For the secret power of lawlessness is already at
work, but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken
out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus
will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by splendor of His
coming. The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of
Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders in every
sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they
refused to love the truth and so be saved.
Good Thursday Morning from the Southern Location
of the North Pole, where the weather is just beautiful and I am enjoying a big
tall cup of buttermilk which I have heated and added some chocolate mix. (Yes, it is a tad lumpy, but good tasting.) Thursday is the day we pray for our
Churches, (not the buildings) and of course the Church of Jesus Christ. We pray
for all families, not just church families, we pray also today for schools and
all who enter the buildings. And today please pray for bus drivers and all who
ride buses, and not just school buses. Yesterday there were several really bad
bus crashes, one hit by a Pepsi truck and the other bus hit a bridge. The bus
that hit the bridge was a charter type bus, while the one that was hit by the
Pepsi truck was a school bus. Please keep praying for Pastor Larry, who came
through his bypass surgery well (THANK YOU JESUS) and is now in rest mode. Wow, we are halfway through March and it has been a calm March for sure.
Halfway, gosh what a neat word. Is your glass half full or half empty... How
far can one walk into the forest? Just halfway folks, for after that, you
would be coming out!! Ok, I will cut it out and get on with the message about
signs!!
March 15, 2012 Signs 5 2 Thessalonians 2:7 - For the secret
power of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now holds it back will
continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one
will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his
mouth and destroy by splendor of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one
will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of
counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders 10 and in every sort of evil that
deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the
truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion
so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who
have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
(NIV)
Brothers and sisters, when we watch for signs, and while some
for sure tell us about the end of times that is coming, we also do not want to
be deceived for also coming before the Lord returns are the signs that the evil
one and his workers will throw in front of us. If we look close now we can
see some of those signs that are to deceive us. Some of the people of evil
working under the master of evil will try real hard to change we who believe in
the truth of Jesus and the Words of our Lord recorded in the Bible. Now we know
there are signs of the end of times such as wars and rumors of wars, but I am
talking about real evil things brought forth by real evil people who might not
even suspect they are working for the evil one. Those evil people will try and
sell you on things that are evil or change your mind and unless you are imbedded
in the real truth and solid into the word you could be changed. Let's just
look at a couple of what I call those signs of what some will call miracles but
are the work of evil.
Number one on my list is abortion, those of us that are into
the truth know this cannot be right. We know it is not right to kill an unborn
baby that even our Lord Jesus knows before they were in the mother's womb. Yet
over and over again we see what some would call good people standing by those
who want to abort a child saying only this, it is a woman's body and she should
have control over it. EXCUSE ME, it was her body before she gave man
permission to enter it and plant life and now her body belongs to her and her
child. And while a lot of people do not support abortion, they also will not
take a stand against it. Folks, the day is coming that we believers will need
to take that stand for Jesus and it might cost us our lives.
Next let me mention those WHO WILL NOT WORK. I am not talking
here about those who have health issues so bad they cannot work, nor am I talking
about the retired here (although we should never retire from working for God). I am talking about those who just lay around, not working, knowing the
government, and those who are seeking election will give them handouts, as will
many of us working for Jesus, who tells us we need to help people. But the Bible also tells us this, those who will not work, should not eat. But we are
being sold on the fact that some are entitled to stuff so they do not need to
work, or even try to work.
We also see it in some people who say they are trying to
protect the earth by blocking people from getting things they need. Examples,
trees are grown to be used for lumber, those who own those trees must always
replant them, otherwise they would run out of trees for lumber and paper. But
those trying to block them will drive nails into the trees to damage the saws of
the lumberjacks. While those who really know the word and know God in our
hearts also know these things were given to us by God to use, and yes, to take
care of.
There are so many more signs like this showing up, and people
trying to use the Bible against people who do not hold it in complete truth. I
have told you before, I believe in the word in our Bible from the beginning to
the end. For example, I believe it took just six days to make the earth and on
the seventh day God rested from His work. Some will say but days were
different in time back then... REALLY, how about those signs we talked about
yesterday, the Sun and the Moon which govern the day and night. I guess God
speeds them up and slows them down as the mood hits Him? Yeah, Right!! I also
believe that scripture that I use often, Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday today and forever. (In my words folks.) This scripture stands
today.
In closing, I want you to watch for the signs of times from the
evil side and do not get trapped up in them or be fouled by them. If you stand
firm on the word of Jesus, live for Him and talk to Him a lot, you do not need
to fear this. God is good, Also remember when you stand solid on the word, a
lot of times others will turn from you, or try and change your mind... Hold
steadfast in Jesus, folks. One thing for sure, if you have Jesus in Your heart,
solid in your heart, You will know right from wrong for you will feel it in your
heart...
REPENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS NEAR... If you are not
saved or have no idea what I am talking about, call me... It is that important
that you are saved, that I will give you my cell phone number... 717 991 0754.
Dear Father in Heaven, help us know and understand the truths
coming from You and to stay away from those signs that are being sent from
evil. Help us to repent from sins and walk each step of each day in Your
light... Hear our prayers and please handle them according to Your will... In
the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Now go forth and share your blessings and as you share them in
faith then watch your blessings grow. Love ya, Pastor Dan.
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