions that are ruinous. If we are broken over our sin, we will want to mend relationships through confession to those we have harmed.
May the Lord bless each one reading this with the strength to confess anything that stands in the way of their relationship with Christ.
As I was listening to a prophesy update this morning I was reminded that the time of Christ's return is very close, also reminding me that things are continuing the downward spiral in spite of the glimmer of hope we think we see in the new presidential regime.
Over the past 45 years I am reminded that our Christian culture has bought into the deception that parents are the reason for the response of children in all things.
This thinking comes from psychology which teaches that man is nothing more than an animal responding to stimuli, that all the responses of people are because of their environment.
While we know that we can have influence over others and will be accountable for that influence, we are not ultimately responsible for the choices of others, neither our children or other relationships.
God tells us in His word that in the garden of Eden, the serpent tempted Eve, Eve gave in and followed the words of the serpent, then Eve influenced Adam and he fell under the spell of his wife rather than guiding her and in his mind Eve was to blame for Adam enjoying the forbidden fruit.
The fact is that the serpent (Satan), Eve and Adam were influenced for their choices to disobey God, but their ultimate choice was their own. Each one blamed the other to add sin to sin, the sin of disobedience against God's command to not eat from the forbidden tree and the second sin compounded the first as they refused to admit their own sin, lying to say that it was someone else's fault other than their own.
After the tribulation comes the millennium, in which only true believers in the flesh will enter, along with the saints that were taken in the rapture. God will rule at that time with a rod of iron. Interesting, God will have to rule with a rod of iron, why? The answer is simple, even those who enter the Millennium from the tribulation will be those who trusted Christ, wouldn't their children be wonderful and without sin? The answer is NO, they are not sinless nor are the children who are born to these flesh and bone saints who enter from the tribulation into the Millennium.
The survivors of the tribulation are born again believers, of whom many will give birth to children during the Millennium. Those with glorified bodies who were raptured out before the Tribulation, will be those who rule with Christ over the flesh and bone believers.
The condition of the children of the Millennium is good evidence that man born in the flesh is sinful without Christ. When the devil is loosed at the end of the Millennium, these flesh and bone children of post Trib saints, will rebel against Christ, once again things will become terrible and at the very end the devil, his demons and the fleshly children of the Millennium who rebelled against Christ will be thrown into the lake of fire to burn with eternal consequences.
The evidence I speak of is the rebellion of the children of the Millennium who had born again parents, will rebel against God, not all but many. WHAT HAPPENED?
Children born to born again saints will once again choose their own will over the will of Christ and follow the devil. This evidence that parents are responsible to God to teach and train their children, even in their own imperfection, are not ultimately responsible for the choices of the children.
Imagine, having King Jesus as our leader, the Perfect Ruler over all the earth, ruling in righteousness and perfect justice, administering swift justice, Whom we can all see and know personally, how could anyone rebel against Him?
Because man is sinful, full of wickedness in our very nature, we can only resist evil if Christ lives in us. Even those things which we thought were not so bad, are too wicked for God to gaze upon.
Let's not be so prideful as parents, assigning goodness to ourselves if our children turn out "good" in our human perspective. Let's remember that our idea of goodness usually includes a responsible person who holds down a good job and does not commit crimes. AND yet, this is not enough for our children to escape hell.
Even the slightest sinful thought is enough to keep someone out of hell, because it is our sinful nature that God is observing and He cannot have it in His presence.
Adult children are inwardly corrupted not by their deeds but by that which dwells in their heart. Many corrupted and sinful souls have evil in their heart while doing good deeds and deceiving people on their outer man while their inner man rages with hate and rebellion.
Children who blame their parents for their own evil choices remain in rebellion against their parents and against God. As adults children make their own choices, to obey God or to obey the lust of their own flesh. Nothing from their past will excuse their sinful behavior, no one from their past will excuse their rebellion. They stand alone before God in their sin.
Ezekiel 18:19-21 "19"Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity?' When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live. 20"The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself. 21"But if the wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed and observes all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die.…"
REMEMBER: When we are in our sinfulness without Christ, our tendency is to blame others, even when there is no one to blame. Nothing big, bad or ugly, happened to us beyond anything that was normal life, we only think these things when we want someone to blame for our own bad attitudes.
Of course there are terrible families, families that brought destruction and pain upon us as we were growing up. These things were tests for us to make a decision, to go the way of the evil people who harmed us, or to seek God for cleansing. When we use family as an excuse or deny our own attitudes, we have given the devil a foothold, allowing him to use us for his evil purposes to do even greater damage to ourselves and to others in our life.
Those who judge good parents for the way their children turned out, walk in arrogance, seeking to elevate themselves as though they were perfect in their parenting.
REMEMBER: Each one of us, parent and adult children is responsible for our own sin no matter what we thought the other party did or meant by what they did.
When we respond to something in hatred and anger, the Lord is showing us the hatred and anger in our own hearts. The only response that pleases God is to confess that and ask to be cleansed, while seeking Him, thought His Word and Prayer to be the person He wants us to be.
REMEMBER: Just attempting to do better next time on our own will not produce anything but more pride. We must seek Him to cleanse us, changing our heart to hate those attitudes and actions that are ruinous. If we are broken over our sin, we will want to mend relationships through confession to those we have harmed.
May the Lord bless each one reading this with the strength to confess anything that stands in the way of their relationship with Christ.
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