There are too man Christians who still do not understand the term of losing one's life to save it. There are too many Christians who think God needs their help. There are too many Christians who are being misled by resentment, bitterness, and anger. God does not need our help. He needs us to obey! God's ways are higher. When will Christians understand the fight is not carnal. It is spiritual. The fight is not against each other or men. The fight is against the principalities and the evil spirits.
Ephesians 6:12 (Amplified Bible)12For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.
We must have the LOVE and the HEART of the Father. It is required to enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus understood this for He came to give His LIFE. When will most Christians understand they must now have the mentality to give up their lives? When will they start to deny oneself and began crucifying their flesh? When will they ask for the Holy Spirit's help?
When they came for Jesus, He was willing to go. He knew they had come to kill Him. He would not only go willingly but He knew He would suffer greatly. He would be kicked. He would be beaten beyond recognition. He would be kicked and punched. He would be mocked. He would be whipped. Sadly, they were His people who would be doing all this with the help of the Romans.
This was after all the King of Kings! He is God! He is God of the UNIVERSE! He did not have to take it. He did not have to let a bunch of little weak ignorant men, His creation, drag Him like that. But Peter thought he could help Jesus. Peter thought there was another way. He understood the situation at that time with his own understanding and wisdom. He thought he had to protect the Lord. He took up physical arms, his sword and struck one of the men and cut a ear off. But how did Jesus reply? Did Jesus say, "Go for it Peter!" No, Jesus REBUKED him.
On the surface, Peter appeared to be a zealous servant of God who wanted to do things right. It appeared he loved the Lord very much. It appeared he was willing to fight and die for the Lord. It appeared right in his own eyes to take up arms and defend Truth! I am sure he asked himself what would be wrong with such an action? After all, Peter must have been thinking he was fighting wicked evil men who were coming to kill the Son of God.
Matthew 26:51-53 (Amplified Bible)51And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword and, striking the body servant of the high priest, cut off his ear.52 Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back into its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.(A)53 Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will immediately provide Me with more than twelve legions [[a]more than 80,000] of angels?
Jesus replied in verse 53, "Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will immediately provide Me with more than twelve legions [[a]more than 80,000] of angels?"
The Lord had the ability to call His angels and take care of these men. Jesus was God. He can defend Himself. But Jesus did not come to destroy. He came to die for such as those men who were taking him to death. He came to suffer greatly for them. Why? Because He Loved them and He said to Father, "Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
There are too many Christians who are like Peter before He was baptized by the Holy Spirit and Fire. He was a denier and a fleshly carnal follower. He wanted to take things in his own hands thinking he was doing it right.
Just as today, there are too many Christians who think they are doing a service for God by bashing and slandering their governmental leaders and spiritual leaders. They do not understand spiritual authority and if they continue to usurp God's authority without repenting, they at the end will perish. They are but drawing their sword to strike. And Jesus said, "all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
One person on Facebook said that Obama was a wicked evil person. He said he was praying for him. He was praying for him to be removed. I do not defend Bush or Obama but it is not our place to slander and attack them personally. Our jobs as Christians is to pray for them and this nation. Why do people attack our leaders? The bottom line is because of their pocket books or for some ideology. Many Christians consider Obama or Bush their enemy. Many come to believe Obama is the Anti-Christ with no proof or direct Word from God? They say, he may be the Anti-Christ. I asked them why are they planting such a seed into peoples' mind to stumble them? Many are speaking out of their flesh. These people watch too much news. They watch too much Fox News and CNN. They focus on media instead of Jesus.
If you lost your job, if wickedness is abounding in this nation, if immorality is abounding in this nation, whether you want health care or not, or whatever is happening economically to this nation and so on and so on it is not Obama or Bush's fault. We Christians will be held accountable for letting it ALL HAPPEN ON OUR WATCH!!! AND SOME OF YOU CALL YOURSELVES WATCHMEN? ITS MORE LIKE COMPLAINERS AND GRUMBLERS. INSTEAD OF GETTING ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAYING, MOST OF YOU ALL PLAYED THE HARLOT AND PARTICIPATED WITH THE WORLD THUS BRINGING JUDGMENT ON TO THIS NATION AND TO YOURSELVES.
Matthew 5:44 (Amplified Bible)44But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
God's people do not slander others. We pray for them. We love them. We pray for those who would KILL US just as Jesus prayed for those who crucified HIM. Where is your LOVE?? Search your hearts! Many of you slander and bash out of your own selfishness! Some of you think revolution because you let Mormons like Glen Beck plant seeds of rebellion into your souls and minds. Why would you want to listen to a Mormon anyway? Someone who denies our Lordship of Jesus Christ!!!!! You listen because he stirs up your flesh? He can get the economy going so you can be comfortable again? Ponder on the following verse. Many of you still looking to stay in your comfort zone, unwilling to really DIE FOR CHRIST! Do you not know Christianity flourishes in persecution!! It grows complacent and lazy in abundance and prosperity.
Matthew 16:25 (Amplified Bible)25For whoever is bent on saving his [temporal] life [his comfort and security here] shall lose it [eternal life]; and whoever loses his life [his comfort and security here] for My sake shall find it [life everlasting].
2 Corinthians 10:4 (Amplified Bible)For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,
Why would Christians need health care anyway? If you obediently followed God and followed His Commandments, do you not know the promise of health? Too many of you still clinging onto the Babylonian system and not Christ. If you lost your job, why not get on your knees and pray instead of depending on the government? If homosexuality is entering our schools, why not get on your knees and battle with prayer? Many of you would spend time to write your congressmen and possibly picket but will not GET ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY? Why are many of you WASTING SO MUCH TIME ON THE TV SCREEN TO TELL ME AND OTHERS WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW? GET ON YOUR KNEES AND GIVE ME REVELATION!!!! GIVE ME DEPTH OF HIS WORD!!! GIVE ME SPIRITUAL FOOD TO EAT!!!
Do not be led astray. You must have the Heart of Father God! When Korah came against Moses, Moses got on HIS FACE and prayed for Mercy!! He did not say, "Go get them God!" He cried for mercy! He sent Aaron to pray for mercy as the angel of death pass through the people. But at the end, Korah's clan was sent to Sheol's alive and 14,000 of God's people were DEAD and in HELL!! Korah had the nerve to say to Moses, "We hear God too!!" But he rebelled against God's appointed. Rebellion is witchcraft! Your stubbornness is idolatry.
1 Samuel 15:23 (Amplified Bible)23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim (household good luck images). Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.
If you want healing for our nation, then HUMBLE yourselves and TRULY SEEK HIS FACE!! Stop complaining! Stop blaming others for your problems. Maybe you are being tested as Job. Will you Praise Him in the Storm or will you just complain like Job's wife! If a government or people would come and kill your family, would you still Praise God knowing they are home now or will you resent in anger? If you are a Christian, you should always have the attitude of martyrdom, not fighting back with the sword drawn.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (Amplified Bible)14If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
GOD'S PEOPLE WILL BE KNOWN BY THEIR ABILITY TO WALK IN LOVE TO GIVE THEIR LIVES EVEN FOR THEIR ENEMIES. THEY WILL NOT BE KNOWN BY HOW DOGMATIC THEY ARE ON A SUBJECT OR THEIR POSITION!!.......
VICTORY WILL BE ACHIEVED ON YOUR KNEES IN PRAYER!!!
Romans 13:1-7 (Amplified Bible)1LET EVERY person be loyally subject to the governing (civil) authorities. For there is no authority except from God [by His permission, His sanction], and those that exist do so by God's appointment.(A)2Therefore he who resists and sets himself up against the authorities resists what God has appointed and arranged [in divine order]. And those who resist will bring down judgment upon themselves [receiving the penalty due them].3For civil authorities are not a terror to [people of] good conduct, but to [those of] bad behavior. Would you have no dread of him who is in authority? Then do what is right and you will receive his approval and commendation.4For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, [you should dread him and] be afraid, for he does not bear and wear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant to execute His wrath (punishment, vengeance) on the wrongdoer.5Therefore one must be subject, not only to avoid God's wrath and escape punishment, but also as a matter of principle and for the sake of conscience.6For this same reason you pay taxes, for [the civil authorities] are official servants under God, devoting themselves to attending to this very service.7Render to all men their dues. [Pay] taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, and honor to whom honor is due.
ALL THE GLORY TO HIM
Fire of God
Steve Yong Kim
Fire of God Church - An International Holy Fire Ministry for the feeding and tending of God's flock to equip for the perfection of the saints that they should do the work of ministering toward building up Christ's Body (Church) and to promote obedience to the faith and make disciples for His name’s sake among all the nations until the return of the Lord - Branch of the Lord's Church USA
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Proverbs 24:17-18 (Amplified Bible)
ReplyDelete17Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles or is overthrown,18Lest the Lord see it and it be evil in His eyes and displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him [to expend it upon you, the worse offender].