Come Out From Among Them

Wicked Plots Against the Just

Remember saints, whatever comes, leave it to God. We are not to conspire with the world.
God is in control.Our service on earth now is bringing the gospel, and warning others.
GOD LAUGHS AT THE CONSPIRACY OF MEN
Psalm 37:1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Emotional Vampires Have Taken Over the World

Looking to Christ Alone

Train up a Child

The statement "train up our child in the way they should go" is not a promise, it is a general principle. No parent can train their child perfectly because we are not perfect and each child will have a free will to walk with God or not.

God created the perfect children beings in Adam and Eve and yet they made the choice to disobey the perfect Father.

We must obey God and teach and train our children in the ways of the Lord, that will be on us, but the choice of the child is not on us.

Ezekiel 18:20 "

The person who sins will die. A son will not suffer the punishment for the father’s guilt, nor will a father suffer the punishment for the son’s guilt; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself."

Those who proudly think they will do the perfect job and their children will come out the way they expect are denying free will of the child. God never forces anyone and good teaching does not force a child, only the choice of the child prevails. The children will emulate the pride of the parents and follow their example more than their words.

Romans 3:10-17

10 as it is written:

“There is no righteous person, not even one;

11 There is no one who understands,

There is no one who seeks out God;

12 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;

There is no one who does good,

There is not even one.”

13 “Their throat is an open grave,

With their tongues they keep deceiving,”

“The venom of asps is under their lips”;

14 “Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;

15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood,

16 Destruction and misery are in their paths,

17 And they have not known the way of peace.”

We must remember that we should do what God commands but our obedience, which should be an example to others is not a guaranteed formula that others will choose to obey God.

I have known many godly people who came from wicked families and I have known children who came from godly families who rejected Christ.

If we thought we could use a formula that would make it all happen correctly then our trust is in our formula and not in Christ. If we trust in ourselves to make sure the children get it, then we are trusting in ourselves. We must trust in Christ, be obedient and leave the rest to Christ. God will work in our children and they must make their own choice.

I have heard parents say things like; "I will win my child to me so that he does the right thing." We must never work to win our children to ourselves, we must preach the truth and pray that God win them to Himself.

One of the reasons so many parents are devastated when their children reject God or choose a superficial spirituality is because they have been filled with pride about how good they believe they will do. Family appearances then become more important than the inner heart of their children.

May each one of us trust Christ and not ourselves or the perceived appearance to others. Even if others have a view of us that elevates us, God still sees the real us and sometimes Spirit-filled believers see the real us too.

Depending on ourselves and our formulas will often accomplish the opposite of God's desires.

Hebrews 4:13 "13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account."

Friendships Based on God's Love

Friendships are not built on everything being easy the way we think we want them. Deep friendships happen because two people work through difficulties as they live out their strengths and weaknesses.

Ecc. 4:11-12 "…11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? 12 And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken."

When God is at the center of a relationship there is where the love is and the power of God.

Life is not easy, but is a wonderful thing when our spouse works with us through life to resolve problems and increase joy through good times.

My husband has often said; "a joy shared is double the joy and a grief shared is half a grief.

Those who believe life ought to be fun and easy all the time withholding the truth about their own life are those who cannot love anyone who does not enhance their life experience.

A young woman once told me she and her husband never fight. I told her that if this is true then someone is giving in to everything while the other one is taking everything. This is not a healthy marriage.

A healthy marriage is when problems arise because of disagreement both parties discuss feelings and actions legitimately confessing their heart while each person forgives as the other is repentant.

Without confession of sin there is no change in the heart that moves a couple forward. Without forgiveness in response to confession, there remains distrust.

It is impossible for two people coming from two different backgrounds, two different life experiences, and two different genders to maintain total cooperation without the trials of life. And, let's not forget two sinful people who need Christ.

Without trials, there is no spiritual and emotional growth, but it can only happen when both parties are humble enough to see themselves in truth. Many people are "play-acting" as though they are the perfect ones. This is the reason for so many divorces today, someone in the relationship thinks they are so special they deserve to be worshiped.

We can only genuinely love someone if we can admit their flaws and gifts and still be devoted to them. Since we know we are not perfect and that we fail people at times, it is easier to love those who disappoint us. We can only do this if we admit our own flaws.

The one who can never confess or admit their part in the relationship that failed will never be close to anyone and will ultimately end up using people for their own self-aggrandizement. They must continually find people to complain to about the other person so they have advocates. Sadly these advocates do not know the real story because all they have is the testimony of the one who can never say they are wrong. Both sides are never told or even needed in the practice of gossip.

Loving others has nothing to do with their performance it is unconditional this is why we weep with those who are confessing their flaws and sins and share the joy when they have accomplished something or God has worked in their lives. Here is what God says about love.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

"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 keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

When love is based on performance that enhances ourselves only then it is not love at all, it is only manipulation to control others' perception of us.

Authenticity is very hard to find in our world today. Two generations have been taught how special they are and that they deserve everything they want. It is nearly impossible to reach them with the truth of Christ because the first thing on the agenda for witnessing Christ is to show people they are sinners in need of a Savior. Telling others they have sinned and are as "filthy rags" is a very unpopular message in our days of self-worship.

This is why God said we would be hated because of Christ. He brought a message of repentance from our sinful nature. Since most people are so full of self they are predisposed to making excuses for their evil behavior. If they are church-goers they hide their real self to pretend they are worthy of heaven.

Humility is nearly non-existent in our day. It takes humility, not the fake kind that pretends it in front of people but rejects it behind the scenes of the stage life they are acting out.

It is not hard for a discerning person to see the play-acting as compared to authentic humility. Humility brought about through submission to God is demonstrated in the fruit of the Spirit only discernable by Spirit-filled Christians.

1 Corinthians 2:14 "

"But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."

Those who walk in deception through play-acting do not even know that those who are filled with the Spirit of God can see exactly what is going on, these actors can only fool those who are just like themselves.

1 Corinthians 2:12-15

"12 Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God.

13 We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

14 But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But the one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is discerned by no one."

Beware of the Pretenders Mine-fields

Beware of "Christians" who advise a woman to look at pornography in obedience to her husband. The one who pressures the woman to sin is from the devil, whether it is the husband or the false church.

I was appalled many years ago when a supposedly Christian man advised a new believer to obey her husband in watching filthy X-rated pornographic movies to be obedient to her husband.

She came to this man for counsel because she was in turmoil at having to watch this filth and he further destroyed her soul by counseling a lie using the Bible taken out of context.

It occurs to me he should not have known the account of Abilgail who disobeyed her husband to honor God. You can read about it in 1 Samuel.

This self-proclaimed scholar could not have known the scriptures about the woman being the counsel to her husband when he interprets the Bible to abuse her as long as her husband wants to do so.

God told the woman to obey her husband in all things when it pertains to godliness. God never tells us to obey a wicked man who wants us to sin.

A good example of when a woman obeyed her husband after he suggested they sin was the story of Ananias and Saphirrah. God counted Saphirrah's obedience to her husband as "conspiring with him." Her husband was killed by God for lying to the Holy Spirit and then she was also killed by God for obeying her husband.

Nowhere in that passage does God say He would spare Sapphirrah because she obeyed her husband. She was killed just like her husband.

When a woman comes before God at judgment He is not going to ask her did she obey her husband, He will ask her if she obeyed God.

Notice Saphirrah obeyed her husband and was killed by God for it and Abigail disobeyed her husband and was blessed for it.

Wives are not extensions of their husbands, they are individuals with responsibilities to their household. That job was given to them by God, not their husbands. They are to execute that job the way any CEO of a company would do. When their husband is wrong they are to counsel him as a CEO would counsel the president of the company.

If the husband will not listen to his wife who warns him about sinning then she is to do the right thing anyway and leave her husband to God. Wives are never to sin to satisfy a husband.

This ought to be a warning to all those who take scriptures out of the context of the entire Bible to justify their own desired belief system.

The narcissistic controller cares only about controlling others so they make up rules God never made and oppress others with these devilish ideas.

Beware of adding to scripture, ignoring passages or making up your own ideas to justify your narcissism.

We live in a world now in which anyone who tells the truth will be treated with contempt and much disrespect for daring to tell the truth.

May you who love the Lord become so strong that no worldly pressure, mocking or demeaning will cause you to capitulate to the ways of those who love themselves more than they love God.

Remember if the bully does not get you to submit to them they will try to turn others against you with their lies. Ignore the bullies and their friends as you continue on with Christ doing what you know to be right according to the Holy Spirit. Quote Scripture to anyone who comes to pressure you into submission to their traditional mind-fields.

James 4:7

"7 Submit therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you."