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Stepping Into the Light of His Glory

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There was a time when I was young and foolish riding on the winds of desire and prosperity, now I am old, rejoicing only in the light of His glory. We all have a story to tell. Some stories would shock our sensibilities while others might help us to recall our own struggles if we were honest. Contrary to our earlier experiences in the home of our blessed parents we all tend to go in our own direction realized by the eventual outcome of our siblings and childhood friends. The winds of change can be harsh and unforgiving in a world that is quickly rejecting the moral imperatives of our religious upbringing. We all have a story to tell even if some of our anchors are more secure than others in our early ethical teachings about what is right and wrong. As we recall the horror of wrong choices it’s most difficult to put them into words, but essential to realize just how far we have come by the grace of God. Being cast into a world of lawlessness and unimaginable evil it’s a wonder that my very brief homelessness on the streets of New York City didn’t leave an irrevocable mark on my consciousness. Each step of the way, unknown at the time, God gracefully brought forth deliverance from the horrific consequences of a life gone astray. Although there would be more years ahead of wrong choices and their inevitable consequences, in time the path ahead would become clear.

Some say, “Christianity is a crutch,” for the lame and the bewildered. However, concerning the true meaning of life, it is much more than a crutch, because it enables us to take our first steps into the light. We had heard the old, old story many years ago as a child about the gift of God that would give us a glorious new life in Christ. However, it took the witness of a blessed woman in my employ to remind me about the glorious new life in Christ that I was visibly missing. This day of praying to receive Jesus Christ as my Savior would open the door to an amazing journey. Although the journey would be filled with deep valleys and tall mountains, it would put me on a path that would see the hand of God miraculously working in my life every step of the way. In the beginning, it’s been a life of intense study from Seminary to the pastoral ministry allowing God to write His indisputable words on my heart, it was the journey that put them into practice, realizing that my life was being transformed. Yes, God was using His anointed words in the Bible, but also every experience and every blessed person who came into my life brought forth great change. From entertaining angels unaware to witnessing the power of His healing miracles when praying for others in the Spirit, God has been at work in my life growing me spiritually from one degree of glory to another (II Corinthians 3:18). God is transforming my life into a brand-new creation where old things have truly passed away (II Corinthians 5:17).

What may have seemed like a crutch in the beginning was in reality a message that changed my life inevitably. Hopefully, every believer understands the message of the Cross where Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God, born of a virgin, chose to die on the Cross as an atonement, an acceptable sacrifice, for the sins of all humanity for those who believe in His death and resurrection from the dead in three days. As believers, we follow Christ in His death on the Cross as we die to self, our old sin nature, and are raised with Christ from the grave by putting on our new life in Christ. In faith, we follow Jesus Christ in the total transformation of our life into a new creation. In faith, we trust in God exclusively to give us everything we need for life and godliness (II Peter 1:3-4), to be transformed into the perfect image of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. This has been an amazing journey of learning that we can’t, but He can, which is the next big step into the light of God’s glory. Jesus Christ is more than a Savior and Redeemer; He is more than our Lord; He is our helper. Without Christ in our lives, then change would be impossible, and transformation would never be a reality. We can’t, but He can by trusting in God exclusively to lead us into the light of His glory.

Trusting in God exclusively is a major step, unfortunately leaving many professed believers behind either slipping deeper into the pit of normalcy or drifting back into the world controlled by the powers of darkness. As life progresses there are inevitable consequences, not only from our choices but from the choices of others, that can lead to times of unparalleled grief and suffering. There were times when the depth of depression came knocking on the door of my heart where I am now long past the many tears of grief. On our journey to the light of God’s glory, most will be faced with another decision to seek God’s exclusive counsel or seek counsel from the fallen world of mankind. Thank God, His beloved counsel has lifted me out of the pit of despair many glorious times solidifying my trust in God exclusively. Over the years I have learned that there are many different occasions where we are put into a position where we must trust in God exclusively. In the beginning, it was not always easy. There was a time when I was attempting to help a distraught person in his empty apartment who was possessed by an evil spirit. With the hairs standing up on the back of my head, I called aloud to my God who quickly intervened in the situation delivering the man and giving me further guidance on how to help. Trusting in God exclusively is a major step in our journey.

Stepping out on faith and trusting in God exclusively can bring forth the greatest blessings beyond our wildest imagination. In my first pastorate while driving along the avenue I spotted a dirty and disheveled old man walking on the side, and almost immediately I felt in my spirit that I should inquire of his needs. After inviting him to our home for a hot meal and an invitation to spend the night in our spare room, I was shocked to learn that he was a retired priest walking to a retreat in the mountains of our little town. It was not long before I realized that we were entertaining an angel unaware telling me things I have treasured in my heart to this day. All glory to God. I have witnessed God’s little miracles, such as working all things together for good, many times throughout the years and even once experienced the multiplying of food on an insufficient table of provisions. Perhaps it is the occasional healing miracles that mostly amaze me of His wonderful working power in His wounded children. I don’t ever pray unless I feel led to do so in the name of Jesus Christ. When I do pray for a person that I can reach out and gently touch in the name of Christ, it is a wonder to hear them cry out that they have been healed. Although I believe in all the gifts of the Spirit, I never use them for show, often in private, and only for the good of God’s children in the Kingdom. With every single experience, another truth is learned from the Spirit and one step further is made into the light of God’s glory.

Well, I am older now and with the exception of my writings I am retired from the pastoral ministry, but the journey continues. As I step further into the light, I have witnessed the deplorable situation of the fallen world. My greatest sadness, however, is the great falling away of those who claim to be believers in Christ. I can prophesy about what I see now and what is soon coming upon the whole world, but I am afraid it will not change the inevitable. I can share the gospel with my family, friends, neighbors, and acquaintances but I will always leave the initial calling up to God and the choice to those who hear it through my written messages or in a face-to-face contact. I pray that all who hear this message will join me as we step together into the light of God’s glory. It is a wonderful place to be to hear His still small voice like beautiful music enlarging our hearts. It is a wonder to witness all of His miracles that bring great joy to the depths of our hearts. Most of all it is a wonder to experience His amazing love flowing through us to others. It is a wonder to experience His peace that defies understanding. As we walk in the glory of God’s light, we know with all assurance no matter how bad it gets God will always be with us, He will never leave us or forsake us. Finally, with all the brief pain and suffering I have experienced on the journey I would not trade this wonderful life that God has given to me for anything in the world. I am stepping into the light of God’s glory. I hope that you join me.

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The Hope of Our Coming Victory

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After my precious article that brought a river of tears to our eyes, I am overjoyed to write this current article that looks beyond the pain and the suffering to a time of fulfilled hope and a glorious victory. Hope is one of the cardinal virtues along with faith and love that are both the solid anchor of our Christianity and the outward expression of who we are in Christ. Hope looks beyond our current suffering to a time when we will be delivered from the fire that has gloriously made us into the perfect image of Jesus Christ. What we have waiting for us far outweighs everything that we can possibly imagine, a million times better than our present reality. Hope beyond our present reality doesn’t diminish our sense of freedom as taught by the powers of darkness but it opens vistas not yet discovered. True freedom is beyond the confines of this earthly body with all its limitations caused by the original sin. Our hope not only longs for a new heavens and a new earth, but it longs for a new body designed to last for all eternity. Our new bodies will not be burdened with the aches and pains that increase exponentially as we age. Nor will it be destroyed by horrific diseases infecting the planet. Moreover, we will no longer struggle against the unrelenting evil thoughts engineered by the powers of darkness. This is our future hope.

To rediscover our hope now will help us to stand firm as the world seeks our annihilation. If our hope is only in changing the world by accepting and integrating the evil ways of the world, then we are destined to fail. On the other hand, if our hope is ushering in the Kingdom of God and leading humanity to follow His will in earth as it is in heaven, then we could witness a glorious victory. Unfortunately, we are living in the midst of the great falling away when believers will voice the Lord’s Prayer but will not work to that end believing that they have power to change lives through Christ. Why do believers pray for something that they don’t believe in or something they believe will never happen? I hope you can see how hope and faith are so intrinsically tied together. We can’t have one without the other. As believers, we work for both the present and for the eternity. We have faith and hope in both realities. We cannot sacrifice one for the other. The Bible says, “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied” (I Corinthians 15:19). If we have a living hope it will bring us victoriously through this life and the next for all eternity. It is exceedingly important that we also have a living hope for our current reality and our future reality.

What do you hope for now and what do you hope for in your future reality? They should be the same. A living hope believes that God can make all things new, which is only possible if we stop allowing Satan to lead us around by the nose. Yes, dear children, Satan is leading all of humanity around by the nose. If you think about it, you know he is. From entertainment to higher levels of liberal learning, we are led around by the nose. From social media to the news media and from politics to scientific discoveries, we are being led around by the nose as our current reality sinks ever deeper into the pit of the unknown abyss of demonic control. Only the true believers of the faithful remnant have learned the secret of how to become completely separate from the abyss of demonic control that is robbing humanity of any present or future hope in Christ. Simply put, to restore our living hope is to come out from among them submitting ourselves completely to the risen Lord (Revelation 18:4-5). Only Christ can restore our living hope bringing forth an unimaginable joy in the midst of our darkest hour. Only Jesus Christ can destroy the hold that the powers of darkness have on humanity.

The living hope is not tied to the present reality of clocks and timepieces. The living hope sets us free in this present reality by allowing God through the indwelling Spirit to set our agenda every moment of every day to become all that we were created to be in Christ Jesus. Free at last! Free at last from the dominion of the devil and his ruthless powers of darkness. It won’t take long before we realize that everything has a purpose. We have our eyes opened to God’s loving providence in action working all things together for the good (Romans 8:28). God’s timing is impeccable doing and accomplishing things when we least expect it. God supersedes everything in the present reality bringing forth His will in a very powerful way even when we feel that He has lost the day or that we have been defeated by the powers of darkness. Faith gives us a new meaning to our living hope. Faith opens a whole new dimension allowing us to witness one amazing miracle after another. The Bible says, “For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11). Your unbelief or faithlessness will destroy your hope of changing this reality and ushering us into the next. We have hope for our coming victory in this reality and the next through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 If we just hope in the afterlife and have no hope for our present reality, then we also should be most pitted. Don’t let this evil world rob you of that hope. When we come out from among them and join others who have done the same, then we will be strengthened in the inner man. Our power will greatly increase through our connection with the risen Lord and with one another. Our living hope will see the possibilities of creating a community that is no longer controlled by the powers of darkness. The Bible says, “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost” (Romans 15:13). Let us be assured that this power only comes through the Holy Spirit and not through the political process. Politics will never establish God’s will in this present reality. Politics has been the design of the devil from the beginning teaching people that they can have power and control over others. Politics is not the true source of power. Our power as believers is to be in the center of God’s will allowing Him to control our actions, never for personal gain as seen in most politicians. Let us come out from among them and receive the power of God to change our current reality. Let us pray, believing, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).

Finally, we are living in a world where many have lost their hope in our current reality. I know that many of you feel defeated by what you see in the world today. Many of you have placed your trust in the political process and have been greatly disappointed. Many of you have put your trust in the secret rapture to deliver you before things get too bad. You have lost your hope in the present reality to really change, especially when we see that most of our children and grandchildren no longer follow Christ exclusively allowing Him to transform them. Dear children, we must restore our living hope, not in humanity, but in Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The message of the Cross is still powerful, and the Spirit still has the same power to transform people through faith in Christ. Please don’t lose hope but step out in faith trusting Christ alone every minute of every day. Believe me, the more you come out of the world, the better you will feel. The more you trust in God alone, the more you will experience His great power working through you. Remember, God’s methodology has not changed since the beginning. God still changes one person at a time making them into a new creation through faith. This is our living hope that is actualized by coming out from among them to experience true change, so radical it cannot be comprehended by the unspiritual mind. It is never too late to have this kind of living hope even as the world is falling apart around us. This living hope envisions the victory as they witness God’s power working through the Holy Spirit.

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The Dawning of a New Day

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There is an incredible hope, to cut out the evil, and change the minds of mankind. God since the fall of humanity has been changing minds and hearts, which will cut out the evil one step at a time. Now, that the world is governed totally by self-righteous men they are attempting to cut out only the unaccepted evil and to change the minds of humanity. This has been a huge failure on the part of humanity, which has led to one war after another. Many of the wars, contrary to how they are reported, have turned into humanitarian disasters. Therefore, the coming Antichrist, sooner than you think, will be much more aggressive in cutting out the unacceptable evil while forcibly changing minds and hearts to adhere to his new global mandate. Oh yes, as Jesus Christ said, there will still be wars and rumors of wars, but incredibly more brutal, even to the point of genocide causing the entire world to erupt in hysteria (Matthew 24:6-13). What mainly concerns us in this article is how will Antichrist actually change hearts and minds bringing forth what will be perceived as the dawning of a new day. Although Satan and the powers of darkness have been working on accomplishing this for thousands of years, it pales in comparison to what Antichrist has planned for the very near future.

For the plans of Antichrist to work, it is essential to cut out all the evil that’s not accepted by the liberal establishment. What makes this even more appalling is it goes well beyond unacceptable bad behavior to include one’s beliefs. In essence, the establishment is saying your beliefs are destroying humanity and they must be eliminated. This will start by outlawing all public displays of your religious beliefs or any beliefs that don’t align with the establishment. Make no mistake this is already happening in public buildings, schools, and even public areas which has changed a whole generation of young people. Whatever gains recently made to demonstrate our faith in public buildings, unfortunately, will only be short-lived. The liberal knives are already being sharpened. People can have their religion, but it must be hidden from public view. This is all part of the plan to grow up an entire generation without the mindset of religious thought. All the world religions tend to go down much easier than the Muslim religion. If you want proof, then tell me that your children and grandchildren living in the West are faithfully following the doctrines of your professed religion. On the other hand, many of the Muslim countries have passed on their beliefs to their immediate and extended families with much greater success than the West. The Muslim religion will not go down so easily but will fight back with the viciousness of terrorism on a global scale.

Although with the coming Antichrist this will eventually change, but it will suffer first from the second woe in the book of Revelation, which I have written about previously (Revelation 9:12-21). See my article; “The Second Woe – The Muslim Invasion.” This second woe has been going on since the sixth century. It will finally come to a head when all the Middle Eastern nations join forces to fight against the West. The Eastern nations will not succumb easily, but they will eventually be defeated by the coming Antichrist. All public display of religious beliefs will be forbidden and to act otherwise will end in a death sentence. We have been seeing a hint of this in China controlling the church and requiring that they integrate their dogma into their teachings. Although this resistance of the Eastern nations may lead to World War III, it will not stop the Antichrist from fulfilling his mission of changing the hearts and minds of all humanity including the Eastern nations. At this point, the world as we currently know it is sick to death of wars and the many terrorist organizations. They are sick to death of all the religions forcing their will upon the people. Everyone will believe in their hearts and minds that they can change the world if they can eliminate the divisive and opinionated beliefs of religious people. They believe if all the religious expressions are banned and outlawed, then the world can have a lasting peace among the nations. They look forward to the dawning of a new day.

I don’t know how long this process will take, but I am assured that it will take place according to God’s prophecy. When this happens, the fallen world will think it is the dawning of a new day. The world as we know it will no longer be the same. The world will witness the elimination of all the terrorists causing death and destruction on a global scale. It will fix the broken United Nations by bringing all the nations into lockstep with one another. It will finally stop all the wars that are ravaging the world. They envision that humanity will overcome all the divisions but at the same time will allow every form of perversion and the outrageous lies of the devil to exist. It will be the dawning of a new day for the global elites and the coming Antichrist. They believe that they can eradicate, hunger and disease. They believe that they also have the power to stop global warming and make planet Earth a living paradise. Humanity will be ripe for a new world leader even if he appears to be a bit liberal and heavy-handed. Although they don’t know it, they are ready for the Antichrist to establish his order of things. They are ready for advanced technology to lend a hand to set things straight by introducing Artificial General Intelligence into the affairs of humanity. The world is ready for the dawning of a new day.

This will be something far worse for those who are committed to their God and their religious doctrines. The faithful remnant will hold to the doctrines of their faith and continue the transformation process as discussed in my previous article, “What is God’s Purpose for Your Life”. Although the faithful remnant will be small in numbers and spread across the entire world, they will stand firm in their faith and refuse to show allegiance to the Antichrist even if they must face persecution. As believers in Jesus Christ, I hope and pray that we will be ready for this new day that will sweep the whole world like a horrific storm. We have all witnessed the many plagues and woes in the book of Revelation, if we had eyes to see. If we are willing to admit it, we have never seen the world so crazy and mixed up spouting new perversions at an alarming rate. It will be essential that we learn how to stay pure in an impure world. Staying pure in an impure world has been a question that has occupied my mind for as long as I can remember. Yet, every day the struggle grows ever more difficult. How can we be in the world and not of the world should occupy the thoughts of every believer in Christ. This is even more difficult for those who believe that they should be on the proverbial wall, following world events, and separating truth from the enormous amount of lying propaganda, so that God’s children can be properly warned.

So, how can we remain pure in an impure world and continue our witness when it will be outlawed to demonstrate any expression of our religion? This is a question that must be answered now because the world is already aggressively attempting to change our minds clandestinely at the speed of light. Yes, the minds of fallen humanity are being changed while most don’t even realize it. Christianity has lost its meaning. It no longer means transformation. Christianity along with every other major religion is seen as a threat to everything that fallen humanity envisions in a new world. God gave us great truth in the Bible that would have saved us from this day, but we failed to listen to it and obey (Revelation 18:4-5). We thought we could live among the pagan and follow his ways without it affecting our way of thinking, but we were wrong. The minds of our children and grandchildren have been changed. They no longer trust in God to solve all their problems, including all their emotional and psychological problems, but they trust in the works of their own hands (II Peter 1:3-4). They no longer trust God to work all things together for good for those who love God (Romans 8:28). Our minds will keep being changed to the point where all forms of religion will no longer seem valid. I write this article with deep pain in my heart knowing that our way is quickly passing away. This is the great falling away (II Thessalonians 2:3). I will not rejoice in the so-called dawning of a new day. I will weep greatly that God’s children have lost their way.

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Why Bother Reading This Article?

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Jesus said, speaking about the last days, “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many” (Matthew 24:11). False prophets speaking on the news channels, social media, and political platforms have clearly deceived many to the point where everyone has their own opinions. The various opinions are ripping this nation and the West apart pitting one person against another in open hostility. This has gotten so bad that they have set up government agencies, organizations, and apps to deal with false and deceptive claims. It’s gotten to the point where most of us, of the faithful remnant, may scan the headlines, but then will spend the remainder of the day in prayer listening only to God. Most of us would rather say nothing than spreading a lie, propaganda, or a false prophecy. This deception and conspiracy theories have gotten so bad that it has adversely affected God’s children by leading them further away from trusting in God exclusively. It has gotten so bad that the words of Jesus are being fulfilled in our day that says, “And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another” (Matthew 24:10). Of course this hatred will lead to total chaos, which has already invaded our country.

So, what does God want to say to His children living in the Last Days? Most people reading this article will not stop listening to others on their news feeds, social media platforms, and their political leaders. I believe that God’s counsel for those living in the last days is to surround themselves with the faithful remnant and have a high degree of discernment when listening to or reading what others are saying in the world. The church, at one time, was a place to find only the faithful remnant with preachers, who only spoke directly from God’s Holy Word without all the meaningless stories and godless illustrations. Without the true church of God to help God’s children it will be all that more difficult to discern the truth from error, but not impossible. With the Spirit of God dwelling in us, nothing is impossible. Let’s take it from the top. The Spirit of God always begins by writing the Words from the Holy Bible onto our hearts. You cannot skip this step, without God’s Words written on our hearts we will never have proper discernment. Every time a word, a phrase, and a Scripture text is written on our hearts it will bring forth life-changing conviction. Every time His Words change our life it will be firmly planted in our hearts to be brought back to our memories by the indwelling Spirit when needed.

Everyone who calls on the Name of Christ should experience this wonderful and amazing ability to instantly recall God’s word to their memory in a time of need to make the proper discernment. The question that must be asked is, “Does this new information align with God’s truth.” If we don’t have God’s truth implanted in our hearts, then we will never be able to answer this question. This is only the first step in proper discernment. The second step gets much more difficult. Does this new information consider the larger picture of God’s truth and His prophetic timeline? Let us digress for a moment, which helps us to align things with God’s prophetic timeline. Christians living in the West have become way too comfortable as they adopt the latest cultural norms where everyone and every teaching is openly accepted. Tolerance is so engrained into Western society that it would be an anathema to think otherwise. This freedom to openly express our own opinions and beliefs has driven an even deeper wedge into society caused in large part by the many different social media platforms. This divergence of beliefs and opinions has created chaos and a growing number of conspiracy theories along with every false prophecy.

So, what does the Bible say about this time we’re living in, “Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake” (Matthew 24:9). Although we hear a lot about the East against the West or the so-called civilized world against the terrorist, we are not yet hearing much about the faithful remnant rejecting all the godless teachings from the world. We will. We are on the verge of the faithful remnant coming out from among them, contrary to the country they’re living in, saying, “Enough is enough.” This will come to pass when God’s children begin to discern the truth from the lie. Yes, when we do, then we will be hated and shunned by the entire world which no longer wants to hear what we believe. They will no longer want to hear about Jesus and His loving message of peace and reconciliation. The Western world just wants to hear about war and retribution, to stand against the hordes from the East and everyone else who disagrees with their democratic principles that accept every godless perversion. When we stand against the world by believing in the exclusiveness of Christianity as the only way, and the sufficiency of God’s truth in the Bible for all of life, they will hate us.

These truths will give us proper discernment and will also become a red flag when someone preaches a lie, a conspiracy theory, or a false prophecy. These red flags should cause us to close our ears and reject everything that is being said. The first red flag is, “Does the new information disagree with the exclusiveness of Christianity?” Much of what we hear in the world today is a mixture of religious beliefs passed on as the truth, but in reality, most of it contradicts God’s truth in the Bible causing greater confusion and hindering our transformation in Christ. The second red flag is, “Does this new information disagree with the sufficiency of Scripture?” Much of what we hear in the world today is false information from scientists, medical practitioners, psychiatrists, and modern-day philosophers on what will give us a better life, but in reality, it often causes us not to trust in God exclusively who has given us everything we need for life and godliness (II Peter 1:3). The next red flag is, “does this new information draw us closer to the Lord with peace and tranquility or does it create greater confusion with increasing anxiety?” The devil only wants to create panic and chaos causing you to believe the most unnatural things, things even against simple logic. Another red flag is, “Does this new information come from a very immoral or prideful person accused of great crimes and lawlessness?” This should be a given, but then we are living in a different day that easily overlooks the trespass for some greater good.

The greatest red flag, however, is “Is the indwelling Spirit who is grieved creating a sense of uneasiness or extreme doubt to its relevance?” If it does, then why do we believe the lie creating greater confusion in our hearts? Finally, the powers of darkness are experts at filling our minds with a tremendous amount of information to process causing most to be overwhelmed with minute details and missing the big picture. What Russia and Hamas are doing is horrible breaking our hearts and causing us to cry, but let’s not miss the big picture. Prophetically speaking, God will allow the Eastern powers to ruthlessly come against the West in the last days, which will eventually destroy modern-day Babylon, America, for their wholesale rejection of God (Revelation 18). We cannot miss the big picture but keep speaking the truth that Western democracy has allowed every perversion to flourish as they set their people up to be controlled by the coming Antichrist and his image, artificial general intelligence (AGI) (Revelation 13:15). Discernment is absolutely essential in the last days to keep us on the right path and focused only on the truth. Remember, the words of Jesus, only the truth will set us free, whereas, we know from experience, that lies will create the worst kind of bondage. It is my greatest desire to only speak the truth, which will help God’s beloved children to continue their transformation in Christ becoming all they were created to be. This will only happen if we have great discernment by only embracing the truth, rejecting the lies, the conspiracy theories, the hidden propaganda, and the false prophecies.

Oh, Lord, I pray for a special blessing for those who have bothered to read this article and that you will fill them with great discernment. Amen

Please Join me in Prayer,

Good Morning Heavenly Father. They say, “Fear is our worst enemy.” There is probably no truer saying than today when so many things are happening in a world gone mad. We as a nation have lost our ability to govern. The COVID virus is raising its ugly head once again casting many in hospital. You, Oh Lord, had told us of the psychiatric epidemic in the first woe, the Islamic invasion in the second woe, and the increase in many so-called natural disasters in the bowls of your wrath poured upon an unrepentant world. Now, everything seems to be coming to a head with Russia invading Europe and the Islamic proxy wars against the nation of Israel. As the Eastern nations begin to coalesce against the West and temperature continue to rise fear has gripped the world. We call upon you, Oh Lord, to calm your people down causing them to focus on what makes them different from the fallen world. Help them to truly love others more than they love themselves by allowing your magnificent love to flow through them to even their enemies. We pray that our love will cast out all fear allowing us to bravely stand against the evil invading our world. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love” (I John 4:18). 

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Mental Ascent to Heavenly Bliss

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It is the Spirit of God that helps us to make the mental ascent to heavenly bliss. Without the Spirit it would be impossible. Without the beautiful mind created by God it would be impossible. It’s not only possible for the followers of Jesus Christ, but also essential to maintain our sanity in a world gone mad. All the hateful rhetoric and all the horrible actions of humanity begins in the mind. As we fast approach the End of Time, Satan and the powers of darkness have taken over total control of what most people think even if they vehemently deny it. Satan wants your mind. Thoughts from the enemy come in like a flood leading humanity to think the most horrendous thoughts even if they don’t express those thoughts openly. Often times those thoughts from the enemy will return again and again leading most to dwell on those thoughts for hours at a time as if they were their own thoughts. As a believer, if you are honest, you too have had to contend with these unwarranted thoughts invading your space from time to time. Thoughts from the enemy often sneak in when you least expect them to tempt you to entertain the thought even if it’s only for a brief moment in time. Today we will talk about how to guard your thoughts so that every thought, even for the briefest amount of time, will be pleasing to God.

So, how can we as believers in Christ guard our beautiful minds from the malicious thoughts of the enemy? The simple answer is we must continuously fill our minds with righteous and heavenly thoughts every moment of every day. Yes, you can do this even while you are working in the real world that may require a great deal of concentration for efficiency and for your safety. Our minds have the ability to multitask, which means we have the ability to think about one thing while concentrating on a difficult task or to do two similar tasks at the same time. Satan and the powers of darkness know this truth and are always ready to interject an unexpected thought into our minds. Yes, some of these ungodly thoughts can also come from the old sin nature. Mankind has been given beautiful minds that has the ability to control what it thinks about contrary to what the professionals of mental health or the medical profession have to say. In extreme cases actual brain damage could seriously affect the person’s ability to form rational thoughts. On the other hand the majority of mankind can control their thoughts, either introduced by Satan or from the old sin nature.

Typically most believers can easily differentiate the thoughts introduced by Satan and the thoughts, which come from the old sin nature. Furthermore, most believers can determine if the thoughts come from the Spirit that typically directs us on our path of righteousness and leads us in our service to the Lord. The thoughts coming from the powers of darkness are almost immediately discerned as totally unethical and opposed to the clear teachings of Holy Scripture. These sudden thoughts can shock our sensibilities, which must be dealt with immediately by rebuking Satan and casting out the unwanted thoughts. Whereas the thoughts from the old sin nature tend to be much more subtle and easily accepted, which are absorbed into our consciousness. These thoughts are often driven by our selfishness, lust, pride, and our unwillingness to forgive others. They can be manifested in hate, anxiety, anger, and extended periods of depression. There is only one way to deal with these sinful thoughts, we must truly repent to receive the refreshing waters of forgiveness to clear our minds. Although we can rebuke the unwanted thoughts of the enemy, seek God’s forgiveness through repentance for our unethical thoughts, and even welcome the Holy Spirit, we still need to guard our every thought by determining what we think about. The Bible gives us exactly what we should be thinking about every moment of every day. Our best defense is a good offense.

So, let’s look at a good offense available for every believer to guard our beautiful minds from every malicious attack from Satan or an unrelenting thought from the old sin nature. The biblical offense is recorded in the letter to the Philippians, chapter 4, verse 8 (please carefully read this before proceeding). This offensive measure is like entering a beautiful circular staircase reaching up to heaven. With each step you get closer to heaven’s glory. These are the things we should all fill our minds with from being a spiritual novice with the first step of embracing all truth to the last step of embracing all praise, which enters the heights of spiritual ecstasy and heavenly bliss. Thinking “whatsoever things are true” will separate us from a world of lies, deception, propaganda, and conspiracy theories. We will only focus on the unchangeable truth that gives us the answers for all of life. We will absorb all of the infinite wisdom that will uncover the greatest mysteries of the universe. Think only on these things and not on all the new scientific discoveries and the current news stories coming at us at the speed of light. The second step up the beautiful staircase of life is to fill our minds with “whatsoever things are honest.” We have witnessed all the dishonesty in the fallen world from cheating others for financial gain to peddling products of inferior workmanship. Let our every thought be honest with others even if we must take a personal loss of both time and money. Every thought should be prefaced with, “is this honest and does it violate the truth?”

The third step up the beautiful staircase of life is thinking “whatsoever things are just.” Let us fill our minds with justice for all, where every person should receive equal treatment contrary to their social or financial status. Let us think how we can respect every creed and color by not judging, but gently pointing out their unrighteous deeds against their Creator. The fourth step up the beautiful staircase of life is filling our every thought with “whatsoever things are pure.” Now, we are beginning to feel the winds of heavenly bliss. Our minds and thoughts are not private from the presence of our holy God. He sees everything. With this step we aim for perfection by keeping every thought pure with no defilement from the world. Even vain imaginations would be immediately cast out. The fifth step up the beautiful staircase of life is filling our minds with “whatsoever things are lovely.” This is a most beautiful step for it opens a whole new world of seeing past the surface to recognize the hidden beauty in both the human heart and every other created thing from the amazing wildlife to the glory of nature. To use an old adage, we take time to smell the roses. We learn the secret of causing time to stop. The sixth step up the beautiful staircase of life is “whatsoever things are of good report.” This step should always bring great joy. In a world of cruelty and fault finding against one another, let us lift up our heads and look for the good in everything. Let us fill our minds with great joy from every good report that we aggressively uncover to the glory of God.

The seventh step up the beautiful staircase of life is, “if there be any virtue” let us think long and hard on these things. Christian virtue is the crown of our transformation in Christ. It is the epitome of our newly created lives. With every new virtue we grow closer to God allowing His bright light to shine magnificently through us to the rest of His creation. Finally, as you think on all these things you will notice there is no room to think about anything else. At the top of the staircase of life in view of heavenly bliss we are quick to see “if there be any praise.” With every little miracle we praise God. When we see the depth of God’s beauty in His creation, we praise God. When we realize that God has been with us every step of the way, we praise God. When God miraculously works all things together for good, we praise God. Our beautiful minds have the ability to touch the face of God through the indwelling Spirit who has been so intimately with us from the beginning. We praise God. The Spirit has helped us to jettison all the things and thoughts of the world. Then the Spirit has taken us by the hand and filled our minds with the things of God with every step on the way up the beautiful staircase of life. For those who have truly accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and allowed the Spirit to transform their lives, then this exercise of filling their minds with the things of God as they ascend up the beautiful staircase of life will eventually experience heavenly bliss with amazing joy and peace to the glory of God.

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