The time is definitely nigh.. We must be prepared. We are to be watchmen. But to be watchmen, we have to educate ourselves.. How do we educate ourselves? Through the Sword, the Living Word of God. I, too, am guilty at times of not opening my Bible as much as I am required. Nay, commanded. "Behold I stand at the door and knock!" You're absolutely on it.. We just need to stay vigilant. He comes like a thief in the night. Within the twinkling of an eye. Come, Lord, come! But until then, we must do our best to plant seeds, soften hearts, and try to help lead just one more to the Lord. To claim the Victory. It's time for the church to be BOLD. To stand up , no matter the consequence, and Speak with the authority that He instilled in us through the Comforter that He has gifted to Us.. The world hates us. As it hated the Son. We are set apart. We are a peculiar people. This world is changing fast. Wars, rumors of wars, pestilence, fulfillment of prophecy. We must stay on the straight and narrow. Go out and get! Be ye Doers of the Word! The Lord has been performing great works within our lives. Performing mighty things. From the multiple salvations, and even more baptisms, I praise the Lord for the witnesses, the multitude of testimonies, and for the pouring out of His Spirit. People are hungry! Hungry for the Word. Even when they don't yet realize, it is the Word that they are hungry for. For it is the Truth. We must speak Truth. Keep our mustard seed at hand. Lay hands on the sick. Lay hands on the lost. The addicts. There is not one sinner that Christ can not save.. But we must surrender, wholeheartedly. Seek out our Salvation through fear and trembling. Fasting. With supplication, discipline, and grace. Humble ourselves. Bear our cross. Die Daily. It's hard to kick against the pricks, yet still we press on. As teachers and leaders, we are held to a higher standard. We will be held accountable for the blood of those that we pass by. For those we don't reach for. For those we walk past, when the Lord tells us to move, yet we, for whatever reason, be it that we're short in time, in a hurry, itt just flat out disobey His command because it may be an uncomfortable situation. An uncomfortable conversation. An uncomfortable confrontation. Let's remember one thing about comfort, We can't win souls sitting in our comfort zone. I wasn't there to witness it, but MY SIN was! And i can guarantee that the price paid at Calvary was ANYTHING but comfortable for My Jesus! Amen!? Lately, we've personally been experiencing and seeing so much spiritual warfare. The enemy and his minions are running rampant, in a frenzy, and clearly amok seeking whom they can devour. They, too, can sense their impending doom. The author of confusion and lies. Coming to steal, kill, and destroy. We MUST teach the brethren. The children. And even the elders (that should already know the truth), that we wrestle not with each other, of flesh and blood, but between principalities, against powers and rulers of darkness in this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places. It's high time that we prepare the world with the tools to fight such entities, because the Lord has given us the authority and power to rebuke, resist, and cast out the enemy. The power inside of us has dominion over these same creatures of darkness. We've been getting attacked left and right because the Lord has been working through us. All Glory to Him. We are just trying our best to be willing, empty vessels, that can be filled with Him and His Spirit, so that We, the collective Body of Christ, can ward off the enemy long enough to reach just ONE MORE SOUL.. And then one more soul after that.. and again, after that. Until the last grain of sand falls through the hourglass and the final trump sounds. A lot of people believe in God, believe in Jesus, and believe in the Holy Ghost. But how can we fight then enemy if we are not educating or teaching them (the church) of the enemy? My comment may sound like the ranting of a mad man, but so be it. The enemy is fighting harder than ever. And if He's not coming after and attacking you, then I'd take good long hard look and evaluate myself. If the enemy isn't attacking you, then he already thinks he has you. This isn't true in every case, but is true in the majority. If you resist and rebuke them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with all the powers of the Saints and the Angels, the enemy WILL FLEE! I have personally fought two in the past month. I told this thing that I am not and will NEVER BE his. He can't pluck me from the Father's hands. I reminded them of their future and what is waiting for them. For it is written. Their fate is sealed. All they can do is try to distract us and do their best to keep us from reaching more of the lost. I told them to go back to hell where they belong. That I WILL NOT YIELD, AND I WILL NOT BOW to an agent of darkness. Because I AM a Child of Light! And as such, I condemned them back to hell. The last incident, the particular entity switched tactics. Once it had realized that I was NOT going to yield and give in to it, it turned around and tried it's best to use the one I love most against me. And it was PLAIN AS DAY! It was just as if a switch had been flipped in my Natalie. My sweet wife. And I rebuked it once more. Fighting with every ounce of faith that I could muster, as well as crying out to the Lord to send help just in case my mustard seed was not sufficient. It was an overwhelming experience. But such a revelation. After doing EVERYTHING that the Word says, this thing fled from my Natalie. And it was at if, once again, a switch had been flipped and she was a completely different person. Night and Day. From darkness to Light. And we all know that darkness can NEVER overtake Light. Yet Light will ALWAYS overtake the darkness. Simply put, darkness is the absence of Light. Think on that for a minute. Praise God for His goodness. For his Mercy, and for His Grace that He gives so abundantly, I love you, brother. I pray you, your family, your babies, your sweet mother whom I LOVE dearly, and ALL of our church family at Pleasant Valley are thriving. Alive and moving. Reaching and producing abundant fruit. You've been through so much, and the Lord has seen you through it ALL, because He goes before us. There's no telling what He has protected us from that we are completely ignorant of, yet never had to endure because He wrapped His arms around us. Sometimes it's hard to understand why we go through some of the trials we do. But I always find solace and peace in that old hymn, "Farther Along" we'll know all about it. Father along we'll understand why! His ways are greater than our ways. We just have to accept that. I love you, brother. That will never change. Yet still, I WILL inevitably fail you. But He NEVER WILL! I'm always here. You know where to find me. May God bless you All!❤ 🙌🏼🙏🏼✝️👑♥️♾️
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