My prayer is always, "Lord, Keep my spirit right and don't let me be deceived and let my faith please You!"
Yesterday I encountered a man who told me he was anxious. As we sat face to face I knew this would be no normal session. One of the first things he said was, "I don't like preachers!" The second thing he said gave me a clue because it was quite unsettling but I was up for this challenge. He said, "The Bible is laughable!" Immediately I realized this man was on the defensive. Maybe because of his addiction or a wounded heart.
The Lord showed me a stony heart and a disdain for the sacred things of Father. He knew the Bible but he did not know truth. I let him ramble on with an arrogance that superseded most of my encounters. He knew more than anyone.
I refuse to be pulled into arguing over the validity or fallacies perceived to the precious Word of God. No compromise! I shared as much as I felt necessary through my total dependence on the Holy Spirit. Paul said the natural man does not receive the things of God but they are spiritually discerned.
He will possibly be in the audience tonight.
Christ crucified, risen, and exalted! The Lord has given me a message about how we tune in to the Spirit! Briefly, when there were radios, namely Am and Fm, if you were tuned into Am turning the dial could tune you in to several stations. You could claim it, no binding or losing would give you an Fm station as long as you had it on Am.
The natural man cannot receive the things of God for they are spiritually discerned.
"Eye has not seen, Ear has not heard, neither has it entered to the heart of man what the Mors has prepared for those who love Him."
The next verse, "But the Spirit has revealed them unto us." Born again believers are given the mysteries of the kingdom of God to be light in this dark world. Remember, the gospel is controversial. My calling is controversial. Our calling creates conflict with lies and presents the Truth in the face of it all! Our obedience is to One! As the apostles declared in Acts 5,6: "We ought to obey God rather than man."
I love you all and look forward to seeing you tonight! Thank you for praying for your pastor and having my back!
Powerful revelation from Pappa in these moments with these men! Thank you Pastor! Amen!