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A memorable lesson on humility

6/30/2015

Humility-A Lesson I Learned
by Faith Gray Cross

Our spiritual cleansing and healing is a great work and challenge that is necessary for our spiritual growth and maturity as Christians. As difficult the challenges at times can be, we should not fail to see all learning opportunities as gifts from God that he has bestowed upon us. We should submit willingly to the active process if we appreciate what the Lord wants to do in us and where he wants to lead us which is all designed and implemented by the holy spirit. With this mindset we can learn some very valuable lessons that are memorable and worth sharing with others. Here is one such experience I know I will never forget.

I use to work at an institution that sponsors the resettling of refugees and aiding immigrants to get established in our society as responsible tax paying citizens. I had one of the most enlightening experiences one afternoon on the job. I got a candid lesson on HUMILITY through a client in one of my housekeeping training classes that I taught. This young man appeared to be about 20yrs old to me and to my surprise he told me he was 27 yrs old.

Let me tell you about this young man Don Lee (name changed for privacy). Don Lee fled his country of Laos to come over to the United States. In order to escape his poverty stricken land it meant his leaving behind his parents and entire family and friends. Now he lives here in midwest alone, yet he forges ahead to make a life for himself in a foreign country. After the training class had ended all the students trickled out one by one, thereby leaving me and him alone in the hallway outside of the class room. He had a heightened look of anticipation on his face to say something.

To my surprise, he said to me, “Teacher, God loves the United States. God has blessed the United States. Maybe one day He will bless my people and my country”. He quickly looked away from me as though he had said something wrong. Now please understand where this is going. We are told to never discuss religion with the clients...as a matter of fact we are given specific instructions to never try to convert their religion. So of course, I was a little stunned by his remarks at first, knowing where this conversation could lead. You can imagine the opened door of opportunity I saw but I looked at him and noticed how sad he looked yet he seemed to be forcing a smile out of respect for me when he talked about God loving the United States.

What True Humility Looks Like

I told him that God loved him and his country as well and that one day everything would be made right by God. He said, “Yes, I know”. In all the conversation I found out he was a Christian like me. I told Don Lee that the Lord must have told him it was safe to open up to me as he had. Then I asked him if I could pray for him. Without any hesitation in his voice he said yes. As I started to pray he had a blank stare on his face but the next thing I knew, his head was bowed low ...eyes closed and he listened intently as the Lord started speaking to his soul through my prayer. He all of a sudden appeared to be tired and beaten down to me. My heart ached for him.

When I finished praying, he looked at me and said thank you bending over and BOWING his head in true humility with a quiet submissive like spirit. Next he extended his hand to me to shake his hand. After I shook his hand He told me everyone in his village back home were Christian. I was so happy to hear that in a communistic, idol- worshiping, war torn and poverty stricken land like Laos there are Christians living there. The living God is active in Laos turning hearts to the King of kings and Lord of lords Jesus Christ.

As soon as he left and I was alone to ponder what had just happened....I completely lost it and broke down in tears. Coming from his background he could have been filled with hatred, anger and bitterness. But all I saw was a meek and modest soul grateful for the chance to live in a country that we often take for granted. I started to pray in my heavenly language...I was so broken and I just started rebuking out loud the spirit of pride. I was just crying out to the Lord thanking him for showing me HIMSELF in this young man. I felt as though I had just seen the Lord Himself and I was so overcome in my spirit and humbled in his presence.

The Lord said to me, Faye what you just saw was TRUE HUMILITY. I continued to cry, no bawl is more like it and I told the Lord how sorry I was for being so prideful. I know I was there in the room crying and praying for a good 15-20 minutes. It almost felt like this person was an angel to me. Have you ever encountered someone who you felt was sent by God...that the moment was God ordained. That's how I felt about that experience. I thanked the Lord for granting me such a profound lesson in humility. I felt HIS LOVE and COMPASSION through Don Lee for me so strongly. God’s love is truly AMAZING!

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God Is Healing Wounded Hearts

6/10/2015

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God Is Healing Wounded Hearts

~ He leads me beside quiet waters ~

Psalm 23:1-6 NIV - A psalm of David.

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

In my quiet time with the Lord this morning he told me to read Psalm 23 and share with the Morning Manna with love readers that he wants to heal any and all wounded hearts. He said, Faye, tell them how I've healed your once wounded heart and how you now rest in a place in me where there is no presence of evil, the cup of peace overflows you like a mighty rushing river yet it leads to still and calm waters beside green pastures. Tell them how you dwell in the house of the Lord through the tabernacle of grace which is in my heart inside of your heart. It is where I want all my children to come and take solace in me.

[Isaiah 55:3 NLT] 3 "Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.

I can tell you the Lord has been faithful in every way, every word he has spoken to me has come true. I seek him every day all day long. I love him so. I'm only sharing how God has blessed me with a deeper walk with him and he wants me to share it with everyone, for those who are wanting to walk more deeply with him. For sure that's not the only place God meets us but this is a special place we can go if we want to. It's a place where I go in him when I want to talk to him or hear from him regarding anything of concern or just seeking his will. It's a peaceful place of rest where I feel really close to him. Remember it was said that Enoch walked with God.

That's exactly what I wanted and I do walk with Him. I can literally feel him at times walking by my side. Do you feel that close to him? I hope so, it's a beautiful experience for sure. Remember it was also said that Moses was God's friend.  Exodus 33:11 NIV - says, "The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend." Jesus said we are his friends.

[John 15:15 KJV] 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

The church is privileged to be both his bride and his friend, though some will know him only as a casual friend in this life time because of their own choosing. John the Baptizer knew Jesus as a friend and stated that the bride would be closer because she belonged to the bridegroom. See as it is stated here at John 3:29 NIV - 29 "The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete."

*Added insight: As John has stated here, he is the friend of the bridegroom but the bride belongs to the bridegroom. The word translated as belongs comes from the Greek word echo, Strongs G2192. It means to hold, to own or have as one's possession. Have we surrendered our life to the bridegroom allowing him possession of our soul, permitting him to take hold of our life walking hand in hand with him. The new insight is that of John who is not the possession of Jesus yet it says he attends the bridegroom.

When you own something you want to take care of it. Do we as the bride take for granted the bridegroom's love because we know he will take care of us? Do we take his grace and mercy for granted? Or do we realize how blessed and privileged we are to be in such a close position with the Lord? Do we desire to attend to him as a friend, taking personal interest in him, seeking to find out and do what is pleasing to him. John, a friend attended the bridegroom, waiting, listening for him. Hearing the bridegrooms voice brought him joy and without it , all was incomplete.

The word attending is used in the NIV and the complete thought is rendered from really two greek words. First, it is the Greek word histemi, Strongs G2476 which means to bid to stand for in the midst of others or before judges, to stand by or near being immovable and firm. The second word is the Greek word akouo, Strongs G119. It is translated as " hear " 418X but it also means to attend to as one considers what has been said.

So in the final analysis we see that John as a friend is loyal in face of opposition, firm, immovable, listening and anticipating to hear the voice of the bridegroom so that he can attend to the needs of the bridegroom. His loyalty cost him his head literally.

[Mark 6:24-25 NIV] 24 She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptist," she answered. 25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

If John merely a friend of the bridegroom feels this way about the Lord, all the more so should we. Our love should be overflowing knowing His ownership of us was bought at such a great price, for his precious blood is proof of his tremendous love for us. Joy describes the condition of John's heart at hearing the messiah's voice. Is his voice like a calming stream that brings a surpassing peace to your mind and heart. It was to John I bet. It is to me. [Phil 4:7 DBY] 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses every understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts by Christ Jesus.

But what was it that made John so firm in his stand for the Lord? It was because he knew exactly who Jesus was.

[John 1: 6-9 KJV] 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light. 9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

Do we know the Lord? One day we will finally get to know the Lord as Moses did, visibly face to face. When we see Jesus we see the Father. [John 14:9, 11 KJV] 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father? ... 11 Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

But for now through eyes of faith, we can see him face to face in the tabernacle of his heart located in the temple of his love. I go there boldly each morning asking for grace for the day to empower me to do what he has called me to do for his eternal glory. You can go there too. You don't have to go far, no traveling through space. Just look within your heart. His heart is in our heart, the true temple of today through the Holy Spirit.  There is where we can get to know him. Also reading the word will help us get to know him for he is the Word of God.

[1Co 6:19-20 NIV] 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

[Pro 30:5 KJV] 5 Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

[John 1:1 KJV] 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

I have my early morning routine when I wake up.  Sometimes I read my healing scriptures out loud or read a passage(s) of scriptures he has put on my mind. I sit in my chair looking out the window to thank him for his beautiful creations. There's two little bunny rabbits I see on occasion that chase each other over and over again. I love to watch them playing and frolicking on the green grass and the parking lot. They appear to be playing tag or hide and seek, which reminds me of something I read a few years ago in Tommy Tenney's book, "God Catchers".

He talked about how Father God likes to play hide and seek with his children. I learned to play this game with the Father and I finally got caught by him but sometimes it's the other way around, that I catch him. haha For what seemed to be a long time, he chased after me and finally I fully surrendered letting him catch me. Then at one point the game started over again which I initiated. I started chasing after him because I LOVED BEING in HIS PRESENCE. Now I wanted to draw even closer to him. It's all fun no matter who is doing the chasing or who catches who. The chase is fun for sure but the clincher is in the final catching.

Do you remember as a child ever playing hide and seek with family or friends? Do you remember the exhilaration you felt with your heart pounding at the moment you were caught? You both fell down laughing. That's the feeling I felt and even feel now when I think about the moment God caught me, when we both laughed at our coming together. The unspeakable JOY of being in HIS PRESENCE is undeniable. We have to be like a little child with God. When we lay aside our own agenda, and seek him with all our heart like a child he begins the game of hide and seek with us. He even likes for us to pursue and chase after him. Better yet, He LOVES it!

Yet, if we are new in this game, most times He chase us leading us in the game with the Helper, his Holy Spirit where we may end up in a place all alone, feeling isolated in the game called life. This part of the game of hide and seek may be most challenging. If and when we are led into the wilderness the Holy Spirit helps us to adapt reminding us that God is a LOVING GOD and in control and will not let us down if we don't give up and faint or fall by the wayside. Even so, He will pick us up and nurse us back to health.

You know something I find amazing is when he's doing the chasing our mindset is totally different from when we are chasing after him. Maybe it's because we're not in charge when he's chasing after us. As the game of hide and seek with God leads us into the wilderness where we are hiding there's no one around, no friends, no spouse, no children; just us alone with ourself and our thoughts. We may be thinking, what will I do if he catches me?

I can't possibly live up to his expectations. I can't be perfect, I've tried and I always mess up, falling short. Don't you see, he already knows this about us but He still wants to be with us. All he ask of us is that we try having a pure heart towards HIM. He knows we will never be PERFECT though we are encouraged to reach for it, to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect. The best we can do in this sinful flesh is walk in and after HIS Holy Spirit because He is the Perfect ONE, we will be abiding in Him. The perfection is in Christ. That's why he left heaven to come down to earth in the form of a man to save us from our sins. He's wanting to catch you and I to tell us that it's okay, he likes who we are in HIM. He made us forming us out of the dust. Yet there is no condemnation for those who are (abiding) in Christ Jesus.

Who are we to say to the potter, why did you make me this way or that way. You don't have to keep running away from me my child, he says. Instead run into my loving arms where I will hold you and heal all the wounds in your heart child. Wow, I was astonished when I realized I could really hear God speak to me those words to heal my wounded heart. It didn't happen overnight either. It's a matter of getting to know God and learning to trust Him. When we arrive at this point in our relationship with God we like to chase after HIM, pursue HIM with all our might and strength. Now we're the initiator in the game of hide and seek.

Our chase begins when we no longer live to please ourselves but find more pleasure in doing the things we know are pleasing to him. The game is most enjoyable I feel when we are at this point in our relationship with the Lord. Whether we are chasing God, pursuing Him or He is chasing us is irrelevant. We want to catch him and the thrill of the catch is so gratifying to our soul. But by now it's even enjoyable if He's chasing us because either way we end up with HIM. He's the best CATCH! We start to LONG for HIM, for His presence because HIS LOVE IS SO AMAZING. We now want to please HIM and do whatever it takes to STAY CLOSE to HIM and COMMUNE with HIM. Glory to God!

I'm still walking it out with him day by day. It took some work figuring out which voice was his and which was mine or the enemy's voice. He told me that when I begin to understand clearly who he is and get to know him I will be able to discern when I'm hearing from him. Sometimes the enemy pretends and comes as an angel of light but can a zebra remove his stripes? No! Neither can the enemy remove the anger, vile speech, lust, lies and every form of evil from his being and the truth comes out in the end. Prayer, reading the Word and seeking God's will leads us to the place where we can hear his voice.

All of his sheep will know and recognize his voice. So in all of this I'm telling you who are reading this, if you are feeling distant from God he is now speaking to you. First repent and rend your heart to God. Submit fully, surrender your heart and soul to him. Maybe you have past hurts and broken relationships that have left you with a wounded spirit. It's not beyond repair and God can heal it for you with the balm of his healing graces. It comes through the gift of the holy spirit. Go to God in prayer. Approach his throne with a humble heart yet boldly, don't be afraid. Jesus opened the way...his body was the curtain that was torn so that we may have access to the Father. He asked me to tell everyone today that he wants to heal all the wounded hearts. Go to Abba daddy, he's waiting for you now.

Scriptures for reference:

The Sheep Hear His Voice
Jhn 10:3 NKJV - ""To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out."

Heb 3:15 NKJV - "while it is said: "Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.""

Walking In The Spirit/Being Perfect in Christ
Rom 8:1, 6-14 NIV - "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

Rom 8: 6-14 NIV - "Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation--but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God."

2Ti 3:17 KJV - "That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."

Heb 13:21 KJV - "Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."

Jas 1:4 KJV - "But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."

The Potter's Hand Over Us
Isa 64:8 NKJV - "But now, O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand."

Rom 9:21 NKJV - "Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?"

Draw Near To God
Psa 73:28 NKJV - "But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works."

Heb 10:22 NKJV - "let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water."

Jas 4:8 NKJV - "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded."

Satan Turns Himself To An Angel of Light
2Co 11:14 NKJV - "And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light."

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Sound the Alarm

6/2/2015

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Early this morning I asked the Lord if there was a special scripture or message he wanted me to share today. I was immediately led to open my bible and my eyes automatically zoomed in on Joel 2:1-2. God loves us all so much and it's with HIS love that I give this message to all who read it. I have posted many scriptural references at the end as back up.

Sound the Alarm
Joel 2:1-2 NKJV - 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand: 2 A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning [clouds] spread over the mountains. A people [come], great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any [such] after them, Even for many successive generations.

There's no time for beating around the bush. There was an urgency in the air with the Lord. It is time for us all to fall to our knees and REPENT of ALL sin before the LORD.

God wants us to come out of the world. We must leave this world behind and separate ourselves because he that LOVES the world is an enemy of God. James 4:4 If we are immersed in the world and all that it stands for, God is willing and able to clean us up after we come out of the world. It is by our faith in Jesus, the lamb of God whose blood was poured out upon the cross that we are cleansed. It is notable in the bible account that the leper went to Jesus, he asked to be cleansed and Jesus was willing to cleanse him. When we closely associate with the world we get contaminated with a spiritual leprosy. Leprosy was a disease that left ugly sores on the body and a foul stench . The world of sin, its evil entertainment, sexual immorality and all things unholy, unclean is likened to ugly sores in the eyes of a holy and righteous God. This spiritual leprosy of sin leaves a foul stench in the Lord's nostrils as well.

Those who have truly come out of the world and I'm not speaking of physically coming out but meaning they are IN(live in) the world and NO PART(no PARTicipation) of any sorts of the world). No participation is like saying no association, plain and simple. As mature Christians we likewise find every form of evil, including ALL EVIL worldly entertainment, ALL the sexual immorality as REPULSIVE to look at, as it is to look at a leper's sores and we find this world smells as foul as the opened running sores on a leper. God is not going to LOWER his standards and values to those of the world. We must ELEVATE our mindset and change to God's way of thinking.

That's what true REPENTANCE means...to turn around changing our course while getting on the right path, the path of righteousness. This is why he says, come out of her (Babylon the Great) my people if you do not want to share in her sins. Revelation 18:4 Simply stated babylon the great is the WORLD EMPIRE of EVIL. He is coming SOON to destroy all who love the wickedness of this world.

But before he comes to destroy the world, he is giving a fair warning for us to get our houses in order. Just like in Noah's day, men were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage til the flood came and swept them all away. Just like in the days of Lot and other times of the past sexual sin was prevalent, men sleeping with men, women sleeping with women, men sleeping with animals. God punished those worlds but before he did he sent his angels to remove LOT and his family and an ark to save Noah and his family.

If we've left the world which is the SODOM and Gomorrah of today, then that's great! We have taken a great step with a good start but we must maintain a healthy fear of God and know that He is Lord of our life. Yes, take a warning from Lot's wife. Wavering, looking back at the world longing for it again can get us in spiritual trouble. If we still love the world and turn back to it before Jesus comes, we may lose our life just as Lot's wife who turned to look back after leaving was turned to a pillar of salt. Going back to the world is like a pig going back to wallow in its own vomit. That is gross and so is the evil in this world if we see it as God does. We must all learn to hate what God hates and love what he loves.

We can see the severity of God and also see the LOVE of God in that he wants to save his people who come to him. He doesn't want to see anyone lose their life. Instead he gives us a new life to be lived in him. Rest in him knowing that he loves us with an unfailing love.

Scriptural References:

God is Sounding the Alarm; Giving Fair Warning of His Coming Wrath (The Day of the Lord)
Joel 2:1-2 NIV - 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand-- 2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.

Come Out ~ Be No Part of the World
2Co 6:17 NKJV - 17 Therefore "Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you."
John 17:14 NIV - 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

Can't Love the World and God too
James 4:4 NIV - 4 You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
John 7:7 NKJV - 7 "The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. (The World hates God-it is his ENEMY)

We Must Repent
Mar 6:12 NKJV - 12 So they went out and preached that [people] should repent.
Luk 13:3 NKJV - 3 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
Act 2:38 NKJV - 38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

We Must Hate EVIL As God Hates EVIL
Proverb 8:13 NKJV - 13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
Amos 5:15 NKJV - 15 Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the LORD God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Isaiah 5:20 NKJV - 20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Jesus Extends His Love~ Ready to Clean Us From the Spiritual Leprosy of this World
Mar 1:40-42 NKJV - 40 Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, "If You are willing, You can make me clean." 41 Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out [His] hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed." 42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

Time Is Urgent ~ Running Out
Rom 13:11-14 NIV - 11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.

Leave the World Empire of Evil-Babylon the Great
Rev 18:2-5, 8, 24 NKJV - 2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 "For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury." 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 "For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. ... 8 "Therefore her plagues will come in one day--death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong [is] the Lord God who judges her. ... 24 "And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth." (This verse (24) shows that "Babylon the Great is the EMPIRE of EVIL, no one country like the US as some say is babylon the great, is responsible for EVERYONE SLAIN on the Earth)

We Must Get Our House (cleaned) and In Order
Matthew 23:25 NKJV - 25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.
Ephesians 5:26 NKJV - 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
James 4:8 NKJV - 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [you] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [you] double-minded.
1John 1:9 NKJV - 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Days like Noah and Lot (Sodom and Gomorrah)
Matthew 24:37-44 NKJV - 37 "But as the days of Noah [were], so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 "For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 "and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 "Then two [men] will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 "Two [women will be] grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 "Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 43 "But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 "Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

God Will Punish Again Those Engrossed In Sexual Sin ~ He has not changed
Romans 1:26-32 NKJV - "26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them."

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