Are you a living testimony of your faith?

 

Are you a living testimony of your faith?

The Lord occasionally reminds me that people are watching me and that I represent him. That is why it is so very important to maintain a good testimony. People watch those who claim to know Christ very carefully and they immediately recognize the hypocrites. When I was a young man, I worked as a maintenance engineer in a large office building, and I had a lot of responsibility. One day an attorney who was a tenant in the building, asked me to come into his office. He told me that he was aware that I was a Christian and that he had been carefully watching me for the last two years. He said that I was very honest, and worked very hard, and that I was a credit to my faith. This attorney was a very bitter man who lived alone, and was anti-social. The attorney then hired me to do some part time work for him. I became aware that people were watching me everywhere, even on my job, and that as an ambassador for Christ I must maintain a good work ethic, as well as honesty. I prayed for that attorney, and I hope that I was able to plant a seed in his life through my testimony.


I have met quite a few people who have been hurt by pastors, youth pastors, as well as other people in leadership positions due to hypocrisy. Many Christian leaders have been involved in sexual scandals, as well as living very lavish lifestyles from the flocks that they have fleeced. Hypocrisy, especially from Christian leadership has shipwrecked the faith of many, and this is Satan's plan. I often tell people to keep their eyes upon Jesus and not men, because men will disappoint you. The apostle Paul lived a life that truly glorified God and he told the churches to imitate him even as he imitated Christ. Paul chose to work as a tent maker so that he would not be a financial burden to those whom he ministered to. Paul lived a Christian life that was beyond reproach, and we should aspire to do the same. When God's Holy Spirit comes to live within us he begins the work of sanctification. Sanctification is the process of spiritual purification and if we will allow the Spirit to have his perfect work in our lives we will reflect the attributes of God. We are called to bear the good fruit of the Spirit and not the bad fruit of the sinful nature. If we reflect the love of Christ towards mankind we will lead people to the cross where they will find salvation.
 

In  III John 9-12 we read about a church leader named Diotrephes. Diotrephes was a malicious gossip and troublemaker, who opposed God's Apostles. He was so arrogant that he would put people out of the church who disagreed with him. John said to not imitate what is evil, but what is good, for he who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God. There are many church leaders today that are similar to Diotrephes, they oppose sound doctrine, and love the flattery of men, they try to silence God's true prophets and are consumed by the love of money. These evil men have not seen or known God, and we should not imitate them or their doctrines. John encourages the church to imitate a man named Demetrius because he has a good testimony from all and from the truth itself. This scriptural passage emphasis the importance of maintaining a good testimony. Are you a living testimony of your faith?

 
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.  III John:9-12  

Then Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.  Revelation 2:10-11

Prophetic Warning to America!

Prophetic Warning to America

The United States was once a light to the world but no more. Our nation was founded upon Christian principles and values but the fear of the Lord is gone. Secularism, materialism, and liberalism, has replaced God. God has been the protector of America but now his hands of protection are being removed. America has told God we don't want you, or your morals, let us be as the other liberal, secular nations. Prayer in school was removed in 1962 and a landslide of filth came upon our nation. Now prayer is being removed from many civil and government assemblies and the Ten Commandments may no longer be displayed at many courthouses, or other government buildings.

 The new Democratic Congress has expressed their desire to have all prayer removed from their meetings eventually. However, they recently had a Muslim cleric lead the opening prayer of Congress. In order to continue to fill up their cup of abominations, a Democratic leader prayed in the name of many gods, including Hindu deities and ended his prayer in a man, or a woman, instead of amen! Our nation has replaced the worship of God with demons! How can we continue to ask, or expect, God to bless this nation who is playing the harlot? 

 Many false religions have replaced true Christianity. The New Age movement, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zen, Wicca, Satanism, Native American religion, Christian witchcraft within many churches is now the accepted spirituality of America. Apostate Christian churches are allowing demonic manifestations to occur in their many counterfeit revivals, displaying animal noises, uncontrollable laughter, and drunken behavior. This is Not the Holy Spirit, it is familiar spirits that have replaced God's Spirit in many so-called Pentecostal and Charismatic churches. I am a Pentecostal Christian who believes in and experiences the true gifts of God's Spirit. I believe that the true gifts should be encouraged and not feared, or quenched. However, we must use discernment. Something is very wrong in modern day Christianity when the demonic is prevalent within the so-called revivals! Loose living, grace without repentance, and demonic rock music, and worldly wild worship services are the reason why God's glory is being removed (Ichabod) and replaced with an unholy spirit.

 American liberalism is pushing the homosexual and trans-gender issues in order to desensitize and brainwash the public and it is working. It is now legal for any man who identifies himself as trans-gender to use a female restroom or locker room. This recently happened in LA, when a trans man fully undressed, exposing everything in a female locker room filled with women. Many women complained and were in fear. A protest was organized against the man who violated these women .The liberal counter protestors, as always, far outnumbered the legitimate protestors and were violent. This guy was made out to be a champion for pervert rights Many trans-gender people are not homosexual, they identify with being a woman, or they just like to dress in women's clothing. Like homosexuality, this is perversion and not a civil rights issue. God made you either male, or female, it is a demonic spirit of perversion that tries to corrupt a person's gender. God's Word is clear that it is an abomination to dress in the opposite gender's clothing. Homosexual relations are also an abomination to God.  Deut 22:5 “A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God. Also, God does Not honor gay marriage, it is detestable in his sight and it is disgraceful to fly the pride flag at our embassy's around the world.

 The Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as the surrounding cities because of their wickedness, Genesis 19:1-29. The Bible tells us that the men of Sodom lusted after the angels of God who were sent to deliver Lot and his family out of Sodom; they demanded that the angels be brought to them so that they might have sexual relations with them. In response to their wickedness, the angels smote them with blindness, then led Lot and his family out of Sodom prior to God raining fire and brimstone upon the city. The New Testament book of Jude tells us that God destroyed these cities specifically because of the sin of homosexuality (strange flesh), to make them an example for all time.  Jude 1:7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

America's cup of abominations is full and judgement is at hand. Very shortly WW3 will begin and America will be handed over to China and Russia for a short time until the Lord returns immediately following the nuclear war. It is time to seek God for His protection (Rev 12).