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POST 666! Glory to God for What He is Doing!

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11“ When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (1 Corinthians 13)

 

Learning is the essence of life under the sun.  Yet there will come a place where learning ceases.  And this place will be under the Son.   What His people are and will be should not be compared to those who remain in darkness.  And we MUST stand apart from the masses around us.  This is not a mystery, though many make is so.  There are mysteries, but learning to grow in the knowledge God gives us should never become a mystery to those who have been granted eternal life through Jesus.

With a great sadness we say that many live as enemies of the Cross of Christ.  Though they call themselves what they will, they remain outside the will of God.  May God grant that they will not die in that disrepair.  And may God equally grant that those who endure will be found having overcome by that same mercy.

The title of this post represents the “man of lawlessness”.  But the body of this post is a celebration of what God has done for His servant.  That He has blessed me with 666 articles of good words, ideas, desires, and encouragements.

Having said that, what remains is that I do what I have said must be done.  That maturity come upon me.  That when I see a task and know it to be the right thing to do, I will put away the child and go do it.  That when I speak a word of teaching, encouragement, rebuke, or praise, I will speak it as it is becoming who this man is.

While the wicked remain in darkness the blessed of Jesus will grow from glory to glory; from faith to faith.  Patience belongs to those who believe.  And it is through patient endurance that we happily encounter each new threshold as we walk “The Narrow Way.”

 

 

Ignorance Can Kill

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A little boy lived on a farm.  One day he came up to his dad and asked, “Dad, is it ok with you if I steal grandma’s purse?”  The dad looked at his boy with a straight face, hiding the amazement within him.  “Why would you ask me something like that?”  The dad asked.  The boy answered, “I was tempted to do it.  I think I even want to do it.  And I thought I’d ask you if it’s ok.”  The boy said.

There are certain things we KNOW God doesn’t want us to do.  How often have I found myself pleading and pleading with God to help me resist temptation.  I would guess others have also.   Here’s the meat of the issue:

Why do we beg for something the Lord has plainly told us is not ok with Him?  And why do we beg for strength to overcome?  The issue here is the begging.  Begging does not have the same strength as a simple belief that God is willing to help.  He has promised to give such things to those who love Him.  It is not His will that we sin.  It is His will to overcome sin.

13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

He wants us to live life full of “wins”.  And He is anxious (if that is possible) to see that “Winning attitude” appear in all of His children.  Let’s get our head on straight.  Are we so immature in Christ Jesus that we can’t make out the difference between temptation and a test?

When

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When will we, as individuals, be ready to accept the will of the Lord in Jesus?

When will we, as individuals, believe to the point of walking in faith?

When will we, as individuals, step into the shoes of the Gospel of Peace?

When will we, as individuals, speak the truth in love?

When will we, as individuals, learn to be ready to serve Him in season and out of season?

When?

What are we, as individuals, waiting for?

What more can be said to us that He has not already said?

Fear nothing.  Believe the words the Holy Lord of Life has spoken, both promise of good and promise of bad.

Stretch out your hand and take what is being offered this very minute.

The very second your eyes reach this WORD, eternity is upon you.

Eternity is not the past, though it was already there.

Eternity is not the future, though the Lord has already known and prepared what is to come.

Eternity is “the now”.

Are we, as individuals, waiting for heaven?

What will we, as individuals, say when we arrive before Him?

Shall we confess that we were waiting?  Might He answer with a question?

“Waiting for what?”

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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.