sight Sound Taste Smell Emotional Atmospheric Anything can bring association between the now and what was. It’s sudden and it’s strong. Those terrible memories you have about terrible things you have done, why are they the ones who are predominant in such memory recollection? Surely you have a great many pleasant memories. But your appearance […]
What is this spine that I wear on my back?It’s not the one I was born with. This spine is tempered steel .“ I can’t live in a fire to temper my spine!”. What is the strength of it?What does this do that bones cannot? Let’s take a look: Why am I sitting here full […]
Black, gray, white. Monotone, color, light. This world cannot write any story from heaven. It can only speculate, suspicion, imagine, the things of God in Christ. You want to know what’s sad is? All the stories of this world will gather together before the throne of God. They will see the Christ of God and […]
If you never feel tempted by the devil, it can only mean a couple of things. Either you have no moral compass so your conscience doesn’t bother you at all or you’re so in league with the devil you think everything he and you do is right (and not even you, let alone others, has […]
Everybody wants God to bless them. If a mass murderer were given a slice of sanity, he too would ask God to bless his hand! Think about it. The problem is when we get blessed in some earthly fashion having been on the bottom, nothing more than a walking pile of Dung, we lose something […]
At the bottom (a pallet sized hole in the ground, reaching to the surface far above my head) is an absolute desolation that does not come from man. I wonder how many have actually been here and got out. Then the answer comes down the tiny little stream next to me, as many as I […]
The latest Lord’s , teaching to me: Accept everything that IS. Do not let it change you in the slightest. Be at peace and full of joy, no matter what kind of circumstance arrives. Not just as a public veneer, but as a true joyful heart to encounter what is thrown in my face. You […]
I spoke to a lady yesterday who said she had lost a loved one. I wouldn’t mention this, but what the Lord shared in me was profound. The sum:Don’t let what is inevitable, destroy your hope in any fashion. You will feel profound sadness when death visits or horrible sickness anything that the world considers […]
Your ears say something of great value to you. When you hear a noise behind you, that’s moving around you the sound gets louder at the same distance. Here’s what I perceive, this says to us: Sometimes when we live our lives, Christians will be a little perplexed that they can’t perceive the words of […]
The will of God is like a strand of every possible color wrapped in his protection. He offers it to his people individually. What his child needs is already sown into his garment. Not being used to such splendor often his children will cover it with small rags in certain places, so as to appear […]
I watched the movie about the Apostle John last night. And as I suck down on my first cup of coffee I ponder what I take away from the encounter. Among the things taken from that movie, one item stands out clearly. There is a people of God who will suffer greatly under the hands which belong to those who worship the beast. This is why I write. This is why I pray. This is why we support and spread the Gospel with vigor.
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Jesus is the preserver of our Faith. So when we keep our faith in him he will preserve our faith in any extreme situation. So, as you said, we can face trials and persecution with confidence.
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Absolutely, John! We will stand because He is able and willing to make us stand!
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Hello. This statement really stood out as I read this post. “I now see the gospel itself as a defense toward the ungodly. It touches directly on something that has been impressed on me for years. When the final deception is in play, every shread of physical manifestation is going to support the deception. The son of perdition will appear to be the one who saves the day to those who do not have an understanding of scripture and are walking close to Jesus. We will have to stand solely upon what we know.
Revelation 13:7 tells us that the beast will make war against the saints and overcome them in the physical. Revelation 12:11 provides the formula by which we endure to the end. And in Matthew 28:20 we have the promise of Jesus; that he will be with us always. Even unto the end of the world. indeed a season unlike any other lies before us. It should not cause us to be fearful, but rather should cause us commit the keeping of our souls unto our faithful Creator.
In someimes prayerfully inquire; wondering if I’m as prepared as my commens tend to suggest. I don’t know the full answer to this, however, I know what to do. Draw close to Jesus now. Richard Wurmbrand stated words to the effect that the time for deep spiritual preparation is before the trial is at hand.
Thanks for a most insightful post. I must remember to add your site to the blogroll. Blessings always in Jesus name.
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Tim, my heart is comforted to know you are along side me. The narrow way is too narrow to walk side by side. And sometimes we loose sight ot the ones ahead. So a whisper from a brother behind me is a wonderful encouragement.
Please allow me to breathe a response. The Spirit will carry us through this coming horror with great delight. Not that we revel in the tragedy of others. But that we serve the Living God. I know you know this. But it is so sweet to say it again.
We rest in great and abiding confidence that He will complete that which He has started in us. I remember what He said, “I do not give as the world gives.” I can’t describe what that means to the full. But I know the effect it has on my soul as I consider what is coming.
Even this Spring through Fall, we will begin to see the shadow of the beast as he approaches to take his place. Already they speak of what is upon them with perplexity and futility. Yet will we sing that new song with lungs and lips full of perfection! We will Glorify Him who has purchased us as one might draw ashes from the flames. He IS! Therefore we will live!
Great blessings to all who call on the name of the Holy God of Israel through His Holy Son, Jesus! Peace to all who are learning to love Him. May His Holy will be done forever! Amen.
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