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Tarfoot · 16-01-26, 00:40

God Is Sufficient

Over a hundred years ago, a French inventor came up with a marvelous innovation called motion pictures. He learned that by organizing a sequence of photographs and moving them quickly in front of a bright light, it gave the impression of real life happening before his eyes.

This inventor knew he was onto something special, so he scheduled a premiere for what would be one of the most famous public showings of a movie ever. Expectations were high as dignitaries and guests filled the auditorium. The film, "Arrival of a Train at a Station," was only 50 seconds long, but it had a powerful impact. Too powerful, in fact. It showed a train chugging directly toward the camera, and some historians state that when the people saw it, they panicked. With no context for what they were experiencing, they thought an actual train was about to run over them!

The people were convinced their lives were in danger, when in reality what they experienced was mere smoke and mirrors.

This is the trick Satan plays on us whenever our faith is challenged. At such times, our needs seem to outweigh our resources. It looks like our God-given dream will be destroyed by a runaway train. That's when the devil tells us, "It's over. This is too much for you." But the "reality" that Satan presents is superficial. The truth is that Jesus is greater than any hardship we face. He holds our reality in his hands, and that reality is victory.

When all seems lost in the face of an oncoming problem, Jesus tells us not to flee but to "sit down" (see John 6:10).

As Jesus faced a large, hungering crowd, "...he himself knew what he would do" (John 6:6, ESV). Christ's confidence was based on his sense of God's reality behind every situation. He instructed the disciples, "Have the people sit down, because the Father is about to meet this need. It's time to trust him to provide all that this situation requires." Friend, God is sufficient for every circumstance you may face.

Tarfoot · 17-01-26, 22:08

The Spirit of Lawlessness

"For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way" (2 Thessalonians 2:7, KJV).

The Greek word Paul uses for iniquity in this passage more literally means "lawlessness." Therefore, the mystery is one of lawlessness, meaning that multitudes are going to act without law or restraint.

This lawlessness is not simply a rebellion against the rule of man. It is not about rebelling against civil authority or committing robbery, rape, or murder. These things do provoke God's wrath, but the mystery of lawlessness goes much deeper. It is an outright rejection of the truth that is in Christ, a casting aside of God's Holy Word, and rebellion against the restraints of scripture.

This spirit of lawlessness is rampant in our nation today. It is the force behind the legislation that seeks to banish God from our society and the same spirit that Satan used to deceive Eve when he told her, in so many words, "God is easy; he won't punish you for disobeying. You can eat the fruit and indulge your lust, and you won't have to pay for it!"

Today, Satan is using this same lie to convince masses of believers that they can indulge their sins without paying any penalty. It is a demonic scheme to pervert Christ's gospel of grace and turn it into a message of licentiousness. Tragically, many lukewarm Christians are succumbing to this spirit of lawlessness. Satan will deceive masses of people by convincing them of a subtle but powerful lie, just as he convinced Eve, "God doesn't punish sin."

Paul says the Antichrist will rise to power because people will be blinded and deceived by their own sin: "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie..." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, NKJV).

The apostle is saying, "Those who refuse to obey or respect God's Word will fall under a powerful delusion. At first, they will wink at their sin and justify it. But soon they will actively seek out a message of easy grace. They will invent a grace that is far beyond what God intended." God's grace never leads to license; it always leads to repentance.

Tarfoot · 20-01-26, 00:11

Rest in Him

Under pressure, most of us rehearse our need over and over: "If only I had this one thing... If I could just work on that one weakness..." However, Jesus tells us not to fixate on our need but rather on our supplier.

"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?" (Matthew 6:25-27, ESV).

In the Old Testament when things looked impossible for King Asa, he fixated on his supplier, not his problem. When the kingdom was surrounded by a massive enemy with no hope in sight, Asa prayed, "Lord, I don't know what to do, but my eyes are fixed on you" (see 2 Chronicles 14:9-12)

Jesus shows us that we are to give thanks in the midst of our situation. Facing the starving masses with just a handful of fishes and bread loaves, Jesus gave thanks to God. Jesus thanked the Father before the need was even filled, and a miracle followed. "...He told his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.' So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, 'This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!'" (John 6:12-14).

Your situation doesn't depend on your resources; it depends on God's. "And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19).

You may have cried your heart out over your need. Now it's time to remind yourself of God's goodness. It's time to stop fretting and instead give him thanks. It's time to draw on the strength of your faith-family when you don't have it for yourself. Rest assured, your God is about to show himself great in your life. Believe it, and find rest in him!

Tarfoot · 24-01-26, 21:24

Bring Them Home to Glory

The heavenly Father wasn't willing to lose his beloved creatures to the powers of hell, so he formed a rescue plan for us. "Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: 'I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.'" (Psalm 89:19, ESV). The Father said to his Son, "Humankind is going to grow weak and miserable because of their sin, helpless to find their way back to me. I appoint you as my holy one to help bring them back into my favor."

We hear the Son's own covenant words: "I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart" (Psalm 40:8). Everything Jesus did on earth was in fulfillment of his terms of the covenant: "For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment; what to say and what to speak" (John 12:49).

The Bible states the terms of this covenant clearly. Jesus was to divest himself of all heavenly glory, taking on a human body: "...who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:6-7). He was to endure reproaches and suffering: "He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not" (Isaiah 53:3). After all this, he was to submit himself into the hands of wicked men; and in great agony, he lay down his life as an offering for humankind's sin. In making atonement, he would have to endure God's wrath for a season.

God then laid out the type of ministry his Son would undertake to redeem humankind. He told Jesus, "Your ministry is going to be that of a priest. I've known all my children from the foundation of the world, and now I give them as a flock for you to shepherd." Jesus testified on earth, "All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out" (John 6:37).

This is our great hope and glory in Christ! Let us rest in that today.

Tarfoot · Yesterday, 02:19

Trusting in a False Peace

America today is under the seductive power of a satanic lie. Before I say anything more, please know that what I speak here has nothing to do with politics but everything to do with spiritual truth. The fact is that our nation's leaders have cast aside God's Word completely, showing no respect for biblical truth. Now the Lord has allowed a deception to fall upon us.

The demonic lie blanketing America today is a false peace. It is the idea that we can do whatever we please with no fear of consequences. We have already crossed a line in this deception, and now judgment is inevitable.

Paul laid out this divine judgment in the first chapter of Romans. He wrote of those who tried to retain the truth in unrighteousness. In short, they wanted God's Word and their lusts at the same time, so the Lord turned them over to reprobate minds. They wanted to believe a lie, and he sent a strong delusion upon them.

This is the very state of our nation right now. In my time, a former President told the entire country, "I did not commit this sin," but later was exposed for committing the very act he named. I have heard that many Americans have turned a blind eye to both his sin and his lies, saying none of it matters. As prophesied, truth has fallen in the streets.

We constantly hear lies, cover-ups, and manipulations from our nation's capital. Satan's deceiving power, though, goes far beyond those treacheries and depravity. His big lie is an outpouring from hell against God's people.

Paul warned, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables [lies]" (2 Timothy 4:3-4, NKJV).

Who are these deceived masses Paul is talking about? They are deceived Christians! He wrote this letter to the Thessalonian church, addressing born-again believers. These people had sat under biblical teaching and had known God's truth, yet they held on to their lusts and sought out heresies that would comfort them in their sins.

Let it not be so with us, dear believer! Turn to Christ, and tune your ear to his voice and his voice alone.

16-01-26, 00:40	#1701
Tarfoot Honoured Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: US Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 547 Thanked 1,124 Times in 1,009 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You God Is Sufficient Over a hundred years ago, a French inventor came up with a marvelous innovation called motion pictures. He learned that by organizing a sequence of photographs and moving them quickly in front of a bright light, it gave the impression of real life happening before his eyes. This inventor knew he was onto something special, so he scheduled a premiere for what would be one of the most famous public showings of a movie ever. Expectations were high as dignitaries and guests filled the auditorium. The film, "Arrival of a Train at a Station," was only 50 seconds long, but it had a powerful impact. Too powerful, in fact. It showed a train chugging directly toward the camera, and some historians state that when the people saw it, they panicked. With no context for what they were experiencing, they thought an actual train was about to run over them! The people were convinced their lives were in danger, when in reality what they experienced was mere smoke and mirrors. This is the trick Satan plays on us whenever our faith is challenged. At such times, our needs seem to outweigh our resources. It looks like our God-given dream will be destroyed by a runaway train. That's when the devil tells us, "It's over. This is too much for you." But the "reality" that Satan presents is superficial. The truth is that Jesus is greater than any hardship we face. He holds our reality in his hands, and that reality is victory. When all seems lost in the face of an oncoming problem, Jesus tells us not to flee but to "sit down" (see John 6:10). As Jesus faced a large, hungering crowd, "...he himself knew what he would do" (John 6:6, ESV). Christ's confidence was based on his sense of God's reality behind every situation. He instructed the disciples, "Have the people sit down, because the Father is about to meet this need. It's time to trust him to provide all that this situation requires." Friend, God is sufficient for every circumstance you may face. __________________ I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4

17-01-26, 22:08	#1702
Tarfoot Honoured Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: US Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 547 Thanked 1,124 Times in 1,009 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You The Spirit of Lawlessness "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way" (2 Thessalonians 2:7, KJV). The Greek word Paul uses for iniquity in this passage more literally means "lawlessness." Therefore, the mystery is one of lawlessness, meaning that multitudes are going to act without law or restraint. This lawlessness is not simply a rebellion against the rule of man. It is not about rebelling against civil authority or committing robbery, rape, or murder. These things do provoke God's wrath, but the mystery of lawlessness goes much deeper. It is an outright rejection of the truth that is in Christ, a casting aside of God's Holy Word, and rebellion against the restraints of scripture. This spirit of lawlessness is rampant in our nation today. It is the force behind the legislation that seeks to banish God from our society and the same spirit that Satan used to deceive Eve when he told her, in so many words, "God is easy; he won't punish you for disobeying. You can eat the fruit and indulge your lust, and you won't have to pay for it!" Today, Satan is using this same lie to convince masses of believers that they can indulge their sins without paying any penalty. It is a demonic scheme to pervert Christ's gospel of grace and turn it into a message of licentiousness. Tragically, many lukewarm Christians are succumbing to this spirit of lawlessness. Satan will deceive masses of people by convincing them of a subtle but powerful lie, just as he convinced Eve, "God doesn't punish sin." Paul says the Antichrist will rise to power because people will be blinded and deceived by their own sin: "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie..." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, NKJV). The apostle is saying, "Those who refuse to obey or respect God's Word will fall under a powerful delusion. At first, they will wink at their sin and justify it. But soon they will actively seek out a message of easy grace. They will invent a grace that is far beyond what God intended." God's grace never leads to license; it always leads to repentance. __________________ I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4

20-01-26, 00:11	#1703
Tarfoot Honoured Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: US Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 547 Thanked 1,124 Times in 1,009 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You Rest in Him Under pressure, most of us rehearse our need over and over: "If only I had this one thing... If I could just work on that one weakness..." However, Jesus tells us not to fixate on our need but rather on our supplier. "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?" (Matthew 6:25-27, ESV). In the Old Testament when things looked impossible for King Asa, he fixated on his supplier, not his problem. When the kingdom was surrounded by a massive enemy with no hope in sight, Asa prayed, "Lord, I don't know what to do, but my eyes are fixed on you" (see 2 Chronicles 14:9-12) Jesus shows us that we are to give thanks in the midst of our situation. Facing the starving masses with just a handful of fishes and bread loaves, Jesus gave thanks to God. Jesus thanked the Father before the need was even filled, and a miracle followed. "...He told his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.' So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, 'This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!'" (John 6:12-14). Your situation doesn't depend on your resources; it depends on God's. "And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). You may have cried your heart out over your need. Now it's time to remind yourself of God's goodness. It's time to stop fretting and instead give him thanks. It's time to draw on the strength of your faith-family when you don't have it for yourself. Rest assured, your God is about to show himself great in your life. Believe it, and find rest in him! __________________ I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4

24-01-26, 21:24	#1704
Tarfoot Honoured Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: US Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 547 Thanked 1,124 Times in 1,009 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You Bring Them Home to Glory The heavenly Father wasn't willing to lose his beloved creatures to the powers of hell, so he formed a rescue plan for us. "Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: 'I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.'" (Psalm 89:19, ESV). The Father said to his Son, "Humankind is going to grow weak and miserable because of their sin, helpless to find their way back to me. I appoint you as my holy one to help bring them back into my favor." We hear the Son's own covenant words: "I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart" (Psalm 40:8). Everything Jesus did on earth was in fulfillment of his terms of the covenant: "For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment; what to say and what to speak" (John 12:49). The Bible states the terms of this covenant clearly. Jesus was to divest himself of all heavenly glory, taking on a human body: "...who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:6-7). He was to endure reproaches and suffering: "He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not" (Isaiah 53:3). After all this, he was to submit himself into the hands of wicked men; and in great agony, he lay down his life as an offering for humankind's sin. In making atonement, he would have to endure God's wrath for a season. God then laid out the type of ministry his Son would undertake to redeem humankind. He told Jesus, "Your ministry is going to be that of a priest. I've known all my children from the foundation of the world, and now I give them as a flock for you to shepherd." Jesus testified on earth, "All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out" (John 6:37). This is our great hope and glory in Christ! Let us rest in that today. __________________ I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4

Yesterday, 02:19	#1705
Tarfoot Honoured Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: US Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 547 Thanked 1,124 Times in 1,009 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You Trusting in a False Peace America today is under the seductive power of a satanic lie. Before I say anything more, please know that what I speak here has nothing to do with politics but everything to do with spiritual truth. The fact is that our nation's leaders have cast aside God's Word completely, showing no respect for biblical truth. Now the Lord has allowed a deception to fall upon us. The demonic lie blanketing America today is a false peace. It is the idea that we can do whatever we please with no fear of consequences. We have already crossed a line in this deception, and now judgment is inevitable. Paul laid out this divine judgment in the first chapter of Romans. He wrote of those who tried to retain the truth in unrighteousness. In short, they wanted God's Word and their lusts at the same time, so the Lord turned them over to reprobate minds. They wanted to believe a lie, and he sent a strong delusion upon them. This is the very state of our nation right now. In my time, a former President told the entire country, "I did not commit this sin," but later was exposed for committing the very act he named. I have heard that many Americans have turned a blind eye to both his sin and his lies, saying none of it matters. As prophesied, truth has fallen in the streets. We constantly hear lies, cover-ups, and manipulations from our nation's capital. Satan's deceiving power, though, goes far beyond those treacheries and depravity. His big lie is an outpouring from hell against God's people. Paul warned, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables [lies]" (2 Timothy 4:3-4, NKJV). Who are these deceived masses Paul is talking about? They are deceived Christians! He wrote this letter to the Thessalonian church, addressing born-again believers. These people had sat under biblical teaching and had known God's truth, yet they held on to their lusts and sought out heresies that would comfort them in their sins. Let it not be so with us, dear believer! Turn to Christ, and tune your ear to his voice and his voice alone. __________________ I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4

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