LaVrai – The Truth

I came across a book either I or my mother bought for my young brother when he was a kid. It’s a collection of Bible stories with illustrations from 1995. I started flipping through it and decided to read the writer’s interpretation of the Temptation of Jesus the Christ. Although meant for a young school child, the writer shared something everyone of every age needs to consider.

This is what Satan says to Jesus:

“I have faith in the character of people. Human beings don’t like to wait. They’re not interested in heaven tomorrow. They want heaven today. They aren’t looking for character but for a quick fix. It’s the miracles they want, the parades, the dramatic. They don’t want sermons, they want sensations. They don’t want burdens, they want bread. They don’t want mercy, they want miracles. Help them, heal them, entertain them, and they are yours, all yours. You can cheat them or lie to them or fool them — but don’t bore them.”

Consider that text above and ask yourself some very serious questions. — Am I looking for redemption or an experience? Do I want GOD’s will for my life or GOD’s approval of my life choices? Do I want just Jesus or Jesus and Buddha, too?

Take a look at Speaking Truth’s post on Minstrel’s In The Pulpit and see where you fall.

Fellow Christian blogger Miriam has a post on her site titled “Is Barack Obama Satan’s Warm-Up Act?” which takes a look at how “Left Behind” creator Tim LaHaye voiced his opinion on this question. Not surprisingly, most of the reader comments are focused on the timing of the “rapture,” when the Saints are removed from the earth and join Jesus the Christ.

I have written about this subject so many times, but it always resurfaces. Who wants to believe they will have to try and live under Satan’s evil, psychotic rule on earth? Anyway, here is my response to Miriam’s post… and my response of course grew in length to become this blog post:

I love how reaction to a post on President Barack Obama allegedly being the pre-cursor to the anti-Christ turns into a debate on the snatching away of Christ Jesus’ Bride, the Church. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s stories like these that make it difficult to paint things as black and white… and for Christians most things are black and white when it comes to morality and ethics  — either it lines up with the Holy Bible or it doesn’t. There is perhaps no moral issue more contested in the secular and religious than the issue of abortion. Read the rest of this entry »

Revelation 5:8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:

” You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made us kings and priests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth.”

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice:

” Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:

“Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to Him who sits on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”

14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four[h] elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.

I guess this means the site is a blessing to someone (thanks, Channelofhealing… and the others who have given me awards before). I didn’t want to accept awards previously since I had only been blogging for a few months, but since my 1st anniversary is coming up…

I thank the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY and HIS blessed Holy Spirit for inspiring, leading and blessing me in this work I do to help uphold that blood-stained banner.

I’m passing it on to: Vee @ Living Journey * Lori @ Persevere * Chrystal @ Slaughtering the Sheep * Isaiah @ Word and Verse