A Dead Country and a Coming Rapture

Our country is dead because Christ is not being upheld, no matter what all the apostate churches may say.

God has given us the leaders we deserve, corrupted and pagan because the people didn't care about God no matter all their begging God to bless America.

Isaiah 1:14-16 "…14 I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. 16 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!…"

There comes a time when God gives a nation over to their debauchery, even in the houses that were built for worshiping God, they have negated and diminished God's Word to the degree that it has been relegated to an insignificant book of suggestions that nearly all "Christians" ignore and even disdain.

Matthew 7:21-23 "21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"

Our only hope now is that many will repent and become born-again before the soon coming rapture.

The Ultra's Come From Pride

Ultra-conservatism and ultra-liberalism are both driven by one thing that dominates both of them, which is personal pride.

Proverbs 16:18

"18 Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

I am not saying we ought to be middle of the road, I am saying we ought to evaluate the things we believe based on the bible not on anything cultural.

It has been my experience that "ultra" anything tends to be locked into thought patterns that are not necessarily Biblical.

A good example of this is the "us vs them" mentality that motivates people to be less loving and more exclusive. Even in churches, we find people cliquing up in one camp or another.

Perhaps we ought not to label ourselves by these labels but rather just simple speak the truth of God. We don't need to be in a group or camp that has a label.

For example, those Christians I have met who are ultra-conservative are more bent on protecting their own rights than they are on evangelism. They want to save the country to be what is comfortable to them without regard to how many people hear the gospel that saves from hell.

Ultra liberals are the same, protecting their own rights without regard for the right of others to think differently.

In these "ultra" groups there is no discussion just rules.

I notice the "ultra" crowds are more combative and less loving than those who do not assign themselves to either group.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

"4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. 5 It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered, 6 it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 it [a]keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of [b]prophecy, they will be done away with; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away with."

When we follow Christ we might be seen as radical because we are so different from the culture. "Conservatism" is a worldly term based on human knowledge and many who are of this ilk are not born-again.

Please do not assume someone is born-again because they are "ultra-conservative."

Someone who is born-again will not fit into any human category, they are an entity all their own literally linked to one another through the blood of Jesus Christ.

Conservatism is linked to government and culture, not to Christ. Let's not forget this!

1 John 1:7

"7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin."

Conservatism or liberalism doesn't cleanse anyone from sin nor does it send anyone to heaven or hell. Christ is the Only Way to heaven.

The Average Silent Treatment

The average silent treatment from a narcissist is about 4 and a half days. Sometimes they will go weeks and months if they have other narcissistic supply from other people who will keep them feeling safe in spite of what they are doing to their target.

The silent treatment is designed to cause intense frustration to the point of deep hurt and irrational thinking.

If the target of a narcissist begs the narcissist to speak to them or resolve something the victim can expect the silent treatment to continue longer. The more a target attempts to talk or resolve things the worse the narcissist becomes.

The best thing to do is to ignore the tantrum of the narcissist and get on with your life until they are ready to be sorry. They can become sorry because you are not responding but not because they are sorry they acted badly. Everything is manipulation to bring about their own desires.

I have seen the silent treatment go on for 10 years and longer. When someone ghosts another person for months and years we can count the relationship as over and move on to those who do care about a rational and caring relationship.

I have a saying the Lord gave me. "If someone makes it clear they don't want me, then I go away and give them what they want. "

God does this too with people who have rejected Him. He does not go chasing after them hoping one more encounter will be the one time they finally love Him. God is a gentleman, He will never force anyone to love Him, nor will He be there for them when they try to use Him at times of difficulty.

Proverbs 1:27-29 "…27 when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. 28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me. 29 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.…"

We can expect more of this attitude in these last days, it is good to know what we are watching so we will not be emotionally drawn into their tactics.

1 Corinthians 15:33

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

When someone comes at us with hate and manipulation it is easy to find ourselves responding to them the same way they treated us, it's human nature. The devil is the author of all of this. If he can get us to act the way we are treated by others he can destroy our faith and witness as a believer.

Proverbs

"Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare."

Psalm 26:4-5

"I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked."

Psalm 1:1-4

"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away."

Cain Killed Able out of Jealousy

From Zechariah Theophilus's page:

Cain killed Abel not because Abel wronged him or fought with him but, it was because Cain couldn't stand the FAVOR OF GOD on Abel's life.

Sometimes you may wonder why people talk behind your back, why they hate you, why they do the things they do to you.

It's not that you have a problem, it's because they can't stand the favor of God on your life.

That's why you don't need to stress yourself over people who are determined to frustrate or misunderstand you.

You have to understand that not everyone will like you but everyone shall witness that you are favored by the Lord.

Stand firm in God and what you believe in and no one can shake you.

The Church has become Apostate!

As I was perusing the internet today looking for church gatherings I saw such nonsense on the sites of those who were advertising their particular denominations that made me feel sick inside from all the foolishness I saw.

One group had pictures of each of the people who were leaders in the group. When you clicked on the picture of each of them they made a face, tongue sticking out, angry face, silly face, each one a different expression.

I could not understand why "leaders" would want to act foolishly concerning worship and God's Word. This is the state of our modern churches, they are so flippant about God that they are willing to be foolish to entice people to come to their gatherings. This leads me to believe those who would come would be just as half-witted and flippant as the leaders.

Anyone who would attend a church gathering because it was foolish and silly would not be serious about Christ, righteousness, true evangelism, or people in general.

When foolishness to entice people is a main tactic there is also self-focus. Someone who acts foolish to gain the attention of others is more interested in people liking them than they are in truth and righteousness. And, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SHOWING US. They win people to themselves but not to Christ.

There are so many clues in modern gatherings that anyone who is led by the Spirit of God will be able to see it without trying. Using worship teams and leaders is entertainment oriented. People do not lead worship, the Holy Spirit leads worship, but these groups love to have prominence in the group by being upfront performing.

If worship teams were designed to help others worship then why are they not in the back of the church where no one can see them? Just saying!

No person helps another person worship, this is the job of the Holy Spirit. If we are following a person then we are not led by the Spirit.

If anyone is coming to the gathering because a jester made a funny face then they have not come to hear about Christ, but to have a fun time. This is the very reason our churches have become abominations, they entice unbelievers to come and then play to the audience to keep them entertained.

Matthew 23:15-16 "… 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. 16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’"

Anyone who comes into these modern gatherings with the hope of directing the group back to the Bible is ignored, dismissed, and even rejected. We know this because those who are serious about the Lord do not stay in these gatherings.

Matthew 23:13

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter."

The modern churches today are no different from the Pharisees of the Bible with their traditions and parading about using titles to intimidate people into honoring them instead of Christ.

Galatians 4:16-17 "…16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? 17 Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them."

My heart grieves at times over the foolishness that many Christians are displaying in their communities. Being seen as special and fun has created a false Christianity as the example we see most of the time.

One of the reasons I believe we are in the last days is because of the state of the apostate churches. They have a form of religion but deny Christ in the way they operate their lives. They are more concerned about being accepted by the world than they are in worshiping Jesus Christ Who died for them.

This is also why I am convinced most people who say they are Christians were never born-again is because they are more interested in being elevated themselves than they are in elevating Christ.

The Days that fly!!!

The days fly by so quickly sometimes it's hard to remember what happened just a few days ago or even yesterday. This is how quickly time is passing.

One day we will see the glory of the Lord, and not far away is our homegoing.

We waste so much time on the things of this life thinking if we don't do them we will miss out on something.

Mark 4:19

"19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful."

I find it to be important to ask the Lord what He wants for me today because it will pass quickly and I want it to be fruitful. We do not know what influence we had with someone just going about our daily business.

There is a saying; "more is caught than taught", I think this is particularly true of children watching how their parents interact with others. Children will take on the attitudes of their parents without the parents saying a word.

I have seen often in my life the truth that 97% of communication is non-verbal and only 3% is words. We carry on our faces and in our body language our attitudes without even realizing it.

Perhaps today ought to be the day we pray that the Holy Spirit would shine through us greater than He did the day before. If the Holy Spirit is doing it in us it will not be counterfeit or forced, it will be real, genuine, and without effort.

Romans 8:9-17 "9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

10 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

12 So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—

13 for if you are living in accord with the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons and daughters of God.

15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,

17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him."

There is no greater legacy than belonging to Christ, sealed with the Holy Spirit and the God who made the universe lives in us.

Hallelujah!!!!