Sometimes we feel like we are speaking more about the warnings in these end days than we are about the joys of living in this world.
The truth is the world is becoming darker and the people are more full of anger and disrespect. We want to share the solution, who is Jesus Christ, so that those who are living in darkness, thinking it is normal and reasonable, will realize how blinded they are and what true salvation rescues them from, a life of sin and guilt.
Revelation 3:17 "Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything,” and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,"
Those who live in discouragement and hyper vigilance to proclaim their own greatness do not know they are full of strife, living in a state of hopelessness. If they can distract themselves from the sadness within, they count themselves as happy, but there is no lasting joy.
John 16:33 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
James 1:2-4 Trials and Temptations
"2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
Perhaps this is the reason so many people pursue pleasure and adventure, to distract them from the chaos that dwells within them. Impressing others becomes necessary to make oneself feel whole and validated.
The born-again believer who lives for Christ does not have this emptiness inside. We glory in God's provision without need of adventures and grandiose accomplishments to spectacular displays.
I worry about those who have lived their whole lives playing and cannot seem to enjoy quiet times. Perhaps in their old age, they will feel a deep sense of loss when they can no longer run to and fro, building adventures to boast about to others.
Life is not full because of the adventures we create but because of the wonderful lessons God has for us during all the experiences of life.
The most content people in life are those who enjoy just a normal, quiet life of tranquility, enjoying the small things that bring great peace while trusting in Christ.
Romans 5:3-5 "Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us."
1 Peter 1:6-7 "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
Matthew 5:11-12 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you."
Those of us who have trusted Christ have an amazing inheritance coming when we leave this world that it overwhelms anything we go through on this earth.
Hallelujah!
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Let God Open Your Eyes and See the Wonders of God's Word
God has opened my eyes in recent years. The "Christian nation" mantra we learned early on in our lives was nothing more than an indoctrination to make ourselves feel safe.
God didn't call our president; he was voted in by the people. God took his hand off of America a long time ago because we demanded a government "for the people and by the people", so He gave it to us.
We can see what happens when He leaves us to ourselves. Just like in Israel, when they didn't want God to rule them anymore, He took his hand off and gave them a king like the other nations. It was a disaster because when people look to themselves, they no longer seek God.
Even the people who attend churches indulge in pleasure and self-promotion, as well as self-exaltation, deciding for themselves what would please God while denying Him by their disobedience to His Word, the Bible.
Today's Christian gatherings disobey more of the scriptures than they obey and call it good because they attend a large congregation in a building, pretending God commanded it. The gatherings have appointed seminary-educated people who have been trained in humanistic ways to control the people in those gatherings.
Rarely do we hear the congregations speaking of Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit, but they speak continually about "their church", and "their pastor." They truly have become social clubs with embedded rituals God never commanded.
1 Corinthians 14 describes the nature of the gathering, which is what God gave to us and what churches are dismissing.
If you want to know the truth about God's order of gathering and what it should accomplish, you must pray, asking God to show you, and be willing to put away everything that you have been taught by men and embrace wholeheartedly what Christ taught in His Word.
Christ is the Word, the very essence of His Own Word. The Holy Spirit can open your eyes to the truth and once that happen your life will never be the same. Your eyes can never be unopened again.
God didn't call our president; he was voted in by the people. God took his hand off of America a long time ago because we demanded a government "for the people and by the people", so He gave it to us.
We can see what happens when He leaves us to ourselves. Just like in Israel, when they didn't want God to rule them anymore, He took his hand off and gave them a king like the other nations. It was a disaster because when people look to themselves, they no longer seek God.
Even the people who attend churches indulge in pleasure and self-promotion, as well as self-exaltation, deciding for themselves what would please God while denying Him by their disobedience to His Word, the Bible.
Today's Christian gatherings disobey more of the scriptures than they obey and call it good because they attend a large congregation in a building, pretending God commanded it. The gatherings have appointed seminary-educated people who have been trained in humanistic ways to control the people in those gatherings.
Rarely do we hear the congregations speaking of Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit, but they speak continually about "their church", and "their pastor." They truly have become social clubs with embedded rituals God never commanded.
1 Corinthians 14 describes the nature of the gathering, which is what God gave to us and what churches are dismissing.
If you want to know the truth about God's order of gathering and what it should accomplish, you must pray, asking God to show you, and be willing to put away everything that you have been taught by men and embrace wholeheartedly what Christ taught in His Word.
Christ is the Word, the very essence of His Own Word. The Holy Spirit can open your eyes to the truth and once that happen your life will never be the same. Your eyes can never be unopened again.
Monday, April 13, 2026
Sunday, April 12, 2026
The way one acts reveals the heart.
"More is caught than taught." How you act carries more weight than what you say.
Growth and Steadfastness
When we find ourselves in a discussion with someone who seems to lack discernment and fights against the principles of God, we are observing someone who may not be born again.
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.’ "
1 Corinthians 2: 13-15 "And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment."
Romans 8:7-9 "because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ."
John 14:17 "the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you."
1 John 4:6 "We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception."
2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Ephesians 4:18 "They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts."
John 8:47 "Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
1 John 2:20-21 "You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth."
John 3:19-20 "And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed."
Many Christians are walking according to the flesh, knowing the truth but using it to elevate self without regard to their own Spiritual growth to be more fully in obedience to Christ.
When we love Christ above all other things and people, we will interpret all that we encounter through the eyes of Jesus Christ and not through our own fleshly understanding. May we desire conviction of the Holy Spirit so that we are pleasing to Him.
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.’ "
1 Corinthians 2: 13-15 "And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment."
Romans 8:7-9 "because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ."
John 14:17 "the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you."
1 John 4:6 "We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception."
2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Ephesians 4:18 "They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts."
John 8:47 "Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
1 John 2:20-21 "You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth."
John 3:19-20 "And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed."
Many Christians are walking according to the flesh, knowing the truth but using it to elevate self without regard to their own Spiritual growth to be more fully in obedience to Christ.
When we love Christ above all other things and people, we will interpret all that we encounter through the eyes of Jesus Christ and not through our own fleshly understanding. May we desire conviction of the Holy Spirit so that we are pleasing to Him.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Friends are Faithful and Loyal
When we have to say no to others to remain faithful to Christ and are punished for it, we know that person does not love us and is not our friend.
David and Jonathan of the Bible show us what a deep, loyal friendship looks like. 1 Samuel 18
Ruth and Naomi show us the loveliness of loyalty and companionship as it looks from God's perspective. Ruth 1:16-17
Jesus Christ called His disciples friends; they were willing to die for Him, and He died for them. John 15:15
Proverbs 17:17 "17 A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity."
Proverbs 27:17 "17 As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 "9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor; 10 for if [a]either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not [b]another to lift him up!"
John 15:13 "13 Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends."
Proverbs 18:24 "24 A person of too many (unreliable) friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
Proverbs 27:9 "9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a person’s advice is sweet to his friend."
Proverbs 27:6 "6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."
In conclusion, an authentic friend is honest for your good, does not pretend friendship, and goes through with you with the intention of helping rather than earning points for themselves.
David and Jonathan of the Bible show us what a deep, loyal friendship looks like. 1 Samuel 18
Ruth and Naomi show us the loveliness of loyalty and companionship as it looks from God's perspective. Ruth 1:16-17
Jesus Christ called His disciples friends; they were willing to die for Him, and He died for them. John 15:15
Proverbs 17:17 "17 A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity."
Proverbs 27:17 "17 As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 "9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor; 10 for if [a]either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not [b]another to lift him up!"
John 15:13 "13 Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends."
Proverbs 18:24 "24 A person of too many (unreliable) friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
Proverbs 27:9 "9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a person’s advice is sweet to his friend."
Proverbs 27:6 "6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."
In conclusion, an authentic friend is honest for your good, does not pretend friendship, and goes through with you with the intention of helping rather than earning points for themselves.
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