No Ordinary Christmas Message

No Ordinary Christmas Message

Luke 2:1-20

 

Christmas is that time of the year when preachers talk about the same message year after year and seem to have grown numb to this exiting ever world-changing event forever. Virtually every year at Christmas we all preach basically from the same passage, so it is quite difficult to know what we can say and think what is new and fresh. Everyone knows about the baby born in a stable, the shepherds, the choir of angels, the wise men and so on. Is there anything surprising about Christmas anymore? Haven’t we already said everything that can be said about it?

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¿Qué es la Fe?

A Voice in The Desert

Una Voz en El Desierto

This is our first Podcast in Spanish.

¿Qué es la Fe?

Uno de los mejores capítulos en toda la Biblia sobre la fe es el capítulo 11 de Hebreos. Cualquier estudio profundo sobre la fe debería incluir el estudio de libro y ver los ejemplos que nos dieron estos hombres y mujeres de fe.

De acuerdo a Pablo, ahora permanecen:

“La fe, la esperanza y el amor, estos tres; pero el mayor de ellos es el amor” (1 Corintios 13: 13).

Creo definitivamente que los tres muy pero muy importantes. Sin la esperanza de la vida eterna, no tendríamos razón por la cual vivir o sequir. Sin amor no podríamos experimentar la naturaleza de Dios en nuestras vidas. Estas dos son vitales a la vida del cristiano. Pero el mensaje hoy será sobre la fe.

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Your Testimony

Another of our most powerful weapons that we have against the enemy of our soul besides the Word of God is our personal testimony of what Christ has done in our life when we turned away from sin and turned to Jesus Christ. Satan knowing this will try his very best to destroy your awesome testimony of salvation into one of destruction.

Why because satan loves to destroy that what God has created and what God loves which is us His people. One thing I want you to know is that it is okay if you get your testimony marred by satan but you will get back up and your God in heaven will never turn away a broken and contrite heart. So if you testimony was marred by satan this should be your fuel to restore your communion with Christ and let the people see especially those that put you aside , those that pointed at you, those that lied about you. 

Let them see that our God is a merciful and forgiving God. Let all them see how God has restored you Himself in a greater way than before. However it goes without saying that you must do your best in protecting your testimony in Christ and be the example to others that there is plenitude in Jesus Christ. Please listen to this message its inspired by Christ for your help. I should know because satan did help mar my testimony and I spent many years in the desert but God in His infinite wisdom has restored my relationship with him and has restored my testimony. I give our Lord Jesus Christ all the glory and honor. 

So, you know this is how this ministry "A Voice In The Desert" got started in honor of the only One that restored my life Jesus Christ. Greater is my testimony now that it was before and all for the honor and glory of God. I bless your name Jesus and thank you for never giving up on me and I'm sure that He hasn't given up on you either.

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The Power Of Our Personal Testimony

The Power of our Personal Testimony

John 4

Introduction:

1. I think we all can grasp and understand the power of a personal testimony. Advertisers in the real world use this tool all the time in an effort to get people interested in their product, and ultimately, to get them to buy it.

• There is something persuasive about seeing and hearing a person who is a satisfied customer or who has had their life greatly changed or how they benefited because of such and such product or other things...
• As well, it’s really powerful if you know that the person speaking out has nothing to gain personally. Folks paid advertisers such as actors or other known personality does not qualify as an actual testimony would do.

2. Would you agree that the greatest decision anybody on this earth can make is to accept Jesus Christ as his or her Lord and Savior? If you already know Christ, you have something in your possession that is powerful in persuading others to come, too the accepting knowledge of Jesus Christ.

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How does satan & demons go about our Demise?

While angelic beings were originally were created to love God, some angelic being have rejected him entirely. Angels worship and honor their Creator, striving to help reunite all of creation with God. Demons, on the other hand, have rejected God and strive daily to oppose the spiritual understanding and development of humans and desire our destruction (Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.). The Bible describes the strategies demons have taken to oppose the will of God. Demons frequently attacked the bodies of those who might otherwise have received the Gospel of Grace:

They Attacked the Body’s Ability to Comprehend the Truth of God
Demons inflicted illnesses to prevent people from hearing, seeing or speaking the truth. They took this approach because sensory disabilities are the greatest inhibitors to humans being able to receive or express an acceptance of the Gospel:

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Personal Relationship with Christ.

This is true that we must have spiritual mentors. But more importantly, we must also have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ—one that enables us to hear His voice, discern His guidance, and know what pleases and angers Him.

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It's Only by Grace!

The Holy Spirit alone fills people with a longing for the truth. It is only by His grace that people turn from sin, humble themselves, seek God, and place their faith in Him. It's only by the the Holy Spirit that we get to know more about Jesus Christ.

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Born of the Spirit

John 3-5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Remember it's not enough to be baptized in water but we must also be baptized by the Holy Spirit of the Lord in order for our salvation to be complete. Now we are living in the era and time of the Holy Spirit seek Him wholeheartedly and commune with Him and let Him fire you up from the inside out.
 
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Above All Creation

Our God is slow to anger and merciful. He has chosen to make us as refined Gold which is done under fire. But to refine us as saints unto Him He has chosen the furnace of affliction to refine us. When in the sun praise God and when in the storm praise God, praise Him every moment of your time, for God Loves you above all His creation.

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False Holy Spirit

The Bible reveals to us that we can know God more intimately and come closer to Jesus through the Holy Spirit than we could by Jesus’ mere physical presence on earth. That is why we must seek an intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit. We must ask our Father in Heaven to bless us with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Also don't be deceived by the false Holy Spirit. Learn more about this evil spirit hear :

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Who is our advocate?

We require an advocate—someone who pleads our case before God. The Holy Spirit is the best advocate, and God sent Him to plead our case and to protect us against the devil’s snares which are everywhere. (Romans 8: 26–27.) The Holy Spirit has an exclusive role as God’s personal representative on earth. Amen.

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What the Holy Spirit will never do?

The Holy Spirit will never, never, never glorify a human personality, a doctrine, a movement, a denomination… the list could go on and on but we should know better by now. Nothing and no one other than Jesus receives His glory and I mean absolutely NOBODY. If we desire the Holy Spirit in our lives and in our worship services, the best way to attract Him is by glorifying Jesus. When we lift up Jesus—praising Him, proclaiming His victory, declaring His righteousness—this aligns us with God’s will and attracts His favor and blessing.

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Evil Division

Jesus told us that following him would not be easy. Brother will betray brother and turn against each other. Father and children will be torn apart. For Jesus' sake all men might hate us.
Matthew 10:21-22 (KJV)
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
This is a shame because your enemy will rise against you right from your own home. This is something that no matter how close we are to God is inevitable that it will hurt. But for our salvation sake we must flee that division, leave it in God's hand , pray for it once. The most important one is we must continue to follow Jesus's plan for us and not depart from it. This for me has been very hard for me to see how my Father and Brother have turned against me but because the of ends of the times, I can now see why. I have done no wrong to them but God is my witness and I will continue to serve you my brethren in Christ and my Father in Heaven for they have chosen me and I will not abandon my God, despite what might come. If the Lord is separating me apart alone for service to Him all I say to my Heavenly Father is here I am.

My name is Cesar and I'm A Voice in the Desert.

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Pondered have you.

Have you ever pondered that God has saved you.

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Your offensive Manual

Always remember the Bible is and always will be the greatest offensive manual in your spiritual battle against the evil one and his demons. Keep the Bible close!

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Is not enough

Knowing about Him will not be enough to save you. Develop the relationship.

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Praise Him!

Praise , praise , praise, praise, praise you is all I can do for when yet I was a sinner you still had mercy and grace and especially love for me. Praise the king of kings, no other like you.

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We do so as orphans

If we try to attempt to live the Christian life without the Holy Spirit, we do so as orphans. Jesus provided the Holy Spirit to meet our needs, but we must welcome Him into our lives and acknowledge our dependency on Him. Jesus called the Holy Spirit a “Helper” in John 14: 25–26:

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Inspired byThe Holy Spirit

Jesus Christ never penned a word; He left to His apostles the task of recording His life and conveying His teachings in the Epistles. We can rely on the accuracy of their writings, not because they were infallible authors, but because they were authors inspired by the Holy Spirit who brought to mind Jesus’ teachings. Amen!
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Under our strength we fail

Always be aware that under our own strength and wisdom we will fail; neither education nor financial resources will suffice. Only by the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit can we live the type of life God expects of us. Amen!
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Discernment

Discernment comes with practice, time and with prolonged studying of the Word of God.
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Difference between the soul and the spirit

Let's understand the difference between the soul and the spirit. The soul is essentially the ego. Soulish people are egocentric, concerned exclusively with themselves. While the spiritual person asks, “How can I glorify God?” the soulish person asks, “What’s in it for me?” The contemporary church caters too often to this quest of personal gain instead of God’s glory. This is the real truth of the apostasy of the current church.
In 1 Corinthians 2: 14–15, Paul wrote, But the natural soulish man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. Did you know that we are composed by Body, Soul and spirit?

Having seen preacher's for many years, I have seen soulish appeals to emotion that move people to tears and make them excited—without changing them spiritually . One week later, they are usually the same person with the same problem, totally empty and still without the real Joy of Christ. It is lamentable how many churches, pastors, evangelist specialize in the realm of the soul rather than in the realm of the spirit. People in the soulish realm are carried away with little effort, setting themselves up for deception. I always remind you don't set your eyes on man because he will always fail you but set your sight on the Word of Christ.
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Above all God is Holy!

Many people view God as a casual friend or a close buddy. He does invite our fellowship and communion with Him, but we must never lose the perspective and a sense of awe of God’s holiness.
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Conviction of sin.

One ministry of the Holy Spirit is convicting us of sin. Where the conviction is lacking, the work of the Holy Spirit is most likely is lacking, as well. Be aware to not being sensitive and obedient to the Holy Spirit.
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satan leads people astray

Remember Satan leads people astray, by encouraging them to love anything—money, pleasure, power, family, sons or daughters or themselves—more than they love God. As the perversion of something meant for good, misplaced love can make us candidates for Satan’s deception. Please don't let yourself be deceived. Love God first and above all and with all your heart. Show your love to God by being His hands and feet. Help someone in need without expecting any recognition from man but do it in secret so its written in the book of life. Go ahead help someone in need!

Read Isaiah 14: 12–15.)
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.”
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He Corrupts

Satan takes what is good, wholesome and pure, turning it into an instrument of our own deception and demise.
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satan's tactics

Satan’s rules and tactics extends only to those that are disobedient to God, however; when men and women return to God with true repentance, faith, and submission, they sever Satan’s legal claim over them and their lives. Surrender your life to Jesus Christ and you will know what true freedom and peace is. God bless you all!

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The Holy Trinity

The Holy Spirit is the restraining influence who, by working in the hearts of men and women to effect repentance and faith in Jesus Christ our only savior, prevents satan from taking complete control of humanity. The Holy Spirit is an awesome wonderful and powerful force of the Holy Trinity. Always remember satan can never defeat, the Holy Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit.

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satan's dominion weakens

When the Holy Spirit succeeds, satan’s dominion weakens.Period.
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Time is Short

Pontius Pilate’s presented the crowd with the choice of whom to release from prison: “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” (Matthew 27: 17). They instead chose Barabbas, the criminal, bringing about the first manifestation in human history of the spirit of antichrist. Falling into Satan’s plan, the people rejected the true Christ and chose an evil, violent man.
The end of this current age will look scarily familiar: men will choose between the true Christ and the false christ. First, the true Christ will be preached in all nations to the end of the world, accompanied by signs and demonstrations of the Holy Spirit. Next, Satan will follow, by peddling his cheapest imitation the false prophet and then the antichrist. The decision will be follow: Jesus Christ or Satan?

In the meantime, satan employs two strategies: supernatural intervention by satanic spirits and a progressive corruption of human morals, ethics and values . Which we see now commonly around the world. satan is setting up the stage for the biggest defeat of his life. Eternal defeat by the King of Kings, Our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen.
Remember! You cannot serve two masters for you will love one and hate the other. Today has been given to you, but you don't know about tomorrow. So, know this today is the greatest day of your life chose Christ as your only Savior. Hurry time is short don't wait any longer for those that are still in the sidelines. Tomorrow might be to late!
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Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ

In Genesis 7: 1, God gave Noah the rationale of His choice: “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.” Noah’s righteousness was sufficient for his family, too, a clear mention of what is declared in Acts 16: 31: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

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Never under our own strength

Always be aware that under our own strength and wisdom we will fail; neither education nor financial resources will suffice. Only by the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit can we live the type of life God expects of us. Amen!

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We depend on the Holy Spirit

We all depend completely upon the Holy Spirit for this new walk as Christians, just as Jesus depended completely upon the Holy Spirit for His resurrection.

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You've died! Now What?

You’ve died! Now What?

 

Is there an after life?

What happens when I die?

What Does The Bible Say Happens after we die?

Does the Bible tell us what happens right after death?

 

At a Given Time

The Bible speaks a lot about life and death and God gives us two choices as it says, “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live” (Deut 30:19), so we must be “loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them” (Deut 30:20). We can either repent and trust in Christ or face God’s judgment after we die or at Christ’s return. Either way, those who reject Christ die with the wrath of God on them (John 3:36). The author of Hebrews wrote, “it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment” (Heb 9:27), so we know that a judgment comes after a person dies, but if we have trusted in Christ, our sins were judged at the cross and our sins have been taken away because it was “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2nd Cor 5:21). Everyone of us has an appointment with death and none of us know when that day will come, so today is the day of salvation if you have not yet placed your faith in Christ (2nd Cor 6:2) today is the perfect day to do so.

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Division in the end of times

Jesus told us that following him would not be easy. Brother will betray brother and turn against each other. Father and children will be torn apart. For Jesus' sake all men might hate us. 

Matthew 10:21-22 (KJV)

 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

This is a shame because your enemy will rise against you right from your own home. This is something that now matter how close we are to God is inevitable that it will hurt. But for our salvation  sake we must flee that division, leave it in God's hand , pray for it once. The most important one is we must continue to follow Jesus's plan for us and not depart from it. This for me has been very hard for me to see how my Father and Brother have turned against me but because the of ends of the times. I have done no wrong to them but but God is my witness and I will continue to serve you my brethren in Christ and my Father in Heaven for they have chosen me and I will not abandon my God, despite what might come. If the Lord is separating me apart alone for service to Him all I say to my Heavenly Father is here I am.

My name is Cesar and I'm A Voice in the Desert.
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Our advocate

We require an advocate—someone who pleads our case before God. The Holy Spirit is the best advocate, and God sent Him to plead our case and to protect us against the devil’s snares which are everywhere. (Romans 8: 26–27.) The Holy Spirit has an exclusive role as God’s personal representative on earth. Amen.

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The False Holy Spirit

Hello folks at a voice in the desert. God bless you all and thank you for joining us today on another very important topic that we are to defend ourselves from the plans and tactics of the wicked one. There has been an infiltration in the Charismatic movement of a demon that tries to behave and act like the Holy Spirit but is only an abomination. I want to bring to memory to you this very important very “Title: The Holy Bible, King James Version

 

Matthew 24:23 (KJV)

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

Matthew 24:24 (KJV)

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

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Was The USA Actually Created as a Christian Nation?

Was The United States really created under Christian Principles? We will look at who our forefathers were and what they stood for and believed. Did they in God the way we do. Did They believe in Jesus and the Holy Trinity, Did they believe Jesus as The so


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Always In My Heart

God has been more than graceful merciful towards me. Yes, as man that I am by nature I will be always imperfect as long as I'm in my human form. I have reached great pinnacles in my life and I have also reached lowest depths a man can reach. One of the greatest gift that God has given me has been to be a father. Though God has taught me how I ought to be as a father I too have made mistake, what father hasn't.

But one thing I will never forget is that God has taught me how to raise my daughters as humanly possible and give them the best of me but the best gift I have given them is my Love. Yes, at times I always didn't say yes to their every whim and did correction. But one thing I always did was love them with an eternal fatherly Love.

Sincerely,
Cesar "A Voice in The Desert"
for Always I will be Dad.

Ungratefullness of a Nation

Ingratitude—Why is it so prevalent today? The gratitude and thankfulness Shown in previous generations is all but gone! Why? And what can you do to make sure you are grateful?

 

Ingratitude is an integral part of society. If you ask most people if they are ungrateful, they will most likely reply, “Of course not!” The say no because their ingratitude is a sin and they don’t want to admit it or just want to hide it. However, this attitude is so ingrained in today’s society, they cannot openly admit—or even realize—that they are very ungrateful.

 

How can you even tell if you are an ungrateful person? Are there characteristics that can help you identify ingratitude? If I have ingratitude in my heart how can I correct it?

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God's Holy Unmerited Grace

God’s Holy Unmerited Grace

 

I Peter 5:10-11 10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen..”

Our God is the God of all grace because He is gracious and extends His grace, His unmerited favor toward us in so many different ways!

I think perhaps there are a great many people in our world who feel like they deserve every good thing they get in life. But in reality, every good gift comes from the grace of God, not because we deserve them or we authored them.

James 1:16-17 6Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

 

We are here taught that God is not the author of any man’s sin. Whoever they are who raise persecutions against men, and whatever injustice and sin they may be guilty of in proceeding against them, God is not to be charged with it. And, whatever sins good men may themselves be provoked to by their exercises and afflictions, God is not the cause of them.

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We shouldn’t deceive ourselves of good gifts by saying we deserve them because I worked hard for them or my parents worked hard for it for us or much less by thinking we made them happen because we did not and that would be pride and we all know what happens when pride sets in. In truth we all deserve hell because we have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory but because God is full of grace He blesses us with all good things and offered to us eternal life through faith in His only begotten Son Jesus Christ!

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Forever Live The King of Kings

Folks with all the violence that is occurring in the world and the rise of racism in the US, demonic attacks from false prophets, teachers, false doctrines, false demonic LGBT movement. All These are birthing pains of the end of times that we are living in. Never have we seen such an evil agenda in full force by evil doers behinds all forms of governments. They will not stop until the agenda of one world government is installed and made a reality all for the sake of peace (Yea Right)...

This is all lies and we children, followers, believers of Christ must stand fast against these evil doctrines and fight it on our knees, prayers, fasting and also we must fight back but always remembering that the fight is of the Lord and we must follow His divine instructions. Never give in or compromise your spiritual or moral christian values. Yes!!!! Even if it means your death.

We do not seek our riches on the earth were they can be stolen and eaten by moths but we seek the eternal riches of living in heaven with our Sovereign Lord Jesus Christ.

More then ever we must be reading our bibles to be able to discern the times we are in and how to conquer the devil, that's right the devil, he does exist.

We must all not forsake the meeting of the saints so we can encourage and defend each other in the face of evil.

I dare write this because I'm in the constant battlefield of life fighting and taking the word of God to all the ends of the earth and to all who would receive it.

I use to live and work in the world now I live just for Christ.From the minute I wake up to the minute I lay down, Christ is in my mind and what else I can do better to reach more souls.

But I must also tell you that on a daily basis I'm under attack by the minions of satan and it never stops every day its a new battle but God puts His angels over me and they have delivered me from many horrors. Imagine what would be of me If I did not serve him.

My God is my fortress and my rock and my source of refuge. In Him alone I place my trust. That does not go without saying that I'm perfect in no way I'm saying; but what I am saying is that I know where I need to be and that is in the presence our of mighty graceful, merciful, forgiving and loving father. He is my defender and he alone fight my battles. Man has always abandoned me in my moments of great despair but my Father in Heaven He has never forsaken me.

Forever Live The King of Kings

for His is the power and Kingdom

forever and ever, AMEN!

Take a moment after reading this and thank Him for all he has done for you a raise a loud voice of praise to heaven to the King of Kings Jesus Christ.

Remember He inhabits in the praises of His People rejoice and praise Him. Also remember before they hated us they hated Him.

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