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⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. ⁴⁷ Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. ⁴⁸ But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ ⁴⁹ and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, ⁵⁰ the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know ⁵¹ and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ~ Matthew 24:45-51

“Stay Awake! Keep watch!” This should become the anthem cry of today’s Church. But instead, today’s Church has been lulled to sleep by sweet, savory words tickling our ears. We’ve been pacified by smooth-talking politicians and their indirect bribes.

Today’s Church has fallen asleep on their watch. We’ve become like sleeping dogs that don’t bark.

Jesus said, blessed is the servant whom He finds doing what He has commanded him to do. That servant will be well rewarded. But “woe” be on the servant that is found asleep and is not doing what the master has commanded.

We all have a purpose to fulfill, but the problem is the enemy knows and understands our purpose better than we do. So he sets up the perfect blockers for us so that we’ll be distracted and lulled asleep before we even fully comprehend our God-given call for our lives. Therefore, stay awake and watch. Be alert, for the enemy is on the prowl.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Stay Awake And Watch.

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³² But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. ³³ Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. ³⁴ It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. ³⁵ Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; ³⁶ lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. ³⁷ And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. ~ Mark 13:32-37^KJV

It’s not enough to just Stay Awake; we need to stay awake and keep watch as well. Keep watch, with all diligence, over our hearts. Why? Because we live in a fallen and depraved world that grows more and more wicked and depraved each and every day, and we do not want to be swept up in their tide.

Neither do we know the day nor the hour when Jesus will break the eastern sky to come back to get us, and we need to be ready. Because even though these words were indeed spoken to the disciples, Jesus was speaking to all Christians. We are to stay awake and watch.

We are to guard your soul in such a way that it fosters a strong desire to know Jesus Christ. To have a real relationship with Him. To have a strong desire for the things of God. To stay awake and prepare for the Second Coming of Christ.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be Alert.

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¹³ For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. ~ Galatians 5:13^NASB1995

We were all called to freedom in Christ. Meaning we are no longer bound by the chains of sin. Because Jesus Christ paid the ultimate price for us when He hung on the tree in order to pay our debts. But did you know He also wants us to be physically free also?

Your physical freedom is also important to Jesus. That is quite evident when we consider the amount of moral freedom He has placed at our disposal. But just as there are those who sneak into the Church to spy on our spiritual freedom, there are those who secretly hate our physical freedom, and their desire is to place chains of tyranny on each one of us.

Freedom is never free. Someone, or someones, has to pay the price for it. Jesus was the only One that was able to pay the price for our sins and break the chains of sin and death and offer us life and spiritual freedom. Our founding fathers and their families, for the love of the country, paid the ultimate price to give us physical freedom through the providence of Almighty God. And it is the brave men and women who, because of that same love, have fought, and many of them have given their lives to keep it.

Now it’s up to us to continue in that God-given love for God and country to continue to protect what cost others so much to give us and protect for us. Because once it’s gone, it’s gone. Three saying is true, “You don’t know what you got until it’s gone.”

Don’t let that be the lament of you and your children. Fight to keep what you have. Be vigilant. Be prayerful. And watch. Love God and love country. God bless you, and God bless America!

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¹⁷ For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:17^NLT

Today is Independence Day, a day when we come together as a nation of patriots to celebrate our freedom. Freedom that was purchased for us by men who gave everything up for the better good of all the people. Today is the day that we should truly be patriots of this beautiful country.

We Christians should be the biggest patriots of all. Why? Many reasons. The prophets have prophesied that tribulation is coming. Never has tribulation come on a people that didn’t bring it on themselves. When Sennacherib came against Israel, it was because of their idolatry. When Nebuchadnezzar came against Judah, it was because of their idolatry. When the love of many grows cold, the beginning of the end will come upon us as well.

Today, the Church is weak. It has no spiritual discernment nor power, or authority. It’s lukewarm and filled with sin. I heard a quote once that said, “Our actions define who we are; what we love will define who we become.” Our actions are no longer focused on God. Our love is no longer for the things of God. A time of great Tribulation is coming upon the Church, and we don’t even believe that we will go through it because God loves us too much to allow us to go through any hardship, yet every prophet was murdered. The early Church was persecuted and executed. The underground Church today is persecuted and executed. The great Apostle Paul warns us that Jesus will not return for His people until the Great Tribulation has come and the Man of Lawlessness is revealed. Jesus Himself told us that He would not return until the end of the Great Tribulation. This tribulation is coming, not because of God’s wrath, but because of the Church refusing to stand for righteousness.

We currently have freedom. The majority of us were born and raised in a country that was built on Christian values, so we take the freedoms that come with that for granted. It’s difficult for us to imagine a world where we can’t pray in public before we eat, can’t go to church on Sundays, can’t read our Bibles, can’t talk about Jesus in public without the fear of being arrested and sentenced to death. But a time is coming when there won’t be freedom anymore. When freedom will no longer ring. When freedom will no longer be something we can take for granted because it will be taken from us.

A patriot is one who loves his or her country. A Christian patriot is one who loves his or her country by praying for his or her country. One who doesn’t take those freedoms for granted. Those freedoms were purchased for us by someone else. We pray for the leadership so that it might go well with us. We pray that Godly men and women will stand up and make a change in government. Light can’t come from darkness. Light can only come from the Light of the World. Therefore, pray that Christian Patriots would come forth to make a change in our society and that the LORD might intervene on our behalf and push back that quickly coming flood of Tribulation.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Pray Freedom Will Ring.

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⁴¹ When He returned to them the third time, He said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But no—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!” ~ Mark 14:41-42^NLT

The last night of Jesus’ life was very stressful for Him. He was overwhelmed with the immense pressure laid upon Him to the point that His sweat became like drops of blood. Jesus, being a man as He set off His Godliness to take on our mortal form, asked His disciples to pray with Him. He needed help praying. Why? Because a three-strand cord is not easily broken. One may put a thousand to flight, but two may put ten thousand to flight.

But His disciples were overcome with sleep and couldn’t keep their eyes open. Jesus’ response was very different than the meme that tries to paint God as happy we fall asleep while praying because it’s like falling asleep in your grandfather’s arms.

God isn’t our grandfather. He’s our Heavenly Father. And just as our earthly fathers expect more out of us than our grandfathers, so does God expect more out of us. Jesus asked if they couldn’t pray with Him for one hour. That was the bare minimum Jesus was asking for, just one hour. When they fell asleep, Jesus said it was because their flesh was weak. This is why Paul puts a lot of emphasis on putting your flesh into subjection and building up your spirit man.

The last time Jesus went to the disciples, He left them sleeping until the hour of trial had come. He didn’t wake them up to pray with Him. This is a very frightening thought when we put it into perspective. When we pray, and we fall asleep, God wakes us up. He tries to get our attention; sometimes, He even wakes us up at all hours of the morning trying to get us to pray, but if we refuse to stay awake. If we refuse to put our flesh in check, then God will leave us where we lie. He won’t wake us up to pray anymore. And in doing so, we will miss our opportunity to prepare for the coming trial that awaits us.

All of the disciples left Jesus when He was arrested after that. Peter denied Him before the rooster crowed that morning. They were unprepared for the coming tests and trials because of the lack of prayer. When God wakes you up, it’s not for no reason. God is waking you up to strengthen your don’t miss out on your spiritual workout.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Strengthen The Spirit.

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¹ Again He began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. ² And He was teaching them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them: ³ “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.” ~ Mark 4:1-3

So, when this huge crowd had gathered, Jesus opened up His mouth and began teaching the crowd about faith, but He didn’t just say it plainly, because it was not for everyone. How do I know? Well, just look at what Jesus says after He finishes telling the parable:

^8b …As He said these things, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Luke 8:8b

This is a strange thing to say because I would assume that everyone there that day had ears that could hear. If not, they would come and receive healing. So, what this tells me is that it is not for everyone, but only for The Diligent Seekers. The casual bystander won’t profit from those words. Why do I say that? Just take a listen to what Jesus said when they came to Him after the crowd had left and asked Him about the parable:

¹⁰ And when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parables. ¹¹ And He said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, ¹² so that ‘they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.’”

Mark 4:10-12

Did you notice what Mark adds in there? Those around Him with the twelve. Mark makes a distinction between Jesus’ Apostles and Jesus’ other disciples. He wanted to make sure we understood that it was not just the twelve but also those around Jesus. Those who followed Him and hung on His every word. Those who were hungry for the Word of God. Those who desired to be fed. Those who study to show themselves approved. In other words, those who have ears to hear; The Diligent Seekers.

Those were the ones who would receive the secret of the kingdom of God. It’s all about [ὁ (ho) Pistis], The Faith! It is not those who hear only, because you can hear, but not actively listen and make the Word of God of no effect, but it is those who hear and put it into action who will prosper from this teaching.

Dear LORD, please give me ears to hear your Word that I might understand it and put it into action. That I might be a diligent seeker seeking You and Your kingdom. Help me to understand Your Words, for as Peter said, You alone hold Eternal Life. You alone can save my soul. You alone can redeem me from my suffering and bondage. Help me to receive Your Word in good soil within my soul so that it might take root and grow within me. So that it might sprout the fruit that brings me closer to You. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

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