Are You Stressed?

Can you truly say that you are happy with the way your life is today? We certainly don't need to look very far to see that the stress levels have skyrocketed within ourselves, our families, our neighbors, our co-workers and even in the strangers we meet throughout our daily routine.
The American Psychological Association claims there has been a sharp rise of stress over the last several decades and that today's millennial generation is clearly the most stressed out generation ever, why is this happening?
Maybe it is because this millennial generation seems to struggle more with profound differences in values and definitions of who they are and how they perceive the truth of the news they hear from day to day, sadly, that even hold true for all generations to some degree?

How many times have we all heard it said, "Your truth is not my truth," or "There is no such thing as an absolute truth." Our perspective or understanding of what we think is the truth can make all the differences in the world pertaining to our attitude and relationships with others...
If we wish to combat this significant increase in stress in our lives we must be vigilance in not seeking 'our truth' but to seeking 'the truth.'

Common sense tells us that if we refuse to listen to the truth, than our perspective for the truth is greatly tainted and we end up creating our own truth, do we not?
Common sense also reveals there cannot be a contradiction to the absolute truth when given compared to the whole council of what is being said... Thus, there is and must be a basis for all truth and that basis is clearly found within God's WORD.
A well educated person may very well manipulate the truth which is presented but at that point his truth is invalid and corrupted.

The choice is entirely up to you, if you truly wish for a guaranteed less stressful and a blessed life than what you are living today, then start seeking the absolute truth by reading God's WORD.

I added the Bible Pathway Ministries Daily Devotional study for today in hope that one might see the wisdom in what I am trying to convey to you.

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Dec. 19, Read 2 Peter

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (2Peter 1:19-21).

From the moment that mankind first began to translate, print and publish the WORD of God, scholar have spent considerable time and effort on the task of accurately identifying the authors of each book. At times this task has proven relatively simple (such as in books where the writer identifies himself by name), but at other times it has proven to be impossible to state with any certainty (Such as in the case of the Books of Job and Esther).
Here, God, through Peter, offers us the assurance that what we don't know isn't a problem. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. In other words, the Bible may have been physically written by man, but it was authored by God. It is His WORD, given to us so that we may come to know Him through the wondrous Person of His Son, the living WORD. Yet even among believers there are skeptics, those that believe the Bible tells of the WORD of God, but that it is still subject to the fallibility of mankind. As children of God, we must be careful not to allow this doubt to creep into our thinking. If we begin to doubt God's WORD, then in essence we doubt God Himself.

Even critics must admit that the Bible is unique, a Book without equal. It was written over a period of more than 2000 years by at least forty different men that wrote in three different languages. Yet despite the time span and the variety of writer, its message remains consistent. Not once in the sixty-six Books does the Bible contradict itself. Another astounding fact of the Bible is the accuracy of the Old Testament prophecy. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture (Psalm 22:16-18).

King David described Christ's death in excruciating detail 1000 years before He was even born! No prophecy recorded in the Bible has ever been disproven. They have either already come to pass, or are still applicable for a future time. Although other sources have claimed to be able to foretell the future none have even approached this level of accuracy.

As with all spiritual things, ultimately it is a personal, faith-driven choice to trust in the infallibility of the WORD of God. Through the leading of the Holy Spirit and the wisdom that God faithful provides - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (James 1:5), we have at our disposal all the tools necessary to discern the truth. And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32).

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Thought for today: If the Bible were merely the words of men, then there would be nothing in it to hold faith and it would have been long since forgotten. God's WORD is enduring.

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Today's Lesson

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates (2 Corinthians 13:5)?

October 11 Read Matthew 25 & 26
And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goas on the left (Matt. 25:33).
If we take nothing else away from our reading of the 25th chapter of Matthew, we must understand this – when it comes to joining the body of Christ, we must make a decisive choice. There can be no ‘fence-sitting’ or ‘hedging of bets.’ We are either all in, owe are out. There is no middle ground. Furthermore, the time that we have to make this decisive choice is unknown to anyone but God. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh (Matt. 25:13).
To illustrate His message, Jesus offered His Disciples two parables. In the first, He likened Himself to a much anticipated Bridegroom and those who would seek Him to the bridal party. While initially all ten of the virgins were excited for His arrival, only five of them came prepared for the vigil. As the wait grew longer the entire group grew distracted and tired, final lapsing into sleep. Upon the approach of the bridegroom they all awakened, but only the five who had prepared themselves beforehand were ready to meet Him. The other frantically rushed out to complete their preparations, but it was too little, too late.
The meaning of this parable is clear. It is not enough for us to want to meet Christ ‘someday’; we must actively prepare for that meeting today. When the time comes, either at the moment of our death or His return, we will have no opportunity for last minute preparations. All those who have not been made new in the body of Christ will be turned away.
The second parable is much like the first. Before leaving on a long journey, a master entrusts his servants with varying amounts of talents (Items of monetary value) to be conservators over while he is away. Upon returning, he asks each of his servants to give account for ho they managed the talents in his absence. The master commented those who took what he had given them and increased it, but he had harsh words for the servant that had taken what little he had been given and hidden it away with the sole intention of returning it in ‘like new’ condition. Jesus’ teachings leave no room for doubt. Through the power of His love we have been gifted with the Truth, but the only way for that Truth to make a difference in our lives is for us to embrace it and allow it to be a visible part of us. Salvation is not an insurance policy; it is active life eternal, and it begins the moment we join with Christ. If we view it as something private that must be locked away and kept separate and safe until some later date. We may be shocked to discover that we never really had it in the first place. Not misunderstand – Jesus will not sort us on our ‘works,’ but He will look into our hearts and determine where we stand. Have we allowed His love to fill us and overflow into all aspects of our lives, or are we coming before Him as a dry and empty vessel, totally devoid of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23)? Do we belong on His right, or is our place on His left? Jesus will do the sorting, but the choice is up to us.
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it (Matt. 7:13-14).
Thought for today: God’s love is not something we are capable of reciprocating unless we are first willing to share it with everyone.

The Lukewarm Church and The Falling Away

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden (Genesis 3:1)?

Satan's deception and patience in corrupting our churches can begin in the most subtle ways as he did with Eve in the Garden of Eden. Satan's greatest deception is convincing the vast majority that neither he nor God exist...

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:2-4).
Most of us were taught during our early years that we must take pride in our accomplishments and be self-efficient and to rely on our own understandings, trusting our own instincts or ideas to achieve our goals in this life. And it is with this worldly wisdom that most of us have chosen our spouses, friends and careers which we believed would fulfill our desires only to find out that most of our choices hasn't brought the happiest and joy we thought they would.
However God's WORD teaches us to not rely on our own understanding by telling us: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths (Proverbs 3:5-6). The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it (Jeremiah 17:9)?
When we first come to God most of us have a great deal of pride and arrogance thinking that we know much more than what we actually do and we are convinced that we can serve God and still maintain our independence in making all the right decisions in our lives.
The more we read God's WORD, with humbleness and a repentant heart, God gives us the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him (Ephesians 1:17), giving us discernment concerning the schemes of the enemy to corrupt the Biblical doctrines of our Faith. The Holy Spirit guides us into the realization that our self-sufficiency is only an illusion designed to hide from us the truth of our enslavement to sin.

Sadly many Christians today will pray to God asking that their own desires might be fulfilled pertaining to choosing the right spouse, friends and careers rather than asking God for His guidance in making these choices, thus we see just as many divorces in the Christian community as we see in the non-Christian community, along with this comes business failures, turmoil and unhappiness all around us.
Satan's desires are to kill, steal and destroy all that belongs to God and the subtleness of his methods are great as we have seen in most churches today with they're acceptance of abominations such as; abortion, homosexuality and even same sex marriages and other strange doctrines in order to entices the non-believers through their doors.

Godly wisdom tells me that Satan's wisdom in his use of deception is far greater than most men on earth can imagine. Most likely that statement angers many but just step back for a moment and look at our churches all across United States today...
The disrespect shown in many of our sanctuaries is clearly disregarded by our pastors and elders in allowing, and maybe some actively participating in adultery, sexual perversion including homosexuality and same sex marriages and most likely even pedophilia in our congregations. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind (1 Corinthians 6:9).
Nearly every church will claim to accept the casual dressed, thus we see men wearing hats in our sanctuaries during the services, and many young ladies and even young mothers wearing short shorts, and/or showing bare shoulders which may very well distracts young men from hearing God's WORD. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array (1 Timothy 2:9).
Today most of these churches are more concerned about money and the numbers coming through the front doors and being trendy, having a light and music show to dazzle the congregation....
The lies and deception is great, judgment is coming to those who continually walk in disobedience to God's WORD. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates (2 Corinthians 113:5)?

Babylon USA Documentary

There is absolutely nothing in this physical world more awesome then having the Holy Spirit whispering a message in your ear... as I have said before I am a watchman for God and I will not remain silent...
It was just after midnight on Tuesday Mar. 29,'94, when the Holy Spirit whispered in my left ear saying, "You must get out of this lane now!" I truly believe that message saved the lives of not only Dennis (Student driver who I was training) and me but also the lives of those in the two cars which were stopped just around the corner in the left lane of East bound I-94 at the I-57 & I-94 split on our way to Indiana that night. Dennis asked, "How did you know?" I said, "The Good LORD shows me things and He tells me things!"
That Friday afternoon April 1st the Holy Spirit spoke another message in my left ear and a message Saturday and Sunday mornings to lead me to this man and his book "Through the Fire Without Burning," which tells of Pastor Duduman' life and the visions of the destruction of the United States which God had shown Pastor Duduman.

Heavenly Bound

As lawlessness and wickedness grows greater and greater throughout the world we Christians who believe in the rapture patiently wait to hear that trumpet blast calling us homeward.
The following was copied in part from The Bible Pathway Ministries Daily Devotional guide.
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When the Son of Man shall come in his glory, and all the Holy Angels with Him, then shall he sit upon the throne of His glory: And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: (Matthew 25:31-33).

There will come a day when wealth, personal advantages and popularity will all be seen for their true value - worthless. Watch (Be prepared) therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh (Matt. 25:13).
When Jesus returns, all of the worldly advantages that seemed so important just seconds before will vanish. Millions will be overcome with grief and horror as they realize (Too late and for the first time) that Jesus is the only way. For those of us that profess to live in the Christian faith there will be one final question - Did we express the life of God in our daily conduct as one who possessed the new life in Christ, or were we a professor of belief only that had yet to accept the new life offered in Him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth ( 1 John 3:18 ).

There are three distinct groups of people that believe they will make it to Heaven. Two out of the three obviously don't have a firm understanding of the subject of God's grace. The first of these is made up of individuals that don't know what they believe. They say, "Well, if there is a God, I am a good person, so I have nothing to worry about." These are the people that are kind to their fellow man and are just general all around nice guys, but they do not have a personal relationship with God. The second group is comprised of the "I'm saved, but I don't have time for you" elite. Most of the people in this group were raised in the church and have professed a belief in Jesus their entire lives. That belief, however, has never influenced who they are or how they live. They are focused on personal success in this world and believe that their "Christian brand" will take care of them in the next. Both of these groups will be turned away at the Throne, the parting worlds of Jesus ringing in their ears. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity (Matt. 7:23).

The final blessed group is represented by all who have found a new life in Christ. They are not their own but belong wholly to God. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's (1 Cor. 6:20). This group can proudly proclaim, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain (Philippians 1:21). They are filled with Christ-like love for their brother and their enemy alike. They will sacrifice for the less fortunate and offer something of themselves to secure the well-being of the unlovely. They receive their greatest satisfaction and fulfillment while actively serving others for Christ's sake.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren (1 John 3:14-16).

Final Days or Is It Our Final Hours

It was twenty-four years ago tomorrow, Sunday, April 3, 1994 that the Holy Spirit had whispered a message in my left ear each morning beginning on Apr. 1st to led me to the prophecies revealing USA's destruction, which God had given to Pastor Dumitru Duduman in the mid 1980s.

For two years and nine months I tried to deny that God would allow such a thing to happen to United States but having a total of five witnesses as to how God led me to these prophecies made that impossible.

On the morning of January 22, 1997 I had heard on a local radio station in southern California that United States has allowed the murdering of approx. 26 million babies through abortion since Roe vs. Wade Bill, that night I was praying and crying asking how it is that we have allowed this to happen in America. After closing out my prayer I laid quietly waiting on God for an answer for several minutes when the Holy Spirit whisper in my left ear saying, "I will repay America double for her iniquities."

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).

I cried out, "God, that would be 52 million deaths." Thus it was a certainty that USA's destruction was in our future but still I wanted to deny God would let this happen... I went back into prayer saying, "God, if this is really a true prophecy for America then You should give me two confirmations to verify this as being a true prophecy for America's destruction."

The two confirmations given me came through my next CDL student, I have written about this several times so I won't go into this again...

My efforts as a watchman is to warn those who have the ears to hear these warnings... You may Google, "The Message For America - Hand of Help Ministries" to read of these prophecies given to Pastor Duduman for the destruction of United States.

Our final days are here and it is your choice whether to believe in God's warnings or not to believe, just as it is your choice to believe in Jesus Christ as your LORD and Savior.

The Bible tells us that the fool says, "There is no God!" But the fool can't know God when he refuses to search for God.

If you haven't searched for God in the past than today is the day you should start. Please believe me, I know; no one is so good that he doesn't need a Savior and no one has sinned so great that he can't be forgiven.

Confess your past sins and ask God to come into your heart and acknowledge Jesus Christ' death on the Cross and His Resurrection as your atonement for your sins....

If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Romans 10:9).