Hello Family, before I ask for prayer, I want to urge you to
see what I have written below as merely an example and by no means is intended
to belittle or trash any profession. We
are all God’s children and servants, let us, who are willing, hold hands to
send a message of unity to the evil one that we stand now and forever against
all that he may represent. May we please
join hands and pray,
Dear Heavenly Father, creator of all within this mighty
universe, we bring thanks to You today for our blessings which are too numerous
to count. Father Your endless generosity
is profound and we pray that more and more of Your children open their eyes and
minds to who You truly are. Father help
us to better understand Your Word and help us to share Your Word in this world
that is so filled with strife and stress.
May we work to overcome the animosity that keeps even brother and sister
apart at times, Father help us to see that we are one huge family, Your family. Educate us to cast aside all false gods and
turn only to the Trinity…Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Keep protecting us from harm’s way Father,
help nurse us back to good heal as we pray over those in need, Your healing
hands and protective arms are with us Father, our faith tells us and shows us
that fact. Father we seek help in other
ways as well, for those who struggle with addiction of one sort or another, for
those who face marriage or financial or work place issues, show them the way
Father and guide their steps. Nothing we
do Father measures even close to a thimbleful of what You are capable, but yet
You look upon us with hope as we stand as servants and stewards of all You
trust us with, for this we are thankful.
Guide not only our actions Father but our words as well on this day and
help us to better understand how we may impact upon others with both. In the name of Christ Jesus we bring these
prayers……AMEN.
Welcome again Family, I hope and pray this message comes
across as I intend it. When one studies
the early church, the church as it began to evolve during the time that Jesus
walked with us on earth one sees the enemy, satan, working in ways that were
intended to destroy the infant even before He could grow up, yes remember King
Herod’s decision to destroy all the babes when he got word that the Messiah had
been born. But we know that effort was
futile.
Then as we look back through history we come to realize that
again the enemy worked in a manner for the next 2-3 centuries trying to
persecute any and all who professed an allegiance to the church. Despite this horrific effort though the
church flourished, saints fell for sure, but still the devil saw his work
failing. His next recourse, “if you
can’t beat them, join them.” Some might
say he adopted some of the same methods an attorney might use. Ok….ok, don’t stone the messenger for this.
An attorney when faced with damning evidence against his
client or case will try and use the process of “discovery” to get evidence
thrown out. During what we know and call
the “Dark Ages” the enemy did this by placing minions in high places of the
church with the intent of silencing the Word of God….not allowing it to be read
and better yet, not allowing it to be translated into a language that would
allow the common man and woman to understand it.
So it wasn’t until the 14th century that we
witnessed translations emerging and with the help of the printing press
invention copies were more easily made available. This period became known as the
Reformation. During this time the devil
began to revert back to original efforts, using the “Inquisition” as a means of
destroying saints once again, calling anyone who was even found with the Word
of God in their possession to be a heretic and put them to death.
Jumping forward to our modern day, we stand in the middle of
the “Information Age”…..a time when an attorney might “discover” damning
evidence against his case but now may act in such a manner as to provide a
mountain or plethora of facts to cover up and obscure the judicial process as
well as the real truth.
Damn the efforts of satan I say, it is time that as
Christians we more fully open our eyes to the damage that the enemy is
causing. It is time to focus simply upon
the Gospel truth. We may not be
physically able to stop or even stem the flow of information that floods our
world today, but we can indeed take it upon ourselves to focus intently upon
the truth….the truth of the Word of God.
At first I was hesitant to use this acronym but thought
better of myself…..KISS…..we grew up learning this one way…..I’m going to use
it as Keep it Simple Saints…..focus upon the Word. After all we know the ending….we know that
God wins!
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come
the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of
his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them
before our God day and night, has been hurled down. Revelation 12:10
Go in Peace
Blessings to you all
Aloha
Randy
