Anger Just Below the Surface All the Time

Sometimes we are hated by some because they are embarrassed at the shameful way they have treated us. They must believe we are a bad person who deserves ill-treatment in order to abate the feelings of guilt they feel in their own soul.

Those who will not repent from the way they treat others remain in an angry state even while they are laughing or smiling. The anger lurks just below the surface ready to emerge at the slightest perceived provocation.

This is the reason so many unsaved people hate the born-again believer. Those who have not been transformed by Christ are intimidated by those who have been cleansed and saved by Christ, and yet they are stubborn and refuse to have the same forgiveness through repentance. They want to do their own will even when it will cause hatred in themselves and destroy their own lives leading them to hell.

I have witnessed for myself the destruction of the lives of many unsaved people. They would rather have the freedom to destroy their own lives than to submit to a Holy God Who will bring them eternal good.

I have known people who would deliberately ruin their own lives to spite their parents. Once I asked a young man, "so you are willing to throw away your life because you know it makes your parents grieve over you?" His answer was, "I like to fool people", and "it's my life I do what I want."

In discussing this matter with the young man I realized it was time for me to move on leaving him to God. When we encounter this mentality there is nothing more we can do. No discipline, no talking and no indulging them in God's love will cause them to think or act any differently. When I realized my job was done and there was nothing more I could do is when I no longer had hurt feelings and I no longer grieved.

In my opinion, it is foolish to grieve over someone who is making their choice deliberately to ruin their lives in defiance of God. In my life, God comes first always and those who hate Him and us are not a loss when they go away, perhaps even relief that they are no longer around to torment those who love God.

Jesus Christ never remained in the lives of those who rejected Him and neither should we, His example is best to follow. Anyone who pressures you to hang around people who have rejected Christ and you, are not thinking Biblically and perhaps should also be avoided.

Christ comes above all things and all people. He will tell us when to remain and when to go, and His principles in the Bible guide our decisions. Do we believe Him or do we believe a sick and dying culture?

Seeking God First in All Things

If we ponder these scriptures regularly the actions they promote will become a natural and normal part of our life without having to think. When we get to a place where we automatically seek God in everything, then we will be walking with Christ every day the way God walked with Adam and Eve in the garden.

Having conversations with God all day long, and asking for wisdom will bring it abundantly, what a blessing it is when we have heard from God.

James 1:4-6 "…4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.…"

Matthew 6:33

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."

Hebrews 11:6

"And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him."

1 Chronicles 16:11

"Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!"

Proverbs 8:17

"I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me."

Jeremiah 29:13

"You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart."

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God's Purposes in All Things

During these last two years, I told Christians that God has a purpose for these times of sickness, He was saying; "you were not speaking the gospel as you should have been, therefore I have covered your mouths as a witness against you.

I sought God in these last two years and He said to me; "the church gatherings have twisted my Gospel and turned the houses of prayer into houses of pleasure so I am closing them all that you might seek me in your homes."

Mark 11:17

"And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”

Acts 2:42

"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers."

He took away our pleasure venues, our ability to spend money wildly for our pleasure, and gave us a fearful time to ponder our need for Him. Just saying!!!!

I witnessed churches becoming more concerned about the loss of their freedom, and the political course of this country than they were about worshiping Christ and speaking the gospel to others.

Do you know what I found? I found that many Christians didn't know how to worship in their own homes. They didn't hold prayer meetings in their homes because they didn't know how to pray. They were embarrassed to mention the name of Jesus Christ to others.

I never heard pastors encouraging their congregants to pray and worship at home. They acted as though worship and prayer could not happen unless there was that man up front in a building somewhere other than their own homes.

Acts 2:42

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer."

Acts 2:46

"With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,"

The American church has been turned into political meetings rather than places of worship and prayer. May we repent from our worldly focus of making our nation first above God.

Gnashing of Teeth in Hell

You have heard it said there will be gnashing of teeth in hell, thinking it was from the terrible pain. There will be terrible pain and thirst but the gnashing of teeth is a different matter.

The "gnashing of teeth" is not from fear, in the original language it means intense anger.

Have you ever tried to discipline an angry raging person?

Disciplining a raging person only makes them rage louder. I believe that's what is happening in hell.

Those who hate God will regret going there but not because they rejected Christ, they just don't like the punishment. I believe this from my personal experience with rebellious children.

Discipline does not work to change the heart of one who is angry at God it either makes them hide better or rage even more.

We need discipline in this world to keep the evil people under control so they do not destroy the lives of others, but rarely does it change their hearts into a softer heart that regrets the pain they have caused others.

Notice that most criminals that go to jail regret going there but are only sorry they got caught, not sorry they harmed anyone else.

Have you ever tried to explain to a raging person their sin against someone else? If you have you know they cannot be changed by explanations, this is why God says: "do not answer a fool according to their folly", they refuse to listen, and their rage increases to shout down the truth.

Sometimes we must speak to a fool the truth, but usually because others are listening and they will be the ones who may be helped by our answer.

If we walk in the Spirit of God Who lives in us we will know when to answer and when not to answer.

2 Timothy 3 tells us the mentality of the end times people, it is astounding when we ponder each word and how intense it is against mankind.

2 Timothy 3:1-5

Perilous (ragingly insane) Times Will Come

3 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."

Trust Christ first and always! Never be guilted into remaining friends with someone who follows the world but claims to be a Christian. We are free to choose our friends and even commanded to remain with those who love and follow Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:33-34 "33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 34 Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.…"

Proverbs 13:19-20 "…19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools. 20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. "

Those in Christ are His Workmanship

Ephesians 2:10

"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

This passage is very clear, we are not about our own workmanship, we are not about our own ability to be righteous. It is Christ Who works righteousness in us when we have trusted in Him.

When we trust in Christ, what He did for us on that cross, paying for our sin, then is when He begins His work in us.

Those who think they can be good enough in their own effort are not trusting in Christ but in themselves.

Romans 3:20-21 "20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin. 21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.…"

We do good works and are changed because Christ is doing the work in us and He is the One changing us. When we have trusted in Christ He changes the way we think, we no longer love sin or our own works. We love what Christ is doing in us and love His righteousness. He gets all the glory while we get none.

Romans 7:7

"What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, "Do not covet."

It was the Law of God that showed us our sinfulness and led us to trust in Christ. Then Christ Who is the very essence of His Own law moved into us. We do not have to "follow" the law it is a part of who we are in Christ.

The Law once condemned us, but after He came to live in us we love His Law. Do we have to make sure we take a drink of water when we are thirsty, no, we automatically take the drink? It is the same with the Law, we obey not because we are trying really hard to do something we do not want to do, just the opposite, we love the Law and do not desire to go against it, it is a part of who we are in Christ.

If our flesh fails us we hate it, we confess to be cleansed and move on toward growing in holiness.

Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"

1 John 2:1-2 "1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father— Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.…"

1 John 1:8-10 "…8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

We are weak in our flesh at times, our Spirit is that of Christ and we remain secure in Him, however when our flesh sins from weakness we hate it and confess it to be cleansed by Christ Who lives in us.

We grow in direct proportions to how much we confess our failings. Those who will not confess their failings do not grow in holiness. They remain spiritual and emotional infants.

2 Timothy 3:8-10 "…8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith. 9But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone. 10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,…"

Those who adamantly oppose the truth of the Scriptures have never been born again. A "depraved" mind is not one that has been changed by Christ into a new creation.

Those who fight against the truth of Scripture, even attacking believers who bring Scripture to bear in every matter, are not born again no matter how loudly they claim to be Christians.

Born again believers do not fight against God's Word, they rejoice in it, are excited about challenges to look more deeply into God's Word and enjoy the company of authentically born again believers.

Hallelujah: God said; "you shall know them by their fruit"

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

When this fruit is absent as a lifestyle from someone we can know they have not trusted in Christ.

When we see this fruit of Christ in someone as a continual lifestyle, then they have been born again. Even when a believer falls they hate it, confess it and begin again to obey Christ.

May each one reading this evaluate themselves to see if they are truly in the faith.

2 Corinthians 13:4-6 "…4 For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you. 5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you— unless you actually fail the test? 6 And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.…"

Adrian Rogers: When God Cleans House #2480

TOXIC Christians That You Should AVOID IMMEDIATELY…

EVERYONE Worships Something But Here's What People DON'T See...

What Did Christ Command?

There was no command or example in the Bible to begin schools to train men for the ministry. So why are we surprised when they are now going wrong teaching heresies and blasphemies?

There was no command in the Bible to celebrate Christ's birth, so why are we surprised when the pagans love it and run with its revelries?

There was no command in the Bible to set aside a "resurrection day" now referred to as "Easter" loved by the pagans, so why would we be surprised when paganism has infiltrated the church and made a mockery of truth.

There was no command to celebrate the dead in the Bible. So why are we surprised when the holiday become evil?

God commanded only one celebration in the Bible, the one celebration most believers ignore, that is the Lord's Supper, in which we worship Christ. It is not a time of sharing life with each other, it is a time to completely focus on Who Christ is and what He has done. This was commanded and yet most believers ignore it and unbelievers don't even know about it.

Just a thought, if the world loves it, you can believe it has not been commanded by God.

1 Corinthians 15:33

"Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

2 Corinthians 6:14

"Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?"

2 John 1:9-11

"Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works."

1 John 2:15-16 " 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.…"

In the beginning of this country, the Pilgrims outlawed Christmas and the other holidays because they were riotous times endorsed by the Catholic church, this ought to give us a clue as to whether or not God is pleased with them. Also, do not think that God is pleased with our use of pagan holidays because we tack on the name of Christ to try to make them any more acceptable to God.

A pig is a pig no matter how much lipstick we put on him. Pretending something is good to be able to enjoy life does not please God. If we question all things as God commanded we begin to see how much the church has violated and even watered down the gospel diminishing its impact.

If we have to do sensational things to draw unbelievers in we have compromised and negated the gospel, the focus becomes the sensational things rather than the gospel itself, the devil knows this and is happy-clappy over all that is going on in the church today. The apostasy is rampant and growing every day.

The devil and his minions attend church every week!!!

Hebrews On Faith

Hebrews 11

1 Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen.

2 For by it the people of old [c]gained approval.

3 By faith we understand that the world has been created by the word of God so that what is seen has not been made out of things that are visible.

4 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested to be righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for before he was taken up, he was attested to have been pleasing to God.

6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.

7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he left, not knowing where he was going.

9 By faith he lived as a stranger in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise;

10 for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

11 By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.

12 Therefore even from one man, and one who was as good as dead at that, there were born descendants who were just as the stars of heaven in number, and as the innumerable grains of sand along the seashore.

13 All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

15 And indeed if they had been thinking of that country which they left, they would have had opportunity to return.

16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them.

17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and the one who had received the promises was offering up his only son; 18 it was he to whom it was said, “Through Isaac your descendants shall be named.”

19 He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back [p]as a type.

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.

21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.

23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

25 choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin,

26 considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as though seeing Him who is unseen.

28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.

29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down [u]after the Israelites had marched around them for seven days.

31 By faith the prostitute Rahab did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.

32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;

36 and others experienced mocking and flogging, and further, chains and imprisonment.

37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented

38 (people of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, on mountains, and sheltering in caves and holes in the ground.

39 And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive [aa]what was promised,

40 because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect."

Trusting in Jesus Christ is the answer to everything all the time!!!!

Hallelujah!!!

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Reason to Rejoice but the Gospel must go Forward as we are headed to the End of the Age

Brothers and Sisters, we have reason to rejoice today because of the Supreme Court's decision to do away with the legalized killing of our babies, at least on the federal level. But the struggle is not over, there is still a need for the states to make their decisions.

When the Roe v Wade decision came down from the courts in 1973 we were living in the Bay Area, San Francisco. We heard the decision on the news. I was 19, married and we had a baby. I turned to my husband and asked him "what is abortion", that's just how innocent I was back then.

My husband told me that it was killing a baby while in the mother's womb, I was horrified. I said to him; "we don't have to worry about that law, no mother would do that." How little did I know the hearts of many women? More than 60 million dead babies later we are just now seeing some movement in the direction of protecting babies.

It is sad that half of the people in America are for abortion and the other half are against it. It is a little more complicated than that but many don't care one way or the other.

So what is the answer for our country or any country of the world? The answer is simple and spelled out in the Word of God. The answer is for people to become born again, when this happens their entire perspective on everything is changed. These people have no need of laws because they want to please Christ Who lives in them.

Romans 3:20

"Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin."

A born-again believer hates to sin but if they do, they quickly repent to be cleansed.

1 John 2:1-2 "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father— Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."

Our main thrust ought to be the gospel when we speak to people, however, we can use the evil of abortion to show people the need for Christ. We must not speak of abortion alone, we must speak of why it offends God and mankind's need for salvation.

Using the commandments of God to explain the wickedness of the human heart is what Christ and the apostles did, they are a schoolmaster to lead people to Christ. How can someone repent if they don't know they are sinners in need of a Savior.

Just Saying!!!!