Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Alan Speaks the Truth
Alan Brayshaw
" NO ONE CALLS ON YOUR NAME or strives to lay hold of you;
for you have hidden your face from us and have given us over to our sins." WHEN DID AMERICA REPENT? When did we fall to Our knees and Weep in dust and Ashes? When did we turn from Our Evil Ways? When did we Stop Murdering the Unborn Children? When Did we Put JESUS Back into Schools and Government.? JUDGMENT IS COMING AND MOST ARE SAYING ALL IS GOOD." HOW FOOLISH,.. MANY WILL PERISH IN THE COMING YEARS."
" You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
You are indeed angry, for we have sinned—
In these ways we continue;
And we need to be saved.
6 But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all our righteousnesses are like [a]filthy rags;
We all fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.
7 And there is no one who calls on Your name,
Who stirs himself up to take hold of You;
For You have hidden Your face from us,
And have [b]consumed us because of our iniquities.
8 But now, O Lord,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.
9 Do not be furious, O Lord,
Nor remember iniquity forever; "
Indeed, please look—we all are Your people!"
Isaiah 64:5-9
All the Bad We Don't Want will Happen
"Everything bad we don't want to happen is going to happen. We have spit in God's face pretending to like Him while secretly despising Him.
Just talk to any "Christian" anywhere in our country about the sin of divorce and remarriage and watch what comes out of them. The person you thought was so loving and kind turns into a monster with raging fire eyes and venomous words over this subject.
God was clear about divorce and remarriage. If you do not believe me then go to His word in humility, pray for Him to open your eyes and you will be astounded what He will show you.
It just a matter of wanting to know the heart of God. Those who refuse to obey Him, seek Him, and love Him, will not understand, but its not because they can't, it's because they don't want to understand, they just want their own truth that justifies what God hates.
The marriage is likened to the relationships between Christ and His church. When we mock, demean, and dismiss His commands on marriage we are mocking, demeaning, and dismissing Him. He is the very essence of His Word.
John 14:15-16 "15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
When we ask He gives as long as we ask according to His Perfect Will.
1 John 5:13-15 "13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.…"
Our words do not have power, only God's Words have power. Praying does not assure us of what we want. Praying in the will of Christ Who lives in us is the only power for anyone and only for the born again believer. God does not hear the prayers of those who hate Him, except the prayer of repentance with a desire to be changed into a new creation by Christ.
Your Choice to be a Narcissist or to Become Born Again
The narcissist pets a dog so the dog will be loyal to him. The narcissist indulges their children so the children will be loyal to them.
The narcissist will mock, demean and lie against anyone who knows them for who they are in an attempt to foster anger in their target so they can say; "see how you are" when you become angry at their evil behavior.
The loving, kind, and godly persons train their children the right way to go that the children might be blessed and honor God in their attitudes and actions. They do this for the protection of the children throughout their life.
The loving, kind, and godly person pet the dog so the dog will feel loved and safe.
Is it easy to see the mentality of the narcissist as opposed to the godly person? The narcissist does everything, good and bad deeds to bring glory to himself.
The godly person has a character that allows him the freedom to be vulnerable for the sake of others. His view of life is not how much he can get out of it or who will worship him because He worships Christ and desires that others worship Christ too.
The narcissist wants to be worshipped without regard to God or others on any level.
When the godly person is corrected they pray over it, admit when they have failed, and carry on to be a better person. Not the narcissist, this person rages against correction, refuses to admit anything is their fault, does not apologize, and worse yet, increases their attacks to bring about more strife.
For those who have been one who has confessed often in their life, you know how freeing and what a great blessing it is to never have to impress others. You also know how lovely it is to dwell with a clear conscience that brings great joy.
The narcissist never has joy, they are burdened down continually with the task of appearing superior to others. They do not walk in peace and contentment because they have none within their character.
Here is the character qualities of a born again believer:
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
Those who have the fruit of Christ Who lives in them never have to try real hard to have this fruit, they have it as an integral part of their character, it comes as natural as breathing.
The narcissist does not have this fruit and it is quite evident to those who are born again. The narcissist thinks they are hiding their evil self but those who have the fruit know those that do not have it.
Romans 8:15-17 "…15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.…"
Those who must always attempt to be superior to others do not know the peace and joy of the Lord. They live in bondage to their dying and beggarly flesh that dominates them all their waking moments.
To the narcissist I have this to say; stop working so hard to be special above others, confess your sinfulness to become born again, and trust in Christ. He will remove you dark and weary spirit and replace it with humility, joy, and peace. It's up to you to choose, no one can help you, only the Holy Spirit can save you from yourself and the devil that controls your thoughts. You must be born again to be rescued from your fleshly good deeds that are as filthy rags to God.
Matthew 15:8
"8 ‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me."
You can pretend all you want with great swelling words about yourself but it means nothing to God. You can do many deeds that only glorify yourself that also means nothing to God.
Matthew 7: 21-23 "I Never Knew You
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.’"
Isaiah 64:6 " 6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. "
Those who are born again must continually seek God to make sure their motives bless Him. The unbelieving narcissist must repent, confess their sinfulness, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Without confession, there is no cleansing.
1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
May we all choose to seek Christ and grow in holiness!
Without Confession there is no Spiritual Growth
God told us to confess our sins to be cleansed. This makes sense that if we cannot admit that we have flaws and sins then we will never grow and change. We see in this world of the teaching of self-esteem that many if not most people do not self-reflect anymore to be able to become mature. This is why we see people growing into their elderly years still remaining ignorant and arrogant. May we all learn to self-reflect evaluate ourselves according to the word of God and progress toward holiness.
Monday, October 12, 2020
The Spiritual Attack
There is a spiritual attack on everyone. The born again believers have Christ to turn to but the unsaved have no defenses.
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."
Warning against Pride
James 4:1 What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? 2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.…
Romans 7:23
"But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me."
2 Timothy 2:23
"But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling."
Titus 3:9
"But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the Law, because these things are pointless and worthless."
1 Peter 2:11
"Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul."
We are foreigners in this land, we are citizens of heaven, this is the reason we do not fit into this world or in our family structures. Very few born again believers were raised in godly, caring, and loving families. Most of us had to seek Christ on our own, dedicated to Him.
We will never be able to follow Christ unless we have confessed our sinfulness and asked Him to change us into a new creation. Many people wanted to become Christian but were not willing to confess their sin to be cleansed of it. They want the perks of a Christian without the requirement to become born again.
Trusting in Christ, believing in Him changes us, but we do not change ourselves, He changes us when we believe in Him.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
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