A Babylonian Mountain

Remember this Saints:

Paul wrote Holy Spirit-filled letters WHILE IN prison, and roughly 2,000 years later, what God did through Paul WHILE he was imprisoned is still transforming those who are seeking the Face of God.

No matter what evil purpose Satan and his minions hope to accomplish by imprisoning you, silencing you, and restricting you, know this: Bars on a jail cell did not stop God then, nor can the enemy stop those whose primary objective is to serve and glorify God today. Just when the Devil whispers 'all is lost,' God says, I am with my people WITHERSOEVER they go! There is nothing the Devil can do that will ever RESTRICT an Almighty God!


Lest we forget, there is a false Babylonian church/world system parading around and pretending to be something special, but IN the midst of that corrupt system, God has planted His remnant CHURCH, a separate and holy nation that is peculiar to God. The Apostle Peter ends his first epistle with: "The church that IS AT Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you;."

No matter what shackles Satan has clamped on your feet, hands, and mouth, PRAY! Pray that God will do a great work through you! Pray that God be glorified even in the presence of the oppressor! He will! He will!

I prayed back in January about an issue that appeared impossible to withstand and conquer, and God said, "Wait on me, Joy. I'll handle this!" And today the moment arrived - God handled it!

The mountain moved.

Daniel faithfully served God while in Babylon! So can you!

Acts 16:

"19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison,"

Rejoicing in Sin?

Only Those Who Do The Will of God Will Inherit Eternal Life.

We are doing no one any favors when we attempt to change God's Word on this issue. If man is more concerned about pleasing others, rather than pleasing God, that man will find himself compromising the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sadly, there will be many who will stand before God and be rejected by God because they spent their lives speaking a gospel that made people feel comfortable in their sin. They spent their lives soothing 'worried' sinners into believing it was okay if they continued in sin and that God would welcome them into Heaven regardless, simply because they professed Jesus with their "lips."

~What a tragic lie~

When a person is abiding in Jesus Christ, changes occur! A Holy transformation begins and continues to take place! Branches/believers IN Christ will receive Holy, Righteous, and Life Giving 'sap' that flows from Jesus -- The Vine. A person cannot and is not abiding IN that which is Holy all the while remaining the same old sinner. It is spiritually impossible!

When I was IN the world, I looked like the world, and my very nature was that of the world. Why? Because I was attached to the "sap" of the world. Worldliness flowed through me. I liked the sights, sounds, and sinfulness of the world. It fed me. And I didn't know I was a mess of sin because my master was the world and its sin!

Thanks be to God though ... when I was born of the Holy Spirit of God after being tried by fire, my blind eyes were opened. I repented, and I became a branch IN the Vine of Christ. By faith, I began to dwell/abide/live with Jesus Christ. His goodness began flowing through me. I was/am transforming all because of Him.

As Jude taught, somewhere along the way, false notions of salvation crept in. Oh, if only the masses knew the Power of God to transform a person into Holiness, Righteousness, and Purity. This Truth is available to all, but sadly, many would rather chance believing the lie in order to continue sinning and to continue consoling those who practice sin.

Regrettably, many have more faith in "SIN" being so powerful that man cannot overcome it, rather than having true faith in JESUS being able to overcome the sin nature within us as we abide IN Him. What a shame! What a compromise!

Read carefully the two sections of verses below.

If a person is not in the WILL of GOD, that person will not inherit eternal life WITH God. May he who has ears hear what the Spirit says.

Section 1:
 1 John 2:
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but HE THAT DOETH THE WILL of God abideth for ever.

Section 2:
Matthew 7:
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but HE THAT DOETH THE WILL of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, AND DOETH THEM, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.