The Times Are Very Near

We are seeing today how the times prophesied in the Bible speak of.  As I have written in this site, false teachings about religion now abound. As I write this, we are on the very verge of becoming a one world government, economy, and also a one world religion under the church at Rome. All these things lead to the rise of the Beast who will be the leader of the one world government, and the Great Whore that will take people away from the Truth of the Bible and feed them with lies and lead them astray. This gives the scene for the appearance of the Anti-Christ.

The Anti-Christ will be just as his name indicated. He will be totally against everything of Jesus Christ and the Bible. This man will know the Truth of Jesus and the Bible, but he will lead many away by his lies and false miracles. He will imitate the life of Jesus while Jesus was on this earth. He will do miracles by the power of Satan, his other self. He will even seem to rise from death. He will foold many who do not know Jesus.

I have written many times how important it is for all people who want to be faithful to our Father, God and to our Lord Jesus Christ to make themselves prepared by knowing the Word as in the Bible, spend time in fellowship with the Father to know Him intimately, and learn to listen to the teaching and leading of the Holy Spirit.  In the days, weeks, and years ahead, we cannot take time to get ready. We must BE ready. In order to do that, each person must learn to feed on God's Word for himself/herself.  We can no longer be spoon fed by preachers.

Today, many people are running to and fro, trying to find knowledge, but always seeking and never finding. We can't find what God wants us to know by running to other preachers. There are some great ones out there, but they had to find their messages the same way we have to find our knowledge of the Word and of God's will. They get into the Word, pray and ask for revelation, and spend time with the Father. It is so important to allow time in your prayer time to listen to the Father. He just may have something to say to you.

I wish I could get up on a tall building in every city and with a loud speaker shout to all the people this message. My heart burns with it. I just cry in my spirit for everyone to know this. Please, don't just read this for yourself. Tell others, share it with all you know. If you know people who don't know our Jesus, tell them about Him. We don't have time to be timid. We don't have time to be selfish with fear. We must tell them. How will they know unless we tell them?
Sandy

God's People Must Feed Themselves On The Word

If the people of God will stand in faith in the times we are in, they must learn to feed on God's Word. Too many people depend on preachers to feed them. These are still baby Christians, and they will not have the strength to stand in the hard times to come.

Psalm 119 gives plenty of instruction for how to feed on God's Word. I will take this message from that Psalm.

1.  We must appreciate the virtues of the Word of God.
         A. The Bible is a timeless book. v. 89. It is indestructible. Many have tried to destory it,
         but it lives on.
         B. It is a true word. v. 160
         C. It is a treasured book
All these are true of God's Word. It was written by many authors over long periods os time. Still, the  essential theme of redemption runs from Genesis to Revelation. It is a consistent book with the truths of how God wants mankind to live in relationship to Him.

2.  We must assimilate the vitality of God's Word
         The Bible pulsates with life. v.73- Pray over it, asking for understading
         Ponder it - v. 148 - take time to get it into your heart, think on it,
         v. 11- Preserve it. Keep it in your heart. We can memorize it better than we think. God
         says to hide it in our hearts that we might not sin against Him.
         v. 1-5 - Practice it.  We never remember what we don't practice. Faith is like a muscle.
         The more we use it, the stronger it gets. And the same is true with the Word of God.
         The more we read it, ponder it, think upon it, the more it will stay within us.

Spend time with the Father just talking to Him as you would a best friend. Ask Him for what you need. Ask Him to search out your secret sins and take them from you. Then, be prepared to obey the leading as the Holy Spirit helps you with this. It won't always be comfortable, but it will be healing and bring you peace.

Ask yourself these questions:
     Is there a promise to claim?
     Is there a lesson to learn?
     Is there a blessing to claim?
     Is there a command to obey?
     Is there a sin to avoid?
     Is there something new to carry with me?

If you really want to understand the Word of God, you must practice what you already know  and understand of it.

The, but not last, we must proclaim it. v. 46, 172.
After the Word is in you, then you can appropriate it.
It is our source of victory over all that besets us from the enemy. It gives us victory.
It is our source of food for the spirit. v 32 
It gives us joy and power and produces peace within us.
If we don't feed on the Word of God, we cannot grow in our spirits.

The Bible addresses one problem -- SIN. It has one enemy -- Satan. It has one hero- Jesus.
Our purpose is to glorify God. We cannot do this unless we know His Word, His ways, and His will for each of us. We learn these things by studying His Word and spending time in fellowship with Him.

We those who are of Jesus come before His throne to have our works judged, Jesus will not ask us how much earthly work we accomplished. Rather, He will be interested in how many works we did by the inspiration and leadership of the Holy Spirit and in obedience to God's Word.  He will look at our motives, our purposes, our desires of the heart. All these things must line up with the will of God, or they will burn up as wood, hay, and stubble.
Lay up in Heaven things of gold, jewels, and precious things to last and lay at the feet of Jesus in that day.

Sandra D
11/18/2009

Unity Is The Name of The Game

In most of what I read these days, the word "unity" is paramount.  The Catholic church, which was not ecumenical before, is now becoming so. It has been accepting Anglican Catholics into the church at Rome. And it is now considering accepting the Orthodox Catholics. It also has its eye on the Oriental Catholics.  The theme of all of this is unity. 

When I was a younster, I heard preachers say that the Catholic Church was the "Great Whore" of the book of Revelation.  Well, I won't judge that. But with everyone going to the church at Rome, what is one to surmise?

The Catholic Church is united with the Lutherian congregations in this unification process. Soon, all the mainline churches will be drawn into this unity. This is the establising of the one world religion.  This one world religion does not require that all people worship the same way or hold to the same "god",  it is allowing other peoples, such as other faiths, to join the ranks and keep their own religion.

Well, religion is not what Jesus preached anyway.  I am not a religious person. I am a person of faith.  My faith is in the one true living God of all, in Jesus Christ as His Son and my Savior, and the Holy Spirit who resides in me as my teacher, counselor, friend, and helper.  I don't claim a religion, but I claim salvation in Jesus Christ. 

Those who do not know how to feed on God's Word for themselves in these days will be led into error as more of the clergy turn to the false ways.  Those who are strong in faith will stand, but will be considered harmful people by this false way.

If you don't want to be led astray, begin studying the Word. Spend time with the Father. Listen to and obey the Holy Spirit.  You don't have a lifetime in which to do this. Time is short, and the workers are few. Be about God's business of spreading the truth of the gospel to everyone you can reach.

Sandra

Much Confusion Is Now In Christianity Ranks

I have been writing about the false teachings of the emergent church movement for about two years. But the situation is becoming so serious that even those in the main stream of Christianity are becoming confused as to what is the truth or what is false. I have written that we are in the days when those who are not well-grounded in their faith will have a hard time standing, and it is becoming so. I am going to put here some writing from the LightHouseTrails newsletter. It shows how this confusion has affected many of the pastors and leaders of main line churches.
Sandra

Dear Concerned Christian,


If your head is spinning, trying to keep up with the latest happenings of the leaders of the evangelical Christian church, it's no wonder. For many, it's becoming increasingly difficult to see clearly through the muddy waters of organized Christianity. More and more leaders, who have been considered orthodox and traditional, are ending up on speaking platforms with those from the emerging/contemplative/New Spirituality arena.



These minglings are not occasional or isolated events any longer. They are happening with increased frequency. For the most part, Christian leaders are not speaking up about the confusion it is causing.



Some people watching this unfold are angry that ministries like Lighthouse Trails would dare question their spiritual" heroes." For others, they laugh and say, "See, I told you there was nothing wrong with this new paradigm spirituality." And still others say, "I thought at one time it was wrong, but one of my favorite Christian figures shows no concern (and in fact stands alongside them), so now I believe this new spirituality is not wrong at all." And in the midst of all this, confusion mounts, and the Gospel message is looking more obscure all the time.



Examples, you ask? Too many to list them all. But here are a few:

I have included a link where you and read the rest of this.

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