THE PICTURE THAT WE DO NOT SEE
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
I study and pray every day in trying to understand and find the best way to present the truth to those within the church who really want to hear that truth. It is unfortunate to find that there are so few who really want to hear or know the truth these days from God's word. Many times it feels more like I am on an island somewhere with no way to receive messages; only send them, and then hope that someone out there is helped by what I say.
The ministry can be a lonely place to be in this world when we so need encouragement in our lives to make decent contributions. As I mentor and work with the few people that God has given to me to influence I am made aware of what is really going on within this world...the tremendous battles within the lives of people we see every day in life. I cannot tell you the spiritual battles that rage daily in lives of those who are trying so hard to turn to Christ and give the little pieces of who they are struggling with over to the control of God's Spirit. I can feel the increase daily in the intensity of that war between powers and principalities within heavenly ( spiritual) places.
We often loose sight of the fact just as God is spiritual, so is the enemy of God, and so the battles that go on around us are mostly unseen and not felt within the physical world. In my life I have been granted the privilege of sensing this spiritual warfare not only in my own life but in the lives of others I come into contact with...and I can tell you that it is very difficult. For some reason I have been granted a front row seat in the front lines as I watch some of these battles rage on. The warfare is bloodier than anything I have ever witnessed in war, and the cost greater because we are the prize being fought over. We go blissfully on unaware of anything but our own small lives while there is a universe doing battle for our very soul.
People like John who were stuck in in a cave on an island in Patmous could see clearly those things that God's angels showed him, and as he wrote down what he had seen in the glory of God's Heavens I am sure it became more real to him than this life was. I can tell you that what I sense around the lives of people today has also become very real to me. As I meditate upon God's word those images become more real all of the time, and it becomes even more important that I speak to those of you who will listen about the tremendous need for us to stay as close to the Father as we can get.
There is only one way to find salvation...that is through the blood sacrifice that Jesus Christ the Son of God gave for us. Do not be fooled by this world into thinking you have any control over that. My love and prayers are with you all and the plea that you would continue to keep me in prayer as well. May you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
I study and pray every day in trying to understand and find the best way to present the truth to those within the church who really want to hear that truth. It is unfortunate to find that there are so few who really want to hear or know the truth these days from God's word. Many times it feels more like I am on an island somewhere with no way to receive messages; only send them, and then hope that someone out there is helped by what I say.
The ministry can be a lonely place to be in this world when we so need encouragement in our lives to make decent contributions. As I mentor and work with the few people that God has given to me to influence I am made aware of what is really going on within this world...the tremendous battles within the lives of people we see every day in life. I cannot tell you the spiritual battles that rage daily in lives of those who are trying so hard to turn to Christ and give the little pieces of who they are struggling with over to the control of God's Spirit. I can feel the increase daily in the intensity of that war between powers and principalities within heavenly ( spiritual) places.
We often loose sight of the fact just as God is spiritual, so is the enemy of God, and so the battles that go on around us are mostly unseen and not felt within the physical world. In my life I have been granted the privilege of sensing this spiritual warfare not only in my own life but in the lives of others I come into contact with...and I can tell you that it is very difficult. For some reason I have been granted a front row seat in the front lines as I watch some of these battles rage on. The warfare is bloodier than anything I have ever witnessed in war, and the cost greater because we are the prize being fought over. We go blissfully on unaware of anything but our own small lives while there is a universe doing battle for our very soul.
People like John who were stuck in in a cave on an island in Patmous could see clearly those things that God's angels showed him, and as he wrote down what he had seen in the glory of God's Heavens I am sure it became more real to him than this life was. I can tell you that what I sense around the lives of people today has also become very real to me. As I meditate upon God's word those images become more real all of the time, and it becomes even more important that I speak to those of you who will listen about the tremendous need for us to stay as close to the Father as we can get.
There is only one way to find salvation...that is through the blood sacrifice that Jesus Christ the Son of God gave for us. Do not be fooled by this world into thinking you have any control over that. My love and prayers are with you all and the plea that you would continue to keep me in prayer as well. May you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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