I sat if front of my computer this morning as I usaally do, Searching the web sites for Christian news and events.
It has been a rather trying week. Nothing earth moving, Just the little annoyances that plague the Child of God almost on a daily basis.
you know, Those little spiritual jabs you can feel in your spirit, and just that uneasy feeling that lingers about.
Every Christian experiences those types of challenges to our Faith. Even Preachers, Most won't admitt it but they do.
1-Peter 4:12 says, " Beloved, Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you."
I like what Brother Swaggart says in his commentary on this verse, he said, " Trials do not merely happen, they are designed by wisdom, and opperated by love."
Every trial that comes our way is allowed and designed by God, For the benifit of the Believer.
Our trials are " Hand made " By God for a specific purpose.
God uses these trials to draw us closer to Him. He uses these trials so that the dross of the flesh might be removed from our lives.
These trials are designed by God to deal with some kind of short coming within our lives, Or maybe to help us overcome some type of sin.
But they are always for our good. The Bible says that, " The devil means it for bad, but God means it for good."
Meaning that the devil will take these trials that are meant for your good and try to cause bad to come out of it.
The devil will take these trials that are designed by God just for you, to bring about some Spiritual good in and through your life, And he will at the sametime attempt to cause you to falter in your Faith.
Many times the devil will say to you, If you were really saved this wouldn't be happening to you.
Or, he will say, why does this only happen to you,? Others Christians don't go through the things you do.
Peter said, " Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial that is to try you."
" Think it not strange."
This means, Do not think it uncommon for a Christian to goes through these things.
Don't think that these types of trials do not happen to Christians.
Some so called Faith teachers will say, " If you had enough Faith you would not experience these trials, troubles or afliction.
That is contrary to what the Bible says. The Bible doesn't teach that at all.
Peter said, Think it not strange.
I Remember so tome ago,( actually years ago ), God said to me, " If you don't quit, You can't lose."
I can remember the sense of Joy and Courage that came over me.
I felt God was saying, " If you don't quit, If you don't give up or surrender, I will give you the victory.
I felt as if God was saying, I will cause you to overcome all things that come into your life, If you just don't quit.
Over the years I have thought on what God said to me that day, And I have been encouraged time after time to just keep on keeping on.
And I know God is saying the same thing to you right now. No matter what you are going through, Or facing right now, God is saying to you, " If you don't quit, You can't lose."
To God be the Glory. Amen.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Robbing God of His Glory
Sometime ago, God spoke to me and said, " My Ministers take that which belongs to me, they take my Glory."
Since that time, I have searched for what it means to " Rob God of His Glory."
I e-Mailed a well known Ministry and asked them what it means to Rob God of His Glory, They responded by saying, " One robs God of His Glory when they take credit for what God has done.
That no doubt is part of robbing God of His Glory, But I believe it goes further than that.
This is what I believe God has spoken to my heart on the subject of robbing God of His Glory.
" One robs God of His Glory when you make Him less than He actually is."
You rob God of His Glory when you make Him less than the Scriptures declare Him to be.
When Joyce Meyers said, " Jesus died spiritually, And took on a demonic nature on the Cross, " She robbed God of His Glory."
When Benny Hinn tellls the people, " You are everything Christ is, or ever was, Or ever shall be, " He is robbing God of His Glory."
When Ken Copland says that, " The Blood of Jesus does not atone for sin, And that Any born again man could have done what Jesus did on the Cross, " He is robbing God of His Glory."
" When we " Use the Name of Jesus in a light manner, When we turn His name into a curse word, When we, treat Christ in a manner that is not in union with the Holy Scriptures, We too, Rob God of His Glory.
A portion of Exodus 9:14, Speaking of God, declares, " That thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the Earth."
Who is like unto God.? Who, or what can be compared to Him.?
How can any man, Even a Born Again man, Claim to be even a " little god." ?
A portion of Isaiah 6:1 it reads, " I saw also the Lord sitting on a throne, High and lifted up, And His train filled the temple."
Here is Jehovah, Jesus the Saviour. Isaiah saw him in the midst of guilty and lost men.
He is in the midst of them, even as he was in the midst of the two thieves as He was being Crucified on the Cross.
Thank God He is here for you and me today. Thank God he is here for the sinner of every nation, kindred and tounge, If they will only believe on Him.
I can olny say, " TO GOD BE THE GLORY."
P.S.
If you would like to contack me with a comment or a prayer request; E-Mail me at, soundofrevival77@yahoo.com
Since that time, I have searched for what it means to " Rob God of His Glory."
I e-Mailed a well known Ministry and asked them what it means to Rob God of His Glory, They responded by saying, " One robs God of His Glory when they take credit for what God has done.
That no doubt is part of robbing God of His Glory, But I believe it goes further than that.
This is what I believe God has spoken to my heart on the subject of robbing God of His Glory.
" One robs God of His Glory when you make Him less than He actually is."
You rob God of His Glory when you make Him less than the Scriptures declare Him to be.
When Joyce Meyers said, " Jesus died spiritually, And took on a demonic nature on the Cross, " She robbed God of His Glory."
When Benny Hinn tellls the people, " You are everything Christ is, or ever was, Or ever shall be, " He is robbing God of His Glory."
When Ken Copland says that, " The Blood of Jesus does not atone for sin, And that Any born again man could have done what Jesus did on the Cross, " He is robbing God of His Glory."
" When we " Use the Name of Jesus in a light manner, When we turn His name into a curse word, When we, treat Christ in a manner that is not in union with the Holy Scriptures, We too, Rob God of His Glory.
A portion of Exodus 9:14, Speaking of God, declares, " That thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the Earth."
Who is like unto God.? Who, or what can be compared to Him.?
How can any man, Even a Born Again man, Claim to be even a " little god." ?
A portion of Isaiah 6:1 it reads, " I saw also the Lord sitting on a throne, High and lifted up, And His train filled the temple."
Here is Jehovah, Jesus the Saviour. Isaiah saw him in the midst of guilty and lost men.
He is in the midst of them, even as he was in the midst of the two thieves as He was being Crucified on the Cross.
Thank God He is here for you and me today. Thank God he is here for the sinner of every nation, kindred and tounge, If they will only believe on Him.
I can olny say, " TO GOD BE THE GLORY."
P.S.
If you would like to contack me with a comment or a prayer request; E-Mail me at, soundofrevival77@yahoo.com
Friday, July 4, 2008
The Church In Crises
I have preached a number of messages on the subject of the " Church In Crises."
The word " Crises " refers to a situation that has reached boiling point, And if something is not done to change that situation, There will be a catastrophe.
The modern Church of today finds itself in a crisis situation. One problem here though is most Christians don't see the problem.
Most Christians don't realize that there is a problem, Or a Crisis situation.
Revelation 3:17 Declares, " Because you say, I am rich , and increased with goods, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked."
This last days Church, Which is the time we are living in right now, Did not realize, Or recognize their true spiritual state.
Like many Christians today who believe that wealth, or material gain is evidence that God is blessing, Or that these things in themselves is a sign of Godliness. They are not.
The Laodicean Church was rich and increased in material gain, Yet they were away from God.
In Lake Land Florida is a man by the name of Todd Bentley, Who says that there is a great move of God taking place there.
Mr Bentley kicks women in the face and says God told him to do it. He kicked a man in the stomach who had colon cancer and told the man he must be obedient to God.
That is not of God. Where in the Bible did Jesus or the Disciples kick people to heal them.?
That brings me to another Important point, " If it is not in the Bible, we don't accept it."
Joyce Meyers teaches that Jesus died spiritually, And that he took on a demonic nature, Actually the very nature of satan, Then said, " You won't find this in the Bible, It comes from a revelation of the Spirit."
If what you are teaching cannot be found in the Bible, Then what you are teaching is a lie.
The Church is indeed in a crisis situation.
There is a move taking place today within the Body of Christ that is intended to draw Christians away from the Bible. They want Christians to get away from the Word of God as found in the Bible.
Amos 8:11 declares, " Behold, The days come, Saith the Lord God, That I will send a famine in the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the Words of the Lord."
Without going into great detail, this prophecy refers to a scarcity of the Word of God.
This famine is far worse than a famine of bread or of a thirst for water.
Israel at that time knew nothing of the Word of God and they were taken captive.
Thus in America today and many other places around the World, There is a famine of the Word.
In many Churches today, Christians know very little or nothing at all about the word of God.
To them the Bible is relegated to the coffee table and little read if read at all.
For many Christians the only time the Bible is even handled is on sunday morning for Church, then it goes back on the table untill next sunday.
Because of a lack of knowing the Bible, Most Christians fall for anything that comes from so called christian t.v..
They believe anything that comes from their favorite t.v. preacher as the Gospel, and many times it is not Gospel at all.
There is such a lack of knowledge of the Word of God that even when something is preached that they question, they are afraid to say anything about it, All they know is God said, do not judge.
For many Christians today, Things do not have to measure up to the Word of God, The message preached is not measured up against the Bible.
Statements made by t.v. preachers are not held up against the Bible to see if they are in line with the Word of God.
If it feels good, sounds good, or looks good, Or if there is a big crowd, or if it looks prosperous it must be of God. Many times it is not.
Yes the Church is indeed in a Crisis situation.
Jude verse 3 declares, " Beloved, When I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, It was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the Faith, which was once delivered unto the saints."
Jude was moved upon by the Holy Spirit to exhart the end time Church, To earnestly contend for the Faith. That Faith speaks of the great doctrines of Christanity that was delivered unto the saints, once and for all time.
Jimmy Swaggart says " The saints must defend the Doctrines of Christanity with intense effort."
There are those within the Church that are attempting to move Christians away from the true Word of God, The Bible."
Stand your ground in Jesus Name.
Measue everyone and everything with the Word of God, The Bible.
Measue every teaching and every preached with the Word of God, The Bible.
There is an old song that says, " The B-i-b-l-e-, yes thats the Book for me, I stand alone on the Word of God, the B-i-b-l-e-.. Amen.
P.S. You can e-mail me with any comments, or prayer request at, " soundofrevival77@yahoo.com
The word " Crises " refers to a situation that has reached boiling point, And if something is not done to change that situation, There will be a catastrophe.
The modern Church of today finds itself in a crisis situation. One problem here though is most Christians don't see the problem.
Most Christians don't realize that there is a problem, Or a Crisis situation.
Revelation 3:17 Declares, " Because you say, I am rich , and increased with goods, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked."
This last days Church, Which is the time we are living in right now, Did not realize, Or recognize their true spiritual state.
Like many Christians today who believe that wealth, or material gain is evidence that God is blessing, Or that these things in themselves is a sign of Godliness. They are not.
The Laodicean Church was rich and increased in material gain, Yet they were away from God.
In Lake Land Florida is a man by the name of Todd Bentley, Who says that there is a great move of God taking place there.
Mr Bentley kicks women in the face and says God told him to do it. He kicked a man in the stomach who had colon cancer and told the man he must be obedient to God.
That is not of God. Where in the Bible did Jesus or the Disciples kick people to heal them.?
That brings me to another Important point, " If it is not in the Bible, we don't accept it."
Joyce Meyers teaches that Jesus died spiritually, And that he took on a demonic nature, Actually the very nature of satan, Then said, " You won't find this in the Bible, It comes from a revelation of the Spirit."
If what you are teaching cannot be found in the Bible, Then what you are teaching is a lie.
The Church is indeed in a crisis situation.
There is a move taking place today within the Body of Christ that is intended to draw Christians away from the Bible. They want Christians to get away from the Word of God as found in the Bible.
Amos 8:11 declares, " Behold, The days come, Saith the Lord God, That I will send a famine in the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the Words of the Lord."
Without going into great detail, this prophecy refers to a scarcity of the Word of God.
This famine is far worse than a famine of bread or of a thirst for water.
Israel at that time knew nothing of the Word of God and they were taken captive.
Thus in America today and many other places around the World, There is a famine of the Word.
In many Churches today, Christians know very little or nothing at all about the word of God.
To them the Bible is relegated to the coffee table and little read if read at all.
For many Christians the only time the Bible is even handled is on sunday morning for Church, then it goes back on the table untill next sunday.
Because of a lack of knowing the Bible, Most Christians fall for anything that comes from so called christian t.v..
They believe anything that comes from their favorite t.v. preacher as the Gospel, and many times it is not Gospel at all.
There is such a lack of knowledge of the Word of God that even when something is preached that they question, they are afraid to say anything about it, All they know is God said, do not judge.
For many Christians today, Things do not have to measure up to the Word of God, The message preached is not measured up against the Bible.
Statements made by t.v. preachers are not held up against the Bible to see if they are in line with the Word of God.
If it feels good, sounds good, or looks good, Or if there is a big crowd, or if it looks prosperous it must be of God. Many times it is not.
Yes the Church is indeed in a Crisis situation.
Jude verse 3 declares, " Beloved, When I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, It was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the Faith, which was once delivered unto the saints."
Jude was moved upon by the Holy Spirit to exhart the end time Church, To earnestly contend for the Faith. That Faith speaks of the great doctrines of Christanity that was delivered unto the saints, once and for all time.
Jimmy Swaggart says " The saints must defend the Doctrines of Christanity with intense effort."
There are those within the Church that are attempting to move Christians away from the true Word of God, The Bible."
Stand your ground in Jesus Name.
Measue everyone and everything with the Word of God, The Bible.
Measue every teaching and every preached with the Word of God, The Bible.
There is an old song that says, " The B-i-b-l-e-, yes thats the Book for me, I stand alone on the Word of God, the B-i-b-l-e-.. Amen.
P.S. You can e-mail me with any comments, or prayer request at, " soundofrevival77@yahoo.com
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