• “Have I done all?”
• “Have I done all?”
Eph 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
To some this is an act that reqires a display of physically putting on an invisible suit of armor, the amazing thing is; not only is it invisible to you, but satan can’t see it either. Now that would make satan very stupid and I don’t think anyone who can take 1/3 of someone else’s army stupid, or it would make him blind. 1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Obviously if you’re alive and the devil seeks to devour you, he must be able to see you. If he can devour you, then your invisible armor isn’t working very well, is it? In the past several months, I have tried to engage you in not just reading your Bible, but studying it as well, but some things occurred recently that put a whole new perspective on the Pastoral life. My Pastor and I have cried to the Lord and shed real tears for those that just don’t get it or don’t want to get it, it being the life more abundant that Christ Himself promised us.
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink, or in this particular case, you can carry buckets of living water to the thirsty man or woman, but if the waters not in bottles, marked with a namebrand , and saying sparkiling fresh with a sports top they probably won’t accept it. At best if they do accept it, the most any true Pastor can hope for is they’ll at least sip it occassionally. Most Pastors, I did not say all, are numbers and financially oriented and for the most part, they are murderers as well. They would rather tickle the ears of their congregation rather than get into the nitty gritty of God’s Word. It’s so much easier to be topical and remain topical with the congregation and then blame the congregation for needing only the milk of the Word and not leading them to chewing on the meat of the Word. I praise God He made me a carnivore and I need the meat to strengthen me, the bones to sharpen my teeth to bite satan’s minion in the butt, the milk to wash it down with and the honey as a sweet refreshing desert. If you’re still in a bottle throttling service, then it’s either time to throttle the Pastors bottle or it’s time to leave the crib and find the nearest spirit filled, love graced, all you can eat deli, or you could just sit there and die. Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
If your Pastor doesn’t love you enough to tell you the truth of God’s Word, I’m betting there is not much love in your church and the Pastor is either lining his pockets with his green gods , it’s a 9-5 six day a week job and not a calling, or simply put; both. Pastors are responsible for the blood on their own hands, but even more so for the blood on the hands of their congregation if their not teaching the whole Truth of God’s Word to their flock. Now the above statement might seem like it’s entirely relative to Pastors, teachers, evangelists and such as are knowledgable regarding the Word of God, but the truth of the matter is we all share in the blame equally. The following scripture also apllies to those who think their salvation is secure in only the fact that you asked Christ into your heart and received His forgiveness. “ Once saved always saved” is a lie from the pit of hell and you should review your thinking from the standpoint of the following scripture.
Php 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
It seems to me that even with the process of hermaneutics, you cannot get away from the idea, your salvation can get screwed up, and Gal 5: 19 – 21 pretty much proves that matter.
It’s time for Pastors to either act like Pastors and do their job or get out from behind the God given title of honor or pay a severe price in the judgement of the church. By the way, if you think the judgement of the church comes after the catching up, SURPRISE!
God cried unto His prohets; speak to the Preachers, the Pastors and the Ministers of God and tell them:
“ The God of all creation is tired of the harm from the lazy hearts and attitudes of His shephards, and they will be judged most severely”
“ The God of all creation is tired of the thievery, murder, and adultery; leadership has brought to the flock, your sacrifice, should have been your sacrifice and not the blood of others.”
“ You were unwilling to believe the God of all creation before now, and now your lives will be required of you in exacting payment for the lives you’ve taken.”
Nobody really wants to hear a gloom and doom message, however; the truth looms dark, cloudy before the people. It would seem to me that with the warnings from God, that we refuse to see, maybe we should look, examining ourselve to see if we truly are in the faith. I have spoken to and warned those who would take the time to read, to listen to God, I’m just sorry I don’t have the ability to MAKE you get in line so none would be lost.
The plain simple truth of self examination comes from one more scripture, one by which if honesty prevails, will show you, where you go and what you do. Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
If you’re not serving the Living God of all creation, then that leaves only 2 other entities, to whom you can pledge your allegiance, satan or self. As for me and my house, I will serve the Lord and I will do so in total disregard to my feelings and your considerations of my life. If that means I’m not loved by you, so be it; if that means you don’t like what I do or how I do it, then so be it, I’m not here to please you I am here to please my Holy Father in heaven. For the most part, all my life, the only time anybody ever wanted to be around me was because I was a momentary hero in their eyes, I didn’t like it then and ain’t nothin’ changed now. Nothing accept Christ in me, the hope of glory!
Eph 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
To some this is an act that reqires a display of physically putting on an invisible suit of armor, the amazing thing is; not only is it invisible to you, but satan can’t see it either. Now that would make satan very stupid and I don’t think anyone who can take 1/3 of someone else’s army stupid, or it would make him blind. 1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Obviously if you’re alive and the devil seeks to devour you, he must be able to see you. If he can devour you, then your invisible armor isn’t working very well, is it? In the past several months, I have tried to engage you in not just reading your Bible, but studying it as well, but some things occurred recently that put a whole new perspective on the Pastoral life. My Pastor and I have cried to the Lord and shed real tears for those that just don’t get it or don’t want to get it, it being the life more abundant that Christ Himself promised us.
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink, or in this particular case, you can carry buckets of living water to the thirsty man or woman, but if the waters not in bottles, marked with a namebrand , and saying sparkiling fresh with a sports top they probably won’t accept it. At best if they do accept it, the most any true Pastor can hope for is they’ll at least sip it occassionally. Most Pastors, I did not say all, are numbers and financially oriented and for the most part, they are murderers as well. They would rather tickle the ears of their congregation rather than get into the nitty gritty of God’s Word. It’s so much easier to be topical and remain topical with the congregation and then blame the congregation for needing only the milk of the Word and not leading them to chewing on the meat of the Word. I praise God He made me a carnivore and I need the meat to strengthen me, the bones to sharpen my teeth to bite satan’s minion in the butt, the milk to wash it down with and the honey as a sweet refreshing desert. If you’re still in a bottle throttling service, then it’s either time to throttle the Pastors bottle or it’s time to leave the crib and find the nearest spirit filled, love graced, all you can eat deli, or you could just sit there and die. Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
If your Pastor doesn’t love you enough to tell you the truth of God’s Word, I’m betting there is not much love in your church and the Pastor is either lining his pockets with his green gods , it’s a 9-5 six day a week job and not a calling, or simply put; both. Pastors are responsible for the blood on their own hands, but even more so for the blood on the hands of their congregation if their not teaching the whole Truth of God’s Word to their flock. Now the above statement might seem like it’s entirely relative to Pastors, teachers, evangelists and such as are knowledgable regarding the Word of God, but the truth of the matter is we all share in the blame equally. The following scripture also apllies to those who think their salvation is secure in only the fact that you asked Christ into your heart and received His forgiveness. “ Once saved always saved” is a lie from the pit of hell and you should review your thinking from the standpoint of the following scripture.
Php 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
It seems to me that even with the process of hermaneutics, you cannot get away from the idea, your salvation can get screwed up, and Gal 5: 19 – 21 pretty much proves that matter.
It’s time for Pastors to either act like Pastors and do their job or get out from behind the God given title of honor or pay a severe price in the judgement of the church. By the way, if you think the judgement of the church comes after the catching up, SURPRISE!
God cried unto His prohets; speak to the Preachers, the Pastors and the Ministers of God and tell them:
“ The God of all creation is tired of the harm from the lazy hearts and attitudes of His shephards, and they will be judged most severely”
“ The God of all creation is tired of the thievery, murder, and adultery; leadership has brought to the flock, your sacrifice, should have been your sacrifice and not the blood of others.”
“ You were unwilling to believe the God of all creation before now, and now your lives will be required of you in exacting payment for the lives you’ve taken.”
Nobody really wants to hear a gloom and doom message, however; the truth looms dark, cloudy before the people. It would seem to me that with the warnings from God, that we refuse to see, maybe we should look, examining ourselve to see if we truly are in the faith. I have spoken to and warned those who would take the time to read, to listen to God, I’m just sorry I don’t have the ability to MAKE you get in line so none would be lost.
The plain simple truth of self examination comes from one more scripture, one by which if honesty prevails, will show you, where you go and what you do. Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
If you’re not serving the Living God of all creation, then that leaves only 2 other entities, to whom you can pledge your allegiance, satan or self. As for me and my house, I will serve the Lord and I will do so in total disregard to my feelings and your considerations of my life. If that means I’m not loved by you, so be it; if that means you don’t like what I do or how I do it, then so be it, I’m not here to please you I am here to please my Holy Father in heaven. For the most part, all my life, the only time anybody ever wanted to be around me was because I was a momentary hero in their eyes, I didn’t like it then and ain’t nothin’ changed now. Nothing accept Christ in me, the hope of glory!
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