Thursday, July 2, 2020
Working or Changed?
If you have to work really hard to be what you should be then you are doing your good deeds and the right attitude in the flesh.
When Christ changes our heart He creates in us a brand new clean heart. Our kindness does not have to be forced or worked at, it comes as naturally as breathing.
If you find yourself working hard to be kind to someone then you may have to go to God and ask Him to make you a new heart.
Psalm 51:10
"10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me."
When Christ changes our heart He creates in us a brand new clean heart. Our kindness does not have to be forced or worked at, it comes as naturally as breathing.
If you find yourself working hard to be kind to someone then you may have to go to God and ask Him to make you a new heart.
Psalm 51:10
"10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me."
Peace Maker or Peace Keeper, One is of God the other of the Devil
There is a big difference between the "peacemaker" and the "peacekeeper." The peacemaker gets to the root of the problem to fix it. The peacekeeper will compromise important things to make only an appearance of peace, nothing actually gets fixed.
The peacemaker has a difficult time in our culture today because the culture is bent on sweeping everything under the rug pretending the problem does not exist. The dirt is still there just unseen.
Or the culture likes to change the definition of terms to make the offensive things sound like positive things.
This just may be the hardest time for a Christian to be alive. When in the company of the world we expect the unbelievers to be unable to understand Biblical matters. But now we have many people who say they are Christians unable to understand things from a Biblical perspective. They will even argue and fight to defend sin as though it did not sin.
Even if a Christian knows the truth of right from wrong they will be offended that we spoke it to someone who chooses to be offended by our words.
Many people now, Christians as well as pagans, are offended at the slightest hint of disagreement or correction. The Christian now either walks on eggshells all the time to be accepted or they are rejected by most people for not walking on eggshells.
Ephesians 4:25
"Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another."
John 8:32
"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:44
"You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has nothing to do with the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
2 Timothy 2:15
"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
The peacemaker has a difficult time in our culture today because the culture is bent on sweeping everything under the rug pretending the problem does not exist. The dirt is still there just unseen.
Or the culture likes to change the definition of terms to make the offensive things sound like positive things.
This just may be the hardest time for a Christian to be alive. When in the company of the world we expect the unbelievers to be unable to understand Biblical matters. But now we have many people who say they are Christians unable to understand things from a Biblical perspective. They will even argue and fight to defend sin as though it did not sin.
Even if a Christian knows the truth of right from wrong they will be offended that we spoke it to someone who chooses to be offended by our words.
Many people now, Christians as well as pagans, are offended at the slightest hint of disagreement or correction. The Christian now either walks on eggshells all the time to be accepted or they are rejected by most people for not walking on eggshells.
Ephesians 4:25
"Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another."
John 8:32
"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:44
"You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has nothing to do with the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
2 Timothy 2:15
"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
God Wouldn't Want You to Suffer? HUH
Next time you hear someone say: "God wouldn't want me to be unhappy, just show them this in God's Word. Then ask them to show you a scripture that says that God doesn't want His children to suffer.
God the Father did this to His own son!
Isaiah 53
53 Who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
3 He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
[j]Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripe we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He opened not His mouth;
He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
9 And they made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,
Because He poured out His soul unto death,
And He was numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And made intercession for the transgressors."
Then reflect upon this passage from God:
John 15:18-19 "18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. 19If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.…"
Then this one is important too:
James 1:2-8
2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."
And these two!!!!
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
And one more:
Hebrews 12:7-9 "…7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?…"
Think about it!!!
God the Father did this to His own son!
Isaiah 53
53 Who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
3 He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
[j]Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripe we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He opened not His mouth;
He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
9 And they made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,
Because He poured out His soul unto death,
And He was numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And made intercession for the transgressors."
Then reflect upon this passage from God:
John 15:18-19 "18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. 19If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.…"
Then this one is important too:
James 1:2-8
2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."
And these two!!!!
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
And one more:
Hebrews 12:7-9 "…7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?…"
Think about it!!!
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
To Mask or not to Mask that is the Question
I have no medical knowledge about the masks to combat the COVID19 virus. And, I don't believe everything I see on the internet. In fact, lately, I don't believe very much.
I do have a question though! If the masks do not work then why do doctors and nurses wear them in the operating rooms? Personally, I don't want a doctor operating on me without one.
For years we were all taught to sneeze into our sleeve in public. Everyone agreed with this and now all of a sudden cloth masks don't work? What?
It makes sense that they would work to some degree, even if they are not perfect. I don't buy into the idea that this virus warrants masks, I am just saying that just because the virus is not as dangerous as we are being told, doesn't mean we attack the mask. LOL, LOL, LOL
Sure wearing something over our faces all the time could be a problem, but for a few minutes in a store to buy something that doesn't seem like a problem to me.
Perhaps some people on the internet are making too much about the masks because they don't like the lies they are being told about the virus. I sort of get that, but seems a little over the top for me to attack a mask because of the lies about the virus.
I don't like the masks either and will not wear them if I can get away with it, however they do serve a purpose at times.
Just saying!!!!
I do have a question though! If the masks do not work then why do doctors and nurses wear them in the operating rooms? Personally, I don't want a doctor operating on me without one.
For years we were all taught to sneeze into our sleeve in public. Everyone agreed with this and now all of a sudden cloth masks don't work? What?
It makes sense that they would work to some degree, even if they are not perfect. I don't buy into the idea that this virus warrants masks, I am just saying that just because the virus is not as dangerous as we are being told, doesn't mean we attack the mask. LOL, LOL, LOL
Sure wearing something over our faces all the time could be a problem, but for a few minutes in a store to buy something that doesn't seem like a problem to me.
Perhaps some people on the internet are making too much about the masks because they don't like the lies they are being told about the virus. I sort of get that, but seems a little over the top for me to attack a mask because of the lies about the virus.
I don't like the masks either and will not wear them if I can get away with it, however they do serve a purpose at times.
Just saying!!!!
Revelation Fulfilled Soon
We have a lot of freedom still but less than before. They are being taken away and more will be taken away until there will be no freedom left because of the rebelliousness of the world.
Perhaps God is saying, "oh you want to kick Me out of everything, o.k. I will give you the ruler you deserve."
Ezekiel 31 describes what happened to Egypt because of its rejection of God. That nation was in the same condition our nation is today. If you think God is going to do differently with us than He did with Egypt, think again.
America is not special to God that He would ignore our sin. He did not ignore the sin of Egypt and He will not ignore ours now.
The antichrist is soon to appear, he will rule absolutely over everything you do and even what you say if you are one who refused Christ before the rapture.
What is happening in the world today is a precursor to the tribulation. It is evidence of what is to come that God said would happen.
Revelation 13 Is coming soon!!!
The Beast from the Sea
13 And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.
Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names.
2 And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
3 I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast;
4 they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”
5 There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
7 It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.
8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.
9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
10 If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the saints.
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon.
12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.
14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the wound of the sword and has come to life.
15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
17 and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.
Pray for understanding as you see these things unfold!
Perhaps God is saying, "oh you want to kick Me out of everything, o.k. I will give you the ruler you deserve."
Ezekiel 31 describes what happened to Egypt because of its rejection of God. That nation was in the same condition our nation is today. If you think God is going to do differently with us than He did with Egypt, think again.
America is not special to God that He would ignore our sin. He did not ignore the sin of Egypt and He will not ignore ours now.
The antichrist is soon to appear, he will rule absolutely over everything you do and even what you say if you are one who refused Christ before the rapture.
What is happening in the world today is a precursor to the tribulation. It is evidence of what is to come that God said would happen.
Revelation 13 Is coming soon!!!
The Beast from the Sea
13 And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.
Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names.
2 And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
3 I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast;
4 they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”
5 There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
7 It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.
8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.
9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
10 If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the saints.
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon.
12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.
14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the wound of the sword and has come to life.
15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
17 and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.
Pray for understanding as you see these things unfold!
Conditioning for the Antichrist System
Its as if the authorities are conditioning people to shop online so they can monitor what they buy and how often. Making it such a hassle to shop in stores will motivate people to shop on line or call in for deliveries.
When the antichrist comes on the scene he will decide what and how much in terms of our shopping.
I believe it is here to stay because the goal is the one-world government with the antichrist as the leader.
Every aspect of the travels and buying habits will be monitored for those left after the rapture. If you think this is inconvenient now just wait until you are only allowed to leave your home under permission of those assigned to monitor you.
Also, think about it, neighbors will turn in those who disobey. Children will turn in their parents.
The following passage is referring to the tribulation when the Jews will come to Christ during the antichrist reign. We will see a small taste of this right before the rapture.
Matthew 10:21-22 "21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.…"
IF anyone thinks we are going to save America they have not looked into the nature of the end times events thoroughly enough.
God said we would see all this happening and it is right now. I believe Him.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, [a]haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of [b]godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
We cannot stop what is going to happen it has been prophesied. What we can and must do is obey God in getting out the gospel to those few who might listen and get our own houses in order to be ready for the rapture.
How do we get our own houses in order? Pray continually, seek God for all your comings and goings and leave the rest to Him.
Do not waste your time wringing your hands over lost freedoms or increased restrictions, it is what it is, accept it and remain untainted by the world.
Also, consider this: perhaps we ought to be observing as though on a movie set, we are watching the end times play out as clearly as Noah watched in his time and obeyed. We see no evidence that Noah wrung his hands or agonized, he preached, watched and obeyed, just as we should do.
Personally, I am excited that we are seeing what God told us would happen. The next thing you will experience as a born again believer is the flying away instantaneously to meet at the marriage supper of the lamb. Keep your eyes fixated on that.
When the antichrist comes on the scene he will decide what and how much in terms of our shopping.
I believe it is here to stay because the goal is the one-world government with the antichrist as the leader.
Every aspect of the travels and buying habits will be monitored for those left after the rapture. If you think this is inconvenient now just wait until you are only allowed to leave your home under permission of those assigned to monitor you.
Also, think about it, neighbors will turn in those who disobey. Children will turn in their parents.
The following passage is referring to the tribulation when the Jews will come to Christ during the antichrist reign. We will see a small taste of this right before the rapture.
Matthew 10:21-22 "21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.…"
IF anyone thinks we are going to save America they have not looked into the nature of the end times events thoroughly enough.
God said we would see all this happening and it is right now. I believe Him.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, [a]haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of [b]godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
We cannot stop what is going to happen it has been prophesied. What we can and must do is obey God in getting out the gospel to those few who might listen and get our own houses in order to be ready for the rapture.
How do we get our own houses in order? Pray continually, seek God for all your comings and goings and leave the rest to Him.
Do not waste your time wringing your hands over lost freedoms or increased restrictions, it is what it is, accept it and remain untainted by the world.
Also, consider this: perhaps we ought to be observing as though on a movie set, we are watching the end times play out as clearly as Noah watched in his time and obeyed. We see no evidence that Noah wrung his hands or agonized, he preached, watched and obeyed, just as we should do.
Personally, I am excited that we are seeing what God told us would happen. The next thing you will experience as a born again believer is the flying away instantaneously to meet at the marriage supper of the lamb. Keep your eyes fixated on that.
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