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"....From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus." (2 Tim 3:15)

 

I'm sure you know of the definition that wisdom is not how "smart," i.e., intelligent a person is, but what he does with what he has and knows.  Too many people cop out of life by saying, "Well, I'm not just that smart.  I really don't understand all of this."  This is similar to the excuse of the wicked, lazy steward in Matthew 25.  I do nothing because I am nothing.  You know what was his end.

 

The verse following our text is an oft quoted passage of mine, "All Scripture is God-Breathed."  But it is necessary to read on.  The "God-Breathed" Word "is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."  I ask, What more could you possibly desire from life, "teaching, rebuking, correcting and training,.. thoroughly equipped...."?  Wanting more is only to satisfy a sagging ego which really just wants to outsmart the callers on Rush or Hannity.

 

"Wise for salvation"--- this is not just "wise for" getting saved.  This is "wise for" survival.  Biblical salvation is so much more than most evangelicals consider.  Biblical Salvation, the "salvation [which comes] through faith in Christ Jesus," imparts "deliverance, preservation, healing, peace, aid, victory, prosperity, rescue," and here is a popular word which the New Age people have hijacked, "wholeness."  Make no mistake, the only way I can acquire the wisdom for "so great a salvation," is giving myself continually to the "God-Breathed" Scripture, the Word of God Himself, Christ Jesus.  

 

I am not against conferences, "other" books, and great teachers.  But they cannot promise you, "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."  That promise alone comes from our Lord Jesus Christ, the "God-Breathed" Word Himself.  In Jesus and His "Breath" is that which Peter describes as, "everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness."

 

Father, in Jesus' Name, keep me from a "wisdom" which just satisfies my ego.  Keep me in You, Lord Jesus, "who became for us wisdom from God...."  Amen.

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Hebrews 12:2

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"To Him Who Alone...."

"To Him who alone does great wonders...." (Psalm 136:4)

Actually, "To Him who alone"---------------- period.  While "I am crucified with Christ," I was not feeling the pain and suffering of the Cross.  I did not feel the thrust of the sword, the nails driven deep, the lashing, ripping of the 39 stripes.  It was Jesus, "To Him who alone does great wonders."  

I have heard over the years that He needs us to do His work, to reach the lost, heal the sick, change the course of nations.  "He uses our hands, our feet," etc.  There is some truth in this, but in the grand scheme of God's economy, what we do is actually relatively little.  Remember all those Muslims who are experiencing "visitations" of the Lord Jesus?  Then there is the history of Europe during the early twentieth century, when the continent and eventually the whole world was gripped in global struggle for survival.  Written over it all is the glorious declaration of Heaven-------------- "To Him who alone does great wonders."

The preservation of the Jews over the last 2500 years is, "To Him Who alone."  The rebirth of the nation of Israel in 1948, that's right, "To Him Who alone."  Of course, continue to pray, evangelize, do missions, serve the poor, vote, and "let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."  But to the arrogant religious person out there, I must say today that the Blessed Trinity really does not need you.  He has been taking care of the universe long before you got here, and He will continue to do so long after you are gone.  Rather, remember deeply and reverently and humbly today that it is all "To Him," the Living Triune God revealed solely in Jesus Christ, "Who alone does great"----everything! 

Father, in Jesus' Name, To You "who alone" does all things well, who saved me, keeps me, preserves me, sanctifies me, and brings me into your everlasting kingdom, I give thanks.  Amen.
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The Ability to See the Whole Field of Battle

 "Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me." (Psalm 119:133)

 

Literally, "Establish firmly my steps, by Your word (by "something [You] said") and let no iniquity ("trouble, wickedness") dominate ("govern, rule, or have power over") me."  The psalmist knew that if he were to be an "over-comer," victorious in the battle of life, he had to be directed, governed, and ruled by the Word of God, literally, "something [God] said." 

 

A key element in any military engagement is the ability to see the whole field of battle.  Lee's great dilemma at Gettysburg was that he did not know exactly what he was up against.  Jeb Stewart was out pursuing his own war, and had left Lee "blind."  The same was true of Nagumo during the Battle of Midway.  It was reported that Nagumo sensed "danger out there," but he had no "word" of the presence of the three American carriers waiting to annihilate his forces.  What a fearful state in life-------- to sense "danger out there," but have no "word" to "direct my steps!"  

 

To the degree you and I are absolutely surrendered to Jesus Christ and His Words is the degree to which we can "see" the battlefield of life.  The old cliche, "He can't see passed the nose on his face," is true of the whole human race.  People are way too often impressed with "prophetic" people, "discerning" people, very "perceptive" people.  The reality?---- their "noses" are no longer than yours or mine!  In the grand scheme of life, the only way that you and I can be sure of "what we are up against," is to be full of the "God-Breathed" Word.  I am constantly amazed at how few people who call themselves, "born again," daily subject themselves to the Word of God.  Jesus said that the Holy Spirit came to "glorify Me," and, to "bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you."  Defeat is a given in the battle of life if a person goes around "praising the Lord," worshipping, and hanging out with his/her favorite spiritual friends--------------------- yet neglecting the, "all things I said to you." 

 

If you and I do not fill ourselves with the Word of God, incarnate in Jesus Christ, we will be full of ourselves and the lies, deceptions, and half truths of the religious as well as the worldly community around us.  Our "intelligence reports" of the enemies' plans and schemes will be incomplete, or just plain faulty.  If, however, we stay in Jesus Christ, full of the Holy Spirit, honoring our Father by, "This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!"------ well, we are just plain undefeatable in life. 

 

Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray that my absolute top priority at the beginning, during, and end of every day will be knowledge of and obedience to You and Your Words.  Amen.

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Hebrews 12:2

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"The Spirit of the Antichrist...Is Now Already in the World"

"This message is from the LORD, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the spirit within humans....On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone, a burden for the world. None of the nations who try to lift it will escape unscathed."

(From Zechariah 12, NLT)

 

I am making plans to go to Israel this coming October to stand with and serve the Nation, whose "eternal capitol" is Jerusalem.  Then, I will be in Berlin, Germany with Sarah just a week after I return from Israel to intercede "where Satan's throne is."  Also, at the invitation of the Israeli Embassy, I will be in Washington, DC, this coming Wednesday and Thursday, July 22 & 23, to attend a reception for the Israeli Ambassador to the US.  I will also be praying at the Capitol, Supreme Court, and White House.  It is a classic understatement to say that we are living in exciting times.  We are watching prophetic events unfold at an accelerated pace. 

 

Ezekiel 5 declares that Jerusalem is the "center of the nations."  In Psalm 48 and Matthew 5, our Lord Jesus declares Jerusalem as "the city of the Great King."  Isaiah 2 says, "In the last days, the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem will become the most important place on earth."  But the American President, and the other more hidden "enemies of the cross of Christ" in his administration, have no regard whatever for the authority of King Jesus and These "God-Breathed" Words.  The Bible says, "For all the kings of the earth belong to God."  If you received the article which I sent earlier today, however, you see further evidence that Obama believes "the kings of the earth belong to" him. 

 

The  nations of the world, led by the United States of America, are pressuring the Israeli Government to give more and more of Jerusalem to the Arabs.  According to our text, this is plain suicide.  Isaiah 63 declares that even when God's People "rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit,..He turned Himself against them as an enemy."  So be very careful America with what you are attempting to force upon the Jews.  King Jesus, Word of the Father, declares that Jerusalem is "the city of the Great King."  I pity the nation which tries to make it otherwise--------------------------"None of the nations who try to lift it will escape unscathed!"    

 

Father, in Jesus' Name, help me to be a faithful servant of Yours, "correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth."  Amen.  

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