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Three Minute Truth Bomb!

Posted on 09/14/2023 | Comments Off on Three Minute Truth Bomb!

Stop Tormenting Your Soul!

2 Peter 2:7-8 and God delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked 8 (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)—

          Lot was a righteous man who was oppressed, vexed, and tormented in his soul because of the things he was seeing and hearing. What was he seeing and hearing? This passage tells us that he was seeing and hearing their filthy conduct and their lawless deeds.

          Have you noticed the rapid increase in ungodly TV shows and movies pushing the homosexual and trans agendas down our throats? What about the increase in violence, lying, witchcraft, supernatural beings, sexually explicit content, filthy conduct, and all other unrighteous activity? Is this godly entertainment or are we being desensitized by the enemy to be ruled by our flesh?

Your “Television” is literally Telling-You-A-Vision, and it is not God’s vision for your life. Your computer screens and phones are now the same.

To sit in front of a digital screen and allow ungodly filth to be poured into our souls is not just dangerous, it is destructive. It caters to our carnal nature and hinders our spiritual growth and progress.

I know many Christians who have a 15-to-30-minute daily devotional but will sit in front of a screen for hours viewing ungodly social media or R-rated movies filled with nudity, violence, foul language, witchcraft, and other wicked and hateful behavior. Sit mindlessly and watch the so-called News with its childish behavior spewing forth lies and petty rants about political opinions and social injustice.

Is that living a sanctified life? Is that honoring the Temple of God? Is it guarding your heart with all diligence? Do you realize that the Kingdom of God is within you, and to guard your heart is to guard God’s Kingdom?

Proverbs 4:20-27 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

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There are Two Trees in Your Garden.

Posted on 07/24/2023 | Comments Off on There are Two Trees in Your Garden.

          The Almighty God has planted the incorruptible seed of His Holy Spirit in the heart of every believer. Our heart becomes God’s Garden, and God’s Kingdom.

Luke 17:20-21 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21 nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

It is our responsibility to water and nurture the seed He planted and guard the Kingdom in our hearts.

Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.

          To guard our hearts is to guard God’s Kingdom. Our responsibility is much like Adam’s in the Garden of Eden.

Genesis 2:15-17 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

          Within every believer, the Holy Spirit is the Tree of Life. Our FREE WILL’s ability to choose our carnal nature is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.‘ and our ability to choose our carnal nature is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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Prepared to walk by Faith.

Posted on 10/23/2022 | Comments Off on Prepared to walk by Faith.

Ephesians 6:15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.

I asked the Lord years ago, “why is peace on our feet?” He then asked me a question. “Why do you put shoes on?” I said, “to protect my feet.” The Lord said, “peace is to protect your walk.”

One of the main things the army teaches you in boot camp is that you must be diligent in protecting your feet. Suppose your feet are not in good shape. In that case, your ability to fight is limited, your mobility is compromised, your effectiveness is limited, and often you require help from other soldiers to transport you and protect you, taking them away from their assignment.

It is much worse in spiritual warfare. When our heart is wounded, hardened, jealous, bitter, resentful, or self-seeking, we become not only prey for the enemy but also a weapon he can use to hurt others. James 3 tells us how serious this is.

James 3:13-17 (ESV) But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

When selfishness, bitterness, and jealousy enter our hearts, they will come out in our words and actions. When that happens, we become a magnet for mayhem, a landing strip for demonic activity. We don’t just open the door to demonic influence; we send out invitations and serve their favorite meals.

Guarding our mouths is a huge part of protecting our hearts. Words have creative or destructive power. Words can minister grace, peace, and life, or they can minister death and invite demonic activity. When we give voice to thoughts that the enemy is whispering in our minds, we take that evil seed and plant it in our hearts while exposing our weakness to the enemy.

The entire Bible is replete with passages warning us and encouraging us about the power of our words.

Proverbs 18:21 (ESV) Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Whatever we give ourselves to talk about, we will eat the fruit of.

A disciplined approach to reading and studying the Bible is how we fill our hearts and minds with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Without daily exposure and intake of God’s word, we have little protection from Satan’s subtle deceptions.

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Emotional Warfare – exposing Satan’s plan

Posted on 10/21/2022 | Comments Off on Emotional Warfare – exposing Satan’s plan

Many times, Satan will bombard our minds with negative thoughts and sensual images to stir our emotions to the point of physical reaction. Emotional warfare is spiritual warfare. Thoughts and words are spiritual, so he pressures us with these ungodly thoughts in the hope of us reacting with our words and actions. It is our own words that defile us and allow Satan an entrance into our hearts. Our words tell him where we are weak, where to focus his attacks, and whom he may devour. Our words and actions reveal the chinks in our armor, the weaknesses of our faith. Jesus said this about our words,

Matthew 15:11 “it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”

The devil roars in our minds like a lion, seeking whom he may devour. He is looking for those that open their mouth in response to his temptations, showing him where he can most effectively plant his corrupt seed.

The first step in taking thoughts captive is to refuse to give them a voice or act upon them. Once he gets seed into our hearts, he waters that seed with more thoughts until it produces the fruit of more words and actions. It is a devious and highly effective plan that tricks us into embracing fleshly desires and abandoning our walk in the Spirit.

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