#John is just hear to deliver the truth to the people

[ll-but-its-random]

No, but-

Imagine how much Nine had to twist around the story of the New York brawl so that his students wouldn't know he lost to FIVE of all people. He felt so lucky the only footage there was was him spinning Five around like some Olympic sport.

Nigel: Ooooh, that sounds lush. Nine: I know, he didn't stand a chance to begin with. Ran:... and it took you an entire day? Nine:... yeah. Well, anyway, I ended up hitting him hard enough his metal head open- literally. John: No. Taylor: What? John: Happened the other way round. I ended up having to get him because Five- Nine: Hey- John:

[themosleyreview]

The Mosley Review: Saturday Night

As a theatre kid, this film was a cathartic experience. I vividly remember the intense feeling of excitement, anxiety and readiness to perform in a auditorium packed to the rafters with over three hundred people. The hours leading up to the curtain rise, you are feverishly combing over every line of dialogue, tracing every step of your blocking and making sure every costume fits and each change was seamless. There's no thrill like live theatre and that is what this film captures on another level. Many have wanted to do a "making of" or origin story of Saturday Night Live, but this film decided to do something even better than a standard biopic. From the moment the film begins, you are both a fly on the wall and in the shoes of the man that created what has now lived on for 50 historical years. It changed broadcast television and the world of comedy forever and it wasn't without its doubts and difficulties. This film captures that fateful night and the 90 minutes leading up the iconic opening in break neck speed and a pulse pounding way that was truly unexpected and welcomed.

Gabriel LaBelle was fantastic as the ambitious, passionate and stressed out comedic genius, Lorne Michaels. I loved that no matter what, he was on task the entire time and even though the pressure steadily increased throughout the night, he was ready to deal with anything. I felt his anxiety, determination and heart as Gabriel brings to life that inner creative force of the visionary. Rachel Sennott was awesome as his wife, Rosie Shuster. The two of them had a working relationship that was both filled with love, trust and friendship. They worked so well off of each other even if their relationship wasn't traditional. Cooper Hoffman was great as his co-producer, Dick Ebersol and loved his loyalty to Lorne. He was sort of the balance in the chaos that set him straight and told him the truth when he needed to hear it. They had a great chemistry and it was a highlight of the film. Tommy Dewey was hilarious, witty and strongly sarcastic as Michael O'Donoghue. I loved his quick insults and humor that felt modern and revolutionary in its delivery. He has an amazing standoff scene with the "Standards and Practices" editor that was darkly offensive, sharp and hilarious. Willem Dafoe is no slouch and as David Tebet, he delivers as the main NBC network executive Lorne has to prove himself to. The tension of broadcasting something untested was truly highlighted in their scenes together. J.K. Simmons is like a good luck charm to every film and as the legendary Milton Berle, he was truly having fun as the rightfully larger than life entertainer.

Now the biggest thing this film captures is the night the original cast of SNL prepared to take the stage and all the high jinks that ensued before cameras rolled. Cory Michael Smith was absolutely brilliant and spot as Chevy Chase. He captured his comedic timing, wit and charm as the leading man in the room. He instantly would draw the most focus when in attendance of meetings or even just hanging out with his fellow cast members. Ella Hunt was sweet as Gilda Radner. She nailed her shy and loveable personality as you see the start of a love triangle between her and another classic cast member. Dylan O'Brien was outstadning as Dan Aykroyd as he pulled off his iconic speech pattern and cadence. I loved that he highlighted the flirtatious nature of Dan and his ever expansive attention to detail in one particular sketch. Emily Fairn was great as Laraine Newman and she looked almost exactly like her. She was very spunky and quirkie. Matt Wood was fantastic and unpredictable as John Belushi. He looked and sounded just like John as he nailed his personality and his devotion to comedy. He was a troublsome person and he brings that to life in many scenes. Kim Matula was great as Jane Curtin and she highlights her striking sense of humor and line delivery in one particular scene in the film. Lamorne Morris was perfection as the legendary Garrett Morris. Lamorne is known for his brilliant impressions, but he becomes Garrett instantly the moment he moves and speaks. Nicholas Braun was a complete chameleon in his portrayal of both Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson. He disappeared into both characters and he nailed Andy's childlike charm and comedic timing and definitely brought to life the soft spoken and kind nature of Henson. What a wonderful cast.

The score by the wonderful Jon Batiste was funky, smooth, warm, and fueled the tension of the story. It kept the pacing of the film up and the stress level high in the constant drum beat that felt like the heartbeat of the film. He gets a chance to perform as the great Billy Preston in number of scenes and he was great as well. Visually, this film was stunning and felt like I was watching a documentary shot on Super 8 film stock. The attention to the detail of the many film scratches and subtle dots in the scene transition was great. There are so many Easter eggs and beginnings of classic SNL sketches that you see being constructed that any die hard fan will catch. Jason Reitman has truly made pulse pounding, stressful and beautiful love letter to the greatest sketch comedy show on television. This was truly one of the best film experiences I've had in a while and most definitely one of the best films of the year! This is a must see!! Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

[scribeforchrist-blog]

Purging From Doublemindedness

MEMORY VERSE OF THE WEEK

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+ John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

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VERSE OF THE DAY

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+ Psalm 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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** SAY THIS BEFORE YOU READ; HERE’S SOME CHRISTIAN TRUTHS **

I AM NOT AN ENEMY, BUT I AM A FRIEND

I AM FREE

I AM PURGED

I AM DELIVERED

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Read Time : 8 Minutes 39 seconds

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THOUGHTS:

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   The Lord wants us to be purge from some of the things we used to do and are still holding on to. Many of us hold on to things we shouldn’t because we think if we hold on to this, then everything should be okay, or if we hold on to that, we can still live this lifestyle and walk with God, or we think I can have both worlds, and we can't. The world wants us to think we can have two things, and we can't; there are so many false ideas that we can have this and that simultaneously, but that idea is false.

  We must decide what road we will be on, and that road is with God, so today, we are going to ask God what’s in our life that he wants to purge us from; we must let go of the things of the flesh now ,God can purge us in his way. Sometimes, it doesn’t feel good; some people have isolated themselves, and it caused them to feel alone, but when God separated us, it's for a reason, not to make us feel like we aren’t good enough but to show us we need him, we need him to survive, we need him to push us through, we need him to rely on Him for all things, and sometimes through purging that’s what we are learning about in today’s verse.

    Psalm 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

    David asked God to purge him; purge means to purify or cleanse; he wanted God to clean him of his wrongdoing. He wanted him to wash him of his filthy rags so he could be whiter than snow. People of God, friends, we can only walk in the light as a pure vessel to have more anointing. We must be pure. Some of us hate to depart from our ways of doing things, but we must be pure-hearted; God isn’t going to pour into us if our life is entirely of sin, and God isn’t going to pour into us if we are lukewarm.

    David knew that to be a friend of God and to be close to God , God must purify him. Do you want to be cleansed? Do you want to be pure for God? This world doesn’t matter; the things in it don’t matter, but the things of God do, and to be spirit-led to hear God’s voice, we must be pure.

   1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

     This is what the Holy Spirit is trying to teach us today: we must walk in the light because God is in the light, and the blood of Jesus cleanses us of ALL our sins; some of us have hidden agendas with our sins, we can’t just stop doing some sins , and we can’t say with our own words we are done with submitting to some sins BUT we must FAST AND PRAY, and when we do these things He then can purge us; and break chains and yokes over our lives.

    I always tell people to pray this prayer only of your willing to let go; this is a powerful prayer, GOD IF ANYTHING IN MY LIFE THAT’S NOT OF YOU, EVEN A PERSON. REMOVE IT, and you will start to see people leave, and you will start to notice some folks just don't come around because that’s not who God wanted in your life. You'll stop participating in some things because God doesn’t want you to be apart of that anymore.

   When we pray a prayer like this, we are saying God, and I only need you; Father, I need you; lord, help me because I just need more of you. We must seek him to have more of him, and He is right there, but we must do it with a humble, contrite heart; our heart isn’t in the right place because we haven’t let go of it all. We haven’t let go of the way we used to do things, and those things, if we hold on to them, will cause us to be a lukewarm Christian and to get to another level with Christ; we can't be that way.

  Revelation 3:15-16 I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

    The Lord tells us here he will spit us out of his mouth, meaning he won’t deal with us when we are in this state; some of us know that we need to be purged, but we keep thinking it’s okay to live this way, friends when we are this way we are going to have a hard time connecting with him, we can’t dabble in sin and try to walk holy it won’t stick, God wants us to choose.

I know that’s choosing our desires over his will , is tough sometimes , but the Bible speaks on this, Jesus said to be a disciple of mine, you must pick up your cross. That cross is heavy, it’s tough, and some days you're going to want to scream and cry, but to walk in holiness, we must say no to our desires; our flesh is always going to want something that’s not right, that’s why we must go to God to get purge of it.

  James 4:4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

  To have friendship with the world to do the things of this world is going to cause enmity between God and us; enmity comes from the Latin root word enemy; we become an immediate enemy of God, so if you wish to be friends of the world, we’re not going ever have a relationship with God , if your holding on to the world , that means we sever our relationship with him just for our sins . We must be purge; we must separate ourselves from the world.

 Yes, I have tried to be friends with this world and hold on to God at one stage of my life ; let me tell you, friends when I did this, I couldn’t hear him; it was like my prayers were bouncing off the wall because I knew better, but I grew to pass this because it’s all or nothing yes it will take time to get rid of some things and let go of something’s that’s why it’s called the sanctification process we won’t be perfect until we reach glory. Still, we must start this process by saying I’m done with this sinful life. I want a life of peace and holiness, and we must seek God.

  ***Today, we discussed purging, which is hard to do if we aren’t willing to let go. Still, every day, we hold on to this sin; we are choosing to sin over God. David, for a minute, chooses his lustful ways and secret sin to be over his life, but he realizes through Nathan that this couldn’t be, and he was wrong, so he let go, he purged and let go, and he asked God to clean him.

  Have you asked God to cleanse you? Friends, it might seem complicated, and some days it might be, but to grow and to be able to carry the anointing of God, we must pay the price. Let go of this idea that you can have both and know you only need one, which is God; go to him today and talk to him about your feelings. ©Seer~ Prophetess Lee

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PRAYER

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Heavenly Father, we thank you for allowing us to be purged by you and for always giving us a second chance, third, and fourth; we thank you for the grace we have. Lord, we need you so badly. Please show us the right way and purge us of our sins. Lord, we thank you for everything, and we give you praise, Glory, and honor, in Jesus' Name Amen

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REFERENCES

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+ James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

 

+ Galatians 5:25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

 

+ 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? —unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

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FURTHER READINGS

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Proverbs 28

Leviticus 28

2 Kings 20

Ezekiel 38

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[missredherring]

Babe, you gotta tell more people about all the filth (and sweetness) you're planning for Eddie and Bella

(never!)

...You're right, LJ. I've been tiptoeing around it cos I'm not confident in my smut skills and what if I can't deliver? (I'm going use our chats since it's already there.)

Tagging @perotovar @covetyou because they deserve to know the truth.

Discussion of smut below.

The idea I'm going for is overstimulation and premature ejaculation. Vampires have enhanced senses right? So could that also be applied to touch and in turn sex? Baby vamps have to go through another type of puberty where their genital's are just so damn sensitive and they have to work to get back to a place where they're not just coming from a stiff breeze all the time? In this case, yes.

I'm thinking of setting it up as now that Eddie feels safe in your household and not like, just surviving with Max, his body comes back online. And with constant Bella exposure? Boner city for Eddie.

He tries to take care of it himself, but it takes literally a minute and he goes to John for help. John says there's nothing for it except to "desensitize your dick." There's no way he's doing that in a house full of enhanced hearing. (THIS LEADS TO HIM BEING GAGGED IF YOU EVEN CARE. "Are you shy, darling? Don't worry, I've got something that can help with that. There, isn't that better? Now you can make all the lovely noises you want and they'll be quiet enough so only I can hear them. Just relax, you're doing so well for me.")

This is where their charity gala date is going to lead to: you inviting Eddie into your bed, and him accepting.

He brings up the problem when he's about to come just from watching you undress. You reassure him and talk Eddie through coming untouched(!!!), but it's more support talk, and Eddie is the one doing all the dirty talk. "What've you been thinking about when you touch yourself, darling? Tell me." "Pulling your shoulders back when I'm inside you so I can sink my teeth into your neck. Hearing you tell me to come for you."

And as you've said, Eddie is all big apologetic puppy eyes and he just wants you to feel good like he does. Maybe he can't control his dick yet, but by God he's going to eat you out until they're both satisfied, because 🎶he doesn't need to breathe🎶.

I want it to be messy and untraditional and soft and sweet.

(For those wondering, yes, Max did have the same issue, and was still dealing with it somewhat when he died. ((He's not that much older than Eddie as a vampire and this issue takes time to resolve itself.)) The difference between Max and Eddie is that Eddie is willing to be vulnerable with you and let you help him through the experience, where as Max just blustered it out and got mean to over his embarrassment.)

If this if formatted weirdly or doesn't post right, blame Tumblr. Something is going on with the app where it's not letting me edit my drafts?!

[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

ok here’s my question for you as a new Beatles fan now for a couple of months. what honestly did paul mccartney do that hurt john lennon so much (and continued to hurt him long after)?

am i missing something? cause it seems like paul had a lot of patience for john. in fact it seems all his patience was given to John cause man had no patience for anyone else (slowly becoming a george fan more and more each day because he was just not treated right man).

but really, was it an actual thing he did or continued doing that targeted John? again I’m new so maybe I missed something that happened while they were teens or something but I really can’t understand it? did paul steal his girl early on or tried to sabotage the band, did he try to put george and ringo against john? im just confused because the distain he had for paul in the seventies in terms of all the wrongs paul did to him and how yoko mentioned paul always hurt john, im really wondering if i missed something and should be actively disliking Paul too. anywyas thanks for your response !

Hi anon! Apologies for taking a while to get back to you.

So, I think you probably aren't missing anything major, no, at least when it comes to events we in fact know about.

I get a sense that perhaps you've been exposed to John's most negative comments about Paul, but not so many of the nicer ones he made in the 70s. That's not to say I don't think John was sometimes downright vitriolic towards Paul during that period, but it might be a tad less extreme than you think. (It can also be helpful to seek out recordings, if available – often, the words seem worse on paper than how they were actually delivered.)

Anyways, a thing I've learned with regard to assessing John and Paul's fallout is that… You kind of have to decide whom you trust more.

On the one hand, you have John, who expressed rather extreme hurt over what Paul supposedly did or did not do, without really clarifying what specifically Paul did to hurt him. On the other, you have Paul, who over and over expressed a general puzzlement at John's behaviour toward him, seemingly unaware of what he had done to hurt John.

This can lead to two extreme conclusions:

John is being truthful for the most part; Paul hurt him in a way that would upset most people a lot and Paul has been saving face since, pretending he doesn't know what he did, or is so emotionally stunted/self-involved he genuinely doesn't know what he did.

John has exaggerated Paul's crimes to an extreme extent; his reactions to what Paul did or didn't do are fundamentally irrational and thus Paul's confusion is completely understandable.

Now, I kind of deliberately worded both of these using highly inflammatory language. To be clear, if you ask me, the most likely scenario is something in the middle, vast as that spectrum might be. It can be difficult to discuss this stuff candidly, because certain people can get very protective of their faves and hear a dismissal of them when you suggest they were at some point dishonest or even cruel. I showed the two extremes because I've seen people fall into them or believe other people were falling into them, because certain talking points were brought up.

Personally, I fall somewhat more on the John Kind Of Exaggerated side of things, though I think Paul was probably more ill-equipped to communicate effectively with John than some. That being said, I think we as a society have come an extremely long way with our championing of communication skills, so I think it's very easy for us to judge, from 2023. To be fair to John, too, though, I think there are a lot of things Paul might've done to hurt him, which he for entirely understandable reasons would not want to go into publicly – his lack of clarity on Paul's transgressions isn't necessarily in of itself suspect.

I also think you shouldn't assume that John being hurt necessarily means anyone was ill-intended towards him. A lot of heartbreak is caused completely unintentionally. John also likely had trust issues and insecurities that made it hard for Paul's efforts with him to register as loving.

In the end, this stuff is difficult to parse, though, and there's valid reasons to trust either of them more than the other, I think.

[kxllerblond]

On Clark && Organized Crime.

I really emphasize the fact Clark dabbles heavily in the criminal world (and corporate business overworld) and that he has a reputation, but also is a relatively mysterious individual-—you may have asked yourself how the fuck he manages to be some business-equivalent of John goddamn W*ck and does so while being a supernatural creature.

We've been over the HOW in terms of how he has the influence he has, the connections, etc. Clark works OBSESSIVELY, he's toxic about it to the point where the only reason he hasn't fucked his own health is because he's got the perks of being inhuman. I really hammer in the fact that Clark NEEDS to keep busy and so he dumps just about all of his waking energy into what he does and with the combination of supernatural perks && his own unmatched drive, he accomplished an insane amount in a mere 20 years that could rival just about any multi-generational crime family at this point. I touch on it a little more in detail HERE.

WHAT'S HE DO?

What does he bring to the table? What has gotten him so well connected and powerful? As one might expect from the son of a demon-— he's a deal maker, a deal settler, and a deal enforcer. He's your middleman they can't say no to and, more importantly, he's one that don't WANT to say no to. He brings other things to the table that's earned him some respect like being insanely reliable and always delivering on his promises and, of course, the fact he's got enough money and favors pocketed it makes him valuable just to be in business with.

On the less savory side of things, there are certainly stories ring leaders tell their underlings to keep them in line and many of them may or may not involve Clark and what he has may or may not have done to groups that have gone back on their word with him or went so far as to double-cross him. Rooms of gore, entire crime families wiped over night if they were lucky, killed in every way but physically if they weren't. Gnarly stuff and gnarly punishments for what Clark considers the biggest affront to him. Needless to say, with statements like that, betrayal doesn't happen much nowadays.

Got a pretty decent example of something he might get up to if you reeeeally peeved him off HERE.

BEING IMMORTAL IN A MORTAL WORLD

Arachno, you may ask, how the fuck does he exist like this for twenty something plus years and do the things he does and not be found out? Does no one ask questions??? The short answer is: he really only half avoids it and also people would rather believe a nonsensical lie than they would to accept some batshit truth.

The long answer is he has a plethora of aliases. Frankly, you could be working with or for him and not even know it. Aside from that, he sends liaisons in his stead at times, he impersonates as his own grandson, was his own son before that. Sometimes, he just goes as Mr. Thompson in person, sometimes he only communicates via voice or text. Between all these mediums of doing business, it just further lends to his wild ass reputation. Which leads us to...

THE DEMON OF WALL STREET

An annoying moniker he's earned (much to his chagrin) and is due to the culmination of his own dark reputation, the manner in which he conducts business and settles deals, and also because of the fact there are totally grandpappy crime lords out there on their last leg who SWEAR they remember dealing with the same eerily beautiful blond man in a suit that their predecessor is working with now despite how humanly impossible that would be. Some real Age of Adaline shit. Mr. Thompson does get tossed around a lot, but this title is what you'll hear most often-—especially when you're in a pinch and looking for a last ditch solution to a problem. This is where I get a lot of the OMG!! HE'S JUST LIKE JW from because, really, that's how he gets talked about-—like this scene for example.

Really, he's just some highly professional, efficient, and will-driven businessman that can be like a force of nature if you personally agitate him. Truly an angel to some, a demon to others.

GETTING IN CONTACT WITH THE DEMON

Sort of just an altered version of how you'd get ahold of him in a supernatural sense. He's got a business card with nothing but a number that usually gets passed around by people he's already worked with, sometimes it's by word of mouth. You call or text this number, you get meeting instructions, the line becomes unreachable.

[hiswordsarekisses]

2 Peter goes on in more detail about these false teachers and false prophets. One of the main characteristics about them is their view on money and wealth. And the fact that, in Jude’s words, they run in the way of Balaam’s error and the sons of Korah’s rebellion. You won’t have to dig too deep to discover that there was money involved for a prophetic word with Balaam. I was pretty shocked to see how easy it was to find this out, yet how boldly people do this in so many churches these days. Many have been warned, yet they keep right on doing it. Just a study in 2nd Peter and Jude will get someone’s attention really fast, but they have no love of the truth. According to 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, it is the love of the truth that would save those who are being deceived by the lie that is coming on the whole world. To love the truth will lead one pray for God to reveal it to them even if it’s not what they want it to be. The love of the truth will still want the truth even if they know it may prove them wrong.

You will hear it more and more as the end draws closer and closer of how the Bible is not enough, and how it’s got errors - and you will even hear of people adding to it. I couldn’t see how it could be possible 10 years ago even - but now it’s just right in our faces. The ones who are not grounded in the written word of God are falling for anything and everything. And we have all of the warnings and prophecies right there in print and all we had to do is read it and study it and we would not fall for any of it. The devil does not even have to be sneaky when there is no foundation there to protect them. Especially when people get to thinking they are too “spiritual” to be deceived - that they are “above deception” - because as soon as they reach that point they have already swung the door wide open and invited it in.

“Direct those people to the law and to the testimony! If their teachings are not in accord with this word, it is because there is no light in them.” Isaiah 8:20

“Peter testifies to the God-given origin of Scripture and affirms that all the prophecy contained in God's Word originated from God, not from humans. This assures us that God's message is infallible (i.e., incapable of mistakes or failure, never wrong, completely true and effective in its teachings) and inerrant. (i.e., free from error, falsehood or deceit).

Infallibility and inerrancy cannot be separated, for the inerrancy (i.e., incapable of any error) of Scripture is the result of the infallibility (i.e., incapable of mistakes or being wrong) of God himself and his own Word. (2 Sam. 23:2; Jer. 1:7-9; 1 Cor. 14:37)

Peter affirms here about the God-given origin and authority of the prophecy recorded in Scripture is true about all things in his written Word: “men spoke and wrote from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." Believers must maintain a strong uncompromising view of Holy Scripture as inspired (i.e., given directly by God through Holy Spirit-led people of his choosing) and authoritative (i.e., completely reliable, backed by solid evidence and established authority). There are several reasons for this. (1) It is the only way to be loyal and true to what Jesus Christ, the apostles (i.e., those he personally authorized to deliver his original message) and the Bible itself teach about Scripture. Psalm 119 is a really good place to start.” (M.Hendrickson)

The Holy Spirit repeatedly warns that there will be many false teachers within the churches. These warnings against destructive beliefs and teachings among God's people began with Jesus (see Matt. 24:11, and were continued by the Holy Spirit through Paul in 2 Thess. 2:7, 1 Tim. 4:1, 2 Tim. 3:1-5, 1 Peter 1:1-22). Also John (1 John 2:18; 4:1; 2 John 7-11), and Jude (Jude 3-4, 12, 18). Once you start digging you will find even more. But the best thing to do is study - first praying for not only “truth” but for a “love of the truth” and pray for understanding, insight and revelation.

[raz-b-rose]

Warnings Against False Teachers

 “I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve.”

Romans 16:17-18

Paul addresses false teachers in all of his letters, and is always warning his readers to be on the lookout for them, that their interests are not in growing fellow believers into further practical and applicable knowledge in Christ but to make themselves look and feel wise. To be the center of attention, and even some, deliberately lying to their audience for some twisted satisfaction in being able to convince people of their lies. Or even those who have a terrible misunderstanding or blindness to the truth of God's word, His doctrine, and even His commandments and therefore lead others away with their self satisfied assured ignorance. 

“for such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites'.” 

The best translation here is belly instead of appetite. And the Greek word for that is koilia (koy-lee'-ah) can mean the physical organ but also “the inner man” and its origin is koilos which means hollow. 

Jesus also uses this word when he is talking about how food is not what makes us clean or unclean, but rather the contents of our heart and desires is what does so. 

And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.” And he said, “Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

Matthew 15:10-20

This is why it is so important that we know God's word for ourselves. That is why the Holy Spirit is with us, to help combat the whispered enticing lies of the world trying to convince us that parts of the bible aren't true because they don’t sound “loving, kind, or nice.”  We do not want to defile ourselves with lies and the slandering of God's character. 

For the bible to be called a sword is so appropriate because it needs to be sharp to cut down the supernatural enemy. We don’t want to ever use God's word to tear someone down however, and all truth needs to be delivered in love. Our tongue is described just as sharp, and so we need to make sure God's word is sharpening our tongue, our words, in turn to be used properly and in a way that is honoring to God. 

“Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting,”

2 John 9-10

John says to not even greet them, let alone allow them into your home. It can even be read as the home. The early church didn’t have separate buildings for worship and teaching, but met in each other's homes. So John is most likely saying here  “do not let them into the Lords home to give them a foot hold to spread their deceit” 

We also know that the word of God spread because of those traveling on foot (going on ahead), town to town, often staying with fellow church members during their missionary work. John's concern here is allowing these false traveling teachers into your home, into the church, that it could be perceived as an agreement with their beliefs. 

Earlier in his letter however he reminds the readers that we are to love as God commanded us to. Love God and follow his commandments and all work for His glory and our growth. If our feet are solidly set on Jesus, and our words prepped with love I know the Holy Spirit can help us through any situation we may come across that could have us interacting with a false teacher seeking to drag us away from Christ. 

And this does not mean we are to cut ourselves off from unbelievers (how else are they to become believers) but that we should be careful with how we interact with them, especially if it's a believer weaker in faith, for our own spiritual health. 

we are responsible for the words we use, our interpretations of God's word, and how we share our knowledge with others. We need to be intune with God -be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God (Romans 12:2a)- so that we don’t take the proverbial mic from Him, misleading people with our own corrupted opinions. (Corrupted in the sense that our sin nature is not God's nature.) 

Those who deliberately twist God's word for their own gain will have a hefty consequence to answer to, due to the grave sin of leading others to death. Teaching carries a weight of responsibility for others. So ensure you know God’s word as He wrote it, and don’t try to twist it to justify yours or others sins. 

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DON’T SHOOT THE MESSANGER!

DON’T SHOOT THE MESSANGER

Galatians 4:16

 

The phrase “don’t shoot the messenger” means not to blame or punish the person who delivers any news, especially bad news, as they are not responsible for the content of the message. This idiom is often used when someone reveals an unpleasant truth that the listener might not want to hear.

Historically, this phrase comes from times when messengers would deliver news between warring parties. If the news was unfavourable, the messenger might be harmed despite having no control over the message.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had to deliver bad news? How did it go?

Just because you don’t like what the messenger is saying is no reason to hate the messenger. This is especially true in the Apostle Paul’s case in our text. “Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?”

The phrase “don’t shoot the messenger” can resonate deeply with Christians, especially when delivering or receiving difficult truths.

The Bible contains several instances where prophets and messengers faced hostility for delivering God’s messages. For example, Jeremiah was often persecuted for his prophecies. This reinforces the idea that the message’s content, not the messenger, should be the focus.

In church settings, Church leaders often have to deliver tough messages, whether it’s about church discipline, moral teachings, or financial matters. The phrase reminds congregations to focus on the message rather than blaming the leader. After all, they are only messengers.

It’s fascinating how a simple phrase can have such deep implications. It really highlights the importance of focusing on the message rather than the messenger, which is a valuable lesson in many aspects of life.

If you don’t like the message, then go to its source and take it out on that source.

That is the way it was with Prophet Jeremiah found in Jeremiah 26:1-15. Countless times he was treated as if he were the author of his messages, and the reaction was usually anger, hostility and threats to his life. He was once beaten and put in stocks and left for dead.

Jeremiah had the message to tell, and he had no other option

And he found himself unable to hold back the Word of the Lord as he declared in Jeremiah 20:9. When he decides not to preach, he apparently felt intense and possibly bodily pain, as if the words are trying to burst forth. He couldn’t stop proclaiming God’s word as we too shouldn’t. regardless of the persecutions, torment and challenges, the word of God is within us to spread abroad and not be fearful of been shot at.

When people get upset at someone who has told them something they didn’t like to hear, the person will sometimes respond with “don’t shoot the messenger.”

Sometimes this could mean, “Look, I’m just a spokesperson. Your quarrel isn’t with me, but with the person who sent me and gave me the message.

Take it up with them if you want”, “I didn’t create this problem. I have merely told you the truth about the problem and attempting to silence me won’t make that truth go away”

Very true! Unfortunately. Since bible days, the world has been trying to shoot God’s messengers, to silence them.

Elijah had to flee from the wrath of jezebel

john the Baptist was beheaded

Micaiah was tossed into prison for predicting the death of Ahab and Israel’s defeat

Daniel was thrown into a lion’s den

Jonah spent some time in the belly of a whale

The King of Aram blamed Elisha for his troubles and wanted him beheaded

You and I are encouraged to reflect on our reactions to difficult truths. The phrase can serve as a reminder to accept constructive criticism and guidance with humility and grace, but we know that reproach, sacrifice, repentance are never popular messages. Still! Don’t shoot the messenger!

PRAYER: Father, I come before You with hearts full of concern and acknowledge my sin and shortcomings, yet grateful for Your boundless invitation to accept the truth of your forgiving love that save through Christ Jesus, amen.

Shalom

WOMEN OF LIGHT INT’L PRAYER MIN.

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SATAN’S TRADE IN A GLOBAL MARKET, May 15, 2026

God is dealing business with His people as He imparts the knowledge and wisdom of His truth to them.

LUKE 2:49 …wist ye not that I must be about my FATHER'S BUSINESS?

PROVERBS 23:23 BUY the TRUTH, and SELL it NOT; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

But just as Satan corrupted his wisdom by breaking God's law, so too does man start trading with him when the knowledge of the truth imparted by God is tainted with sin.

1 KINGS 21:20 …thou hast SOLD THYSELF to work EVIL in the sight of the LORD.

EZEKIEL 28:15-17

(15) Thou wast PERFECT in thy ways from the day that thou wast CREATED, till iniquity was FOUND in thee.

(16) By the multitude of thy MERCHANDISE… thou hast sinned…

(17) …thou hast CORRUPTED thy WISDOM by reason of thy brightness…

Herewith, false prophets and teachers who turned people away from the knowledge of the truth were making merchandise of the souls of men, which is clearly Satan’s trade.

2 PETER 2:1-3

(1) But there were FALSE PROPHETS … as there shall be FALSE TEACHERS… denying the Lord that bought them…

(2) …of whom the way of TRUTH shall be EVIL spoken of.

(3) And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make MERCHANDISE of you…

ACTS 13:6, 8

(6) …they found a certain SORCERER, a FALSE PROPHET, a Jew…

(7) …Sergius Paulus, a prudent man… DESIRED to hear the WORD of God.

(8) But Elymas the SORCERER… withstood them, seeking to TURN AWAY the deputy from the FAITH.

God is highly aggravated when man engages in Satan’s trade, just like how He drove out from the temple those money changers who carried out Satan’s merchandise, corrupting the church of God.

JOHN 2:15, 16

(15) And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he DROVE them all OUT of the TEMPLE… and poured out the CHANGERS' MONEY…

(16) …Take these things hence; make not my FATHER'S HOUSE an house of MERCHANDISE.

Those who were truly committed to God’s business by imparting the gospel to others and had not corrupted their knowledge with sin were esteemed by God as rich in faith, regardless of being poor in this world.

JAMES 2:5 …Hath not God chosen the POOR of this world RICH in FAITH, and heirs of the kingdom…

REVELATION 3:17 Because thou sayest, I AM RICH, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and KNOWEST NOT that thou art wretched, and miserable, and POOR…

Hence, true riches in God’s sight are not measured by how great things man has accumulated in this world, for man’s life does not consist of the abundance of his possessions (Luke 12:15, 17-21).

The treasures of this world that man heaped for himself (James 5:3,5) in exchange for his soul and for God’s truth will be worthless on the day of judgment, for they cannot deliver him from the wrath of God (Revelation 15:1-2, 6:14-17).

EZEKIEL 7:19 They shall cast their silver in the streets… their SILVER and their GOLD shall NOT be able to DELIVER them in the day of the WRATH of the LORD…

Hereby, all the merchandise of the earth, notably Satan’s trade, which has intensified even within Christianity, will come to an end upon the closing of man’s probation, 2026.

REVELATION 18:10-11, 17, 19

(10) …that great city BABYLON, that mighty city! for in ONE HOUR is thy JUDGMENT come.

(11) And the MERCHANTS of the earth shall weep… NO MAN BUYETH their MERCHANDISE any more:

(17) For in one hour so great RICHES is come to NOUGHT…

(19) …that GREAT CITY, wherein were made RICH… for in one hour is she made DESOLATE.

Considering that 1 day of God is equivalent to 1 year in man’s reckoning (Ezekiel 4:6), 1 hour is equivalent to 15 days.

360 ÷ 24 = 15

The Roman numeral of number 15 is XV.

X – 24, V – 22

24 + 22 = 46 (4 + 6 =10)

Taking the cube of numbers 1-10 as per digit will give a sum of 2026, the exact year of Christ’s return.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

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[the-firebird69]

We are going to go to town on these people they're like supporting what he's doing and to attack him and they're leaving our son there exposed to say they're threatening him for stuff and they're very stupid they don't know what they're talking about and we want them out I also have had an earful about these clowns everybody is complaining about them soup to nuts what I'm saying is I need people to come in here and get rid of them they're not our kids or our people they're the enemy if they're bothering you I want you to come in here and do something to them I don't wanna hear about it we're not controlling them like you think and I need people to read this in an understand it and ascertain its validity

- he is a terrorist and convicted felon and he is in this country illegally trying to take office by force and people are saying that all over the world they need help with this piece of crap and people do. Our son is one of those who needs help with this **** **** **** and we have an update

- In the Eastern Hemisphere trump is losing and he's losing big he has thousands of people who are dead in every city in there on the street dying because so many of them are dying it's not normal and he was addressing that a little bit no he didn't say what it was but he said that his stuff's getting ripped off but that wasn't what was really happening it was upsetting him. What's up sending him is he is losing ground in certain area and he believes that it is the area of being a provider and he is not a provider he's simply threatening our son all the time and it's ridiculous he he is disgusting and he's not getting anything. Right now we're moving into the only a day and a half away from Social Security and it's a moment of truth coming up we only have a few hours before we find out exactly what's gonna happen with this idiot and he is added all the time with our son constantly berating him and telling him what to do and screwing around him and there's some ignores him all the time and he says it doesn't matter and things like that so really and he says it doesn't matter and things like that so really what is someone supposed to do you know you have no money you have nowhere to go and people who wanna support you can't because he's going to overwhelm them under the individual basis and we want out of this idiotic relationship with this moron a lot of people think it's well over the top and we do too we think it's too much coming from one person and we need it to solve so we're asking people to pitch in today to halt this person find out where it's coming from and to help in negating the horrific things that are happening and and stopping them from getting worse he has mentioned he's trying to get it worse and worse as things go and we don't wanna see it getting worse we need to see it getting better

- As it is the Social Security Deposit was made today and John Remelard is upset and it says it's a pending transaction and the war has started over a son getting subsistence pay because these **** want to threaten him for whatever we're not really sure it's true or not we know what the Master is threatening for and these people would be too ugly if we announced it earlier however they're going to attack their master unrelentingly once they figure out what I'm saying if that ever takes place. And he does thank me for my help and we will get the transaction to clear it's with the bank it means that they sent it and the bank has to clear it it's just a clerk's job so we're all at the bank and Social Security

- We do thank him for his efforts and we do understand these people are lunatics and Looney bin people and if they deliver a brand new very hot supercar that's electric that's faster than anything out here everybody's gonna know that they're stupid as hell. It's exactly what he intends on doing. We think he wants to put Nissan out of business to take their equipment to make robots. And her son wants to know how Nissan would go out of business I guess it would attract too much attention and they're saying that would be the case

Thor Freya

Olympus

we see it and think well...and then this. we are hit. a lot and who. and they were. and are smallw e ck into it. but yeh it is odd.

Hulk Hogan

per our plan but yeh that is a lot of nukes. tons and they have a lot oftretment stuff down tons of them

cowboy hat sunglasses wrestling and nope not yet....

we do this and do ck

andre the giant

adn we thank you

hulk hogean

need this

stan

we do look now

macs

hmmm shouldnt have pushed it mb

bg

we see. dont tink so but it is good to look.

Thor Freya

Olympus

we dont think so either this sick f is tyring to hit us too

japan

[scribeforchrist-blog]

On Repeat 

MEMORY VERSE OF THE WEEK
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+ 2 Chronicles 15:7 But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”
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VERSE OF THE DAY 
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+ John 5:14  Later, Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.” 
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SUBJECT: On Repeat 
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** SAY THIS BEFORE YOU READ; HERE’S SOME CHRISTIAN TRUTHS **
I AM FASTING 
I AM BEAUTIFULLY, WONDERFULLY MADE
I AM LISTENING 
I AM PRAISING HIM 
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THOUGHTS:
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     Jesus was telling the man here, you're healed, you're fine, you fully healed, but you must stop because if you keep going this way, you will have something worse happen. Not all the time, but sometimes what happens is when we sin, we bring sickness unto our lives, and it comes from us opening doors to other spirits and such to be active in our life; that’s how spirits are let in, and sometimes we don’t understand that because a lot of people don’t want to believe in this, they don’t want to believe what they do and what they enjoy is a sin and could cause them to become sick.
   Too much drinking, sex before marriage, defiling the marriage bed, smoking, eating an excessive amount of food, gambling all these things can lead to things happening to us. We don’t link these things to the things that are in our lives because we don’t want to believe the comforts could bring on something we don’t need in our lives; then, when these things happen, we are quick to say, oh the devil brought them on, and that’s half-truth the other truth we must take accountability to our actions.
    Jesus isn’t going to make us stop sinning just like he couldn’t make that man stop sinning; all he could do is tell him hey, your sin is what will make you worse if you don’t stop.
     Psalm  118:18 The Lord has disciplined me severely but has not given me over to death.
  The Lord will not give us over to death, and sure, the punishment or chastisement we will receive for the sins we commit will feel like it’s the end of the world. It will feel so terrible it will, but the pain we sometimes experience in life from having a life of sin and a life of doing what we want will cause certain aspects of our body and mind to be vulnerable.
     I'm pretty sure a lot of people don’t want to read a devotional like this, but when the truth is, our actions have consequences, and nowadays, no one wants to accept accountability for their actions; we don’t want to say what we are doing will cause us to have problems. I hear a lot of people say this: how can God send someone to hell? He doesn’t send us to hell not at all; we send ourselves when we don’t want to surrender to his will and deny worldly desires; we have to be in a place in our lives where we say if I don’t stop or if I don’t give up on this or that I will go to hell because of my actions it's about accountability we will see that in the Bible a lot of people don’t want to take accountability.
     Nehemiah 9:28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they had dominion over them. Yet when they turned and cried to you, you heard from heaven, and you delivered them often according to your mercies.”
   This would be a repeated cycle because no matter what we do, God will hear us when we cry out to him, but why do we as people have to go through this to bring us back to a good thing to a good place with God, we see only the temporary relief and when he doesn’t hear us? He doesn’t change the situation; we are so quick to say he hates us, and he doesn’t; he is just letting us have what we have left him for. 
 • Hebrews 10:26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

 •John 9:41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains


• James 4:17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him, it is sin.

Are your sins on repeat? Are you still doing the same sin over and over, and you're wondering why you haven’t grown or heard the lord's voice?? Sometimes, we can cause damage to our lives by our actions. Repeated sins show a lot in our lives; it shows we need to let go of some things and do some major fasting; once again, some of you hear me say this a lot, but we can’t look at the look of a sin or how bad the sin is , just because a sin isn’t as bad as this or that doesn’t mean it isn’t bad. 
   ***Today, we learned about sin and how it can affect us. Some people say it can’t, but we can see in the Bible it does; the spirit of sickness and disease is real, and we can continue to be in denial about what we are doing and how it affects not only those areas but it can affect our relationship with God. 
   Repeated sins can only be defeated by fasting, and I know many people don’t like to, but this can jump-start your relationship with God. It can also make you stronger in your spirit. When Jonah went to Nineveh, and he told them of the wrong and the judgment that was coming, they immediately went into a fast with sackcloth’s 
  Jonah 3:5 Then the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth—from the greatest to the least.
  We don’t have to put on sackcloth; BUT our hearts need to be contrite and focus on what we can do to stop the sins we are doing. When we realize we have sinned and we can’t stop this sin, we must pray for the doors to those spirits to be closed and not welcome them again, and we welcome them by doing those sins, by being curious about certain things and submitting our hand's and eyes to those sins. God desires for us not to be slaves to sins. We can’t let anything be our master; whatever we serve and want the most is our master.  ©Seer~ Prophetess Lee
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PRAYER
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Heavenly Father, we thank you for today, lord; please help us be more like you, lord; cover us in your blood; we ask you to help us to fast and stay focused on you. Lord, we need you right now. Lord, we submit our lives to you and ask you to close every door to sin in our lives. And please rebuke the spirits attached to our lives, lord; we want to walk holy for you and please you; we have faith in you and trust you with our lives. In Jesus' Name Amen
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REFERENCES 
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+ 1 Timothy 1:13 I was formerly a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

+ 2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and be saved.

+ John 13:17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
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FURTHER READINGS 
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Proverbs 20
1 Kings 9
Amos 6
Acts 13
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[deaconwords]

Unchecked Evil

Unchecked, evil spreads. Our Gospel story today is a clear example. The young woman, Herodias, begins as a pawn in her mother’s evil intentions. But she quickly becomes infected with mom’s evil and displays her own version when she supplements her mother’s demand with one of her own. It is Herodias who demands John’s head be delivered, “on a platter.” This macabre detail is her own embellishment of an already disgusting display of unchecked evil.

This story should give us pause. It should enlighten us to the power of persuasion that we convey in whatever our children witness us doing. It should also alarm us of the top-down spread of evil that is possible without proper checks to power.

Have you ever heard a young child use a word not characteristic of a young person’s vocabulary? I bet you have. And upon hearing the word have you asked yourself, “I wonder where she picked up that word?” And, you probably already knew where it came from, whom it implicated in its spread to this child.

Yesterday, a 20-year-old boy got it into his head to climb onto a roof and shoot at the former president of the United States? Where did he get such an idea?

At our Bishop’s Committee meeting on Monday we had occasion to bring up the Safeguarding Rules our diocese has in place. We struggled a bit with their implications. There is a temptation to change or disregard them. But we have them for a reason. And their most fundamental gift to us is what the Buddhists refer to as a “bell of mindfulness.” They are a bell and they ring, they get our attention. Considering them shocks us back into reality, the reality that evil exists and will grow in our world if we don’t intentionally keep it in check.

The need for proper checks and balances was on full display earlier this month when the US Supreme Court considered its case Trump vs. the United States.

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court found that presidents have absolute immunity for exercising their core constitutional powers and are entitled to a presumption of immunity for other official acts.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in response to the ruling, warned that a president is now immune from criminal prosecution if he orders the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival, or if he organizes a coup to hold on to political power, or if he takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon. In each instance, as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling, he is now immune from prosecution.

In her dissent Sotomayor wrote, “Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done, the relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.”

“With fear for our democracy, I dissent,” she concluded.

Unchecked, evil spreads.

We now have two men running to become the next president of the United States, one has been convicted of 34 felony counts, the other appears to be losing his grip on reality.

And whichever one wins, he will have unchecked immunity for any and all official acts he commits.

What are we to do? We, the followers of Jesus?

The answer rests in the very same Gospel passage that speaks of Herod and his horrid abuse of power. Consider the very last verse from our lesson.

It reads, “When his disciples heard about it, they came and took [John’s] body, and laid it in a tomb.”

It would be easy to skip past this simple detail in the story, so emotionally distraught we might be over the disgusting scene just presented. But stay mindful, my brothers and sisters in Christ. Stay open to God’s instruction and insight, to God’s safeguards.

Can you imagine the courage it must have taken for John’s disciples to come for John’s body? In asking for it from Herod and Herod’s people they expressed a loyalty to John, a loyalty to truth and justice. They stood for something far greater than worldly lust, fame, fortune, and manipulation. They envisioned a higher ground, believed in it, and were intentional about God’s Kingdom, God’s reign.

Alexei Navalny was found dead in his Siberian prison cell on February 16 of this year. An activist who had opposed Vladimir Putin his whole life died amid secrecy and coverup. His mother had to fight against authorities just to give him a proper funeral. And at his funeral, thousands of his followers showed up. NPR reported the event as follows:

Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday, despite being kept out of the church where only his parents and a handful of others could gather around the open casket, holding candles and flowers during a religious service.

His coffin was quickly closed and people were not allowed to walk past and pay their respects.

But outside the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows in the Maryino district of Moscow, people chanted "We won't forget you," "Forgive us," and "We are not afraid."

The whole world resists the inbreaking of God’s reign. It puts to death all those who even speak of it. Yet, God’s reign is our ultimate goal, our ultimate hope. We, if we are to call ourselves Christian, followers of Christ, must fight unchecked evil, must demand truth, must demand accountability, must intentionally maintain appropriate safeguards. In so doing we participate with God in God’s eventual and certain overthrow of the established worldly order.

Unchecked, evil spreads. Amen.

—Offered at St. George’s Episcopal Church on 7-14-2024

[gatekeeper-watchman]

Daily Devotionals for May 17, 2024  

Proverbs: God's Wisdom for Daily Living

Devotional Scripture:

Proverbs 16:25(KJV): 25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 16:25 (Amp): 25 There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it are the ways of death.

Thought for the Day

This verse is a reiteration of Proverbs 14:12. When God repeats something in His Word, we need to pay special attention. We are warned about deception because it is subtle and deadly. Eve sinned because she was deceived; we also can be deceived, if we are not careful. We cannot accept something simply because it appears to be right; it could lead us down a pathway to death. We must test things before accepting them (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Cults are spreading, and many pose as forms of Christianity. The enemy is ensnaring Christians because they are not “proving all things.” “New Age” thought is even infiltrating the church.

How do we test something? We must look to God and His Word to prove all things. If it does not agree with the Bible, we should not believe it. People spread many ideas as truth. However, truth can only be found in the Word of God. The truth will set us free when we adhere to it (John 8:31-32). “Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord” (Ephesians 5:6-10).

Lack of discernment is a serious problem in the church today because of people's lust for things of this world. If we have uncommitted hearts, containing a mixture of love for this world and love for the Lord, we will be in deception, which will ultimately bring destruction into our lives.

The Lord Jesus warned of a day when deception would be rampant (Matthew 24:4-5,11). Only by coming before God with a teachable spirit can we learn the truth and recognize error. Satan has a counterfeit for every truth of God. As we become acquainted with God, we will be able to better discern Satan's counterfeits. We need not fear being deceived if we are in fellowship with the Lord, for He will deliver us from every evil as we continue to follow Him. The way to keep from being deceived is to depart from sin, study the Word of God, and obey what we find in its pages. Just hearing the Word will not save us; we must practice it, or we will deceive ourselves. “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves” (James 1:21-22).

Prayer Devotional for the Day

Dear heavenly Father, please cleanse me from all error and renew my mind. I desire to know the truth, even if it means correction and embarrassment for me. Change my heart and thoughts to be Your thoughts and heart. Give me a teachable spirit. Take my desires and dreams and give me Yours. Cleanse me from all that offends You. Create within me a clean heart, O Lord. Give me eyes to see things the way You see them, and keep me from deception. Thank You for the gift of discernment so that I do not fall into the Lucifer's’ traps. May You also do this for all of my brothers and sisters in Christ. Amen. From: Steven P. Miller @ParkermillerQ,  gatekeeperwatchman.org Founder of Gatekeeper-Watchman International Groups Friday, May 17, 2024, Jacksonville, Florida., Duval County, USA.  X ... @ParkermillerQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sparkermiller.JAX.FL.USA, Instagram: steven_parker_miller_1956, #GWIG, #GWIN, #GWINGO, #Ephraim1, #IAM, #Sparkermiller, #Eldermiller1981

[theprayerfulword]

May 5

Matthew 6:33 Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

Psalm 130:5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

Jeremiah 17:10 I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve.

James 1:2-4 Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in {or} encounter trials of any sort {or} fall into various temptations. 3 Be assured {and} understand that the trial {and} proving of your faith bring out endurance {and} steadfastness {and} patience. 4 But let endurance {and} steadfastness {and} patience have full play {and} do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.

1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

May you go where the Lord goes, and stay where the Lord stays; may His people be your people; may you never leave or turn back from following the Lord your God. Ruth 1

May you seek the Lord and hear Him for yourself that you may believe and have faith in Him through the Word He makes life in your heart, and having that solid foundation, be able to stand. John 4

May you find your strength in doing the will of the Father as you labor in the harvest fields of the Lord, and may the wages you draw bring you the joy of eternal life. John 4

May you worship God the Father in spirit and truth, so that you will be the kind of person the Lord is looking for. John 4

It is My joy to be called your God, and it is to My honor that you are called My people, for as you obey Me and show the world a changed and transformed way of thinking and living, they know that you could not make this change in yourself. Though the whole world is Mine and all the people therein, you are My called-out ones, whom I have set apart and in whom I have shown a difference. You are indeed Mine if you endure the chastening of the Father. Chastening and discipline are needed to drive out the folly that is bound up in your heart, just as the impurities found in silver and gold are purged in the furnace. Do not fret, My precious one, but be patient and know that fire is not the destination of gold and silver which have great value in use and vast enjoyment in beauty. I have made you delicately, My choice one, and I will handle you tenderly. Look to Me in all you face, and follow My guidance in all you do, for I will lead you in ways you have never gone before. Though others choose to stay in their known and comfortable places, I will lead each who are Mine, each who have a heart to follow Me, into the uncharted wilderness of new places and new ways and new blessings. There, you will receive the promises which have not yet been entered into, though I gave them in My Word from the beginning. Just as Peter learned not to call “unclean” that which God has made clean, make room in your heart and mind for Me to do new things, peculiar things, that you have not known before.

May you look to the Lord and His strength, and seek His face always so that your heart will rejoice and glory in His holy name. Psalm 105

May you give thanks to the Lord and call on His name, making known among the nations what He has done, singing to Him, praising Him, and telling of all His wonderful acts. Psalm 105

May you remember all the Lord has done, His wonders, His miracles, and His judgments, for He is the Lord our God, ruler over all the earth. Psalm 105

May you be an honest and faithful witness who delivers souls and saves lives, unlike the deceitful witness who is a treacherous traitor. Proverbs 14:25

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John 10v11-18:- Samaritan Rabbis, a Nation of Prophets, created white-he... John 10v11-18:- Samaritan Rabbis, a Nation of Prophets, created white-hearted honest Disciples reading to receive the Gospel Truth. https://youtu.be/aln2kE11tWg John 10v11-18:- Illiterate village people can understand Gospel but the University Professors = Super Donkeys carrying the holy books. https://youtu.be/phNkG8DD76A Holy Gospel of our Supernatural Father Elohim, Allah, Parbrahm, etc., delivered by the First Anointed Christ, which in Punjabi we call Satguru Jesus of the highest living God Elohim that dwells within His Temple of God created by the demiurge Potter, the Lord of the Nature Yahweh, Brahma, Khudah, etc. and it is called Harmandir or “Emmanuel” according to Saint John 10,11-18. Jesus said: "I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. That is why the Birth of Christ Jesus was much appreciated by the Shepherds in the field tending their sheep. They were not “Hireling” like these Dog-Collared Priests in the Churches today. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is because he works for pay as these Priests in the Churches do and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, That is Christ Jesus poured out all and His Workers know him well just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and power to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father." Brethren in Christ = Satguru Jesus, Any interest in the Gospel = Butter = "Perceived" hidden in the Scriptures = Milk that is seen? An illiterate Shepherd, New Skin Born-Blind young man of John 9, tending his sheep knows the Gospel whilst the University theologians of the dead letters, old skin holding the Scriptures, are super donkeys carrying holy books. FOR THE SAKE OF OUR ANOINTED ELDER BROTHER/BRIDEGROOM CHRIST JESUS, PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS. Here is the full article: - www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/JChrist.htm If you read John 4 in-depth, you will know that the Samaritans were very glad to receive Jesus in their village whereas the “Saltless sons of Satan”, the Jews outwardly instead of “Inwardly” as the Samaritans were, then you will appreciate the difference between the people of “Salt”, faithful to Abraham and Yahweh “Wheat Plants” and the “Saltless” Temple Priests unfaithful to Abraham and Yahweh, the “Tares” – Matt 13v24-30 is being fulfilled today. Here is something for you to ponder over:- From Judaism born of water + 7 to Christianity born of the holy spirit + 5 = 12 TANN (Physical tribal body = 7) + MUNN (Mind, Nafs, etc. = 5) = 12 Purified (Nirmall) As what applies to the flesh, Tit-for-Tat, water, the opposite applies to spirit, Blood, so the Water and the Blood came out separate. In Yahweh, his heavenly father (Yahshua = Yah = Yahweh and Shua = Shiva, the Primordial Adam), Jesus made a whip whilst in His Supernatural Father Elohim, the Christ, He presented the other cheek. https://youtu.be/zNtyGuUbwuA - Where two or three Virgin Brides (Christs = Royal Priests) are gathered together, our Bridegroom is among us. Please pass on to our Brethren this article. If you send me your email, I will send you occasional once or twice a year such updates. The Gospel is by the grace of our Father for those who seek logically. David’s Cross of secular works, social, economic and political, in Yahweh, Brahma, Khuda, etc., the demiurge creator of the natural “Potts”, our physical body that is born and dies, into which the “soul” of our Supernatural Father Elohim, Allah, Parbrahm, etc. is infused to make the Pott living. These natural once-born men, the Disciples, are led by a Moses’ Priest – Matt 13v52 – that leads to the kingdom of heaven in law and order. The works performed gives you the next birth called “Reincarnation”. Evil-works give you leprosy whilst the evil greedy Priests end up as “Snakes” as John, the Baptist called the Temple Priests, a Brood of Vipers. People of the holy works carry their credit into the next human birth to earn more treasures that Christ Jesus came to collect from the Temple Priests (Parable of the Winepress – the School of theology) to please our Supernatural Father to bless you with the holy spirit to become a Whip Master for the Rabbis, a Prophet Elijah as John, the Baptist ........ www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/bookfin.htm DRChatrik Banned by Facebook Videos:- John's baptism:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/johnsig.pdf Trinity:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/trinity.pdf