I work in the newspaper industry, which as you probably already know is one of many industries that are suffering greatly due to the Tribulation and financial collapse of our monetary system. On Monday, we were asked to attend a meeting conducted by the CEO’s of the company that owns our newspaper. We were presented with information and a rundown of the financial not-so-well-being of our company overall, and a comment made not once, but twice, by a CEO which paraphrased went a little like this: “The newspaper industry has endured many changes over hundreds of years and if you cannot find it within yourself to have a positive attitude in a time change, we don’t need you.”
Many people were offended by the comment, which while it was delivered with a smile, to many people who are working hard and struggling to make ends meet themselves it was as good as saying to them, “We bought your newspaper just before the financial crisis hit and that was a bad move on our part. And even though we CEO’s are bringing home ten times what you do in a year, if you can’t do your part in making us money, here’s the door”.
Sure, it wasn’t the nicest thing to hear but I understand that it had to be said because while our company is afloat right now, it won’t take a very big wave at all to turn it into a sinking ship. And at the same time, if you look at any business as a true team, a team that is working together to achieve success in a common goal, it’s true. They don’t need anyone who isn’t going to put in their 100%. So, essentially, the CEO’s are asking the employees to get off the fence and choose a side. Either we are with them, or we are against them and if we aren’t with them, we already are against them.
Mark 9:40 For whoever is not against us is for us.
A similar situation is happening in the world today. Because judgment is upon us, we are being told we must choose between good and evil; Yahweh’s way, or Dawn Lucifer’s way. We must choose because there will be no sitting on the fence allowed. Today, in these End Times, we must exercise our free will and choose which side we wish to stand on and which path we choose to follow; the one to the right, or to the left.
Joshua 24:15 But if it doesn't please you to worship the LORD, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship the LORD."
Yahweh calls out to all Her children as She makes Her name known via many signs that are plainly seen, heard and experienced around the world as the Tribulation continues to unfold before us; but She also wants us to exercise our own free will and do what is in our hearts because in Her infinite wisdom She knows that love, loyalty, obedience and faith cannot be forced upon or expected from anyone who is not willing to fully accept Her and Her son Christ Jesus into their hearts.
While we are asked to choose, we are also well informed of what will happen based on the choice we make. Proverbs 1:24-32 explains in full detail what is in store for those on the opposite side of the fence. The side that is aligned not with Father, but with Dawn Lucifer.
24 Since I called out and you refused,
extended my hand and no one paid attention,
25 since you neglected all my counsel
and did not accept my correction,
26 I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.
I will mock when terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
28 Then they will call me, but I won't answer;
they will search for me, but won't find me.
29 Because they hated knowledge,
didn't choose to fear the LORD,
30 were not interested in my counsel,
and rejected all my correction,
31 they will eat the fruit of their way
and be glutted with their own schemes.
32 For the waywardness of the inexperienced will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
To love Father is also to love and cherish Her way, and to want with all your heart to obey Her commands. To love Father and love and cherish Her way, is also to plainly see and understand that without Her and Her instruction we fall into disarray and chaos – the disarray and chaos that those of us living on this earth currently find ourselves in. It is to want with all your heart to be a member of Her family, a part of Her "Team" and giving 100% in working towards a common goal of love, loyalty...and the vindication of Her holy name.
The recent presidential election clearly showed what it is that people yearn for – Change. They elected a man into office who promised the citizens of the United States that he could produce what it was they most want. However, the truth is that the only One who could at this point bring any change that would be for the better is Father Yahweh – and that is precisely what She will do. Truth be told, just as the CEO's stated at our meeting, She really doesn't need any of us. But She does want us and She loves us, but She also gives us the right to choose. I pray that you choose wisely. Amen.
Take a look at the photo above. It says BELIEVE. Actually, it says BELIEVE twice. Yet, one BELIEVE is an actual structure with mass and the other BELIEVE is a mere shadow created by the sun. Does the one with actual structure and mass that you can pick up and hold exist? Is it real? Does the shadow which can be captured only by the human eye or in a photograph also exist? Is it real? Is one more real than the other or do they both exist in unison and in the same time and place yet in different forms?
How about the Physical Realm? You exist within it; you can see it; touch it, which makes it real. But how about the Spiritual Realm? Some can see it with the human eye and it has been captured in photographs, so does it exist? Is it real? Or, like the photo, do they exist in unison and in the same time and place yet in different forms?
The Sadducees were priestly and aristocratic families who interpreted the law more literally
than the Pharisees. They only recognized precepts derived directly from the Torah as binding and denied the concept of the immortality of the soul, the resurrection of the body, and the existence of angels.
After reading the above, would you be in agreement if I said that the Sadducees, based on their beliefs, would have discounted the existence of that shadow because it was not physical?
During Christ’s ministry, his teachings were not accepted by the Sadducees and Pharisees who were the religious authorities of the time. They confronted him and tested him because these things did not fit in with their own belief systems. And in turn, Christ himself warned his followers to beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees because they were not of truth.
Their mindset towards Christ Jesus, who was truth in the flesh, and his teachings, was mainly because they were thinking in such a physical realm literal sense that they either couldn’t perceive of or understand the spiritual things Christ spoke of at all. Their hearts just weren't open to it or their minds either and Christ knew this. Therefore, they rejected the truth that stood before them both physically in their personal rejection of Christ and spiritually in the rejection of Christ’s teachings within their hearts.
As a minister of Christ’s ministry in these End Times I see this today all over again - history repeating itself as there is nothing new under the sun.
Not long ago, a friend of mine said to me that she did not believe that angels continued their work among mankind as they did in the Bible. And she, like many, cannot understand or accept that which is spiritual, things like the parts that Holy Angels and Holy Ghosts play in the Spiritual War and in bringing Father’s will into fruition, because they are so focused with that which is physical and literal. To not believe that that which resides in the Spirit Realm still play a large part in bringing into fruition Yahweh’s will today as they always have since the beginning of time, is to me, the same as the Sadducees who, while spoken of numerous times in the Old Testament, did not believe in the existence of angels. It is a repetition of what has happened before and it is taking and rejecting truth in favor of personal beliefs. This is not faith. Faith is believing in what one cannot yet see, perceive of, comprehend or even understand.
There are also those like my friend, who read and attempt to decipher prophecy on their own accord. But they are thinking in a physical realm literal sense just like the Sadducees were during Christ's ministry; so much so that if the truth of what occurs in the spirit realm is even brought up, it is to them, considered to be "New Age", "Heresy" or "Un-Christian". In essence they pick and choose what they believe and challenge the truth or dismiss the truth all together in the same way that the Sadducees and Pharisees tested and challenged Christ. Rather than taking the time listen, and then ponder or pray on anything new that they are exposed to, they instead make a snap decision not to believe because it doesn’t line up with what they’ve convinced themselves of, been taught or have believed up until then to be truth when in fact what they believe is only partial truth or even complete fallacy.
When Christ said to the Sadducees, "For the kingdom of God is among you" – I think of the many times that as a paranormal investigator I had been asked about the existence of the Spirit Realm and had attempted to explain its existence and how it is not in some far off place, but in fact right here with us and among us. Many have a hard time comprehending this because they are so accustomed to only that which is Physical. Some accepted what I had to say, others denied it – but all the same it was truth. The Spiritual exists right alongside the physical and literal in creation in the same way it exists in the Scriptures and one cannot deny or reject one in favor for the other because they are simultaneous and both parts of a whole. They are one.
Having this mindset or point of view when it comes to discarding the spiritual and favoring only the physical is the same as discarding the teachings found within the New Testament for those in the Old Testament or those in the New for those in the Old, or, a God of wrath for a God of love. It is all, in its entirety, truth and one cannot favor or choose to believe or accept one over the other because to do so is to choose to accept only parts of Truth rather than Truth in its entirety. It's like following a recipe. If you leave out one ingredient, it's not going to taste as it should. And substitutions of ingredients will change the entire essence and flavor and even make it something else entirely. And something else is not the whole and complete Truth.
In today’s day and age, there are countless different beliefs. So, what do you believe? Do you accept only that which is Physical and Literal? Or are you open to the Spiritual as well? If you’re unsure, pray to Father Yahweh. Open your heart. Meditate. Do not immediately dismiss based on your own personal beliefs, but instead be open to that which is new, yet in line with the Scriptures. Be a Believer of Truth. Be a Follower of Christ.
Psalm 25:5 "Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I wait for You all day long."
Father shows us Her love for us in every aspect of our lives, beginning with the gift of life itself. Everything you see around you, everything you can touch, feel, smell, taste and hear are gifts to Her creation.
Job 10:12 You gave me life and faithful love, and Your care has guarded my life.
Do you appreciate these things? Do you give thanks and praise to Her? Do you tell Her that you love Her and wish for Her to reside within your heart? And, are willing to make your heart a place where She would want to reside?
Proverbs 4:6 Don't abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you; love her, and she will guard you.
If the answer is no…
Have you ever been head over heels in love with someone who seemed to not even know you exist? Perhaps you tried to get their attention in subtle ways, or even went all out and performed great shows of affection – you’ve given an open invitation to that person to know you and love you too - only to be rebuffed or ignored?
This is what is commonly known as unrequited love. While it’s the subject of so many popular many movies, books and songs, I also think that we have all experienced this type of love which is heartbreaking to say the very least.
Now let’s apply this situation to your relationship with our Creator. Perhaps you believe that you’re a good person because you help people, you’re honest, and you’re trustworthy, you’re even faithful to friends and family. But what about Yahweh? How does She fit into your life? Or does She? Do you even know Her? And if you know Her, do you truly love Her?
To love Her is to know Her, and to know Her is to love Her even more. And over and above that, to love Her is also to love Her way, Her instruction, and even Her discipline. It is for your heart to be with Her, and for your heart to be a place where She can reside. If you have not done these things, then Her love for you has been unrequited.
Judges 16:15 "How can you say, 'I love you, ' " she told him, "when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and not told me what makes your strength so great!"
Try to see it from our Creator's perspective. How can Yahweh show love over and over again and in so many ways, making it impossible to deny her existence, when She’s constantly rejected? How can She speak to You and show you Her ways, if the door is always slammed in Her face? How can She reach out to you, heal you, comfort you and be your source of strength and inspiration, how can She teach you her laws and bring you to perfection and true happiness and teach you what love is, if She’s received no open invitation from you to do so?
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
In any relationship, it takes a lot of work to maintain, grow and flourish. It also takes two willing participants. Father is willing, and our relationship with Father is no different than our relationships with anyone we know and love, with one exception. It is the most important relationship you will ever have and while you may be able to live without the love of someone you admire, you cannot live without a loving relationship with Father Yahweh.
Joshua 23:11 So be very diligent to love the LORD your God for your own well-being.
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