Living the Truth

Though it only has 18 verses, Ezekiel 8 gives us a glimpse at how jealous the God we serve is. In this short chapter, three of the greatest abominations committed by the house of Israel are done. This chapter to me is one of the most powerful in Scripture because it gives us a closer look at how God views acts of abomination, how the Roman Catholic beliefs entered the church and how much they are displeasing in the Lord's sight. Before continuing, I urge you to read  Ezekiel 8  to get a better understanding of this post. Also, pray that the Lord grant you understanding. Ezekiel has an encounter with the Lord. Fire from the waist down, and the color of amber from the waist and upward. He has a vision whereby he gets the opportunity to view the inner courts of Jerusalem (the earthly temple) where the "seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy" was. After this sight, which without a doubt is spectacular in my opinion, had some scary things happening behind...

The word of God is very clear in its teachings. Though at times hidden in prophecies, proverbs and parables, under divine revelation or teachings, one is able to decipher the meanings and the truth will be revealed. There are over 1000 different denominations in the world today; which in essence is biblical doctrines interpreted a thousand times over, sometimes to the point of error. That for sure will cause confusion but I will attempt to shed some light on the subject. The Bible makes evident the identifying marks of God's true church in the last day. The book, "The Search for the True Church" by Pastor Joe Crews inspired this post. In the book, he identified reasons why some of what we are practicing is not biblical which is why the latter rain has not yet been poured out on other churches. Without straying too much from the point, he used Revelation 12 to support his claims. It is a biblical prophecy to identify the true church of Christ. Revelation 12 speaks abou...

The truth is, I've always wanted to speak in tongues. I wanted to experience the feelings associated with it. I wondered, would it be an outer body experience or would it feel like fire resting on my tongue like on the day of Pentecost? Anyway, it never happened and I'm satisfied with my spirit that it never did because it would be for the wrong reasons if that was all I wanted it for. I've heard a lot of people speak in tongues, and I was always curious to know what they were saying. A tongue is a language and as such, it should be interpreted. For the numerous persons, Ive heard speaking in tongues, I have never once heard any of them translate what they've said. Anyway, we have the Word that gives clear rhetoric on speaking in tongues, "therefore let him who speak in tongue pray that he may interpret" 1 Corinthians 14:13. For the bible says, "for he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however,, in the ...

In the USA, the daylight savings time is observed. In March, the clock is sprung forward an hour and in November, it is rolled back an hour. One of the few reasons this is done is for economic purpose. I'm sure there are many other reasons, but that is not the focus here.   The focus of the message from the pastor was centered around Joshua 10: 12-14. It was that time when the sun stood still. Joshua asked the Lord for the sun to stand still and the Lord commanded the sun to stand in its place and it did. Technically, it was the earth that stopped rotating on its axis, but I won't get into all that scientific stuff here. A little backdrop to the story would be beneficial don't? Ok, so Moses had died and the baton was passed to "Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses' assistant" Joshua 1:1 NKJV to lead the Israelites out of the wilderness into the Promised Land. The Lord anointed Joshua for this all important mission. Joshua was fearful but as with all other things,...

Christianity is divided into over 200 denominations! That's quite a lot if we are all professing to be followers of Christ and his teachings. Ought it not to be, One God and One faith? This post is inspired by this book I read earlier this year called 'Why So Many Denominations?' by Mark Finley. Two of the reasons he attributes to this issue is that; 1) there is no devotion to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and 2) no love for one another. The Christian religion as we know it and how it should be is centered around the person of Christ (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). Men in the early church knew what this devotion to Christ and love for one another meant. The Christianity accepted by the Roman Catholic church later trickled down to Protestant churches as an adulterated version of what true Christianity is supposed to be. The Roman Catholic was prophesied in the book of Revelation to be the mother of harlots, "And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLO...

I'm very emotional especially when it comes on to the loss of a life. God has been favorable to me thus far to have both parents, my two brothers and 3 of 4 grandparents still alive and all of my uncles, aunts, cousins and loved ones alive. In 2013, a good friend of mine died and being the emotional wreck I am, I cried and I cried and I cried some more. He was youthful, vibrant, and father of 3. I'm not fond of funerals because the appeal at funerals always makes me do some introspection with my own soul...if I should die, would I be saved and where would I go when I die? It's not so much that the person is no longer with us. A life that comes into the world and one that leaves should be celebrated. Where does the dead go? According to the creation story, Adam was formed from the dust, "And the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being" (Genesis 2:7 NKJV). The same place wher...

The Bible is not as complicated as some may think. Digging deep into the scriptures and asking for the help of the Holy Spirit (which was promised) is sometimes all it takes, not withstanding the fact that sometimes you'll need further explanation from others. The plan of salvation was explained to me by a dear friend of mine and I found it to not only be accurate but also very simple. The first three chapters of the bible shows us how sin entered the world (Genesis 1-3) and the last three chapters of the bible illustrates how God will finally expunge the world of sin (Revelations 20-22). What happens in between those chapters is how God plans to save us. Pretty straightforward right? But, you will have to make that decision to follow Him, repent of your sins and be baptized. You have to accept the free gift of salvation from the Almighty One. He sent his son to die for you and for me. "For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believes in H...

Who are you? Are you a credulous person or are you unbelieving; very hard to be convinced of anything? There is nothing wrong with either of them, but one may find themselves running into serious problems if there isn't balance. You see, the truth is, being too credulous (readily believing everything you see and hear) is very harmful to the psyche, because it robs you of the opportunity to dissect things for yourselves. On the other hand, being unbelieving is no more healthier, as there are some things that are better believed unconsciously than passively trying to consciously splice through details to piece a complicated puzzle together. The latter tends to happen mainly when we deal with God and spirituality. Some things of God are a mystery to mankind and will remain as such until heaven and earth pass. Some will ask, what evidence is there of God that we should believe in Him? Everywhere we look, we see the footprints of God. Romans 1: 20 (NKJV) states "For since creatio...

End Times How often have we heard our elders and grandparents proclaim that God is coming soon? As far back as I can remember; at the start of the second millennium that I'd heard the good news that Christ is coming back again. I was, at a point starting to disregard (slight disbelieve) the message (Second Advent). It's been quite a while but I'm here to share with you folks, that His return is indeed soon! In Paul's second epistle to Timothy, he warned him of all the things that would occur in the last days. "But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!" 2 Timothy 3:1-5 N...

  I don't know if you've noticed this, but the creation story recorded in Genesis can be a bit confusing to some especially if one hasn't studied the Word. A light was created on Day 1, 'Then God said, "Let there be light" and there was light' Genesis 1:3 NKJV. On Day 5 again we see where He commanded that there be lights again - 'Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years'- Genesis 1:14 NKJV. Two different types of light were created or commanded into being. One is singular - "Let there be light  and the other is plural "Let there be lights ." Notice the 's' on the second light. The plural (more than one) lights being referred to there were the sun and the moon. Remember in Geography or Science class where we were taught that the sun and moon govern the seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Fall) and ...