Bible Prophecy and Inspiration

I love Roller coasters!  They are fun when you first get on them!

However, do you know what happens to you if you stay on them too long or run around to the front of the line and get on it again right away, again, again, and again?

It makes you SICK!

You see that’s how life is without God.  The ups and downs are steep.  Then you get thrown for a loop or two. 

Wow, can I tell you that in the roller coaster of life, the pleasant small whoop de doo and little turns once in awhile is glorious compared to the ride without God.

The ride without God?  That’s the life of sin.  Fun at first, exciting, then when you’re feeling a little uneasy and want to get off, it doesn’t stop smoothly and let you out.  For some it’s a runaway train.

James 1:15 – ¹⁵ Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

You want a great ride in your life?  Follow Jesus and serve God.  With the Lord guiding the ride you’ll never be to the point it will make you sick.  If you really turn it over to Him, it will be exciting.

Isaiah 9:6-7 – ⁶ For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
   Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷ Of the greatness of his government and peace
   there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness
   from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty
   will accomplish this.

You see I think in America a Christians we struggle.  The government is never going to be anything but corrupt at this point because only a few are turning to God and Jesus and praying for a healing in our land.

It’s not the economy stupid, which was Clinton’s big campaign drive.  It’s a lack of not allowing the God of the Bible to run our nation stupid.  How far do you think that campaign would get in today’s world?

I personally would sit around and just be frazzled.  I would think to myself why can’t people in power just do this or do that?  These are no brainer things like punish criminals.  Not encourage people to get on welfare.  Balance a budget like everyone else should be doing at home.  Not allow a perversion of the law over greed.  Basic stuff.

The bible had explained it all along.  Man is evil and tries to do his best to live without God.  It doesn’t help that while he thinks he’s accomplishing this on his own, the Devil and his hordes are really whispering into ears and pulling the strings.  Talk about easy pickens.  A man without God is spiritually ripe for deception.

I don’t think there are many who believe in Jesus as Lord, believe things are doing alright at this time.  If you are one, better think again.  All over this country people are murdering each other and not one will pay the true price he should.  A woman will abort her baby all in the name of selfish convenience.  There are many people who are starving all around the world and can’t get a clean glass of water.  The list of atrocities could fill a book.

Nothing…and I mean Nothing is going to run right on this earth until the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords comes back at the end of the Tribulation and takes His seat at the Throne.

Revelation 19:11-16 –   ¹¹ I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. ¹² His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. ¹³ He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. ¹⁴ The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. ¹⁵ Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. ¹⁶ On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

   KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

I don’t think our King and Savior is going to have much tolerance when it comes to separation of church and state.  As a matter of fact by the end of the tribulation I don’t think the ones arguing for it now will have found it to be such a good idea either.

To continue with the power of the Holy Spirit I want to remind everyone that there is a spiritual battle going on all around us.

Can’t see it?  Not being able to actually visually see it probably keeps us from going into the fetal position in a corner.   However, the results around you make it perfectly clear that a battle rages on.

God being kicked out of school!  Important?

Let’s see if you’re Satan and all the demons who follow him, what do you fear?

The Power of God and Jesus, which has victory on the cross.  Who else do you now fear?

The Holy Spirit which came along and infiltrated the believers in the baptism of Jesus.

Acts 2:38 – ³⁸ Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus departed He sent the Comforter which is the Holy Spirit.

John 16:7 – ⁷Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. KJV

Jesus is in us through the Holy Spirit.  All of our power comes from Him and God through the Holy Spirit.

John 17:26 –  ²⁶ I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”

John 15:4 –⁴ Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

So if you’re Satan what are you trying to do?  Stomp out the believer before they can even learn of the power that defeated him.

You see all around the world Satan is trying to use this tactic.  In America it is to get God separated from the government.  Why?  It’s the ONLY thing that made America great.  Separation of Church and State.  Get God out of the schools, get God out of anything you can so people don’t learn about the Lord.  In Muslim countries they outlaw the Word of God to the point that even if they are caught with it they are put to death or thrown into prison.  Satan knows how powerful it is.

One thing that needs to be made perfectly clear, you don’t have power on your own.  Jesus is the one with the power.  That is why we must submit and let Him work through us, which is through the Holy Spirit.

The only wants you’ll have when you submit are the wants of Jesus, our Lord and King.  That’s when evil literally quakes.  That’s when the battle is being won through you in this war were all participating in.

Have a great Veterens Day, Christian soldiers.

James 4:7 – ⁷Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Do you have sin in your life that you want to get rid of and it’s just hard?

The fact that most of us fail to realize or take seriously is that there is a major spiritual war going on that we can’t physically see.

Satan is still the Prince of this world.  Jesus has gained victory over sin and death, but Satan still has plenty of power on this planet.  Any victory you can have over Satan comes from Jesus and His victory.

That is why we must SUBMIT ourselves to God.  We have no power without Him.  With Him however, we have all the power we need to defeat evil, sin, and Satan in our lives.

Now onto the title portion of our post.  Imagine if you have a bunch of macho football watching guys all hanging out.  In your house you have the greatest setup to watch football.  A high definition big screen with sound that puts you right into the action.  Also let’s pretend that these football watching fanatics have no ability to watch it unless they travel to somebody’s house to see it and they can go and watch it wherever they want.

Are they going to be at your house?

 You bet they are, as many as the place will fit and as long as they can have a decent seat.

How long will they stay?  As long as you have the games playing.  The better the games the more they enjoy them.

This analogy I wanted to play out for you works the same way in a sinful problem.  You see there are demons by the millions are over this earth and they work for Satan.  Each one of them is an evil disembodied spirit that has its own sins.  They are feeding off of you! 

If you are feeding them in your sin (whatever it may be), they are going to be there in full force.

Luke 11:24-26 – ²⁴“When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ ²⁵When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. ²⁶Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first.”

So we see here that a spirit wants to find rest and until he finds a sinful habitat, he doesn’t have rest.  So in this case it went out and found seven sprits more wicked than it was.  Where did they go?  Back into the same man.  What was the result?  The man is now worse off than before he cleaned up his life and gave the wicked spirit the boot in the first place.  

You’re already a fallen sinful human being that is fighting the flesh already.  This certainly doesn’t help the battle.  So what are we supposed to do?

We have to make the decision to die to ourselves and that sinful nature.  We have to let Jesus work in us and through us to get this victory.

Here’s another thing about that evil spirit or spirits.  If you aren’t feeding it, not only does it get bored with you, but as we read it gets restless.  It leaves because it needs to feed.  Don’t let it feed off of your sin any longer.  Resist the Devil and he will flee from you.

I remember thinking to myself, how can I say that I would die if someone put a gun to my head and asked me if I was a Christian, if I can’t even die to the stupid sins that I allow to affect my life. 

That’s when 2+2 came together for me, along with reading the life changing book from Chuck and Nancy Missler (The Kingdom, Power & Glory, the overcomers handbook).  I needed to:

1. Die to myself
2. Allow the spirit of God and Christ to work through me
3. Resist the Devil so he would flee from me

I’m telling you it has set me free on many things I couldn’t beat on my own.  If you want the mindset to beat a sin you have to take it on with all three of these.