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¹⁴ In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. ~Isaiah 54:14

The Devil cannot oppress you when you are dwelling in righteousness. Peter, James, John, Paul, etc., were all under physical and spiritual attack, but their faith was never shaken. Their joy was never turned into depression. They never saw the lack of the presence of God. They never lacked miracles, signs, or wonders. They were established in righteousness. They dwelt in the will of God. Today, the Church is distracted by everything. We even change Scripture in order by watering it down in order to not offend the world. We preach that God just wants us to be happy. We preach that God is love. Therefore, He won’t send anyone to Hell for just being themselves. We no longer dwell in righteousness. We no longer dwell in the will of God. This is why the Church looks no different than the world.

We have the same divorce rate, cancer statistics, diseases, depression, anxiety, and suicide as the rest of the world. We have love, joy, and peace, but nevertheless, we are no different from the world. Why? Could it be because we aren’t dwelling in the will of God, so we are no longer dwelling in righteousness? It’s only in righteousness that we are established where fear, oppression, and terror cannot touch us. The healing is the children’s bread, peace was purchased for us, and by His stripes, we are healed. God does not change. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Therefore, His Word does not change. His Word promises us life, not of the world, so you can’t try to dwell in or with the world and receive the promises of God. You have to come out of the world and dwell in the righteousness and will of God so that you may be established.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Watch Where You Dwell.

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⁴⁵ The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. ~ Luke 6:45

How you see and perceive the world and God is based on what’s inside of you. This is because your heart controls everything about you, including your thoughts and opinions. Michal was David’s wife, and she loved him so much she betrayed her father by protecting him from her father, yet when it came to David dancing with all of his heart before the LORD, she saw it as a perverse and shameful act. The Pharisees all searched and studied the Scriptures. They were the teachers of the Law, yet they condemned John, saying he had a demon because he didn’t eat or drink like them. When they saw Jesus drinking and eating like them, they called Him a glutton and a drunk. Their hearts were perverse, so they saw the things of God as perverse.

Today is no different. We still condemn those that worship differently than us. We condemn those who seek more than us. We’re like Michal and the Pharisees, we have a form of godliness or love, but we don’t have a new heart, so our vision remains perverse. How do we fix this? We prophesy the gift of a new heart over us as God promised to us through the prophet Ezekiel. Then we pray for discernment that we might know the Truth and distinguish between good and evil. Then we fill our hearts with Christ and not the world. Then and only then will we rightly discern the actions of those around us. Only then will we truly know the will of the LORD. Only then will we be able to be a light in this present darkness.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Change The Abundance.

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¹⁹ I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, ~ Deuteronomy 30:19

Today within the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States isn’t a virus, gun violence, or police brutality, but suicide has sadly made the cut. Suicide has skyrocketed in our society. It’s a growing pandemic that we can’t seem to get a handle on. The Spirit of Suicide preys on and claims victims of all ages, from elementary school children to grown adults in their late 40s and 50s. The further we push our society into darkness, the more rampant darkness will become. The more hopelessness, fear, anxiety, depression, and rejection will abound, all of which the Spirit of Suicide feeds off of.

So, then is there no hope? As long as hearts are beating, there is always hope. For the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The darkness cannot be overcome unless we first shine light into that darkness. The light is the love of Jesus. We share this light by sharing the Truth. This is the only combat against the raging pandemic of suicide. There can be no light without Truth. The Truth is that there is a pandemic of suicide. There can be no light without Truth. The Truth is that God loves each of His creations. The Truth is that all who humble themselves before Christ will receive His shalom peace that passes all understanding.

The Truth is that suicide is a sin that leads to death, and without believing that Truth, I would’ve died many years ago. If suicide leads to peace with God, why would we stop anyone from committing suicide? Don’t believe the lies of the enemy. There is only peace found in Christ Jesus, not in taking the life He paid for on the cross with His own blood. If we aren’t our own, then would it not stand to reason that Christ would redeem and save all His people who call upon His name from their trials and tribulations, especially when He purchased peace for us by going through unthinkable chastisement?

Don’t believe the lies of the enemy. There is love in Christ. There is redemption in Christ. There is freedom from all oppression in Christ. There is peace that passes all understanding in Christ Jesus.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Believe Only The Truth.

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¹ Now Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. ² Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate of the house of the Lord. ³ The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call your name Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side. ⁴ For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They shall fall by the sword of their enemies while you look on. And I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. He shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall strike them down with the sword. ⁵ Moreover, I will give all the wealth of the city, all its gains, all its prized belongings, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies, who shall plunder them and seize them and carry them to Babylon. ⁶ And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. To Babylon you shall go, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.” ~ Jeremiah 20:1-6 ESV

When the Spirit of Discernment doesn’t dwell within the people of God, and they speak out against the people of God, God will remove them. Titles mean nothing to God, for He gives all men (and women) their titles and places them on the totem pole. It’s God who raises up kings and prophets. It’s God who establishes. While we agree with these two statements, we forget or maybe overlook the counterpart, which is just as important, if not more important. God raises up, but He also brings down. The kings of Judah and Israel weren’t immune to being humbled by God even though they were established by God, Himself, to lead the people of God. King Saul was the LORD’s anointed, yet the kingdom was ripped from underneath him, and all of his descendants, except for one, died. There is no person on this earth that is above the justice from the LORD.

Therefore, pray for discernment. Earnestly seek wisdom and understanding that you might test the spirit behind every word you hear. For even though Pashur was a priest, he lacked discernment. See, Pashur most likely became like Christians today, too caught up with their role in the Church and missing their role as the future bride of Christ. We are betrothed to the one who loves us more than any other. To the one who died for us, yet we miss out on a relationship with Him before the marriage supper because we’re too busy planning the wedding.

Here’s what I’m saying. Pashur was a priest, and I’m sure he did all of his priestly duties. His father was the chief officer of the house of the LORD. Pashur wasn’t like the sons of Eli. He didn’t blaspheme and sleep with women in the Temple. His sin was the sin that is overtaking the Church today, the sin of planning the wedding without the bridegroom. We’ve each been given different roles to play, and it’s important that we do those roles, but not at the cost of our relationship with Christ. What good is a planned wedding if there is no bridegroom for the bride? The wedding is now useless. This is the same in Christianity if we have no relationship with Christ. All that we’ve done and accomplished in His name is worthless and useless if we don’t have a relationship with Him. Because without a relationship with Christ, there is no discernment, and without discernment, we will miss the signs, wonders, and words of the LORD given to us by His people. Without discernment, we will falsely prophesy as Pashur did and, in doing so, condemn ourselves to captivity in Babylon, where we will die far away from the presence of God. So, seek the LORD. Seek His wisdom, understanding, and discernment.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Seek a Relationship with the Lover of Your Soul.

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¹⁶ Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. ¹⁷ They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No disaster shall come upon you.’” ~ Jeremiah 23:16-17

Solomon states in Ecclesiastes 1:9 that there is nothing new under the sun. The more I read the Bible and compare it to the things I see and hear in the world today, the more I agree with him. During the time of Jeremiah, the prophets told the people who hated the Word of God and who refused to obey His commands that all would be well with them. In other words, they not only endorsed the sin of these people, but they convinced the people God did as well.

The leaders and shepherds of the Church today are no different. They shout arrogant statements to justify sin, such as, “My Jesus loves everybody.” And “You were born this way. God makes no mistakes.” And “Only God can judge.” And “I don’t need a Bible to have a relationship with God.” They tell their followers as well as the entire Church that we have no right to judge anyone. But I ask you unless you judge a tree by its fruit, how will you know if you are eating a lemon or an orange? We’ve corrupted not only the Church but the Word of God by which we aimlessly seek to defend and justify sin.

And just as the prophets of old brought vain hope, so do our shepherds and leaders today. Death has been warned from before Eve was even created. If you sin, then you will die. This isn’t a new radical belief. This is the Law of Nature established before Heaven and Earth were created on that first day. The idea of sin being who you are; therefore, you must accept it is a new radical belief resurfacing from ancient times. From the very first sin. For as the Serpent whispered into Eve’s ear, “You shall not die…” So did the Prophets say to the people, “You shall not die…” during the time of Jeremiah. And so have the leaders and shepherds of the Church shout and proclaim from the rooftops, “You shall not die..” But don’t believe their false hope. Don’t believe their lie. For sin doesn’t just lead to a physical death, but an everlasting spiritual one. A spiritual death that doesn’t cease nor ease, that only causes calamity and destruction upon its victim.

The straight and narrow path isn’t easy. It isn’t a relaxing walk. It’s a race. It’s an obstacle course that you run with all of your might, unable to stop in the middle lest you be disqualified, as you carry a cross and chase after the forerunner who has already completed the race. Jesus didn’t promise us an easy life. Nor did He promise us the world. Jesus promised us Eternal Life and rest if we follow Him. The world may look luring and inviting, but once you have the light to open your eyes in the darkness, the evil can no longer disguise itself as good. Cling to the Word of God and your relationship with Christ so that it might go well with you.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Don’t Believe Their False Hope.

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