They asked Him, Who is this Son of man? Jesus answered, "Yet a little while is the Light with you, believe in the Light, that ye may be the children of Light."
Jesus was ARRESTED! Just like a criminal! Imagine being one of His disciples! How absolutely SHOCKED they must have been! Not to mention the mental state of the angels who didn't have a clue what was happening or why God was allowing it! All they knew was, they were to STAND DOWN! And forbidden to interfere!
But I believe the angels were there standing with Him before Pilate, just as one was in the garden strengthening Him in His hour of betrayal.
However, neither they, nor the Father could relieve His sufferings or stop sin from being imputed to Him. He had to go through this alone, with NO help from anyone.
That's why we say He's altogether worthy of all the honors the Father has bestowed upon Him! In all the universe or hundreds of galaxies there will never be found one who is as worthy as Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the "Holy", the Son of God!
Even if Pilate wanted to help Him and had earthly power to do so, ( which he did ) he still couldn't. It had to be this way. It was written. God had spoken through His prophets. The Scriptures must be fulfilled.
Pilate delivered the verdict, to satisfy the blood thirsty mob. Jesus was judged and decreed guilty, not only in the natural but in the spiritual realm as well. According to spiritual law. There were duel judgements taking place simultaneously.
Once sin was imputed to Jesus, He became legally responsible for those sins before God the Father and all Heavenly places of justice.
But look at Jesus in this picture. So humble, so calm and quiet yet carrying a dignity this world is not familair with and will never quite comprehend the love, patience and composure of the Godhead.
All three stood there in Jesus' body before Pilate, a mere human being that they themselves created out of dust, whose very breath they could take away.
Almighty God was His Father, Jesus knew that. What are mere men, you say? Only the object of all their love!
What is man that thou art mindful of him, says the scriptures.
Humanity as a whole consists of exceedingly precious lives to the Godhead, who desire all of our love and attention, whose will is for us to live with them forever, and ever in Heavenly bliss ! Amen
Another meme, another lesson.
~~~ For Him
The angel in this meme is shining his light on the path of Life that leads to Heaven. Those who are His, are led by this pure light and there is no danger of stumbling in them. They received the love of the truth, embraced it and have committed to staying on that road. They're going the right way as long as they follow the Light.
However, on the other two roads folks are going in the wrong direction. The middle road is named Distractions and it's easy to keep following that deceptive road, indefinelty.
It has glimmers of light every now and then as well as shades of darkness. It's an inbetween mindset, neither here no there, neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm and confused and distracted. Those who have been sidetracked by this sneaky state of mind, sometimes feel an affinity for good and sometimes for evil.
They follow the truth for a little while but by and by become distracted by the affairs of this life and give themselves over to sin. It we don't guard against sin, we'll naturally follow it. It's just the way it is. It takes effort to resist and some are just not willing to do the work.
If you find yourself habitually practicing the habits of others on the dark road, make no mistake about it, that's where you're heading. If you haven't received the love of the truth you will naturally find yourself on this road.
If you haven't guarded your heart like an armed man guarding his fortress, than lies, almost certainly, have snuck in. Can lies and truth live together in peace?
If you spend precious time with those who practice these things you will find yourself ending up at their destination that has now become yours because you didn't break away in time.
If you find yourself continually being distracted by the latest online fight that's not your own ( has nothing at all to do with your own life ) you have fallen into a trap scripture warned against. You have pulled a dog by it's ears!
If you haven't tried your best to live at peace with others, as much as lies within you, you have given in to your flesh.
If you cant sleep unless you've conjured up a way to stir up drama, accuse, mock and belittle others, your destination is questionable.
If this message triggers you, that's a symptom and sign to get on the right road and receive the love of the truth!
A meme and a lesson.
~~~ For Him
This angelic visitation between Mary and the angel Gabriel was such a Holy moment in earth's history, why don't we talk about it more? When I was thinking about writing this, and what I should say, I was impressed to treat it with the reverence and holiness it deserves. These are such sacred and holy things we sometimes take for granted, some 2,000 years later.
There are those who even treat the virgin birth as old news and would rather get on to what they consider the more exciting things in the scriptures, like prophecy etc. But there is a lot we can learn here. I think they have never truly received the revelation of the miraculous, mind blowing, thing that factually took place on planet earth! Yes, factually!
The angels knew something mysterious and wonderful had happened and it caused a multitude of them to temporarily manifest themselves, as they followed their King into the earth realm where He had just been born. They all glorified Him, worshipped Him and celebrated His birth with shouts of praise!
According to the scriptures in Luke 2, the "HOLY" just entered the earth realm.
We have so little understanding of the virgin birth of Christ and that's probably why we take so much of these type of things for granted. We've become content to be reminded of it on Charlie Brown Christmas every year and that's about the extent of our interest.
THINK: A young virgin gave birth to the "HOLY" -
to the Son of God!
Mary was most likely 13 or 14 years old. Very young according to our standards yet God trusted her to raise His Son. Think about that!
"...therefore also that HOLY thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
I think in the original language - holy "thing" - is not there. It simply says "that HOLY"
He was conceived by the HOLY Ghost ! Why is the Spirit of Father called HOLY? Because He is the living perfection and the epitome of HOLINESS and PURITY!
And just think, this Holy Being was Jesus' REAL Father!
That's why Jesus always referred to God as His Father, because He actually, literally, WAS! God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth was Jesus' real Father!
Think about that! Yet no one knew it.
( Now He's OUR Father too - and no one knows it - if we've been born again. We've been adopted by God and have become children of God. But that's a whole other wonderful story, for another time! )
How very, very sacred was the nature of the miraculous conception! It boggles the mind! HOLY God conceived His HOLY Son in the womb of a young virgin. I believe He purified her womb first to make it a suitable, temporary temple for His Son, whom the angel commanded to be named Jesus.
Two callings:
He was to be named Jesus - the human nature.
He was to be called - the Son of God- His divine identity based on how He was conceived, God being His Father.
According to the Old Testament anything touched by God was then considered holy. But Jesus was conceived by the Holy Ghost! He never knew sin! He was holy from the get go. He never wavered in His holiness. He died just as He was born - HOLY!
And think: that Holy One, that KING, willingly came down from Heaven to pay the penalty for man's sins!
These are HOLY BEINGS we've been talking about! And some of us discuss these things so casually, too.
Look around, who do you know that is truly holy? Who do you know that speaks reverently about the things of God? Who do you know whose life has not been influenced by this world?
I can't think of anyone. Myself included but that doesn't mean it's out of our reach. We just need to prioritize what we'll give our attention to.
It's not easy to live holy. We all love our flesh.
But Jesus did, and He said follow Me. So I believe it is possible. The struggle is real!
"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be HOLY; without HOLINESS no one will see the Lord."
~~~ For Him
@wohopper5@laurenashcvq Liam, I did NOT block you! I have no idea what you're talking about. I just came on here and saw this notification saying you're blocked. I did NOT block you and when I check it, it doesn't say blocked! Furthermore, I do not care how you speak to Salwa! We are not besties! Ugh
God's children, who are spiritually minded, who know and understand how to worship God in Spirit and in Truth, have become targets, not only of the underworld but also of some of their brothers and sisters in Christ.
They have had to endure not only rampant faithlessness and unbelief in the Body of Christ but also the personal persecution it brings.
It is very clear that those who walk in the Spirit will suffer for it. Even witches will join with others mocking and accusing those who are demonstrating the power of the Holy Spirit ! Which ought to tell us something! Chistians agreeing with witches!
Many witches don't believe in God's power, believing Jesus to be weak and satan superior, so they wrongfully believe men of God are using satans power to do anything supernatural. It's sad to say, they are as ignorant as some professing christians.
Those who are spiritual among us know, that we as Christ followers, were given the responsibility of fulfilling the great commission. However, satan has convinced some that it's a gospel of words only, without a demonstration of the Spirit's power.
Just like the Pharisees who knew God's Word inside and out they refuse to accept the work of the Holy Spirit.
And have you noticed that those who are carnal will not only not believe but will also enjoy mocking most things that are spiritual in nature. It's a dead give away of their inner condition.
But how can those who profess to be saved possibly feel comfortable being in a condition of denial and mocking the things of the Spirit? The Bible itself, written by the very same Spirit tells us why, it is because the things of the Spirit can only be understood by those who are spiritual themselves!
Only a spirit can understand spiritual things. That is a principle set in stone. The natural mind will automatically reject spiritual things. That's why they can't please God in their present unbelief.
Many in Christ's Body are still carnal, and will live their whole life in their flesh. That is also in the Word and explains why they act the way they do and why they love to argue and mock. Paul was very familar with that type of christian and spoke about it.
Those who are spiritual must extend grace and accept the fact that the caranal mind will never understand spiritiual things. It will go over their heads. Their eyes wil gloss over if we try to explain these things. They will laugh, mock and ridicule those who walk in the Spirit and are being led by the Spirit.
Every day that goes by we are getting closer to standing before the One who gave us this life we're all accountable for.
And remember, He's the same One who made good on His promise to send us His Spirit and expects us to use His powerful gifts to help others be set free from demonic oppression. The Spirit was sent for the good of the Body. His gifts should be desired and embraced, not laughed at, mocked or ridiculed.
1 Cor 12:7
"But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.
1 Cor 3ย But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.ย I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, for you are still of the flesh.
Mark 16:15โ18 "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature... And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.."
~~~ For Him
How many times have we cried out to the Lord when we realized that instead of the evil we hoped would be judged quickly, is instead flourishing? It's not our imagination, it actually is growing and spreading, we can see it happening in real time!
I know, I have too because of the unfairness of it all, when the innocent are made to suffer and the guilty walk free. Many of us have shed bitter tears over this very thing, where love and loyalty are character traits hardly any one desires anymore but they would rather be known for their quick witt and mocking ability. These are the coveted character traits that win arguments on line! And folks flock to those things.
Blessed are those who can make jokes on a dime, for they shall inherit a large following.
Truth you say? What is that? No one cares about that anymore.
Receipts? pfft
In this current time we're living in, the evil ones always seem like they have some sort of protection, almost as though they are encompassed by a impenetrable force. Like a spiritual bullet proof vest, if you will. Receipts and truth bounce right off of them!
Their wittiness will shield their conscience from acknowledging it!
Frustrated, yet?
Well, it might just be this - their cup of iniquity has not yet been filled. Only God knows how much room is left in the cup of each group of people ( for instance the Amorites ) or each individual's cup.
And that is His business, not mine or yours.
So this was His message to me, that I thought I'd share with yall. Take from it what you will.
God is merciful and gives people time to repent, how He judges the length of that time, no one knows, but once their cup is full, their time is up!
And according to the measure of their sins, judgement will come, which will be impossible to escape. And it won't be the corrective, chastising of a loving Father, but a severe judgement, not unlike Sodom and Gomorrah!
What if you all knew that whatever present battle you're currently facing was going to last almost another whole year? What would you do with your time? Would you fight endless arguments that satan predetermined will never have a solution? Why would you ever think you will find common ground with those who have never received the love of the truth?
Instead, truth is mocked and sinful character traits are encouraged.
OR ! Would you recruit other soldiers, build them up and prepare them for the real battles that are sure to come later, according to the Book?
IT'S ALL A DISTRACTION! It is
purposeful/intentional!
I'm trying to talk in general terms here and not mention any names. I feel like I've been too straight forward on here and have hurt other's feelings by doing so.
I have carelessly shared things that I believe God showed just to me and were not for public viewing.
So Going forward, I will try to write things For Him and try not to get in my flesh. I know that Joni Lamb always talked about that - not getting into her flesh - she was always strong in her faith in the Lord.
So I guess the message is beware of distractions and to use our time wisely. Make everything about Him and that's why I'm signing off in a new way. Because it isn't ever about us, we are only soldiers in a war, but about pleasing our King who we will soon meet face to face, hopefully with clean hands and a pure heart!
~~~ For Him
Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life, no one - and God is Very Firm when He says - no one goes to Heaven except by/through
His Son Jesus!
Some of us didn't grow up knowing this. Some didn't even hear the Name of Jesus until they were adults and even then they still didn't really know who He was or what He came here to do even though that knowledge was all around them.
Regular, average folks see the cross and have never understood it is a symbol of freedom for all humanity, including them!
And that God knows their name and even the hairs of their head are all numbered! That God sees them, knows them and cares.
They have never heard of the Book of Life, either and how important it is that their names be written in there.
I know I myself had never heard of the Book of Life.
Jesus said, "Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven."
Our name must be in that sacred book! The greek says the meaning for Book of Life, means "engraved in a public register".
You can also have your name blotted out of that Book.
That is a mystery and something I for one, don't want to ever find out about.
"He that overcometh... I will not blot out his name out of the book of life."
How terrible to go before the angel and when he looks for your name, it's not in there! Or scratched out! How serious life is! Life is not a game!
For anyone reading this who hasn't heard - you must be born again to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It is not optional. Jesus said you MUST...
Probably my last Meme yall unless God intervenes.
~~~ For Him
@DAnglinWright I took the post down Dawn, way too much drama for me. I'm sorry for mentioning your name, I need to be more careful with that. Blessings
The crazy pile on activity proves demonic interference, meaning she's on the right track and a threat to their kingdom. Marcus Rogers suffered the same type of attack and folded. I hope Salwa will stay the course. It looks like she will. She doesn't seem to be easily intimidated and you have those same endurance qualities as well. God bless you both for standing for what is right. I know God sees and He will vindicate. In their hate, they've also violated X rules. It's in God's hands.