Let There Be Peace

Written by Joyce C. Lock


If we believe we are inrepparttar last days, we need to quit calling God's messengers 'false prophets' (Je.25:4). Hell, fire, and brimstone preaching is not a prophet's passion, butrepparttar 126856 result of other's unbelief. Prophets feel whatever God feels and are honor bound to warn unbelieving people they also love.

For fear of an antichrist or Jonestown type experience, leaders hush prophets by whatever means possible; allrepparttar 126857 while, feeling justified. And, people continue to believe whatever they are told.

"And (they) say, If we had been inrepparttar 126858 days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them inrepparttar 126859 blood ofrepparttar 126860 prophets." Mt. 23:30

Most prophets dare not come out ofrepparttar 126861 closet. 'If we talk to God, we are spiritual. If God talks to us, we are scitsophrenic.'

While many truly have a heart for God's people, they error in deciding when, who, and how people can serve (becoming Pharaohs, creating spiritual wounds) when all they would need do is to listen forrepparttar 126862 Spirit and let God sit on their throne. The Spirit cannot lie.

It makes no difference how one is qualified, as faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it. For, it is God who builds HIS church.

Instead, pride is placed upon one's knowledge and abilities; forgetting such will pass away. You might notice who Jesus would become angry with (notrepparttar 126863 spiritually weak, poor, sick, or lame) but leaders who kept them that way.

God will do whatever it takes to make sure those who are saved will be saved. When I asked how many prophecies have to come to pass, God answered, "As many as it takes."

"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these arerepparttar 126864 beginning of sorrows. 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. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another," Mt. 24:7-10.

A Choice to Believe God

Written by Joyce C. Lock


It was beyond thrilling once I realizedrepparttar Bible was a How-to Book; a list of Master's tools for overcoming whatever we face inrepparttar 126855 world.

I would see all kinds of wonderful instruction and promises, then look around and not see such faith in others. It is as if people believe Jesus died onrepparttar 126856 cross and, then, lied about allrepparttar 126857 rest.

"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable," I Co. 15:19. And, if we are miserable, we just might have a contracted a contagious disease called Stinkin' Thinkin'.

"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," Pr. 23:7. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to grow toward protecting ourselves fromrepparttar 126858 lies of Satan.

Only two options are available for which to place our faith: (1.) to believe God, or (2.) to call Him a liar, (1.) to give glory to God by recognizing Him for who He is and who He said He would be, for and through us, or (2.) to give credit to Satan by focusing on all that is wrong with us andrepparttar 126859 world.

Of course, one could choose to place themselves on God's throne; thinking they have no need of Him. Our choice determines to whom we give power; to which presence we will dwell in. And, we know that Satan both promotes pride and accusesrepparttar 126860 brethren.

So,repparttar 126861 next time a negative thought comes your way, before you open your mouth, stop to think. Just who are you representing, anyway?

Rejoice inrepparttar 126862 Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Satan is like a roaring lion, all he does is roar. We either give him power to devour us, or we choose to believe God. It is impossible to fall or fail followingrepparttar 126863 instruction God speaks to us, as Satan can not defeat God. Being that nothing is too hard for God, rejoice even before He brings it to pass (Ro. 4:17).

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Only God knows how to defeat Satan and where he'll be lurking next (Pr. 14:12). So, it is most advisable to get one's instruction and faith fromrepparttar 126864 words God speaks to you (Jb. 23:12).



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