We are a pompous lot, aren't we?
We think we've been convinced, we've learned, we know.
And then something comes along that chinks our armor, lets a sliver of light in, an unwanted disturbance in the force.
Some embrace that moment! Perhaps the darkness is abated, over in that instant. It's no challenge to accept the new truth.
But some fight it.
Pride is the worst of the seven deadly sins.
It got Lucifer.
We all struggle with it, on different levels. It's part of our human nature. It's simply sin, and we are simply sinners.
So, when confronted with truths that dawn on our consciousness as right and good-----and life-changing---we have a decision to make, a choice.
Accept or deny?
Humble yourself?
Or mock...
I know people who have exhibited both behaviors. I come from a Scandinavian background and much of our upbringing is done with a flavor of wry. We kid each other, cajole. We make fun.
It's all in good faith! We laugh at ourselves, and we laugh at others. Ole and Lena, anyone?
But sometimes we let that good humor develop into a sense of superiority and aloofness. Some would say stoicism. Scandinavian stoicism.
https://goo.gl/images/EkGpr8
It's hard for us Viking stock to bow and bend. That's why we have such epic scenes in literature of these chiefs and masters of the sea becoming Christians, becoming something they were not. Strong humans with complex civilizations and romantic gods bowing to a Jewish carpenter?
Epic.
It brings you to tears to think of it.
That prideful spirit is alive and well in my environs. Minnesota. Viking land. We come to the table with skepticism and wariness. We are not easily convinced.
Thankfully my parents knew Christ when I was born and I became a Christian at age four.
It would have been hard to convince me later in life, I think.
But that doesn't make it less of a truth. My pride is significant, but not the end of all things.
Jesus is truth. The only way to know Jesus is through His Word.
We must know His Word!
That sliver of light changes our entire lives. The light illuminates each dust particle, each atom of our belief and reveals TRUTH.
Jesus is truth.
The battle begins----shall I mock it? Shall I fight it? Shall I capitulate at once?
Ultimately the choice to deny or accept is faced.
As we approach these last days on earth there will be things that seem unbelievable, supernatural, earth-shaking that start to occur.
The Church, the bride of Christ, will be removed from the Earth, hidden away for a time (Daniel 12), as God's wrath pours out on the earth for seven years.
Those left behind will have a 50% chance of surviving the seven years. Those left behind can start a timer, a countdown, of seven years until Jesus comes again.
Prepare now, if you choose.
Or choose Christ.
We had our prophecy Bible study last evening. We talked of things that are coming in the Tribulation, the pouring out of God's wrath on the earth.
WE are seeing signs of this tribulation coming right now. Birth pangs always increase as the time of the birth nears. They don't stop when the end comes, they get worse and worse until the baby appears.
We may have had a few Braxton Hicks pangs over the past 50 years and since the birth of Israel, (Ezekiel) but real labor is starting.
Jesus told us what the labor pains would be: signs in the heavens, earthquakes, geological events, hardships, apostasy, political upheaval, economic upheaval, famine, disease, pestilence.
These past two weeks: Record breaking hurricanes, flooding, mudslides, famine, earthquakes, fire---fire ----fire.
Yes, it is the season for such events. Look at the scope. Look at the destruction.
These are warnings.
God will not wait forever. Don't let your pride stand in the way of truth.
You don't want to be around for God's wrath.
God loves you. He's provided a way for you to escape. Put your faith in Jesus Christ and become a part of His church, His bride.
You are not appointed to wrath. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
I am comforted, and I'm excited. Jesus is coming soon.
SOON.
Look up, for your redemption draws nigh. Kick and scream all you want, but allow Jesus to drag you into truth.
We think we've been convinced, we've learned, we know.
And then something comes along that chinks our armor, lets a sliver of light in, an unwanted disturbance in the force.
Some embrace that moment! Perhaps the darkness is abated, over in that instant. It's no challenge to accept the new truth.
But some fight it.
Pride is the worst of the seven deadly sins.
It got Lucifer.
We all struggle with it, on different levels. It's part of our human nature. It's simply sin, and we are simply sinners.
So, when confronted with truths that dawn on our consciousness as right and good-----and life-changing---we have a decision to make, a choice.
Accept or deny?
Humble yourself?
Or mock...
I know people who have exhibited both behaviors. I come from a Scandinavian background and much of our upbringing is done with a flavor of wry. We kid each other, cajole. We make fun.
It's all in good faith! We laugh at ourselves, and we laugh at others. Ole and Lena, anyone?
But sometimes we let that good humor develop into a sense of superiority and aloofness. Some would say stoicism. Scandinavian stoicism.
https://goo.gl/images/EkGpr8
It's hard for us Viking stock to bow and bend. That's why we have such epic scenes in literature of these chiefs and masters of the sea becoming Christians, becoming something they were not. Strong humans with complex civilizations and romantic gods bowing to a Jewish carpenter?
Epic.
It brings you to tears to think of it.
That prideful spirit is alive and well in my environs. Minnesota. Viking land. We come to the table with skepticism and wariness. We are not easily convinced.
Thankfully my parents knew Christ when I was born and I became a Christian at age four.
It would have been hard to convince me later in life, I think.
But that doesn't make it less of a truth. My pride is significant, but not the end of all things.
Jesus is truth. The only way to know Jesus is through His Word.
We must know His Word!
That sliver of light changes our entire lives. The light illuminates each dust particle, each atom of our belief and reveals TRUTH.
Jesus is truth.
The battle begins----shall I mock it? Shall I fight it? Shall I capitulate at once?
Ultimately the choice to deny or accept is faced.
As we approach these last days on earth there will be things that seem unbelievable, supernatural, earth-shaking that start to occur.
The Church, the bride of Christ, will be removed from the Earth, hidden away for a time (Daniel 12), as God's wrath pours out on the earth for seven years.
Those left behind will have a 50% chance of surviving the seven years. Those left behind can start a timer, a countdown, of seven years until Jesus comes again.
Prepare now, if you choose.
Or choose Christ.
We had our prophecy Bible study last evening. We talked of things that are coming in the Tribulation, the pouring out of God's wrath on the earth.
WE are seeing signs of this tribulation coming right now. Birth pangs always increase as the time of the birth nears. They don't stop when the end comes, they get worse and worse until the baby appears.
We may have had a few Braxton Hicks pangs over the past 50 years and since the birth of Israel, (Ezekiel) but real labor is starting.
Jesus told us what the labor pains would be: signs in the heavens, earthquakes, geological events, hardships, apostasy, political upheaval, economic upheaval, famine, disease, pestilence.
These past two weeks: Record breaking hurricanes, flooding, mudslides, famine, earthquakes, fire---fire ----fire.
Yes, it is the season for such events. Look at the scope. Look at the destruction.
These are warnings.
God will not wait forever. Don't let your pride stand in the way of truth.
You don't want to be around for God's wrath.
God loves you. He's provided a way for you to escape. Put your faith in Jesus Christ and become a part of His church, His bride.
You are not appointed to wrath. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
I am comforted, and I'm excited. Jesus is coming soon.
SOON.
Look up, for your redemption draws nigh. Kick and scream all you want, but allow Jesus to drag you into truth.
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