"Beloved, do not
be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your
testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the
degree that you share the
sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing,
so that also at the revelation or His glory you may rejoice with exultation"
(I Peter 4:12-13).
Hey Gang: Would you
like to know something that I have discovered in my eighty years of listening
to sermons? Very few are focused on what
is to come in these last days. I wonder
why? Jesus said, ‘ I do not want you to
be unaware of what is coming down".
And notice, in the following verse, Paul also said "For I do not want you to be unaware,
brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the
sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and all at
the same spiritual food" (I Cor. 10:1-3).
Paul also wrote,
"In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be
able to extinguish all he flaming arrows of the evil one" (Eph.
6:16)). And what is the shield of
faith?-The Word, time in your prayer closet, and following the precepts,
commandments and statues of the Lord.
How many out there believe that God cannot pull anything out
of you that you do not put in? In our
parenting classes one of the first principles we taught was – “We all must
develop knobs in our head on which to hang knowledge.”. I have learned, in my tenure as teacher and
counselor, that most folks who come to me have only smooth spots inside of
their heads , therefore nothing
sticks. You know, like reading a portion
of Scripture and can't remember what you just read. Probably no knob to hang it on.
So, why do we need knobs filled with the Word and
experiences of when we have been overcomers? Because when the enemy comes in
like a flood or a fury of flaming rage, there may not be time to be like the
foolish virgins and go and fill your lamp.
Again we turn to our friend Isaiah for a promise, "No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every
tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn, This is the heritage of
the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me," declares the
Lord" (Isa. 54:17.
Sooooo, One does not have to be a brain surgeon or
rocket scientist to know we are in very perilous times. The prophecies given to Daniel, to lock up
until latter times, are suddenly become very visible. We find many warnings throughout the Word
that in the last times people are going to buy into some real garbage! Jesus said, “Careful, don't be deceived."
Paul's insurance
against being led down the Prime Rose Path -
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might"
(Eph. 6:10). James put the dot at the end of the sentence, "Submit therefore to God.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you." (James 4:7). Keep in mind we do not wrestle against flesh
and blood but again slue foot and all his buddies. So, Paul says -keep the armor in place!
Blessings,
Gramps
Gramps
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