Eviction Notice

It seems as if every time I turn on the news, I notice that there is turmoil in this world. Whether it is war, natural disasters, or the coming together of nations as each nation seems to be falling apart. One world government and one currency seem to be taking shape in the world today. Our government has turned its back on Israel in search of appeasement to nations who did not previously dare threaten us because of our strength.

A few months ago, Pastor mentioned William Booth (1829-1912), the founder of the Salvation Army. William Booth wanted to take his ministry to the streets, yet his Methodist denomination would not allow him. He finally left the denomination and eventually started the Salvation Army, which was a mission field in dirt and grime that found diamonds in every bar and on every street corner. William Booth said this quote:

“I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell.”

I have a somewhat negative outlook for the church because I have been to so many churches and I see what William Booth was talking about. I see the lawlessness of what was once godly nations, including America, and I feel like we are in the days of Noah or Sodom and Gomorrah. I look at the churches on television and see what has happened in many churches, and I think we are not too far from when Jesus first came onto the scene.

Suppose we examine some of the scriptures in 2 Timothy 3:1–5 and Matthew 24:5–13 and relate it to our world today.

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. Men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” (2 Timothy 3:1-5).

Matthew 24:5-13 NASB - "For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many. (Christ =Kristos = anointed, that is, the Messiah, a quality of Jesus: - Christ) You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved”.

Matthew 24:24 NASB - "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect”.

Matthew 24:37-39 NASB - "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be”.

Matthew 24:46 NASB "Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes”.

There are so many more scriptures about the last days!

NO ANXIETY

God’s government will be perfect. Who really cares what happens to me today as long as I can be with the Lord tomorrow. If you feel like the world is spinning out of control, first I want you to understand that we are not of this world. If we are of the Spirit of God, this is not our natural habitat. It is a place we are renting and our lease is almost up.

God is full of scriptures that talk about the last days. The wonderful Word of God is an eviction notice, that is telling us today, now is the time to move. If we are renting from the things of this world, we will be found sleeping on the day of the court ordered judgment. The church seems to be asleep, snoozing with vision of the things of this world dancing in their heads. Their door has a “DO NOT DISTURB” sign hanging on it. Occasionally we hear the faint sound of don’t wake us for we are in our lukewarm beds.

We have forgotten that every soul is precious to our Lord and Savior. We have neglected the Great Commission. We are afraid of being turned down, and we have turned and ran from the world and enclosed ourselves within the local churches. We have imprisoned our God within the walls of the church. It is time to take God out of the church and into the world. Let us start something this day and allow God out. Let us live and exist in Him that we may empower Him to move through us.

God sent John the Baptist, who was full of the Spirit to tell the people, “prepare ye the way of the Lord.” How much more, we being filled with the Spirit of God should be saying “prepare the way of the Lord, for He is coming soon!” Today is the day to proclaim upon the housetop (Matthew 10:27) what our Lord and Savior is whispering in our ear. He is telling us our eviction is coming. Whatever we do for the kingdom, we should be doing with all of our heart. If He has called, we should not be sitting in complacency, but in position honoring the One who has called us and not ourselves. Now is the time to move.

Created for Life

You are a one-of-a-kind painting that has more worth than any monetary figure. If a painting remains locked up in dark vault, who can appreciate its' beauty? If you take the painting out of the darkness and expose it a light, one can appreciate the real beauty of the painting. The more light and exposure to people, the more the painting can be appreciated. In darkness, beauty remains unseen and there is no value anyone, especially to the creator.

The Creator knows why He created you, for you are “...fearfully and wonderfully made..” (Psalm 139:14) Jesus said, “I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.” (John 12:46 NASB) If you will expose yourself to Jesus, he can bring you out of the vault and allow you and the world to see the reason you are His finely crafted creation. The more you expose yourself to Him, the more your value.

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The Word of God is Alive

God’s Word is Alive, when….

The word of God is just another book to most people. They read the bible like a storybook. Once you read it, you know the story. However, to some, including myself, the word of God is alive. It lives as He (Jesus) lives.

The word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

I have seen this power many times; it is the power of God’s word. I have seen it in such a way that the power cannot be denied, it is most powerful. The power contained in the word of God is for anyone that seeks God with all of their heart.

So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

The consecration of yourself to God will determine the power of the Holy Spirit in your life. If the Spirit of the living God leads you, when you speak the word of God, it will be as if God says it and it will perform His purpose. Read the word of God and commune with the Father through prayer, and He will anoint your life.

Nothing of the Spirit is to glorify you, only God. You are nothing but an instrument, a mouthpiece for God and your usability is determined by your complete devotion to your purpose. The hammer does not say to the builder, look at the house I built and it certainly does not say today I am going to be a saw, find another hammer! Neither should we say to anyone look at what I did, but look what the Father has done. As God can use you, you will become more a multi-functional tool for His purpose.

For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe. 1 Thessalonians 2:13

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Darin's Healing Testimony

Darin’s Healing Testimony

I played games with God. There was a calling on my life and I would sin, just a little bit, to where guilt would not be a problem, but the pull of God would be more distant. We all know better, but a majority of people play the same type of games with God. Either we sacrifice our flesh to the things of this world, television, sports, shopping…or we sacrifice our flesh to the things of God. When we Christians give ourselves to the things of this world (idols), we give our authority to Satan. Although not all health problems are because of this issue, I believe mine were.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) began to develop in 1996, just four years after graduating from college. RSD causes the sympathetic nerves to over-fire, which causes swelling, poor circulation, muscle and bone deterioration, and it is very painful. In fact, on the McGill Pain Index, RSD’s pain level is right above having a finger or toe cut off, except it is constant and is wherever the RSD has spread, which was every extremity and in my lower back. I had seven doctors that diagnosed the condition and an array of medical test and treatments.

I worked for ten years with that pain. I once had to take a part-time job making only $10,000 per year just to provide for my family. There were times when I could not sit still in a chair because my body went into emergency mode and it was impossible to sit still with that much pain. There were times when I threw up because of the pain. I worked through all of that, but when the medications started to make it impossible to concentrate or even remember conversations, I knew that I was in trouble. The final straw was two automobile accidents from falling asleep at the wheel. No longer could I work.

No one can truly understand the shame you feel when you have a chronic illness and how it affects your family and daily activities. Dreams are lost completely. I had a degree with several honors, but all of that was worthless. A man does not feel like they can fulfill their role as a father and husband. Many times, to keep from hurting the ones they love, they push them out of their life. I tried that with my wife, but she would not let go, thank God. I worked through lunch and late to compensate for the deficiency that I felt in my work. I pushed myself to hide my poor health from acquaintances, only to end up soaking in the bathtub for hours later to help ease the pain. Everything in my life was affected.

Then there is the shame that people put on a person with chronic illness. Many people are heartless when it comes to poor health, especially in churches. This adds to a person’s feeling of worthlessness. It eventually destroys all hope in a person. Thank God, I knew I always had some hope, Jesus Christ.

Finally, I submitted to God and started writing A Membership Guide to the Body of Christ. Submission and digging daily into God’s word started to stir something inside me. I could not pray because of the inability to concentrate. However, I just started telling God, “God I Love You”. Finally, my prayer life began to deepen and my love for God grew.

I had written several chapters of the book, but kept running into the same problem: I could not remember what I wrote even the previous day and tended to copy thoughts. However, in May of 2007, something rose up in me, that was in me, but not me. It was the Holy Spirit. It was cursing Satan aloud, with the word of God. “You have no authority over this body Satan, this body belongs to God.” “You were defeated on Golgotha and you are still defeated here this day.” “Satan, you are under my feet.” “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.” ….. It was with a pit bull mentality; it was attacking with the two-edged sword (word of God) without stopping.

Later that night, I laid down in bed and told my wife that we were going to pray, much as we did many times before. I said, “God, you called me to write this book, but I cannot even remember what I wrote yesterday. I am doing my part; I need you to help me. Suddenly, I felt it lift off me and I quickly fell asleep. When you are in constant pain, two hours of uninterrupted sleep is huge! Therefore, to be pain-free for just a couple of minutes put my whole body to rest. I slept the first entire night that I had in over 10 years!

The next morning I awoke, rested, without any pain. I went outside and even the grass seemed greener and the sun was brighter. I started to stop taking the Durgesic Patches, Methadone, Oxycodone, Mexilatine and all of the other medications.

Satan knows when he is in trouble! A couple of days after my healing, the pains started again. I would go to my prayer room every time that it happened and bring out that pit bull, which is the Holy Spirit. Satan was defeated repeatedly. We must learn how to attack Satan and not just let him attack us. This is done by the word of God.

I had gone to the doctor about three or four days before my healing. I had been doing so poorly that one of my medications was increased and the doctor wanted to see me in two weeks instead of four, which was a first for that specialist. By the time that I went to see the doctor, I was off most of my medications.

I will never forget the trip to see the doctor for the first time, being healed. I went to the window at the doctor’s office and the woman said, “Aren’t you some kind of preacher or something?” I had not even told her about the healing! The next person I saw took my information and she was a believing Christian and we rejoiced together. Soon the Doctor came in and I told him what had happened. He said, “Now, I am a Christian, a Methodist, but I have only had one person healed like that in my practice and it did not last with her. I will believe it if it lasts through the winter.” Winter was always a hard time for me but nothing is impossible for God! The doctor went on to ask me if I had any withdrawals from stopping all of those narcotic medications that I had been on for over 10 years. When I told him that I had not, he said, “that tells me what a strong person you are.” My strength did not come from me, but my savior!

It has been over a year and I still cry when I write or tell this story to others, but I will not stop until everyone knows that Jesus Christ is a loving, saving and healing Savior!

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