Matthew 6:13: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Proverbs 4:14-15 NIV: Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way. Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Proverbs 1:10: My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!
America is engaged in a spiritual battle. The battle is actually between Satan and God, good verses evil. Believers have been told to watch and pray so they do not fall into temptation. What is that temptation? To believe what we see with our eyes rather than what God has said in His Word to us about what will occur during the end times.
READ Luke 21:34-36:
This chapter gives us an overview of the hair-raising, terrifying events leading to Christ’s return. Despite all the evidence that will be available for us to witness and thus motivate us, He feels it is necessary to warn us to be alert.
It seems almost redundant. Why should we of all people need to be warned? Well, the general answer is because the Laodicean has trouble keeping his attention, his mind, focused. His mind is all over the place. At least in terms of spiritual things, the Laodicean, has a short attention span. He can go at it for spurts—maybe on the Sabbath for a couple of hours—but what happens during the week? Has his love of beauty—the beauty that this world is fully capable of producing to distract the senses—kept him occupied? Is he drawn to those things? If he is, what relationship will be abused? The answer to that is very clear: his relationship with God. From John W. Ritenbaugh, The Forerunner Commentary, Bible Tools.
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Jesus is the bridegroom and many Christians have, unfortunately, fallen in love with the world, but not with the Bridegroom. Being uninformed and not recognizing what times we live in, brings fear upon people. God has warned us about this in His Word. If you find yourself fearful, perhaps now is the time to become informed about what is taking place in the spiritual realm. God is doing a mighty work. But too many can’t give Him glory, because they are uninformed and looking at carnal, evil, worldly systems rather than God and the light of His kingdom.
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO FEAR AND DREAD OF WHAT’S COMING?
Answer: Becoming PERSONALLY informed!
The information is out there. It is trickling down to us little by little every day. Do you see it? Are you able to hear–to hear God’s voice over the noise of evil? Do you seek GOD’S TRUTH above all else? God’s Word is not just another soundbite. Are you able to discern lies from truth? If not, pray to God and ask Him to give you the ability to discern His truth. Ask for wisdom. And if you don’t know the bridegroom (Jesus), then ask Him to come into your heart and make you a new person–a person that can discern the times and be faithful until the end.
Luke 21:36: Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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