Don't be astonished when "Christians" act angry because we used the Bible to correct them. This is the state of the apostate church. The modern church is more interested in viewing life horizontally than they are vertically.
Correction is the new evil among those who boast and swagger about their rights.
Everything the apostate Christian defends will be about their personal rights and freedoms. The born again believer knows we have no rights and our freedom is in Jesus Christ. We can be free while we are in prison.
The world's antics do not upset those who are deeply walking with Christ. We know whatever happens is orchestrated by God for His purposes. To kick against God's plan is to kick against Him.
Things are only mildly inconvenient right now, what is coming will be far more severe. We might as well learn to accept God's will and remain steady and joyful through it now so that when the real hard stuff comes we will be adept at praising Christ in the midst of it.
While the world is upset at all that goes on we will be able to bring joy and hope to them. There is fear in the hearts of believers and nonbelievers alike, let us be different from those who have no hope and rejoice in whatever situation we are in.
Philippians 4:10-12 "10 Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. 12 I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.…"
Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
Isaiah 41:10
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Ephesians 6:10
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might."
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Friday, May 15, 2020
What Interests You More, the Next President or Someone Dying and Going to Hell?
The Purpose: To Glorify Christ!
There are many people in the world today who do not want friends, they only want people they can boss to do their bidding and to elevate them as special. We are seeing more of this in the world because of the rebellion everywhere.
The "don't tell me" mentality is growing exponentially as the days grow darker before the tribulation begins.
Anything dark happening now will be far darker and more intense during the tribulation.
Jeremiah 7:26-28 "…26 Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. 27 When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer. 28 Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.…"
There are many who say they know Christ who have never been born again. Many who say they believe the Bible but do not obey the words in it.
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’"
Obedience to Christ means searching the scripture to find out what God wants, to know His heart, and then actually practicing what we read.
John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
The Holy Spirit is our advocate with the Father, He is also our teacher Who guides us, but will only do so if we want Him to show us the truth. We cannot follow the Holy Spirit when we don't even care to listen to Him.
John 16:12-14 "…12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
Notice the purpose in hearing from God? That we might glorify Him, is the answer!!
The "don't tell me" mentality is growing exponentially as the days grow darker before the tribulation begins.
Anything dark happening now will be far darker and more intense during the tribulation.
Jeremiah 7:26-28 "…26 Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. 27 When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer. 28 Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.…"
There are many who say they know Christ who have never been born again. Many who say they believe the Bible but do not obey the words in it.
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’"
Obedience to Christ means searching the scripture to find out what God wants, to know His heart, and then actually practicing what we read.
John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
The Holy Spirit is our advocate with the Father, He is also our teacher Who guides us, but will only do so if we want Him to show us the truth. We cannot follow the Holy Spirit when we don't even care to listen to Him.
John 16:12-14 "…12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
Notice the purpose in hearing from God? That we might glorify Him, is the answer!!
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