John 17:16. "They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world."
Philippians 3:20 "‘Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ’ .
James 4:4 ‘Friendship with the world is enmity with God’.
1 John 2:15–17 "And John added: ‘Do not love the world or the things in the world’".
Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Seek Jesus Christ not Man
Mankind is deceived for one reason only, and that is because they want to believe what sounds good, whether or not it is true is not relevant to those who love their illusion.
Eve believed the serpent because she wanted to; the fruit looked good to her, so instead of consulting with her husband or seeking God, she followed her lying senses. She chose to believe the devil because her desires had overridden any need to consult with anyone.
Genesis 3:6 "5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it."
When we depend almost entirely on our senses, we will be fooled often. Something looks good to our eyes, sounds good to our ears, tastes good, or feels good, and without God's truth, we will be led away into destruction. The devil uses our fleshly senses to accept falsehood that sounds plausible and even reasonable unless the light of God's truth shines upon it.
This is the reason so many Christians in our day decide what they want to believe and then go searching for scripture out of context to support their desired fleshly opinion.
Instead of discussing with Eve what God had already told him, Adam chose to go along because he too desired to eat what was forbidden. It's always easier to fall into sin when others are encouraging us to do it with them.
This is why our first consult should always be with the Holy Spirit who lives in born-again believers. If we start with people to ask for answers, we will never get around to asking God.
In these last days of apostasy it is dangerous to ask people for their opinions because those who say they are Christians are more dedicated to their traditions of men than they are to Christ.
We know this because often when we shine the light of Scripture on a matter, the person in front of us is more likely to go with conventional fleshly wisdom than with the Bible.
We live in a culture that values the opinions of men above the wisdom of God. They rarely mention the Holy Spirit and often fight against the truth to maintain their comfortable belief, which the majority enjoys, and sadly, the majority of the people trust psychology based on Darwinism more than they do in Christ.
The culture takes priority over the Word of God.
Mark 7:13 "13Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ."
1 Timothy 4:1-3 "Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth."
It is best in these last days of apostasy that we seek Christ and not men. Our first go to Person ought to be Christ, then there will be no need to ask anyone else.
John 16:13-14 "13However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
When God gives the answer, He will be glorified; when man gives the answer man will be glorified.
Eve believed the serpent because she wanted to; the fruit looked good to her, so instead of consulting with her husband or seeking God, she followed her lying senses. She chose to believe the devil because her desires had overridden any need to consult with anyone.
Genesis 3:6 "5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it."
When we depend almost entirely on our senses, we will be fooled often. Something looks good to our eyes, sounds good to our ears, tastes good, or feels good, and without God's truth, we will be led away into destruction. The devil uses our fleshly senses to accept falsehood that sounds plausible and even reasonable unless the light of God's truth shines upon it.
This is the reason so many Christians in our day decide what they want to believe and then go searching for scripture out of context to support their desired fleshly opinion.
Instead of discussing with Eve what God had already told him, Adam chose to go along because he too desired to eat what was forbidden. It's always easier to fall into sin when others are encouraging us to do it with them.
This is why our first consult should always be with the Holy Spirit who lives in born-again believers. If we start with people to ask for answers, we will never get around to asking God.
In these last days of apostasy it is dangerous to ask people for their opinions because those who say they are Christians are more dedicated to their traditions of men than they are to Christ.
We know this because often when we shine the light of Scripture on a matter, the person in front of us is more likely to go with conventional fleshly wisdom than with the Bible.
We live in a culture that values the opinions of men above the wisdom of God. They rarely mention the Holy Spirit and often fight against the truth to maintain their comfortable belief, which the majority enjoys, and sadly, the majority of the people trust psychology based on Darwinism more than they do in Christ.
The culture takes priority over the Word of God.
Mark 7:13 "13Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ."
1 Timothy 4:1-3 "Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth."
It is best in these last days of apostasy that we seek Christ and not men. Our first go to Person ought to be Christ, then there will be no need to ask anyone else.
John 16:13-14 "13However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
When God gives the answer, He will be glorified; when man gives the answer man will be glorified.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Everything is Changing
Excellent article!!!! These are all signs of the end times and we are living it just as the Bible prophesied. The thing I notice the most is how rude and mean people have become, nearly all respect and decorum has been removed from our culture. Family is ugly now for the most part, while thinking they are right and normal. They demand respect but do not give any. They treat with disrespect those who do not elevate them but call it respect to send a birthday card once a year. It is so twisted now it is crazy making for those who are not like the world but love Jesus Christ. Thankfully, we know why it is happening and that it is not about us.
Living for Christ in the Midst of a Wicked Generation
God made it clear that we are not to be like those who are rude, stubborn, and mean-spirited. If we return meanness for meanness, we have become like them.
We can correct, or remain silent and we can walk away and keep our distance, but we should never use their tactics to intimidate them the way they tried to intimidate us.
Born-again believers are not about controlling others or forcing others; we are about God's love, purpose, and His control over us. And, we must make decisions that help us walk more closely with God, even if it means removing ourselves from those who do not live lives that reflect a love for Christ.
It is amazing how much chaos and trouble rebellious people can cause merely by our responses. May every believer be guided continually by the Holy Spirit so that we do not become like those who hate Him.
Proverbs 17:22 "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
Proverbs 4:23 "23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life."
We can't change anyone else, but Christ can protect and change us into His image.
We can correct, or remain silent and we can walk away and keep our distance, but we should never use their tactics to intimidate them the way they tried to intimidate us.
Born-again believers are not about controlling others or forcing others; we are about God's love, purpose, and His control over us. And, we must make decisions that help us walk more closely with God, even if it means removing ourselves from those who do not live lives that reflect a love for Christ.
It is amazing how much chaos and trouble rebellious people can cause merely by our responses. May every believer be guided continually by the Holy Spirit so that we do not become like those who hate Him.
Proverbs 17:22 "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
Proverbs 4:23 "23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life."
We can't change anyone else, but Christ can protect and change us into His image.
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