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I Will Speak.

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They whisper to me, “silent, be still.  Do not speak of the Lord, so much, in public.”  And in days past I tried to remain silent.  Time would pass and I would speak again.  Some would attack my words.  And in unpreparedness, I drew back.  But now I speak with a fluent desire.  I will be with Him forever.  What is it to me that I should be ridiculed for such a short time.  He, the Lord Jesus, received far worse from His own people and had no sin in Him.  Who am I to think I should not encounter opposition and isolation because of His word?  He speaks for me to the Father, why should I keep my lips closed for Him?

And I think of another man who spoke for the Holy name of the Lord, Jeremiah.  What do we hear him speak regarding this plight even now?

Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction.   So the word of the LORD has brought me insult and reproach all day long.  But if I say, “I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,”  his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in;  indeed, I cannot.  I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side! Report him! Let’s report him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, “Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.”  But the LORD  is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.  They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;  their dishonor will never be forgotten. (Jeremiah 20: 8-11)

Therefore, I will speak.  For I know I am not alone!  I will not allow Jeremiah to stand alone.  Though he is now at peace, we will all stand together as one on the day of God’s judgment and release for those who love Him.  And what shall be said of the tens of thousands of men, women and children who stood their ground in the face of certain death for the sake of the Gospel?

No, I say.  As long as the Lord gives me breath I will speak of His Lovely Way.  And what shall I say to those who watch with desire.  In their hearts they say, “Oh please don’t stop speaking the word of the Lord.”

By His Grace.

Limitless, Abundant, and Victorious Strength

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Sports show us what the human body is able to do.  And every year we see a record broken somewhere.  We see science come up with new things every day.  Inventions abound.  And even right now there’s someone inventing another trinket for us to buy.  There is, apparently, no end to what man is able to do with a clod of dirt.  But these things are not strength.  Oh, I know we call it strength.  But every shred of muscle, knowledge, and plastic tools will eventually render their intent useless.  That clod of dirt will, again, regain the form it had before man picked it up.

There is a strength, however, which man can not contain.  We often find its best examples in those who are at the end of what the world calls strength.  But we also find it in those the world might consider strong.  It is the strength of a faith born of the Holy Spirit of God.  This strength faces all opposition and remains unscathed.  Even in the midst of combat, we find this strength caring dearly for those unable to fight any longer.  The resolve this strength gives defies any word of explanation.  It comes from a place where no man has ever walked.  Yet it finds its purpose met in the wilderness of opposition.

You and I have access to this strength.  It does not become ours, however, until we put it into practise.  And here is where I urge all Christians to reach deep.  When you have reached that end you didn’t know you had, reach deeper!  This is the limitless strength the Lord is waiting to coat His people with.  “You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.”  And too easily we forget Who’s we are.

Lead Out! Let’s Get Moving!

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I speak to the leaders of the Christian army of the Lord.  I speak to the husbands of families.  I speak to the old men who are fathers of many families.  I speak to the young men who are preparing to assume the leadership of families.  And I speak to all men who are in a position to lead others to Christ.

You are blessed with an awesome responsibility.  You are the one in charge of those under you; wives, children, young men and women.  It is your duty to pray for them.  It is your duty to lead by example.

Many think it does not matter how they lead their lives.  They think they are only responsible to the Lord for their own behavior.  And they shirk their leadership position.  Reading the Bible, studying the nature of Christianity, and taking responsibility for every aspect of the Lord’s gift within them, are second to their own desires.  And this has led to a weak Church.

Strengthen yourself for the sake of the Leader of God’s Army in Heaven and on earth.  Hone your mind to take charge of what has been laid in your soul.  Reach deep to present yourself for the task at hand.  You are responsible for the growth of those who look to you for leadership.  Regardless your position on earth, you are key to a number of lives.  A janitor, a clerk, a manager, or any other earthly position, is potentially the fertile ground for the salvation of thousands.

It has been said, “To the walls.”  Meaning that we are in a position now to take charge for the present and future success of tens of thousands of souls.  Grab yourself by the throat, if necessary, pump every ounce of energy into creating a fluid movement forward.  Forget the past, embrace the battle which rages in your face!  Let’s move out!

Respect or Die an Eternal Vagrant

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I see a man who has been fooled into thinking that he can judge the Bible incomplete and even full of errors because there are references to things which are not physically possible, or even proven to be wrong by science.  He takes into consideration that it was once believed that the sun rotated around the earth.  Thus, he discounts the perfect word of God by one mental burp.  In his foolishness he condemns himself.  He judges God by man’s judgment.  He fails to see, for he has forfeited his eyes which God gave him.  And worse, he leads others into that same error.

Be wise!  Respect God!  Respect the Word of God!  Recognize that we are man, and that our understanding is darkened both by the world we live in; that is to say the state of the world being that which is created only, and by the desire of God to test the heart of every man by keeping some things hidden from the eyes of the proud and foolish.

Oh Please! Don’t Offend Me!

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I am so very tired of the word games played today.  It is ok to attack Christianity.  It’s ok to remove God from all society.  But let the Christian laugh at their foolish notions, and he becomes an intolerant fool.

Isaiah, John the Baptist, Elisha, and Enoch, would not have fared well in today’s politically correct world.  They loved the truth of God too much to remain silent.  They would have been torn to pieces in the street.

Ah, how dearly I look for a war!  I want to face my accusers and speak what is true directly to their own ears.  But, God has not put me in that position yet.  So I sharpen my sword and wait.  Biding my time to see if the Lord will send me into battle; the battle between lies and truth.  Here, I send letters of announcement.  They all announce that I side with Jesus.  They announce that the world is full, to over flowing, with lies.  Yet, I wait.

Christianity is Not a Religion

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The foolish look on Christianity as a religion; just a single example of man’s contrivances toward pleasing his version of God.  The wise, those led by the Spirit of God, encounter Christianity with a fearful and understanding heart.  They know that they are approaching the Living God.  And they consider their ways with great trembling; aware that they will certainly give account of their lives to the Lord Most High, Jesus.

I have pity for those who live as foolish men.  I was one of them.  I have pity for those who consider religion simply a contrivance of man.  In one fashion they are correct.  There is but one way to the Father in Heaven.  While there are thousands of religions toward gods who are not gods at all.  The religion of man will worship anything from a rock to a cow, from a snake to a star.  But God calls us to the Holy and consuming fire of “The Faith”.  This faith is not born of the mind of man.  And should not be considered as part of the definition of the word “Religion” which man holds so very dearly (either with a loving embrace or with a drawling hatred).

We serve the Living God through Jesus the Christ.   We are not of those who worship God through a religion.  Our religion is the spawn, or child, of The Faith.  It should never be the other way around.  The Faith is first, as it is given and not contrived.  Religion is our response to this gift.  This is the sum of the dynamics of Christianity.  This is how it works.  Yet man would confuse the issue by reversing the blessing.  They contend that religion spawns faith.  They morph the truth of God in Jesus into something evil.   And this should not surprise us.  For the eye of the evil one sees everything as evil.  While the eye of he who loves truth seeks to envision everything lovely, true, wholesome, and vividly alive.

May God grant insight into what has been said here for everyone who reads these words.  Your soul is at stake in understanding this concept.  We do not believe so that we can be saved.  We are saved so that we will believe.  Faith comes from God so that no man can boast.  And it is because of that gift that we come to believe.