This verse was my verse of the day for Sunday, May 30, 2021. I think it adequately describes the desire of the Father’s heart for the outcome for our church, our youth group, our state, and our nation. This verse reminds me of the Sermon on the Mount when Jesus finished giving the Beatitudes, He introduced the Salt and the Light passage:
Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5-7New International Version
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
Jesus refers to His followers as a “city on the hill” shining it’s light–that cannot be hidden. In addition, Ronald Reagan referred to the U.S. as the shining “city on the hill” inside several of his speeches. Several have prophesied that the U.S. is the hope to the nations as well as the defender of Israel. Our country, our state, and our children still belong to ELOHIM!! Through the blood of Yesuah, we have been covered and consecrated in a New Covenant with our Creator. Yet, our New Covenant will not forget the Ark of the Covenant, and the Body of Christ is one with Israel, Elohim’s firstborn!
Church! Don’t forget Israel, the firstborn of Elohim–remember the INHERITANCE. Moses reminded Pharaoh to release Elohim’s firstborn (Israel), and Pharaoh lost his firstborn because he refused God’s command.
I hear Elohim say that RESTORATION and REVIVAL will come to His children on the Earth through the Body of Christ: thus, the salvation of the people of Israel SHALL come–NOW. Israel is FOREVER God’s firstborn–loved, protected, restored, and saved. We, the Body of Christ, and the United States, followers of Christ, DO NOT FORGET these facts. Don’t allow the Father to Passover us without seeing the Blood of the Lamb.
This past Wednesday night to the outsider it may have looked like an ordinary evening inside our Youth room. Some of us were resting on the couches while others of us were sitting at the tables reading and learning about coming to know our Jesus with the ZEAL of little children. We were missing a few of our regulars due to work and other school year end activities.
However, what we really had was a gathering of CHAMPIONS!! We are small in number, yet mighty in Spirit and in GRACE. Inside that room, there sat a young person who had just returned from meeting with a counselor to deal with the trauma of sexual abuse in his or her life. Another one of our little family members has struggled with suicidal thoughts and anxiety for years.
I looked to my right to find a youth member with fear and with questions about why cancer has struck yet another one of his or her family members. In front of me, I notice a group member who has rebuilt his or her life after her biological father died and her biological mother abandoned him or her. One of our classmate’s father has chosen anyone or anything other than his own child for twenty years. My students have struggled personally or have family members who have struggled with abuse, disease, mental health issues, addictions, poverty, grief, and indecision. The amount of courage it must take to even get up and face such hardships as a youth or young adult is unfathomable. Is it courage or FAITH?
I believe the Father gives us our measure of Faith that gives us the courage to continue to learn and to grow in Him. That very night, I saw the Father restoring us through the love and the gift of His Son, Jesus. We came to Him with our concerns, our needs, and our questions, seeking and looking for His answers.
As I talked with and prayed for one my Youth members, our pastor prayed and ministered to two others. In those moments, Elohim moved in our midst, saving, delivering, and restoring.
Our pastor prayed with a newcomer who accepted Christ as her Savior, and another student and I prayed for answers and healing about her family’s health issues. We spoke about Job, and God allowing him to be tested. I mentioned how Elohim RESTORED Job and DOUBLED his reward. God asked Job to pray for his three friends who had misrepresented God during Job’s trials. God asked Job to accept their sacrifices and to offer forgiveness to his friends. After Job was obedient to Elohim’s requests, Job received his reward.
The Holy Spirit visited us in our little Upper Room. Ironically, our room is in the upstairs portion of our church; in that Upper Room, we met Jesus, and we experienced restoration. Through the BLOOD, we realized our restoration: Jesus’s blood brought us to our Father who poured out the Holy Spirit upon us. Our journey as believers and members of the Body of Christ has just begun. We will continue to seek Him and to learn and to grow. My prayer is that the reality of HEAVEN will be HERE on earth as well as inside our hearts. Praise His Name in thanksgiving and in appreciation for all He is doing in the lives of our young people.
Amen and AMEN!
Acts 1:12-8:3New American Standard Bible
The Upper Room
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the [a]mountain called [b]Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a [c]Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they had entered the city, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying, that is, Peter, John, [d]James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, [e]James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the[f]son of [g]James. 14 All these were continually devoting themselves with one [h]mind to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
15 [i]At this time Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 [j]people was there together), and said, 16 “[k]Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17 For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry.” 18 (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. 19 And it became known to all the residents of Jerusalem; as a result that field was called Hakeldama in their own language, that is, Field of Blood.) 20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms:
‘May his residence be made desolate, And may there be none living in it’;
21 Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out [m]among us— 22 beginning [n]with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.” 23 So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all people, show which one of these two You have chosen 25 to [o]occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26 And they [p]drew lots for them, and the lot fell [q]to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.
The Day of Pentecost
2 When the day of Pentecost [r]had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, [s]distributing themselves, and a tongue[t]rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different [u]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.
5 Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own [v]language. 7 They were amazed and astonished, saying, “[w]Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we each hear them in our own [x]language [y]to which we were born? 9 Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and [z]Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around Cyrene, and [aa]visitors from Rome, both Jews and [ab]proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own[ac]tongues of the mighty deeds of God.” 12 And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others were jeering and saying, “They are full of [ad]sweet wine!”
Peter’s Sermon
14 But Peter, taking his stand with the other eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, [ae]know this, and pay attention to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is only the [af]third hour of the day; 16 but this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:
17 ‘And it shall be in the last days,’ God says, ‘That I will pour out My Spirit on all [ag]mankind; And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, And your young men will see visions, And your old men will [ah]have dreams; 18 And even on My male and female [ai]servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, And they will prophesy. 19 And I will [aj]display wonders in the sky above And signs on the earth below, Blood, fire, and [ak]vapor of smoke. 20 The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood, Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes. 21 And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man [al]attested to you by God with [am]miracles and wonders and [an]signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of [ao]godless men and put Him to death. 24 [ap]But God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the [aq]agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held [ar]in its power. 25 For David says of Him,
‘I saw the Lord continually before me, Because He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken. 26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue was overjoyed; Moreover my flesh also will live in hope; 27 For You will not abandon my soul to Hades, Nor will You [as]allow Your [at]Holy One to [au]undergo decay. 28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’
29 “[av]Brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is [aw]with us to this day. 30 So because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one[ax]of his descendants on his throne, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the [ay]Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh [az]suffer decay. 32 It is this Jesus whom God raised up, [ba]a fact to which we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore, [bb]since He has been exalted [bc]at the right hand of God, and has received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has poured out this which you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into [bd]heaven, but he himself says:
‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, 35 Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and [be]Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified.”
37 Now when they heard this, they were [bf]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “[bg]Brothers, what are we to do?” 38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on urging them, saying, “[bh]Be saved from this perverse generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand [bi]souls. 42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to [bj]prayer.
43 [bk]Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and [bl]signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all the believers [bm]were together and had all things in common; 45 and they would sell their property and possessions and share them with all, to the extent that anyone had need. 46 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread [bn]from house to house, they were taking their [bo]meals together with gladness and [bp]sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to [bq]their number day by day those who were being saved.
Show Jesus’ conversation with Abigail ( 36-39 ) about Mary Magdalene.
Answer this Question: How is “Jesus Loves the Little Children” relevant to our own lives?
Work Session
Compare our relationship with the Lord to a relationship with a GOOD parent.
Closing
Matthew also likely benefited from a childhood with godly training and education; his historic Hebrew name, Levi, indicates as much. But that didn’t stop him from choosing to serve Rome. Like other Jews who willingly worked for the enemy, Matthew got rich by betraying his fellow citizens. His family would’ve been damaged by his open display of disloyalty. By pursuing wealthy, Matthew gave up any sense of being cherished for who he was. Contrary to the meaning of his name “gift of God,” Matthew chose instead to be paid for what he could do. (page 61 and page 62)
What qualities to children have that we should seek to emulate?
It means that I have been called by my name and asked to follow Him. It means that the Holy Spirit baptized me in FIRE for my God, the Father, and Jesus, the Son. I will keep my eyes on my prize because I am part of the bride of Christ.
Mary Magdalene/The Chosen Season1, Episode 1
Isaiah 43:1 – Thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.
Isaiah 49:1 Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you people from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name.
Matthew 3:11 – I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire
Answer this question: how can we successfully tap into the power of Christ so that He can rescue us and COMMUNE with us?
Work Session (Focus on Mary Magdalene and Healing)
Here is the link to the youtube of Season 1/Episode 1 and 2. The reason why I think that The Chosen
is such a powerful teaching tool because it shows the INTIMATE nature of the relationship that Jesus had with the people during three year ministry. The word intimate means: close friends, familiar and close. Jesus knew these people. He lived with them, he loved them, and he ministered to them and with them. How much more will He do for us?
Closing
Which flawed character in Episode 1 do you identify with the most? I find myself fascinated with Matthew, yet I feel Mary Magdalene is more closely related to me. Our family history with mental illness has been a curse for generations, yet I believe that the Lord is healing us and releasing me and my children from the bondage of mental health issues and tormented thoughts. He renews my mind each day.
I’ve heard “do as I say and not as I do” so MANY times throughout my childhood, and I must admit that I have said it myself. However, I have high hopes that my girls (all four of them) will learn from my mistakes, and that they will WAIT on the Lord.
Psalms 27:14 – Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
There were so many times in my younger mind that I felt such obsession to HURRY!! I believed that I had to accomplish ALL my goals by 30, live ALL my dreams, and do ALL the things. My twenties were fraught with wrong decisions and sad endings. Then, by my 30th birthday, I had to face the one variable that was the same in all my strife: RUSHING. Waiting did not exist to me. By that age, I found myself sick, tired, and weak in spirit. What had I done to myself? What all had I ruined? Why had I self sabotaged so many times, especially in my relationships? Now that I am in my 40s and analyzing my failures through the eyes of the Spirit, I see that the crux of my entire problem presented itself in my failure to WAIT.
Isaiah 40:31 – But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
What have you failed to WAIT on the Lord to help you to figure out?
Work Session
By 2016, I began that year with the prayer to God that I wanted a family, a husband, and another baby. I would have to be willing to give my heart, my time, and my trust to someone else if I really wanted to remarry. The questions of who to marry and when to marry are life altering questions and with life altering answers. I realize that my own daughters who are 14, 16, 19, and 20 will soon be faced with the same situation that I was in 2016. Ultimately, I asked God first: Who do you want me to marry? When will I know it’s the right time? I asked the Lord these questions on December 5, 2015, and on December 9, 2016, Chris called me for the first time, and on December 10, 2016, we went on our first date to Roddy Baptist Church the very church we grew up in and first met each other. We were married and had Liam in 2016. That year obviously was a great year of God’s FAVOR in my life.
My daddy and my paternal grandmother died in December 2016, yet I still consider that the year of God’s FAVOR because He acknowledged my heart and gave me the desires of it. He also provided comfort and peace beyond understanding.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
Closing
In that peace and comfort, I had a loving, supportive husband who put up with my moodiness and my devastation. He stood beside me and was so patient with me as I grieved. His patience and understanding helped me see more of the promises of my Father. Even now, there are so many times that Chris has the most simplistic and realistic perception of our life and circumstances; this calm, peacefulness is exactly how I need to see our life and our conflicts. I tend to over complicate things, and he just knows exactly how to get to the heart of the matter. I’ve learned so much through our trials and our triumphs, and I am a very blessed woman. I know my children see my humanity and my weaknesses. I hope that they are able to learn from my mistakes and lean always on the understanding of the Father as they learn to wait on Him.
I’ve heard “do as I say and not as I do” so MANY times through out my childhood, and I must admit that I have said it myself. However, I have high hopes that my girls (all four of them) will learn from my mistakes, and that they will WAIT on the Lord.
Psalms 27:14 – Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
There were so many times in my younger mind that I felt such obsession to HURRY!! I believed that I had to accomplish ALL my goals by 30, live ALL my dreams, and do ALL the things. My twenties were fraught with wrong decisions and sad endings. Then, by my 30th birthday, I had to face the one variable that was the same in all my strife: RUSHING. Waiting did not exist to me. By that age, I found myself sick, tired, and weak in spirit. What had I done to myself? What all had I ruined? Why had I self sabotaged so many times, especially in my relationships? Now that I am in my 40s and analyzing my failures through the eyes of the Spirit, I see that the crux of my entire problem presented itself in my failure to WAIT.
Isaiah 40:31 – But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
I remember once after my first divorce a conversation a dear aunt of mine had with her son, which is my cousin:
“Mama, I am sad that Jennifer and Mark aren’t married anymore. I don’t understand what happened. How can I keep from ending up like her?”
“Son, you WAIT on the Lord. Whenever you choose a mate or deal with a problem, WAIT on Him to help you make those decisions.”
My 25 year-old-self was devastated at this conversation, especially since I was sitting at the very same table with them, and my mistake was so raw at that time. I allowed that conversation to separate me from Christ because I felt such horrible shame and loss. I was such a naïve young woman and a very immature Christian. Now, I remember that conversation and comprehend it so differently. My aunt discerned the answer that she gave to my young cousin. The Holy Spirit helped her discern her answer; I see it plainly today.
I should have WAITED on Him. I should has sought the answers in prayer, in fasting, and in focusing on the word. It seemed that I chose every other option that the ones that I should have. The song Graves into Gardens has always spoke to my heart since the first time I listened to it.
I searched the world But it couldn’t fill me Man’s empty praise And treasures that fade Are never enough
Then You came along And put me back together And every desire Is now satisfied Here in Your love
The world as well as my inability to look beyond it with my spiritual eyes led me astray. I was a lost boat in a swift, harsh current. The waves crashed and carried me haphazardly toward the wreck that my life had become at 30. I was twice divorced, raising two girls alone and working two jobs as a high school teacher and college instructor. The loss of the family for my girls will forever change their lives and damaged their little hearts and minds. What I felt was right for me in unrenewed mind devastated my daughters. Not only did my bad decisions damage my daughters, but they also upended and devastated my husbands’ lives and extended family’s lives. I faced my failure and vowed to never remarry again. I believed if I have a committed, married life again that could protect myself and my children from destruction (or so I thought).
By the age of 36, I had spent ten years hating men and sticking to my ridiculous vow. That decade should have provided me with the time to WAIT on the Lord and to learn from my mistakes. However, I still had lessons to learn, and just like parents will do, God taught me the hard way since I couldn’t look to Him due to my hard headedness and my hard heart.
By 2016, I began that year with the prayer to God that I wanted a family, a husband, and another baby. I would have to be willing to give my heart, my time, and my trust to someone else if I really wanted to remarry. The questions of who to marry and when to marry are life altering questions and with life altering answers. I realize that my own daughters who are 14, 16, 19, and 20 will soon be faced with the same situation that I was in 2016. Ultimately, I asked God first: Who do you want me to marry? When will I know it’s the right time? I asked the Lord these questions on December 5, 2015, and on December 9, 2016, Chris called me for the first time, and on December 10, 2016, we went on our first date to Roddy Baptist Church the very church we grew up in and first met each other. We were married and had Liam in 2016. That year obviously was a great year of God’s FAVOR in my life.
My daddy and my paternal grandmother died in December 2016, yet I still consider that the year of God’s FAVOR because He acknowledged my heart and gave me the desires of it. He also provided comfort and peace beyond understanding.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
In that peace and comfort, I had a loving, supportive husband who put up with my moodiness and my devastation. He stood beside me and was so patient with me as I grieved. His patience and understanding helped me see more of the promises of my Father. Even now, there are so many times that Chris has the most simplistic and realistic perception of our life and circumstances; this calm, peacefulness is exactly how I need to see our life and our conflicts. I tend to over complicate things, and he just knows exactly how to get to the heart of the matter. I’ve learned so much through our trials and our triumphs, and I am a very blessed woman. I know my children see my humanity and my weaknesses. I hope that they are able to learn from my mistakes and lean always on the understanding of the Father as they learn to wait on Him.
Father,
I ask that you teach my daughters to see people and to see situations as You see them. Continue to mold us into Your image. Bless and keep us, Lord.
There are so many times in a day that nothing seems to go right no matter how hard you try. Tonight, I experienced issues in my classroom at church. The internet wouldn’t work. I couldn’t play the video that I had planned to play for the last two weeks. My agenda only had one passage from Isaiah 43, and I couldn’t play my song due to the internet issue. However, I trusted the Lord to do His work because Jesus and the Father work seven days a week! I, on the other hand, am FALLIABLE, FRAGILE, FRAZZLED, yet I have FAITH to know that God always shows up and shows out!
16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. 17ButJesusansweredthem,“Tothis very dayMyFatheris at His work,and I tooam working.” 18Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.…” John 5:16-17
I let the Holy Spirit lead my teaching while we focused on the main passage of Isaiah 43: 1-7 my ultimate goal as the teacher of our Youth Group is for my kids to KNOW Him. It’s taken me 43 years to even reconcile in my head that God sent His Son just for me and would tear down His entire creation just to come after me. I hope that they can understand how special their PERSONAL relationship is before the end of the night and KNOW this spiritual truth now before they officially grow up.
One of my kids introduced me to his sister tonight, and we had four more Youth than we did last week. I know that HE moved. He touched them. He loves them. They are His for Eternity. I pray for REAL Holy Spirit baptized, REAL TALK WALK with the Lord for my babies.
I met Jesus this morning in my truck on the way to school; I felt Him inside it with me. The experience began with my hearing “Forever Amen” for the first time. There was something about the lyrics that presented a RAW longing to experience a relationship with Christ. It shook my everything. I wanted to share it with ALL my friends when I got to work. The joy of the Lord renews my mind, my faith, and my hope each day. I pray that my kids feel Him and rest in Him. God, bring a FIRE for you that burns white hot. Bring it on this earth for these young people. We are ready for you.
The unplanned night was just how God wanted it to be: He wanted us willing and waiting on Him. What a night. Thank you, Lord, for having NOTHING go my way and EVERYTHING go your way.
Friday, April 9, 2021, I spent time with the Lord in thought and prayer. I prayed that He would give me whatever gift He sees fit, and I ask for simply: MORE OF HIM. In the last six months, I have learned that whatever I ask that I receive whenever my heart and my mind are sanctified and in agreement with Him.
Shortly after I asked to receive more of the Holy Spirit, I received this word:
The strongholds of the wicked will be thrown down like mountains into the sea. Like the sparrow chases the hawk, the righteous will overthrow the principalities of the dark. Mothers call your children home to rest in the Kingdom for the Shadow of the Angel of Death will “passover” them. Fear not; the GLORY comes and will cover the land of America. Just as Satan asked to sift the disciples like wheat, I will separate the believers from the hypocrites.
Thus says the Lord, “I will build my church without the ones who worship the idols of materialism and hypocrisy. I will call my children by name, and they will answer while the hypocritical idolaters will remain DEAF. The time is NIGH. Now, you will see my GLORY reigns from the very seat of my Father’s righteousness. The remnant will hide themselves in the cleft of the rock founded by my servant Peter while the time of the False Prophet ends. That time is NOW. Woe be unto the false prophets because there is NO place to hide, and your shame will be lain bare.
A new generation will rise up to build new things; the old will be toppled. My Kingdom will rise out of the mouths of the Millennials and Generation Y. All you who nourish and feed this generation will SUP with me at a feast I prepare for you in Heaven.
Go NOW now: prophesy, baptize, and anoint the new men and women in Christ. They will usher in my peace and my dominion on the earth. They will break every chain, stronghold, and curse plaguing your land. The double-minded will not inherit the Kingdom. They are a placeholder in this realm only. Christians, throw down the foothold of the double-mindedness.”
After I read this again and again after writing it down, I realize that the prophecy urges His servants to LOVE the young people and the children so that we are mentors and activators and NOT stumbling blocks for groups of youth who are searching for the very TRUTH that they so need.
13 “Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.” Romans 14: 13
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