The fear of death
'When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the
mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to
pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.…' (1 Corinthians 15:54-55)
'For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.' (Philippians 1:21)
If death has lost its sting, and to be with Christ
is better than life here – it’s time to realise that FEAR itself (the
wrong kind of fear) is always the product of a lie.
‘Has God said?’ The Enemy always tries to deflect us from the truth in Christ.
'Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their
humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power
of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.' (Hebrews 2:14-15).
Do not Judge lest you be judged
There are those who feel negatively judged because of an opinion others have.
Living in Germany for 31 years, I’ve realised that because German has different words for
‘judging’ = condemning,
‘judging’ = sentencing, and
‘judging’ = form a right opinion or conclusion about something
In the English-speaking world, Christians can easily be confused by people who tell us, ‘You
shouldn’t judge’ – but actually forming a right judgement is vital – and it’s what’s missing in much of the talk about the current world crisis.
The trans-national commonality of it all
If we actually read the biographies of Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and others who have been open about their plans for a one world government for nearly 100 years, people wouldn’t call us conspiracy theorists.
Science/knowledge/gnosis
Are we supposed to be barking up the Tree of Knowledge? Or do we follow Christ, who is the REAL source of wisdom and knowledge? Why are people not actually listening to what the Holy Spirit HIMSELF is saying to the Churches? We rely on human knowledge, and even human interpretation of the Bible, because the churches are full of people who don’t actually KNOW Jesus, let alone follow Him.
A Dividing line
What God is saying
to me is this:- He allows and is allowing evil to bring a shaking on the earth. This is not our
world. Jesus did not call His servants to fight against the evil which
took Him to the Cross, because God had a higher plan which would come
into effect THROUGH the Cross. However, '...when the Son of Man comes, will He
find faith in the earth? (Matthew 25:31).
Practically speaking, He has told me that the ‘novel treatments’ are not of Him, and it’s not necessary to get ‘treated’ with them. I am to obey and follow His word – and as long as it depends on me, I am to inform others and stand firm. I lost my old ‘church’ family years ago for asking (different) questions and because of the current crisis, although I haven’t been provocative, am getting flak from my family.
Jesus said, “Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.…’” (Matthew 10:34-35)
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