There are so many things happening now that are overwhelmingly prophetic. One of the most pronounced sign is the lack of love on the part of most people. Everyone is out for themselves and have no desire to understand or love others.
Then there are all the other natural disasters, political upheavals etc. But the most dramatic one of all is the lack of love everywhere.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, 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 men as these."
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Do You Know Him?
Knowing the Lord is not knowing facts about Him, but knowing Him is deeply intimate.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
"Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”
Jeremiah 9:23-24
"Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”
Who are we Acceptable to?
How many believers never leave ungodly family? In most cases the believers in America, never leave ungodly family members to follow hard after Christ. They are more concerned about being acceptable to their kin, than they are being acceptable to Christ.
Psalm 45:10-11
'10 Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear:
forget your people and your father's house,
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him."
2 Corinthians 6:17
"17 “Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord. “And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you."
Psalm 45:10-11
'10 Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear:
forget your people and your father's house,
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him."
2 Corinthians 6:17
"17 “Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord. “And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you."
Modern Church Services Dens of Iniquity
Our modern church services are not worship times, although they are billed like that, they are performances, not to elevate Christ but to elevate and titillate man.
What a sad state the church is in today, an apostate entity that drives itself on pleasure and emotions without substance or conviction of sin.
There is no encounter for the church goer today, with brokenness over sin, a need for personal spiritual growth or a witness to the world. Instead of coming out of the church gathering more prayerful, more dedicated to Scripture reading and accountability, there are happy faces, laughing, joking and dinner out at the restaurant down the street along with a day of shopping at the mall after.
I see very little difference from the tv and stage productions that entertain and what happens in most churches today.
If the gospel were preached while sin was exposed and dealt with, most of the people in the pews would get up and leave. That's why preachers won't dedicate themselves to truth, passion for the Word and Christ Himself, they know they would no longer be popular. Their income would dwindle, they might even lose opportunities for "jobs" elsewhere. Their health plan might go away, their fancy car and posh housing would disappear.
Since most preachers in the pulpit today see their position as a "job", they will do whatever is necessary to keep their job, whatever brings in the people who bring in the money.
Sadly so many believers are just like the modern preachers, they remain silent about important things to keep from losing friends and family. The believers of today remain superficial, helpless and defiant against the challenge to become strong and stand alone. They even go so far as to avoid anyone who does tend to think for themselves or speak truth boldly.
"Go along to get along" is the favored mantra of our day among believers. Seldom do I see a "Christian" who is willing to question anything for clarity, nor do they discuss anything out of fear they might be wrong or someone might not like them.
Sometimes the "days of Noah" hit home closely as I watch the deterioration of families and churches. Many believers today afford themselves the luxury of accepting whatever anyone says to be able to remain friends. Those who do this live in the plane of superficiality, content to be enjoyed by others even if it means to compromise the principles of Christ to do it.
As for me, I cannot tolerate lies just to get along with those who have chosen people over Christ. So, that leaves me alone with Christ a lot, no better place to be as we watch the world explode on itself.
May the Lord give every true believer the strength to carry on, even when the only voice we hear is that of Christ in us. When we have Christ, we have it all, He is enough!
What a sad state the church is in today, an apostate entity that drives itself on pleasure and emotions without substance or conviction of sin.
There is no encounter for the church goer today, with brokenness over sin, a need for personal spiritual growth or a witness to the world. Instead of coming out of the church gathering more prayerful, more dedicated to Scripture reading and accountability, there are happy faces, laughing, joking and dinner out at the restaurant down the street along with a day of shopping at the mall after.
I see very little difference from the tv and stage productions that entertain and what happens in most churches today.
If the gospel were preached while sin was exposed and dealt with, most of the people in the pews would get up and leave. That's why preachers won't dedicate themselves to truth, passion for the Word and Christ Himself, they know they would no longer be popular. Their income would dwindle, they might even lose opportunities for "jobs" elsewhere. Their health plan might go away, their fancy car and posh housing would disappear.
Since most preachers in the pulpit today see their position as a "job", they will do whatever is necessary to keep their job, whatever brings in the people who bring in the money.
Sadly so many believers are just like the modern preachers, they remain silent about important things to keep from losing friends and family. The believers of today remain superficial, helpless and defiant against the challenge to become strong and stand alone. They even go so far as to avoid anyone who does tend to think for themselves or speak truth boldly.
"Go along to get along" is the favored mantra of our day among believers. Seldom do I see a "Christian" who is willing to question anything for clarity, nor do they discuss anything out of fear they might be wrong or someone might not like them.
Sometimes the "days of Noah" hit home closely as I watch the deterioration of families and churches. Many believers today afford themselves the luxury of accepting whatever anyone says to be able to remain friends. Those who do this live in the plane of superficiality, content to be enjoyed by others even if it means to compromise the principles of Christ to do it.
As for me, I cannot tolerate lies just to get along with those who have chosen people over Christ. So, that leaves me alone with Christ a lot, no better place to be as we watch the world explode on itself.
May the Lord give every true believer the strength to carry on, even when the only voice we hear is that of Christ in us. When we have Christ, we have it all, He is enough!
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