Bullet points from the Book of James

Posted on December 17, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Endurance through testing produces perfect qualities.
Ask for wisdom which is liberally given by God to them who ask in faith not in wavering doubt.
Enjoy the glory of being poor in finances for the prosperity of the rich passes as the life of a beautiful flower. Death makes all men equal. Receive the crown of life as evidence of your love for God by resisting the call of temptation.
God does not tempt, each man is tempted by his own lusts, which allowed to entice will become sin which brings forth death.
Be diligent and remember that all blessings come from God who does not change nor does He share in evil.
Control yourself for anger reflects not His righteousness.
Saved by the word we should put away our wicked ways.
Don’t deceive yourself in self-proclaimed piety for the doing of the Word indicates belief and subsequent blessing.
If self piety includes an uncontrolled tongue you have been doubly deceived.
A person will stay true if they take care of the widows and orphans while remaining free of worldly corruption.
Faith in God is the only wealth.
Love all equally, regardless of wealth or status to honor God and avoid sinful judgment.
Judgment is shown harshly to those who have not mercy.
The demons believe in one God, how different is your belief if you have no works as demonstration of your perfected faith?
Spirit fills the body with life, works give life to faith.
The teacher that stumbles endangers others, teaching ought not be undertaken lightly for fear of greater judgment.
The tongue tells the truth within ones heart. The tongue may not be controlled by the flesh for it possesses all manner of evil, yet is used to bless God.
Wisdom is demonstrated through gentle works steeped in its uses.
Jealousy and ambition are not Godly motivations.
The peacemaker will sow in righteousness those things born of the wisdom from heaven.
Wars and squabbles are born of our lusts.
We receive no blessing or answer to prayer because our requests are made in fulfillment of lusts.
Friends of the world are God’s enemies.
Grace is meant and freely given to the humble, while God resists the proud.
Obey God and resist the devil and you will be free of him.
Sinners should cleanse their hands and doubters purify their hearts.
Weep over your woeful position and in your humility God will lift you up.
Do not speak ill of Brothers for judgment is not our authority but God’s alone.
Do God’s will after consulting God.
Self aggrandizement is evil.
If you know God’s will and don’t do it this is sin.
The wicked have received their worldly pleasure that will fade, rust and be eaten by moths.
You have lived an easy life and in so doing participated in the condemnation and voluntary death of Christ upon the Cross.
Wait upon the coming of the Lord, do not lose heart in today’s despair.
The prophets endured through patience in God’s unfolding plan for humanity and we consider them blessed for doing so.
Don’t swear, say yes or no and mean it, thus avoid being counted among the hypocrites.
If you are ill ask the elders for anointed prayer for healing and/or forgiveness and it will be granted by God.
Confess to each other and pray.
A righteous man may accomplish much through fervent prayer.
Those who turn back sinners to truth from sin should know that they have saved a soul from death and covered many sins.

Father forgive me if I have improperly portrayed any of Your thoughts. Let me only speak that which is correct and right in Your eyes. Let us be healed through the knowledge of Your Word and the forgiveness of our sins. Thank you Lord Jesus.

There yet?

Posted on December 11, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

My sin earned me nothing but death. I coveted no lasting relationships, enhancements, allegiances, improvements or trust. Nothing good ever came from any of my sins, except that it made me eligible for Christ’s offer of forgiveness, redemption to God and eternal life. If by my acceptance of that forgiveness and pardon for my “sentence”, I agree to live an entirely different life, as a new man, what then are the implications if I continue on the same sinful path sans course correction? What then does it say about my belief in that sacrifice if I lack obedience to direction or evidence of belief? Does it diminish Christ’s surrender to God’s Hand of Judgment or perhaps does it nullify my access to aforementioned absolution? If I truly believe that my sin earned me a death sentence, and I truly believe that Christ sacrificed His perfect life as ransom for my crime, would I not demonstrate requisite evidence of said belief via transformation through my future actions? Have I determined to remain earning nothing for my continued sin, remaining in my original position? Or have I been transformed into a new man, freed of the sentence for which I received pardon? What is the price for backsliding, is it perhaps nil and only effectively mentioned to increase financial deposits or renewed vigor in service missions? These submissions remain inconsistent with the warnings of Jude, James, Paul and other Apostles as to the costs of falling away from faith.

Does my imagination count? Paul said that none of us can comprehend what awaits us through Grace in Glory. I imagine that Adam had significant authority as he was tasked with naming all the animals and tending God’s creation in the garden. My mind causes me to speculate if he even had the capacity to communicate and direct the animals. What then are we to do in our tasks for the Lord throughout eternity? Am I to be placed in charge of gardens on many planets, tending God’s creation as we were once originally intended? You see Paul’s comments sponsor this type of grand speculation. What does await us in eternity? The Lord has always had purpose and intention for each of our lives, shall eternity be different? In His plan I have always had a job to perform that fulfilled my spirit and utilized my specific talent for His Good Glory. What then shall be my purpose in God’s New Heaven and New Earth. I certainly do not wish to be sitting around strumming a harp, sitting on a cloud counting millennia, unless of course that is the job God has planned for me. What then am I living for in this short but important life? Am I looking forward to my place in eternity or am I attempting to capture legacy and glory on the practice field, before even entering the commencement of the “real” game?

Does what I do here in some measure limit the spectrum of options available throughout my place in eternity? I won’t comment on that but I believe you may find evidence to support this concept, crowns, mansions, contact with God, etc. I do not live for the accolades of glory but I know that we serve a God who loves us and remembers our fealty. Spending eternity with God is enough for me, but I also know that He has always had a plan for this life, I have to assume He has one for the next. Paraphrase from Proverbs; It is the nature of God to conceal a thing and the nature of kings to figure it out. I delight in what God has waiting for us in heaven, I rejoice in the comfort that I will spend eternity with the faithful, free of sin, intimately acquainted with God. That is what keeps me going through the storm, knowing that He has this all figured out and that somehow I am part of the winning team. Rejoice in God through salvation in Christ Jesus. Find joy and peace in kinship to Christ. We have won by His victory over sin and death on the cross. Rejoice, I say rejoice. Thank you Jesus.

Cautiously prepared

Posted on December 9, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. Matthew 16:4

As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. Luke 11:29 NIV

But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; Matthew 12:39

http://lovestthoume.com/FeedMySheep/UntowardGeneration.html

http://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=20547

Let us for a moment remember the circumstances and try to see through the eyes of Lot as he beheld the unrepentant wickedness of his friends in Sodom and Gomorrah. The Bible says that Lot was a righteous man, yet the angels were sent to sternly warn him of God’s coming judgment and that he must flee to save the lives of his family. What on earth could have caused Lot to remain, living in fellowship with pure wickedness? Do any of us believe that a righteous man could remain in the midst of wickedness and not be polluted, poisoned or effected? We want to be tolerant, we want to stay our judgment, hoping and praying that this world will find repentance and belief, but if we are also to remain in the wise counsel of God we must remain apart from that social tolerance and cohabitation with wickedness. Are we standing in Lot’s sandals right now?

The sermon’s links above, given by Greg Gordon are scathing are they not? Yet, they tell the truth of nations, generations and societal erosion leading to our current circumstance where wickedness deliberately seeks to corrupt or contort all innocence. The innocent are under attack by powers and principalities of wickedness. Youth, cannot escape salacious images while simply walking the halls of education. The pure are bombarded by the persistent cries of “tolerance” of every sinful act, while the simple pious acts of the pure are disallowed. We sit in our comfortable seats of hypocrisy not realizing that our cohabitation with the world has counted among the wicked in census. How is it possible, even in the slightest manner that we have become new creatures yet continue to commit the same sins that led us to repent in our first encounters with Christ?

Are we that wicked generation demanding a sign from God, calling us to purity? We shall not receive a sign, we only receive the words of prophets repeating Christ’s call to readiness of saints. Simple Question; why did Jesus repeat parables of readiness, demanding that “believer’s” have oil in the lamps unless there is an implied negative judgment for those who fail to listen to His multiple warnings? He was not telling these parables to unbelievers because He had already established that He used parables so that only those with ears to hear would understand. These warnings are for believers who know the truth but failed to obey that truth. My greatest fear for the Church is the same fear I have felt myself hearing those words from the Lord Jesus, “Depart from me you doers of iniquity, I know you not”.

Brothers and Sisters, we will not be given a sign, we all agree that we live in the “time of Noah” or the “time of Lot” as Jesus indicated would occur in the last days. If you feel safe and secure in your church walls yet you and your church families fail to do the work to prepare for harvest, then you should awake for the Kingdom of God is upon us. If you pass judgment on those around you then go home to commit wickedness and unrighteous acts in the eyes of God, then you should fear His wrath, for it is upon this wicked generation. If you are surrounded by wickedness, seeking to corrupt your children in its unholy desire to corrupt the innocent then flee for God’s judgment imminently follows. Do not expect that angels shall be sent to warn you of God’s impending wrath, for we shall not be given any other sign then the one of Jonah. Repent or face the wrath of God.

Holy Father, awake our hearts and minds to the truth of our era. Lead hearts to You with Your Holy Voice so that they might be saved a day and time of Your imminent wrath. Father let us not tolerate the corruption and corrosive voice of inclusive wickedness, preached by this wicked generation. Snatch us from the field of Your coming judgment. Awake Church, Body of Christ, Bride to the Bridegroom of Heaven, Christ Jesus, soon to return for the faithful. If you do not feel called to do the work that has been prepared for us since the beginning of time then you should be concerned for your eternal spirit, for “Many are called but few are chosen”. Matthew 22:14 In Jesus, Holy Name I thank you Lord for drawing us to a salvation we could not find on our own.

That seed

Posted on December 6, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

A doubting man proclaimed to me that he couldn’t see inside the mystery as everything he’d heard of God made him stop and wonder why? He had listened with ears you see, but all the time he couldn’t see, the glory in the story when Jesus chose to die. This thinking man wracked his brain to the point of having mental pain but the depths of his analysis produced insufficient clues. He looked for evidence in science and fact, yet never thought of how to react to the simplicity implicit to the Gospel News.

It is just so hard to see the light when all you’ve known is darkest night, when everything you’ve learned on faith had to be bought or sold.

So hard to let go of pride when logic, passion and evidence collide, forcing you to rethink every thing you believed or had been told.

This young man looked me in the face as if I were born in outer space, I could see the moorings of his ship were floating free from dockside. His eyes were clear and he pretended to hear as the door to his dilemma suddenly flung open wide. He reached inside his reserve of words, all that escaped were bats and birds, leaving him no alternative but to run and hide. But he was caught as the truth was wrought and the universe revealed as I began to wield the Word of the Lord. His shoes were stuck and his mind was sparked, his resistance had been locked and parked as I told him everything about my God that I’ve adored.

I did my job as a hired hand and planted the seed there in the sand, knowing that the Father would sprout to growth and flower.

That young man has been set free by the Lord of Lords who chose to use me as the vessel of His loving kindness through everlasting power.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/12/07/249256_suspected-israeli-war-jets-strike.html?sp=/99/117/&rh=1 Israel apparently has made good on their declared prohibition of the advanced Russian Missile System begin deployed in Damascus, Syria. Read Ezekiel 38 and 39 and Isaiah 17, be educated on how all of this fits into Bible Prophecy.

What kind of miracle?

Posted on December 4, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Faith. A belief that does not require proof, having accepted something as truth without demanding existing evidence. How did I know that my earthly Father loved me? I cannot prove it but I seldom questioned that fact. I just knew. It is the same way with God, though He has given much less reason to doubt His love than my earthly Dad. I trust, hope, believe in and “know” that God will show up in my life. Sure the first few times I trusted took all the faith that I could muster, but now I have “empirical evidence” based upon the thousands of times which God has shown up in my life. My faith is based on His trustworthiness not my own capacity to accept facts. I have faith in His Faithfulness, His Word, His Grace, His reliability and Consistency. My faith is increased each time that His Word washes over me as it is fortified, perfected and encouraged by Truth.

Mustard Seed. One to two millimeters in diameter, yet capable of producing one of the largest plantings in the garden, a tree in fact. This demonstrates the potency of even a smidgen of faith, that from the smallest spore a vast sustainable set of branches will eventually ensue. God had faith enough in me to offer His Life upon a cross with the hope/knowledge that I would someday accept that gift in humility and be filled by life eternal. I may not know that much about God, but I know Him, and what I do know of Him surrounds great “love”. A love that would never leave me alone to flounder, incapable, incapacitated, threatened by enemies who hate me for His sake. I have “faith” in that love to catch me when I jump, fall, stumble or reach for the everlasting in hope and trust. That seed that He chose to place in the soil of my spirit has grown, watered and fed by His Word and kept safe by the demonstration of His faithfulness. I wonder what can be done with a pumpkin seed of faith?

Trust. I don’t always know what God is up to in our lives, but I do know that it feels good to know that we are in relationship. I know that I am not always going to understand or appreciate the “goodness” of His disciplining Hand in my life, but I always eventually see that it was meant for the best. I have zero comprehension why He chose to offer me salvation , but I am overjoyed that He chose to do so. I trust that His Word is Truth and that His plan is the perfection of mankind, saving us from the self-evoked chaos to which we are otherwise committed. I simply accept His righteousness on “faith” and wait for the knowledge, justification and belief to show up at a later date. Trust in God is not chance but opportunity to sustain hope in something more dependable than the universe itself.

I love You Lord. Can I explain Love, certainly not, but I know that I love You. How is it that I am fortunate enough to accept factors with faith that I cannot explain or prove, accept and give Love, something I cannot explain or understand and share Hope with those around me with nothing but words/life actions to demonstrate its probability? He has made me another creature, a man who believes in things that he cannot explain, evidence or demonstrate. A man who walks a path that he cannot see yet maintains, with absolute surety that it leads to eternity. A man who weeps at the plight of humanity when by all means he should be disaffected, simply because God loves them so much. A man who believed in little else but self gratification now accepts the Truth that is God without question. What kind of miracle is that?

http://youtu.be/DSB_At4H8kA

Decided?

Posted on December 3, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15 KJV

Am I sold out for Christ or is there still question about what I believe and which side I serve? What are the names of the other gods to whom I pay homage? Is there a chance that the Lord God will look the other way as I pursue this worship of idols and false divinity? Am I committed to the people, the principles and the passions of God’s Kingdom or am I serving any interests that would steal from those potential investments? I do not enjoy seeing these truths about myself, but remaining ill-informed, ignorant or in denial about my actions with regard to service to God is potentially eternally foolish. This is a fool’s game to play with God, we should not trifle with the Lord.

Is my mind made? If so, then do my actions, my words, my life indicate alignment with service to God through Jesus? Am I creating disciples, studying the Word to show myself approved, caring in generosity for those who need help? Am I voluntarily opening all the cupboards, closets and compartments of my life to the changing Hand of the Holy Spirit, or am I resisting sanctification? Do I feel badly each time that I even think about sinning and does that “guilt” cause me to make decisions that align with God’s Will for my life? Does everyone that I know, “Whom it is that I serve”? Is there any question in the eyes of those who review my life that I am a Christian? If so, am I standing here in fear and trembling or am I simply determining to remain nonchalant about my salvation? What have I made more important in my life that my relationship and declaration of my eternal identity in Christ Jesus?

If the battle comes, there are many that will be left behind having not asked and answered these questions for themselves. This is a personal decision and cannot be made by my parents, my wife, my friends, my ancestors or public opinion. I will not get to heaven because everyone agrees that I have been “good enough” to be found worthy. On my own behalf I deserve death for the sins in my transgressions against Almighty God. So, let us dispatch finally the idea that any of us may earn, find or somehow produce enough good karma or works to be allowed passed the pearly gates of Heaven. I will only be found righteous as God sees Christ’s Righteousness covering me. I will only enter Heaven when God the Father sees in me evidence of indwelling of the Holy Spirit having baptized me and sealed me for eternity. For me there will be no judgment day as I have already been found innocent in the eyes of God by Christ’s payment for my guilt upon that cross, two thousand, some odd years ago. I have been redeemed, set free, reconnected with Almighty God through Christ. Do I behave that way or am I still living within the corrupted flesh of the man I once was? That question should frighten each of us and be a source of peace for them who can truly say that they are “alive in Christ”.

Myths and experience

Posted on November 23, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

http://www.jpost.com/International/Exclusive-Cornered-but-unbound-by-nuclear-pact-Israel-reconsiders-military-action-against-Iran-382541 Is there Biblical context to this portended strike by Israel upon Iran? What does the Word of God say about this potential issue?

My prayers are made manifest by footfalls of my walk with Jesus. This is crunch-time, the fourth quarter the denouement, the period where mystic, meets magic meets miracles of God. The prevalence and increased occurrence of coincidence in my life is validating my theory regarding the preciousness of our remaining moments in service to Christ Jesus. Each day, I am led into relationship with the exact people who by thought, meditation and prayer have been seeking the assets to evoke their perceived purpose for the Kingdom and their legacy. Kindred spirits are being gathered for the purpose of Harvest and if this is ignored, simply regarded as coincidence, then perhaps the value of Divine introductions will be lost in opportunity. Look around you, the birds have comfortably nested within the mustard tree, relegating most believers to powerless personal ministry. For those believers who have been aware, obedient and watchful, the opposite is obvious. Individual ministries are beginning to take shape. The fire of one ember, put to bellows and kindled by the fuel of Brothers is beginning to produce an inferno that will soon be beyond dismissal. Even this day there are millions who have never bent a knee to Baal. On that comfort and the hope in God’s inerrant Word I will build my house to warn all of the coming storm in the Earth’s tribulation, The GREAT DAY of OUR LORD and the time of Jacob’s trouble.

God Bless Israel, for her moment of testing approaches. God does not mince Words when speaking of His beloved. They are held to a standard that few of us, if any may understand. They will not be left in their moment of trial, but surrounded by the might, power and love of Almighty God. They must suffer for their wandering, but in the end they will be with God, as He promised. To those nations who threaten the Nation of Israel, I pray you heed God’s Warning. Bring no harm to her for you have poked your finger into the Eye of God. Regardless of your thinking, your correctness in pointing out her failures, for even though you speak some truth, God has proclaimed that those who bless her shall be blessed and those who curse her shall be cursed. It is not Israel that we should fear but God, for He has spoken of His undying faithfulness to His beloved nation, even in their adultery, God shall not abandon her even for a moment. Be advised, be educated, be warned. The nation of Israel shall only be judged by God, not by man’s quarrels.

I serve the Lord our God, I do not serve the adulteress actions of nations and men. The time of action is upon us and that action requires a Love for Humanity that surpasses our own capacity for forgiveness, hope and understanding. We must be fully dependent upon the Holy Spirit of God if we are ever to achieve that love for which we have been created, redeemed and filled by the indwelling of God’s Spirit. If you want purpose then it is known to all Christian’s, for Christ has defined and commanded each of as to His purpose. Go and make disciples of men, teaching them the Gospel so that all may come to the knowledge of God through Christ. That is a paraphrase of God’s Word on this issue, Lord please forgive me if I have indicated anything that is not consistent with Your intention. Let us be set aflame by the indwelling of Your Baptismal Spirit. Let us demonstrate the power of God through Christ to this world that is flooded in impotence. Bring us a healing hand, kind hearts and the courage to stand in the face of overwhelming odds, amassed enemy forces and storms. The time of trial approaches, let each of us look internally and make our hearts right with God for that moment when it will become paramount is assured.

Praise You Almighty Father, the one God of Heaven and Earth. Jesus forgive and deliver us from the evil that seemingly prevails, but which must be dispelled at Your return. Let Your return begin today in the hearts, words and walks of every Christian, let the enemy be scattered at the proclamation of our righteous and hopeful faith in YOU.

Tell the story

Posted on November 22, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Making tents so that no one may say that I have come to tap into their abundance. The Lord has given me two hands, a back and a decent mind, so that I may use the sweat of my own brow to provide for my family’s needs in continuance of our called ministry. Granted it is difficult to work in the world without becoming caught up in the world’s monetary lust and pursuit, but as Paul and others evidenced it is entirely possible. Where is my heart, what do I use as excuse to keep me from ministry? Do I mourn the lack of funds as the prohibitive reasoning behind my giving, or do I give and know “in faith” that God will provide for all my needs according to His riches and Glory in Christ Jesus? Look, I often use excuses, but the difficulty for me is that I eventually must admit to God and to myself that I have been ducking and dodging my responsibility. The only evidence of faith that I may provide is completed work for the Kingdom. Without action, life and faith are mere words.

If my life is Christ living, then it must be lived for others, as Christ has done. It is no longer about me, my wants, my wills, my gifts and my bills. What does God want of me today? Not what is God’s will for my life so that I might find purpose in understanding the entire script for my existence, but understanding what He commands me to do today for the Good of His Pleasure. He Loves them and wants that I remind them of that fact. It is after all that simple. Tell the story, forget the glory, unless of course it is for Him and the marvelous things that He does for all of us.

Lord give us understanding, purpose, reliance upon Your Word and a comprehensive imminence. Let us be fully aware that Your return, if it is to be as a thief in the night, will probably come today, because few of us are expecting that arrival. Give us a heart for service bringing droves of hungry hearts to the cross for cleansing salvation. Take from us the idle self worship which requires we make and covet excuses as to why we are not telling the greatest story we have ever heard. Scoop up the Holy Fire and throw it down upon us, igniting our hearts in passion, worship and praise for Your Glory. A fire that spreads to the hearts of mankind bringing them back to God in fealty and faith. Praise You Lord God for Your righteousness, patience and Truth. In Jesus Name.

Driving passion

Posted on November 17, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

If passions rule my actions then whose passion? Is it God’s eternal passion for the lost of this world to find their way home to salvation and relationship? Is it passion for this or that movement to create prosperity for this group or remove power for that group? Is it for gain, monetary or treasured artifacts to include ourselves in the select few capable of chasing their dreams indefinitely? Is it to fill the houses of power with people who look and act like me, men and women who will further my agenda or national intentions? Or are my passions synonymous with God’s Will?

Do I look to feed the hungry, not only their bellies but that empty hole within their spirits that may only be filled by Christ? Do I seek to Father the orphaned, showing them love of God so that they too may find their way home to our Eternal Father God? Do I seek to prop up, protect and look after the elderly, especially the widowed, so that they may find the honorable way to share their wisdom, gifts and love with those who may tremendously benefit? Do I look to protect the innocence of the young and those who cannot avoid corruption? Do I scream at the coming night in the Name of Jesus Christ, shining the light of His righteousness in to dark places, forcing principalities to scurry? Do I stand for God’s passion for the lost world, proclaiming His love and forgiveness to those who would repent and be saved? What passions drive my heart, my song, my walk? Do I follow reason, justice, mercy and overwhelming kindness overall or in truth do I serve the call of my passionate flesh?

The enemy is easy to combat when you look to the transparency of his passions. Wherever deception exists it is made to cloud evidence of ungodly passion. The truth needs no protective shield, deceptive veil or misty mechanisms. The truth is spoken freely without regard for political position or passion. It is wrong to watch my fellow humans go hungry, be poor, but it is worse yet to leave them without the HOPE OF CHRIST and eternity. Follow the passions of man and you will see what drives each initiative. Follow the passions of false teachers and the treasured tale of chasing gold will become painfully evident beyond the deception of their public words. Follow the passion of warriors who would kill the innocent for the completion of their cause and you will find naught but wickedness. Speak truth and consider passions dangerous, for many have been killed or made poor in the name of manly passions when God would see them set free and prospered. Lord Jesus guide the passions of my heart to serve Your desire for mankind’s salvation.

The day!

Posted on November 16, 2014 by awrkhakhaya16

Am I preparing for Christ’s return for His Church, tonight? If not then I fail to comprehend, accept or contemplate the principle of imminence. I also have become determined to overlook or ignore that Jesus continued to offer preparedness parables to the faithful. Jesus, although He continually expressed the need to spread the Gospel, so that the lost would find salvation, He repeatedly offered teaching regarding, “being ready” to the saints. Being ready for what, you ask? Thank you for asking. Being ready for His return for the Church.

Jesus’ second coming will be nothing if but spectacular, coming down from the clouds, the faithful behind, to speak into existence the level judgment of the disobedient and salvation to the Jews. Why then did He continually remind the saints that “He would come like a thief in the night”? Clearly He referred to two differing events, one a return to snatch the Church from the judgment to come, which they were not designated to suffer, the next a dynamic entrance to take back the deed to the Earth and pass judgment on the wicked.

The Lord will at some point come to remove the faithful. I prefer to understand and obey His repeated calls to “readiness” as a Christian. Current evidence in the powerlessness of the Church unfortunately cries out to the absence of the Holy Spirit within those who believe they are within the Body of Christ. Since the Lord continually called us to have “oil in our lamps”, being filled, so that we might be found “ready” when the Master comes, then the answer to this questioned readiness resides in the filling of the Holy Spirit. This was one of the Lord’s most frequent topics when teaching to believers. It is essential that we seek to understand this teaching and take adequate steps in faith to making our hearts, minds and spirits ready for His coming.

I look forward to the Day of the Lord. Not because wickedness will finally be dealt a resounding blow by the Creator, but because this world will finally accept that there is one Creator, who is the rightful ruler of all universes, to include mankind. I weep the deception ever present in today’s discussion, I mourn those lost to pursue magic potions, divination and escapism, I crave a day when the truth is no longer argued and we can get about the business of doing the work without question. I want to serve. I don’t want to be king. I don’t want to be God or be honored for how well I’ve worshiped His Glory. That is where satan’s travesty began, probably accepting glory for how well he worshiped God. My pride is just as dangerous. May I lead you to the Cross where you may understand God’s eternal Glory and bask in His righteousness. May I only exist to encourage you and love you in your travails.

I am sorry that the terrorist’s quest for peace with God has left them destitute, angry and misshapen. I pray that the Lord our God, touches their hearts in such a way that the veil of hate is removed from their eyes and they may finally see their sin, so that they may be cleansed by the Blood of Jesus Christ the King. I am sorry that God’s enemies had to suffer death at the hand of our soldiers, I only wish that they had found Jesus reflected in our hearts, words and faces before they found it necessary to enter in war against us. May the fire of heaven rain down upon the enemies of God and may we find it in our hearts to forgive those who have brought misfortune, pain and death to our families. Heal us Father, take from us the bitterness that leads to rage and separation from Your Everlasting Love. Grant this Earth Peace. Lord rebuke Your enemies if it is in Your Will to do so, and let us love them enough to forgive them and change their hearts forever through the Power of Your Love for mankind. In Jesus’ Name.

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What kind of miracle?