DON’T LEAVE THE CROSS

It is important to keep at the forefront of ones mind the cross. Why? It is the foundation of Christianity. Paul said,  “for I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified (1 Corinthians 2:2). As the days progress there will be more and more challenges to your faith in Jesus.

Evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived (2 Timothy 3:13). How? Through smooth speech and cunning craftiness will men and women be moved by teachers to fulfill the requirements of the flesh and not God.

Be on guard to remember when you are despised for doing well, that Jesus, who was perfect was crucified. Steven a man filled with the Spirit of God was stoned to death. Many others within scripture and within our contemporary setting are being killed for telling the truth.

So, if you feel bad or beaten and you know your living holy, understand the wicked are being set up and they will have their day. Because God is just he will make sure you have your day as well. Your eternal life is on the way.

BREATHE WELL IN SUFFERING

It is natural to run from the sufferings of this life, only to find more suffering. Some work to drown sorrows in alcohol, sex, drugs, gambling, shopping, etc. Some may use weird techniques to eliminate the pain by meditating on absolutely nothing. When will earthly suffering end? The answer: The Grave. You must run through life with this understanding. Just accept that life’s suffering unites color, sex, and socio-economic status. There is a natural unity in all of mankind and that is suffering.

The moment resolution is made about suffering in this life, you can move on with faith believing and trusting in the impossible. Jesus learned obedience by the things he suffered. Suffering is as natural as breathing air. Let the fire of suffering make you shine as gold.

There are two types of suffering. The first is because of disobedience to Christ and the second is obedience to Christ. You can add unnecessary suffering to your life. For all the pleasure that sin gives there is a tail that brings suffering. Ask the addict who lost everything they had in their life because of it. This suffering should be avoided and can be avoided by obeying the voice of God and understanding his will for your life. The second suffering can never be avoided. This suffering is found when you choose to obey God’s word over strong desires to sin against it.

There is a pain that develops in telling your flesh the answer is no. Ask the dieter who tries diligently to put down the potato chips, ice cream, pizza etc.  The body will fight you. The devil will fight you. Spiritual darkness in heavenly places is against your success. Why? Your success shines the light for others to see and rejoice in the fact that making it is possible.

Breathing well in suffering is found in understanding that your suffering is not strange. For the follower of Jesus Christ understands that it is common to all believers. Since it is common, sit back and trust the Lord for the roller-coaster ride is almost over. Grab the hand next to you and say we will make it. Don’t allow the screams of others to cause you to lose hope. Jesus will never leave or forsake you and in the end he will be there to bring you home.

Do You Have A Jesus Pop-Out?

What does a Jesus pop-out look like? What does it mean? Do you pop Jesus out whenever you need him and pop him back when you are finished. Today, we see many people asking for prayer in their nearest storm, but soon as the coast is clear, they resume with swearing, getting drunk and doing things that they ought not to. They have no desire or hunger for the things of God. In a nutshell, they are displaying the fruits of the flesh and not the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5).

This is a stench in His nose because they are just paying lip service but their lives are consistently contrary to Gods word. So the question is, is Jesus your whole life or do you pop Jesus out like a lucky charm?  Is your ‘commitment’ to Christ limited to just an ackowledgemnt that he exists and that he supplies for you or have you totally surrendered your life to him and desire what he desires and hates what he hates which is sin.

I know of Scarlett Johansson, but I bet if you asked her if she knew me, the answer would be no. In the same way, many people know and even acknowledge Jesus, believe that he died on the cross and rose on the third day but MANY of those very same people will hear Jesus say ‘ I never knew you’ when they stand before him to give an account (Matthew 7:23) because they continued to work iniquity.

So how do you know that you will not be amongst that number. The bible makes it clear. Examine yourself to see if you are in the faith.

Brain scans spot early signs of depression, anxiety in newborns

Feeling down in the dumps, or suffering a bad case of the blues every so often is normal. Bouts of anxiety in response to stressful situations are also normal. However, ongoing feelings of anxiety and depression can be a sign of a mental health disorder, which can develop at any age. A recent study published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) has found signs of anxiety and depression can be spotted as early as birth.

Using functional MRI scans, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, spotted brain connectivity patterns linked to the increased risk of early symptoms related to depression and anxiety, such as excessive shyness, nervousness, or separation anxiety by age two. At birth, specific brain connections may be responsible for mental health problems later in life. Read more

Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me (Psalm 51:5). The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth (Psalm 58:3). Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one (Job 14:4)! Again, science has to catch up with God’s word. Of course, depression and anxiety is written in. You cannot get something clean and pure from someone who is in the process of dying while giving birth. We are born to die and then face God’s judgment.

The answer that God has given man against the sin written within from the beginning is Jesus. Demons flow from generation to generation and from people to people to kill, steal, and destroy. Do you want deliverance? Then make a b-line  to Jesus. Confess your sins and repent and believe the gospel of Jesus Christ.

AntiChrist Deception

The images before you are demonic. I spoke with the evil spirit called the spirit of antichrist and he told me the picture you see here is a picture of him. I do not believe his true form is the picture before you, however, he appears to many in this form for the deception to work. In either case this is not Christ. If you are wearing t-shirts with this image or have this image in your home you have the spirit of antichrist there. God has been very clear on how we are to worship and serve him. “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him” (John 4:23).

If you have these images in your house you have allowed demons to enter your home. You have given them a license. If you find your prayers are without power it may be time to clean the house.

do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman, – Deuteronomy 4:16

 

You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea (Deuteronomy 5:8).

“You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, (Exodus 20:4-5).

 

Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the LORD your God (Leviticus 26:1).

“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. “For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished (Matthew 5:17-18).

It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law (Luke 16:17).

You have been warned. Those with ears to hear will hear and be set free.

Worship God in spirit and in truth.