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Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Timothy chapter 3:

1  But understand this, that in the last days dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear].

2  For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic, self-focused], lovers of money [impelled by greed], boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane,

3  [and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good,

4  traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God.   AMPL

Doesn’t the above describe precisely what is occurring today?  In the months ahead, I expect the Truth to expose many notable men and women of their hidden agendas which will greatly impact the masses who have blindly followed their leadership.  The Word has warned us of the perversities to be revealed in the “last days”.

But Paul wrote to us, the true believers in Jesus Christ:

10 But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,

11 persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

The writings we present are intended to mature the Sons and Daughters of Our Heavenly Father who have carefully followed the teachings of Jesus and have not become lukewarm but continue to persevere and remained patient, walking in Agape Love.  Yes, we have suffered persecutions by those whose intent has been to spread their agendas described in verses 1 to 4 because they wanted to remove any opposition who represent the standard of Truth so they would have no restraint from fulfilling their hidden motives.

12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Even though evil has been spreading, FATHER’S Sons and Daughters are being prepared to overcome all the works of the evil one.  We must not allow the current conditions to dishearten us in any manner for Our Heavenly Father will use us to bring forth HIS Kingdom in due season.  Let us be encouraged each day as we continue our preparation to be thoroughly equipped:

14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them,

15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Jesus was thoroughly equipped for every good work and His success is well documented in the Gospels.  The Disciples became thoroughly equipped and their successes are well documented in the Book of Acts as well as the Epistles.  We should expect nothing less as we come into the full maturity and are equipped for every good work in the perilous times ahead.

As we spiritually mature, we will confront opposition to our walk.  This is why it is important to become vigilant in our daily lives and continue to prepare for this eventuality.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Ephesians chapter 6:

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God

Paul provides us with the most important aspect of overcoming the wicked one: the shield of faith which is strengthened by the indwelling Word of GOD in us.  Don’t think you can be slack for days, weeks, months, and years then expect to overcome all the fiery darts of the wicked one.  This is one of the many reasons FATHER has me write to you daily.

There are signs of upheaval ahead and we should be prepared as lights unto a world whose past perceptions and assumptions will be shaken.  Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 7:

24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:

25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:

27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Jesus provides us a stark contrast of doing versus not doing His Word.  Who else would we trust to take us through chaos and collapse of Mystery Babylon’s fall?  Let us not become collateral damage when the systems no longer work because the perceptions based on smoke and mirrors are finally exposed.  It is only a matter of time when Truth will expose the lies and deceptions of carnal man.

28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching,

29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

We have been warned.  Don’t be one the the “astonished”!

The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in John chapter 20:

30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;

31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

We have been given eyewitness accounts of the Words, works, and miracles of Jesus Christ that we would believe and have life in His Name.  These eyewitness accounts have stood the test of time like no other throughout history for they contain life and promote life among those who believe.

When you have been subject to the miraculous, it changes you and you never forget it.  Yes, you may go astray for a time but you will return when you come back to the realization of the importance of the life-giving Way of Jesus Christ.  Once you have been miraculously healed by FATHER, no one can convince that HIS willingness to heal us is not for today.  Once HE speaks to you personally, no one can convince you that HE does not speak to HIS children in a personal manner.

Matthew wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 16:

1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.

2 He (Jesus) answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’;

3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites!  You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.

There are ministries who would lead us to focus on signs attributed to FATHER rather than the Sign Giver.  There is nothing wrong with acknowledging a sign but our focus should not be drawn away from the ministry of Our Lord Jesus Christ and our part in becoming a mature Son or Daughter.  It is easy to be drawn away from the multitude of signs all around us for they can be found everywhere, especially with the advent of the Internet.  I went through a time where I was drawn into the focus of signs and then FATHER warned me and said, “Son, all signs are of ME but not all signs are applicable to you, and I will tell you which signs are applicable to you.”  I repented.

Notice that Jesus told the Pharisees and Sadducees that they were effectively wicked and adulterous for seeking after signs.  This warning provided us with the result of being drawn away by an excessiveness of being focused on signs.  “An evil and morally unfaithful generation craves a miraculous sign thus those who should have known better were leading the sheep astray with their impure teachings.  We must take every Word spoken by Jesus Who went on record to reveal FATHER’S Divine Intent as the exact Truth and not allow ourselves to be drawn away from an evil and adulterous path.

Those who are familiar with running marathons (26.2 miles) and half marathons (13.1 miles) are familiar with the car oval stickers which simply state 26.2 or 13.1 inside the oval.  It represents their achievement of a past event.  I recently saw an amusing sticker that had 28.4 on it and in small letters it said “I got lost”.  The good news is that even if the runner gets lost, he or she still knows that there will be a finish line to cross… eventually.

FATHER’S great grace and mercy will steer us back to the course as we return to the all important record known as the New Testament and follow Its instructions.  Just as the prodigal son came to his senses (Luke 15:17) as he was eating pig food, we too will come to our senses when we find ourselves on a totally unfruitful path and realize our mistake.  Let us return to The Word and allow it to be preeminent in all we think, say, and do.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Corinthians chapter 9:

. ⁸ And God is able to make all grace [every favor and earthly blessing] come in abundance to you, so that you may always [under all circumstances, regardless of the need] have complete sufficiency in everything [being completely self-sufficient in Him], and have an abundance for every good work and act of charity.  AMPL

And he further wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Timothy chapter 2:

20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.

21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

Love and faith acts on The Word and we are to be known by our acts which are good fruit.  If you do nothing, you have no fruit.  Faith acts, Love acts, therefore vessels of honor have corresponding actions known as good works.  We are called to good works and it comes in many forms.  Actions may by physical in nature as well as financial in nature.  When I give money to another in need, it represents the fruit of my past, honorable labor and is deemed to be good fruit when given to someone else out of Agape Love. 

As we increase in the knowledge of Our Heavenly Father and have a greater understanding of HIS Divine Intent, we become sanctified and useful to HIM for good works which HE expects of us.  James wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 2 concerning the need to have corresponding works:

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

Giving of ourselves by helping others or, giving of our finances to bless others who are in need, are both indications of good works of faith.  There are many who study the Bible and have no corresponding actions thus they only have self interest at the core of their intent.  Corresponding actions to FATHER’S Word separates vessels of honor from vessels of dishonor.  If is up to each of us to determine what path we are willing to take.  Corresponding actions will often seem inconvenient at the time but the fruit of such actions will be quite rewarding because FATHER sees our willingness to sacrifice self-interest on HIS behalf.  We are urged by James to not be foolish in this area.

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?

Let us become perfected by our actions of faith which will be known to all as good works, motivated by Love!

The following is an excellent confession to start each day with:

“I walk worthy of my FATHER, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of HIM; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to FATHER who has qualified me to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in the light for HE has delivered me from the power of darkness and conveyed unto me into the kingdom of the Son of HIS Love”

We have the right and authority to speak forth this confession give to us through Paul by THE SPIRIT in Colossians 1:10-13.  As we hear ourselves speak these words, they will become fully planted and begin producing the fruit of FATHER’S Divine Intent for HE is faithful to watch over HIS Word to perform it.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Colossians chapter 1:

26  that is, the mystery which was hidden [from angels and mankind] for ages and generations, but has now been revealed to His saints (God’s people).

27  God [in His eternal plan] chose to make known to them how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in and among you, the hope and guarantee of [realizing the] glory.

28  We proclaim Him, warning and instructing everyone in all wisdom [that is, with comprehensive insight into the word and purposes of God], so that we may present every person complete in Christ [mature, fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed].  AMPL

Consider the brevity of the above passage which we often take for granted.  You and I have received the revelation from THE CREATOR of Heaven and earth which was hid for ages and generations but now has been revealed to those with eyes to see and ears to hear.  What an honor to be counted among those who were selected by FATHER for this hour!  That reality should evoke praise and worship toward FATHER within itself without any further Word or action by FATHER.

The fact that we were selected for such a time as this should encourage us to pursue the perfection, becoming fully mature and fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed, without anyone prodding us to go on and never give up in pursuit of the completed state we are ordained to walk.  We have been selected to represent FATHER and be a light to this world today, not at some distant time which never seems to arrive.  Let us no longer restrict ourselves from being used by FATHER because we deem ourselves unworthy.  Jesus made us worthy for such a mission.

We are called to proclaim Christ just as Paul did when he wrote under the anointing of The Holy Spirit.  Paul also wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Corinthians chapter 3:

16  Do you not know and understand that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]?

17  If anyone destroys the temple of God [corrupting it with false doctrine], God will destroy the destroyer; for the temple of God is holy (sacred), and that is what you are.  AMPL

Let us not defile our temple by word and/or acts which are not motivated by Love.  Let us not be a part of any false doctrine which we are made aware of as we pursue the Truth and have it revealed to us by The Holy Spirit.  When we hear some prophecy or proclaimed truth, let us seek FATHER to see if it is from HIM or from man’s own logic and reasoning applied to some aspect of the Truth.  A half truth is not the exact Truth which we live by.  When we get a check in our spirit given to us by The Holy Spirit, let us wait on FATHER to reveal the issue which caused that “check”.  Oh how I look back and see the mistakes I made when I received the “check” without heeding its warning.  Thankfully FATHER’s great grace and mercy prevailed and corrected me by HIS Love.

Earlier, in chapter 3 Paul had written:

5   Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?

6   I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.

7   So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

8   Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Know that as we spread the mystery of the Gospel to all those who have ears to hear, FATHER will reward us for our labor.  That reward comes in various forms depending on our individuals needs and desires.  As we are increasingly led by THE SPIRIT, we will more easily recognize HIS rewards coming our way.  As we recognize our rewards, we can’t help but speak forth HIS praises which adds to the realization of the great mystery being revealed to us, both individually and collectively.  Praise be to Our Heavenly Father!