PRIDE

   Pride is the devil in disguise.
   Pride lives on the corner, in the house across the street.
   Pride is here, pride is there, pride is everywhere.
   Pride hath no rules, knoweth no boundaries.
   Pride builds up, and pride destroys.
   Pride seeks to be seen, and not to see.
   Pride desires to be served, worshiped, and adored.
   Pride enjoys the face in the mirror, and its favorite pose is for the camera.
   Pride knows everything known, and for things not known, pride knows that, too.
   Pride is never wrong because pride is always right.
   Pride is seduction, and pride will steal.
   Pride is a serpent:  silent, sneaky, sly,
   Pride is a lion, roaring to have its own way.
   Pride is the prince of thieves, abiding in darkness.
   Pride is deception, appearing as an angel of light.
   Pride can be seen, and pride can be heard.
   Everywhere you want to be, pride is there.
   Pride never leaves, nor takes a vacation.
   Pride is against God, against Christ, and against the Bible.
   There is a man whose eyes are only for himself.  He spends his time alone, working on his personal projects, his personal achievements, the works of his own hands.  He has no interest in others for his only interest in life is unto himself.  The people who know him do not know him because he has no desire to be known.  Even his family does not know him for, again, he has no desire to be known.  What does he think about?  No one knows.  How does he feel about the things that matter to others?  No one knows.  He never applauds the success of others for this would rob himself of his own self-glory.  He is consumed by his own self-inflicted self-pity, for he bathes himself in negative attention.  For in the presence of others, he is a stranger, and others are strangers to him because there is nothing he desires to know about others.  That man is a lonely man, a miserable man, for rarely does he smile, and he never laughs.  His face is a reflection of darkness, the absence of light.  Therefore he has no love for others because he has never experienced the love of God.
   Pride is a cancer, eating people to death from the inside.
   As it is written, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.  (James 4: 6)
   For this purpose the Son of God was manifesteth, that he might destroy the works of the devil.  (1 John 3: 8)
  
  

BEHIND THE SCENES

   The New World Order is currently casting a net around the world, to bring the world under its authority by controlling the economy, social classes, and religions, and thereby producing a global dictatorship, or a Utopian Kingdom, such as the ideology of a New Atlantis:  a perfect world, with a perfect race of people to inhabit the earth, with a perfect leader, and filled with perfect peace.  Or so they want us to believe.
   In order to accomplish this objective, there will come a day when the killing will begin as undesirable people must be destroyed.
      The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done:  and there is no new thing under the sun.  Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new?  it has been already of old time, which was before us.  (Ecclesiastes 1: 9-10)
   Across the ages of human history, men have attempted to build Utopian Kingdoms with a master race of people to rule the earth for themselves, killing all others.  This was first tried by Nimrod at the Tower of Babel, and Nimrod failed.  Other men, too, have attempted to follow the footsteps of Nimrod, and they, too, have failed. 
   Today, however, something is different; for men today have a tool that the ancient kingdom builders did not have:  for the world today is filled with man's inventions of electronics, and we are all thereby connected electronically by the cable splicers, who have created a gateway to the minds of people through a network of electronic gadgets, which have become addictions in the lives of people in all nations over the earth:  for as long as the attention of people remains focused on their electronic addictions, they do not see the work of evil men operating behind the scenes in shadows of darkness.
   For example, television news is programmed news by people behind the scenes, for their desire is that we will only see and hear those things that they present in the news, which keeps the focus of our attention diverted from their evil plan to subdue the world.  Television, therefore, is a tool for distraction, distortion, and deception, for television is an addiction to millions and billions of people.
   Other electronic tools are also available, such as cell phones, iPhones, iPads, Tablets, and personal computers---thereby keeping the minds of people occupied with busy work, fun and games.
   Television, moreover, does not reveal to us the suffering of people worldwide because the producers behind the scenes do not want us to know the truth; instead, they want our attention to remain focused on the illusion of entertainment, movie stars, music stars, and professional sports, thereby tricking us to believe that this world is a wonderful place in which to live, and, that there is nothing for us to worry about, nor to be concerned:  that all is well in LaLa Land, that we are safe and secure, and that governments and religions will continue to supply our needs.
   At a certain time in the future, however, the people seeking to build a Utopian Kingdom will suddenly and unexpected capture the electronic highway that circles the earth, thereby gaining control of the world's economic system and all systems of communication, at which time the whole world will become a prison system as people will be captured against their will.
   The New World Order that is coming is a trick, a hoax, and a lie from leaders of nations and religions around the world, for this Utopian Kingdom will be a tsunami of evil; for the people behind the scenes are just like Judas Iscariot:  they have made their deals with the devil for positions of power and prestige, for money, for fancy cars and beachfront condos, and for travel in fleets of private jets---by taking the incomes from workers in the fields. 
   For more than two thousand years, the Bible has been telling us that this day would come upon the earth, but the majority of people worldwide do not believe this is possible because they have continuously refused to believe the Word of the Lord:  as they have also continuously refused to believe in salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
   The people behind the scenes today are tricksters:  they are wolves in sheep's clothing.  And they are deceiving the world because of their positions and personalities, and because of the way they dress in fancy suits and priestly garments.
   Meanwhile, Jesus continues to call people to salvation.  As He said, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.  (John 14: 6)

TREASURES OF THE HEART

   Is my heart right with God?


   If my heart is not right with God, people do not need to read my writings about Him:  for they will not be hearing from God; they will be hearing from me.
   If my heart is not right with God, people do not need to hear me preaching:  for my they will not be hearing from God; they will be hearing from me.
   If my heart is not right with God, people do not need to hear me playing a musical instrument or singing a song:  for they will not be hearing from God; they will be hearing from me.
   Jesus said,
      A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil:  for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.  (Luke 6: 45)


  What, then, are the treasures of my heart? 
   If Christ is the treasure of my heart, my mouth will speak for Him; and others will hear from Him and not from me.
   But if the treasure of my heart is me, then I will desire that people hear from me instead of hearing from the Lord.
   Did you ever hear the story about the minister who wrote his Sunday sermons on Tuesday because he was scheduled to play golf for the rest of the week?
   Are there times when we are simply too busy with the cares of this world that we do not have time to get our hearts right with God?
   Jesus said,
      Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break in and steal:  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.  (Matthew 6: 19-21)

ON HOLY GROUND

   The difference in knowing the knowledge of God and knowing the knowledge of this world is found in the words we feed to our minds.
   The Word of the Lord speaks to us from the pages of the Bible.
   The words of people speak to us from the writings of people, such as the words in history books, philosophies, science, newspapers, sports journals, and also comic books.
   The words of a friend, written in a letter, speak to us from the mind of the writer.
   We can also experience the emotions of the writers, such as pain, excitement, heartaches and heart breaks, loneliness, desperation, boredom, futility, anger, joy and hope, which are revealed in the voices of the speakers.
   If we listen carefully, too, we can hear the voice of the writer, speaking to us from the pages of written words, which includes the voice of the Lord in the Bible, the voice of a friend in a letter, and the voices of strangers in writings by people whom we have never met. 
  We can also distinguish the difference between the voices of men, the voices of women, and the voices of children as all of these voices speak to us from the pages of written words.
   Therefore, we can believe that words have power and words have influence, for all the words that we read speak to our minds, no matter the source from whence they come, and our words will also speak to others when others read our written words.
   Reading the Bible is the beginning of knowing the knowledge of God, and the words of God are living words:  beginning with creation, but also found in the lives of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden:
      And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day:  and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.  (Genesis 3: 8)
   Isaiah the prophet explains the words of God in this way:
      For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 
    For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater:
   So shall my word be that goeth out of my mouth:  it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.  (Isaiah 55: 8-11) 
   What words, then, do you feed your mind:  the  words of the Lord, or the words of the world?  For the words you feed your mind will be the words you live by; and the words you feed your mind will also be the words you die by. 
   Jesus said,
  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (Matthew 24: 35)
  The words of this world will pass away, and if you are standing on the words of this world those words will collapse beneath your feet and you will be standing in sinking sand. 
  But if you will stand on the promises of God, you will be standing on holy ground, for the words of the Lord are holy words:  leading you to inherit eternal life, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
   Now when Jesus was born Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.  (Matthew 2: 1-2)
     
  
  

GOD'S TIMELINE

   From the creation of Adam until the return of Jesus Christ to the earth is God's timeline for human history, at which time all things will change and nothing will ever be the same again.
   We know that from Adam until today is approximately 6,000 years of human existence upon the earth, plus or minus a few years because of our lack of understanding God's method of counting.
   So then, how much time remains before human history ends with the return of Christ? 
   Only God knows the answer to this question, for this is God's best-kept secret, and God will not reveal this day, month, or year to any man or woman upon the earth, which is confirmed by the words of Jesus when He said,  
    But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.  (Matthew 24: 36)
   Relative to the age of the earth as well as to the age of the universe, human history is truly quite young.  People of this world, however, want us to believe that human life is millions and millions of years, but this is not true.  To be blunt on this matter, not all of man's history books are truth because they are tainted with lies; for they are written by people who deny God as well as deny God's Word, which is the Bible, and, of course, they want us to agree with them instead of agreeing with God because they believe their educated minds are greater than the knowledge of God.  But it is written,
    The fool has said in his heart, There is no God.  They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.  The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.  They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy:  there is none that doeth good, no, not one.  (Psalm 14: 1-3)
   As God said unto His servant, Job:
      Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?  (Job 38: 2)
   To be truthful, a man without God wants to believe that he is greater than God, and a man without God also wants to believe that his knowledge is greater than the knowledge of God. 
      Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.  But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; (1st Corinthians 1: 20, 25, 27)
      And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep:  for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.  (Romans 13: 11)
      See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.  (Ephesians 5: 15-16)
   How, then, are we to know God's timeline if we reject the knowledge of God? 
   As stated previously and many times, God knows you, He knows your bloodline, He knows your DNA, and He created you to be born of a woman. 
   In this world, however, you are no more than a nameless face as well as no more than a number on a ledger sheet.  Your life means nothing to this world, and, when you die, your name will mean no more than an etching on a tombstone.  This world does not love you because this world does not know the love of God, nor does it know the knowledge of God.
   For in religion, too, you are no more than a nameless face as well as no more than a number on a membership list.  And when you die your name will mean no more than an etching on a tombstone because religion does not know the love of God, nor does religion know the knowledge of God; for religion is of this world and not of God.
   Therefore, you are important to God, and therefore you can believe in God's timeline even though we do not know the hour or the day when human history ends with the return of Christ the Lord. 
   Your soul is also an important matter.  Whom, then, will you trust with your soul beyond the grave?  To whom will you surrender your right of ownership?  Will you trust your soul to the men of this world, or to the men of religion?  Or will you trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, who died for your sin? 
   Remember, God knows best what is best for you, but this world and religion only know the worst for you.  For now, you are in control of your future; but when you die, you lose that control.  So please make your decision for Christ now, and do not linger. 
   For now, it is not for us to know the end of the season.  What is important is how we live our lives in the here and now with our faith in Christ.  And for now, this is all we need to know because God is in control of the future.
  
  
     
     
  
 

ONLY TRUST HIM

   God is knowledge, and there is nothing known that is not known of God.  He is the Author of knowledge past, knowledge present, and knowledge future.  Therefore there is nothing---absolutely nothing!---that Almighty God does not know. 
   Who am I, then, to question the Almighty when He knows all things from everlasting to everlasting?  For it is God who set all things in motion, not me.  For it is God who created the world for His purpose, not by me for my purpose. 
   So then, what is my life in comparison to Christ?  Without Him, I am nothing; for without His creation of me, my life would have never been.  And if Christ had not come into this world to die for sin, no person on earth would have any hope of life after death in God's heaven.
   Because God spared not His only begotten Son for the sins of the world, death becomes a prison for those who reject Him, from which there is no escape---neither while living in this world, nor even while living again after death.
   Therefore, should we dare look into the eyes of Almighty God and tell Him we found another way to get to heaven, a way that trespasses the way that He has provided to us by His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ?  For I, being carnal, could not die for my own sin, and neither would my death for my own sin be pleasing to God, for I am a sinner; for then I would believe that I could get to heaven my own way instead of the way of the cross of Christ:  at which time I would tell others that they can do it their own way, too.
   Religion, on the other hand, came along from the imaginations of men with the desire that people can get to heaven another way:  by going through the system of religion instead going through Christ.  And thus, because religion is built like an educational system, people are led to believe that they must complete the course of studies before they can graduate to heaven:  that the Dean of the Institute of Religion must hand them their diplomas when they pass their final exams.
   For people of religion will not tell you about Christ, for they can only tell you what they know, and what they know is the knowledge of religion, and not the knowledge of Christ.  To them, Christ remains a stranger:  for they have never met Him; therefore they do not know Him.  And because of deception that reigns in their minds, they believe they will enter heaven because their religion has made them equal with Christ---and they have their diplomas to prove it!
   Above all else, please know today that God is interested in YOU.  The Lord is not interested in whether you are a Baptist, or a Methodist, or a Catholic, or a Hindu, or an Agnostic, or any other denominational title or religious name.  The Lord God Almighty is interested in you as a person because the Lord is interested in your soul. 
   Not only is God interested in you, He also knows your name and your DNA.  And He loves you with a love that surpasses all human understanding.
      For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.  (John 3: 16-17)
   And God's desire is that we will only trust Him.