WAKE UP CHURCH!

I think I will go ahead and post this again. I especially call on ministers of the gospel to speak the truth to your friends and relatives. Stealing, lying, fornication, abortion, homosexuality, gluttony...are all sins. God loves the sinner, always. But we must not pretend. Sin is sin. Stop lying to save face or feelings. Once again, the falling away has already begun.

Thessalonians 2:1-3Version (NKJV)The Great Apostasy

Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of [a]Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of [b]sin is revealed, the son of perdition.

The very fact this conversation is necessary proves the truth of the Bible and Christianity.  It doesn't matter who claim to kiss Christianity goodbye or who has given up singing the songs of the LORD, our faith should not be shaken. Yes, some of the apostate or confused are influencers but honestly, our faith should not be based on worship songs or worship leaders. And because someone who wrote for God now supposedly has denied him, it does not alter the truth of the Word.

Beloved,  don't be shaken. We were warned of the falling away and sadly, some Christians will follow the lead of the backslider. This is why faith MUST be in God and our eyes can't be on just people or a feeling, or type of music. We must tear down these idols and icons, get in our own prayer closets, and see Jesus. If we are so rattled now, what will we do when things get worse???
And even as stand firm let's not close the door on these weaker believers. Continue to pray for them as they struggle. God is fully able to restore them to his service, for his glory.
 MARANATHA !!

Using What You Have

 I bought two bags of beautiful navel oranges.They turned out to be so sour,  it made my cheeks hurt! Juicing them would  not have helped so out came the Dutch pot and brown sugar. It was a much longer process than just enjoying a fresh peeled orange. The outcome was also different. Instead of a few oranges, l now have a sweet treat to last a couple of weeks.
 Like you, I prefer easy.  But often what we think will be a simple 1-2-3 turn out to be tools or the building blocks for something greater. Trials, problems, disappointments,  failure are all "sour stuff." Still, God uses them to build character traits we would never have acquired otherwise. Today, I'm saying nothing new. Use your problems as stepping stones and your distress as discipline. And if your beautiful oranges turn out to be unfit for a snack, don't get angry. Make jam.
God bless you !

Hold Your Ground in God

Weekly Word from the Wisdom Walk

Thessalonians 2:1-3Version (NKJV)The Great Apostasy

Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of [a]Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of [b]sin is revealed, the son of perdition.

The very fact this conversation is necessary proves the truth of the Bible and Christianity.  It doesn't matter who claim to kiss Christianity goodbye or who has given up singing the songs of the LORD, our faith should not be shaken. Yes, some of the apostate or confused are influencers but honestly, our faith should not be based on worship songs or worship leaders. And because someone who wrote for God now supposedly has denied him, it does not alter the truth of the Word.

Beloved,  don't be shaken. We were warned of the falling away and sadly, some Christians will follow the lead of the backslider. This is why faith MUST be in God and our eyes can't be on just people or a feeling, or type of music. We must tear down these idols and icons, get in our own prayer closets, and see Jesus. If we are so rattled now, what will we do when things get worse???
And even as stand firm let's not close the door on these weaker believers. Continue to pray for them as they struggle. God is fully able to restore them to his service, for his glory.
 MARANATHA !!

A Better Way

There was never a time when all  Americans were Christ followers. There have always been atheists, agnostics, and those who worshipped deities other than the Judeo-Christian God. What has always been present is the sense of right and wrong, and that there is someone greater than we are. There was an admission life was sacred even in the dark moments of slavery. While not everyone firmly adhered to the right, we knew right existed. It never stopped deviant behavior but there was a moral compass and everyone did not seem so bent on pretending there are no consequences to being lawless. Until now. Many find God offensive, and those who worship him obstacles preventing the nation from truly casting off all restraint.  But are we better now than when God was welcome in the public square? Are we truly freer and more enlightened now that we have reinterpreted the Bible to match our standards? NOT according to the last news broadcast I watched. It is in returning to God we will be saved. Those who live without the law (of God or man) will undoubtedly perish without law. Righteousness lifts up a nation; sin is a [disgrace] to any people. The hating, incivility,  and senseless killings will not stop until we have standards  higher than ours. It's not too late. We can still  return to in God we trust.