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Fasten Your Thoughts On HIM!

Monday, February 19th, 2024

We don’t get what we deserve, we get what Jesus deserves!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 2:

11  Jesus, the Holy One, makes us Holy. And as Sons and Daughters, we now belong to His Same Father, so He is not ashamed or embarrassed to introduce us as His Brothers and Sisters!

What a glorious statement about you and me!

12 For He has said, “I will reveal who you really are to My Brothers and Sisters, and I will glorify You with praises in the midst of the congregation.”

13 And, “My confidence rests in God!” And again He says, “Here I am, One with the Children YAHWEH has given Me.”

Jesus revealed Who FATHER really is to you and me.  HE is the GOD of Love Who has mercy and grace toward us.  HE also provided the Spotless Lamb so as to reconcile and restore us to HIM as FATHER.

14  Since all His “Children” have flesh and blood, so Jesus became human to fully identify with us. He did this, so that He could experience death and annihilate the effects of the intimidating accuser who holds against us the power of death.

15 By embracing death Jesus sets free those who live their entire lives in bondage to the tormenting dread of death.

16 For it is clear that He didn’t do this for the angels, but for all the sons and daughters of Abraham.

17 This is why He had to be a man and take hold of our humanity in every way. He made us His Brothers and Sisters and became our merciful and faithful King-Priest before God; as the One Who removed our sins to make us One with Him.

18 He suffered and endured every test and temptation, so that He can help us every time we pass through the ordeals of life.

There is nothing that Jesus didn’t endure firsthand while He was physically here on earth.  There is no unique trial, test, tribulation, suffering, rejection, abuse, pain, or sorrow you or I have experienced that Jesus didn’t experience as well.  This is why He fully identifies with each of us as He represents us to FATHER.  His Love for each of us surpasses our limited understanding in that no matter how many times we mess up, He still embraces us in His unconditional Love.

Paul continues in Hebrews chapter 3:

1  And so, dear brothers and sisters, you are now made Holy, and each of you is invited to the feast of your Heavenly calling. So fasten your thoughts fully onto Jesus, whom we embrace as our Apostle and King-Priest.

2 For He was faithful to The Father Who appointed Him, in the same way that Moses was a model of faithfulness in what was entrusted to him.

3 But Jesus is worthy to receive a much greater glory than Moses, for the one who builds a house deserves to be honored more than the house he builds.

4 Every house is built by someone, but God is the Designer and Builder of all things.

Why do you think that the various forms of media do not want the Name of Jesus mentioned?  The adversary does not want us to fasten our thoughts on Jesus Christ, Our High Priest and King!

What are we to do?

7  Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His Voice,

8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness,

9 Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years.

10 Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.’

How do you harden your heart?  You quit listening and responding to The Holy Spirit.  When you don’t listen anymore, you subject yourself to the deceitfulness of sin and unrighteousness.

11 So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.'”

12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;

13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,

15 while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His Voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

We must protect our hearts by responding to The Holy Spirit Who speaks only Truth.  As Brothers and Sisters in Christ, we rely totally on the Blood of Jesus Christ to represent us faithfully to FATHER.  Let us focus our attention and fasten our thoughts daily on Our Lord Jesus Christ Who is worthy as Our High Priest and King.

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Totally Healed!

Sunday, February 18th, 2024

Healing is for the whole man!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Thessalonians chapter 5:

23  Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 He who calls you is faithful, Who also will do it.

In other Words, may the God of peace and harmony set you apart, making you completely Holy. And may your entire being—spirit, soul, and body—be kept completely flawless in the appearing of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.  The One Who calls you by name is Trustworthy and will thoroughly complete His work in you.

There are no exceptions or surprises when it comes to FATHER completing HIS work in you because of Our High Priest Jesus Christ!

Jesus experienced firsthand a life of great challenges.

Jesus was born in a smelly barn full of animals who surely urinated and defecated as animals do.  Not a sterile environment.

Jesus and His family lived among a conquering force who saw them as slaves.  Romans would steal their coats, require them to carry their packs, and abuse them both verbally and physically… punching, slapping, etc.

Jesus lost His earthly father and had to take on the responsibility of being the head of the household as well as run the business that His father left behind.  Jesus was tempted to cut corners, cheat, lie, and steal in His business.

Mark recorded by The Holy Spirit in Mark chapter 6:

1  Afterward, Jesus left Capernaum and returned with His disciples to Nazareth, His hometown.

2 On the Sabbath, He went to teach in the synagogue. Everyone who heard His teaching was overwhelmed with astonishment. They said among themselves, “What incredible Wisdom has been given to Him! Where did He receive such profound insights? And what mighty miracles flow through His Hands!

3 Isn’t this Mary’s son, THE carpenter, the brother of Jacob, Joseph, Judah, and Simon? And don’t his sisters all live here in Nazareth?” And they took offense at Him.

Jesus was well known as a carpenter Who clearly had a good reputation in His business as THE carpenter.  Jesus dealt with unfair Roman taxes as well as the Temple tax.  Sound familiar?  Jesus knew what it took to trust FATHER for provision.

Jesus knew the anguish of leaving everything behind.  He left His mother, brothers, and sisters, everything He had known and Loved, to fulfill His calling.

Jesus knew what it was like to be excessively hungry. He faced satan directly, eye to eye, and withstood all the temptations satan could throw at Him.  As a result, Jesus bound the strongman. 

By experience, Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 12:

28  But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

29 Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless He first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

Jesus knows what it is like to be misunderstood.

Mark recorded by The Holy Spirit in Mark chapter 3:

31 Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him.

32 And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers (and sisters) are outside seeking You.”

Why do you think His earthly family wanted to talk to Him?  They did not understand His ministry.  Jesus understood loneliness and rejection.  He understood failure as He looked toward Jerusalem.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 13:

34   “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

Jesus described Himself as being homeless in Luke chapter 9:

58 Jesus replied, “Yes, but remember this: even animals in the field have holes in the ground to sleep in, and birds have their nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay down His Head.”

Jesus knew what it was like to require supernatural provision to survive.

Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit in Matthew chapter 12:

1  At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.

2 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”

He was then criticized by The Pharisees for providing sustenance for Him and His disciples.

When you share your pain, trials, and tribulation with Jesus, He knows what you are talking about.  He did not summon Divine intervention during His last week before going to the cross but instead, He experienced excruciating pain, sorrow, betrayal, denial, isolation, exposure of His nakedness, all without any assistance from anyone.  He did not seek to minimize the pain on the cross.  This allows Him to relate with each and every one of us as Our High Priest.

He suffered in all areas for us so that we could be totally healed: spirit, soul, and body!

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A Prophetic Dream

Saturday, February 17th, 2024

A certain man had the following dream early this morning on February 17th, 2024:

A service of believers was about to begin. My wife and I were sitting in the midst of a packed meeting room, standing room only. Suddenly The Anointing of The Holy Spirit came upon me and I gave a message in Tongues. In the past, I did not typically give the interpretation but this time I did since there was no other to do so. THE LORD said “This hour, this day, this month, this year… I AM GOD and I AM here!”

After this, I asked the gathering, “How many of you do not understand what just happened?” Several rose their hands so I explained the gifts of The Holy Spirit in 1st Corinthians chapter 12. End of the dream.

Expect things to change, now is the time!

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Receive Complete Healing

Saturday, February 17th, 2024

Healing is for the whole man!

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 3rd John 1:

2  Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the Truth that is in you, just as you walk in the Truth.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in Truth.

Jesus became a man and experienced every aspect of human life and suffering in not only the body, but the soul as well.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 4:

6  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things.

9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

These instructions are vital to us moving forward into full maturity as Sons and Daughter of GOD.  Don’t be anxious.  How? By meditating on those things listed.  If you do, peace will be with you.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Peter chapter 1:

8  You Love Jesus passionately although you have not seen Him, but through believing in Him you are saturated with an ecstatic joy, indescribably sublime and immersed in glory (joy inexpressible and full of glory).

FATHER wants you to be super in the natural.  HE wants us to be full of joy.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 2:

14  Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, Jesus Himself likewise shared in the same (He became human to FULLY identify with us), that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

15 and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

16 For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.

17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation (to be merciful and make reconciliation) for the sins of the people.

18 For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.

Jesus had to be a man and take hold of our humanity in every way, no exceptions.

And in Hebrews chapter 4:

15  For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. [16] Let us therefore come boldly (with confidence) to the Throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Jesus was and is our Covenant Representative.  FATHER is dealing with you and me based on Jesus’ performance, not ours!  FATHER now treats you as if you were Jesus yourself.  Jesus can sympathize with us in every aspect of our lives.  He not only knew about our challenges, but He also actually experienced them Himself.  He knows our trials by firsthand experience.

In addition, Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 4:

22  that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and Holiness.

As a new man, there are no curses to be dealt with for Jesus removed all curses from your life.  We are responsible for renewing our mind with the expressed purpose of walking in righteousness and Holiness.  Jesus is Our Example and because FATHER sees us through Him as Our High Priest, we are able to walk as He walked on earth.  Do you dare to accept this Truth and be healed spirit, soul, and body, all at the same time?

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What Is Sacred?

Friday, February 16th, 2024

What happened to the reverence of GOD?

Our Heavenly Father is The GOD of justice and HE does not endorse a rogue government!

I urge you to pay close attention to this discussion… we are at a point in time where FATHER’S Judgment is at hand.

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Run With Endurance

Thursday, February 15th, 2024

Let us run with endurance for the finish line is at hand!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 12:

1  Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

2 looking to Jesus, the Founder and Perfecter of our faith, Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the Right Hand of the Throne of God.

In the past, I ran half-marathons (13.1 miles).  At about the six-mile marker, my body would tell me that it is exhausted but I knew that if I pressed on, I would experience the second wind.  This is also true of our spiritual walk.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 6:

13  Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious].

14 So stand firm and hold your ground, HAVING TIGHTENED THE WIDE BAND OF TRUTH (personal integrity, moral courage) AROUND YOUR WAIST and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (an upright heart),  AMP

FATHER empowers us to withstand the evil before us.  Though our soul and body are relentlessly attacked from all sides, we are to stand firm in Truth and righteousness.

Jesus refers to the challenges we will experience as believers in Matthew chapter 13:

18  “Hear then the parable of the sower:

19 When anyone hears the Word of the Kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the Word and immediately receives It with joy,

21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the Word, immediately he falls away.

22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word, and it proves unfruitful.

The fundamental issues are: lack of understanding, tribulation and persecution on account of our trust in Jesus Christ, and finally, worries and distraction coupled with the deceitful of riches.  These are major issues that we must protect ourselves from the subtlety of their influence.

23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the Word and understands It. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”

Hearing and understanding are vital to our defense against the evil one.  We must read, hear, dwell, and understand The Word so that we do not fall prey to the adversary.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Corinthians chapter 4:

16  So no wonder we don’t give up. For even though our outer person gradually wears out, our inner being is renewed every single day.

17 We view our slight, short-lived troubles in the light of Eternity. We see our difficulties as the substance that produces for us an Eternal, weighty glory far beyond all comparison,

18 because we don’t focus our attention on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but the unseen realm is Eternal.

Paul urges us in Ephesians chapter 4:

17  Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the Life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.

19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!-

21 assuming that you have heard about Him and were taught in Him, as the Truth is in Jesus,

22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

24 and to put on the new self, created after the Likeness of God in true righteousness and Holiness.

You and I have a responsibility to guard our minds on a daily basis so let us not grow weary in doing so.

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Bring Forth The Fire!

Wednesday, February 14th, 2024

FATHER, bring forth the Holy Fire!

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Joel chapter 2:

28  “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

29 Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out My Spirit.

30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and Awesome Day of the LORD comes.

32 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on The Name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls.

Do you take this Word literally?  I do!  People tend to spiritualize any event they have not experienced.  I have experienced earthquakes which have shaken our home in a violent manner.  I have experienced two hurricanes and left the area just in time.  Why would I find it hard to believe that the prophetic Word spoken by the prophet Joel would not come to pass?

Once I was baptized in The Holy Spirit, the change was remarkable.  My priorities were totally different, and I put off the old man and began to walk a new path or Holy instruction and correction.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 16:

24  Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If you truly want to follow Me, you should at once completely reject and disown your own life. And you must be willing to share My cross and experience it as your own, as you continually surrender to My Ways. 25 For if you choose self-sacrifice and lose your lives for My Glory, you will continually discover True Life. But if you choose to keep your lives for yourselves, you will forfeit what you try to keep.

26 For even if you were to gain all the wealth and power of this world—at the cost of your own life—what good would that be? And what could be more valuable to you than your own soul?

At the end of the day, my soul’s condition is more important than anything the world can offer.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Ecclesiastes chapter 12:

8  “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity (futility).”

9 Furthermore, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered and searched out and arranged many proverbs.

10 The Preacher sought to find delightful words, even to write correctly Words of Truth.

13 When all has been heard, the end of the matter is: fear God [worship Him with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is almighty God] and keep His commandments, for this applies to every person.

14 For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.

ddWorldly trappings are fleeting and elusive for they are meant to enslave us and waste our time and resources.  Let us focus on good fruit that will stand the test of Holy Fire.

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Another Kids In Need Update

Tuesday, February 13th, 2024

Our latest report:

We have a high school student that others have a hard time being around because of his hygiene. He shared about his housing situation with his teacher and our nurse, and it was heart-wrenching. As you know, many of our kids have poor hygiene and living conditions and suffer the consequences at school when so much of it is out of their control because of decisions their parents are making. Our nurse and special education director had a heart-to-heart with this student about things he could do. He agreed to take a shower at school in the gym locker room. Our SPED director went to Target and purchased toiletries and new clothes to keep at school for him so that he could shower and get dressed here before going to class. 

About two weeks ago, a middle school teacher approached me about another student that stood out to him in class. I love when our male teachers are able to have these conversations with our male students because they need that sort of role model in their lives. Mr. Baker was able to purchase hygiene supplies for this student- but the best part was that it didn’t just come as a handout. He actually built a relationship with this student and it was evident to him that it was done out of love and not pity. 

FATHER’S Love is being expressed and your financial support is an integral part of it!

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It Is All About Our Lord Jesus!

Monday, February 12th, 2024

FATHER takes ordinary people and does extraordinary things through them! You and I qualify.

The best is yet to come.

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The Blazing Fire

Sunday, February 11th, 2024

Let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 12:

18  For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest

19 and the sound of a trumpet and a Voice Whose Words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them.

20 For they could not endure the Order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”

21 Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.”

Can you physically touch a blazing fire?  Can you physically see through darkness and gloom?  Can you physically withstand a raging whirlwind?  Can you physically endure great thunderous Words spoken by GOD?  Those who wish to come into FATHER’S Presence must do so in reverence and awe!  It will not be a casual encounter as many have mistakenly taken on in their mindset. 

When Moses entered into the Presence of THE LORD, he trembled.  Do you think you would do any less?  We can only enter into HIS Presence because of Our High Priest Who shed His Blood on the cross and presented a Perfect Sacrifice to restore our ability to stand before GOD.

We are members of the church of the Firstborn and all our names have been legally registered as citizens of Heaven! And we have come before God Who judges all, and Who lives among the spirits of the righteous who have been made perfect in HIS EYES!

Our fruits produced here on earth will be judged in Heaven.  Will you be pleased to present your fruits that have survived the blazing fire for HIS review?  What reward will be given to you?  When we give to the poor without expectation of being exalted by the recipients, we are investing in good fruits for presentation to FATHER.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 23:

12  Remember this: If you have a lofty opinion of yourself and seek to be honored, you will be humbled. But if you have a modest opinion of yourself and choose to humble yourself, you will be honored.”

13 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and you Pharisees—such frauds and pretenders! You do all you can to keep people from experiencing the reality of Heaven’s Kingdom realm. Not only do you refuse to enter in, you also forbid anyone else from entering in!

14 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and you Pharisees—frauds and pretenders! For you eat up the widow’s household with the ladle of your prayers. Because of this, you will receive a greater judgment.

Lofty opinions will be burned up.  Each of us needs to eliminate wood, hay, and stubble in our words and actions.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Corinthians chapter 3:

10  According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care (according to GOD’S Standards) how he builds upon it.

11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw-

13 each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.

14 If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward.

15 If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

The quality of materials used by anyone building on this foundation will soon be made apparent, whether it has been built with gold, silver, and costly stones, or wood, hay, and straw. Their work will soon become evident, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by blazing fire! And the fire will test and prove the workmanship of each builder.

16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is Holy, and you are that temple.

Have you ever observed the untimely death of certain persons who attempted to lead you astray?  Those who attempt to deceive GOD’S anointed are removed because of their persistent sin.

18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,“

20 and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

When we seek FATHER’S Wisdom, we are protected from those who are crafty.  The more frequently we come to The Throne of Grace to worship in an attitude of reverence and awe, we are protected from the world’s influence on our minds.  As a result, we produce good fruit and be rewarded.

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